High School Newsletter
February 2021

High School Survey

Your feedback is important to us! Our High School Survey is open now until March 31. Please take a few moments to complete the survey. We want to know more about your interactions with our staff and processes, as well as give you the opportunity to provide us with information on any difficult cases you had last year and what we can do to better assist you.

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Division I Council Extends Dead Period

NCAA Division I Council has extended the recruiting dead period for all sports through May 31, continuing a ban on in-person recruiting that has been in place since the coronavirus pandemic began last March. The council said it will provide an update on a potential return to in-person recruiting no later than April 15, meaning there's a chance coaches will be able to attend events during the June and July live periods in men's and women's basketball. With the dead period potentially ending in June, it will have been at least 14 months since there were official campus visits for prospects or in-person evaluations by coaches.

For basketball, the announcement means there will be no in-person evaluation during the two scheduled April live periods. On the football side, the evaluation period from April 15 through May 31 will be off-limits to coaches. Watch for additional information available on ncaa.org and through the Eligibility Center's social media channels and this newsletter.

Division II Initial-Eligibility Status Change

During the NCAA's recent convention, Division II adopted a proposal to change the statuses available for student-athletes enrolling fall 2021 and after, as part of the academic certification process. Please watch your inbox and our social media channels for information regarding this important change on March 1, 2021.

Sport-Specific Amateurism Certification Resources

To assist you and your colleagues in helping your student-athletes and their families with questions about amateurism rules, we have developed amateurism certification resources.

These resources include sport-specific information as well as how and when to request final amateurism. A list of the amateurism certification resources can be found by clicking here, and include:

Sport Science Institute: Cardiac Health

The NCAA Sport Science Institute serves as a resource for physicians, athletics departments and campus partners in promoting the cardiovascular care of student-athletes. Though many student-athletes with heart conditions can live active lives and not experience health-related problems, sudden fatality from a heart condition remains the leading medical cause of death in collegiate student-athletes. Click here to learn more about the cardiovascular care of your student-athletes.