Change in Official Visit Rules for D2

In January 2011, new legislation was passed to allow prospective student-athletes to take official visits to an UNLIMITED number of Division 2 schools. The new rule effective several weeks ago (Aug. 1 ), is a significant change to the previous NCAA recruiting bylaws which limited the number of official visits a recruit may take between both Division 1 and 2 schools to five (5). This new rule now gives prospective student-athletes ample more flexibility to visit more college campuses, while not having to incur any of the cost. For more information on official vs. unofficial visits, see below:

An Official visit is a prospective student-athlete’s visit to a college campus paid for by the college. The college can pay for transportation to and from the college, room and meals (three per day) while visiting and reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest.

Unofficial visit is any visit by a prospective student-athlete and their parents to a college campus paid for by the prospective student athlete or the prospect’s parents. The only expense the prospective student-athlete can receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest. The prospect may make as many visits as he or she likes and may take the visits at any time. The only time the prospective student-athlete cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.