After my 2022 verbally committed, his future school was playing my 2020's school in May amd the RC asked him to come up to the game thinking it was the only way they'd speak in person before the dead period ended. It was a scheduled DH.
Right before game 1 starts RC txts him saying they actually can't speak with him (or me) at all because of the dead period. Was very odd, and somewhat unnerving having the coaches leave at the end, walk past and not even acknowledging him.
Fortunately since then he's met the pitching coach in person and there's been a good amount of contact once their season ended.