You have been performing well on the high school field and now you want to know when you will start to hear from college coaches about playing for their programs! The first thing you will have to know about hearing from coaches is that they can not contact you personally until your junior year, as NCAA recruiting rules restrict any written correspondence between coaches and athletes before their junior year.
Coaches can only send you non-athletic program information such as; a college summer camp brochure, a recruiting questionnaire, and educational information about the University only. You may email, send letters, and call as much as you want as this is highly recommended. This persistence shows your interest in the program and drive to become noticed as a quality athlete.
*An important thing to keep in mind is that there is no restriction on college coaches conversing with high school coaches.
On September 1st of your junior year college coaches can begin to send you written correspondence regarding recruiting. Coaches have the choice of sending you either a media guide or recruiting brochure. Now coaches can communicate with you via email, letters, fax and even text messaging.
At any time are you or your parents able to initiate calls to college coaches. If however you leave a message, you may be calling each other back and forth due to conflicting schedules. Do not let this discourage you as your perseverance and determination are what have taken you this far, and will carry you on for the coming years of college.
Some more rules from the NCAA
-You can not receive phone calls from NCAA Division I coaches until July 1st between your Junior and Senior years.
-You can however receive one call in May of your Junior year from any institution
-Regarding Division II schools: a coach can contact you on June 15th prior to your Senior year.
-Regarding Division III: A coach can initiate a phone call immediately after the completion of your junior year.
