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(2) Thursday of the Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship through the Sundayimmediately following the championship. An institution’s authorized coachingstaff members (see Bylaw 11.7.4) may evaluate on only one day and mayattend only one event on that day during this period. Such an event shall occurwithin a 30-mile radius of the site of the championship. Coaches from the sameinstitution who attend such an event shall attend the same event on the sameday. Coaches shall not attend events that occur at the same time that any intercollegiatecompetition in conjunction with the NCAA championship occurs:(Adopted: 4/26/07, Revised: 10/29/09)Evaluation Period(d) January 1 through July 31 [except for (1) through (3) below]: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective8/1/02, Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)Contact Period(1) January 1 to the Friday prior to Martin Luther King Jr. Day: (Adopted: 1/9/06effective 8/1/06)Quiet Period(2) Monday through Thursday of the week that includes the initial date for thespring signing of the National Letter of Intent: (Adopted: 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02) Dead Period(3) May 1 to the Friday prior to Memorial Day: (Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06) Quiet Period(e) The following state-specific contact and evaluation times are permissible: (Adopted:1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)(1) In those states that play the high school volleyball season in the winter, contactsand evaluations shall be permissible January 1 through the Friday prior to thePresidents Day weekend tournaments. (Adopted: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)13.17.10 Contact Period Exception. An institution that does not subscribe to the National Letterof Intent in a particular sport and has an official admissions notification date (the date when all applicantsare notified whether they are admitted) that occurs after the end of the final contact period of the academicyear may extend the final contact period of the academic year through 30 days after the institution’s officialadmissions notification date. The institution remains subject to all dead periods that occur during theextended contact period and may not exceed the maximum number of contacts permitted in the particularsport. (Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11 Recruiting Periods—Other Sports. There are no specified recruiting periods in sports forwhich no recruiting calendars have been established, except for the following dead and quiet periods. (Revised:10/27/05, 12/5/05, 7/30/10)13.17.11.1 Dead Periods.13.17.11.1.1 National Letter of Intent Signing Date. Monday through Thursday of the week thatincludes the fall or spring signing of the National Letter of Intent in the applicable sport. (Revised: 1/10/91,8/2/91, 8/14/96, 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.1.1 Exception—U.S. Diving National Championships. During any year in whichthe National Letter of Intent signing date dead period occurs during the U.S. Diving National Championships,it shall be permissible for authorized coaching staff members to observe prospective studentathletesparticipating in that event. (Adopted: 8/14/96, Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.1.2 Exception—North American Cup Fencing Championship. During any yearin which the National Letter of Intent signing date dead period occurs during the North AmericanCup Fencing Championship, it shall be permissible for authorized coaching staff members to observeprospective student-athletes participating in that event. (Adopted: 4/30/09, Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.2 Field Hockey. Wednesday prior to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship tonoon on the day after the game. (Adopted: 10/12/95, Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.3 Women’s Gymnastics. The day before the first day of the National Collegiate Women’sGymnastics Championships to noon on the day after the championships. (Revised: 6/9/10, 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.4 Men’s Ice Hockey. Wednesday prior to the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championshipto noon on the Sunday after the game. (Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11.1.5 Women’s Ice Hockey. The day prior to the NCAA Division I Women’s Ice HockeyChampionship to noon on the day after the game (Thursday to noon Monday based on the current Fridayto Sunday format). (Adopted: 11/1/01, Revised: 7/30/10)13.17.11.2 Quiet Period—Women’s Ice Hockey. Monday prior to the American Hockey Coaches AssociationConvention through midnight May 31. (Adopted: 10/27/05, Revised: 7/30/10)13Recruiting131