[Division II, Football Only, Roll Call]

17.1.6.3 Weekly Hour Limitations -- Outside of Playing Season.

[17.1.6.3.1 unchanged.]

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:

[17.1.6.3.2-(a) through 17.1.6.3.2-(b) unchanged.]

(c) During individual skill instruction, not more than eight student-athletes from the team shall be part of a group of student-athletes working with a coach at one time. More than one group of student-athletes from the same team may participate in skill instruction in the same facility or in different facilities at the same time, provided there is no co-mingling of student-athletes between the groups. Each group of student-athletes must have a separate coach. Coaches may rotate between the groups provided at least one coach is present with each group during skill instruction. Tthe 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

[17.1.6.3.2-(d) unchanged.]

[17.1.6.3.3 through 17.1.6.3.6 unchanged.]

[Division II, Football Only, Roll Call]

17.11 Football.

[17.11.1 through 17.11.2 unchanged.]

17.11.3 Preseason Practice.

[17.11.3.1 unchanged.]

17.11.3.2 Required Day Off.

Following the fiveseven-day acclimatization period, all physically related activity shall be prohibited one calendar day per week.

17.11.3.3 FiveSeven-Day Acclimatization Period. Preseason practice shall begin with a fiveseven-day acclimatization period for both first-time participants (e.g., freshmen and transfers) and continuing student-athletes. All student-athletes, including walk-ons who arrive to preseason practice after the first day of practice, are required to undergo a fiveseven-day acclimatization period. The fiveseven-day acclimatization period shall be conducted as follows:

(a) Institutions may not conduct conditioning, speed, strength or agility tests prior to the start of the fiveseven-day acclimatization period.

(b) Participants shall not engage in more than one on-field practice per day during the fiveseven-day acclimatization period. On-field practices shall last no longer than three hours.

(1) Exception -- During the fiveseven-day acclimatization period, an institution has the option of conducting one on-field practice per day, not to exceed three hours in length, or one on-field testing session (speed, conditioning, or agility tests) per day, not to exceed one hour in length and one on-field practice, not to exceed two hours in length. In addition, an institution may conduct one one-hour walk-through session per day of the acclimatization period, provided protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) is not worn, equipment related to football (e.g., blocking sleds) is not used and conditioning activities do not occur. However, footballs may be used. Student-athletes must be provided with at least three continuous hours of recovery time between any session occurring that day. During this time, student-athletes may not attend any meetings or engage in other athletically related activities (e.g., weightlifting); however, time spent receiving medical treatment and eating meals may be included as part of the recovery time.

(c) During the first two days of the acclimatization periodpractice or testing activity, helmets and spider pads shall be the only piece of protective equipment student-athletes may wear. During the third and fourth days of the acclimatization periodnext three days of practice or testing activity, helmets, spider pads and shoulder pads shall be the only pieces of protective equipment student-athletes may wear. During the final day of the five-day acclimatization period and on days thereafter, On the sixth day of practice or testing activity, student-athletes may practice in full pads.

(d) An institution shall provide student-athletes with one day off during the seven-day acclimatization period. The required day off may occur as early as the second day or as late as the seventh day.

[17.11.3.3.1 unchanged.]

17.11.3.4 Preseason Activities After Five-Day Acclimatization Period. The remaining 17 on-field preseason practice sessions after the acclimatization period shall be conducted as follows:

(a) General.

(1) Multiple on-field practice sessions shall not be conducted on the same day;

(2) Student-athletes shall not engage in more than three hours of on-field practice activities per day;

(3) On-field walk-throughs are not considered an on-field activity under Bylaw 17.11.3.4, provided protective equipment (e.g., helmets, shoulder pads) is not worn, equipment related to football (e.g., blocking sleds) is not used and conditioning activities do not occur. An institution may use footballs during a walk through. The walk-through shall not last longer than one hour; and

(4) Student-athletes must be provided with at least three continuous hours of recovery time between an on-field practice session and a walk-through. During this time, student-athletes may not engage in physical athletically related activities (e.g., weight lifting). Time spent in team meetings, film review, receiving medical treatment and eating meals may be included as part of the recovery time.

(b) Protective Equipment Restrictions.

(1) Up to eight on-field practice sessions may be conducted in full pads;

(2) During at least five on-field practice sessions, protective equipment is restricted to not more than helmets and spider pads;

(3) During the remaining on-field practice sessions, protective equipment is restricted to not more than helmets, spider pads and/or shoulder pads; and

(4) On-field practice sessions may be conducted in less protective equipment than the maximum restrictions noted above.

(c) Contact Restrictions.

(1) Full contact (tackling to the ground) is only permitted during an on-field practice session in full pads;

(2) An institution shall not conduct more than two consecutive days of full contact (tackling to the ground) practices;

(3) An institution shall not conduct more than 60 minutes of contact (thud or full) on two consecutive days per week;

(4) An institution shall not conduct more than a total of 75 minutes of full contact (tackling to the ground) within any one on-field practice session other than during the two permissible scrimmages; and

(5) An institution shall not conduct more than two scrimmages during the preseason practice period. A scrimmage is a practice devoted primarily (greater than 50% of practice time) to 11-on-11, full contact (tackling to the ground) activities. A scrimmage counts as one of the eight permissible practices in full pads and may include more than 75 minutes of full contact (tackling to the ground).

[17.11.3.4.2 renumbered as 17.11.3.4.1, unchanged.]

[17.11.4 through 17.11.10 unchanged.]