Compliance

  Ocean State University Softball coaches are planning their recruiting trips for this fall. TRUE OR FALSE~ Coaches may have off-campus recruiting contact with prospects beginning September 1 of the prospect’s junior year in high school The answer is TRUE This legislation was changed with the adoption of NCAA Proposal Read more…

  Ocean State University, James River Institute and Country Roads College all have a long standing partnerships with children’s hospitals in their campus communities.  It has become a tradition for each team to visit the hospital prior to their first home competition of the academic year.  During their visit to the hospital, Read more…

  Ocean State University (OSU) is in the process of certifying its student-athletes’ eligibility for the 2018-19 academic year.  A few of the OSU student-athletes that were enrolled in summer school will not complete all of their classes until final assignments/projects are submitted to the professors later this month.  When that Read more…

  The Ocean State University (OSU) Football Coaches are preparing their official and unofficial visit itineraries for the fall term and determining how many tickets they will need for each of their home football games.  if they are limited on the number of tickets available in the general seating area, Read more…

  And One is a junior in high school and is interested in playing basketball at Ocean State University (OSU).  And would like to visit OSU’s campus this year to make sure it is a good fit for him.  When is And permitted to take an official visit to OSU? Read more…

  TODAY’S SCENARIO APPLIES TO BOTH DIVISIONS I AND II Ocean State University (Division I) and James River Institute (Division II) have both scheduled alumni games for their respective men’s soccer programs.  If a student-athlete competes in this alumni game and does NOT compete at all for the remainder of Read more…

  End A. Round is a football student-athlete at Ocean State University.  End participated in a tryout session during the first week of classes and earned a spot on the team.  Since End began practicing after the first day of classes, does he have to go through the five day Read more…

  DIVISIONS I AND II   Libero and Setter are two freshmen volleyball student-athletes that participate at Ocean State University and James River Institute, respectively.  Both teams have competitions next Friday night, but neither student-athlete will be competing as they are still waiting final certification from the NCAA Eligibility Center.  Read more…

  The volleyball teams at Ocean State University, James River Institute and Country Roads College would like to conduct a joint practice session next week with a local 4-year institution.  With this activity being a practice session, does it count as a competition? Yes, joint practice sessions count as an Read more…

  Ocean State University (OSU) and James River Institute (JRI) will begin classes for the fall 2018 term in one week.  Which of the following is true? A.  Student-Athletes may practice but not compete during the institution’s first 5 days of classes while not enrolled full-time. B.  Student-Athletes will have Read more…