Compliance Issue: Practice after competition

[Mike Cunningham]

Thanks again to the TROY and Big East compliance teams:

The men's basketball team at Bay State University played against their local rival last night. Unfortunately they had an off night and loss the game by 15 points. After returning to campus, the coach decided to hold a short 30 minute practice to focus on a few fundamentals.

Is this permissible?

No. NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.3.2.1 states that countable athletically related activities may not be conducted at any time (including vacation periods) following competition, except between contests, rounds or events during a multiday or multievent competition (e.g., double-headers in softball or baseball, rounds of golf in a multiday tournament). (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, Revised: 1/10/92, 4/13/09)