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In a recent thread a poster stated that a school was recruiting 8th graders to come to a particular high school.

In follow up posts a couple of members said that there is no rule against it.

Well, I do not believe that is completely true. Of course, I may be reading it wrong.

KHSAA By-Law 10 states:

http://khsaa.org/handbook/bylaws/bylaw10.pdf

A couple of highlights from the link.

1)A pupil (domestic or foreign) at any grade level shall not be
recruited to a member school of the KHSAA for the purpose of
participating in athletics, including recruitment under the guise
of academics.

2)What are permissible contacts by
coaches, athletic directors and other individuals
with a connection (direct or indirect) to the athletic
program or school?
Permissible contacts include:
1) Public high school representatives contacting students at feeder public schools (elementary, middle school, junior high school) where there is a defi ned feeder pattern;
2) Non-public school representatives contacting students at feeder non-public schools (elementary, middle school / junior high school) where there is defi ned feeder pattern;
3) A representative of the school may initiate a meeting with students at a school that is defi ned as a feeder school or meet with students who are zoned to attend that school the
following year. This visit shall be cleared by principals of both schools and shall not be specifi c to athletic opportunities; and
4) Any student or family or individual that contacts a coach about attending a school where he or she coaches shall be informed that they need to be referred to the principal,
admissions department or guidance department if they have an interest. Any meeting with coaches regarding athletes or prospective athletes or their families shall be at the request
of the family to the individual(s) responsible for admissions and shall take place at the school.
Case BL-10-4- What is impermissible contact and what
are some examples prior to enrollment (neither
enrolled in the school nor enrolled in a feeder school
under the same Board of Education) by coaches,
athletic directors and other individuals with a
connection (direct or indirect) to the athletic program
or school whether or not the prospective student has
an athletic participation record?
A person or persons exceeding what is appropriate or normal
or offering any incentive or inducement to a student or the
student’s family with or without that student having an
athletic participation record shall be considered in violation.
Impermissible contact includes but is not limited to any contact
between a parent or student and a member school coach or
other athletic representative without an immediate referral
to the appropriate school personnel (Principal, Guidance
Counselor, Admissions Personnel or other non-athletically
related school administration).
The fact that a student or student’s family has shown an initial
interest (such as signing up for mentoring, shadowing, testing
or a facility tour) does not allow any member of the coaching
staff or anyone else affi liated with that athletic program to be
involved with that student until the student is fully enrolled
at the school.
Specifi c examples of impermissible contact include:
1) Contact or communication concerning potential enrollment
or athletic participation at the school, other than the initial
referral to school administration if approached by the family
or the student;
2) Contact concerning potential enrollment at the school which
is initiated by a coach or others with a connection to the
athletic program;
3) Contact by individuals (including the parent of a current
player) who might be interested in the school’s athletic
program that attempts to infl uence a student or his/her
parents;
4) Coaching, managing and or otherwise directing sportsspecifi
c athletic activities in which the non-enrolled student
is a participant outside of the scope and allowable contact
periods contained in Bylaw 25;
5) The use of school facilities, uniforms, transportation or
equipment including other “school team opportunities”,
such as tournaments and leagues;
6) High school exhibit and or promotion space or materials
specifi c to the schools’ athletic program or a specifi c athletic
team;
7) Attending grade school, junior high or middle school games
for the purpose of evaluating specifi c student-athletes, for the
purpose of promoting the member school’s athletic program,
or at a time when non permitted by Bylaw 25;
8) Contact prior to, during, or after scrimmages or contests at
elementary schools, middle and junior high schools except
where there is the same defi ned feeder pattern involving the
schools;
9) Requesting students, parents, boosters or alumni from a
school to discuss the merits of a school’s athletic program



Clear as mud!