Division 1
What is a contact?
A contact occurs any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents off the college’s campus.
What is a contact period?
During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.
Aug. 1 – Aug. 18, 2019
Sept. 13 – Oct. 13, 2019
March 1 – May 24, 2020
June 2 – June 19, 2020
June 23 – July 2, 2020
July 6, 2020 – July 31, 2020
What is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.
What is a quiet period?
During a quiet period, a college coach may only have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents on the college’s campus. A coach may not watch student-athletes compete (unless a competition occurs on the college’s campus) or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time.
Aug. 19, 2019 – Sept. 12, 2019
Oct. 14, 2019 – Feb. 29, 2020
What is a dead period?
During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period.
Nov. 11 – Nov. 14, 2019
Jan. 2 – Jan. 5, 2020
May 25 – June 1, 2020
June 20 – June 22, 2020
July 3 – July 5, 2020
Division 2
All dates that are not part of the dead period as a contact period.
Dead Period: At no time may a college coach have in-person contact on or off campus with student-athletes or their parents. The coach may write or telephone during this period.
Nov. 11 - 13, 2019
Division 3
D3 schools, there are no dead periods. The contact period is effectively year-round.
NAIA and junior college recruiting calendar
The NAIA and junior colleges do not regulate contact and communication for coaches. There is no recruiting calendar for either.