The Burner
COMPLIANCE STAFF
The Burner
ASSOCIATE AD -
CHAD JACKSON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR -
A Publication of the UAB Athletics Compliance Office
RYAN MAYLE V O L U M E NOVEMBER RECRUITING PERIOD
MBA
Nov 1-11: Contact Nov 12-15: Dead Nov 16-30: Quiet
MBB
Nov 1-11, 16-30:
FB
Nov 1-24: Evaluation
Evaluation Nov 12-15: Dead
Nov 25-30: Contact
WBB
Nov 1-11, 16-30:
WSB
Nov 1-4: Contact/Eval
Evaluation Nov 12-15: Dead
Nov 5-11, 16-22:
Contact Nov 12-15, 28-30
Dead
Nov 1-11: Contact/Eval Nov 12-15: Dead Nov 16-30: Contact/Eval
CC/ Track
Nov 1-18: Contact/Eval Nov 19-20 (12:01 AM) Dead Nov 20-30: Contact/Eval
I S S U E
5
N O V E M B E R
2 0 0 7
Division I Graduation Rate Continues Upward Trend Division I student-athletes continue to perform well in the classroom, and more of them are graduating from college, according to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report. From 1995-2000, the GSR increased in many sports, including men’s basketball, football and baseball, and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. In men’s basketball, the GSR jumped nearly 8 percent. NCAA President Myles Brand saw the report as great news, adding that the increased GSR’s have led to 850 more student-athletes from the entering class of 200 earning their degrees than did the 1995 cohort. Brand attributed some of the success to the NCAA academic-reform movement, which began is 2003 with increased initial eligibility and progress-toward-degree standards. “So in many ways,” Brand said, “these numbers give us a good base, but even so, we’ve seen in this period some effect of our academic reform, and it has been positive.” The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) three years ago to more accurately assess the long-term student-athlete academic success. The GSR differs from the federally mandated graduation-rate methodology in that it counts transfers into and out of an institution. Data shows that the GSR includes 36 percent more student-athletes that the federal graduation rate. The NCAA continues to provide the federal rate, though, since there is no comparable rate to the GSR for the general student body. The latest GSR figures show that 77 percent of student-athletes who began college from 1997-2000 graduated within six years. That four-class average is unchanged from last year’s data and up from 76 percent two years ago. A closer look at the GSR data shows that the GSR rose from 67.6 percent for male student-athletes who began college in 1995 to 71.5 percent for those who started their studies in 2000. The GSR for women rose from 84.9 percent to 87.3 percent from 1995 to 2000. Brand, who last year said he wanted Division I to achieve an 80 percent GSR in the future, remains confident that the mark is attainable. “It is reachable, especially when considering how our academic reforms will affect future cohorts,” Brand said. “Our Academic Progress Rate (APR) has caused institutions to redouble their efforts to ensure that student-athletes succeed in the classroom and ultimately earn their college degree.”
Nov 23-27: Quiet
VB
1
Dead Period Reminder
COACHES: If you are requesting a transcript evaluation for a prospective student-athlete, please include the transcripts from all the high schools/ colleges attended. Without each transcript, the evaluation will be incomplete.
Please remember to keep track of your Practice Logs and Recruiting Phone Logs! These will be turned in every month at our Coach’s Forums.
The Dead Period surrounding the initial signing date (November 14) for the National Letter of Intent (NLI) early signing period is Nov. 12-15, 2007. The Dead Period remains in effect for the full four days, even if a prospect signs an NLI. This Dead Period is in effect for all sports other than Football, Soccer and Cross Country/Track and Field. PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
•
NO official or unofficial visits
•
Correspondence
•
NO contacts, evaluations or observations
•
Unlimited telephone calls Nov. 14-16
•
NO speeches at banquets for coaches
•
NO complimentary admissions to UAB athletic events
•
NLI’s MAY NOT be hand delivered to a prospect
VOLUME
1
ISSUE
5
“ALWAYS ASK FIRST”
Scouting of Opponents In sports other than Basketball, Football, and Women’s Volleyball it is permissible for a coach to scout future opponents at any time. However, UAB may not pay or reimburse a coach for expenses incurred while scouting. Coaches who receive expenses from UAB to recruit a prospect or in conjunction with team travel may not scout a future opponent. It is permissible, however, for a coach to receive expenses from UAB to attend a regular season or postseason tournament in which UAB’s team is a participant. Under such circumstances, the coach may scout future tournament opponents also participating in the same tournament at the same site.
