Compliance Tools
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Compliance Tools
M I C R O S O F T
D E C E M B E R
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:
Quick reference chart on page 3 on competition limits.
Powerpoint available online offers guidelines for practice and conditioning limits
SPORTS NOT IN SEASON: Rest period begins 1 week before exams or MONDAY, 2ND DECEMBER.
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Tis the Season In order to minimize interference with a(n) SA’s academic program, Bylaw 17 requires all member institutions to limit the number of competitions, and/or dates of competitions, the number of SA’s in each sport, and to limit the amount of time spent in practice, both during the season and in the offseason. These requirements will vary by each sport. The table on page 3 highlights the number of competitions permitted in year 2013-14 for those sports sponsored by Daemen College. Each coach is required to
Practice and Playing Season
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Competing as an Individual during break
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Missed Class Time policy and Travel Reminder
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I S S U E
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Bylaw 17: Know your limits ! declare their playing season no later than August 1, but should notify the Director of Compliance by July 1, of their
Monitor Countable Athletically-Related Activities: Know your limits!
first day of practice. The Director of Compliance can assist you in attending to
these limitations and can answer questions when planning your season. Also limited is the amount of time a student athlete can spend in countable athletically-related activities. For a list of activities considered athletically-related, please see Figure 17-3 of the NCAA Div. II manual. Since you will be submitting weekly practice logs, a powerpoint is available to you on the Compliance website, which serves to guide you through the limitations of practice both during in and out of season. When planning your season, know your limits!
I’m an athlete and it’s winter break - what can I do? You might be asked this the “Buffalo Annual Turkey question from one or more of Trot” 8K road race being held your student athletes. Conover the Thanksgiving break. sider this: Fast Eddie, a runner on the Daemen Men’s Cross Country team, is going to compete in
Eddie will be competing unattached to Daemen - representing only himself and not as a member of any running
club. However, because Eddie is a bit of a home-town hero due to his cross country excellence at Amherst High, the Turkey Trot organizers have offered to waive his entry fee for the race. If Eddie accepts this offer, is he impacting his eligibility for intercollegiate
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Individual Competition—continued competition on our cross country or track teams?
Peggy wants to play in the local tournament.
Her coach tells her that, according to Bylaw 14.7.3.4, she can compete as long as she pays her own expenses. But is this all he should tell her?
Yes. Bylaw 14.7.3.4 allows Fast Eddie to participate in outside competition as an individual during the academic year in the studentathlete’s sport, as long as the student-athlete represents only himself or herself in the competition and does not engage in such competition as a member
She asks her coach if she can compete in a tennis tournament at a local tennis center? Her coach tells her that, according to Bylaw 14.7.3.4, she can compete as long as she pays her own expenses. Peggy shows up for her first day of spring classes wearing the first place medal she won competing. Is she still eligible to compete in the non-
of or receive expenses from an outside team. Bylaw 12.1.2.3 , however, addresses Amateurism and states that “Road racing” is essentially the same as cross country or track and field competition and cannot be separated effectively from those sports for purposes of Bylaw 12. Hence, following initial full time collegiate enrollment,
championship segment of women’s tennis in spring? No...unless… Peggy can obtain verification that the medal is valued at less than $100.00, and she makes restitution to a charity of her choice, for the same amount. Bylaw 16.01.1 renders her ineligible if the value of the medal is more than $100.00. Even so, she will still be considered ineligible from the time the insti-
Travel and Missed Time
an individual who accepts pay in any form for participation in such a race is ineligible for intercollegiate cross country or track and field competition. But wait: Peggy Sue wants to keep practicing her tennis swings during the winter break. At Daemen, the women’s tennis championship season is in the Fall, and is well-over over by the time winter break arrives.
tution has knowledge of receipt of the medal, until she repays the value of the medal. If her first place medal is valued above $100.00, poor Peggy defeated her purpose in entering the tournament to begin with. To prevent this from happening to your athlete, he/she should be advised to be wary of accepting any prizes—even it’s a flashy medal, and in the case of a cash award or gift certificate, be informed of the cap on the acceptable amount. In other words, know your limits!
