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Men’s Lacrosse 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: No more than 3 off-campus contacts. You may begin contacts on July 1st. 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.

Assuming your academics are good enough to make you eligible for college sports, it’s important to understand the NCAA’s Recruiting Terms. (Contact Period, Dead Period, Evaluation Period and Quiet Period).

Division I Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year

Dates	Periods (Terms)
August 1 – 4, 2008	Contact Period
August 5 - 11, 2008	Quiet Period
August 12 – 31, 2008	Dead Period
September 1 through October 31, 2008	Contact Period (No Evaluations)
November 1 – 25, 2008 (* except November 10 - 13, 2008)	Contact Period Dead Period
November 26 - 30, 2008	Dead Period
December 1 - 23, 2008	Quiet Period
December 24, 2008, through January 4, 2009	Dead Period
January 5 - 19, 2009	Contact Period (No Evaluations)
January 20 through February 29, 2009	Quiet Period
March 1 through May 21, 2009 (* except April 6 - 9, 2008)	Contact Period Dead Period
May 22 - 26, 2009, (Noon)	Dead Period
May 26 (12:01 p.m.) through August 3, 2009	Contact Period

Adapted from www.ncaa.org


Division II Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year

Division II Men’s Lacrosse has two dead periods:

November 10 (7 a.m.) through November 12, 2008, (7 a.m.)
During the 48-hours prior to 7 a.m. on the initial date for the fall signing of the National Letter of Intent.

April 6 (7 a.m.) through April 8, 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 specific contact or evaluation periods.


Division III Men’s Lacrosse Recruiting Calendar 2008 - 2009 School Year

Division III Men’s Lacrosse has no dead periods, quiet periods, evaluation periods or contact periods.


Related Recruiting Calendar articles:

Men's Basketball - Updated 12/11/08
Women's Basketball - Updated 12/11/08
Men's Lacrosse - Updated 12/11/08
Women's Lacrosse - Updated 12/11/08
Men's Soccer - Updated 12/11/08
Women's Soccer - NEW!!
Women's Field Hockey - NEW!!
Football - NEW!!
Baseball - NEW!!
Softball - NEW!!
Women's Volleyball– Coming Soon!!

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