<p>By “blue chip”, was he a recruited athlete at USNA? If so, both USNA and NCAA have very specific rules and regulations about contact with the student-athlete. BGOs cannot even visit or initiate conversations with recruited athletes in some sports. In lacrosse, they can discuss the Academy but are expressly forbidden to discuss sports. If they do, it then becomes one of the school’s official visits. Your BGO’s discussion of weight and conditioning would be highly irregular.</p>
<p>If your son was a triple qualified recruited athlete and then sent to a prep school, it is indeed a type of “red shirt” year and violates NCAA policy.</p>