NCAA DII PLAYING AND PRACTICE LIMITATIONS

FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES

Definition:  The playing season refers to the period of time between the team's first officially recognized practice session and the last practice session or competition, whichever occurs later.  Declaration of the institution's playing season in each sport shall be on file in writing in the compliance office prior to the beginning of the institution's playing season for that sport.

For all sports other than football and basketball, each member institution may divide the playing season into two distinct segments: championship and non-championship.

1) WITHIN THE PLAYING SEASON (referred to as in-season)

a)  A maximum of four (4) hours per day and twenty (20) hours per week (except during preseason practice or an official King College vacation period-see item "f" below). b)  One day off required per week (except for participation in conference, postseason and NCAA championships, preseason practice or an official King College vacation period).  Travel day may count as a day off as long as no CARA (see below) occurs.

c)  All competition and any activities associated with the competition count as 3 hours.

d)  Practice may never be conducted following competition (multi-day, multi-event competitions are exceptions).

e)  No class time is ever to be missed for practice except for practice in conjunction with an away-from-home contest.

f)  Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply during pre-season practice (prior to the first day of classes or the first scheduled contest) or during an institution's official vacation period.

2) OUTSIDE THE PLAYING SEASON (referred to as out-of-season)

a)  A maximum of eight (8) hours per week and two (2) days off per week.

b)  Activities are limited to individual skill instruction and weight-training or conditioning:

--individual skill instruction (voluntary or required) is limited to 2 hours per week

--a maximum of four student-athletes may be involved with an individual coach at any one time in the facility and no co-mingling between groups may occur.

c) Conditioning drills may simulate game activities but

--offensive/defensive alignments are not permitted

----equipment related to the sport cannot be used

Countable & Non-Countable Activities

COUNTABLE:

1. Practice.
2. Competition (counts as three hours, regardless of actual length).
3. Required weight training and conditioning activities.
4. Film or video reviews of practices or contests required, supervised or monitored by institutional staff or coaches.
5. Required participation in camps, clinics or workshops.
6. Meetings initiated or required by coaches or other institutional staff on athletic-related manners.
7. Individual workouts required or supervised by a member of the coaching staff.
8. On-court or on-field activities called by any member of the team and confined primarily to members of that team.
9. Field, floor or on-court activity.
10. Visiting the competition site in the sports of cross country or golf.
11. Participation in a physical activity class for student-athletes only and taught by a coach or athletics staff member.

NOT COUNTABLE:

1. Compliance meetings.
2. Meetings with a coach or athletic staff member initiated by the student-athlete as long as no countable activities occur.
3. Drug/alcohol educational meetings or CHAMPS/Life Skills meetings.
4. Study hall, tutoring or academic meetings.
5. Student-athlete advisory committee meetings.
6. Voluntary weight training not conducted by a coach or athletics staff member.
7. Voluntary sport-related activities (initiated by student-athlete, no attendance taken and no coach present).
8. Traveling to and from the site of competition (as long as not countable activities occur).
9. Training room activities, rehabilitation activities and medical examinations.
10. Recruiting activities (such as student host).
11. Training table meals.
12. Attending banquets (e.g, awards or postseason banquets).
13. Fundraising activities or public relations/promotional activities and community service projects.

COUNTABLE AND NON-COUNTABLE ATHLETIC RELATED ACTIVITIES

COUNTABLE:

1. Practice.
2. Competition (counts as three hours, regardless of actual length).
3. Required weight training and conditioning activities.
4. Film or video reviews of practices or contests required, supervised or monitored by institutional staff or coaches.
5. Required participation in camps, clinics or workshops.
6. Meetings initiated or required by coaches or other institutional staff on athletic-related manners.
7. Individual workouts required or supervised by a member of the coaching staff.
8. On-court or on-field activities called by any member of the team and confined primarily to members of that team.
9. Field, floor or on-court activity.
10. Visiting the competition site in the sports of cross country or golf.
11. Participation in a physical activity class for student-athletes only and taught by a coach or athletics staff member.

NOT COUNTABLE:

1. Compliance meetings.
2. Meetings with a coach or athletic staff member initiated by the student-athlete as long as no countable activities occur.
3. Drug/alcohol educational meetings or CHAMPS/Life Skills meetings.
4. Study hall, tutoring or academic meetings.
5. Student-athlete advisory committee meetings.
6. Voluntary weight training not conducted by a coach or athletics staff member.
7. Voluntary sport-related activities (initiated by student-athlete, no attendance taken and no coach present).
8. Traveling to and from the site of competition (as long as not countable activities occur).
9. Training room activities, rehabilitation activities and medical examinations.
10. Recruiting activities (such as student host).
11. Training table meals.
12. Attending banquets (e.g, awards or postseason banquets).
13. Fundraising activities or public relations/promotional activities and community service projects.