Playing and Practice Seasons Ryan Hall and Abbie Renaker Academic and Membership Affairs.

Playing and Practice SeasonsPlaying and Practice Seasons

Ryan Hall and Abbie RenakerAcademic and Membership Affairs

Learning Objectives

Recall application of NCAA Division I playing and practice season legislation.

Demonstrate an increased level of comfort educating colleagues, PSAs and SAs about playing and practice season legislation.

Learn monitoring strategies to ensure institution is following playing and practice season legislation.

Apply enhanced knowledge of legislation to future playing and practice seasons activities.

Overview Pre-game meal - New legislation/recent interpretations.

Team warm-up - Start of practice.

Game time - Playing season.

Seventh inning stretch - Time limits and countable athletically related activity (CARA).

Extra innings - Countable contests.

Team cool-down - Documentation and best practices.

NCAA Division I Proposal No. 2011-84 B

Playing and Practice Season - Start Time

Eliminates the 5 p.m. start time for first permissible practice date.

Effective Date - August 1, 2012.

Proposal No. 2011-88

Playing and Practice Seasons - Topy Cup

May commence practice sessions five days before the practice round of the event and may participate in competition before the legislated date for the first date of competition if selected to participate in the Topy Cup.

Effective Date - August 1, 2012.

Contact and Conditioning

Your football coach has indicated during off-season workouts this year he wants to add two new drills:

The first is a new type of aerobic exercise that may resemble a combination of mixed martial arts and wrestling; but there is limited physical contact; and

The second is “training with those resistance sleds them crazy cross-fit people use.”

Are both new drills permissible? Any red flags?


Mixed martial arts/wrestling exercise.

Contact-related drills or activities (e.g., wrestling, combative activities, blocking drills) are prohibited.

Resistance sleds.

Training or resistance sleds are permissible, provided such equipment is not related to the sport (e.g., blocking sleds in football).

Official Interpretation - March 23, 2012.


Blocking Sled Resistance Sled

Preseason Publicized Off-Campus Practice Activities

For the first two weeks of August preseason camp, your football team will practice at an abandoned military base 90 miles from campus.

Yesterday, the head football coach stopped by to let you know your hated in-state rival is conducting preseason practice one town over from the base. This is the first time they will practice at this site and they have already started publicizing the events.

Coach doesn’t understand why they can publicize practice and “we” can’t, but he tells you, “If they are, we are! Get it done!”


How disappointed will Coach be?

Your Institution.

Assuming you have normally held preseason practice at the abandoned base, you may publicize preseason events at that location.

Official Interpretation - May 27, 2011.


Hated Rival.

An institution may designate a new off-campus site it will normally use for preseason practice activities if the institution can demonstrate that it will normally be conducting preseason practice activities at that site in subsequent years (e.g., a multiyear contract).

Educational Column – February 22, 2011.

Required Field or Facility Preparation

When you show up to work Monday morning, the first voice message you have is from the parent of one of your baseball SAs.

The irate father cannot believe that his son is required to rake the field, clear the bases and put the tarp on after every game; even mid-week games that end late at night.

The father says he knows this is resulting in much more than 20 hours of countable activity per week for his son and if nothing is done, he’ll be calling the NCAA immediately.

Required Field or Facility Preparation

Are you concerned about your team’s CARA logs?

Field or facility preparation or maintenance that is performed by a SA, related to practice or competition and required, supervised or monitored by a coaching staff member is not a CARA.

Official Interpretation - December 21, 2011.

Big Time University Softball Team

Flag No. 1 - Start of PracticeInformation Provided:

Practice will begin on the first day of class for the 2012 fall term.

Documents to Review:

Academic calendar.

Practice schedule.

Game schedule.

Big Time University Academic Calendar 2012 Fall Term Key Dates:

August 29, 2012 - Classes begin.

September 3, 2012 - Vacation period.

September 8, 2012 - First contest.

November 22-23, 2012 - Vacation period.

December 7, 2012 - Last day of classes.

December 10-14, 2012 - Final exams.

December 24-25, 2012 - Vacation period.

Start of Playing Season

Practice sessions may not begin before September 1 or the institution’s first day of classes whichever is later.

If first day of classes occurs after September 15, institution may begin practice on or after September 15.

NCAA Bylaw 17.20.2 Softball

Figure 17-2 Other Sports

Flag No. 1 – Outcome Softball team must change first date of practice to be

September 1 or after.

