ncaa-manual

(1) Monday through Thursday of the week that includes the initial date for thespring signing of the National Letter of Intent:(2) Tuesday prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Women’s Softball Championshipto noon on the day after the championship game: (Revised: 1/10/05)(d) During high school regional and state championship competition that does not occurduring a dead period: (Adopted: 4/26/01, Revised: 8/8/02, 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07)(e) The following state-specific contact/evaluation periods are permissible: (Adopted:10/31/02, Revised: 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07)(1) In Hawaii, contacts and evaluations shall be permissible between ThanksgivingDay and January 1 [except for (i) below].(i) 12:01 a.m. on the first official day for the national convention of the NationalFastpitch Coaches Association to 12:01 a.m. on the day after adjournmentof the convention:(2) In those states that play the high school softball season in the fall, evaluationsshall be permissible during those seasons, except during dead periods. (Adopted:4/26/07 effective 8/1/07)Dead PeriodDead PeriodEvaluation PeriodDead Period13.17.8 Cross Country/Track and Field. The following recruiting periods shall apply to cross countryand track and field: (Adopted: 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07, Revised: 7/30/10, 5/22/13)(a) August 1 through the second Saturday in August:Quiet Period(b) The day after the second Saturday in August through the second Sunday in December[except for (1) below]: (Revised: 10/2/07)Contact Period(1) 12:01 a.m. on the day of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross CountryChampionships to 12:01 a.m. on the day following the completion of the championships:(Revised: 10/10/07)Dead Period(c) The day after the second Sunday in December through January 2 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period(1) 12:01 a.m. on the first official day of the national convention of the U.S. Trackand Field and Cross Country Coaches Association to 12:01 a.m. on the day afterthe adjournment of the convention:Dead Period(d) January 3 through July 31 [except for (1) through (3) below]:Contact Period(1) Monday through Thursday of the week that includes the initial date of the springsigning of the National Letter of Intent:Dead Period(2) 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s IndoorTrack and Field Championships to 12:01 a.m. on the day following the completionof the championships:Dead Period(3) 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s OutdoorTrack and Field Championships to 12:01 a.m. on the day following the completionof the championships:Dead Period13.17.9 Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Sand Volleyball. The following recruiting periods shallapply to women’s volleyball and women’s sand volleyball: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02, Revised: 8/15/02,10/13/05, 12/5/05, 7/30/10, 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11)(a) August 1 through the first Sunday of December [except for (1) below]: (Adopted:4/25/02 effective 8/1/02) Contact Period(1) Monday through Thursday of the week that includes the initial date for the fallsigning of the National Letter of Intent: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02)Dead Period(b) Monday following the first Sunday of December through the Tuesday prior to theDivision I Women’s Volleyball Championship: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02)Quiet Period(c) Wednesday prior to the Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship through December31 [except for (1) and (2) below]: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02, Revised:10/30/03, 4/26/07) Dead Period(1) Coaches attending the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annualawards banquet may have incidental contact with two-year college prospectivestudent-athletes being honored at the banquet. (See Bylaw 13.02.5.5.1.) (Adopted:10/30/03)130