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been made of a high-school coach being paid $200,000 to
“steer” one of his athletes. Any inducement by a college
coach or program to a prospect or his coach is an NCAA
violation. When discovered, the NCAA deals very harshly
with the violators. Prospects are banned for life from
the NCAA.An Important Word of Caution
If you or your parents accept money or any kind of gift from
a school representative, you will be declared ineligible to com-
pete in the NCAA.