Correct information regarding first permissible start date must be included in declaration of playing and practice season form.

August/September 2012

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9* 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

Classes Begin

30 311

Practice Begins

Flag No. 1 – Outcome

Flag No. 2 - Playing SeasonInformation Provided:

Team has 45 days of practice and games scheduled for fall season.

Team has 87 days of practice and games scheduled for spring season.

Saturday to Friday - Definition of a week.


Practice schedule.

Game schedule.

Big Time University Playing Season 2012-13 Academic Year Key Information:

September 1, 2012 - First practice for fall.

February 26, 2013 - First practice for spring.

June 6, 2013 - Last contest (Women’s College World Series).

Non-championship Segment - 45 days beginning September 1.

Championship Segment - 87 days occurring February to June.

Playing Season

Period of time between the date of the institution's first practice session and last practice session or date of competition whichever occurs later.

Period of time permitted to conduct CARAs except for skill instruction.

Playing Season: Limited to 132 days.

Bylaws 17.1.1 and 17.20.1

Playing Season - General Regulations NCAA championship participation in team sports

Practice and competition in an NCAA championship event is not considered part of the playing season.

If under consideration for championship, may continue to practice without counting in playing season.

If not selected, may practice or compete until the end of championship provided count days in playing season.

Conference championships.

Must be included in playing season.

Bylaw 17.1.7

Playing SeasonChampionship Segment: May exempt required days off, official vacation, holiday and final exam periods when no practice or competition occurs.

Non-championship Segment (Softball Only): Conducted within a period of 45 consecutive days during September, October and November.

Practice and competition days must be included in 132-day season.

Conditioning and/or skill-related instruction do not count in 132-day season.

Any week in which practice or competition does not occur is considered outside the playing season.

Bylaws 17.20.1.1 and 17.20.1.2

Definition of a Day/WeekDay: A calendar day [i.e., midnight (12 a.m.) through 11:59 p.m.].

Week: Any seven consecutive days.

Institutions may define their week (e.g., Monday through Sunday, Saturday through Friday, etc.).

Week defined by sport - not institution.

Institutions may not change the seven-day period for the remainder of the segment.

Bylaw 17.1.6.3

Flag No. 2 - Outcome

Practice permissible September 1 - October 15, 2012.

Practice and competition days are the only days that must count in 132-day season.

Team is projected to use 25 days during the 2012 fall non-championship segment.

Correct information regarding non-championship segment dates must be included in declaration of playing and practice season form.

Flag No. 2 - OutcomeSEPTEMBER 2012

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

1

Practice 3-6

2

Off

3 Labor Day

Off

4

Off

5

Practice 3-6

6

Conditioning 3-5

7

Practice 3-6

8 Doubleheader Game

vs. Dottie College

9

Off

10

Practice 3-6

11

Skill Instruction 3-5

12

Practice 3-6

13

Conditioning 3-5

14

Practice 3-6

15 Game

vs. Finch University

16

Off

17

Practice 3-6

18


19

Practice 3-6

20

Conditioning 3-5

21

Practice 3-6

22 Game

vs. Mendoza College

23

Off

24

Practice 3-6

25


26

Practice 3-6

27

Conditioning 3-5

28

Practice 3-6

29 Game

vs. Duran College

30

Off

16 countable days during September 2012 Skill instruction, conditioning, required days off and official vacation periods are exempted.

Flag No. 2 - Outcome Practice permissible February 1 - May 12, 2013.

Required days off, official vacation, holiday and final exam periods may be excluded from 132-day season when no practice or competition occurs.

Practice and competition associated with an NCAA championship is not part of the playing season.

Team is projected to use 87 days during the 2013 spring championship segment for a total of 112 days in playing season.

Correct information regarding championship segment dates must be included in declaration of playing and practice season form.


11 countable days in May 2013 - required days off are exempted.Practice and competition associated with NCAA championship does not count.

Flag No. 3 - Time LimitsInformation Provided:

Sunday will always be required day off for team in fall.

Monday will always be required day off for team in spring.

Players will meet individually with coaches to view video of hitting/pitching on day off.

Voluntary batting practice with captains available during week for relief of field maintenance responsibilities.


Practice schedule.

Time Limits Playing season: SA participation in CARA is limited to 20

hours a week and four hours a day.

Required one day off.

Bylaws 17.1.6.1 and 17.1.6.4

Countable Athletically Related Activities Any required activity with an athletics purpose.

At the direction of, or supervised by, a coach.

