[Federated provision, FBS only]

11.7.1.1 Countable Coach. An institutional staff member or any other individual outside the institution (e.g., consultant, professional instructor) with whom the institution has made arrangements must count against coaching limits in the applicable sport as soon as the individual participates (in any manner) in any of the following:

[11.7.1.1-(a) through 11.7.1.1-(c) unchanged.]

11.7.1.1.1 Exception -- Postseason Practice Session -- Bowl Subdivision Football. In bowl subdivision football, an employee of a professional sports organization or team who conducts a postseason practice session per Bylaw 17.10.6.4 is not considered a countable coach.

[11.7.1.1.1 through 11.7.1.1.2 renumbered as 11.7.1.1.2 through 11.7.1.1.3, unchanged.]

[Federated provision, FBS only]

12.2 Involvement With Professional Teams.

12.2.1 Tryouts.

[12.2.1.1 through 12.2.1.2 unchanged.]

12.2.1.3 Tryout After Enrollment. After initial full-time collegiate enrollment, an individual who has eligibility remaining may try out with a professional athletics team (or participate in a combine including that team) at any time, provided the individual does not miss class. The individual may receive actual and necessary expenses in conjunction with one 48-hour tryout per professional team (or a combine including that team). The 48-hour tryout period shall begin at the time the individual arrives at the tryout location. At the completion of the 48-hour period, the individual must depart the location of the tryout immediately in order to receive return transportation expenses. A tryout may extend beyond 48 hours if the individual self-finances additional expenses, including return transportation. A self-financed tryout may be for any length of time, provided the individual does not miss class.

[12.2.1.3.1 through 12.2.1.3.3 unchanged.]

12.2.1.3.4 Exception -- Postseason Practice Session -- Bowl Subdivision Football. In bowl subdivision football, a student-athlete may participate in a postseason practice per Bylaw 17.10.6.4 without such activity being considered a tryout with a professional team.

[12.2.1.3.4 renumbered as 12.2.1.3.5, unchanged.]

[12.2.2 through 12.2.5 unchanged.]

[Federated provision, FBS only]

17.10 Football. Regulations for computing the football playing season are set forth in Bylaw 17.1. (See Figure 17-1 and Figure 17-2.)

[17.10.1 through 17.10.5 unchanged.]

17.10.6 Out-of-Season Athletically Related Activities. Student-athletes and members of the coaching staff shall not engage in countable athletically related activities outside the playing season, except as set forth in this bylaw (see Bylaw 17.1.7.2):

[17.10.6.1 through 17.10.6.3 unchanged.]

17.10.6.4 Postseason Practice Session. An institution may conduct one postseason practice session before the end of the institution’s academic year for the purpose of conducting a professional tryout or workout activity, subject to the following conditions:

(a) A student-athlete may not miss class to participate;

(b) The session shall be conducted on the institution’s campus or in facilities regularly used by the institution for practice or competition;

(c) The session shall not involve contact and student-athletes shall not wear protective equipment (e.g. helmet, shoulder pads, spider pads, padded undergarments); and

(d) The amount of time that a student-athlete is involved in such countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four hours.

[17.10.6.4 through 17.10.6.5 renumbered as 17.10.6.5 through 17.10.6.6, unchanged.]

[17.10.7 through 17.10.8 unchanged.]