NCAA Division III Rules Test

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Question 

It is permissible to scout an opponent's scrimmages or contests during the nontraditional season. 

Bylaw 11.6 

Available Y 

New Legislation N 

Practice Question 

B 

Difficulty Level 1 

Sport Division Answers Available Exclude 

From 

All Sports III False. 

True. 

Y 

Question 

All head coaches are required to take the Division III Rules Test every year. 

Bylaw 11.8 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III True. 

False. 

Y 

Question 

Institutions may accept financial donations from outside nonprofessional sports organizations based on: 

Bylaw 12.6.2.1, 12.6.2.2 and 12.6.2.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III A. An individual student-athlete`s academic performance. 

D. Both A and B. 

C. An individual student-athlete`s finish in an event. 

B. A team`s national ranking. 

Y

Question 

A current student-athlete may make recruiting phone calls to prospective student-athletes provided: 

Bylaw 13.02.3.2.1-(a) and 13.1.3 

Available Y 



B 



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Sports 

III A. The institution is aware of the calls and the calls are made only for 

recruitment purposes. 

D. The calls are made between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. 

C. Such calls are never permitted. 

B. The calls are made directly from the athletics department. 

Question 

Coaches may use which of the following to contact prospective student-athletes: 

Bylaw 13.02.9 

Available Y 

New Legislation Y 


B 



From 

All Sports III A. Instant messaging. 

D. All of the above. 

C. Text messaging. 

B. Email. 

Y 

Question 

A Division III coach may have in-person, off-campus contacts with a prospective student-athlete's parents as long as 

the prospective student-athlete is in high school. 

Bylaw 13.1.1.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Y

Question 

Your institution may contact a student-athlete who officially withdrew from Tech University, another four-year 

institution, without obtaining permission from Tech University. 

Bylaw 13.1.1.2.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

A member institution may publicize a prospective student-athlete's visit to the institution's campus provided the same 

manner of publicity is used for prospective student generally. 

Bylaw 13.10.4.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Question 

A prospective student-athlete decided to give his or her verbal commitment to enroll in and compete for an institution. 

The prospective student-athlete has not yet submitted his or her paid acceptance of the institution's written offer of 

admission. The institution may publicize the prospective student-athlete's verbal commitment. 

Bylaw 13.10.7 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y

Question 

An institution's varsity team may compete against prospective student-athletes provided: 

Bylaw 13.11.1.2 

Available Y 



B 



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A l l 

Sports 

III A. The team is ongoing and was not established for the specific purpose of 

competing against the collegiate team (e.g., Under-18 soccer team). 

D. Both A and C. 

C. The team is a two-year college team. 

B. The team is a high school or preparatory-school team. 

Question 

You would like to coach a local sports club team in the same sport you coach at your institution. Generally speaking, 

all prospective student-athletes on your team must reside within ____. 

Bylaw 13.11.2.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III A. A 30-mile radius of your institution. 

D. A 100-mile radius of your institution. 

C. A 50-mile radius of your home. 

B. A 50-mile radius of your institution. 

Y 

Question 

An institution's athletics department personnel may work at a privately owned camp at which prospective studentathletes 

are also working provided: 

Bylaw 13.12.4 

Available Y 



B 



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A l l 

Sports 

III A. The camp is open to the general public. 

B. The camp does not offer reduced admissions privileges to prospective 

student-athletes. 

C. A and B. 

D. Athletics department personnel may not work at private camps under any 

circumstance. 

Y 

Y

Question 

An institution may send a prospective student-athlete a DVD produced by the institution, which includes 

achievements of the athletics program and that the institution makes available to the general public. 

Bylaw 13.4.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

A student-athlete serving as a student host on an official visit may use an institutional vehicle to transport a 

prospective student-athlete during the visit. 

Bylaw 13.5.2.2.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

A coach is permitted to have a prospective student-athlete sign an athletics letter of commitment. 

Bylaw 13.9.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y

Question 

Intercollegiate competition occurs when a student-athlete: 

Bylaw 14.02.6 and 14.02.6.2 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. Participates on a club-level team at an institution that also sponsors that 

sport at the varsity level. 

B. Rides on the bus with the institution`s team, competes as an individual, but 

does not compete in the institution`s uniform. 

C. Represents the institution in a scrimmage against another institution. 


Question 

If a student-athlete's academic eligibility changes at the end of a quarter or semester, the student-athlete shall 

become eligible or ineligible to compete: 

Bylaw 14.1.10 

Available Y 



B 



From 

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Sports 

III A. The day following that student-athlete`s last exam. 

B. The day prior to the beginning of the next academic term. 

C. The date the student-athlete is officially certified by the appropriate 

academic authority, but not before the institutionâs last scheduled final 

exam. 

D. Any of the above. 

Question 

Prior to participation with a women's team, male practice players must: 

Bylaw 14.1.11 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III A. Certified as eligible under all applicable NCAA eligibility requirements. 

