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NCAA Division III Bylaw 17 Jeff Myers Jean Orr May 15, 2012

NCAA Division III Bylaw 17 Jeff Myers Jean Orr May 15, 2012. Division III Bylaw 17 The Facelift. Bylaw 17. Agenda: New Format of Bylaw 17. Topics of Focus. Defining the Playing Season. Contests. Out-of-Season Activities. Nontraditional Segment . Questions/Concerns/User-Feedback.

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NCAA Division III Bylaw 17 Jeff Myers Jean Orr May 15, 2012

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  1. NCAA Division III Bylaw 17 Jeff Myers Jean Orr May 15, 2012

  2. Division III Bylaw 17 The Facelift

  3. Bylaw 17 • Agenda: • New Format of Bylaw 17. • Topics of Focus. • Defining the Playing Season. • Contests. • Out-of-Season Activities. • Nontraditional Segment . • Questions/Concerns/User-Feedback.

  4. Bylaw 17 • Session Outcomes: • Navigate new format of Bylaw 17. • Provide feedback to NCAA Division III staff regarding Bylaw 17 format. • Understand relevant legislation and hot topics regarding Bylaw 17.

  5. Philosophy Statement Old language: Encourage participation by maximizing the number and variety of athletics opportunities. New language: Encourage participation by maximizing the number and variety of sports offerings through broad-based athletics programs. NCAA Division III Proposal No. 2012-1

  6. Bylaw 17 New Format

  7. New Format • General Sports Legislation. • Location of general regulations: • Beginning of Bylaw 17. • Objectives: • Eliminate inconsistencies and redundancies; • Simplify and make more user-friendly; and • Make minimal number of substantive changes.

  8. New Format General Sports Legislation – Six Primary Areas. 1. Playing Season (Bylaw 17.1.1). 2. Computing Playing Seasons (Bylaw 17.1.2). 3. Postseason Activities (Bylaw 17.1.3). 4. Practice, Contest and Dates of Competition Limits (Bylaw 17.1.4). 5. Out-of-Season Activities (Bylaw 17.1.5). 6. Waivers and Conditions of Participation (Bylaw 17.1.6).

  9. New Format • Sport-Specific Legislation. • Location of sport-specific regulations: • Sport-specific Bylaw 17 legislation remains in same location (e.g., Bylaw 17.2 – Baseball). • Objectives: • Clarify legislation that applies to specific sport(s). • Distinguish between legislation that applies to all sports.

  10. Bylaw 17 – Topics Overview. 1. Defining the Playing Season. 2. Contests. 3. Out-of-Season Activities. 4. Nontraditional Segment.

  11. Defining the Season Three General Categories: • Segment sports; • Split season sports; and 3. Winter championship sports.

  12. Defining the SeasonDetermining Start Dates Practice Start Date Calculator – Where to find: • Home ► Legislation and Governance ► Committees ► Division III ► General Information • http://web1.ncaa.org/compliance/exec/startdate

  13. Defining the SeasonFootball Acclimatization OR

  14. Defining the Season Winter Championships

  15. Contests

  16. ContestsFootball Scrimmage When can I conduct a football scrimmage with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics school in the neighboring town? • Can I announce the scrimmage on our institution’s website?

  17. Contests Scrimmages/Exhibitions Questions: What is a scrimmage, exhibition, practice-scrimmage, or exhibition-scrimmage? Can I publicize the event? Can I keep score? New Legislation: • Consistency of terms. • No prohibition against official scoring – any sport. • No prohibition against publicity – any sport. • Do not need to adhere to playing rules.

  18. ContestsPostseason Tournaments Need to Ask: • Are they exempted from the contest limits? • Are they exempted from the weeks limits? Proposal No. 2012-10 Bylaws 17.1.3 and 17.1.4.5.1.1

  19. Out-of-Season Activities

  20. Out-of-Season ActivitiesConducting Workouts What are the conditions for institutions conducting out-of-season workouts? • Voluntary. • Active strength and conditioning certification. • Academic year. • Active CPR, First Aid and AED use certification (effective 8/1/12). Proposal No. 2012-5 Bylaws 11.1.6, 17.02.1.1.1-(f) and 17.02.13 Education Columns: 01/14/09, 01/18/11 and 01/18/12 Official Interpretations: 03/25/11 and 05/08/12

  21. Out-of-Season ActivitiesWorkout Programs Your strength and conditioning coach has made available to student-athletes an out of season workout program that allows the student-athletes to report their results and based on the reports, the program details the next workout . Is this a voluntary workout even though the student-athletes are reporting their results? • Maybe.

  22. Out-of-Season ActivitiesField Maintenance Monday is the day off for baseball student-athletes. The coach and players routinely work on the baseball diamond during that day to prepare for the mid-week game. Is this permissible?

  23. Out-of-Season ActivitiesField Maintenance No. Any work performed by a student-athlete that is required, supervised or monitored by a coaching staff member is an athletically related activity. Staff Interpretation: 10/20/11

  24. Nontraditional Segment

  25. Nontraditional SegmentMultiple Teams/One Sport How do I conduct my nontraditional segment if I have a varsity and junior varsity program? • Nontraditional segment limitations apply to all levels (e.g., freshman, junior varsity, varsity) in a sport. • Official Interpretation: 03/20/12 • Educational Column: 01/06/07

  26. Nontraditional SegmentIndividual vs. Team Limits I conduct each week of my baseball fall season as follows: • Pitchers and catchers practice on Monday and Thursday. • Rest of team practices on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. • Is this permissible? • No. The institution has practiced five days during the nontraditional segment and only permitted four practices per week. Bylaw 17.1.4.4-(b)

  27. Nontraditional SegmentCompetition Limits I conduct a 60-minute women's varsity lacrosse game and simultaneously conduct a 60-minute junior varsity game. Is this permissible? Yes. The institution is permitted two regulation lacrosse contests or 120 minutes of competition. Bylaw 17.1.4.4-(e)(3)

  28. Nontraditional SegmentCompetition Limits What if I cannot conduct varsity and junior varsity lacrosse games at the same time, but conduct them on consecutive days, for example: • Varsity plays a 60-minute game on Monday. • Junior varsity plays a 60-minute game on Tuesday. Is this permissible? No. Institution is allowed one date of competition overall, not per team. Bylaw 17.1.4.4-(d) and (e)

  29. Nontraditional SegmentAlumni Contest What are the limitations on conducting an alumni game in the nontraditional segment? For example, we want to conduct a 30-inning baseball game with our alumni to commemorate the 30th anniversary of our first NCAA appearance. Is this permissible? Yes. Must count as one of the 16 days of athletically related activity but not subject to limits associated with one date of competition. Bylaw 14.2.4.1.1 – (b) (Exceptions) Staff Interpretation: 05/12/10

  30. Nontraditional SegmentOutside Competition You have just started your nontraditional segment in soccer and you are missing your best player. She is studying abroad this semester and you text her, wishing her well. She replies the experience is great, and she just scored three goals on her club team. Any concerns? A: Potentially.

  31. Nontraditional SegmentFootball Football Strength and Conditioning Period. • Not a nontraditional segment. • Limited skill instruction. • No equipment except footballs.

  32. Questions? Concerns? User-Feedback?

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