Name the three major NCAA Division I recruiting periods and describe the general restrictions for each.

• A. Dead period: no on-campus contact; Contact period: in-person contact allowed; Evaluation period: evaluation not allowed.
• B. Dead period: coaches may contact recruits; Evaluation period: no contact; Contact period: unrestricted contact.
• C. Contact period: coaches may contact and evaluate recruits in person on- or off-campus; Evaluation period: coaches may evaluate the recruit but contact is limited (no on-campus contact except during authorized events); Dead period: no in-person contact or evaluation, communications may be non-face-to-face.
• D. Open period: unrestricted contact at all times.

Answer: (C)

Recruiting is guided by a calendar that controls when coaches can interact with a recruit and when they can evaluate them. The three major periods are: during the contact period, coaches may contact recruits in person and evaluate them in person on- or off-campus, allowing full in-person interaction; during the evaluation period, coaches may evaluate the recruit in person, but contact is limited and on-campus contact is not allowed except at authorized events; and during the dead period, there is no in-person contact or evaluation, with communications limited to non-face-to-face methods. This description matches how the period rules regulate the level of interaction and evaluation a coach may conduct at each stage.