Athletic Recruiting Regulations

*August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010

Key Terms

Contact/Evaluations Periods: The contact period is the time designated in the recruiting calendar when college coaches may make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.

Quiet Periods: Are when a coach is prohibited from making contact in-person with players away from the school. This means a college coach cannot meet you and your family at your home. Additionally, he cannot visit you at your school and watch you play or practice. However, coaches CAN host/work a college camp or showcase off-campus during the Quiet Period. They're also allowed to call you or write you during this time.

Dead Periods: The Dead Period is when coaches are prohibited from making "face-to-face" contact with players or evaluate them on or off campus

NCAA DI

Recruiting Materials/Correspondence Division I colleges cannot issue recruiting materials to a baseball prospects (including e-mail, instant messages, text messages, faxes and general correspondence related to baseball) until September 1 at the beginning of the student-athlete's junior year in high school.

Telephone Calls Telephone calls to a prospective athlete, relatives or legal guardian(s) may not be made prior to July 1 following the completion of the prospect's junior year in high school.

Contacts In-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall not be made with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardian(s) prior to July 1 following the prospect's completion of the junior year in high school.

Division I Baseball Recruiting Calendar

1. August 1-31, 2009 - Contact Period
2. September 1-10, 2009 - Quiet Period
3. September 11-November 8, 2009 - Contact Period
4. November 9-12, 2009 - Dead Period
5. November 13, 2009 - February 28, 2010 Quiet Period
   *except January 7-11, 2010 - Dead Period
6. March 1 - July 31, 2010 - Contact Period
   *except April 12-15, 2010 - Dead Period

• *Dates are based on the American Baseball Coaches Association Convention.
• January 7-10, 2010 - Registration and convention dates

Financial Aid Information The limit on the value (equivalency) of financial aid awards that an institution may provide in any academic year for Division I Men's Baseball is 11.7.

National Letter of Intent Signing Periods Early: November 8, 2010 @ 7:00 A.M. - November 15, 2010 Late: April 11, 2009 @ 7:00 A.M. - August 1, 2009

NCAA II

Recruiting Materials/Correspondence A Division II college may not provide recruiting materials to a prospective baseball player (including general correspondence related to athletics) until September 1 at the beginning of the prospect's junior year in high school.

Telephone Calls Telephone calls to a prospect [or the prospect's relatives or legal guardian(s)] may not be made before June 15 immediately preceding the prospect's senior year in high school.

Contacts In-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall not be made with a prospect or a prospect's relative or legal guardians before June 15 immediately preceding the prospect's senior year in high school.

Division II Baseball Recruiting Calendar

1. November 9-11, 2009 - Dead Period
2. April 12-14, 2009 - Dead Period

Financial Aid Information The maximum value (equivalency) of financial aid awards that an institution may provide in any academic year for Division II Men's Baseball is 9.0.

National Letter of Intent Signing Period Early: November 8, 2010 @ 7:00 A.M. - November 15, 2010 Late: April 11, 2009 @ 7:00 A.M. - August 1, 2009

NCAA III

Recruiting Materials/Correspondence Institutions are permitted to provide to prospects and to high school and two-year college coaches any official academic, admissions, athletics and student-services publications or videotapes published or produced by the institution and other information of a general nature that is available to all students.

Contacts Contacts of high school prospects: any recruiting contact (in person, off-campus) shall not be made with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardian(s) until the prospect has completed the junior year in high school.

NAIA The NAIA prohibits coaches or other school officials from making initial contact with an athlete who has enrolled at another institution. If a student is enrolled at another college, and the student initiates contact with an NAIA school, the NAIA school must notify the other college of their contact with that student.

NJCAA The NJCAA allows an athlete to visit a campus for two days and nights. The visit must be completed no less than ten days before the opening date of classes. A school may not lure a prospective student with gifts. A school is permitted to buy meals for a prospective student, but the spending limit is equal to the amount that employees of that institution would spend if traveling for college-related business.

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