What is a Dead Period

Definition: A "Dead Period," as the name implies, is a time when nearly all recruiting activity is temporarily shut down.

During a dead period, coaches cannot:

• Make in-person recruiting contacts
• Conduct in-person evaluations -- on or off-campus
• Schedule official campus visits
• Allow unofficial campus visits
• Offer complimentary tickets to games

The only permissible communications during a dead period are phone calls (limited by NCAA regulations to one call per week) and correspondence.