Dead Period 12-15NOV07

You are not missing a thing---I belive it is meant to keep coaches from "pressuring" kids to change their minds at the last moment

Is this rule only for NCAA or does it apply to JUCO and NAIA?

It is a NCAA rule

Can players call coaches? Also, are emails permissable?

Recruiting Definitions

Contact period - permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.

Dead period - not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits.

Evaluation period - permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and playing abililties. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted.

Quiet period - permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution's campus.

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Originally posted by Infield08:
Can players call coaches? Also, are emails permissable?

Yes. Phone calls have nothing to do with the dead period. Remember, for D1, until one signs the coach can only call once a week. After that he can whenever he feels like it.

Is this D1, D2