The Recruiting Timeline When does recruiting start?
The Recruiting Timeline
When does recruiting start?
Freshman Year U15
• Introduce players to showcase events
• Players begin to determine college goals athletically and academically
• Select college coaches begin the identification process
Sophomore Year U16
• Players begin to identify schools in which interested
• Players begin to contact coaches of schools in which interested
• Identification process continues/begins for college coaches
• Begin informal unofficial visits
Junior Year U17
• Coaches begin mail and e-mail contact September 1 of junior year
• Coaches continue identification process at showcase events
• Players contact coaches and invite them to come watch them play
• Players register to take the ACT/SAT test in fall or spring
• Players plan and take unofficial visits to schools
• Coaches may make phone contact one time per week with prospects beginning July 1 after the junior year and prior to the senior year.
• Coaches may make off-campus in person contact with prospects beginning July 1 after the junior year and prior to the senior year only prior to or after a tournament weekend is complete.
• Coaches may make on-campus in person contact with prospects at any time only prior to or after a tournament weekend is complete. Prior to a single game day competition no in person contact may be made on or off-campus prior to the game.
Senior Year U18
• Phone and e-mail contact ongoing
• Players plan and take official visits, but are limited to 5 official visits
• Players register to take the ACT/SAT in fall if necessary
• Players sign National Letter of Intent in February
• Players register in the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse
• Coaches continue identification process at showcase events
• Players apply for admission to university of choice
