A. The first thing we wanted to get our arms around was the whole idea of how Yale goes about communicating with prospective student-athletes.

"We have to be fair to the prospective student-athlete," he said.

Recruiting rules seek, as much as possible, to control intrusions into the lives of prospective student-athletes.

During the recruiting process, prospective student-athletes go on an official visit to the school they are being recruited by.

An official visit is a prospective student-athlete's visit to a college campus paid for by the college.

Quiet period - is a time when the college may not have any in-person talk with the prospective student-athlete or the parents off the college's campus.

The prospective student-athlete can visit college campuses during this time and a coach may write or telephone.

Just over 1 percent of prospective student-athletes file for waivers.

Every year, 180,000 prospective student-athletes register to have their academic credentials and amateurism status certified.

About 600 prospective student-athletes are not certified because of amateurism issues (mostly international recruits).