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UNoffical Visit Help???

Unread postby CHC04Vault » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:13 pm

Tomorrow i am going to a local university in maryland and am taking an unofficail visit. The coach has asked me to come and i am staying with one of my former high school teammates. I know for an official visit i am not allowed to partake in any phyiscal activites or accept any form of a tangible/concret items. Since this is an unofficial visit, am i allowed to do what i what, even take some jumps, os should i just treat it as official???
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Unread postby izzystikchik » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:58 pm

I'm not sure you can. I don't remember exactly the quote, but i remember my coach or somebody telling me that highschool athletes can visit a practice or a meet, but regardless of it being an official or non-official visit, i wasn't alllowed practice or take part directly in any of there activities. I was unofficial visiting last month and i so wanted to vault but something i remembered told me i might jepordize my season, i don't know, look for another opinion, just to make sure...

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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:00 pm

I also am not sure about whether it is legal or not, but I would put alot of money on it being illegal. I am sure the coach at the college knows, but you don't want to lose your senior year because of a couple vaults.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:14 pm

You're in college right now, right? I am assuming you aren't on the team at the school you are at... but even if you're not on the team, they can't talk to you about scholarships or anything about you being on their team until you are released. Even if your school doesn't offer a track program, you have to get released :confused: :eek: How stupid is that?

I know that one because a friend of mine at Florida wanted to go play men's soccer at another school (UF did not offer the sport) and he had to get a release from Florida before he could talk to the coaches from the other school.

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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:38 am

I am currently a part time JC student, in which i only took 3 credits...do i still need to be released???
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Unread postby bjvando » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:39 am

in my history i've never heard of being released from a JC to transfer to a 4 year.

as for the jumping at the school, i heard that no matter what you can't partake any physicaly acticivity that can be like a " tryout ".

I could be wrong about the tryout thing, but i'm pretty sure about the JC transfer thing. I transferred from a JC to a 4 yr and didnt have anything signed.
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Unread postby SlickVT » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:26 pm

You can't do anything physical, nor take any gifts, regardless of whether it is official or not official. The only thing that makes a visit official is the fact that the school foots the bill for you being there and it counts as one of your five visits.
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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:10 am

Thanks guys, i didn't take anything from the school. Im just chillin with my former teammates talkin about...what else track. We have good vaulter, Dave Hinton qualified for NCAA last year. Thanks again
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Unread postby i_heart_pv » Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:02 pm

so wait...is it possible to play a sport for another college if your college does not offer any?

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:46 pm

i_heart_pv wrote:so wait...is it possible to play a sport for another college if your college does not offer any?


If you transfer to the other school, sure. Getting released shouldn't be a problem in that case.

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Unread postby i_heart_pv » Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:49 pm

by transfer u mean actually going to school there instead??

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:08 am

i_heart_pv wrote:by transfer u mean actually going to school there instead??


Yes.


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