There is a Time for There is a Time for Every SeasonEvery Season

Playing and Practice Seasons – Playing and Practice Seasons –

Division IIDivision II

OverviewOverview General Information.General Information.

Definition of countable athletically related activities.Definition of countable athletically related activities. Declaration of the Playing Season.Declaration of the Playing Season.

In-Season Hour Limitations and Permissible Activities.In-Season Hour Limitations and Permissible Activities. In-season daily and weekly hour limitations.In-season daily and weekly hour limitations. Preseason and academic year vacation period hour limitations.Preseason and academic year vacation period hour limitations. Missed class time.Missed class time.

Out-of-Season Hour Limitations and Permissible Activities.Out-of-Season Hour Limitations and Permissible Activities. Out-of-season daily and weekly hour limitations.Out-of-season daily and weekly hour limitations. Academic year vacation period hour limitations.Academic year vacation period hour limitations.

Definition of Voluntary.Definition of Voluntary. Safety Exception.Safety Exception. New Legislation.New Legislation. Monitoring Strategies.Monitoring Strategies.

General Principle for Playing and General Principle for Playing and Practice Season RegulationsPractice Season Regulations

NCAA Constitution 2.14NCAA Constitution 2.14

The time required of student-athletes for The time required of student-athletes for participation in intercollegiate athletics shall participation in intercollegiate athletics shall be regulated to minimize interference with be regulated to minimize interference with their opportunities for acquiring a quality their opportunities for acquiring a quality education in a manner consistent with that education in a manner consistent with that afforded to the general student body. afforded to the general student body.

Definition of Countable Athletically Definition of Countable Athletically Related Activities – NCAA Bylaw 17.02.1Related Activities – NCAA Bylaw 17.02.1

Any required activity with an athletics purpose Any required activity with an athletics purpose involving student-athletes and at the direction of, or involving student-athletes and at the direction of, or supervised by, one or more of an institution's coaching supervised by, one or more of an institution's coaching staff (including strength and conditioning coaches).staff (including strength and conditioning coaches).

Administrative meetings, activities incidental to Administrative meetings, activities incidental to participation (e.g., taping, rehabilitation) and voluntary participation (e.g., taping, rehabilitation) and voluntary activities shall be excluded from the weekly and daily activities shall be excluded from the weekly and daily time limitations.time limitations.

Educational materials available on the NCAA Web Educational materials available on the NCAA Web site (NCAA Division II Governance – Committees).site (NCAA Division II Governance – Committees).

Declaration of the Playing SeasonDeclaration of the Playing Season

The playing season refers to the period of time The playing season refers to the period of time between the team's first officially recognized between the team's first officially recognized practice session and the last practice session or practice session and the last practice session or competition, whichever occurs later.competition, whichever occurs later.

The playing season for a specific sport is the The playing season for a specific sport is the only time in which official practice and only time in which official practice and competition activities may occur.competition activities may occur.

Declaration of the Playing SeasonDeclaration of the Playing Season

For all sports other than football and For all sports other than football and basketball, each member institution may basketball, each member institution may divide the playing season into not more than divide the playing season into not more than two distinct segments: championship and two distinct segments: championship and nonchampionship.nonchampionship. An institution may not declare the summer An institution may not declare the summer

vacation period as its nonchampionship vacation period as its nonchampionship segment.segment.

Declaration of the Playing SeasonDeclaration of the Playing Season

Declaration of the institution's playing season Declaration of the institution's playing season in each sport shall be on file in writing in the in each sport shall be on file in writing in the department of athletics prior to the beginning department of athletics prior to the beginning of the institution's playing season for that of the institution's playing season for that sport.sport. Changes in declaration for a particular sport Changes in declaration for a particular sport

are permissible and also shall be filed in are permissible and also shall be filed in writing.writing.

Declaration of the Playing SeasonDeclaration of the Playing Season

A "week" is defined as any seven consecutive days A "week" is defined as any seven consecutive days (determined at the institution's discretion).(determined at the institution's discretion).

Once the institution determines the seven-day period Once the institution determines the seven-day period that shall constitute its week, it shall not change that that shall constitute its week, it shall not change that designation for the remainder of the segment.designation for the remainder of the segment.

A day is defined as a calendar day (i.e., 12:01 a.m. A day is defined as a calendar day (i.e., 12:01 a.m. to midnight).to midnight).

Review of Daily and Review of Daily and Weekly Hour LimitationsWeekly Hour Limitations

During the Declared Playing Season During the Declared Playing Season (In-Season) (In-Season)

In-Season Hour LimitationsIn-Season Hour Limitations Maximum of Maximum of 2020 hours per week. hours per week. Maximum of Maximum of fourfour hours per day. hours per day.

