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13.11 Tryouts.13.11.1 Prohibited Activities. A member institution, on its campus or elsewhere, shall not conduct (orhave conducted on its behalf) any physical activity (e.g., practice session or test/tryout) at which one or moreprospective student-athletes (as defined in Bylaws 13.11.1.1 and 13.11.1.2) reveal, demonstrate or display theirathletics abilities in any sport except as provided in Bylaws 13.11.2 and 13.11.3. [D] (Revised: 8/5/04, 1/17/09)13.11.1.1 Definition of “Prospective Student-Athlete” for Tryout-Rule Purposes—Sports OtherThan Men’s Basketball. In sports other than men’s basketball, for purposes of the tryout rule, the phrase “prospectivestudent-athlete” shall include any individual who has started classes for the ninth grade and is not enrolledin the member institution at the time of the practice or test therein described. (Revised: 1/11/89, 1/17/09)13.11.1.2 Definition of “Prospective Student-Athlete” for Tryout-Rule Purposes—Men’s Basketball.In men’s basketball, for purposes of the tryout rule, the phrase “prospective student-athlete” shall includeany individual who has started classes for the seventh grade and is not enrolled in the member institution at thetime of the practice or test therein described. (Adopted: 1/17/09)13.11.1.3 Competition Against Prospective Student-Athletes—Sports Other Than Football. Insports other than football, an institution’s varsity intercollegiate team may compete against a two-year collegeteam but may not compete against a high school or preparatory school team. An institution’s varsity team maynot participate in a contest against an outside team (e.g., nonscholastic team) that includes high school prospectivestudent-athletes except for permissible contests while on a foreign tour, exempted contests against a foreignteam in the United States and the U.S. national team. In individual sports, it is permissible for an institution’svarsity team and an outside team that includes prospective student-athletes to participate in the same openevent, provided the event either involves no team scoring or the event uses team scoring such that the institution’svarsity team and the outside team are in separate scoring categories. Subvarsity teams are not bound bythis prohibition. [D] (Revised: 8/5/04, 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06, 2/26/07, 9/18/07, 1/16/10 effective 8/1/10, 4/29/10effective 8/1/10; a contract signed before 8/14/09 may be honored)13.11.1.4 Competition Against Prospective Student-Athletes—Bowl Subdivision Football.[FBS] In bowl subdivision football, an institution’s varsity and subvarsity intercollegiate teams shall not competeagainst any team that includes prospective student-athletes. [D] (Adopted: 1/16/10 effective 8/1/10, 4/29/10effective 8/1/10; a contract signed by 8/14/09 may be honored)13.11.1.4.1 Exception—National Service Academy Subvarsity Team. A national service academy’ssubvarsity team may compete against a two-year college team, a high school team or a preparatoryschool team, provided no payment or other inducement (e.g., guarantee) is provided to such a team and norecruiting activities occur with members of such a team in conjunction with the competition. [D] (Adopted:1/15/11 effective 8/1/11)13.11.1.5 Competition Against Prospective Student-Athletes—Championship Subdivision Football.[FCS] In championship subdivision football, an institution’s varsity intercollegiate team shall not competeagainst a high school or preparatory school team. An institution’s varsity intercollegiate team may competeagainst a two-year college team and its subvarsity team may compete against a two-year college team, a highschool team or a preparatory school team, provided no payment or other inducement (e.g., guarantee) is providedto such a team and no recruiting activities occur with members of such a team in conjunction with suchcompetition. [D] (Adopted: 4/29/10 effective 8/1/10; a contract signed before 8/14/09 may be honored)13.11.1.6 Competition in Conjunction with a High School, Preparatory School or Two-Year College.In the sports of basketball, football, gymnastics and volleyball, member institutions shall not permitcompetition between or among high schools, preparatory schools or two-year colleges to be conducted in conjunctionwith a intercollegiate athletics event (see Bylaw 13.15.1.5). [D] (Revised: 1/10/90, 1/10/95, 8/5/04)13.11.1.6.1 Criteria. An intercollegiate contest may be scheduled on the same day as a high school,preparatory school or two-year college contest (without being considered to be scheduled “in conjunction”with that event) only if the college and high school, preparatory school or two-year college events are conductedin separate sessions, separate tickets are sold for the events, and the playing facility is cleared betweenthe contests. (Revised: 1/10/90, 1/10/95)13.11.1.7 Nonscholastic-Based Basketball. In basketball, a member of an institution’s coaching staff oran institutional staff member with basketball-specific duties (e.g., director of basketball operations, manager,administrative personnel) may only participate in coaching activities involving a nonscholastic-based basketballteam that includes the staff member’s child or children and that is of the opposite gender than the institution’steam with which the staff member is associated. A coaching staff member or an institutional staff member withbasketball-specific duties may not participate on teams that include individuals with eligibility remaining or thatinclude individuals of prospective student-athlete age or younger, regardless of the gender of the participants. [D](Revised: 8/5/04, 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 1/9/06)13.11.1.7.1 Planning or Operation of Nonscholastic Events—Men’s Basketball. In men’s basketball,a staff member or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests shall not be involved in anyway in the planning or operation of a men’s/boys’ basketball nonscholastic event on an institution’s campus.(Adopted: 8/26/10)13Recruiting111