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17.1.6.3.6 Vacation Periods and Between Terms. Daily and weekly hour limitations do not apply tocountable athletically related activities occurring during an institution’s term-time official vacation period,as listed in the institution’s official calendar, and during the academic year between terms when classes arenot in session. If such vacation periods occur during any part of a week in which classes are in session, theinstitution is subject to the daily and weekly hour limitations during the portion of the week when classesare in session and must provide the student-athletes with a day off (see Bylaw 17.1.6.4), which may be avacation day. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, Revised: 1/10/92)17.1.6.3.7 Final-Examination Periods. Daily and weekly hour limitations apply to countable athleticallyrelated activities during final-examination periods and to all official preparatory periods leading tofinal-examination periods. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91)17.1.6.3.8 Multisport Participant. A multisport student-athlete’s participation in countable athleticallyrelated activities is limited to a maximum of four hours per day and a total of 20 hours per week.(Adopted: 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04)17.1.6.4 Required Day Off—Playing Season. During the playing season, all countable athletically relatedactivities (per Bylaw 17.02.1) shall be prohibited during one calendar day per week, except during participationin one conference and postseason championship and any postseason bowl games or National Invitation Tournaments,and during participation in NCAA championships. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, Revised: 1/11/94,1/10/95, 1/9/96, 2/1/05)17.1.6.4.1 Travel Day. A travel day related to athletics participation may be considered as a day off,provided no countable athletically related activities (see Bylaw 17.02.1) occur during that day. (Adopted:1/10/91 effective 8/1/91)17.1.6.4.2 Canceled Competition. When an institution’s competition is canceled prior to the start ofcompetition or canceled prior to the competition being considered a completed event in accordance withthe playing rules of that sport, an institution may use that day as its required day off, provided the institutiondoes not engage in any further countable athletically related activities during that day. (Adopted: 1/16/93)17.1.6.4.3 Preseason Practice. An institution is not required to provide student-athletes with one dayoff per week during preseason practice that occurs prior to the first day of classes, or the first scheduledcontest, whichever is earlier. (Adopted: 1/10/92)17.1.6.4.4 Vacation Period. It is permissible to use a vacation day to satisfy the day-off-per-week requirement.(Adopted: 1/10/92)17.1.6.4.5 Non-NCAA Postseason Championship. The one-day-off-per-week requirement is applicableto a non-NCAA postseason championship (e.g., national governing body championship) unless theevent is open only to intercollegiate teams or intercollegiate competitors. (Adopted: 1/9/96)17.1.6.4.6 Multiple Conference Championships. An institution that participates in multiple conferencechampionships is not subject to the one-day-off-per-week requirement in the one conference championshipthat it exempts from its maximum contest limitations. (Adopted: 1/9/96)17.1.6.4.7 Exception—Basketball. If an institution’s team participates in three contests in a week, aninstitution is not subject to the one-day-off-per-week requirement, provided the student-athletes do not engagein any countable athletically related activities for two days during either the preceding or the followingweek. (Adopted: 4/27/06 effective 8/1/06)17.1.6.5 Required Days Off—Outside the Playing Season. Outside the playing season during the academicyear, all countable athletically related activities (per Bylaw 17.02.1) are prohibited during two calendardays per week. (Adopted: 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04)17.1.6.6 Additional Restrictions.17.1.6.6.1 No Class Time Missed in Conjunction with Nonchampionship Segment Competition—Baseball,Cross Country, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. In baseball,cross country (for institutions without indoor or outdoor track and field), field hockey, lacrosse, soccer,softball and volleyball, no class time shall be missed in conjunction with nonchampionship segment competition,including activities associated with such competition (e.g., travel and other pregame or postgameactivities). (Adopted: 4/28/11 effective 8/1/11)17.1.6.6.1.1 Exception—Institution Located in Hawaii. The provisions of Bylaw 17.1.6.6.1 donot apply to an active member institution located in Hawaii. (Adopted: 4/28/11 effective 8/1/11)17.1.6.6.1.2 Exception—Nonchampionship Segment Travel to Hawaii or Alaska—OnceEvery Four Years. A student-athlete may miss class time in conjunction with an institution’s use ofthe once-in-four years exception for the use of any form of transportation for travel to Hawaii or Alaskafor nonchampionship segment competition against an active member institution located in Hawaii orAlaska. (Adopted: 4/28/11 effective 8/1/11)17.1.6.6.2 No Class Time Missed for Practice Activities. No class time shall be missed at any time(e.g., regular academic term, mini term, summer term) for practice activities except when a team is travelingto an away-from-home contest and the practice is in conjunction with the contest. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective8/1/91, Revised: 5/13/10)17Playing Seasons233