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All universities that compete in the NCAA are only allowed to recruit in a specific timeframe throughout the year. Recruiting calendars help to promote the well-being of prospective student-athletes and coaches. It ensures competitive fairness by defining specific time periods when recruiting is or is not allowed for a specific sport.<\/div>\n
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There are four different periods in the recruiting calendar:<\/div>\n
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Contact period<\/strong><\/div>\n

The contact period is the first period in the cycle. During this period, athletics department staff members can make in-person, off-campus recruiting contact and evaluations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Evaluation period<\/strong>
\nDuring the evaluation period, authorized athletics department staff members can go off-campus to evaluate the academic and athletic qualities of the players. It is not allowed to make in-person off-campus contact with the student-athlete.<\/div>\n
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Quiet period<\/strong>
\nThe quiet period gives time to make in-person recruiting contact only on the member institution\u2019s campus. Again off-campus contact with the student-athlete is not allowed.<\/div>\n
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Dead period<\/strong>
\nDuring the dead period, it is not allowed to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off the member institution\u2019s campus or to permit official or unofficial visits with the student-athletes to the institution\u2019s campus.<\/div>\n
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The rules of the recruiting period calendar differ for each sport. Let us know if you want to know more about the recruiting process calendar for your sport.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All universities that compete in the NCAA are only allowed to recruit in a specific timeframe throughout the year. Recruiting calendars help to promote the well-being of prospective student-athletes and coaches. It ensures competitive fairness by defining specific time periods when recruiting is or is not allowed for a specific sport. 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