17 Playing and Practice Seasons

[17.01 unchanged.]

17.02 Definitions and Applications.

17.02.1 Countable Athletically Related Activities. Countable athletically related activities include any required activity with an athletics purpose involving student-athletes and at the direction of, or supervised by, one or more of an institution's coaching staff (including strength and conditioning coaches) and must be counted within the weekly and daily limitations under Bylaws 17.1.7.1 and 17.1.7.2. Administrative activities (e.g., academic meetings, compliance meetings) shall not be considered as countable athletically related activities.

17.02.1.1 Exception -- Elite Athlete Training. A student-athlete who has been designated by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the sport-affiliated national governing body (or the international equivalent) as an elite athlete may participate in an individual workout session conducted by a coaching staff member without such activity being considered a countable athletically related activity, provided the workout is initiated by the student-athlete and he or she does not miss class.

[17.02.2 through 17.02.13 unchanged.]

17.02.14 Required Athletically Related Activities. Required athletically related activities include any activities, including those that are countable in the daily and weekly limitations, that are required of a student-athlete.  Such activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

[17.02.14-(a) through 17.02.14-(h) unchanged.]

17.02.14.1 Exception -- Elite Athlete Training. A student-athlete who has been designated by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the sport-affiliated national governing body (or the international equivalent) as an elite athlete may participate in an individual workout session conducted by a coaching staff member without such activity being considered a required athletically related activity, provided the workout is initiated by the student-athlete and he or she does not miss class.

[17.02.15 through 17.02.20 unchanged.]

17.1 General Playing-Season Regulations.

[17.1.1 through 17.1.6 unchanged.]

17.1.7 Time Limits for Athletically Related Activities. In all sports, the following time limitations shall apply:

17.1.7.1 Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations -- Playing Season. A student-athlete's participation in countable athletically related activities (see Bylaw 17.02.1) shall be limited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.

[17.1.7.1.2 renumbered as 17.1.7.1.1, unchanged.]

17.1.7.2 Weekly Hour Limitations -- Outside the Playing Season.

[17.1.7.2-(a) through 17.1.7.2-(c) unchanged.]

[17.1.7.2.2 through 17.1.7.2.5 renumbered as 17.1.7.2.1 through 17.1.7.2.4, unchanged.]

[17.1.7.3 through 17.1.7.11 unchanged.]

[17.1.8 through 17.1.10 unchanged.]

[17.2 through 17.31 unchanged.]