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Compliance
Corner
May 2013
Recruiting Calendar
M & W Cross Country
Contact: 5/1-5/31
Men’s Basketball
Quiet: 5/1-5/15, 5/26-
5/31
Dead: 5/16-5/25 (except
for NBA draft combine)
Women’s Basketball
Quiet: 5/1-5/31
Baseball
Contact: 5/1-5/31
Softball
Contact: 5/1-5/27
Dead: 5/28-5/31
Women’s Volleyball
Quiet: 5/1-5/24
Contact: 5/25-5/31
Men’s Lacrosse
Contact: 5/1-5/23, 5/28
(12:01pm)-5/31
Dead: 5/24-5/28 (noon)
Women’s Lacrosse
Contact: 5/1-5/23, 5/27-
5/31
Dead: 5/24-5/26
Field Hockey
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
M & W Golf
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
M & W Soccer
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
M & W Tennis
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
Women’s Swimming
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
Women’s Water Polo
Contact/Evaluation: 5/1-
5/31
S i e n a C o l l e g e
Joyce Eggleston ∙ Associate Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA
(518) 783-2532 ∙ jeggleston@siena.edu
Melissa Peach ∙ Compliance Coordinator
(518) 782-6965 ∙ mpeach@siena.edu
Compliance Questions of the Month:
Here are just a few of the questions the Compliance Office received this month:
Q: For teams not in season, what is the last permissible date that countable athletically related
activities may occur in the spring term?
A: As per Bylaw17.1.6.2 (a) Weekly Hour Limitations – Outside the Playing Season Sports other
than Football, all countable athletically related activities outside the playing season are
prohibited one week prior to the beginning of the final examination period for the applicable
term through the conclusion of each student-athletes’ final exams.
Q: If a student-athlete drops below 12 credits, is he/she eligible for practice?
A: No. To be eligible to practice, a student-athlete must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits
at all times except during the first five days of classes.
Q: Can I speak at a high school banquet?
A: Yes, but stipulations do apply depending on the sport, whether the banquet is at the
prospect’s educational institution or another location, and whether it falls during or outside of a
contact period in accordance with Bylaws 13.1.8.1 and 13.1.8.2.
Q: If I telephone a recruit and do not get a hold of them, does that count as the one call per
week?
A: According to Educational Column Issues Related to Telephone Calls August 5, 2008, if a
coach makes the permissible number of calls to a prospect during a particular time period, the
coach is not permitted to leave a voice message or have direct communication with the
prospect regardless of the length of the message or conversation. If a coach calls a PSA and is
told the PSA is unavailable, the call is not countable provided the coach ends the conversation
without discussion of recruitment. However, if a coach calls a PSA and is told the PSA is
unavailable, but the coach leaves a message regarding the merits of the program, the call is
countable as recruitment occurred regardless of the length of the call. The use of automated or
prerecorded voice messaging services by an institution is considered a countable call. When a
call is dropped (wireless service is lost) a second call initiated to the PSA is presumed to be a
violation unless the institution can provide contemporaneous documentation that the additional
call was a continuation of the original call, the institution would not be required to submit a self-
report violation. Institutions should assess whether the call was dropped inadvertently and/or
for reasons beyond control of the institution and/or PSAs. Videoconference or the use of
videophones are considered telephone calls.
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Publicity Concerning Non-NLI Signees
Publicity for non-NLI signees may occur after the prospect has signed acceptance of
Siena College’s written offer of admission and/or financial aid. Therefore, it is
permissible for an institution to send out a press release regarding prospects who have
not signed an NLI once all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
1. Prospect has been officially accepted at Siena College;
2. Prospect has signed, completed, and returned the required admission forms; AND
3. Prospect has paid the required acceptance fee or deposit.
Remember that NCAA rules limit an institution from publicly commenting on a
prospective student-athlete prior to the prospect signing a written offer of admission.
Until then, comments may not highlight the prospect’s ability, potential contributions
to the team, or probability of joining the institution’s team.
Board suspends changes to recruiting communications rules
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick, NCAA.org, Publish Date: May 2, 2013
The Division I Board of Directors on Thursday suspended the rule that would have allowed coaches to communicate with
recruits in new ways – including through text messaging – and lifted restrictions on numbers of contacts.
