In-Season	Out of Season
20 hours per week total	8 hours per week total
4 hours per day	2 hours of skill instruction per week
1 day off	2 days off

Defining Countable Athletically Related Activity Outline

Exceptions to the Rule

Preseason Practice
Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply to countable athletically related activities that occur during preseason prior to the first day of classes or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier. Also, an institution is not required to provide student-athletes with one day off per week during preseason practice that occurs prior to the first day of classes, or the first scheduled contest, whichever is earlier

Vacation Periods and Between Terms
Daily and weekly hours limitations do not apply to countable athletically related activities that occur during a member institution's official vacation period subsequent to the beginning of the academic year and between terms.

Defining the "Hours"

Definition of Week
A week is calculated as any seven consecutive days to be determined at the institution's discretion; further, once the institution determines its week, the institution may not change its week for the remainder of the segment.

Competition Day
All competition and any associated athletically related activities on the day of competition shall count as 3 hours regardless of the actual duration of these activities. As stated above, practice may not be conducted following competition, except between contests, rounds or events during a multi-day or multi-event competition (i.e., double-headers in baseball or softball, rounds of golf in a multi-day tournament)

Practice Prohibited after Competition
Practice may not be conducted at any time (including vacation periods) following competition, except between contests, rounds or events during a multiday or multievent competition (e.g., double-headers in softball or baseball, rounds of golf in a multiday tournament).

Required Day Off
During the playing season (excluding preseason practice), all countable athletically related activities (per 17.02.1] shall be prohibited during one calendar day per week, except during participation in conference and postseason championships. Also, a travel day related to athletics participation may be considered as a day off, provided no countable athletically related activities (per 17.02.1) occur during that day.

Canceled Competition
When an institution's competition is canceled prior to the start of competition or canceled prior to the competition being considered a completed event in accordance with the playing rules of that sport, an institution may utilize that day as its required day off, provided the institution does not engage in any further countable athletically related activities during that day.