Summer Workouts
Generally, team practice cannot be held during the summer outside the declared playing and practice season. All
workouts must be voluntary. A few exceptions do exist:
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If a team is participating in a foreign tour, they can have up to 10 days of practice before the foreign
tour
Individual summer workout sessions may be conducted for student-athletes in the following sports:
Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Track & Field, as long as the activity is at the request of the studentathlete
The NCAA defines “voluntary” as:
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The student-athlete must not be required to report back to a coach or other athletic department staff
member any information related to the activity.
The student-athlete’s attendance and participation (or lack thereof) may not be recorded for the
purpose of reporting such information to the coaches. Strength coaches cannot provide a t-shirt to
recognize those who had perfect attendance, or who met an attendance requirement.
The activity must be initiated and requested solely by the student-athlete. Neither the institution or
any athletic department staff member may require the student-athlete to participate in the activity at
any time. However, it is permissible for an athletic staff member to provide information to studentathletes related to available opportunities for participating in voluntary activities.
The student-athlete may not be subjected to penalty if he or she elects not to participate in the
activity.
¤ For all other sports except football and basketball, summer workouts may be conducted by the strength coach
and are available for student-athletes who have enrolled in school prior to the summer term.
¤ Football:
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The summer conditioning period is determined by counting back nine weeks from the first permissible
reporting date for preseason practice. During this nine-week period, the institution will designate 1 week
as student-athlete discretionary time, a period where no workouts can be required.
B. During the remaining 8 weeks of summer conditioning period, student-athletes and incoming studentathletes who are enrolled in summer school may be involved in non-mandatory weight training and
conditioning activities that are conducted by the institution’s strength coach for no more than 8 hrs per
week.
¤ Basketball: Student-athletes and prospects who have signed National Letter of Intent and are receiving athletic
financial aid to attend summer school may engage in voluntary summer workouts conducted by an institution’s
strength and conditioning coach.
¤ All Sports: Prior to participation in any summer weight training or conditioning workouts, all prospects and
student-athletes shall be required to undergo a pre-participation medical examination administered and
supervised by a physician.
Dos and Don’t to summer workouts
Summer workouts
 During the summer, ONLY the strength coaches, NOT the sport coaches can work with student-athletes.
(exception on first page for individual workout sessions in Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Track & Field.)
Strength coaches can provide guidance about proper strength and conditioning techniques and supervise
workouts (No skills = NO FOOTBALLS!)
 Coaches CANNOT request or suggest that student-athletes provide progress reports on their summer
workouts.
 You MAY NOT workout with UAlbany coaching staff
 You MAY NOT review game film with coaches even if the SA initiates the request. This would be considered
a countable athletic related activity, which are prohibited in the summer.
 Prospects who did not sign a NLI or financial aid agreement (transfers) may not use the athletic
department’s weight room.
Summer Competition
 You MAY compete with an outside team after your last exam to the day before your first practice or class
 You MAY compete on the same team as your UAlbany teammates under the following restrictions:
MBA/WSB: 4; WFH, M/W SOC, M/W LAX: 5; WVB: 2; All other sports have no limit on the number of
student-athletes from the same institution who compete on the same summer team/league.
 You MAY receive actual and necessary expenses from tournament
 You MAY NOT compete with professionals
 You MAY NOT receive expenses based on a place or finish
Freshmen Non-Permissible Summer Activities
** If a SA is enrolled in summer school prior to initial enrollment and are receiving financial aid it is not permissible:
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To engage in countable athletically related activities with an institution’s coaches;
To be employed as camp counselors in an institution’s camp; or
To participate on local sports club that involves an institution’s coach in the applicable sport unless all
provisions of Bylaw 13.12.2.3 (e.g legal residence within 50-mile radius of the institution) are satisfied
Freshmen Permissible Summer Activities
** It is permissible for an individual who officially registers and enrolls and attends classes during the summer prior to
initial enrollment and receives institutional athletics aid:
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To engage in voluntary weightlifting or conditioning activities
To participate as a camper in institutional camps or clinics, except in the sport of football;
To receive medical expenses that result from any injury
To receive tutoring and other academically related expense
To receive occasional meals
To have face-to-face encounters (contact) with athletics department staff members outside of a contact
period (including dead periods); or
To use institutional athletics equipment pursuant to the institution’s normal equipment policy