NCAA rules regarding practice time
This entry was posted on 6/8/2010 6:11 AM and is filed under Boys Basketball News, Girls Basketball News.
For those of you pursuing or currently playing NCAA Division I basketball here is a look at the time commitment required of you as a NCAA Division I college basketball player.
Here is a look at the time allotted by the NCAA for Division I athletes. This includes the limits of practice time in and out of season.
During the season, the first rule applies for all NCAA Division I sports. “A student-athlete’s participation in countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.” Countable athletically related activities include any required activity by the direction of one or more of the members of the coaching staff. Games are considered to be 3 hours of participation and they are required to give you ONE day off each week.
For weekly practice and games, you will be spending twenty hours each week. Basketball season generally runs from mid October until early to mid March which means you could be spending up to 400 hours in practice/game time. That does not include rehab if you have a nagging injury, school, or study tables that you may have to go to.
During the off season there is a maximum eight hours per week with no more than two hours per week spent on skill-related workouts. These can only last during the remainder of the school year. Trust me in saying that your off-season workouts will not be you coming into the gym alone and shooting some jumpers. It will be an intense workout that is directed by an assistant coach.
From the start of school to beginning of practice (apprx 6/7 weeks) and after completion of the season to the end of school, (apprx 7/8 weeks) the basketball coaching staff will get a chance to bring you in eight hours a week, or thirty two hours a month. You could be practicing in the off-season for up to 120 hours while being directed by a coach. This does not include things like open gym for basketball.
That is just a quick look at NCAA rules. As you can see a player's work ethic will have a great deal to do with their ultimate success. Colleges want tough, motivated players that want to practice and work hard. Last year we had nearly 20 Metro players that were division I starters. All of them had the required work ethic during high school and in college to be successful.
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