Certain rules and regulations apply to student athletes during the summer regarding competing and practicing. Ignoring these regulations may cause student-athletes to lose part or remaining eligibility status. These regulations also include participation with teams while studying abroad. Before participating in any sport related outside, summer activity, please consult your coach or the Compliance Director. The following rules apply:
All Sports
- Practice that is organized or financially supported by a member institution shall be prohibited during the summer months.
- Play in any type of all-star contest is prohibited.
- No student-athlete shall except any form of payment for summer play or practice.
- The number of student-athletes who may participate on the same summer league team is as follows:
- Baseball – 4 student-athletes from the same Division I institution
- Soccer – 6 student-athletes from the same Division I institution
- Lacrosse – 5 student-athletes from the same Division I institution.
- No student-athlete shall except any form of payment for summer play or practice.
Basketball
- Any league in which a Division I student-athlete participates, must be approved by the management council. The league may run between the days of June 15 and August 31.
- Written permission must be received from the Director of Athletics.
- All division I student-athletes must limit his/her competition to one team in one league and there shall be no more that one player with remaining eligibility playing on the same league team.
- League play shall be within 100 air miles of the city limits of the student-athletes home city. If no local leagues exist, the student-athlete may play in the league closest to his/her home city.