NCAA RECRUITING CALENDARS

2013-14 Division I

• Overview Chart
• Cross Country-Track and Field | color
• Football | color
• Men's Basketball | color
• Women's Basketball | color
• Baseball | color
• Softball | color
• Women's Volleyball | color
• Men's Lacrosse | color
• Women's Lacrosse | color
• Other Sports
• Football Guide
• Men's Basketball Guide
• Women's Basketball Guide
• Other Sports Guide

2013-14 Division II

• Football | color
• Men's Basketball | color
• Women's Basketball| color
• Other Sports
• Recruiting Guide

2013-14 Division III

Division III has more relaxed rules and regulations than the other divisions. However, when being contacted by coaches make sure you are not jeopardizing your eligibility. Here is a chart that can help.

As a Freshman or Sophomore in high school:

Recruiting Tactic	As a Sophomore
Recruiting Material	You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires. You can receive recruiting information and material from college coaches.
Telephone Calls	You can call the coach at your own expense. College coach can call you an unlimited number of times.
Off-Campus Contact	Not Permitted
Official Visits	Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits	Unlimited

As a Junior in High School:

Recruiting Tactic	As a Junior
Recruiting Material	You can receive recruiting material and information from the coach.
Telephone Calls	You can call the coach at your own expense. College coach can call you an unlimited number of times.
Off-Campus Contact	Allowed after your Junior year.
Official Visits	Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits	Unlimited

As a Senior in high school:

Recruiting Tactic	As a Senior
Recruiting Material	You can receive material and information from the coach
Telephone Calls	You can call the coach at your own expense. College coaches can call you an unlimited number of times.
Off-Campus Contact	Allowed
Official Visits	You can start official visits on the opening day of your classes. You get one per college.
Unofficial visits	Unlimited

Other important information:

• Division III does not have any rules on the number of evaluations/contacts per student-athlete.
• College coaches cannot contact you on competition or practice days until your event is finished, and you are dismissed by the proper authority (like your high school coach or athletic director).
• During a contact period college coaches can make only one visit per week to your high school.
• A college coach can evaluate a potential recruit at all-star games throughout the year. There are no limitations for the college coach except that the game has to occur within the state that their university is located.

NCAA Rule Definitions

These are general definitions for your everyday recruiting terms. We highly recommend visiting www.ncaa.org to learn more about these definitions and what they mean for your recruiting future.

Contact:
A contact is classified as a face-to-face encounter between a college coach and the student athlete (or their legal guardians or relatives) where more than a greeting occurs. Anything beyond a hello is considered a contact. Another form of contact occurs when a college coach has any contact with you or your legal guardians at your high school, or any other location where you are competing or practicing.

Contact Period:
College coaches are allowed to have in-person contact with you or your legal guardians. This period means coaches can watch you compete anywhere, and the coach can write and make telephone calls.

Dead Period:
The college coach cannot make in-person contact with you or your legal guardians. This prevents the coach from making any evaluations of you whatsoever. However, the coach can make telephone calls to you or your legal guardians.

Evaluation:
This is the process where a coach watches you compete in a game or practice, and makes note on your athletic abilities.

Evaluation Period:
It is permissible for the college coach to evaluate your playing abilities at your high school or any other place where you are competing. During this period the coach cannot have off campus in-person contact with you or your legal guardians. The coach can still make telephone calls to you or your legal guardians, and you are allowed to make campus visits during this period.

Official Visit:
Any visit to a college that is paid for by that university. You and/or your legal guardians will have your transportation to and from the college paid for. Also paid for by the college will be your room, meals (three per day), and entertainment expenses. Generally you will receive three free passes to that college's home game the weekend you are in town.

Quiet Period:
During this time a college coach cannot watch you compete at any location. It is allowed for the college coach to make in-person contact with you or your legal guardians if it occurs on the coach's campus. The coach can still make telephone calls to you or your legal guardians, and you can make visits to college campuses during this time.

Telephone Call:
An electronically transmitted voice exchange is considered a phone call. That includes videoconferencing and videophones. Emails and faxes are not considered a phone call.

Unofficial Visit:
Anytime you or your legal guardians visit a college campus that is funded by you. You can take as many unofficial visits as you would like. During dead periods you cannot speak to any of the coaches while visiting the campus. Three free tickets to a home game is the only thing a coach can give you during an unofficial visit.