Foresters Youth Baseball Club

NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Calendar 

August 1,  through July 31 

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.1 for Baseball Calendar Formula) 

(a) August 1-31
Contact Period 

(b) September 1-12
Quiet Period 

(c) September 13 through November 10,
Contact Period 

(d) November 11-14
Dead Period 

(e) November 15, 2013 through February 28

[Except for (1) below]: 

(1) January 2 (12:01 a.m.) - 6 (12:01 a.m.
Quiet Period 

Dead Period 

(f) March 1 through July 31 [except for (1) below]: 

(1) April 14-17
Contact Period 

Dead Period 

*Dates are based on the American Baseball Coaches Association Convention 
(January 2-5, 2014, in Dallas, Texas)

Contact Period – Coaches can have in-person, face-to-face interaction with prospects and/or 
family members at any location and can evaluate prospect’s academic and athletic qualifications 
by visiting their school to speak with teachers and coaches, to review film, and can observe 
practice and competition. 

Evaluation Period – Coaches can evaluate prospect’s academic and athletic qualifications by 
visiting their school to speak with teachers and coaches, to review film, and can observe practice 
and competition, but no in-person, face-to-face interaction with prospect’s and/or their family 
members away from campus is permitted. 

Recruiting Period – (Men’s Basketball Only) This is essentially the same as a Contact Period. 
Coaches can have in-person, face-to-face interaction with prospects and/or family members at 
any location and can evaluate prospect’s academic and athletic qualifications by visiting their 
school to speak with teachers and coaches, to review film, and can observe practice and 
competition. 

Quiet Period – Coaches can have in-person, face-to-face interaction with prospects and/or their 
family members only on their campus. No off-campus evaluation or contact is permitted. 

Dead Period – Coaches cannot have in-person, face-to-face interaction with prospects and/or 
their family members at any location. Contact is prohibited even if the prospect and/or family 
members arrive unexpectedly on campus.