Post #140 – April 24, 2024 – Part I, June 15th Call Date Fast Approaching
Part I – What the June 15th call date is and what it really means
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June 15 is a special time in the recruiting process between coaches and recruits as well as their families. Dreams are made into reality, while for others dreams get crushed with nothing but despair. In a 2-part series this week, I’ll talk about what the June 15 date is, what it means, what’s allowed, and how parents and players can approach this all important date. Enjoy!
What Is June 15 And Why Is It Important?
In plain terms, June 15 begins the recruiting process for recruits who are entering grade 11 next Fall.
It’s the first date when D-I coaches can initiate contact with recruits and their families (besides sending recruiting questionnaires). Division III schools have a set of different rules on communication, so the June 15 date doesn’t apply to D-III coaches.
Coaches can have recruiting conversations with players and parents about recruiting them to attend their institutions and play for their hockey program. It’s also a time when recruits and families gain some perspective within the recruiting process on which schools — have interest in them — or if any at all.
At the end of the day, June 15th represents a time when the first real step in the recruiting cycle with two-way communication between D-I coaches and recruits can begin.
What Does June 15 Really Mean?
It’s kinda of like ‘Draft Day’.
For players, it’s a special day for those who reeceive some type of communication from a coach. All forms of direct electronic communication… phone calls, FaceTime calls, Zoom calls, emails, or texts, and DM”s through social media from coaches are allowable.
Answering the phone and having a conversation with a D-I school can be exhilarating. For others who wait by their phone only to not have it ring, it can be heartbreaking.
It’s really the beginning stages of establishing a relationship between the program and the recruit.
Coaches finally get the chance to talk with the recruits they’ve been watching for months if not years. Players, much the same way, have been watching and taking an interest in potentially many schools. And now both get to find out if the feel ‘feel’ about one another.
Stay tuned for Part II Friday where I’ll discuss what’s allowed to happen in June 15, what the REAL important part is, getting expectations in line, and tips for players and parents.
Until Next Time Everyone… Be Well and Take Care,
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Hello There! Grant Kimball here… founder and contributing writer to my blog & website: Women’s College Hockey.org. I’m very glad you found my site. My goal is simple – to help those play women’s NCAA college hockey. I am beginning my 6th season as an Assistant Coach with the Yale University women’s hockey program. I have developed an experienced perspective in the world of women’s ice hockey having coached and recruited literally hundreds of players from across the globe and talked with thousands of parents during my close to 30 years of amateur and NCAA coaching. I have coached at 6 NCAA DI and DIII programs in the NCHA (D3), the CHA, WCHA, Hockey East, ECAC, and the Ivy League (DI). Beyond coaching, I have served in a variety of leadership capacities. I currently serves as an Officer with the American Hockey Coaches Association as Vice President of Women’s Hockey where I lead our D-I and D-III coaching body and sit on the AHCA’s Women’s Hockey Executive Committee.
