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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
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[Conference Name]Eligibility Workshop
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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]: ###.###.####