Recruiting
Important Links and Recruiting Information
NCAA Links
NAIA Information
Contact Rules
The information below is based on the majority of sports, but is not necessarily accurate for every sport at the Division I level. If you participate in the sport of basketball, football, ice hockey, or gymnastics, then you should refer to those sport-specific rules.
Division I:
- Freshman and sophomores may only receive admissions information, camp brochures, and questionnaires.
- In most sports, student athletes can officially begin to receive recruiting materials (letters, emails, handwritten notes) on September 1st of their junior year. The date is June 15th for Men's Basketball and Men's Ice Hockey.
- In most sports, student-athletes can receive one call per week starting July 1st after their junior year. This rule varies for football and basketball.
- Official visits are allowed in all sports beginning with opening day of classes for your senior year.
- Off-campus contact such as in-home visits and meetings after a competition during your senior year are only allowed a certain number of times during the year. They are only allowed during a Contact Period. They are not allowed during Dead, Quiet, or Evaluation periods. These dates vary greatly by sport.
Division II:
- College coach can begin sending recruiting materials beginning September 1st of the student-athletes junior year.
- Coaches can contact the student-athlete by phone once per week after June 15th of their junior year.
- You can make official paid visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.
Division III and NAIA:
- Student-athletes can receive recruiting materials at any time during their high school year.
- There is no limit on the number of calls, or when a college coach can make them.
- You can make official paid visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.
***A student-athlete can contact a coach via email, mail, or telephone at any time. The contact rules are designed to protect you as a recruit.
Visits:
Official Visits
- The school is allowed to pay for lodging, transportation, meals, and entertainment. That includes (1) round-trip transportation (rental car or airfare) for the student-athlete between home (or high school) and the campus, (2) you (and your parents) may receive 3 meals per day and (3) complimentary admissions to campus athletics events.
- Official visits cannot be made until the opening day of class senior year, no matter the division. The date varies depending on your school.
- The NCAA allows 5 visits to D1 and D2 schools combined.
- You may only take ONE official visit per institution, no matter the division.
- Each official visit may be up to 48 hrs.
- The NCAA allows each school (DI, DII, and DIII) to offer official visits, but each school differs in policy and budget.
- Official visits are not allowed during dead periods.
- You are allowed an unlimited number of official visits to NAIA & D3 schools.
Unofficial Visits
- A school is able to provide tickets to 3 sporting events under $100
- You may not take an official or unofficial visit during a dead period (link to Contact Periods section).
- You are allowed an unlimited number of unofficial visits to schools at all divisions.
- You may stay overnight on campus during an unofficial visit.
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NCAA.org - Homepage for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
NCAA Eligibility Center - Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse information. Your first task should be to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Eligibility - Making sure you are eligible to compete at the NCAA level
Contact Periods and Calendar - A Contact Period is when almost everything is allowed. You can meet with a coach off campus (during your senior year only). This can be during a home visit or other meeting. The coaches are also allowed to watch you compete. This site includes a list by sport of contact periods and dead periods for NCAA for DI & DII.
National Letter of Intent - Official site for the National Letter of Intent and signing dates
