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2000 Telephone Conference No. 9
July 12, 2000
Acting for the Division I Management Council, the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations issued the following interpretations:
Playing and Practice Seasons/Conditioning Activities
1. Use of Ergometers for Required Conditioning Activities. An ergometer (for example, a rowing machine) is considered equipment related to the sport of rowing. Therefore, in the sport of rowing, any use of an ergometer during required conditioning activities that may occur during the academic year outside the playing and practice season is limited to the two hours of permissible skill-instruction activities. [References: NCAA Bylaws 17.1.6.2 (weekly hour limitations -- outside of playing season), 17.1.6.2.1 (skill instruction) and 17.1.6.2.2 (conditioning activities); 6/18/91 official interpretation, Item No. 3).]
Exempted Preseason Contests/Basketball
2. Exempted Preseason Contests Against "Club Members" of USA Basketball. An institution may exempt a preseason exhibition contest in the sport of basketball against any team (including a professional team), provided the team is an active or associate member of USA Basketball or is a member of an umbrella organization that is an active or associate member of USA Basketball. The subcommittee requested that the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet Subcommittee on Playing and Practice Seasons consider clarifying the intended meaning of the term "club member of USA Basketball," since USA Basketball does not recognize or designate any of its members' teams as "club" teams. In addition, the subcommittee requested that the Subcommittee on Playing and Practice Seasons consider whether it wishes to sponsor legislation limiting the exemption set forth in Bylaw 17.5.5.2.2-(g) to contests against nonprofessional teams. [Reference: Bylaw 17.5.5.2.2-(g) (USA basketball club).]
2000 Telephone Conference No. 10
July 26, 2000
Benefits/Nutritional Supplements
1. Nutritional Supplements. It is not permissible for an institution to provide any nutritional supplement to its student-athletes, unless the supplement is a non-muscle-building supplement and is included in one of the four classes identified specifically in NCAA Bylaw 16.5.2.2 (for example, carbohydrate/electrolyte drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters, and vitamins and minerals). The following is a list of examples of permissible and non- permissible nutritional supplements/ingredients as developed by the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CCSMAS). The list is not exhaustive but should assist institutions in determining the types of nutritional supplements that may be provided to student-athletes.
Permissible
Vitamins and minerals
Energy bars
Calorie-replacement drinks (for example, Ensure, Boost)
Electrolyte-replacement drinks (for example, Gatorade, Powerade)
Nonpermissible
Amino acids
Chrysin
Condroitin
Creatine/creatine-containing compounds
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Glycerol
HMB
I-carnitin
Melatonin
Pos-2
Protein powders
Tribulus
The subcommittee, at the recommendation of the CCSMAS, also determined that a supplement that contains protein may be classified as a non-muscle-building supplement provided it is included in one of the four permissible categories, does not contain more than 30 percent of calories from protein (based solely on the package label) and does not contain additional ingredients that are designed to assist in the muscle-building process (see examples of nonpermissible supplements/ingredients). Nutritional supplements containing more than 30 percent of calories from protein are classified as muscle-building supplements and may not be provided to student-athletes.
To assist the membership in calculating the percentage of calories from protein contained in a particular supplement, the subcommittee noted that one gram of protein equals four calories. Therefore, the percentage of calories from protein contained in a nutritional supplement may be calculated by multiplying the number of grams of protein per serving by four and dividing the product by the total number of calories per serving. For example, a nutritional supplement that contains 120 total calories per serving and nine grams of protein per serving would contain 36 calories from protein (for example, nine grams times four). Therefore, the percentage of calories from protein would be 0.3 or 30 percent (for example, 36 calories from protein/120 total calories). [References: Bylaw 16.5.2.2 (nutritional supplements) and Proposal No. 99-72 (benefits/nutritional supplements).]