Recruiting Periods and Contacts
Telephone Calls
For all sports except football and swimming/diving, telephone calls to a prospect (or his/her relatives or legal guardians) may not be initiated before September 1 of the beginning of a prospect's junior year in high school. Thereafter, staff members may be limited in the number of telephone calls they can make to prospects depending upon the restrictions for each individual sport.
However, a prospect may call a coach at any time. Should a prospect call prior to those initial contact dates and the coach misses the phone call, it is not permissible for that coach to return the prospect's telephone call.
Contacts
A contact is a face-to-face encounter between a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents, relatives or legal guardians and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange or greeting.
Any face-to-face encounter that is prearranged is considered a contact.
| MEN'S BASKETBALL | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | FOOTBALL | DIVISION I OTHER SPORTS | |
| Sophomore | Recruiting Materials - All forms of private correspondence as permissible beginning June 15 at the conclusion of sophomore year. Telephone Calls - | Only camp/clinic information, questionnaires, non-athletics Rutgers publications and NCAA educational materials may be sent | Only camp/clinic information, questionnaires, non-athletics Rutgers publications and NCAA educational materials may be sent | Only camp/clinic information, questionnaires, non-athletics Rutgers publications and NCAA educational materials may be sent |
| Junior | Off-Campus Contact - Permissible opening day of classes of junior year, subject to recruiting calendar. Junior year contacts outside of the April recruiting period may occur only at the PSA's educational institution. Junior year contacts during the April recruiting period may occur at the PSA's educational institution or residence. Official Visit - | Recruiting Materials - All forms of private correspondence beginning September 1 of junior year. Telephone Calls - At institution's discretion beginning September 1 of the junior year, except during the July evaluation period. Off-Campus Contact - Official Visit - | Recruiting Materials - General correspondence beginning September 1. Telephone Calls - Additional calls may not be made until September 1 of junior year. | Recruiting Materials - All forms of private correspondence beginning September 1. Telephone Calls - Sports other than swimming and diving Swimming and diving. |
| Senior | Telephone Calls - One phone call per week beginning September 1 of the senior year. At institution's discretion during a contact period. Off-Campus Contact - Official Visit - | Off-Campus Contact - Sports other than women's gymnastics - Women's Gymnastics - Official Visit - |
