OVERVIEW FOR COACHING STAFF

Playing and Practice Seasons

Countable Athletically Related Activity

Countable Athletically Related Activity: A required activity with an athletics purpose involving student-athletes (SAs) and at the direction of, or supervised by, any member(s) of an institution’s coaching staff.

CARA must count towards weekly and daily hour limitations Championship and Non-Championship Season: 20

hrs/wk, 4 hrs/day with one day off per week Off-Season: 8 hrs/wk, 4 hrs/day, two days off per week

Voluntary Athletically Related Activity

Voluntary Athletically Related Activity: In order for athletically related activity to be considered voluntary and therefore not count towards weekly and daily maximums they must meet the following conditions: Attendance cannot be reported back to the coach No coach may be present Activity must be initiated solely by the SA SA’s attendance and participation (or lack thereof)

may not be recorded for purposes of reporting such information to coaching staff members

No penalty for not attending

Countable and Noncountable Chart

Type of Activity Bylaw(s) Countable

Noncountable

Competition 17.02.2 X

Individual workouts (as required or supervised by a member of the coaching staff)

17.02.1 X

Required weight training

17.02.1 X

Skill instruction 17.1.6.217.1.6.3.2

X

Visiting competition site

17.02.1 X

Chalk talk 17.02.1 X

Discussion or review of game films related to the sport

17.02.1 X

Countable vs Noncountable

Type of Activity Bylaw(s)

Countable

Noncountable

Any athletically related activity organized or monitored by other SAs, provided the activities are not done at the direction of a coach or are considered as a requisite for participation in that sport

17.02.1 X

Study hall/tutoring 17.02.1 X

Involvement of an institution’s strength and conditioning staff with SAs in voluntary strength and conditioning programs

17.02.13 X

Rehab, exams or treatment in training room

17.02.1 X

Required preparation of playing field for practice

17.02.1 X

Conclusion of Championship Season - Team

Team Sports: No practice or competition permitted following the last regular season contest unless under consideration for post season championships If not selected for post season participation or

eliminated from championship, practice and competition are no longer permissible.

Conclusion of Championship Season – Team

Regular season competition permitted following conference championship, provided: Team has not exceeded it maximum number of

contests/dates of competition for the playing season in the sport;

The competition(s) appear as a regular-season competition(s) in its declaration of playing season for the sport; and

The competition(s) occur prior to championships selections.

Conclusion of the Playing Season – Individual

Only squad members considered necessary for effective practice by individual(s) preparing for NCAA championship may continue to practice.

If individual not selected for postseason participation or eliminated from championship, may no longer practice or compete.

Weekly Hr. Limitations Off Season - Football

Outside the playing season during the academic year: Only weight training, conditioning and review of game

film are permissible Eight hours per week No more than two hours of game film

Weekly Hr Limitations Off Season – Other Sports

Following the last regular season game/date of competition: No out of season activities permissible until the

conclusion of the Division II or national collegiate championship

Eight hours per week No more than two hours per week of skill instruction No team activities permitted No activity permissible one week prior to the

beginning of the institutional final exam period

Non-Championship Segment – Fall Sports

Sports 1st Practice Date

1st Contest Date

End of Regular Playing Season

Cross Country

Soccer

Volleyball

February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

One week prior to exam period: 4/22/13

24 days of practice or competition within 45 consecutive calendar days

Non-Championship Segment – Spring Sports

SportsNon-Championship Segment

1st Practice Date

1st Contest End of Regular Playing Season

Golf

Baseball

Lacrosse

Softball

Tennis

Fourth day of classes: 8/31/12

Fourth day of classes: 8/31/12

November 15, 2012

24 days of practice or competition within 45 consecutive calendar days – golf is 24 within 60

Non-Championship Segment: 24 w/in 45

24 days are considered “in season”Other 21 days are considered “out of season”Rule: No more than 20 hours per week and

no more than eight hours of “out of season” activities.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs

.Fri. Sat. Sun. Total

2 hrs weights

1 hr skills

4 hrs prac

2

2 hrs weight

1 hr skill

4 hrs prac

3

2 hrs weight

Day Off

4 hrs prac.

1

20 hrs total

8 hrs of out of season

Record

Coaches Meeting 8/10/12