The Board reconsidered its January adoption of the measure after receiving more than 75 override requests.
In suspending the rule, the presidents on the Board endorsed a Rules Working Group recommendation that all the recruiting
concepts under review be examined as a group to develop a model that considers how the changes would work together.
The decision does not affect recruiting rules adopted for men’s and women’s basketball.
“We are supportive of moving as aggressively as possible while still studying the issues with due diligence,” said Board chair
Nathan Hatch, president at Wake Forest University. “It’s important to make sure all the pieces of the recruiting model work
together to make the most effective change in the culture.”
The Board took the advice of the Rules Working Group, which urged a quick legislative review that is mindful of the other
initiatives under consideration by the membership, in recommending an aggressive, thoughtful and thorough review of the
recruiting rules. The recruiting communication and other recruiting rule changes originated with the working group as part of
an effort to make Division I rules more meaningful, enforceable and supportive of student-athlete success.
The Board suspended or tabled three other recruiting-related rules earlier this year:
• Eliminating rules defining recruiting roles
• Permitting earlier contact with recruits
• Eliminating restrictions on printed recruiting materials
The Rules Working Group and other relevant groups such as the Football Recruiting Subcommittee of the Leadership Council
will examine each of the concepts and how they relate to each other, with the added context of possible revisions to recruiting
calendars set to be considered during the next phase of rulebook simplification.
The Board declined to change its position on a proposal prohibiting live scouting of opponents, which also had received more
than 75 override requests. With that action, the measure will go to a full vote of the membership through an online process.
The Board agreed with the Rules Working Group assessment that the measure creates a simpler and more consistent rule
that is easy to follow. The presidents noted that those who oppose the change expressed concern about access to and quality
of video in some of the Olympic sports. As with all rules adopted through the presidential reform agenda, it will undergo a
review and evaluation process after two years if it remains in place after the override vote.
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DI Board retains current initial-eligibility sliding scale
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick, NCAA.org, Publish Date: May 2, 2013
The Division I Board of Directors on Thursday maintained its support for higher grades and a core course progression for
prospective student athletes, but adopted legislation that would keep for the foreseeable future the test score/grade-point
average sliding scale at the current level for student-athlete access to financial aid, practice and competition in the first year.
In October 2011, the presidents on the Board decided that to compete in the first year of enrollment, prospects must 1) meet a
higher sliding scale, 2) achieve an increased grade-point average requirement of 2.3 (from 2.0) and 3) complete a core-course
progression that requires prospects to finish and “lock in” 10 of the 16 required core courses before the beginning of their senior
year.
The Board has determined that requiring prospects to meet a more stringent sliding scale starting in 2016 would have yielded a
number of unintended consequences. Those consequences led the Board to its decision to retain the current sliding scale
standard.
The rationale for Thursday’s action included the following considerations:
Taken as a whole, the academic reform changes already underway or adopted are likely to result in improved graduation
performance of student-athletes.
The increase to a 930 Academic Progress Rate requirement for access to postseason competition, which begins with
this fall’s data collection, is predicted to have a significant impact that will encourage institutions to make admissions
decisions that ensure student-athlete academic success.
The impact of a more stringent scale on access to higher education, especially for certain socio-economic and ethnic
backgrounds, could be significant. The goal of academic reform from the outset has been to improve the academic
performance of student-athletes, including increasing graduation rates, while minimizing disparate impact on ethnic
minorities.
Membership expressed concerns about the sliding-scale increase, including that it might not have the intended impact,
should be implemented on a slower timeline or that coaches would decline to offer scholarships to players who could not
compete in their first year for academic reasons.
Committee on Academic Performance chair Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford, said the enormity of the
impact on minorities, the numerous other academic changes set to take place soon and the positive trends in Academic Progress
Rates all were factors in his support of the sliding-scale re-examination.
“APRs are improving, and I believe they will continue to improve,” Harrison said. “I’m concerned about minority students who
would be affected by the dramatic change to the sliding scale. The new 930 APR benchmark required for postseason competition
is impacting coaches’ recruiting decisions. These changes and the action the Board took today to strengthen the high school
core GPA calculation will make the positive effects even more dramatic.”
