Recruiting Rules
Division 1 Colleges for Junior High/Freshman/Sophomores
What’s allowed?
- You can receive camp information, questionnaires, approved university information and correspond with camp logistics only.
- You can receive “general interest” from college coaches via your club/HS coach.
- You can send emails and text messages to coaches with video footage, grades, test scores and jumping statistics.
What’s not allowed?
- You may NOT talk with college coaches on the phone until June 15th at the conclusion of your sophomore year.
- College coaches may NOT tell you via your club or HS coach that you are at the top of their list, that they want you or plan to offer you a scholarship in the future.
- College coaches may NOT give any verbal offers of aid (ie. a scholarship). Verbal commitments with a scholarship before June 15th of your sophomore year are NOT allowed.
- Recruiting conversations in person during a college camp or clinic are not permitted until after September 1st at the beginning of your junior year.
As of June 15th at end of Sophomore year
- You can correspond directly with college coaches via phone, email or text.
- You can receive verbal scholarship offers.
As of August 1st at the beginning of Junior Year
- You can go on official and unofficial trips to colleges
Division 2 and 3 Schools
The rules above only apply to Division 1 schools. You can talk, email and text with Division 2 and 3 schools at any time!
What should you do now?
All Ages and Divisions
- Coaches want emails and texts with videos of your play and updates on your grades, test scores and achievements! If they are a Division 1 Coach and it’s before June 15th of your sophomore year they cannot respond to directly to you, but can respond to your coaches generally, and will be following your progress.
- Coaches will be more involved with social media to show their interest – make sure your social media is clean and never decline a college program that asks to follow you. You should also follow and like/comment posts from programs you are interested in.
- Attend camps and clinics of schools you are interested in.
- Visit campuses you are interested in, understanding that you will not be able to have any contact with athletic department staff or get an athletics-specific tour until August 1st of your junior year if it’s a division 1 school.
As of June 15th at end of Sophomore year Division 1
- You can correspond directly with college coaches via phone, email or text.
- You can receive verbal scholarship offers.
As of August 1st at the beginning of Junior Year Division 1
- You can go on official and unofficial trips to colleges
Division 2 and 3
You can take visits, meet with coaches and athletic department staff, and receive offers at any time.
We are here to help!
Resources
Princeton Review Rankings and Lists
Contact your director if you have ANY questions about recruiting!