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What wrestlers, parents and coaches need to know about NCAA recruiting rules

In April, the NCAA Division 1 Council announced changes to recruiting rules to more closely align with that of the general student body. “We feel strongly that it’s an incredible enhancement to our current situation and how students are being recruited,” said Justin Sell, athletics director at South Dakota State and chair of the Student-Athlete Experience Committee. “At the end of the day, these changes will eliminate students in the ninth grade and younger being recruited while still providing access to our campuses early enough to make informed financial and educational decisions on where to go for college.”

On Monday, Aug. 5, high school juniors (Class of 2021) can begin taking official visits to colleges, as well as have off-campus contact with members of a college. While the official date for sports other than basketball, football, men’s hockey, lacrosse, softball and baseball was set for Thursday, Aug. 1, the NCAA imposed a dead period for wrestling that takes place July 28-August 4, which is the Monday before the NWCA Convention through the day of adjournment of the convention. During the dead period, college wrestling coaches cannot have face-to-face contact with a recruit or their family. Rest of the story and details at
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July 31, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized