and Membership Requirements Learning Objectives Understand what constitutes countable athletically related activities CARA Accurately apply the playing and practice seasons legislation Differentiate between NCAA Bylaw 17 Bylaw 20 and championships eligibility requirements ID: 805497
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Slide1
Division II Playing and Practice Seasons
and Membership Requirements
Slide2Learning Objectives
Understand what constitutes countable athletically related activities (CARA).
Accurately apply the playing and practice seasons legislation.
Differentiate between NCAA Bylaw 17, Bylaw 20 and championships eligibility requirements.
Slide3Overview
CARA.
Review countable versus noncountable activities.
Playing and Practice
Seasons.
Daily
and weekly hour
limitations.
Start
and end of playing
season.
Outside of playing season.
Summer activities.
Slide4Overview
Bylaw 17 maximum dates of competition.
Exceptions.
Annual exemptions.
Discretionary exemptions.
Differentiating between Bylaw
17 and
Bylaw
20 regulations
and
championships
selection
criteria.
Case studies.
Slide5Along the Way
New legislation.
Relevant interpretations and educational
columns.
Common interpretive and legislative relief
issues.
Hot topics.
Slide6Countable Athletically
Related Activities
Slide7Countable Versus Noncountable
Type of Activity
Countable
Noncountable
Competition
Individual workouts required or supervised by coaching staff
Required weight training and conditioning
Skill instruction
Athletics department academic study hall or tutoring
Medical examination or treatments
Travel to or from practice and competition
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Slide8Countable Versus Noncountable
Type
of Activity
Countable
Noncountable
Captain’s practice (at the direction of coaching staff and required for participation).
Captain’s practice (at the direction of a SA without involvement of or at request of coaching staff).
Required participation as demonstrator at institutional camp or clinic.
Voluntary participation as demonstrator at institutional camp or clinic.
X
(April 20, 2011,
Official Interpretation)
X
(April 20, 2011,
Official Interpretation)
X
(July 29, 2014,
Official Interpretation)
X
(July 29, 2014,
Official Interpretation)
Slide9Countable Versus Noncountable
Type
of Activity
Countable
Noncountable
Fundraising, community service or community engagement activity.
Team entertainment activities (e.g., white water rafting, paintball).
Teambuilding activities (e.g., ropes course).
X
X
*provided certain
conditions are met
(March 26, 2015,
Official Interpretation)
X
*provided certain
conditions are met
(March 26, 2015,
Official Interpretation)
Slide10Team Entertainment Activities
With Physical Components
Physical activities are not countable if:
Separate and distinguishable from normal practice or strength and conditioning activities;
Occur on an infrequent basis; and
No tactical or technical skill instruction provided.
Official Interpretation [Reference:
3/26/15,
Item No.
3-e];
Slide11Playing Season Regulations
Slide12Playing Season
Period of time between
institution’s
first officially recognized practice
and
date of last practice
or contest/date
of competition, whichever occurs
later.
Only time CARA
can be conducted,
except the following
activities outside
the playing season: Weight training, conditioning and team activities (including skill instruction) in sports other than football; and
Weight
training, conditioning and review of game film in
football
.
Bylaws 17.1.1, 17.1.6.2.1, 17.1.6.2.2, 17.1.6.2.3 and 17.1.6.2.4
Slide13Playing Season
First
permissible practice date
,
contest
or
date
of
competition:
See
first date of practice, contest or date of competition bylaws
for each
sport.
See Figure 17-2.Legislated exceptions.Institutions in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico not required to observe start dates for practice and playing seasons provided do not exceed permissible amount of practice and number of contests or dates of competition.Bylaw 17.28 and first date of practice, contest or date of competition bylaws
Slide14Playing Season
Daily and weekly
h
our
l
imitations:
Maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.
Including for multisport
participants.
All CARA prohibited one calendar day per week, except during participation in one conference and postseason championship, any postseason certified bowl game and NCAA
c
hampionships.
Bylaws 17.1.6.1, 17.1.6.3.8 and 17.1.6.4
.
Slide15End of Playing Season
When does the season end?
The simple answer:
All practice and competition must be complete by the conclusion of the championship in that sport.
