Question: Recruiting Dead/Quiet Periods What's the difference between a 'DEAD' period and a 'QUIET' period?
Answer: Recruiting Dead/Quiet Periods
A "dead" period is a time when coaches cannot have any contact other than phone contact with players they are recruiting. Typical dead periods include the NCAA D-I Championship tournament, the time immediately before and after the initial or opening day for the NCAA commitment letter signing period, and the time during the NFCA convention. Coaches can't scout, visit players' homes, bring recruits in for visits, talk to them in-person, etc.
A "quiet" period is a time when coaches simply cannot scout off campus. They can still bring recruits in for visits, talk to them, and so on, but they cannot attend games, tournaments or practices where they might scout or evaluate talent. There is also something called a shutdown period that applies to D-I coaches. During a shutdown period, all recruiting activities must be stopped.
D-I coaches have a recruiting calendar which marks specific time periods during which they can scout off campustournaments. At this time, high school games/tournaments are not be affected by the recruiting calendar. Dead period times will vary from year to year, so check with the NCAA for the specific dates in your grad year.
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