17.1.6.3.2 Football. In football, outside of the playing season during the academic year, only a student-athlete's participation in weight training, conditioning, individual skill instruction and review of game film shall be permitted, as follows: (Adopted: 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11, Revised: 1/16/16, 7/19/16)

(a) A student-athlete's participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on review of game film and individual skill instruction;

(b) During the institution's second term of the academic year (e.g., winter quarter, spring semester), a student-athlete's participation may not begin until the fourth day of classes; (Adopted: 1/27/20 effective 8/1/20)

(c) During individual skill instruction, the use of footballs and field equipment (e.g., shields, bags) is permissible; however, the use of protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) is not permissible; and (Revised: 1/21/17 effective 8/1/17, 1/22/22)

(d) Following the institution's final contest in the segment that concludes with the NCAA championship, a student-athlete is prohibited from engaging in countable athletically related activities for a 14-consecutive-calendar-day period.

See Bylaw 17.11.6 for the first permissible date of nonchampionship segment practice sessions. (Adopted: 7/19/16)