NCAA Baseball Recruiting 101
Contact Period:
A period of time when D1 schools can be out recruiting student-athletes.
Quiet Period:
A quiet period is in place on these dates listed below for Division 1 baseball programs. The Quiet Period is designed to keep college coaches at home. They are not permitted to be on the road recruiting. They cannot attend any games, outside workouts, tryouts or other camps. Programs can run camps on their own campus and are allowed to bring recruits on campus during this time. They can also host official or unofficial visits as well as bring prospects on campus to watch football games.
Division 2 baseball programs, there is not a Quiet Period in place at this time.
Dead Period:
A period of time when D1 schools must have absolutely no face to face contact with any student-athletes.
August 1st: The official date a Division I school can put their offer of athletically related financial aid in writing to a prospect. This date does not keep schools from making offers before hand, but the school must wait until this date to put the offer in writing to the prospect.
At the Division 2 level, there is not a date in place for coaches to wait for a written offer, but prospects must be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and on the schools internal list to follow on the NCAA Eligibility Center. All prospects must be registered on the NCAA Eligibility Center website.
NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Calendar
August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019
(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.1 for Baseball Calendar Formula)
August 1 - 26, 2018 (Contact Period)
August 27, 2018 - September 13, 2018 (Quiet period)
September 14, 2018 - November 11, 2018 (Contact Period)
November 12-15, 2018 (Dead Period)
November 16, 2018 - January 2, 2019 (Quiet period)
January 3-6, 2019 (Dead Period)
January 7, 2019 - February 28, 2019 (Quiet period)
March 1,2019 - July 31,2019 (Contact Period)
NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Rules
It is important for potential prospects to know the the NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Rules. Athletes and coaches have certain restrictions when it comes to college baseball recruiting. Ensure your eligibility by following the NCAA recruiting rules.
As a High School Sophomore...
Recruiting Material: You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires.
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. Coaches cannot call you.
Off-Campus Contact: Not Permitted
Official Visits: Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
As a High School Junior...
Recruiting Material: You can begin to receive recruiting material and information from the coach on September 1st.
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. You can receive one call per week starting July 1st after your Junior year. Telephone calls are unlimited during contact periods.
Off-Campus Contact: Allowed July 1st after your Junior year.
Official Visits: Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
As a High School Senior...
Recruiting Material: You can receive material and information from the coach
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. Coaches can call you once per week starting July 1st. Telephone calls are unlimited during contact periods.
Off-Campus Contact: Allowed but no more than 3 times.
Official Visits: You can start official visits on the opening day of your classes. You get one Official Visit per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1 schools, and unlimited for D2, D3 and NAIA schools.
Unofficial visits: Unlimited
Other important information:
College coaches can evaluate and/or contact you no more than 7 times during your senior year.
NCAA Division II Baseball Recruiting Calendar
Division 2 baseball programs, there is not a Quiet Period in place at this time.
November 6 (7 a.m.) – 8 (7 a.m.), 2017
(Dead Period) during the 48 hours prior to 7 a.m. on the initial date for the fall signing of the National Letter of Intent.
April 9 (7 a.m.) – 11 (7 a.m.), 2018
(Dead Period) during the 48 hours prior to 7 a.m. on the initial date for the spring signing of the National Letter of Intent.
NCAA Division II Baseball Recruiting Rules
It is important for potential prospects to know the the NCAA Division II Baseball Recruiting Rules. Athletes and coaches have certain restrictions when it comes to college baseball recruiting. Ensure your eligibility by following the NCAA recruiting rules.
As a High School Sophomore...
Recruiting Material: You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires.
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. After June 15th coaches can call, text, and email you unlimited.
Off-Campus Contact: After June 15 of your Sophomore year, these contacts are unlimited.
Official Visits: Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
As a Junior in high school
As a High School Junior...
Recruiting Material: You can begin to receive recruiting material and information from the coach.
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. College coaches can call, text, and email you unlimited.
Off-Campus Contact: Unlimited
Official Visits: Not Permitted
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
As a High School Senior...
Recruiting Material: You can receive material and information from the coach
Telephone Calls: You can call the coach at your own expense. College coaches can call, text, and email you unlimited.
Off-Campus Contact: Unlimited
Official Visits: You can start official visits on the opening day of your classes. You get one per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1, and unlimited visits to D2, D3 and NAIA schools.
Unofficial visits: Unlimited
Other important information:
Division 2 does not have any rules on the number of evaluations per student athletes.
College coaches cannot contact you on competition or practice days until your event is finished, and you are dismissed by the proper authority (like your high school coach or athletic director).
During a contact period college coaches can make only one visit per week to your high school.
