Recruiting processs questions

[OldTimer]

I understand the NCAA has limits on times and type of contact college coaches and supporters can and can't contact HS prospects. For example, I as a college supporter can't contact and try to influence a HS prospect..

I understand each college coach has an assigned area to recruit in. Each position coach has a say in a prospect in his area that another coach is recruiting. Example I understand RF nixed the Euless Trinity state champion QB who was interested in NT. Another...the WR coach had to argue with DD whether to recruit J. Quinn.

Than I understand the HC has the final say. Understand DD visited with the parents and prospect before offering the ship. Is there a limit on how many times a HC can visit the prospect and his parents.

Question: Jimbo (LSU) is a great recruiter...can he still make the same type of contacts he used to as a head coach? Does the HC visit HS and their coaches and visit with the players?

Would appreciate any info on this process.

[LongJim]

Here's a summary that the U of Minnesota wrote up that may be sort of helpful.

In addition, here's a link to the bylaws at NCAA.

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NCAA Recruiting Rules and Guidelines

Freshman and Sophomore year of High School

(and until Sept. 1 of Junior Year)

Coaches may:

Send questionnaires, sports camp brochures, and NCAA Educational Information

Accept phone calls placed by prospects at their own expense, but may not return voicemail messages from prospects.

Coaches may NOT:

Initiate phone calls to prospects.

Send any other written recruiting materials to prospects

Unofficial Visits

Prospects can make unofficial visits to campus

Can receive up to three complimentary admissions to a campus sporting event

May talk in person with college coaches only on the college campus

September 1st of your Junior Year

Coaches may send information about their school or program (personalized letters, photocopies of newspaper clippings, media guides, schedule cards, and official university academic and admissions publications)

Coaches may also reply to your emails or send email

July 1st after your Junior Year

Coaches are only allowed to make one phone call per week to you or your parents. (Coaches may accept unlimited phone calls that are initiated by prospects at any time)

A college coach may contact you in person off the college campus only on or after July 1st after completion of your junior year. Any face-to-face meeting between a college coach and you or your parents, during which any of you say more than "hello" is considered a contact.

Senior Year

Coaches can send written correspondence and make telephone calls as listed under July 1st after your Junior Year.

You are only allowed to make 5 Official - expense paid visits to college campuses. Your visit to the campus may not last longer than 48 hours. These visits can occur no earlier than your first day of classes of your senior year.

Coaches must have an official SAT or ACT score and a copy of your official high school transcript before this visit can take place.

Recruiting at Tournaments

At a tournament, if a coach does not talk to you, it's not because he is being rude. The NCAA has specific rules about recruiting which limits communication at tournaments.

At tournaments, coaches are not allowed to have any personal contact with student-athletes. It is, however, permissible to say "hello" in passing. Anything more than "hello" is considered a contact.

A conversation, other than a simple greeting, with a parent or guardian at a tournament site, is considered a contact.

A coach may sit down with a parent or guardian at a competition site. This will count towards one of the three in-person off-campus recruiting contacts a coach is allowed.

[GreenGramma]

NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 30.11.3 for football calendar formula)

The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 30.11 at the time of publication of this manual but are subject to change per Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates) are altered.

(a) August 1 through November 25, 2006, [except for (1) and (2) below]:

(1) In Division I-A football, six days during the months of September,October and through November 25, 2006, selected at the discretion of the institution (an authorized off-campus recruiter may visit a particular educational institution only once during this evaluation period):

(2)In Division I-AA football, 42 evaluation days (see Bylaw 13.02.6.2) during

the months of September, October and through November 25, 2006, selected

at the discretion of the member institution and designated in writing in the

office of the director of athletics; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not

visit a prospect’s educational institution on more than one calendar day during

this period. Quiet Period

Evaluation Period

(b)November 26, 2006, through February 3, 2007, [except for (1) though (5) below].

Six in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week:

Contact Period

(1) December 17, 2006: 

Quiet Period

(2) December 18, 2006, through January 4, 2007:*

Dead Period

(3) January 5-7, 2007:*  

Quiet Period

(4) January 8-11, 2007:*

*Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospect who has been

admitted for mid-year enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National

Letter of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to attend the

institution and is required to be on campus to attend institutional

orientation sessions for all students.

Dead Period

(5) January 12-13, 2007:

Quiet Period

© February 4, 2007:

(d) February 5-8, 2007:

(e) February 9 through April 14, 2007:

(f) April 15 through May 31, 2007, [except for (g) below]:

Four weeks (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) selected at the discretion of the

member institution and designated in writing in the office of the director of athletics - (an authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to assess the prospect’s athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospect’s academic qualifications during this evaluation period).

Quiet Period

Dead Period

Quiet Period

Evaluation Period

(g)Those days in April/May 2007 not designated above for evaluation opportunities:

Quiet Period

(h) June 1 through July 31, 2007:

Quiet Period

2006-07 color calendar (PDF*)