Golf practice rounds.Golf practice rounds. A practice round of golf may exceed the four hours per day A practice round of golf may exceed the four hours per day

limitation, but the weekly limit of 20 hours shall remain in limitation, but the weekly limit of 20 hours shall remain in effect.effect.

A practice round played on the day prior to the start of a A practice round played on the day prior to the start of a collegiate golf tournament at the tournament site shall count as collegiate golf tournament at the tournament site shall count as three hoursthree hours, regardless of the actual duration of the round., regardless of the actual duration of the round.

Multi-sport student-athletes.Multi-sport student-athletes. The total of all sports may not exceed 20 hours per week and The total of all sports may not exceed 20 hours per week and

four hours per day.four hours per day.

In-Season Hour LimitationsIn-Season Hour Limitations Day of Competition – All competition and any associated Day of Competition – All competition and any associated

athletically related activities shall count as athletically related activities shall count as threethree hours. hours. Exempted Scrimmages [Bylaw 17.1.9.2-(d)] – count as the Exempted Scrimmages [Bylaw 17.1.9.2-(d)] – count as the

actual duration of the activity, but may not exceed four actual duration of the activity, but may not exceed four hours per day. hours per day. 

Activities associated with participation in an exempted scrimmage Activities associated with participation in an exempted scrimmage (e.g., travel, warm-up, breaks between contests, etc.) shall not (e.g., travel, warm-up, breaks between contests, etc.) shall not count against the time limitation on such scrimmages. count against the time limitation on such scrimmages. 

After the Competition – No practice may occur at any After the Competition – No practice may occur at any time after the competition (including vacation periods) time after the competition (including vacation periods) until the next day.until the next day. Exceptions: Between contests, rounds or events during a Exceptions: Between contests, rounds or events during a

multi-day or multi-event competition (e.g., doubleheaders multi-day or multi-event competition (e.g., doubleheaders in softball or baseball, rounds of golf in a multi-day in softball or baseball, rounds of golf in a multi-day tournament).tournament).

In-Season Hour LimitationsIn-Season Hour Limitations All countable athletically related activities are All countable athletically related activities are

prohibited during prohibited during oneone calendar day per week. calendar day per week. Exceptions:Exceptions:

preseason practice and vacation periods.preseason practice and vacation periods.

participation in one conference and postseason participation in one conference and postseason championship. championship.

participation in postseason certified bowl games or participation in postseason certified bowl games or National Invitational Tournaments.National Invitational Tournaments.

participation in NCAA championships.participation in NCAA championships.

In-Season Hour LimitationsIn-Season Hour Limitations

Travel Day – May count as a day off provided Travel Day – May count as a day off provided no countable athletically related activities no countable athletically related activities occur.occur.

Cancelled Competition – If cancelled prior to Cancelled Competition – If cancelled prior to the start or prior to being considered a the start or prior to being considered a completed event, that day may count as a day completed event, that day may count as a day off provided no further countable athletically off provided no further countable athletically related activities occur.related activities occur.

Preseason and In-Season Preseason and In-Season Vacation PeriodsVacation Periods

Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply to Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply to countable athletically related activities that occur: countable athletically related activities that occur:

during preseason practice prior to the first day of classes during preseason practice prior to the first day of classes or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier.or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier.

during the academic year when vacation periods occur during the academic year when vacation periods occur during the declared playing season.during the declared playing season.

Daily and weekly hour limitations Daily and weekly hour limitations dodo apply during apply during final exam periods.final exam periods.

Missed Class TimeMissed Class Time Student-athletes may not miss class to attend Student-athletes may not miss class to attend

practice.practice.

Exceptions:Exceptions: practice in conjunction with an away-from-home practice in conjunction with an away-from-home

contest.contest.

Competition in Nonchampionship Segment. Competition in Nonchampionship Segment. In team sports, no class time shall be missed for In team sports, no class time shall be missed for

competition, including activities associated with competition, including activities associated with such competition (e.g., travel and other pregame such competition (e.g., travel and other pregame or postgame activities). or postgame activities). 

Review of Daily and Review of Daily and Weekly Hour LimitationsWeekly Hour Limitations

During the Academic Year and During the Academic Year and Outside of the Declared Playing Outside of the Declared Playing

Season (Out-of-Season)Season (Out-of-Season)

Out-of-Season Hour Limitations

Countable athletically related activities may Countable athletically related activities may occur not more than occur not more than eighteight hours per week. hours per week.

All countable athletically related activities All countable athletically related activities are prohibited during are prohibited during twotwo calendar days per calendar days per week.week.

