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NCAA Division I Volleyball

Sophomore Year

  • Recruiting Materials - You may receive brochures for camps and an introductory letter/questionnaire.
  • Telephone Calls (you can always make calls at your own expense) - College coaches cannot call you.
  • Off Campus Contact - None Allowed.
  • Official Visit - None Allowed.
  • Unofficial Visit - You may take unlimited Unofficial Visits; but may not have contact with a coach on campus during a Dead Period.
  • Dead Periods for 2014
    • April 14-17, 2014
Junior Year
  • Recruiting Materials - You may begin receiving letters and emails September 1st of your Junior Year.
  • Telephone Calls (you can always make calls at your own expense) - Once per week starting July 1st after your Junior year.
  • Off Campus Contact - Allowed starting July 1st after your Junior Year.
  • Official Visit - None allowed.
  • Unofficial Visit - You may take unlimited Unofficial Visits; but may not have contact with a coach on campus during a Dead Period.
Senior Year
  • Recruiting Materials - Allowed.
  • Telephone Calls (you can always make calls at your own expense) - Once per week.
  • Off Campus Contact - Allowed.
  • Official Visit - Allowed beginning opening day of classes.  You may make only 1 official visit per college and up to 5 for all Division I schools.
  • Unofficial Visit - You may take unlimited Unofficial Visits; but may not have contact with a coach on campus during a Dead Period.
NCAA Division II Volleyball
  • Recruiting Materials - A coach may begin sending letters and emails after June 15th of the Sophomore year.
  • Telephone Calls - 1) A coach can make unlimited calls beginning June 15th after the sophomore year.  2) You can make calls to the coach at any time at your expense.
  • Off Campus Contact - A coach may make contact with you or your family off campus starting June 15th after your Sophomore year.
  • Unofficial Visits - You may make unlimited Unofficial Visits.
  • Official Visits - You may make Official Visits after first day of Senior Year with one visit per school.  You are limited to 5 official visits for DII schools.
NCAA Division III and NAIA Volleyball
  • Recruiting Materials - A coach may send you any materials at any time.
  • Telephone Calls - 1) A coach may call you at any time with no limit as to number of times called.  2) You can make calls to the coach at any time at your expense.
  • Off Campus Contact - A coach may have off campus contact after your Junior year.
  • Unofficial Visits - You may take an unlimited number of unofficial visits.
  • Official Visits - You may make Official Visits after first day of Senior Year with one visit per school.  There is no limit on the total of visits to Division III & NAIA schools.

Volleyball Recruiting Calendar for 2014-15

Calendar runs 08-01-14 through 07-31-15.

08-01-14 thru 12-07-14 Contact Period *with the following exception (1)

(1) 11-10-14 thru 11-14-14 Dead Period

12-08-14 thru 12-16-14 Quiet Period

12-17-13 thru 12-31-13 Dead Period *with the following exceptions (1 & 2)

  1. Coaches attending the AVCA annual awards banquet may have incidental contact with two-year college prospective student- athletes being honored at the banquet, provided no recruiting conversation occurs. (Bylaw 13.02.5.5.1)
  2. Thursday of the Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship through the Sunday immediately following the championship (December 18-21). An institution’s authorized coaching staff members (see Bylaw 11.7.4) may evaluate on only one day and may attend only one event on that day during this period. Such an event shall occur within a 30-mile radius of the site of the championship (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma). Coaches from the same institution who attend such an event shall attend the same event on the same day. Coaches shall not attend events that occur at the same time that any intercollegiate competition in conjunction with the NCAA championship occurs.

01-01-15 thru 07-31-15 Contact Period *with the following exceptions (1-3)

(1) 01-01-15 thru 01-16-15 Quiet Period

(2) 04-13-15 thru 04-16-15 Dead Period

(3) 05-01-15 thru 05-22-15 Quiet Period

The following state-specific contact and evaluation times are permissible:

(1) In those states that play the high school volleyball season in the winter, contacts and evaluations shall be permissible January 1 through the Friday prior to the Presidents Weekend Tournaments.