NCAA college coaches may now coach their college wrestlers at various events within or outside of the playing season
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling has been notified that the NCAA has passed legislation allowing staff members to engage in coaching activities with student-athletes at events listed in bylaw 16.8.1.3 (i.e. national championship events (including junior national championships) as well as Olympic, Pan American, World Championships, World Cup and World University Games qualifying competition).
The changes were adopted on June 23, 2005 and have been added to the 2005-06 NCAA manual.
Bylaw 17.1.1.1 allows interaction between coaches and student-athletes in events listed in 16.8.1.3 (for sports that allow individual skill workouts).
Coaches and student-athletes are advised to review all activities with the person on their campus responsible for compliance prior to participating in such activities (there may be additional institutional or conference rules that may apply).
Last season, there were restrictions on interaction between college coaches and student-athletes that have been changed by the approved legislation now in effect.
Below is the new approved legislation as it appears in the 2005-06 NCAA manual:
17.1.1.1 Playing Season — Athletically Related Activities
The playing (i.e., practice and competition) season for a particular sport is the only time within which a member institution is permitted to conduct countable athletically related activities (see Bylaw 17.02.1) except as set forth in Bylaws 17.1.5.2 and 17.11.6. However, a coaching staff member may engage in coaching activities with a student-athlete during the student-athlete’s participation in events listed in Bylaw 16.8.1.3 (for sports that allow individual skill workout sessions in the summer). (Revised: 4/28/05, effective 8/1/05)
17.30.9.1.2.1 Involvement of Coaching Staff
No member of the coaching staff of a member institution 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 team that involves any student-athlete with eligibility remaining from the institution’s wrestling team except as provided under Bylaws 14.7.3, 16.8.1.3, 17.1.1.1 and 17.32. (Revised: 4/28/05, effective 8/1/05)
16.8.1.3 Other Competition
During an academic year in which a student-athlete is eligible to represent an institution in athletics competition (or in the following summer), an institution may provide actual and necessary expenses related to participation in the following activities: (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/14/97)
(a) Established national championship events (including junior national championships); and
(b) Olympic, Pan American, World Championships, World Cup and World University Games qualifying competition. (Revised: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/96)
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