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Division I Proposal - 2017-44
RECRUITING -- RECRUITING CALENDARS -- CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: In cross country and track and field, to revise the recruiting calendar, as specified.
Bylaws: Amend 13.17.9, as follows:
13.17.9 Cross Country/Track and Field. The following periods of recruiting shall apply to cross country and track and field:
(a) August 1-21 through the second Saturday in August: Quiet Evaluation Period
(b) The day after the second Saturday in August August 22 through the second Sunday in December [except for (1) and (2) below]: Contact Period
[13.17.9-(b)-(1) through 13.17.9-(b)-(2) unchanged.]
(c) The day after the second Sunday in December through January 2 1 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Dead Period
(1) The first official day of the national convention of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association through the day of the adjournment of the convention: Dead Period
(d) January 3 2 through July 31 [except for (1) through (3) and (2) below]: Contact Period
[13.17.9-(d)-(1) through 13.17.9-(d)-(3) unchanged.]
[13.17.9 unchanged.]
Source: NCAA Division I Council (Student-Athlete Experience Committee)
Effective Date:August 1, 2018
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Recruiting
Rationale: Changing the August quiet period to an extended evaluation period would protect coaches' time with current student‐athletes by preventing in‐person, off‐campus recruiting contacts during an extended period just prior to the start of the fall semester at many institutions, while also permitting coaches to use this time to evaluate the academic and athletic qualifications of prospective student‐athletes. Replacing the December quiet period with a dead period would provide both coaches and prospective student-athletes with a break from in‐person recruiting contact and official/unofficial campus visits during the winter holiday season. The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association found that this change, in particular, was important in terms of promoting coaches' life/work balance. With this recruiting calendar covering three sports (cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field), the proposed dead period in December is one of the few times of year when both cross country and track and field coaches experience a break from collegiate competition. Division I track and field and cross country coaches strongly support these recommendations.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
Position Statement(s):
| Legislative Committee | Supports |
History
| Sep 29, 2017: | In Progress | |
| Feb 8, 2018: | Ready for Vote | |
| Apr 18, 2018: | Adopted by Council | |
| Apr 25, 2018: | No Board Action | |
| Apr 25, 2018: | Adopted Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 13.17.9 | Cross Country/Track and Field. |