NCAA-Sanctioned Summer Baseball Leagues

1. Involvement of Institution's Coach and Two-Year College Prospect in NCAA-Sanctioned Summer Baseball Leagues. An institution's baseball coach may serve as a coach of a team in an NCAA-sanctioned summer baseball league that has a two-year college prospect as a team member, since the league is considered competition that is organized and administered by the applicable governing body or athletics authority (for example, NCAA) in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 13.12.3.4. [References: Official Interpretation 6/10/99, Item No. 1, and Bylaws 13.12.3.4 and 30.14.]

Dietary Supplements

2. Dietary Supplements. It is not permissible for an institution to finance dietary supplements (for example, weight-gain muscle/strength-building, weight-loss supplements) as medical expense benefits incidental to a student-athlete's participation in intercollegiate athletics. [References: Official Interpretation 12/11/98, Item No. 1, and Bylaw 16.4.]

Playing and Practice Seasons

3. Division III Sports that Conclude with a National Collegiate Championship. Division III institutions must apply all Division III playing- and practice-seasons legislation to Division III sports, regardless of the championship opportunities (for example, National Collegiate Championships, national governing body) available in those sports. [Reference: Bylaw 17.1.4.]