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Social Media Use in
Division III Recruiting
You may, at any time, take actions of approval on social media content
created by users of the platform. For example, content created by:
ACTIONS OF APPROVAL DO NOT
GENERATE CONTENT, WHICH IS
WHY THEY ARE PERMISSIBLE AT
ANY TIME.
Commenting, tagging or otherwise linking the
prospect to a social media post generates content,
and that content is governed by the electronic
transmissions and publicity legislation. That means:
BEFORE DEPOSIT AND JAN. 1
Limited to private communication and actions
of approval.
AFTER DEPOSIT AND BEFORE JAN. 1
May announce the prospect’s commitment with a
post, picture and general information but may not
tag/link them to the post.
AFTER DEPOSIT AND JAN. 1
No restrictions on social media interaction.
WHAT ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO DIII SOCIAL
MEDIA REGULATIONS?
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENTS
Official athletics department accounts are subject to DIII social
media regulations.
TEAMS
Team accounts, and unofficial accounts representing an institution’s team,
are subject to DIII social media regulations.
COACHES
A coach’s personal social media account is subject to DIII social media
regulations.
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Generally, peer-to-peer interactions are not subject to DIII social media
regulations. However, if the SA is instructed to reach out to the prospect
for the purposes of recruitment, their account must follow the regulations.
NON-ATHLETICS INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTS
May interact with prospects on social media without restriction, as long as
they are not directed to do so by athletics and they interact similarly with
all prospective students.
SIMPLY PUT:
TAP, DON’T TYPE IF IT
IS BEFORE JAN. 1 AND
FINANCIAL DEPOSIT.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND VISITS TO CAMPUS
PSAs can take pictures during their visits to your institution and post those
photos to social media at any time. And while you cannot direct the PSA
to post the pictures, you can interact with the posts as permitted by the
public communications timeline.
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Prospects and their families
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Club/HS teams and coaches
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Outside groups
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WHAT IS OR ISN’T PERMISSIBLE BEFORE JAN. 1
AND FINANCIAL DEPOSIT?
FACEBOOK
• Send/accept a friend request to or from PSA.
• Utilize private messenger/chat function.
• Like a status, photo or post.
• Share a post (without comment).
• Post on PSA’s wall.
• Comment on a status, photo or post.
• Utilize a group messenger/chat function.
TWITTER
• PSA can follow coach; coach can follow PSA.
• Retweet PSA’s tweet (without comment).
• Favorite PSA’s tweet.
• Utilize private direct message function.
• Tweet using PSA’s Twitter handle (@PSA).
• Tag PSA in a post.
• Reply to PSA’s tweet.
INSTAGRAM
• PSA can follow coach; coach can follow PSA.
• Like PSA’s photo.
• Tag PSA in a post.
• Comment on PSA’s photo.
SNAPCHAT
• Send/accept a friend request to or from PSA.
• Send and receive snaps (photos/videos).
• Utilize private chat function.
• Utilize group snap function.
• Utilize group chat function.
LINKEDIN
• Send/accept connection requests to or from PSA.
• Utilize private in-message function.
• Share PSA’s post (without comment).
• Like PSA’s post.
• Recommend or endorse PSA.
• Comment on PSA’s post.
PINTEREST
• PSA can follow coach; coach can follow PSA.
• Coach can re-pin PSA’s post.
• Tag PSA.
TIKTOK
• PSA can follow coach; coach can follow PSA.
• Like PSA’s post.
• Reply to PSA’s post.
• Tag PSA in a post.
Social media is constantly changing, so this chart is also subject to change.
If you are unsure about something, just ask the academic and membership affairs staff.