The more accurate answer:
It depends.
See
end date of practice and competition bylaws for each sport.
See Figure 17-2
.
End date of practice and competition bylaws for each sport
Slide16End of Playing Season
Championships participation in
team
s
ports
:
If reason to believe under consideration for selection, may
practice
beyond last regular-season contest until committee selection.
May engage in regular-season
competition
between conference championship and NCAA championship
if:Team has not participated in maximum number of contests or dates of competition;Competition appears as regular-season competition in declaration of playing season for the sport; andCompetition occurs prior to committee selection.Bylaw 17.1.7(a)
Slide17End of Playing Season
Championships participation in
team
s
ports
:
If not selected to participate or eliminated from championship, cannot
continue to practice
or compete.
Bylaw 17.1.7(a)
Slide18End of Playing Season
Championships participation in
individual sports
:
Only squad
members necessary for effective practice by
SAs preparing
for
NCAA championships
may
practice.
May engage in regular-season
competition
between conference championship and NCAA championship if:Individual or team has not participated in maximum number of contests or dates of competition;Competition appears as regular-season competition in declaration of playing season for the sport; andCompetition occurs prior to committee selection.Bylaw 17.1.7(b)
Slide19End of Playing Season
Championships participation in
individual sports
:
If not selected to participate or eliminated from championship, cannot
continue to practice
or compete.
Bylaw 17.1.7(b)
Slide20Case Study No. 1
William Ferrell, individual
men’s
tennis SA at National University (NU),
has qualified for
the NCAA championship.
Slide21Case Study No. 1
Who can help the SA train?
Only squad members
that are necessary to help William practice effectively.
How much and how often can the SA train?
Maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week, but no required day off.
Slide22Case Study No. 2
The men’s basketball
team at NU,
led by star center Jackie Moon, has completed the conference tournament and is under consideration for the NCAA championship.
Slide23Case Study No. 2
Can the team practice?
Yes. Team can practice until
committee selection.
Can the team compete?
Yes. Team can compete until committee selection if team has not reached maximum number of contests and competition is regular-season competition prior to committee selection.
Slide24Outside the Playing Season
Following final contest or date of
competition,
no CARA is permitted for a 14-consecutive calendar-day period.
Bylaw 17.1.6.2.1-(e)
Slide25Outside the Playing Season
Outside
playing
season during academic year for
sports other than football
:
Only a
SA’s
participation in weight training, conditioning, team activities and/or skill instruction is permitted
.
Limited to eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on team activities and/or skill instruction
.
All CARA prohibited two calendar days per week
.Effective August 1, 2015 (NCAA Division II Proposal No. 2015-17).Bylaws 17.1.6.2.1-(e) and 17.1.6.5
Slide26Outside the Playing Season
Outside playing season during academic year for
football
:
Only a SA’s participation in weight training, conditioning and review of game film is permitted.
Limited to eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on review of game film.
All CARA prohibited two calendar days per week.
Bylaws 17.1.6.2.3 and 17.1.6.5
Slide27Vacation Periods
Outside playing season, SA may not participate in CARA during a vacation period (e.g., summer, academic year).
During playing season, hour limitations
do not apply
to CARA during
official vacation
periods
and during academic year between terms when classes are not in session.
Bylaws 17.1.6.2.6 and 17.1.6.3.6
Slide28Final-Examination Periods
Outside playing season, all CARA prohibited one week prior to beginning of final-examination period through conclusion of final examinations.
During playing season, hour limitations apply to CARA during final-examination periods.
Bylaws 17.1.6.2.5 and 17.1.6.3.7
Slide29Summer Activities
SAs
are not permitted to engage in CARA during the institution’s summer vacation period
.
But what about voluntary workouts?
Bylaws 17.02.1 and 17.1.6.2.6
Slide30Summer
Activities –
Winter and Spring Sports
Only strength
and conditioning personnel
may monitor
voluntary individual workouts during the summer for safety purposes.
Workouts must be voluntary and at request of SAs.
