Only coaches and athletic department staff members can be involved in the recruiting process. All "athletics representatives" or "boosters" who are not employees of Virginia Tech are prohibited from contacting a prospect by telephone, letter, or in person (regardless of location) for the purpose of encouraging participation in athletics at Virginia Tech.

A booster is not permitted to provide a prospect, a member of a prospect’s family, a prospect’s legal guardian, or a prospect’s friend any special benefits or arrangements, including, but not limited to:

-Cash or loans

-Co-signing or arranging a loan

-Gifts of any kind (clothing, airline tickets, holiday cards, ect.)

-Special discounts for goods and services

-Use of an automobile

A booster is not permitted to entertain high school, prep school or junior college coaches or provide them with tickets to any Virginia Tech contest.

A booster may inform Virginia Tech coaches of prospects in his/her area by contacting a coach via telephone or letter. Newspaper clippings may be sent.
(If you're interested in doing this, see this link for VT Football Office Contact)

In cases where a pre-established relationship exists between a booster and a prospect, a member of a prospect’s family, or a prospect’s legal guardian, the booster is permitted to continue normal contacts with the understanding that such contacts are not made for recruiting purposes and are not arranged by Virginia Tech athletics department staff members.

Faculty and staff members of Virginia Tech, at the direction of the coaching staff, may write a prospect after September 1 at the start of his/her junior year in high school. Faculty and staff members may also telephone a prospect for the purpose of recruitment (in all sports except football) after July 1 following his/her junior year in high school.