Question of the Week
October 15, 2008 A: A high school prospective student-athlete cannot be used as a ball boy or ball girl at Baylor games. October 6, 2008 Q: Can we donate some of our used athletics equipment to a local high school? A: It is not permissible to donate athletics equipment directly to a high school. The NCAA rules do allow for the donation of equipment to bona fide youth organizations (within a 30-mile radius of Baylor) and to a nonprofit organization that may distribute the equipment to high schools (if the organization initiates the request and Baylor has no part in selecting which high schools to distribute to). September 29, 2008 Q: If a student-athlete redshirted during his/her freshmen year and was injured and could not play in a later year, does he/she meet the basic criteria for waiver of the five year clock rule? A: Five year clock extensions are considered by the NCAA if a student-athlete has been deprived of the opportunity to compete by circumstances beyond the control of the student-athlete for more than one season. In this particular example, the student-athlete redshirted during his/her freshmen year. A redshirt year has been very clearly stated by the NCAA as a circumstance within the student-athletes control. Thus, in this example, the student-athlete would not meet the minimum criteria for a five year clock extension as only one opportunity to participate was lost due to circumstances beyond his/her control. September 22, 2008 Q: Can a prospective student-athlete, who is making an unofficial visit, go to eat with the team at an off-campus location (for example - the Hilton for a team breakfast)? A: It is not permissible for current student-athletes to dine off-campus with prospective student-athletes on an unofficial visit. September 15, 2008 Q: Can we send recruiting materials to a prospective-student-athlete using UPS or Federal Express? A: In general, if the prospective student-athlete lives in the United States and has not signed a National Letter of Intent, only regular U.S. Mail may be used. Express mail services may only be used when sending correspondence to a prospective student-athlete who lives outside the U.S. or to send necessary pre-enrollment information to a prospective student-athlete who has signed a NLI and/or Financial Aid Agreement with Baylor or have been officially accepted a written offer of admission to Baylor. August 28, 2008 Q: Can a prospective student-athlete take additional core courses after graduating from high school in order to meet NCAA initial eligibility requirements? A: Yes - but it's very limited. Specifically, a prospective student-athlete may take only one additional core course after the graduation date of their high school class. The core course may be taken during the subsequent summer or academic year, but not later than the end of the academic year immediately following the high school graduation date. August 22, 2008 Q: When may a high school prospective student-athlete entering their senior year first make an official visit to Baylor? A: A high school prospective student-athlete can make an official visit no earlier than the opening day of classes at his/her high school for their senior year. If the opening day of classes at his/her high school has occurred he/she may make an official visit (as long as it is not scheduled during a Dead Period). |