In sports other than football, only individual In sports other than football, only individual skill instruction (required or voluntary) and skill instruction (required or voluntary) and required weight-training or conditioning required weight-training or conditioning activities are permitted. activities are permitted. A maximum of A maximum of eighteight hours per week, of which not more hours per week, of which not more

than than twotwo hours per week may be spent on individual skill hours per week may be spent on individual skill workouts.workouts.

A maximum of four student-athletes from the same team A maximum of four student-athletes from the same team may be involved in skill related instruction with their may be involved in skill related instruction with their coach(es) at any one time in any facility.coach(es) at any one time in any facility.

Out-of-Season Hour Limitations

Out-of-Season Hour LimitationsOut-of-Season Hour Limitations

FootballFootball

Out-of-season activities are limited to required Out-of-season activities are limited to required weight training, conditioning and review of game weight training, conditioning and review of game film.film.

Participation is limited to Participation is limited to eighteight hours per week, hours per week, with not more than with not more than twotwo hours spent on film hours spent on film review.review.

Football – Spring PracticeFootball – Spring Practice

Treated as in season for counting purposes. Treated as in season for counting purposes.

29 consecutive calendar days.29 consecutive calendar days.

15 designated practice days 15 designated practice days andand the spring game. the spring game.

Days with only conditioning or film review do Days with only conditioning or film review do not count as one of 15 designated days.not count as one of 15 designated days.

Out-of-Season Hour LimitationsOut-of-Season Hour Limitations

Conditioning drills:Conditioning drills:

May simulate game activities; May simulate game activities; May not set up offensive or defensive alignments; May not set up offensive or defensive alignments; May not use equipment related to the sport.May not use equipment related to the sport.

Ice hockey: Use of skates is permitted.Ice hockey: Use of skates is permitted. Effective August 1, 2006: Swimming and diving: In-Effective August 1, 2006: Swimming and diving: In-

pool conditioning activities and the use of swim-pool conditioning activities and the use of swim-specific equipment (e.g., starting blocks, kickboards, specific equipment (e.g., starting blocks, kickboards, pull buoys) is permitted.pull buoys) is permitted.

Out-of-Season Vacation PeriodsOut-of-Season Vacation Periods

No countable athletically related activities permitted No countable athletically related activities permitted outside the playing season during any institutional outside the playing season during any institutional vacation period and/or summer.vacation period and/or summer.

Strength and conditioning personnel may monitor Strength and conditioning personnel may monitor voluntary individual workouts for safety purposes voluntary individual workouts for safety purposes without the activity being considered a countable without the activity being considered a countable athletically related activity.athletically related activity. If a strength and conditioning coach is also a If a strength and conditioning coach is also a

coaching staff member for any institutional team, coaching staff member for any institutional team, the coach must perform strength and conditioning the coach must perform strength and conditioning duties for all teams.duties for all teams.

Voluntary ActivitiesVoluntary Activities

Definition of "Voluntary"Definition of "Voluntary"

No requirement to report back to coach/staff No requirement to report back to coach/staff information related to the activity.information related to the activity.

Activity must be initiated and requested solely by Activity must be initiated and requested solely by the student-athlete.the student-athlete.

Attendance/participation may not be recorded for the Attendance/participation may not be recorded for the purposes of reporting the information to coaches or purposes of reporting the information to coaches or other student-athletes. other student-athletes.

No penalty for electing not to participate in the No penalty for electing not to participate in the activity.activity.

No recognition can be provided for participation.No recognition can be provided for participation.

Safety ExceptionSafety Exception

Safety ExceptionSafety Exception In certain sports, a coach may be present In certain sports, a coach may be present

during voluntary individual workouts in during voluntary individual workouts in the institution's regular practice facility the institution's regular practice facility (without the workouts being considered as (without the workouts being considered as countable athletically related activities) countable athletically related activities) when the student-athlete uses equipment in when the student-athlete uses equipment in that sport. that sport.

The coach may provide safety or skill The coach may provide safety or skill instruction, but cannot conduct the instruction, but cannot conduct the individual's workout.individual's workout.

The Safety Exception is Applicable to The Safety Exception is Applicable to the Following Sports:the Following Sports:

ArcheryArchery SkiingSkiing

EquestrianEquestrian Swimming and DivingSwimming and Diving

FencingFencing Synchronized SwimmingSynchronized Swimming

GymnasticsGymnastics Track and Field Track and Field (field events only)(field events only)

RowingRowing Water PoloWater Polo

RifleRifle WrestlingWrestling

Newly Adopted LegislationNewly Adopted Legislation

2006 Convention2006 Convention

Proposal No. 2006-35 Summer Proposal No. 2006-35 Summer Practice – Facility FeesPractice – Facility Fees

Permits an institution to pay fees associated Permits an institution to pay fees associated with the use of the institutional practice and with the use of the institutional practice and competition facilities by student-athletes competition facilities by student-athletes engaged in voluntary athletically related engaged in voluntary athletically related activities in his or her sport during the activities in his or her sport during the summer. summer.