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Rules Reminder!! NCAA INTERPRETATIONUNLIMITED TELEPHONE CALLS DURING PORTION OF WEEK In general, coaches may contact a senior prospect via telephone once per week (with the exception of Men’s Basketball who may call a senior prospect twice per week). During those times in which a coach may make unlimited calls to a prospect (i.e., official visit exception, NLI signing date exception, off-campus contact exception), it is permissible for a coach to make an additional telephone call to the prospect during the remaining portion of that week (Sunday through Saturday). Official Interp. 3/3/94
A signed National Letter of Intent (NLI) binds a prospective studentathlete to UAB, not the coach or team.
Hot Topic-Personal Webpage's (e.g., MySpace and Facebook) Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the popularity of personal websites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com. The question then arises if it is permissible for members of a coaching staff or athletic department staff member to have a MySpace or Facebook page or any personal website for that matter.
It is permissible for a coach or staff member to have an account, but there are certain guidelines that must be followed. There CANNOT be any pictures/comments from prospective student-athletes that appear on a personal web page. Conference USA has strongly recommended that coaches do not allow prospective or current student-athletes to become
Blazers in the News… The UAB Men’s Golf team took home first place honors at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate and are currently ranked 15th in the nation. Senior Brad Smith led the Blazers and finished the tournament seventh overall.
second team and Freshman Allysha Chapman earned a spot on the AllFreshman squad. Sophomore Danielle Blair has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Third Team.
Junior Swayze Waters has been named to Rivals.com Midseason All-America Seniors Sally Palmer and Jill Porto Football Team. Waters is the lone C were named to the first team All C- -USA representative on the Midseason USA Women’s Soccer team. Senior All-America Team. Katie Henricks was named to the
friends or comment on their personal pages. Conference USA has also been informed by the NCAA that if any coaches do have prospective student-athletes pictures or comments on their personal page, it is a secondary violation. As always, please ask the Compliance Office if there are any questions or concerns.
Please remember that text messaging prospective studentathletes is NOT PERMITTED per Bylaw 13.4.1.2
Compliance M.V.P. Andy joined the UAB Athletic Department in the Spring of 2005. Prior to joining the athletic staff, Hollis served as certified public accountant for the firm of Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, P.C. and earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from UAB in 1998. Andy is extremely detail orientated and always comes to the Compliance Office to express his concerns. Thanks for your hard work!
Andy Hollis Associate AD Business Affairs
The Burner
ASSOCIATE AD -
CHAD JACKSON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR -
A Publication of the UAB Athletics Compliance Office
RYAN MAYLE V O L U M E NOVEMBER RECRUITING PERIOD
MBA
Nov 1-11: Contact Nov 12-15: Dead Nov 16-30: Quiet
MBB
Nov 1-11, 16-30:
FB
Nov 1-24: Evaluation
Evaluation Nov 12-15: Dead
Nov 25-30: Contact
WBB
Nov 1-11, 16-30:
WSB
Nov 1-4: Contact/Eval
Evaluation Nov 12-15: Dead
Nov 5-11, 16-22:
Contact Nov 12-15, 28-30
Dead
Nov 1-11: Contact/Eval Nov 12-15: Dead Nov 16-30: Contact/Eval
CC/ Track
Nov 1-18: Contact/Eval Nov 19-20 (12:01 AM) Dead Nov 20-30: Contact/Eval
I S S U E
5
N O V E M B E R
2 0 0 7
Division I Graduation Rate Continues Upward Trend Division I student-athletes continue to perform well in the classroom, and more of them are graduating from college, according to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report. From 1995-2000, the GSR increased in many sports, including men’s basketball, football and baseball, and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. In men’s basketball, the GSR jumped nearly 8 percent. NCAA President Myles Brand saw the report as great news, adding that the increased GSR’s have led to 850 more student-athletes from the entering class of 200 earning their degrees than did the 1995 cohort. Brand attributed some of the success to the NCAA academic-reform movement, which began is 2003 with increased initial eligibility and progress-toward-degree standards. “So in many ways,” Brand said, “these numbers give us a good base, but even so, we’ve seen in this period some effect of our academic reform, and it has been positive.” The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) three years ago to more accurately assess the long-term student-athlete academic success. The GSR differs from the federally mandated graduation-rate methodology in that it counts transfers into and out of an institution. Data shows that the GSR includes 36 percent more student-athletes that the federal graduation rate. The NCAA continues to provide the federal rate, though, since there is no comparable rate to the GSR for the general student body. The latest GSR figures show that 77 percent of student-athletes who began college from 1997-2000 graduated within six years. That four-class average is unchanged from last year’s data and up from 76 percent two years ago. A closer look at the GSR data shows that the GSR rose from 67.6 percent for male student-athletes who began college in 1995 to 71.5 percent for those who started their studies in 2000. The GSR for women rose from 84.9 percent to 87.3 percent from 1995 to 2000. Brand, who last year said he wanted Division I to achieve an 80 percent GSR in the future, remains confident that the mark is attainable. “It is reachable, especially when considering how our academic reforms will affect future cohorts,” Brand said. “Our Academic Progress Rate (APR) has caused institutions to redouble their efforts to ensure that student-athletes succeed in the classroom and ultimately earn their college degree.”
