Difference between Divisions:
Division I Schools must:
- Offer
at least seven sports for men and women – or six for men and eight for women
- Offer two team sports for each
gender
- Have both male and female teams or participants for each sports playing season
- Offer a certain number of financial
“awards” to student-athletes, without going over maximum amount allowed
- Play at least the minimum number
of contests against division I opponents
- Meet attendance requirements for basketball and football
Division II Schools must:
- Offer at least five sports for men and five for women or four for men and six for women
- Offer two team sports
for each gender
- Have both male and female teams or participants for each sports playing season
- Have at least the minimum number
of contests and participants for each sport
Division
III schools must:
Sophomore
Year
- You may make calls to coach at your expense ONLY
- No off-campus contact allowed
- No official visits allowed
- Unlimited number of official visits
Junior Year
- Depending
on your sport, you may begin receiving recruiting materials after sophomore year
- You may still make calls
to the coach at your expense
- Coach is limited to phone calls – depending on sport (i.e. football
– only one phone call is allowed junior year, men’s basketball – once per month from end of sophomore through
July 31st after junior year
- Official visits are still not allowed
- Unlimited
number of official visits
Senior
Year
- You may make calls to the coach at YOUR expense
- College coaches may call you (depending on the sport) once per week for most
- Off-campus contact –
depending on the sport – allowed but check date for sport
- Official visit – allowed beginning
opening day of classes your senior year
- Limited to one official visit per college up to five maximum
of five visits to divisions 1I and II (check sport for specifics)
- Coaches may make contact with you
and your parents/guardians not more than 3 times during your senior year (except football – 6 times)
