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Title: Division I Introduction to Playing and Practice Seasons


1
Division I Introduction to Playing and Practice
Seasons
  • Steve Clar
  • Alex Smith

2
Overview
  • Definitions.
  • In-season activities and limitations.
  • Out-of-season activities and limitations.
  • Safety exception.
  • Preseason practice calendars.
  • Monitoring strategies.

3
  • Guiding Principle
  • Participation should be regulated to minimize
    interference with academics.
  • NCAA Constitution 2.14

4
Definitions
5
Countable Athletically Related Activities
  • Any required activity with an athletics purpose.
  • At the direction of, or supervised by, a coach.
  • Includes strength and conditioning coaches.
  • NCAA Bylaw 17.02.1

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Countable Athletically Related Activities
  • Exclusions
  • Administrative meetings (e.g., compliance forms).
  • Activities incidental to participation (e.g.,
    injury rehab, ankle taping).
  • Bylaw 17.02.1
  • Involvement in competition under Bylaw 16.8.1.3.
  • Bylaw 17.1.1.1
  • Educational Column 5/1/08

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Voluntary Athletically Related Activities
  • No reporting back.
  • Initiated/requested solely by the SA.
  • Attendance/participation not recorded.
  • No penalty for electing not to participate.
  • No recognition for participation.
  • Bylaw 17.02.13

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Voluntary Athletically Related ActivitiesExample
of Impermissible Activity
  • Outside of the declared playing season, including
    summer.
  • May not require SAs to report on progress of
    voluntary workout program.
  • Cannot provide expenses (e.g., prepaid phone
    card, postage) for this purpose.
  • Official Interpretation 10/21/93

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The Playing Season
  • First official practice to last practice or
    competition.
  • Practice/competition may only occur during this
    time.
  • Institution must declare and keep on file.
  • Bylaws 17.1.1 and 17.1.3

10
The Playing SeasonSegments
  • Sports other than football and basketball
  • Championship segment.
  • Nonchampionship segment.
  • Bylaw 17.1.2
  • Football and basketball
  • Playing and practice seasons are determined by
    the NCAA.

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The Playing Season
  • Length of playing season
  • Team sports 132 days.
  • Individual sports 144 days.
  • Womens rowing, indoor and outdoor track and
    field 156 days.
  • Bylaw 17. __. 1

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The Playing Season
  • Calculation of playing season
  • Must be through last contest.
  • Includes conference championship.
  • NCAA championships.
  • Team sports.
  • Individual sports.
  • Bylaws 17.1.7, 17.1.7(b), 17.1.7(c)

13
The Playing SeasonExample No. 1 - Womens Soccer
  • Championship segment
  • Begins on August 7.
  • Concludes on November 9 with conference title
    game.
  • 82 days, excluding required one day off per week.
  • Bylaw 17.20.1

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The Playing SeasonExample No. 1 - Womens Soccer
  • Nonchampionship segment
  • Begins February 1.
  • Concludes April 6.
  • 50 days, excludes required one day off per week.
  • Excludes spring vacation period (week of March
    15).

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The Playing Season Example No. 2 Mens Golf
  • Nonchampionship segment
  • September 6 through November 7.
  • Total of 47 days, excluding
  • Required one day off per week.
  • Labor Day holiday.
  • Institutions fall vacation period (week of
    October 19).
  • Bylaw 17.12.1

16
The Playing Season Example No. 2 Mens Golf
  • Championship segment
  • Begins January 5.
  • Concludes April 29 with conference championship.
  • 97 days, excluding required one day off per week.

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The Playing Season
  • More considerations
  • Definition of a day.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.3.1
  • Definition of a week.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.3.3
  • Practice after competition is prohibited.
  • Exception for softball/baseball doubleheaders.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.3.2.1

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Practice After CompetitionCase Study
  • Basketball team loses home game, 75-51.
  • Game concludes at 10 p.m.
  • Team members report to the track at 1130 p.m.
  • Spend one hour hauling old tires around the track.

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Practice After CompetitionCase Study
  • Is this activity permissible?
  • No.
  • May the team report at 1201 a.m.?

20
Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations
  • In Season

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In-Season Hour Limitations
  • Maximum of 20 hours per week.
  • Maximum of four hours per day.
  • Golf practice rounds.
  • Multisport SAs.
  • Competition day three hours.
  • Bylaws 17.1.6.1 and 17.1.6.3.2

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In-Season Hour Limitations
  • Must take one day off each week.
  • Includes final exam periods.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.4
  • May use travel day as day off, provided no
    countable athletically related activities occur.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.4.1
  • Exceptions.

