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Compliance Office
Current Student Athletes
Playing & Practice
Countable Athletically Related Activities
What are the daily and weekly time limitations on countable athletically related activities?
Student-athletes may not participate in countable athletically related activities for more than:
| In Season |
Out of Season |
| 4 hours/day |
8 hours/week |
| 20 hours/week |
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The daily and weekly hour limitations DO NOT apply to the following time periods:
- During preseason practice prior to the first day of classes or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier.
During an institution’s academic year official vacation period (e.g. Thanksgiving, spring break), as listed in the institution’s official calendar, and during the academic year between terms when classes are not in session (i.e. winter break).
Are student-athletes required to have a day off from countable athletically related activities?
Yes, during the academic year, student-athletes shall not engage in any countable athletically related activities on one day per week during the playing season and two days per week outside of the declared played segment(s). The required day(s) off may occur on any day of the week and may change from week to week. A “week” is defined as any seven consecutive days, determined at the institution’s discretion.
Exceptions:
- During participation in one conference and postseason championship and any postseason certified bowl games of National Invitation Tournaments, and during participation in NCAA championships.
- During preseason practice before the first contest or first day of classes during vacation periods.
What is the difference between in-season and out-of-season?
In-Season (20 Hours)
- Time between the team’s first officially recognized practice session and the last practice session or competition, whichever occurs later.
- Sports other than football and basketball may have their seasons separated into not more than two distinct segments: championship segment and non-championship segment.
- During the in-season period(s) (i.e., declared segment(s)), a student-athlete may participate in a maximum of 20 hours per week of countable athletically related activities.
Out-of-Season (8 Hours)
- The remaining days during the academic year not included in the declared segment(s).
- A student-athlete may participate in a maximum of eight (8) hours per week of countable athletically related activities and may not participate in any countable athletically related activities on two days per week during the out-of-season period.
- Participation in up to two (2) hours of individual skill instruction is permissible.
| What Counts? |
What Doesn't? |
| Practices (not more than 4 hours per day). |
Compliance Meetings. |
| Athletics meetings with a coach initiated or required by a coach (e.g., end of season individual meetings). |
Meetings with a coach initiated by the student-athlete (as longs as no countable activities occur). |
Competition (and associated activities, regardless of their length, count as 3 hours)
NOTE: No countable athletically related activities may occur after the competition. |
Drug/alcohol educational meetings or CHAMPS/Life Skills meetings. |
| Field, floor, or on-court activity. |
Study hall, tutoring, or academic meetings. |
| Setting up offensive and defensive alignment. |
Student-athlete advisory committee/Captain’s Council meetings. |
| On-court or on-field activities called by any member of the team and confined primarily to members of that team. |
Voluntary weight training not conducted by a coach or staff member. |
| Required weight-training and conditioning activities. |
Voluntary sport-related activities (e.g., initiated by student-athlete, no attendance taken, no coach present). |
| Required participation in camps/clinics. |
Traveling to/from the site of competition (as long as no countable activities occur). |
| Visiting the competition site in the sports of cross country, golf, and skiing. |
Training Room Activities (e.g., treatment taping), rehabilitation activities and medical examinations. |
| Participation outside the regular season in individual skill-related instructional activities with a member of the coaching staff. |
Recruiting activities (e.g., student host). |
| Discussion or review of game films. |
Training table meals. |
| Participation in a physical activity class for student-athletes only and taught by a member of the athletics staff (e.g., coach). |
Attending banquets (e.g., awards or post-season banquets). |
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Fundraising activities or public relations/promotional activities and community service projects. |
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