B. Enrolled as a full-time student. 

C. Sign a student-athlete statement. 


Y 

Y 

Y

Question 

It is permissible to use male practice players if: it is in the nontraditional segment; their use is limited to one 

practice per week; and the number of male practice players involved does not exceed half the number of a starting 

unit in that sport. 

Bylaw 14.1.11.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

Due to an administrative oversight, an incoming student-athlete failed to sign the drug-testing consent form. This was 

discovered after the team's second contest. What are the ramifications of the oversight? 

Bylaw 14.1.4.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. The student-athlete will not be eligible to receive institutional aid. 

D. The student-athlete is ineligible and must apply for reinstatement. 

C. The student-athlete cannot practice or compete until the form is 

signed. 

B. The student-athlete may practice, but not compete. 

Question 

Exceptions to the minimum 12-semester or 12-quarter hour enrollment requirement for competition may be used 

when: 

Bylaw 14.1.8.2.1.1, 14.1.8.2.1.2 and 14.1.8.2.1.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. A student-athlete competes during the official vacation period immediately 

before initial enrollment. 


C. A student-athlete is enrolled in his or her final semester of the 

baccalaureate program and is enrolled in the hours necessary to complete the 

degree requirements. 

B. A competition takes place between terms and a student-athlete was 

registered for a full-time course load at the conclusion of the term immediately 

before the date of competition. 

Y 

Y

Question 

A student-athlete who has competed for four years in volleyball may participate in lacrosse provided they have not 

exceeded their 10 semesters or 15 quarters of full-time enrollment. 

Bylaw 14.2 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

Julie is registered as a full-time student at State College. After attending classes for a day, Julie realizes that State 

College was not where she wanted to be and dropped down to a part-time student. Julie has used one semester of 

her 10-semester clock in this scenario. 

Bylaw 14.2.2.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

A sophomore student-athlete transfers from a Division I institution where he or she redshirted (did not compete) last 

year. On transferring to your institution, the student-athlete will have four seasons of participation remaining. 

Bylaw 14.2.4.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y

Question 

Which of the following is a correct statement? 

Bylaw 14.2.4.7 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. A male student who practices with a women`s team in a sport that is also 

sponsored as a NCAA men`s sport is charged with a season of participation 

in the men`s sport. 

B. A male student is charged with a season in the women`s sport if a male 

student practices with a women`s team in a sport that has no equivalent men` 

s sport. 

C. Male practice players are not permitted to practice with female studentathletes. 

D. A and B only. 

Question 

One of the qualifying conditions of a medical hardship waiver is that a student-athlete cannot __________ because 

of a season-ending injury or illness. 

Bylaw 14.2.5 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III A. Compete. 

D. Engage in any countable athletically related activity. 

C. Practice and/or compete. 

B. Practice. 

Y 

Question 

A hardship waiver can be approved under which of the following? 

Bylaw 14.2.5 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. The injury or illness occurs before the completion of the first half of the 

season in the season being waived. 

D. None of the above. 

C. Both A and B. 

B. The injury or illness occurs before the student-athlete has competed in 

more than three contests or dates of competition or one-third of the institution` 

s completed or scheduled contests or dates of competition. 

Y 

Y

Question 

For purposes of administration of the hardship waiver, NCAA tournament contests are included when calculating 

whether the student-athlete has competed in more than three contests or dates of competition or one-third of the 

institution's completed or scheduled contests or dates of competition. 

Bylaw 14.2.5-(b) and 14.2.5.2.5.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Question 

Which of the following student-athletes triggered transfer status? 

Bylaw 14.5.2-(b) and -(g) 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. A student-athlete who practiced in his or her sport while enrolled part time. 


C. Both A and B. 

B. A student-athlete who was enrolled full time at an institutional on a 

conditional basis and attended at least one class. 

Question 

Which of the following four-year college transfer student-athletes must serve an academic year in residence prior to 

competing at your institution? 

Bylaw 14.5.5.1, 14.5.5.1.1 and 14.5.5.1.2 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. Student-athlete A participated in one practice after the first contest at 

the previous institution, but did not compete before enrolling at your 

institution. Student-athlete A was removed from the team by the 

institution`s vice president for violating the institution`s alcohol policy 

and was not permitted to participate on any athletics team or 

extracurricular activity at the previous institution. 

B. Student-athlete B participated for a full season at the previous institution and 

would have been both academically and athletically eligible had he or she 

remained at the previous institution. 

C. Student-athlete C enrolled at a Division I institution for two years and did not 

participate in athletics at that institution. He or she also did not participate in 

any other organized amateur competition during those two years. 

D. All student-athletes above must serve an academic year in residence prior 

to competing. 

Y 

Y

Question 

An institution conducts separate fall and spring segments (traditional and nontraditional) in a particular sport. A 

student-athlete who participates in outside competition in that sport during the time period between the fall and 

spring segments will NOT jeopardize his or her eligibility. 

