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Summary of Recruiting Rules for High School Student-Athletes
from
Guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete

Division I

Sophomore Year (including Freshman)

Recruiting materials

• You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires.

Telephone calls

• You may make calls to coach at your expense only.
• College coach cannot call you.

Off-campus contact

• None allowed.

Official visit

• None allowed.

Unofficial visit

• You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.

Junior Year

Recruiting materials

• You may begin receiving September 1 of junior year.

Telephone calls

• You may make calls to coach at your expense only.
• College coaches may call you once per week starting July 1 after your junior year.

Off-campus contact

• Allowed starting July 1 after your junior year.

Official visit

• None allowed.

Unofficial visit

• You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.

Senior Year

Recruiting materials

• You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires.

Telephone calls

• You may make calls to coach at your expense only.
• College coaches may call you once per week starting July 1 after your junior year.

Off-campus contact

• Allowed.

Official visit

• Allowed beginning opening day of classes your senior year.
• You are limited to one official visit per college up to a maximum of five official visits to Divisions I and II colleges.

Unofficial visit

• You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.

How often can a coach
see me or talk to me off
the college’s campus?

• A college coach may contact you or your parents/legal
guardians not more than three times during your senior year.

Division II and III

 

Division II

Divsion III

Recruiting materials

• A coach may begin sending you printed recruiting materials Sepember 1 of your junior year in high school.

• You may receive printed materials any time.

Telephone calls

• A college coach may call you once per week beginning June 15 between your junior and senior year.
• You may make calls to the coach at your expense.

• No limit on number of calls or when they can be made by the college coach.
• You may make calls to the coach at your expense.

Off-campus contact

• A college coach can have contact with you or your parents/legal guardians off the college’s campus beginning June 15 after your junior year.
• A college coach is limited to three in-person contacts off campus.

• A college coach may begin to have contact with you and your parents/legal guardians off the college’s campus after your junior year

Official visit

• You may make official visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.
• You may make only one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official visits to Divisions I and II colleges.

• You may make official visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.
• You may make only one official visit per college.

Unofficial visit

• You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits any time.

• You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits any time.