Compliance Definitions

• Has participated or has been a member of the Wolves Club
• Make or has made a donation to any of the NSU men's or women's Athletics programs
• Provide or has helped to arrange summer employment for a student-athlete contacted (by letter, telephone, or in-person) a high school student, grades 9-12, for the purpose of encouraging the student to participate in the NSU athletics programs
  NOTE: This action is NOT permitted by NCAA rules
• Has ever assisted in providing any benefit to enrolled student-athletes or their families.
• Is the parent/legal guardian of an enrolled NSU student-athlete
• Has been involved in any way with the NSU Athletics program (including former student-athletes)
  

Recruiting
Any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect's family member/legal guardian by a NSU staff member or representative of athletics interests of NSU, for the purpose of securing the prospect's enrollment and ultimate participation in NSU's intercollegiate athletics program.

Extra Benefit
An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a NSU employee or a representative of athletics interest to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's representative, friend, or family with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
The organization that maintains institutions intercollegiate athletics programs, including NSU's Department of Athletics.

National Letter of Intent (NLI)
An official document administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association and utilized by subscribing member institutions, including NSU, to establish the commitment of a prospective student-athlete to attend a particular institution.

NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse
A central clearing house that certifies athletics eligibility for Divisions I and II student-athletes. The Clearinghouse uses high school courses and test scores (ACT/SAT) to determine freshman athletics eligibility.

Recruiting Contact
        Any face-to-face, off-campus encounter between a prospect, prospect’s parents (or legal guardian) or relative and a college staff employee or athletics representative; if the conversation goes beyond a greeting.

Recruiting Evaluation
        Any off-campus activity designed to assess a prospect’s academic qualifications or athletic ability. This includes reviewing transcripts on the high school campus or watching practices or games.

Prospective Student-Athlete
        Any student who has entered the ninth grade.

Official Visit
        A visit to a college campus paid in whole or in part by the college. Official visits can be no longer than 48 hours. A prospective student-athlete is limited to five official visits, and one visit per university.

Unofficial Visit
        A visit made to a college campus at the prospect’s expense. The college may provide free tickets to an on-campus athletic event in which the college team competes. Transportation to view off-campus practice or competition sites within 30-mile radius are also allowable. There is not limit on the number of unofficial visits a prospect can make.

National Letter of Intent
        Official documentation administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association and used by universities to establish a prospect’s commitment to attend a certain university.

Quiet Period: College coaches can only have in-person meetings with recruits on their own college campus.

Evaluation Period: Authorized college coaches and personnel can assess a recruit's playing ability and academic qualifications during off-campus visits. During these visits, the college coaches cannot meet with the recruits.

Contact Period: Authorized college coaches and personnel are free to have in-person meetings with recruits off-campus.

Dead Period: Nothing allowed during this period. No meeting or evaluations are allowed, and no unofficial or official visits are permitted.