Bylaw 14.7.1 and 14.7.2.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

A member institution may establish an athletics-need fund for student-athletes and advertise its availability to 

prospective student-athletes who may qualify for need-based aid. 

Bylaw 15.01.6 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

It is permissible for a student-athlete to use his or her athletics ability to win a prize in a promotional activity (e.g., 

half-court basketball shot) provided the participants in the activity are randomly chosen from the general public or 

student body. 

Bylaw 16.11.1.4 and 16.11.1.4.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y

Question 

An institution may provide or arrange for the following benefits for student-athletes: 

Bylaw 16.11.1.5 and 16.11.1.13 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. Telephone calls home using the coach`s phone and account. 

B. Occasional meals to a team, provided by a relative of a studentathlete 

at any location. 

C. Use of institutional vehicles to travel to an off-campus facility for voluntary 

athletically related activities. 

D. Occasional meals to a team provided by institutional staff members at any 

location, either in the locale or outside the locale of the institution. 

Question 

At the end of his or her collegiate career, a student-athlete may keep the apparel and equipment he or she used 

throughout his or her collegiate participation. 

Bylaw 16.11.1.7 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

An institution may finance academic and other support services for student-athletes provided similar services are 

provided or available to students in general. 

Bylaw 16.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Y

Question 

Coaches are permitted to provide tutoring services for student-athletes under which of the following circumstances: 

Bylaw 16.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III The institution offers similar services to student populations that are 

determined on a basis other than athletics participation. 

None of the above. 

Either A or B. 

The coach also provides tutoring for other students. 

Question 

Career counseling courses can be limited exclusively to student-athletes provided a similar type of course is 

available to students generally. 

Bylaw 16.3 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

Generally, it is permissible for an institution to pay for a student-athlete's medical benefits, not including dietary 

supplements, based on his or her participation in intercollegiate athletics. 

Bylaw 16.4 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Y

Question 

Which of the following is considered athletically related activities? 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. A coach observes enrolled student-athletes participating in pick-up games. 


C. Participating in a physical-fitness class that is conducted by an athletics 

department staff member. This class is not advertised to all students. 

B. Completion of a required weight-lifting program during the off season. 

Question 

A student-athlete just completed his or her first year at your institution and plays on a local summer team in his or 

her sport. The institutionâs assistant coach is also the coach of the summer team. This is permissible. 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1-(a), -(b) and -(k) 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Question 

It is permissible for an institution's coach to have student-athletes complete and return summer workout cards. 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1-(c) and 17.02.13-(a) 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Y

Question 

In all sports, a coach can only instruct a student-athlete while he or she is working out in the institution's regular 

practice facility outside of the playing and practice season under the following conditions: 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. The coach is conducting the individual workout. 


C. The coach is monitoring the facility as part of his or her normal facility 

duties and instructing the student-athlete to stop performing an activity 

that the coach deems to be dangerous. 

B. The coach is discussing strategy related to the student-athlete`s sport. 

Question 

Coach Smith attends a summer league basketball game in which Jay, who plays for him, is a participant. Since 

Coach Smith is not involved with the team or the summer league in which Jay plays, observing the game is not 

considered an athletically related activity? 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1.1 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Question 

A team strength and conditioning coach may only monitor voluntary, individual off-season workouts for safety 

purposes if the student-athletes being monitored are members of the coach's team. 

Bylaw 17.02.1.1.1-(e) 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Y

Question 

Outside competition is athletics competition against any other athletics team (including an alumni team) that does 

not represent the same institution. 

Bylaw 17.02.9 

Available Y 



B 



From 


False. 

Y 

Question 

In the nontraditional segment, a team may compete on one date of competition. This date of competition is limited to 

______ hours of athletically related activities. 

Bylaw 17.1.10.4-(e) 

Available Y 



B 



From 

All Sports III A. 10 hours. 


C. 6 hours. 

B. 8 hours. 

Y 

Question 

A student-athlete beginning his or her first season of eligibility must have a medical examination or evaluation: 

Bylaw 17.1.5 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. Immediately before the first competition, but after the student-athlete has 

practiced. 


C. Within six months prior to the first practice, competition or 

conditioning activity. 

B. Eight months before the student-athlete first practices, competes or 

conditions with the team. 

Y

Question 

A student-athlete returning to your institution for his or her second season of eligibility must have an updated medical 

history within six months prior to the student-athlete competing in any conditioning or nontraditional practices. 

Bylaw 17.1.5 

Available Y 



B 



From 


True. 

Y 

Question 

For purposes of student-athlete well-being, an institution must enforce the following limitations on all athletically 

related activities. 

Bylaw 17.1.6 

Available Y 



B 



From 

A l l 

Sports 

III A. A student-athlete must be given one calendar day off per week, except 

during participation in NCAA championships. 

B. A student-athlete`s participation in athletically related activities must be 

limited to a maximum of 20 hours per week. 

C. There are no limitations between academic terms when classes are not in 

session and the student-athlete is in season. 

D. Both A and C. 

Y

NCAA Division III Rules Test

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