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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4381300, member: 5798"] [B]Taken from the D1 manual effective August 1, 2022 -[/B] [URL='https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/reports/getReport/90008']The entire D-1 manual[/URL] Hope this helps............ 17.4 Basketball. Regulations for computing the basketball playing season are set forth in Bylaw 17.1. (See Figure 17-1 and Figure 17-2.) 17.4.1 Length of Playing Season. The length of an institution's playing season in basketball shall be limited to the period of time between the start of preseason practice (see Bylaw 17.4.2) and the end of the regular playing season (see Bylaw 17.4.4). (See Bylaw 17.4.3 for restrictions on first contest date.) 17.4.2 Preseason Practice -- On-Court Practice.[B] An institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions before the date that is 42 days before the date of the institution's first regular-season contest[/B]. An institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities before its first regular-season contest. Any countable athletically related activities (e.g., conditioning, skill-related instruction) that occur within the 42-day period shall count against the 30 days of countable athletically related activities. (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 1/14/08 effective 8/1/08, 4/29/10, 1/14/12 effective 8/1/12, 5/2/13 effective 8/1/13, 1/15/14, 1/18/18 effective 8/1/18) 17.4.2.1 [B]Permissible Conditioning Activities. Team conditioning or physical-fitness activities supervised by coaching staff members may be conducted on or off court but shall not begin prior to the beginning of the institution's academic year in accordance with Bylaw 17.1.7.2. Such activities shall be limited to eight hours per week.[/B] (Revised: 1/10/90 effective 8/1/92, 1/16/93, 1/11/94) 17.4.2.2 Prohibited Activities. [B]Prior to the start of on-court preseason basketball practice per Bylaw 17.4.2, members of the institution's coaching staff may not be involved with one or more team members at any location in any of the following activities except as permitted in Bylaws [/B]17.1.7.2.2 and 17.4.6: (Revised: 1/10/90 effective 8/1/92, 1/11/94, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 9/23/05) (a) Setting up offensive or defensive alignments; (b) Chalk talks; (c) Discussions of game strategy; (d) Reviewing game films or videotapes; (e) Activities using basketball equipment; or (f) Observing student-athletes in any basketball activities even if such activities are not arranged by the institution's coach. 17.4.2.2.1 Exception -- Team Promotional Activities. Team promotional activities (e.g., autograph sessions, fan picture sessions, meeting with fans) per Bylaw 12.5.1 are permissible prior to the start of on-court preseason basketball practice per Bylaw 17.4.2, provided these promotional arrangements do not involve any of the practice activities prohibited under the provisions of Bylaw 17.4.2.2. (Revised: 1/11/94, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97) 17.4.2.2.2 Exception -- Officiating Clinic. Prior to the start of on-court preseason basketball practice per Bylaw. [/QUOTE]

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