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Rules Education info for Athletics Directors and Coaches. The following slides were pulled together from PowerPoint

presentations given by national office staff at various

conference meetings.

Your conference should update and brand the information with

appropriate conference information.

Please contact the NAIA Legislative Services Department for

updates or any additional information


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[Conference] Workshop

[DATE]


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[Conference Name]Eligibility Workshop

[NAME][Title]

[City], [ST] [DATE]


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Topics For Coaches: Recruiting, Financial Aid and Scheduling


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Basic Recruiting Principles

Recruiting rules are meant to allow open communication between

coaches and prospective student athletes.

The association does not impose rules on: Age limits, Dead periods, or Phone call, text message or email frequency limits

Institutions and conferences may institute more stringent policies.


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Recruiting RestrictionsCoaches may not contact a student if

Enrolled at another institution or Drawn equipment and is engaged in practice

If you are contacted by a student enrolled at another school 10 days to provide written notice of the contact to the

AD or FAR of that institution Must stop contact with the student athlete until the

notice is given. Applies to students at NAIA, NCAA & junior colleges

If student you are recruiting enrolls or begins practicing

at another institution, must stop contact immediately.


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High school students No restrictions

College students:Enrolled (including summer)Drawn equipment Participated in practices

No contact

Two-year college prospect Contact allowed after the academic year in which student uses his/her 1st season of competition.

If an athlete contacts you OK if notification provided in writing to previous school within 10 days

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Recruiting Contact Rules


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Recruiting: Tryouts/Campus VisitsProspective student-athletes may take part in organized tryouts

and visits to your campus for a maximum of two days.

Any tryout or visit must be allowed by general university policy

for recruiting students with exceptional talents.

Tryouts may only take part on your campus and may involve

current student athletes. (Does not count toward 24 week

season)

Any prospective student must receive approval prior to any

campus visit resulting in lost class time.


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Financial Aid All financial assistance must go through the school.

Coaches, administrators and donors are restricted from

providing assistance directly to a student-athlete

Financial Aid cannot exceed actual costs for Tuition Mandatory fees Books Supplies Room and Board

Institution may cover medical expenses related to athletics


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Financial Aid: Maximum Scholarship Limits


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Financial Aid: Varsity Roster

The financial aid limits apply only to varsity rosters. An athlete must

be designated as varsity if he/she competes in any intercollegiate

contest that:

Is included in varsity statistics and/or won-loss record;

Can be used for qualification for postseason competition; or

Can be counted toward team scoring for the varsity team.

Financial aid to junior varsity-only participants will not count against

the institution’s allowable limits and will not be reported to the

NAIA.


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Financial Aid: Academic ExemptionsAcademically gifted students are exempt from the aid counted by

use of the following criteria.

Continuing Students:

½ Exemption 3.3 - 3.59 GPA, Full Exemption 3.60 – 4.0 GPA

Incoming Freshman

½ Exemption 1050 SAT/23 ACT, 3.5 - 3.74 GPA, High school

class rank 11% - 25%

Full Exemption 1200 SAT/27 ACT, 3.75 - 4.0 GPA, High school

class rank top 10%..

Exemption is earned based on prior year’s final academic info.


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Scheduling: 24-week SeasonAll practice and competition activities must fit within a total of 24

weeks.

A week is Sunday at 12 am through Saturday at 11:59 pm

Maximum of 3 breaks in the 24-week season.

Postseason Implications:

Conference Championship – Practice time does not

count from the start of the conference tournament

through elimination from national championship.

No Conference Championship - Practice time does not

count from the end of qualification period through the

national championship.


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Scheduling: Practice

Definition: An activity organized and/or directed by an identified

member of the coaching staff of that sport in which appropriate

equipment is used or instruction and/or evaluation of the athlete

takes place.

Weight training and conditioning does not constitute practice

and does not have to be included in the team’s 24-weeks.

Alumni contests are considered to be competition within the

institution and fall within the definition of practice.

Ineligible student-athletes may participate in practice activities

and intra-squad practices with the team.


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Scheduling: Countable Competition

For a contest to be considered countable toward the National

Statistical Service:

Institution must be accredited by one of the six recognized

regional accrediting bodies in the U.S., the AUCC (Canada), or the

NCCAA. http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx Always check for non NAIA, NCAA or NCCAA schools.

Institution must be a four-year degree-granting institution.

Team must be a varsity program.


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Scheduling: Frequency of PlayMaximum number of games, contests or playing dates











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Scheduling: ExhibitionsDefinition: A competition against competitors not identified with

the institution when the competition Does not meet the definition of a scrimmage pursuant to

Article V, Section B, item 16 of NAIA Bylaws. Is noted as an Exhibition on the institutional schedule Is against a non-NAIA opponent

Each sport is allowed one exhibition contest with the exception

of basketball (one or more exhibitions allowed) and football (0

exhibitions allowed).

Students must be eligible for exhibitions and will be charged a

season of competition


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Scheduling: Scrimmages


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Scheduling: Additional Scrimmage Dates

Scrimmage dates listed in

Article I, Section F, Item 2 are

games a team may play in

addition to the maximum

contests a team may

schedule. These dates allow

for “jamboree” type

scrimmages where a school

can scrimmage multiple

opponents on a single day.

Sport: # of scrimmage dates

Baseball 2

Basketball 2

Cross Country 0

Golf 0

Soccer 2

Softball 2

Tennis 1

Track & Field 0

Volleyball 2


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Scheduling: Summer Participation Frequency of play, practice and scheduling policies apply only

during the period of August 1 to May 15.

Frequency of play, practice, and scheduling during the

summer is governed by the member institution and is not

regulated by the NAIA.

Incoming freshmen and transfers can not take part in summer

practice or competitions with the team.


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Online Resources: www.naia.org/legislative


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New Online ResourcesMobile NAIA.org


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Questions or Concerns?[Eligibility Chair Contact Info]: ###.###.####

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