This arrived on LSDBi the other day:
Calls Regarding Institutional Camp and Clinic Logistical Issues (I)
Date Published: April 2, 2009
Type: Official Interpretation
The committee determined that a telephone call to an individual (or his or her parents, guardians, relatives or coach) that relates solely to institutional camp and clinic logistical issues (e.g., missing registration information) is not subject to the restrictions on telephone calls, provided no recruiting conversation or solicitation of particular individuals to attend a camp or clinic occurs. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 11.7.1.2 (recruiting coordination functions), 11.7.4 (limitations on number of coaches and off-campus recruiters), 13.1.3 (telephone calls), 13.1.3.1 (time period for telephone calls -- general rule), 13.1.3.4 (permissible callers), 13.1.3.4.1 (institutional coaching staff members -- general rule) and 13.12.1.3 (recruiting calendar exceptions)]
Play this one as it lays.
It means a DOBO could call a high school freshman about camp logistics, even though a call for recruiting purposes couldn't be made until years later and almost never by a DOBO. In other words, all restrictions about phone calls go away as long as the parameters of the interp are met.
This interp has a narrow scope, and as someone smarter than me has said, it's "not a license to get creative in the recruiting process". Instead, think of it as an attempt to apply some common sense to address some of the logistical issues that arise related to camps.