Nov 23-27: Quiet
VB
1
Dead Period Reminder
COACHES: If you are requesting a transcript evaluation for a prospective student-athlete, please include the transcripts from all the high schools/ colleges attended. Without each transcript, the evaluation will be incomplete.
Please remember to keep track of your Practice Logs and Recruiting Phone Logs! These will be turned in every month at our Coach’s Forums.
The Dead Period surrounding the initial signing date (November 14) for the National Letter of Intent (NLI) early signing period is Nov. 12-15, 2007. The Dead Period remains in effect for the full four days, even if a prospect signs an NLI. This Dead Period is in effect for all sports other than Football, Soccer and Cross Country/Track and Field. PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
•
NO official or unofficial visits
•
Correspondence
•
NO contacts, evaluations or observations
•
Unlimited telephone calls Nov. 14-16
•
NO speeches at banquets for coaches
•
NO complimentary admissions to UAB athletic events
•
NLI’s MAY NOT be hand delivered to a prospect
VOLUME
1
ISSUE
5
“ALWAYS ASK FIRST”
Scouting of Opponents In sports other than Basketball, Football, and Women’s Volleyball it is permissible for a coach to scout future opponents at any time. However, UAB may not pay or reimburse a coach for expenses incurred while scouting. Coaches who receive expenses from UAB to recruit a prospect or in conjunction with team travel may not scout a future opponent. It is permissible, however, for a coach to receive expenses from UAB to attend a regular season or postseason tournament in which UAB’s team is a participant. Under such circumstances, the coach may scout future tournament opponents also participating in the same tournament at the same site.
PAGE
2
Rules Reminder!! NCAA INTERPRETATIONUNLIMITED TELEPHONE CALLS DURING PORTION OF WEEK In general, coaches may contact a senior prospect via telephone once per week (with the exception of Men’s Basketball who may call a senior prospect twice per week). During those times in which a coach may make unlimited calls to a prospect (i.e., official visit exception, NLI signing date exception, off-campus contact exception), it is permissible for a coach to make an additional telephone call to the prospect during the remaining portion of that week (Sunday through Saturday). Official Interp. 3/3/94
A signed National Letter of Intent (NLI) binds a prospective studentathlete to UAB, not the coach or team.
Hot Topic-Personal Webpage's (e.g., MySpace and Facebook) Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the popularity of personal websites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com. The question then arises if it is permissible for members of a coaching staff or athletic department staff member to have a MySpace or Facebook page or any personal website for that matter.
It is permissible for a coach or staff member to have an account, but there are certain guidelines that must be followed. There CANNOT be any pictures/comments from prospective student-athletes that appear on a personal web page. Conference USA has strongly recommended that coaches do not allow prospective or current student-athletes to become
Blazers in the News… The UAB Men’s Golf team took home first place honors at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate and are currently ranked 15th in the nation. Senior Brad Smith led the Blazers and finished the tournament seventh overall.
second team and Freshman Allysha Chapman earned a spot on the AllFreshman squad. Sophomore Danielle Blair has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Third Team.
Junior Swayze Waters has been named to Rivals.com Midseason All-America Seniors Sally Palmer and Jill Porto Football Team. Waters is the lone C were named to the first team All C- -USA representative on the Midseason USA Women’s Soccer team. Senior All-America Team. Katie Henricks was named to the
friends or comment on their personal pages. Conference USA has also been informed by the NCAA that if any coaches do have prospective student-athletes pictures or comments on their personal page, it is a secondary violation. As always, please ask the Compliance Office if there are any questions or concerns.
Please remember that text messaging prospective studentathletes is NOT PERMITTED per Bylaw 13.4.1.2
Compliance M.V.P. Andy joined the UAB Athletic Department in the Spring of 2005. Prior to joining the athletic staff, Hollis served as certified public accountant for the firm of Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, P.C. and earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from UAB in 1998. Andy is extremely detail orientated and always comes to the Compliance Office to express his concerns. Thanks for your hard work!
Andy Hollis Associate AD Business Affairs
