COMPLIANCE CORNER,SPECIAL EDITION MULTI-âSPORT ...
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
COMPLIANCE CORNER, SPECIAL EDITION
FALL 12
MULTI-‐SPORT ATHLETE POLICY AT OBERLIN COLLEGE In the spirit of Division III athletics, student-‐athletes do and may participate in multiple sports throughout the school year. Oberlin College encourages student-‐athletes to play more than one sport. Student-‐athletes and head coaches from all sports involved will work together to make intercollegiate athletics a positive experience for the athlete without compromising team goals. If the head coaches and student-‐athlete cannot come to a mutually agreeable plan regarding in and out of season participation, the following policy will serve as the default: • In-‐season sport has priority until the completion of that season. • The athlete is permitted one week off between seasons. If the student-‐athlete decides not to use this, it is their choice, not the choice of the head coach. • The student-‐athlete’s safety comes first. Consultation with the sports medicine staff may be appropriate to ensure the student-‐athlete is training appropriately for the in-‐ season sport. • Approval is necessary by the in-‐season head coach for the student-‐athlete to participate in any non-‐traditional season activity. • If a student-‐athlete wants to play a second sport for which he/she was not recruited, the student-‐athlete should talk with the primary sport head coach first. After this conversation, the head coach of each sport should confirm expectations regarding in and out-‐of-‐season participation. • If the athlete is going to participate in non-‐traditional season practices, he/she still needs to have at least one day off from Oberlin athletics per week. • The athlete may not miss an in-‐season practice for a non-‐traditional season practice unless the in-‐season head coach has approved this beforehand. • If a student-‐athlete was recruited for two (or more) sports, he/she should be committed to playing both/all sports. A head coach cannot encourage the student-‐ athlete to pick one sport over another. There must be open communication between the student-‐ athlete’s head coaches during each season of participation.
Eric Lahetta l Director of NCAA Compliance l 224 Philips Gymnasium l [email protected] l [P] 440.775.8534
COMPLIANCE CORNER, SPECIAL EDITION
FALL 12
MULTI-‐SPORT ATHLETE POLICY AT OBERLIN COLLEGE In the spirit of Division III athletics, student-‐athletes do and may participate in multiple sports throughout the school year. Oberlin College encourages student-‐athletes to play more than one sport. Student-‐athletes and head coaches from all sports involved will work together to make intercollegiate athletics a positive experience for the athlete without compromising team goals. If the head coaches and student-‐athlete cannot come to a mutually agreeable plan regarding in and out of season participation, the following policy will serve as the default: • In-‐season sport has priority until the completion of that season. • The athlete is permitted one week off between seasons. If the student-‐athlete decides not to use this, it is their choice, not the choice of the head coach. • The student-‐athlete’s safety comes first. Consultation with the sports medicine staff may be appropriate to ensure the student-‐athlete is training appropriately for the in-‐ season sport. • Approval is necessary by the in-‐season head coach for the student-‐athlete to participate in any non-‐traditional season activity. • If a student-‐athlete wants to play a second sport for which he/she was not recruited, the student-‐athlete should talk with the primary sport head coach first. After this conversation, the head coach of each sport should confirm expectations regarding in and out-‐of-‐season participation. • If the athlete is going to participate in non-‐traditional season practices, he/she still needs to have at least one day off from Oberlin athletics per week. • The athlete may not miss an in-‐season practice for a non-‐traditional season practice unless the in-‐season head coach has approved this beforehand. • If a student-‐athlete was recruited for two (or more) sports, he/she should be committed to playing both/all sports. A head coach cannot encourage the student-‐ athlete to pick one sport over another. There must be open communication between the student-‐ athlete’s head coaches during each season of participation.
Eric Lahetta l Director of NCAA Compliance l 224 Philips Gymnasium l [email protected] l [P] 440.775.8534
