Just so you know, "contact" in this case means face to face contact.
YOu are still permitted to write and call coaches in quiet and dead periods.
Here is the definitions provided by the ncaa from the D1 manual
13 13.02.4.3 Quiet Period. A quiet period is that period of time when it is permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution’s campus. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made during the quiet period.
13.02.4.4 Dead Period. A dead period is that period of time when it is not permissible to make inperson recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off the member institution’s campus or to permit official or unofficial visits by prospects to the institution’s campus. The provision of complimentary
admissions to a prospect during a dead period is prohibited, except as provided in Bylaw 13.8.2.5 for a prospect who visits an institution as part of a group. During such a dead period, a coaching staff member may not serve as a speaker at or attend a meeting or banquet at which prospects are in attendance, except as provided in Bylaw 13.1.9.1, and may not visit the prospects’ educational
institutions. It remains permissible, however, for an institutional staff member to write or telephone prospects during such a dead period. (Revised: 1/11/94)