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Men’s Soccer Recruiting Calendar
The NCAA places different recruiting rules on sports, and it’s important for prospective collegiate athletes to understand and keep track of the rules. If you break a rule, you ruin your eligibility. If you don’t take advantage of the rules and get as much contact as possible with your favorite coaches, you may not get a place on the team.
Here is a chart of the types of contact you’re allowed to receive from college coaches off of their campuses. If you go to their campus, the only time you can’t talk to the coach is during a dead period (see the second chart).
Allowed Off-Campus Recruiting Contact by Year in High School
| High School Year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | Recruiting Materials: You are only allowed to receive questionnaires and camp brochures. |
Recruiting Materials: You are only allowed to receive questionnaires and camp brochures. |
Recruiting Materials: Permissible Telephone Calls: No limitations |
| Sophomore | Recruiting Materials: You are only allowed to receive questionnaires and camp brochures. |
Recruiting Materials: You are only allowed to receive questionnaires and camp brochures. |
Recruiting Materials: Permissible Telephone Calls: No limitations |
| Junior | Recruiting Materials: You may start receiving printed recruiting materials on September 1st. Telephone Calls: You may receive one call per week July 1st after your Junior year. Off-campus contact: You may begin receiving off-campus contacts July 1st after your Junior year. |
Recruiting Materials: You may start receiving athletics recruiting materials September 1st. Off-campus contact: You may begin receiving off-campus contact on June 15th, but you may receive no more than 3 off-campus contacts. |
Recruiting Materials: Permissible Telephone Calls: No limitations Off-campus contact: Permissible after the conclusion of the Junior year. |
| Senior | Telephone Calls: You may receive one phone call a week. Off Campus Contact: You may begin having off-campus contacts on July 1st. You may have no more than 3 off-campus contacts. Official Visit: You may make an official visit to a college beginning the opening day of your classes. |
Telephone calls: Beginning on June 15th, you may start receiving one telephone call a week. Official Visit: You may make an official visit to a college beginning the opening day of your classes. |
Recruiting Materials: Permissible Telephone Calls: No limitations Off-campus contact: Permissible Official visits: May begin the opening day of classes. |
Even during the years in high school when students are allowed to be contacted by college coaches, the coaches are limited in how they are allowed to contact the students they’re interested. The NCAA created contact periods of different types, and the types of contact allowed during each period must be followed to maintain eligibility.
Division I Men’s Soccer Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year
Division I Men’s Soccer has one dead periods lasting from February 2-5, 2009, During the period Monday through Thursday of the initial week for the signing of the National Letter of Intent.
Remember, during a dead period college coaches can’t have any in-person contact with you or your parents, but the coach can write or call you or your parents.
Division II Men’s Soccer Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year
Division II Men’s Soccer has only one dead period: February 2 (7 a.m.) through February 4, 2009,
(7 a.m.) During the 48-hours prior to 7 a.m. on the initial date for the spring signing of the National Letter of Intent. There are no other set limitations on evaluation periods, contact periods, or quiet periods.
Division III Men’s Soccer Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year
Division III men’s soccer has no dead periods, quiet periods, evaluation periods or contact periods.
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