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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Poaching" is a term of art.  If a player comes to a school all on his own (maybe somebody who previously applied and turned down a spot earlier), that's not considered poaching, generally.  It's most often used to describe a philosophy of encouraging transfers within the same league/conference, and somewhat less in the same geographic area.

The big Catholic sports powerhouse leagues in various parts of the country know this can happen and have rules (e.g., have to sit out a year if you transfer to another league school).  The private school rules, assuming more gentlemanly behavior, don't have such rules and we are seeing much more transferring as a result.  If it gets significant enough, maybe they will change the athletic eligibility rules, but I tend to doubt it -- schools like and live the 'independent' label.[/quote]

Refreshing to read a post from someone who actually knows what they are talking about.

These players that some feel are "poached" actually are making the first contacts with other schools. They are unhappy at their current school for a variety of reasons including dissatisfaction with their current coaches.

What these people who are railing against "poaching" are talking about is their disappointment that these other schools are encouraging the student to transfer (after the student makes first contact) and/or that they are admitting these transfer students from other IAC schools. By mis-using the term "poaching" they are confusing the discussion.

Other conferences have rules against transferring inside the conference regardless of the reason. But the IAC would like to stay away from a rules-intensive system, preferring to trust the good will and intentions of the other Conference schools.

The IAC, for better or worse, has very few rules against anything.[/quote]

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