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17.18.7 Safety Exception. A coach may be present during voluntary individual workouts in the institution’sregular practice facility (without the workouts being considered as countable athletically related activities)when the student-athlete is engaged in skiing. The coach may provide safety or skill instruction but may not conductthe individual’s workouts. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91)17.18.8 Camps and Clinics. There are no limits on the number of student-athletes in skiing who may beemployed (e.g., as counselors) in camps or clinics (see Bylaw 13.12). Currently enrolled student-athletes may notparticipate as campers in their institution’s camps or clinics. (Revised: 1/10/92)17.18.9 Other Restrictions.17.18.9.1 Noncollegiate, Amateur Competition.17.18.9.1.1 During Academic Year. A student-athlete in skiing who participates during the academicyear as a member of any outside skiing team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition (e.g., tournament,exhibition games or other activity) except while representing the institution in intercollegiate skiing competitionshall be ineligible for intercollegiate skiing competition unless eligibility is restored by the Committeeon Student-Athlete Reinstatement (see Bylaw 14.6.3 for exceptions). (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91,1/16/93, 10/3/05)17.18.9.1.1.1 Vacation-Period Exception. A student-athlete may compete outside the institution’sdeclared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateurcompetition during any official vacation period published in the institution’s catalog. The numberof student-athletes from any one institution shall not exceed four. (Adopted: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94)17.18.9.1.2 Out of Season. There are no limits on the number of student-athletes from the same memberinstitution with eligibility remaining in intercollegiate skiing who may practice or compete out of seasonon an outside, amateur skiing team (competition on an outside team is permitted only during the summer,except as provided in Bylaw 17.18.9.1.1.1). (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 1/16/93)17.18.9.1.2.1 Involvement of Coaching Staff. No member of the coaching staff of a memberinstitution may be involved in any capacity (e.g., coach, official, player or league/team administrator)during the academic year (including vacation periods during the academic year) with an outside teamthat involves any student-athlete with eligibility remaining with the institution’s skiing team except asprovided under Bylaws 14.6.3, 17.1.1.1 and 17.28. (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)17.18.9.1.2.2 Olympic and National Team Development Program. There are no limits on thenumber of student-athletes from the same institution who may participate in Olympic and nationalteam development programs. Such programs may also include a coach and student-athlete from thesame institution, provided:(a) The national governing body conducts and administers the developmental program;(b) The national governing body selects coaches involved in the developmental program; and(c) A committee or other authority of the national governing body, which is not limited to coachesaffiliated with one particular institution, selects the involved participants. (Revised: 2/21/02,4/28/11)17.18.9.2 Equipment Issue, Squad Pictures. No limitations.17.19 Soccer.Regulations for computing the soccer playing season are set forth in Bylaw 17.1. (See Figure 17-1 and Figure 17-2.)17.19.1 Length of Playing Season. The length of an institution’s playing season in soccer shall be limitedto a 132-day season, which may consist of two segments (each consisting of consecutive days) and which mayexclude only required off days per Bylaw 17.1.6.4 and official vacation, holiday and final-examination periodsduring which no practice or competition shall occur. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)17.19.2 Preseason Practice. An institution shall not commence practice sessions in soccer prior to thedate that permits a maximum of 21 units (see Bylaw 17.02.11) prior to the first scheduled intercollegiate contest.(Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 4/14/03)17.19.3 First Contest or Date of Competition. An institution shall not play its first contest or engage inits first date of competition (game) with outside competition in soccer before the Friday before the 12th weekendbefore the start of the applicable NCAA Division I Soccer Championship (see Figure 17-2), except that an alumnicontest may be played the previous weekend. (Adopted: 4/20/99 effective 8/1/99, Revised: 12/14/07, 1/14/08 effective8/1/08, 4/30/09 effective 8/1/09, 4/28/11 effective 8/1/11)17.19.3.1 Exception—Scrimmages/Exhibition Games. An institution may play up to three soccerscrimmages or exhibition games (which shall not count toward the institution’s won-lost record) prior to thefirst scheduled contest during a particular academic year, provided such scrimmages or exhibition games are conductedduring the institution’s declared playing season per Bylaw 17.19.1 and are counted against the maximumnumber of contests (see Bylaw 17.19.5.1). Contests that would otherwise be exempted from the maximum278