Includes strength and conditioning coaches.

Must be counted within weekly and daily limitations.

Bylaw 17.02.1

Voluntary Athletically Related Activities Not required to report back.

Includes athletics department staff members.

Initiated and requested by the SA.

Attendance and participation not recorded.

No penalty for not participating.

No recognition or incentives for participating.

Bylaw 17.02.13

Flag No. 3 - Outcome SAs watching film of hitting or pitching with coaching

staff members is a CARA.

Incentivizing SAs to do additional batting practice with captains no longer makes activity voluntary.

Team must take one day off per week.

Flag No. 4 - Countable ContestsInformation Provided:

Seven contests scheduled during 2012 fall season.

Home Run Derby with baseball team.

30 conference contests during 2013 spring season.

26 non-conference contests during 2013 spring season.

Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Two alumni games scheduled.


Game schedule.

Contest A contest is any game, match, exhibition, scrimmage or

joint practice session with another institution’s team regardless of formality in which competition in a sport occurs.

A countable contest is any contest by the member institution against an outside team in that sport.

Bylaws 17.02.2 and 17.02.3

Number of Contests

Limited to 56 contests (games and scrimmages) against outside competition during championship segment.

Limited to eight contests (games and scrimmages) against outside competition during non-championship segment.

Limit of three contests that may be played on one calendar day.

Bylaws 17.20.5.1 and 17.20.5.1.2Figure 17-1 Other Sports

Annual Exemptions

Maximum number of softball contests may exclude:

Conference championship.

Conference playoff.

Season ending tournaments.

NCAA championship play-in competition.

Alumni game.

Foreign team.

Hawaii or Alaska.

Fundraising activity.

Celebrity sports activity.

U.S. National Team.

Bylaw 17.20.5.3

Flag No. 4 - Outcome Softball team must count one of the alumni contests.

Softball team may add another contest during the 2012 fall season if preferred or cancel alumni contest for fall.

Home Run Derby contest with baseball team is a contest exemption.

Contest against Chinese University of Hong Kong is exempted.

Correct information regarding number of contests must be included in declaration of playing and practice season form.

DocumentationDeclaration of Playing Season:

Must declare playing season prior to the beginning of the playing season for that sport.

Must be done in writing.

Must be kept on file in the department of athletics.

Changes may be made provided in writing and kept on file with the athletics director.

Bylaw 17.1.3

DocumentationBTU OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE SERVICES

DESIGNATION OF PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASON FORM Sport: Softball Academic Year: 2012-13 1. First date of practice (start of 20-hour weeks): September 1, 2012/February 1, 2013 2. First date of conditioning (start of 8-hour weeks): August 29, 2012/January 14, 2013 3. First date of competition: Scrimmage – NA Regular Season - September 8, 2012 4. Number of countable contests for current year (championship segment and other segment)

Eight in Nonchampionship segment and 56 in Championship segment. **Please attach your most current competition schedule. 5. Definition of a week: Begins on Saturday and ends on Friday.

**Your declared week must remain the same throughout the year! 6. Length of playing season:

132-Day Season: A 132-day season may be divided into two segments of consecutive days, one in which the NCAA Championship is conducted and another segment (previously referred to as your nontraditional segment). Days do not have to be counted if they fall between the two segments, are required days off (one per week) or are official vacation, holiday or final examination periods during which no athletically related activities occur.

Championship Segment: Start: February 1, 2013 End: May 12, 2013 No. of Days: 87 Other Segment: Start: September 1, 2012 End: _October 15, 2012 No. of Days: 25 Total No. of Days: 112 Days I certify that to the best of my knowledge the sport of Softball is in compliance with applicable NCAA Playing and Practice Season regulations for the 2012-13 academic year. ____________________________ ____________ Head Coach Signature Date ____________________________ ____________ Compliance Signature Date

Best Practices Copy of declaration of playing season form attached to

copy of institution’s academic calendar, and practice and game schedules.

“Drop-ins” to ensure practice times are accurate.

Interview SAs, coaches, athletics trainers and strength and conditioning coaches.

Provide calendar to SAs to sign off on hours.

Educate NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and SAs of playing and practice season rules.

Resources Compliance assistant.

Academic and membership affairs.

Interpretations phone line.

Conference contact program.

Coaches/peers.

Questions?Questions??Thanks for participating!Thanks for participating!

Playing and Practice Seasons Ryan Hall and Abbie Renaker Academic and Membership Affairs.

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