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June 8th, 2009 - byThe NCAA always has its eyes on any company involved with college athletic recruiting. A recent NCAA basketball panel began to discuss legislation that would place some basic parameters on the industry.
Meeting June 1 in Indianapolis, the committee recommended that the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet sponsor legislation in the 2009-10 cycle that would preclude institutions from subscribing to services unless the services:
- Disseminate information at least quarterly;
- Make all applicable rates public;
- Make public whether the service is local, regional or national (the quarterly reports must reflect broad-based coverage of that chosen scope);
- Incorporate analysis into the report beyond demographic information or rankings of prospects; and
- Make sample reports available to subscribers before purchase.
The committee’s rationale for amending the rule centers on the proliferation of scouting businesses. Members acknowledged the potential value of some such services, though some believe they do not provide information consistent with the intent of the current scouting-service legislation.
Many service operators are tied directly to teams or events involving highly skilled prospective student-athletes. Many coaches believe the service is used as leverage against them. In other words, they think that unless they subscribe to these recruiting services, their staffs will be disadvantaged in recruiting prospects linked with the service operator.
NCSA would welcome any of these rules since our Recruit-Match database is always free and open to college coaches. They trust our verified database to be the national leader in the industry, which sets all of our student-athletes for the best possible exposure and recruiting success.