The Missed Class Time, approved by EPC last year and which appears in the current catalog, enforces Bylaw 17 in that it limits the amount of class time a student athlete can miss for competitions, and in particular, for away games. Please be reminded of the following points to the Daemen policy: Home games: must attend classes until two hours before scheduled competition. Weekday away with same day travel: departure time must be less than drive time plus 90 minutes. Away competition with overnight: cannot leave to travel more than 30 hours before scheduled competition. Return time: Must depart immediately after competition or at first opportunity the following day. No away games during the first week of classes, final exams or the weekend prior to the final exam period. COMPLIANCE
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FIGURE 17-1 2013-14 Academic Year First Permissible Practice (FPP) and Competition Starts (CS), Maximum Number of Contests/Dates of Competition for Each Sport
Sport Basketball
Contests
Dates of Competition
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FPP: 09/07 or 4th day of classes, whichever is earliest; On court: 10/15. CS: 11/08/2013 (CS 2014: 11/14/2014) Cross Country*
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FPP: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Golf
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FPP: Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Soccer FPP: Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Tennis Overall**
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Women: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Men: FPP: 01/10 or 1st day of classes, whichever is earlier; CS: 02/01 Individual Singles and/or Doubles Tournaments Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)***
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FPP & CS: 09/07 or 4th day of classes, whichever is earliest; Limit 156 day total season between Indoor and Outdoor T & F. Volleyball, Women Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15
*See Bylaw 17.5.7.1.1. for institutions that sponsor M/W cross country but not indoor/outdoor track. **See Bylaw 17.22.7.1 regarding limit on tennis singles/doubles competition ***See Bylaw 17.23.1 for institutions that sponsor indoor/outdoor track and participate in the minimum number of contest with the minimum number of participants.
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Compliance Tools
M I C R O S O F T
D E C E M B E R
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:
Quick reference chart on page 3 on competition limits.
Powerpoint available online offers guidelines for practice and conditioning limits
SPORTS NOT IN SEASON: Rest period begins 1 week before exams or MONDAY, 2ND DECEMBER.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 0 1 3
Tis the Season In order to minimize interference with a(n) SA’s academic program, Bylaw 17 requires all member institutions to limit the number of competitions, and/or dates of competitions, the number of SA’s in each sport, and to limit the amount of time spent in practice, both during the season and in the offseason. These requirements will vary by each sport. The table on page 3 highlights the number of competitions permitted in year 2013-14 for those sports sponsored by Daemen College. Each coach is required to
Practice and Playing Season
1
Competing as an Individual during break
1-2
Missed Class Time policy and Travel Reminder
2
I S S U E
2
Bylaw 17: Know your limits ! declare their playing season no later than August 1, but should notify the Director of Compliance by July 1, of their
Monitor Countable Athletically-Related Activities: Know your limits!
first day of practice. The Director of Compliance can assist you in attending to
these limitations and can answer questions when planning your season. Also limited is the amount of time a student athlete can spend in countable athletically-related activities. For a list of activities considered athletically-related, please see Figure 17-3 of the NCAA Div. II manual. Since you will be submitting weekly practice logs, a powerpoint is available to you on the Compliance website, which serves to guide you through the limitations of practice both during in and out of season. When planning your season, know your limits!
I’m an athlete and it’s winter break - what can I do? You might be asked this the “Buffalo Annual Turkey question from one or more of Trot” 8K road race being held your student athletes. Conover the Thanksgiving break. sider this: Fast Eddie, a runner on the Daemen Men’s Cross Country team, is going to compete in
Eddie will be competing unattached to Daemen - representing only himself and not as a member of any running
club. However, because Eddie is a bit of a home-town hero due to his cross country excellence at Amherst High, the Turkey Trot organizers have offered to waive his entry fee for the race. If Eddie accepts this offer, is he impacting his eligibility for intercollegiate
2 PAGE
2
Individual Competition—continued competition on our cross country or track teams?
