Guide to College Recruiting Regulations

Football Division I Guidelines

• Recruiting materials: Permissible to receive camps brochures and questionnaires
• Telephone Calls: You may make unlimited calls TO coaches; Coaches cannot call or text you
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools until senior year
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools

JUNIOR

• Recruiting materials: Sept 1 of junior year: You may begin receiving recruiting materials
• Telephone Calls: April 15 – May 31: Coaches may call you once during this time period; you may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools until senior year
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools are allowed

SENIOR

• Recruiting materials: Recruiting materials are allowed
• Telephone calls: Sept. 1: Coaches may begin to call you once per week; no text messages; you may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: Nov. 25: Off-campus contact allowed; six contacts maximum
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes; one official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools are allowed
• Evaluations and contacts: Up to six evaluations and contacts during senior year adhering to strict calendar dates of quiet, dead, evaluation and contact periods; limit to three evaluations during academic year
• Off-campus evaluation: One off-campus evaluation allowed during September, October and November
• Off-campus visits by coaches: No more than six

Mens Basketball Division I Guidelines

• Recruiting materials: June 15: You may begin receiving recruiting materials
• Telephone Calls: No phone calls from coaches; no text messages; you may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools

JUNIOR

• Recruiting materials: June 15: Begin receiving recruiting materials in mail
• June 15 prior to Junior year through July 31 following Junior year: One telephone call per month FROM coaches; no text messages
• Unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools

SENIOR

• Recruiting materials: Recruiting materials allowed
• Telephone Calls: August 1: Coaches may begin to call you twice per week; no text messages; student-athlete may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: Sept. 9: Off-campus contact allowed
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes of senior year; one official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits
• Evaluations and contacts: Up to seven evaluations and contacts during senior year
• Off-campus visits: No more than three

Womens Basketball Division I Guidelines

• Recruiting materials: Permissible to receive camps brochures and questionnaires
• Telephone Calls: No phone calls FROM coaches; no text messages; unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Student-athlete may make unlimited unofficial visits to schools

JUNIOR

• Recruiting materials: Sept 1: Begin receiving recruiting materials in mail
• Telephone Calls: One call per month from coaches allowed April, May and June 1-20; one call between June 21-30; three calls allowed during the month of July following junior year; student-athlete may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Student-athlete may make unlimited unofficial visits to schools

SENIOR

• Recruiting materials: Recruiting materials allowed
• Telephone Calls: August 1: Coaches may begin to call student-athletes once per week; no text messages; student-athletes may make unlimited calls to coaches
• Off-campus contact: Sept. 16: Off-campus contact allowed
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes; one official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges
• Unofficial visits: Student-athlete may make unlimited unofficial visits to schools
• Evaluations and contacts: Up to five evaluations and contacts during senior year
• Off-campus visits: No more than three

Other Sports Recruiting Guidelines: Ice Hockey, Softball, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Tennis, etc.

SOPHOMORE

• Recruiting materials: Permissible to receive camps brochures and questionnaires
• Telephone Calls: No phone calls from coaches; no text messages. Women’s Ice Hockey: For international prospects, coaches may call you once in July after sophomore year; student-athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact:No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits

JUNIOR

• Recruiting materials: Sept 1: student-athletes may begin receiving recruiting materials in mail; Men’s Ice Hockey: Recruiting materials are kosher after June 15 after sophomore year
• Telephone Calls: July 1: Coaches may call you once per month following this date of junior year. Men’s Ice Hockey: Coaches may call you once per month beginning June 15 before junior year through July 31 after junior year. Student-athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: Off-campus contact allowed starting July 1 after junior year. Gymnastics: off-campus contact allowed after July 15 after junior year
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools

SENIOR

• Recruiting materials: Recruiting materials allowed
• Telephone Calls: July 1: Coaches may call you once per week; no text messages. August 1: Men’s ice hockey: Coaches may call you once per week. Student-athletes may make unlimited calls to coaches allowed
• Off-campus contact: Off-campus contact allowed; three contacts maximum
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes. One official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits
• Evaluations and contacts: Up to seven evaluations and contacts during senior year adhering to strict calendar dates of quiet, dead, evaluation and contact periods; maximum of three of these opportunities may be contacts
• Off-campus visits by coaches: No more than three

Division II, III Recruiting Guidelines

• Recruiting materials: September 1 of junior year: coaches may begin sending recruiting materials to student-athletes
• Telephone Calls: June 15: junior and senior year: Coaches may call you once per week; student-athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: June 15 after junior year: coaches are allowed up to three off-campus contacts
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes are allowed unlimited unofficial visits to schools
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes of senior year; one official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges

DIVISION III

• Recruiting materials: You may receive printed materials from coaches and schools at any time
• Telephone calls: No limit to calls from coaches or the time they are placed; student athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: Coaches may contact you off-campus after your junior year
• Official visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits to schools
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes of senior year; one official visit allowed per school
• Off-campus evaluation: There are no restrictions on the number of contacts and evaluations

NJCAA, NAIA Recruiting Guidelines

• No institution shall permit an athlete to be solicited to attend by the promise of a gift or inducement other than an athletic grant-in-aid
• An institution may pay for one visit to its campus by direct route, for a stay not to exceed two days and two nights. The visit must be completed no less than 10 days prior to the opening day of classes
• While recruiting a potential athlete on campus, a college representative may purchase meals for the athlete. The value of the meals may not exceed the amount provided to a college employee while traveling on college business
• A college official must authorize all funds utilized for recruitment purposes

NAIA

• The NAIA writes in their official prospective student-athlete information as having "a recruitment process that is less cumbersome and with fewer restrictions on the contact between a student-athlete and a coach. And the process of establishing eligibility is streamlined since there is no clearinghouse."

Overall, NAIA recruiting closely mirrors that of NCAA Division II. Recruiting, practice, and competition are governed by individual institutions and/or conference. Contact the recruiting school for more information or visit www.naia.org.

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