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Post by coachcox on Feb 6, 2008 16:38:53 GMT -6
I have a Semi-Pro team that has just partnership with a Junior College and I want to make sure that the college is not violating any NCAA rules. We have decide to recruit players and have them attend school at the college and after there 2 years are up try to get them scholarships to bigger school. Is this a violation, and no the players are not getting paid to play.  |
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 6, 2008 18:31:25 GMT -6
I am not sure about the recruiting rules in J.C....HOWEVER NCAA Div 1 and 1aa rules (not certain, but I would assume D2 as well) prevent others for recruiting "for the school"
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Post by carson101 on Feb 6, 2008 19:13:14 GMT -6
I have been involved in the semi pro stuff for about 5 yrs and have thought of the same thing with J C's I wouldn't call it recruiting for a JC I would simply suggest to the player that if he wanted to attend and play for the J C that is fine, but he can't do both as far as I know it is a violation of NCAA rules. I have talked with J C coaches about this and what I do is if I have a talented player, I invite the J C coaches to a game or practice and they may or may not be interested. The other idea I have had is that most of the guys i work with are straight out high school so I always try to get them somewhere that they can get something out of it like a AA degree. Most kids have no direction after high school, so J C is a safe bet for them other than that I enjoy having them play for me. The semi pro concept is idealy for those that have left college have no chance of a NFL contract so thus we have semi pro I have seen guys go from the semi pro ranks to the Arena league, a couple get a walkon chance in the NFL but as far as that most guys that play semi pro are just die hards that just want to hit some more than go to school anymore.If you need more info on this talk with the J C coaches they know what is and isn't allowed.
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 6, 2008 22:22:03 GMT -6
the juco should have someone on staff (coach, faculty member, athletic department personnel, etc.) that serves as that school's compliance officer. work with that person directly to get clarification on what you can and can't do under njcaa and ncaa guidelines.
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Post by theghost on Feb 7, 2008 7:26:37 GMT -6
Any player that is a member of a "semi-pro" team is considered a professional whether or not they or anyone else on the team is paid. So, the first time a player attends a function of the semi-pro team "that shows the intent" to participate on the team the player is then considered a professional and forfiets any further college eligibility in that sport. This includes a tryout. We had this same case a few years ago. A player joined the team after leaving the army. We found out he had played on a semi-pro team 1 year in the army. None of the players were paid but they participated in games against other semi-pro teams. We argured the no pay scenario to no avail as "intent is intent".
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