NCAA Division III
All rules presented are directly from the NCAA Manual and Handbook for all D3 student-athletes. Rules posted are pulled from the general handbook, not institution specific — please also reach out to your school's compliance office for clarification.
Athletically Related Activities / Exceptions / Observation of the Following (Playing and Practicing Seasons)
(a) An officiating clinic related to playing rules that is conducted by video conference and does not require student-athletes to miss any class time to observe the clinic. (Adopted: 5/9/17). (b) Enrolled student-athletes in organized competition (e.g., summer league), provided institutional athletics personnel do not direct or supervise the organized activity and the opportunity to observe the activity is open to all. (Adopted: 5/9/17, Revised: 7/23/18). (c) Observation of enrolled student-athletes in nonorganized sport-specific activities, provided: (Adopted: 5/9/17) (1) The documented job responsibilities for the coaching staff member include monitoring of an institutional facility for purposes of safety and facility security; (Adopted: 5/9/17); (2) The observation occurs while the coaching staff member performs this monitoring responsibility; and (Adopted: 5/9/17); (3) The observation occurs while the facility is open to all students. This exception does not permit a coaching staff member to direct, supervise or provide instruction to student-athletes, but permits a coaching staff member to stop any activity that is dangerous to a student-athlete or other students. (Adopted: 5/9/17)
Out-of-Season Athletically Related Activities / Involvement of Coaching Staff
No member of the coaching staff of a member institution may be involved in any capacity (e.g., coach, official, player or league/team administrator) at any time (i.e., during the academic year, vacation periods and summer) with an outside team that involves any student-athlete with eligibility remaining from the institution's team except as provided under Bylaws 14.7.3 and 17.32. (Revised: 4/11/11 effective 8/1/11)