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October 18, 2018 | Compliance
If any team participates in three contests or dates of competition in a seven-day period, the institution is not subject to the one-day-off-per-week requirement, provided the student-athletes do not engage in any countable athletically related activities (CARA) for two days during either the preceding or following week.
See Bylaw 17.1.7.4 below for more information.
17.1.7.4 Required Day Off—Playing Season. During the playing season, all countable athletically related activities (per Bylaw 17.02.1) shall be prohibited during one calendar day per week, except during participation in one conference and postseason championship and any postseason bowl games or National Invitation Tournaments, and during participation in NCAA championships. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, Revised: 1/11/94, 1/10/95, 1/9/96, 2/1/05)
17.1.7.4.1 Travel Day. A travel day related to athletics participation may be considered as a day off, provided no countable athletically related activities (see Bylaw 17.02.1) occur during that day. (Adopted:1/10/91 effective 8/1/91)
17.1.7.4.2 Canceled Competition. When an institution's competition is canceled prior to the start of competition or canceled prior to the competition being considered a completed event in accordance with the playing rules of that sport, an institution may use that day as its required day off, provided the institution
does not engage in any further countable athletically related activities during that day. (Adopted: 1/16/93)
17.1.7.4.3 Preseason Practice—Sports Other Than Football. In sports other than football, an institution is not required to provide student-athletes with one day off per week during preseason practice that occurs prior to the first day of classes, or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier. (Adopted: 1/10/92,
Revised: 1/18/18)
17.1.7.4.4 Preseason Practice—Football. [FBS/FCS] In football, an institution is not required to provide student-athletes with one day off per week during the preseason practice period prior to the first
day of classes, or seven days before the institution's first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier. (See Bylaw 17.1.7.3.5.1.) (Adopted: 1/18/18)
17.1.7.4.5 Vacation Period. It is permissible to use a vacation day to satisfy the day-off-per-week requirement. (Adopted: 1/10/92)
17.1.7.4.6 Non-NCAA Postseason Championship. The one-day-off-per-week requirement is applicable to a non-NCAA postseason championship (e.g., national governing body championship) unless the event is open only to intercollegiate teams or intercollegiate competitors. (Adopted: 1/9/96)
17.1.7.4.7 Multiple Conference Championships. An institution that participates in multiple conference championships is not subject to the one-day-off-per-week requirement in the one conference championship that it exempts from its maximum contest limitations. (Adopted: 1/9/96)
17.1.7.4.8 Exception— Three Contests in Seven-Day Period. If an institution's team participates in three contests or dates of competition in a seven-day period, an institution is not subject to the one-day off-per-week requirement, provided the student-athletes do not engage in any countable athletically related activities for two days during either the preceding or the following week. (Adopted: 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06, Revised: 4/25/18 effective 8/1/18)