Peggy wants to play in the local tournament.
Her coach tells her that, according to Bylaw 14.7.3.4, she can compete as long as she pays her own expenses. But is this all he should tell her?
Yes. Bylaw 14.7.3.4 allows Fast Eddie to participate in outside competition as an individual during the academic year in the studentathlete’s sport, as long as the student-athlete represents only himself or herself in the competition and does not engage in such competition as a member
She asks her coach if she can compete in a tennis tournament at a local tennis center? Her coach tells her that, according to Bylaw 14.7.3.4, she can compete as long as she pays her own expenses. Peggy shows up for her first day of spring classes wearing the first place medal she won competing. Is she still eligible to compete in the non-
of or receive expenses from an outside team. Bylaw 12.1.2.3 , however, addresses Amateurism and states that “Road racing” is essentially the same as cross country or track and field competition and cannot be separated effectively from those sports for purposes of Bylaw 12. Hence, following initial full time collegiate enrollment,
championship segment of women’s tennis in spring? No...unless… Peggy can obtain verification that the medal is valued at less than $100.00, and she makes restitution to a charity of her choice, for the same amount. Bylaw 16.01.1 renders her ineligible if the value of the medal is more than $100.00. Even so, she will still be considered ineligible from the time the insti-
Travel and Missed Time
an individual who accepts pay in any form for participation in such a race is ineligible for intercollegiate cross country or track and field competition. But wait: Peggy Sue wants to keep practicing her tennis swings during the winter break. At Daemen, the women’s tennis championship season is in the Fall, and is well-over over by the time winter break arrives.
tution has knowledge of receipt of the medal, until she repays the value of the medal. If her first place medal is valued above $100.00, poor Peggy defeated her purpose in entering the tournament to begin with. To prevent this from happening to your athlete, he/she should be advised to be wary of accepting any prizes—even it’s a flashy medal, and in the case of a cash award or gift certificate, be informed of the cap on the acceptable amount. In other words, know your limits!
The Missed Class Time, approved by EPC last year and which appears in the current catalog, enforces Bylaw 17 in that it limits the amount of class time a student athlete can miss for competitions, and in particular, for away games. Please be reminded of the following points to the Daemen policy: Home games: must attend classes until two hours before scheduled competition. Weekday away with same day travel: departure time must be less than drive time plus 90 minutes. Away competition with overnight: cannot leave to travel more than 30 hours before scheduled competition. Return time: Must depart immediately after competition or at first opportunity the following day. No away games during the first week of classes, final exams or the weekend prior to the final exam period. COMPLIANCE
TOOLS
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FIGURE 17-1 2013-14 Academic Year First Permissible Practice (FPP) and Competition Starts (CS), Maximum Number of Contests/Dates of Competition for Each Sport
Sport Basketball
Contests
Dates of Competition
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FPP: 09/07 or 4th day of classes, whichever is earliest; On court: 10/15. CS: 11/08/2013 (CS 2014: 11/14/2014) Cross Country*
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FPP: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Golf
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FPP: Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Soccer FPP: Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Tennis Overall**
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Women: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15 Men: FPP: 01/10 or 1st day of classes, whichever is earlier; CS: 02/01 Individual Singles and/or Doubles Tournaments Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)***
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FPP & CS: 09/07 or 4th day of classes, whichever is earliest; Limit 156 day total season between Indoor and Outdoor T & F. Volleyball, Women Fall championship: 17 days before first CS OR 5 days before 1st day of classes, whichever is earliest; CS: 09/05 FPP: Spring non-championship: 02/15; CS: 02/15
*See Bylaw 17.5.7.1.1. for institutions that sponsor M/W cross country but not indoor/outdoor track. **See Bylaw 17.22.7.1 regarding limit on tennis singles/doubles competition ***See Bylaw 17.23.1 for institutions that sponsor indoor/outdoor track and participate in the minimum number of contest with the minimum number of participants.
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