Guide to College Recruiting Regulations

Other Sports Recruiting Guidelines: Ice Hockey, Softball, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Tennis

SOPHOMORE

• Recruiting materials: Permissible to receive camps brochures and questionnaires
• Telephone Calls: No phone calls from coaches; no text messages. Women’s Ice Hockey: For international prospects, coaches may call you once in July after sophomore year; student-athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: No off-campus visits with coaches
• Official visits: No official visits to schools
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits

JUNIOR

• Recruiting materials: Sept 1: student-athletes may begin receiving recruiting materials in mail
• Men’s Ice Hockey: Recruiting materials are kosher after June 15 after sophomore year
• Telephone Calls: July 1: Coaches may call you once per month following this date of junior year. Men’s Ice Hockey: Coaches may call you once per month beginning June 15 before junior year through July 31 after junior year. Student-athletes may make unlimited calls TO coaches
• Off-campus contact: Off-campus contact allowed starting July 1 after junior year. Gymnastics: off-campus contact allowed after July 15 after junior year
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits
• Unofficial visits: Unlimited unofficial visits to schools

SENIOR

• Recruiting materials: Recruiting materials allowed
• Telephone Calls: July 1: Coaches may call you once per week; no text messages. August 1: Men’s ice hockey: Coaches may call you once per week. Student-athletes may make unlimited calls to coaches allowed
• Off-campus contact: Off-campus contact allowed; three contacts maximum
• Official visits: Official visits paid for by schools allowed following first day of classes. One official visit allowed per school; maximum of five official visits to DI and DII colleges
• Unofficial visits: Student-athletes may make unlimited unofficial visits
• Evaluations and contacts: Up to seven evaluations and contacts during senior year adhering to strict calendar dates of quiet, dead, evaluation and contact periods; maximum of three of these opportunities may be contacts
• Off-campus visits by coaches: No more than three

• Football Division I Guidelines
• Men's Basketball Division I Guidelines
• Women's Basketball Division I Guidelines
• Other Sports Recruiting Guidelines
• Division II, III Recruiting Guidelines
• NJCAA, NAIA Recruiting Guidelines