Each province in Canada has its own Ministry of Education provincial list, which is maintained by the NCAA Eligibility Center’s academic certification staff. These provinces receive an NCAA Eligibility Center code. Individual Canadian high schools do not have their own lists of NCAA core courses. The NCAA Eligibility Center uses the provincial lists to certify courses for college-bound student-athletes from Canada. The provincial code for Ontario is: 998003.
NCAA 48H requirements
Definitions
Recruiting
The solicitation of a prospective student-athlete, or a prospective student-athlete’s parent, legal guardian, relative or coach, by an institution’s representative for the purpose of securing the student-athlete’s enrollment and ultimate participation in the Institution’s OSBA athletic program.
Prospective Student-Athlete
Any Canadian or international student-athlete, whether they are in junior high school or high school or they are a non-student, who is interested in enrolling and competing athletically for an OSBA institution. This includes the student-athlete’s representatives (e.g., family, legal guardian, agents, relatives, coaches).
Confirmed Recruit
An individual cease to be a prospective student-athlete when the prospective student- athlete has accepted the program’s offer of admission and is confirmed for the upcoming semester as a registered student at the OSBA School.
Institution
Any basketball program that is a member of OSBA.
Institution Representative
Any individual, group or agency that is employed, volunteers or delivers a message independently or on behalf of an institution, including individuals or groups representing alumni.
Verbal Commitment
A verbal commitment between a prospective student-athlete and an OSBA institution with respect to the prospect of being a part of that institution’s OSBA athletic program for the coming academic year.
Contact
When an institution representative has communication with a prospective student- athlete or their parent, legal guardian, relative or coach beyond ‘hello’ regardless of where or how the communication occurs. Communication includes, and is not limited to, in person, telephone, mail, email, text, social media or other correspondence.
Communication
Institution representatives, when communicating with prospective student-athletes, are to comply with the OSBA Code of Conduct. In particular, they are to promote the benefits and descriptions of the academic and athletic programs at their institution and are not in any way to comment on other institutions’ academic or athletic programs and/or other institution representatives.
Institution representatives must inform and educate prospective student-athletes of OSBA Recruiting Policy and are required to inform them that the prospective student- athlete will be responsible for any violation of those regulations.
Prospective student-athletes are responsible for their involvement in any violation of those regulations.
Institution representatives and prospective student-athletes may contact each other at any time without consequences until the prospective student-athlete has become a confirmed recruit at another institution.
Institutions may not contact prospective student-athletes during any official Ontario Basketball events, including but not limited to Centre for Performance, Targeted Athlete Strategy, and Team Ontario tryouts or training camps.
Recruiting
The following actions by institution representatives are considered to be recruiting:
- Financially assisting a prospective student-athlete with an official on- or off- campus visit.
- Having an arranged, in-person, on- or off-campus meeting with the prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete’s parent, legal guardian, relative or coach, or any other representative of the prospective student-athlete
- Issuing an institutional offer of athletic and/or academic financial awards to the prospective student-athlete.
When approaching prospective student-athletes, institution representatives should only make contact at times away from the prospective student-athletes in-season competition times (i.e., after games or at the conclusion of events, games, or tournaments).
Confirmed Recruits (i.e., have made a public verbal commitment) are not to be contacted. OSBA administration should be notified of a confirmed recruit within 24 hours through elite@basketball.on.ca for awareness. Please include the following information:
- Name
- Hometown
- Previous Teams
- Date of commitment
- Date of planned press release
At the completion of each OSBA season, all student-athletes are free agents. Coaches looking to contact prospective student-athletes enrolled at an OSBA school during the previous season are encouraged to contact the Program Director/Head Coach of the program the student-athlete last competed for. Any returning student-athletes that wish to transfer schools will be required to enter into the OSBA Transfer portal.
In the case when a current OSBA student-athlete (or designate) initiates contact with an institution representative about a potential transfer, the contacted institution’s representative shall immediately notify the League Contact by emailing elite@basketball.on.ca and the OSBA head coach/team representative of the institution in which the student-athlete is enrolled. The OSBA student-athlete’s details must be entered into the OSBA transfer portal.
Violations
Reports indicating that an institution representative has not adhered to OSBA recruiting regulations must be submitted to the League Contact by emailing elite@basketball.on.ca and copying the OSBA Display Panel investigation.
King's Christian Collegiate
Orangeville Prep
Lincoln Prep
C.O.D.E. Academy
Lincoln Prep
St. Jude's Academy
Cambridge International Academy
Crestwood Prep
Polaris Prep Academy
Inspire Academy
Canada Topflight Academy Gold
Hodan Prep
William Academy
Orangeville Prep
Redmond Basketball
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