This allows student-athletes to use practice or This allows student-athletes to use practice or competition facilities at a reduced rate (or free) competition facilities at a reduced rate (or free) during the summer, just as is permissible during the summer, just as is permissible during the academic year. during the academic year.

Proposal No. 2006-36 First Date of Proposal No. 2006-36 First Date of Competition – Fall SportsCompetition – Fall Sports

In cross country, field hockey, football, soccer In cross country, field hockey, football, soccer and women's volleyball, to specify that an and women's volleyball, to specify that an institution shall not engage in its first date of institution shall not engage in its first date of competition before the Thursday preceding competition before the Thursday preceding August 30. August 30.

Rationale: To provide for 13 consistent weeks Rationale: To provide for 13 consistent weeks for the championship segment for fall sports. for the championship segment for fall sports.

Proposal No. 2006-37 Football Five-Day Proposal No. 2006-37 Football Five-Day Acclimatization Period – Walk ThroughsAcclimatization Period – Walk Throughs During the five-day acclimatization period, have the option During the five-day acclimatization period, have the option

of conducting:of conducting: one on-field practice per day, not to exceed three hours in length, or one on-field practice per day, not to exceed three hours in length, or one on-field testing session (speed, conditioning, or agility tests) per day, not one on-field testing session (speed, conditioning, or agility tests) per day, not

to exceed one hour in length and one on-field practice, not to exceed two to exceed one hour in length and one on-field practice, not to exceed two hours in length.  hours in length. 

Proposal permits a one-hour walk through per day during the Proposal permits a one-hour walk through per day during the five-day acclimatization period.five-day acclimatization period. No protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) may be worn.No protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) may be worn. No equipment related to football (e.g., footballs, blocking sleds) may be used.No equipment related to football (e.g., footballs, blocking sleds) may be used. No conditioning activities may occur.No conditioning activities may occur.

Must be provided with at least three continuous hours of Must be provided with at least three continuous hours of recovery time between any session (i.e., testing, practice or recovery time between any session (i.e., testing, practice or walk-through) occurring that day. walk-through) occurring that day.  No meetings or other athletically-related activities (e.g., weight lifting) may No meetings or other athletically-related activities (e.g., weight lifting) may

occur.occur. Medical treatment and eating meals may be included as part of the recovery Medical treatment and eating meals may be included as part of the recovery

time.time.

Proposal No. 2006-38 Golf – Proposal No. 2006-38 Golf – Practice and Competition DatesPractice and Competition Dates

Permits multi-day golf tournaments (up to a Permits multi-day golf tournaments (up to a maximum of five tournaments) to count as one maximum of five tournaments) to count as one date of the 24 practice or competition dates date of the 24 practice or competition dates during the nonchampionship segment. during the nonchampionship segment.

Proposal No. 2006-34 Skill InstructionProposal No. 2006-34 Skill Instruction

Status: Status: DefeatedDefeated

Intent: Intent: In sports other than football, to permit student-In sports other than football, to permit student-athletes and members of the coaching staff to athletes and members of the coaching staff to engage in countable athletically related activities engage in countable athletically related activities outside the institution's playing season, as outside the institution's playing season, as specified.specified.

Monitoring StrategiesMonitoring Strategies

Monitoring StrategiesMonitoring Strategies

Institutions must record countable hours on a Institutions must record countable hours on a daily basis for each student-athlete who daily basis for each student-athlete who participates in an individual/team sport.participates in an individual/team sport.

Any countable individual or group athletically Any countable individual or group athletically related activity must count against the time related activity must count against the time limitation.limitation.

Time limitations are not applicable to student-Time limitations are not applicable to student-athletes who do not participate in the athletes who do not participate in the countable athletically related activity.countable athletically related activity.

Monitoring StrategiesMonitoring Strategies

Real Time InformationReal Time Information Random polling of Random polling of

student-athletesstudent-athletes Comment boxComment box Observe practicesObserve practices Accurate documentation Accurate documentation

provided to student-provided to student-athletesathletes

After the Fact InformationAfter the Fact Information Exit interviewsExit interviews Open forumsOpen forums Educational meetingsEducational meetings Practice logsPractice logs Student-Athlete Advisory Student-Athlete Advisory

CommitteeCommittee

SummarySummary

Declaration of Playing SeasonDeclaration of Playing Season In-Season ActivitiesIn-Season Activities Out-of-Season ActivitiesOut-of-Season Activities Voluntary ActivitiesVoluntary Activities Safety ExceptionSafety Exception New LegislationNew Legislation Monitoring StrategiesMonitoring Strategies

Questions?Questions?