Ultimate Recruiting Guidelines for D1 Prospects

Recruiting Guidelines for High School Freshmen and Sophomores

• Telephone calls and texts: A college coach cannot accept a call, text you or return a voicemail prior to June 15 following your sophomore year of high school. This doesn’t mean you can’t contact the coach – it always helps to be proactive and get your name on their radar as soon as possible!
• Off-campus contact: No off campus contact is allowed per the NCAA.
• Unofficial visit: You ARE allowed to take an unlimited amounts of unofficial visits on your own time. We highly suggest taking advantage of any down time by visiting colleges that you have an interest in to see if the vibe of campus life fits what you are looking for. You can also visit the university’s home course and take a look – as long as you don’t communicate with the coaches.
• Official visit: No official visits are permitted during these two years.

Key Takeaway: There is no communication with a college coach until June 15th of your sophomore year which means there are no recruiting conversations and no verbal offers until this date. You can always contact the coach – just know they can’t respond – but they usually do see your emails and are always watching from a distance! Use these years to take campus visits.

Recruiting Guidelines for High School Juniors

• Telephone calls can be made at the student-athletes discretion and may be returned starting June 15th following the completion of the sophomore year.
• All forms of electronic correspondence are now permissible beginning June 15th following the sophomore year. Electronic correspondence can be as simple as texting with members of the coaching staff, sending/receiving emails, or chatting via social media.
• Recruiting materials (non-athletic publications, questionnaires, camp brochures) may be received on June 15th following the completion of the sophomore year.
• Off-campus contact is allowed beginning on August 1st before the beginning of the junior year.
• Unofficial visits can continue but now student-athletes can speak with the coaches or athletics staff members beginning August 1st before the junior year.
• Official visits are permissible beginning August 1st before the junior year. Only one official visit per college is allowed with a maximum of five visits taken total.

Key Takeaway: Patience and persistence has gotten you to this point. Now that communication can take place – use it to your advantage!

Recruiting Guidelines for High School Seniors

• Phone calls can be made and returned by both players and coaches.
• All forms of electronic correspondence (texts, emails, etc.) are permissible but MUST be kept private until a written commitment is provided to the school.
• Recruiting materials (non-athletic publications, questionnaires, camp brochures) may be received any time during the senior year.
• Off-campus contact is allowed no more than three times. Unlimited off- campus contact is allowed once a NLI (National Letter of Intent) is signed.
• Unofficial visits may take place at any time (except for a dead period) and the student-athlete may speak to the coaching staff. An unlimited amount of unofficial visits are allowed.
• Official visits are permitted except during a dead period. A maximum of five official visits can be taken with a limit of one per school.

Key Takeaway: This is the last year of your high school career – it’s time to push if a commitment hasn’t been made yet.

Let the Path Fore Success team assist you on your college recruiting journey.

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The first two years of high school are pivotal in the success of a student-athletes dreams of competing at the collegiate level. These two years are when college coaches really take a notice to you, your scores, and overall ability on the golf course.

This can be a stressful time for a student-athlete because of the lack of communication allowed by the NCAA between coaches and the player.

Here are some of the important recruiting guidelines for student-athletes who are a freshman or sophomore.

Recruiting Guidelines for Sophomores & Freshmen

• Telephone calls and texts: A college coach cannot accept a call, text you or return a voicemail prior to June 15 following your sophomore year of high school. This doesn’t mean you can’t contact the coach – it always helps to be proactive and get your name on their radar as soon as possible!
• Off-campus contact: No off campus contact is allowed per the NCAA.
• Unofficial visit: You ARE allowed to take an unlimited amounts of unofficial visits on your own time. We highly suggest taking advantage of any down time by visiting colleges that you have an interest in to see if the vibe of campus life fits what you are looking for. You can also visit the university’s home course and take a look – as long as you don’t communicate with the coaches.
• Official visit: No official visits are permitted during these two years.

Although communication is not allowed between coaches and student-athletes during the first two years of high school – we highly suggest being proactive and keeping the coaches updated with your schedule, results, and any other important information so they can keep your name on their radar. You can’t expect college coaches to knock your door down when June 15th after your sophomore year is complete. There are thousands of golfers who have similar goals as you!

Let Path Fore Success assist you during the process and help you stand out to college coaches!

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The junior year of high school is very important in any prospective student-athletes career. While some may call this year the MOST important, I could argue that EVERY year is vital to the success of any high school student. The excitement of junior year also comes with new recruiting rules for both the athlete and the coaches.

Here are some of the key recruiting guidelines:

• Telephone calls can be made at the student-athletes discretion and may be returned starting June 15th following the completion of the sophomore year.
• All forms of electronic correspondence are now permissible beginning June 15th following the sophomore year. Electronic correspondence can be as simple as texting with members of the coaching staff, sending/receiving emails, or chatting via social media.
• Recruiting materials (non-athletic publications, questionnaires, camp brochures) may be received on June 15th following the completion of the sophomore year.
• Off-campus contact is allowed beginning on August 1st before the beginning of the junior year.
• Unofficial visits can continue but now student-athletes can speak with the coaches or athletics staff members beginning August 1st before the junior year.
• Official visits are permissible beginning August 1st before the junior year. Only one official visit per college is allowed with a maximum of five visits taken total.

Let the Path Fore Success team assist you on your college recruiting journey. If you do not know the difference between unofficial and official visits, check out our post here: Unofficial vs. Official Visits

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The senior year of high school is a significant part of the recruiting process for any high school student-athlete. Senior year can bring some uncertainties for any high schooler, but we hope this information below can assist with any questions you may have regarding the recruiting process.

These are the recruiting guidelines for high school seniors:

• Telephone calls can be made at both the student-athletes expense and the coaches expense. Phone calls can be made by both parties and returned.
• All forms of electronic correspondence (texts, emails, etc.) are permissible but MUST be kept private until a written commitment is provided to the school.
• Recruiting materials (non-athletic publications, questionnaires, camp brochures) may be received any time during the senior year.
• Off-campus contact is allowed no more than three times. Unlimited off- campus contact is allowed once a National Letter of Intent is signed.
• Unofficial visits may take place at any time (except for a dead period) and the student-athlete may speak to the coaching staff. An unlimited amount of unofficial visits are allowed.
• Official visits are permitted except during a dead period. A maximum of five official visits can be taken with a limit of one per school.

These guidelines are very important to stick by. You do not want to put yourself in a sticky position so it is better to be safe than sorry.

We hope that you were able to learn something about the recruiting guidelines for seniors. For more posts like this one, check out our blog here: Path Fore Success Blog. You can also follow us on Instagram & Twitter for more!

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