So you want to be a Patriot! George Mason University appreciates your interest in our athletics programs. On this page you will find important links to information on what you need to do in order to join the Patriots tradition. Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you need further guidance. We wish you success in your quest to pursue a career in college athletics!
Important Definitions
Representative of Institution's Athletics Interest - A representative of George Mason athletics interests is an individual, business, organization that is known (or should have been known) to:
(1) Have participated in or is a member of an agency or organization promoting the institution's intercollegiate athletics program;
(2) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of the institution;
(3) Assisting or have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospects;
(4) Assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes
Prospective Student-Athlete - A 'prospect' is student who has started classes for the ninth grade. A student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the student receives any benefits that the institution does not provide to prospect students in general.
Contact - A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect's parents or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such face-to-face encounter that is prearranged or that takes place on the grounds of the prospect's educational institution or at the site of organized competition or practice involving the prospect or the prospect's high school, preparatory school, two-year college or all-star team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation that occurs.
Evaluation - An evaluation is that period of time when it is permissible for authorized athletics department staff members to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospects. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts are made with prospects during an evaluation period.
NCAA Initial Eligibility Center
- October 2007 Newsletter
- August 2007 Newsletter
- May 2007 Newsletter
- March 2007 Newsletter
- February 2007 Newsletter
- November 2006 Newsletter
- October 2006 Newsletter
Guide for College Bound Student-Athlete 2007-2008
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