Strength and conditioning coaches
may
not
direct or conduct
voluntary workouts.Bylaws 17.02.13 and 17.1.6.2.6; Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];
2/27/13 and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide31Summer Activities –
Winter and Spring Sports
What are examples of
monitoring
a workout?
Observing and watching closely to ensure safe and controlled environment.
Demonstrating proper technique and giving advice to ensure workout is taking place in appropriate
fashion.
Bylaws 17.02.13
and 17.1.6.2.6;
Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];
2/27/13
and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide32Summer Activities –
Winter and Spring Sports
What are examples of
directing or conducting
a workout?
Telling SA to complete certain activities or lifts.
Blowing a whistle or providing verbal or nonverbal cues to direct or pace drills.
Bylaws 17.02.13
and 17.1.6.2.6;
Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];
2/27/13
and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide33Summer Activities –
Winter and Spring Sports
Coaching staff member may only serve as strength and conditioning coach and monitor voluntary summer workouts if he or she performs such duties for all intercollegiate teams.
Exception also applies during playing and practice season (for all sports).
Bylaws 17.02.13 and 17.1.6.2.6;
Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];
2/27/13 and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide34Summer
Activities – Fall Sports
From June
1 through
conclusion
of an institution’s summer vacation period, strength and conditioning personnel
may
design, direct
and conduct workout programs
for
SAs.
Effective June 1, 2015, for fall sports other than football (
Proposal No. 2015-16).Intent is to provide safe and controlled environment.Workouts must be voluntary and at request of SAs. Bylaws 17.02.13 and 17.1.6.2.6.1;Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];2/27/13
and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide35Summer Activities – Fall Sports
Strength
and conditioning coach
designing and conducting
workouts
must:
Perform
strength and conditioning duties for
more than one of the intercollegiate teams
during the academic
year;
Maintain
current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use; andCertified through a national strength and conditioning program.
Bylaws
17.02.13 and
17.1.6.2.6.1;
Official Interpretation [Reference: 12/16/08, Item No. 6];
2/27/13
and 1/14/15 Educational Columns
Slide36Summer Activities – Individual Sports
Coach is
permitted to participate in individual
workouts with SAs provided SAs initiate request.
Safety exception allows coach to be present during voluntary individual workouts in regular facilities when using equipment to provide safety or skill instruction but not to conduct workout.
Applies to equestrian
, fencing, gymnastics, skiing, rifle, rowing, swimming and diving, track and field, water polo and
wrestling
.
Summer
practice
and safety
exception bylaws
;Official Interpretation [Reference: 10/21/13, Item No. 3]
Slide37Summer Activities - Safety
Mandatory medical examination requirements must be met prior to participation in:
Voluntary summer workouts designed or
conducted
by strength and conditioning
personnel;
Voluntary
individual workouts
in
individual
sports; and
Voluntary individual
workouts pursuant to the sport-specific safety
exceptions. Bylaw 17.1.5.2
Slide38Summer Activities - Safety
Returning
SA satisfies mandatory
medical examination or updated medical history requirement prior to participation in voluntary summer activities provided that
SA
has medical examination or updated medical history on file from prior academic year.
Official Interpretation [Reference:
3/26/15,
Item No.
13]
Slide39Bylaw 17 Maximum Contests
or Dates of Competition
Slide40Maximum Number of Contests
or Dates of Competition
Maximum
number
of c
ontests or dates of competition.
Limit for the playing schedule with outside competition.
See Figure 17-1 of Manual.
Exemptions.
Contests or dates of competition
that may be exempted from
maximum
number of
contests or dates of competition.Distinction between an exemption and an exception to the first permissible date of competition.Bylaw 17.28 and maximum limitations and
discretionary and annual exemption bylaws
Slide41Annual Exemptions
Types of annual
e
xemptions:
Conference championship;
Independents’
championship;
Season-ending tournament;
Alumni game
; and
Contests or dates of competition in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Canada either against or under sponsorship of active member institution in these
locations.
Slide42Discretionary Exemptions
May not exempt more than three annually.
Can be played prior to first permissible start date during playing season.
Can be played at any time during the playing and practice season.
