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11413.11.2.3 Recreational Activities. A prospective student-athlete visiting a member institution may participatein physical workouts or other recreational activities during a visit to an institution’s campus, provided suchactivities:(a) Are not organized or observed by members of the athletics department coaching staff; and(b) Are not designed to test the athletics abilities of the prospective student-athlete. (Revised: 1/11/94)13.11.2.3.1 Exception—After National Letter of Intent Signing. A prospective student-athletewho has signed a National Letter of Intent (or a four-year college-transfer prospective student-athlete whohas signed a written offer of financial aid and/or admission) may participate in voluntary weightlifting orconditioning activities (e.g., conditioning on the track) on the institution’s campus in the presence of theinstitution’s strength and conditioning coach, provided such activities are not prearranged, the strength andconditioning coach is performing normal duties and responsibilities in the supervision of the weight roomor facility in use (e.g., track) and he or she does not work directly with the prospective student-athlete.(Adopted: 8/26/10)13.11.2.4 Local Sports Clubs. In sports other than basketball, an institution’s coach may be involved in anycapacity (e.g., as a participant, administrator or in instructional or coaching activities) in the same sport for alocal sports club or organization located in the institution’s home community, provided all prospective studentathletesparticipating in said activities are legal residents of the area (within a 50-mile radius of the institution).In all sports, an institution’s coach may be involved in any capacity (e.g., as a participant, administrator or ininstructional or coaching activities) in a sport other than the coach’s sport for a local sports club or organizationlocated in the institution’s home community, provided all prospective student-athletes participating in said activitiesare legal residents of the area (within a 50-mile radius of the institution). Further, in club teams involvingmultiple teams or multiple sports, the 50-mile radius is applicable only to the team with which the institution’scoach is involved; however, it is not permissible for the coach to assign a prospective student-athlete who livesoutside the 50-mile area to another coach of the club. A coach also may be involved in activities with individualswho are not of a prospective student-athlete age, regardless of where such individuals reside. (In women’s volleyballand women’s sand volleyball, see Bylaws 13.1.7.12 and 13.1.7.13, respectively, for regulations relating toa coach’s involvement with a local sports club and the permissible number of evaluation days.) (Revised: 1/10/90,1/16/93, 9/6/00, 4/25/02 effective 8/1/02, 5/11/05)13.11.2.4.1 Exception. The 50-mile radius restriction shall not apply to a prospective student-athletewho resides outside a 50-mile radius of the institution, provided the institution documents that the localsports club is the closest opportunity for the prospective student-athlete to participate in the sport. (Adopted:1/9/06 effective 8/1/06)13.11.2.4.2 Legal Resident. A prospective student-athlete who relocates to an area within a 50-mile radiusof the institution on a temporary basis (e.g., to participate on a club team or attend an institution whilemaintaining a permanent residence outside the 50-mile radius) is not a legal resident of the area regardlessof whether the prospective student-athlete meets legal standards of state or local residency for governmentalpurposes. (Adopted: 9/18/07)13.11.2.4.3 Institutional Sponsorship of Local Sports Club. Neither an institution’s athletics departmentnor an institution’s athletics booster group may sponsor a local sports club that includes prospectivestudent-athletes. It is permissible for a department of the institution that operates independent of theathletics department (e.g., physical education department, recreation department) to sponsor a local sportsclub that includes prospective student-athletes, provided no athletics department staff member is involvedwith the club team. (Adopted: 1/16/93, Revised: 1/11/94)13.11.2.4.4 Women’s Volleyball—Additional Restrictions. In women’s volleyball, during a dead orquiet period, institutional coaching staff members may not coach a local sports club team at an off-campuscompetition where prospective student-athletes are present. However, it is permissible for an institution’scoach to coach his or her own local sports club team in practice activities. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)13.11.2.5 Sports Camps and Clinics. An institution’s coach may be employed in sports camps, coachingschools and clinics per Bylaw 13.12 without violating the tryout rule.13.11.2.6 Medical Examinations.13.11.2.6.1 During Campus Visit. During a prospective student-athlete’s official or unofficial visit tocampus, a member institution, through its regular team or other designated physician, may conduct amedical examination to determine the prospective student-athlete’s medical qualifications to participatein intercollegiate athletics, provided no athletics department staff member other than the athletic trainer ispresent, the examination does not include any test or procedure designed to measure the athletics agility orskill of the prospective student-athlete and the results of the examination are not used by the institution todeny admission of a prospective student-athlete who is otherwise qualified for admission under the institution’sregular admissions criteria. (Revised: 10/30/03 effective 8/1/04)13.11.2.6.1.1 Exception—National Service Academies. National service academies are notsubject to the restrictions on medical examinations during a prospective student-athlete’s visit to campus,set forth in Bylaw 13.11.2.6.1.