1. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Rules Education Meeting April 28, 2010 Division I – Playing and Practice Seasons –

2.  The time required of student-athletes for participation in intercollegiate athletics shall be regulated to minimize interference with their opportunities for acquiring a quality education in a manner consistent with that afforded the general student body. ◦ NCAA Bylaw 2.14

4.  Each team shall submit a “Declaration of Playing Season Form” and an attached schedule of competition to the compliance office.  The length of each sport’s playing season (number of days) and other sport-specific information is on this form as well.  This must be done prior to the beginning of the playing season for each particular sport.

5.  Any required activity with an athletics purpose involving student-athletes at the direction of or supervised by one or more of an institution’s coaching staff (including strength and conditioning coaches)  Administrative activities (e.g., academic meetings, compliance meetings) shall not be considered as countable athletically related activities.  See handout

6.  In season: ◦ 4 hours/day ◦ 20 hours/week ◦ One day off per week  Out of Season (Football): ◦ 8 hours/week, no more than 2 hours per week spent on viewing film ◦ 2 days off per week  Out of Season (Other than Football): ◦ 8 hours/week, no more than 2 hours per week on skill related instruction ◦ 2 days off per week

7.  Sports other than Baseball and Football: ◦ Permitted outside of the playing season from the first day of classes until one week prior to the beginning of the final examination period. ◦ More than 4 student-athletes may be involved in skill-related instruction from September 15 through April 15. ◦ Prior to September 15 and after April 15, no more than 4 student-athletes may be involved with their coaches at any one time in any facility. ◦ Shall not be publicized

8.  Baseball: ◦ Permitted outside of the playing season from the first day of classes until one week prior to the beginning of the final examination period. ◦ More than 4 student-athletes may be involved in skill- related instruction with their coaches from September 15 to one week prior to the final examination period for the fall term and from January 15 through April 15. ◦ No more than 4 student-athletes may be involved with their coaches at any one time in any facility prior to September 15, from the opening day of classes of the Spring semester to January 15, and after April 15. ◦ Shall not be publicized

9. Recording Hour Limitations  Countable hours must be recorded for each student-athlete.  Every team is responsible for submitting countable athletically related activities through ACS Athletics. ◦ This must be done by the end of the first week of every month. For example, January’s countable hours must be submitted by the end of the first week in February.

10.  Competition Day: ◦ All competition and any associated athletically related activities on the day of competition shall count as three hours regardless of the actual duration of the activities. ◦ However, countable athletically related activities may not be conducted at any time following competition, except between contests (e.g., double-headers in softball or baseball, rounds of golf).

11. Recording Hour Limitations  No countable athletically related activities between midnight and 5:00 AM  Countable hours do not apply during the preseason or institutional vacation periods for teams that are in-season.  Definition of week: shall be defined as any 7 consecutive days to be determined at the institution’s discretion. Once this 7 day period is declared, this shall not change.

12. Final Examination Period  For sports that are in-season, daily and weekly hour limitations apply during the final examination period.  For sports that are out-of-season, countable athletically related activities are prohibited one week prior to final examinations. ◦ August 26, 2010

13. Institutional Vacation Period and Summer  Outside of the playing season, a student- athlete may not participate in any countable athletically related activities during any institutional vacation period and/or summer.  Strength and conditioning coaches may conduct workouts, provided the workouts are voluntary and conducted at the request of the student-athlete.

14.  No requirement to report back to coach/staff information related to the activity;  Activity must be initiated and requested solely by the student-athlete;  Attendance/participation may not be recorded for the purposes of reporting the information to coaches or other student-athletes;  No penalty for electing not to participate in activity; and  No recognition can be provided for participation.

15.  Student-athlete discretionary time is time that a student-athlete may only participate in athletics activities at his discretion. The dates for discretionary time are on the “Playing and Practice Season” form in the compliance office.  There shall be no required workouts, and institutions are not permitted to recommend that student-athletes engage in weight-training or conditioning activities; however, if the student- athlete opts to workout, the strength and conditioning coach may monitor the facility in use for health and safety purposes.

17.  An institution shall count back from its first scheduled contest, one unit for each day beginning with the opening of classes, one unit for each day classes are not in session in the week of the first scheduled contest, and two units for each other day in the preseason practice period. ◦ Sundays are excluded from counting ◦ The first day of practice may be conducted on the day when the last practice unit occurs, which is determined by counting backward from the day of the first permissible regularly scheduled contest. For example, in women's volleyball, practice may be held on the day that the 29th practice unit actually occurs, counting backward from the day of the first permissible regularly scheduled contest.

18. Each day beginning with the opening day of classes. During week of first scheduled contest (6 days preceding the date of competition), each day classes are not in session. Other days in the preseason practice period. Exclude Sundays. 1 1 SUN 2

19. Preseason Practice  Soccer – 21 practice units prior to first contest  Football – 40 practice units prior to the first contest (with not more than 29 on-field practices); limit of 105 participants  Volleyball – 29 practice units prior to the first contest or prior to September 1, whichever is later

20. August/September SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22 23 First Day of Classes 242526 27 28 293031123 4 First Contest

21. August/September SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22 23 First Day of Classes 242526 27 28 (1) 29 30 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 First Contest

22. August/September SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22 23 First Day of Classes (1) 24 (1) 25 (1) 26 (1) 27 (1) 28 (1) 2930 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 First Contest

23. August/September SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 234 5 (2) 6 (2) 7 (2) 8 9 (2) 10 (2) 11 (2) 12 (2) 13 (2) 14 (2) 15 16 (2) 17 (2) 18 (2) 19 (2) 20 (2) 21 (2) 22 23 First Day of Classes (1) 24 (1) 25 (1) 26 (1) 27 (1) 28 (1) 2930 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 First Contest

25. First Contest or Date of Competition  Baseball – February 18, 2011 (championship segment; September 1 (non-championship)  Basketball – November 12, 2010  Cross Country – September 1, 2010  Football – September 2, 2010  Golf – September 1 or first day of class, whichever occurs first  Soccer – August 20, 2010

26. First Contest or Date of Competition  Softball – February 10, 2011 (championship segment); September 1 or first day of class, whichever is later  Volleyball – August 27, 2010 (championship segment); January 1 (non-championship)  Track and Field – September 7 or the first day of classes, whichever occurs first

27. Trivia Questions

28. 1) What must be submitted to the compliance office prior to the beginning of the playing season for each sport? Answer:  “Declaration of Playing and Practice Season Form” with an attached schedule of competition

29. Trivia Questions 2) What are the hour limitations for student-athletes that are not in- season? Answer:  (Football): ◦ 8 hours/week, no more than 2 hours per week spent on viewing film ◦ 2 days off per week  (Other than Football): ◦ 8 hours/week, no more than 2 hours per week on skill related instruction ◦ 2 days off per week

30. Trivia Questions 3) When is it impermissible to conduct countable athletically related activities? Answer:  During any institutional vacation period for student-athletes that are NOT in-season, and during the summer.

31. ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! ANY QUESTIONS?