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Rules Governing Contacts with Prospects A booster is not permitted to telephone, write, or make in-person contact with a prospect for the purpose of soliciting his/her enrollment at Virginia Tech or participation in the Hokie athletics program. A booster is not permitted to be involved in making arrangements for a prospect, a member of a prospect’s family, a prospect’s legal guardian or a prospect’s friend to receive money or financial aid of any kind. A booster is not permitted to provide any transportation to prospects, including transportation to campus to attend athletic events. A booster is not permitted to contact a prospect’s coach, principal, or guidance counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect, and may not visit the prospect’s educational institution to pick up films/videos or transcripts. A booster is not permitted to provide free or reduced-cost tickets for any Virginia Tech home or away events to a prospect, a member of a prospect’s family, a prospect’s legal guardian, or a prospect’s friend. A booster, on his/her own initiative, may attend high school, or junior college athletic events or banquets where prospects are in attendance. Contact with a prospect or his/her relatives is not permitted. Should a parent or guardian of a prospect ask you questions, please direct their inquiries to the appropriate coach at Virginia Tech. It is not permissible to invite selected high school or junior college athletes to alumni events. Alumni are permitted to entertain groups of prospect-age students under certain conditions where athletes are not singled-out. When Virginia Tech athletics department staff members are invited to speak at an alumni function, be sure to inform them in advance if any prospects will be in attendance. There are certain time periods when coaches are prohibited from any contact with a prospect away from campus. Virginia Tech faculty and staff members are permitted to contact prospects on campus only. |