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In-Season Hour LimitationsExceptions
  • Daily/weekly hour limitations do not apply
    during
  • Postseason events.
  • Preseason before first day of class or
    competition.
  • Institutional vacation periods.
  • Basketball exception.
  • Bylaws 17.1.6.4, 17.1.6.4.3, 17.1.6.4.4 and
    17.1.6.4.7

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Missed Class Time
  • SAs may not miss class for practice.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.6
  • Exceptions
  • Conference or NCAA championship.
  • Away from home contest.
  • Home contest at a site outside institutions
    locale.
  • Staff Interpretation 2/10/99

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Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations
  • Out of Season

26
Out-of-Season Hour Limitations
  • Out of season, during the academic year
  • Must take two days off each week.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.5
  • Limited to eight hours each week.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2
  • No athletically related activities one week prior
    to final exams through the conclusion of each
    SAs exams.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2(a)

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Out-of-Season Hour Limitations
  • Permissible activities
  • Weight training.
  • Conditioning.
  • In football, film review.
  • Limited to two hours each week.
  • In sports other than football, skill instruction.
  • Limited to two hours each week.
  • Bylaws 17.1.6.2 (a),(b) and (c)

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Skill Instruction Sports Other than Football
and Baseball
  • No limit on number of SAs
  • Between September 15 and April 15.
  • No more than four SAs
  • During academic year and prior to September 15.
  • Between April 16 and one week prior to final
    exams.
  • At any one time, in any facility.
  • If classes start after September 15, SAs may
    report on September 15.

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Skill Instruction Baseball
  • No limit on number of SAs
  • Between September 15 and one week prior to fall
    final exams.
  • Between January 15 and April 15.
  • No more than four SAs
  • During academic year and prior to September 15.
  • Between opening of second semester and January
    15.
  • Between April 16 and one week prior to final
    exams.
  • At any one time, in any facility.
  • If classes start after September 15, SAs may
    report on September 15.

30
Out-of-Season Hour LimitationsFootball Bowl
Subdivision
  • FBS football
  • Between last contest and January 1.
  • Limited to weight training, conditioning and film
    review.
  • No more than eight hours each week.
  • No more than two hours each week on film review.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2(b)

31
Out-of-Season Hour Limitations Football Bowl
Subdivision
  • Between January 1 and summer conditioning.
  • Eight weeks of SA discretionary time.
  • Conditioning, weight training, film review.
  • Spring practice.
  • Days not otherwise designated are SA
    discretionary time.
  • Bylaw 17.11.6

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Out-of-Season Hour Limitations Football Bowl
Subdivision
  • Summer conditioning.
  • Nine weeks prior to permissible reporting date.
  • One week of SA discretionary time.
  • Eight weeks of nonmandatory conditioning.
  • Bylaw 17.11.6(a)(2)

33
Out-of-Season Hour LimitationsFootball
Championship Subdivision
  • FCS football
  • Between last contest and summer conditioning.
  • Limited to weight training, conditioning and film
    review.
  • No more than eight hours each week.
  • No more than two hours each week on film review.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2(c)

34
Out-of-Season Hour LimitationsAll Sports -
Conditioning Drills
  • May simulate game activities.
  • May not set up offenses or defenses.
  • May not use sport-related equipment.
  • Exceptions for ice hockey and swimming.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2.4

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Out-of-Season Vacation PeriodsAll Sports
  • No countable athletically related activities
    during out-of-season vacation periods.
  • Includes summer.
  • Individual sport SAs may have voluntary summer
    workouts.
  • Institutions may pay associated fees (e.g.,
    facility rental).
  • Bylaw 17.___.6.1

36
Out-of-Season Vacation PeriodsAll Sports
  • Strength and conditioning coaches.
  • May design and conduct specific workout programs.
  • Workouts must be voluntary.
  • Workouts must be at the SAs request.
  • Bylaw 17.1.6.2.1

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Safety Exception
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Safety Exception
  • Coach may be present.
  • During voluntary individual workouts.
  • In the institutions regular practice facility.
  • Involving the use of sport-specific equipment.
  • Coach may provide safety or skill instruction.
  • Coach cannot conduct the workout.
  • Bylaw 17.___.7

39
Safety Exception - Applicable Sports
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Preseason Practice
  • Dates and Calendars

41
Counting Practice Units
  • One each day beginning with opening day of
    term.
  • One during week of first scheduled contest,
    each day classes are not in session.
  • Two other days in the preseason practice
    period.
  • Exclude Sundays.
  • Bylaw 17.02.11

42
Counting Practice UnitsFootball Example
  • Football
  • Date that permits 40 practice units.
  • Before the first scheduled contest.
  • Maximum of 29 on-field sessions.
  • Bylaw 17.11.2.1

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Determining Start of Preseason Practice
(2)
(2)
Start of Practice
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
26 (1)
28 (1)
First Contest
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Counting Practice UnitsWomens Volleyball Example
  • Womens volleyball
  • Date that permits 29 practice units.
  • Prior to first contest or September 1, whichever
    is later.
  • If first competition is before September 1, use
    one practice unit for each day from September 1
    to the first scheduled competition.
  • Then, use practice-unit formula.
  • Bylaws 17.02.11 and 17.28.2

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Monitoring Strategies
  • Record countable hours on a daily basis.
  • Required per Bylaw 17.1.6.3.4.
  • Any individual or group countable athletically
    related activities must be counted.
  • Time limitations are not applicable to SAs who do
    not participate in the activity.

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Monitoring Strategies
  • Real time information.
  • Random polling of SAs.
  • Comment box.
  • Observe practices.
  • Accurate documentation provided to SAs.
  • After the fact information.
  • Exit interviews.
  • Open forums.
  • Educational meetings.
  • NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory
    Committee meetings.
  • Practice logs.

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Summary
  • Definitions.
  • In-season activities.
  • Out-of-season activities.
  • Safety exception.
  • Preseason practice calendars.
  • Monitoring strategies.

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Questions?
  • Thank you for attending.
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