Multi-sport athletes get frustrated when they reach out to college coaches but don't hear back. A big part of the problem are the conflicting rules and restrictions when it comes to how and when coaches and recruiters may contact prospective student athletes. What's allowed in one sport may not be allowed in another. And so it goes with the NCAA.
As of 8/1/14 these are the communication rules for "electronic correspondence" with basketball and football recruits:
Basketball: Coaches can send the following directly to prospects and their family...
Email
Fax
Text
Instant Messages
G-Chat
Direct Facebook (no wall posts)
Direct Twitter (no "@recruit" blasts)
As for football? Not so much. Unlike basketball, with football recruits the coaches are prohibited from sending text messages and instant messages. So if a kid is being recruited for both basketball and football it can be confusing why the football coaches won't reply to text and instant messages.
Football: Coaches can send the following directly to prospects and their family...
Email
Fax
Direct Facebook (no wall posts)
Direct Twitter (no "@recruit" blasts)
