So when you are being recruited from High School as a Track and Field Athlete, what determines and official and unofficial visit, and how many can I do?
Below are the NCAA definitions for official and unofficial visits:
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. NCAA recruiting bylaws limit the number of official visits a recruit may take to five. Parents may accompany the athlete, but the school cannot pay for their travel expenses.
Remember, the number of official visits allowed is 5.
An 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
