When Can Lacrosse Coaches Communicate with You?
NCAA Division 1 Women’s Lacrosse Recruiting Rules
College coaches and student-athletes are held to the most restrictive rules at the NCAA D1 level. Rules vary from sport to sport.
Any time: Student-athletes can receive non-recruiting materials. College coaches can send questionnaires, nonathletic institutional publications, camp brochures and official NCAA educational materials.
September 1 of junior year: Athletes can begin to receive emails, text messages and direct messages from college coaches. College coaches can also begin sending recruiting materials and verbally offer scholarships.
September 1 of junior year: Student-athletes can begin scheduling unofficial visits and official visits after this date.
September 1 of junior year: College coaches can conduct off-campus evaluations. Evaluations must take place at the recruit’s school or home during their junior year.
NCAA Division 2 Women’s Lacrosse Recruiting Rules
The same NCAA D2 recruiting rules apply to all sports. These rules are far more flexible than those in place for NCAA D1 schools.
Non-recruiting materials: College coaches can send non-recruiting materials to student-athletes at any time. This includes camp NCAA materials, non-athletic recruiting publications, brochures and questionnaires.
Printed recruiting materials: Beginning July 15 after an athlete’s sophomore year, college coaches can begin sending printed recruiting materials.
Telephone calls: Coaches are permitted to start calling athletes, beginning June 15 after an athlete’s sophomore year.
Off-campus contact: Starting June 15 after an athlete’s sophomore year, off-campus communication is permitted between coaches and athletes and/or their parents.
Unofficial visits: Student-athletes can make unofficial visits at any time.
Official visits: Student-athletes may schedule official visits after June 15 of their sophomore year.
NCAA Division 3 women’s lacrosse recruiting rules
NCAA D3 schools have the most lenient recruiting rules of all NCAA divisions. These rules apply to all sports.
Recruiting materials: Student-athletes may receive recruiting materials at any time.
Telephone calls: College coaches may call student-athletes at any time.
Digital communications: Digital communication between college coaches and student-athletes is permitted at any time.
Off-campus contact: After an athlete’s sophomore year, athletes and coaches can begin communicating off-campus.
Official visits: Athletes can schedule official visits starting January 1 of their junior year.
Unofficial visits: Student-athletes can make as many unofficial visits as they would like.
