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2025 Updated NAIA Recruiting Rules: Transfer Declarations and Junior College Contact Expanded
Effective as of April 2025, the NAIA has clarified and updated key recruiting policies that impact how and when institutions may engage with prospective student-athletes. These changes enhance transparency in the transfer process and increase flexibility for institutions recruiting from junior colleges. 🔁 Transfer Intentions via Public Posts Now Considered First Contact The NAIA National…
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Clarifying Transfer Contact Rules: Public Declarations by NAIA Student-Athletes
Approved Interpretation by the NAIA National Eligibility Committee (NEC) In response to a growing number of inquiries regarding student-athletes who publicly declare their intent to transfer—often via social media or recruiting platforms—the NAIA Conduct and Ethics Committee (CEC) and the National Eligibility Committee (NEC) have finalized a formal interpretation to provide clarity for NAIA institutions…
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Recruiting Updates 2023
The new recruitment bylaw amendments of Summer 2023 limit when notification is required following contact by an enrolled student to only those students who are enrolled at another NAIA institution and only if the student does not have a written release of some kind from their current institution, and to expand the list of athletic…
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USBC Transfer Portal & Direct Contact
Article II, Section D, addresses the protocol for contacting student-athletes regarding transfers between institutions. A coach or another representative of a member institution may initiate contact with a student whose most recent identification was at a non-NAIA four-year institution, but shall not initiate contact with a student-athlete whose most recent identification was at an NAIA…