UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ATHLETICS Athletics Compliance Office
PLAYING & PRACTICE SEASON DECLARATION: FOOTBALL “SPRING” CONDITIONING FOOTBALL COACHES: This form is to be completed and returned to the Athletics Compliance Office prior to January 1 in order to identify the eight week discretionary period for football between January 1 and the start of the summer conditioning period. NCAA Bylaw17.10.6 Out-of-Season Athletically Related Activities; 17.10.6.1.1 Conditioning Activities, January 1 until start of summer conditioning period. In Division I-A, between January 1 and the start of summer conditioning, an institution shall conduct its out-of-season conditioning period as follows: (a) An institution shall designate eight weeks as student-athlete discretionary time (see Bylaw 17.02.14). The designated eight weeks (each week must be seven consecutive calendar days) must be placed on file in writing in the department of athletics prior to January 1. Any changes in the designated weeks are permissible and shall be on file in the office of the institution’s athletics director. Institutions are permitted to designate institutional vacation periods (e.g., holiday break, spring break) as student-athlete discretionary time. (b) Required conditioning, weight training activities and review of game films shall remain permissible outside of the eight weeks designated as student-athlete discretionary time. A student-athlete’s participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on the viewing of game film. (c) Spring football practice per Bylaw 17.10.6.4 shall remain permissible outside of the eight weeks. (f) Days outside the academic year before the start of the summer conditioning period that are not already designated as student-athlete discretionary time shall be considered as such. Please list the designated eight weeks to be used as discretionary time between January 1 and the start of summer conditioning in the following table. Week #
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Seven Consecutive Days
ACCEPTANCE I have attached a copy of my “spring” conditioning period schedule and I certify that it is in compliance with applicable NCAA Playing and Practice Season regulations for the corresponding academic year. Signature of Head Coach
Date
Signature of Director of Athletics/Sport Administrator
Date
Signature of Athletics Compliance Office
Date
Submit Completed Form to Compliance Office
Distribution: Original- Athletics Compliance Office Copies- Athletics Director, Head Coach