Slide43Discretionary Exemptions
Types of
discretionary exemptions:
Foreign team in the United States;
Non-Division II four-year collegiate institution;
Scrimmages
without
official
scoring; and
USA club team (basketball only).
Official scoring:
No signing of scorebook by official and score not used for individual or seasonal statistics.
Releasing score to media no longer constitutes official scoring.
Promoting contest and/or charging admission does not constitute official scoring.
Slide44Differentiating Between Bylaw 17, Bylaw 20 & Championships Selection Criteria
Slide45What’s the Difference?
Bylaw 17 -
Maximum c
ontest/dates of competition l
imitations
Bylaw 20 –
Minimum requirements for sport sponsorship
Championships –
Criteria for championships selection
Number of contests.
Number of participants.
Developed by sport committees.
May be more stringent than Bylaws 17 or 20.
Slide46Case Study No. 3 – Men’s Soccer
SAs - maximum 18.
Institutions - maximum 18.
Bylaw 17 -
Maximum contest limitations
Number of contests - minimum10.
Bylaw 20 –
Minimum requirements for sport sponsorship
Selection criteria - minimum 10 in-region contests.
Championships –
Criteria for championships selection
Slide47Case Study No. 3 – Men’s Soccer
National University has a varsity men’s soccer team in 2015-16.
NU has eight countable in-region contests scheduled.
NU has two countable non-region contests scheduled.
Is NU within the Bylaw 17 institutional maximum number of contests?
Yes. Bylaw 17 maximum number of contests is 18.
Slide48Case Study No. 3 – Men’s Soccer
Is NU at or above the Bylaw 20 minimum number of contests?
Yes. Bylaw 20 minimum number of contests is 10.
Will NU’s schedule allow its team to be selected for the Division II Men’s Soccer Championship?
No. The selection criteria requires a minimum of 10 in-region contests. NU only played eight in-region contests.
NU has eight in-region contests & two non-region contests
Slide49Case Study No. 3 – Men’s Soccer
NU also has a junior varsity men’s soccer team that is scheduled to play nine games in 2015-16. The coach wants SA Phil Weston to compete with both teams.
Slide50Case Study No. 3 – Men’s Soccer
Is NU still within the Bylaw 17 institutional maximum number of
contests?
Yes, provided no more than 50 percent of the players on the junior varsity team play in more than 50 percent of the varsity team’s games. [References: official interpretation (7/9/87, Item No. 8) and staff interpretation (11/2/90, Item No. c
)].
Can Phil play in all of the junior varsity and varsity
games?
No, he is limited to competing in 18 contests.
NU varsity has eight in-region contests & two
non-region contests
NU junior varsity has nine contests
Slide51Case Study No. 4 –
Outdoor Track and Field
SAs – maximum 18 between indoor & outdoor.
Institutions – maximum 18 between indoor & outdoor.
Bylaw 17 -
Maximum d
ate of competition l
imitations
Minimum of four contests with at least 14 participants.
Different
numbers required for indoor track and field.
Bylaw 20 –
Minimum requirements for sport sponsorship
Selection Criteria – Minimum of four contests with at least 14 participants.
Double duals do not count toward the minimums.
Championships –
Criteria for championships selection
Slide52Case Study No. 4 –
Outdoor Track and Field
NU’s track and field team is scheduled to compete in four outdoor track and field events, including one double dual, in 2015-16:
The institution also sponsors indoor track and field.
All 14 of the team’s members will compete in each event.
Slide53Case Study No. 4 –
Outdoor Track and Field
Is NU within the Bylaw 17 institutional maximum number of contests?
Yes, provided that the SAs and institution do not exceed
t
he Bylaw 17 maximum of a combination of 18 events between indoor and outdoor.
Is NU at or above the Bylaw 20 minimum number of contests?
Yes. The Bylaw 20 minimum is participation in a minimum of four contests by at least 14 SAs.
NU has four outdoor meets – one is a double dual
Slide54Case Study No. 4 –
Outdoor Track and Field
Will NU’s schedule allow its team or SAs to be selected for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championship?
No. Although the selection criteria requires participation by at least 14 SAs at four events, double duals do not count toward the minimum.
NU has four outdoor meets – one is a double dual
Slide55Questions?