Exceptions:

You may make unlimited calls:

• during the five days immediately preceding the prospect's official visit
  
• beginning the day after the prospects signs an acceptance of the institution's written offer of admission
  
• on the day of a permissible in-person, off-campus contact
  
• on the initial date for the signing of the National Letter of Intent and during the two days immediately following the initial signing date (for football: 48 hours before and after 7 a.m. on the initial signing date)

Frequently Asked Questions:

What about other electronice forms of communication?

If it is not prearranged (you haven't set a specific time), email counts as a written communication.

If it IS prearranged, email counts as a phone call.

Instant Messaging always counts as a phone call.

Contacting a prospect via a pager is considered a phone call. If you leave an extended text message (more than just a greeting), it also counts as a phone call.

What about leaving messages?

If you leave a message on an answering machine for the prospect to return your call, it is not considered a phone call.

If you leave a message with the prospect's parents, it is not considered a phone call. However, if you speak to the parents in any way in excess of a greeting, it IS considered a phone call.

If a prospect calls and leaves me (the coach) a message, may I return the phone call?

You may only return the phone call if you have not used your one phone call per week.