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Post by ijokpl on Jul 14, 2014 18:04:44 GMT -5
I have looked over he rules and cannot find this. Please enlighten me!
Are DI coaches allowed to text recruits starting in heir freshman year after 8/1/2014?
I have been told this for third time but cannot find the information.. Thanks.
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Post by joethecoach on Jul 15, 2014 8:41:36 GMT -5
Sept 1 of their junior year. Texting is the same as a letter.
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Post by vbgirls2 on Jul 15, 2014 9:08:15 GMT -5
bad idea!!!!!
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Jul 15, 2014 10:08:03 GMT -5
It's a horrible idea and not even CLOSE to the same as a letter. Some of these recruits are going to have their phone explode. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 15, 2014 10:20:12 GMT -5
It's a horrible idea and not even CLOSE to the same as a letter. Some of these recruits are going to have their phone explode. So now these 16 year old girls will spend 23 hours and 54 minutes a day looking at their iPhone screens (as opposed to 23 hours and 48 minutes before this rule) |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 15, 2014 10:20:30 GMT -5
Frankly, I want to see which coach has the best snapchat game.
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Post by ijokpl on Jul 15, 2014 19:56:12 GMT -5
So is the texting allowed? Snap chat? I think it sounds crazy but a DI HC told this to a recruit.
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Post by pepperbrooks on Jul 15, 2014 20:32:49 GMT -5
So is the texting allowed? Snap chat? I think it sounds crazy but a DI HC told this to a recruit. Texting and phone calls will be treated the same as email. Makes sense that snapchat et al would be included under this rule. |
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Post by vbgirls2 on Jul 15, 2014 20:54:45 GMT -5
except that, what if you don't have an unlimited plan and you share with other family members. You could be stuck with a huge bill with lots of coaches texting you. With email you don't get charged per email, but you could have a plan where you get charged per text. Also I can see coaches calling all hours of the night, at school, on Sundays. Still think its a bad idea.
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Post by ncaavballguru on Jul 15, 2014 21:04:43 GMT -5
except that, what if you don't have an unlimited plan and you share with other family members. Well...time to upgrade that 2005 family plan, then.
Or...maybe get a pre-paid phone.
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Post by ncaavballguru on Jul 15, 2014 21:05:20 GMT -5
Maybe the coaches could challenge all the recruits to a game of Candy Crush.
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Post by VivaLaVolley on Jul 15, 2014 21:10:06 GMT -5
Snapchat will be deemed video messaging and will not be allowed by NCAA.
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Post by Heisenberg on Jul 15, 2014 22:16:17 GMT -5
Snapchat will be deemed video messaging and will not be allowed by NCAA. I believe it's already been approved. |
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Post by salsolomon on Jul 16, 2014 8:27:08 GMT -5
I was at the NCAA 2012 Convention when text messaging was approved for D3 coaches. The Student Advisory Committee supported the proposal. Their representative spoke at our conference's meeting and said that the students' opinion was that HS kids prefer texting to calling and it made things simpler for them to be allowed to send and receive texts. She said that SAC basically thought that if college coaches were abusing text, kids would be turned off and coaches would need to be smart about when and how often they text.
I was initially opposed to allowing texting, but changed my opinion at the convention after hearing from the students.
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Post by preschooler on Jul 16, 2014 9:28:31 GMT -5
Back in the day when our kids entered high school we bought them phones. They were purposely the prepaid type. We paid for the basic with the explanation that it was so that WE could be in touch as needed, they could text call others but the extra was on them. It was a little strange sometimes with daughter and coaches but looking back both now ( one in grad school and one a Sr. in college) say this was really what taught them budgeting.
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