The Board committed to examining the impact of the GPA floor and core-course progression requirements soon after the
changes are implemented in 2016. After that review, the presidents will determine whether the changes have had the intended
impact or if a sliding scale increase is warranted.
At the recommendation of the Committee on Academic Performance, Board members also adopted a change to the way the
core-course GPA is calculated, allowing only the 16 best grades meeting the required distribution of math, science, English and
other courses, to count toward the final GPA. Current practice allows as many core courses as a prospective student-athlete takes
within the time limitation to count toward the final GPA. This change, which also is expected to improve college preparedness,
will be effective Aug. 1, 2016.
Even without changing the sliding scale, the academic requirement enhancements are expected to have the most impact in the
sports of football and men’s basketball, the two sports that consistently lag behind others in academic performance. Harrison ,
who discussed initial eligibility with Board members, said that while those sports have improved as the Academic Performance
Program was implemented, a “measurable gap” still exists between those and other sports in both the Academic Progress Rate
and the Graduation Success Rate.
Changing the minimum GPA for competition, the core-course progression and core-course GPA calculation is expected to enhance graduation rates in those sports while still providing access to college.
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Siena Compliance Updates and Reminders
Your NCAA Coaches Exam Certification is valid until July 31st. Melissa will be setting up dates in May and June for the
2013-2014 certification once that exam is released. The NCAA staff anticipates that the exam will be released the week
of May 6-10, following the Board of Directors meeting. In the meantime, we have provided a link to the 2013-2014
Practice Exam if you wish to take it. You do not need a log-in to do the practice exam.
http://web1.ncaa.org/coachesTest/exec/practiceexam?division=1.
Coaches, you are receiving weekly Eligibility Center reports concerning the status of prospects on your IRL. Continue to
encourage your prospects to complete any assigned tasks. If they have questions regarding the process they can contact
the Eligibility Center hotline Toll-Free 877-262-1492, International Callers 317-223-0700, or Melissa.
2013 Final Academic Certification season begins June 10th! As a reminder, an official final transcript, including proof of
graduation, must be submitted for each student. Also, faxed transcripts are not acceptable. The earlier the official final
high school transcript is received at the NCAA Eligibility Center, the quicker the final academic certification will be
evaluated. For any International prospective student-athletes, please remember that the timing of getting a case “Ready
to Process” is critical for final academic certification. Contact Melissa with any questions.
Another reminder that all Scholarship Renewals and Non-Renewals must be completed on sienaathletics.org by May
15th. If you have a student-athlete who you would like to recommend an increase in athletic aid or returning student-
athlete who will receive athletic aid for the first time, make sure you refer to Section 14 in the Siena College Athletics
Policy Manual for procedures.
Final Rules Education Session is Tuesday, May 21st in the Turchi Room! Details to come.
Coaches, please encourage your student-athletes to attend the All-Sports Picnic May 7th at noon. Outside in front of the
MAC/Inside MAC if inclement weather. Come support our Saints!
Coaches, if you have any student-athletes that may be competing in outside competition this summer, please encourage
your student-athletes to complete the form that was sent out as soon as possible!
Men’s and Women’s Basketball: Please make sure that any student-athletes who will be participating in a summer
league fill out the Summer League Form before they leave to go home for the summer. This form needs to be signed by
the head coach and delivered to the Compliance Office for approval before they may participate. If you need the form
again please email Melissa.
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Institutional Request List (IRL)
In order for a prospective student-athlete to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center, he or she must be listed on the appropriate
institutional request list (IRL). Names are added to the sport-specific IRLs throughout the year, but there is no way to verify the
accuracy of these lists without confirmation from the appropriate coaches. The Compliance Office has been reaching out to all
coaches to verify IRLs. We know your list of incoming prospects is constantly changing, so any updates you can provide are helpful
and critical to ensuring your incomers will be certified. Our coaches have been doing an excellent job with providing additions and
deletions to their IRLs. Remember, the IRL applies to scholarship and walk-on PSAs alike!
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