Every student-athlete and parent involved in the college recruiting process should know what’s permitted in each of these recruiting periods.
There is a ton to think about during the college recruiting process. As a student-athlete, there’s your physical and mental health, grades, a social life, your sport, and ultimately getting recruited. As a parent, there’s travel costs, college applications, and more. A part of getting recruited is knowing when, where, and how to go about doing so. Free Game Program has you covered.
Every prospective NCAA student-athlete and parent must abide by certain rules to maintain their eligibility. This post won’t go into specific dos and don’ts. Instead, it will give you definitions for what each recruiting period means.
What is a contact period?
During a contact period, a college coach may have face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or their parents. They may watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.
What is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period, a college coach may watch a college-bound student-athlete compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone the student-athlete 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 a college-bound student-athlete 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.
What is a dead period?
During a dead period, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete 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.
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