recruiting dead period

Can someone give the dead period when college coaches cannot attend tournaments? I have been told that the early signing showcase at Myrtle Beach is during this time. It is my understanding that only DIII schools are aloud to attend this event. I don't understand the reasoning of having a showcase type event during a dead period. Thanks for any insight on this.

 

May Be of Some Help

I'm certainly no CD, but hopefully the info in these attachments will help.

 

good answer...

BMac is the man....

 

Here it is..... from the book

The National Collegiate Athletic Association
May 28, 2009
NCAA Division I Softball Recruiting Calendar
August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010

(See NCAA Bylaw 30.10.4 for softball calendar formula)
The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 30.10 at the time of publication of this manual but are subject to change per Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates are altered).

(a) August 1 through November 25, 2009, [except for (1) below] *: Contact Period
(1) November 9-12, 2009ead Period
(b) November 26, 2009 through January 1, 2010, [except for (1) below]:
Quiet Period
(1) December 9 (12:01 a.m.) through December 13, 2009,(12:01 a.m.):**
Dead Period

(c) January 2 through July 31, 2010, [except for (1) and (2) below:
Contact Period
(1) April 12-15, 2010: Dead Period
(2) June 1 through June 10 (noon), 2010ead Period

(d) During high school regional and state championship competition that does not occur during a dead period:
(e) The following state specific contact/evaluation periods are
permissible:
(1) In Hawaii, contacts and evaluations shall be permissible
between November 26, 2009 and January 1, 2010, except
for 12:01 a.m. on the day of registration for the national
convention of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
December 9, 2009, (12:01 a.m.) to on the day after adjournment
of the convention December 13, 2009, (12:01 a.m.)
(2) In those states that play high school softball season in the fall,
evaluations shall be permissible during those seasons, except
during dead periods.

* Each institution is limited to 50 evaluation days (August 1 through
July 31) per Bylaw 13.02.6.2, which do not include employment of
coaches in instructional camps/clinics or the observation of prospects
participating in high school softball competition.

Evaluation Period
**Dates are based on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Convention. December 9-12, 2009, are convention dates

 

Thanks for the info, very helpful.

 

Charlie's got it right....the old 4 week window in October for Division I is gone.

After a 2 year period, the NCAA changed the rule back this year to allow coaches from all divisions to be out all fall, except for the dead period during the NFCA Convention. Division I coaches are still limited to 50 dates a year.

 

Question...

Could someone please, in layman's terms, explain the difference between a quiet period and a dead period.

Thanks.

 

In softball, there is no such thing as a quiet period. That only applies for basketball and football. For softball, we only have dead period's and a contact/evaluation period.

 

According to the Documents supplied by BMac above, there is a quiet period listed for NCAA Div. I softball from November 26 to Jan. 1.