Wayne State University Athletics

Countable athletically realted activities include any required activity with an athletics purpose, involving student-athletes and at the direction of, or supervised by, any member or members of an institution's coaching staff and must be counted within the weekly and daily limitations.

A student-athlete's particpation in CARA shall be limited to the following:
 

During the Playing Season	Outside the Playing Season
Daily Limit: 4 Hours	Daily Limit: 4 Hours
Weekly Limit: 20 Hours	Weekly Limit: 8 Hours
At least one day off per week	At least two days off per week

A competition day is considered three hours of activity regardless of the actual duration of the event (includes pre-game warm-ups, shootaround, etc.)

Coaches are required to log their team's weekly playing/practice hours through ACS.
 

Countable Athletically Related Activities	Noncountable Athletically Related Activities
Practices Athletics meeting with a coach Competition Field, floor or on court activity Required weight training and conditioning activities Required participation in camps/clinics Participation outside the regular season in individual skill instructional activities with a member of the coaching staff Discussion/review of game films Visiting the competition site in cross country and golf	Compliance meetings Meetings with a coach initiated by the student-athlete Drug/alcohol educations meetings Study hall, tutoring or academic meetings Voluntary weight training not conducted by a coach or staff member Traveling to and from competition site Recruiting activities Community service, promotional or public relation activties Physical rehabilitation

Voluntary Activity:

• Student-athletes are not rquired to report back to a coach any information related to the activity.  Staff members observing activites may not report back to a coach any information realted to the activity.
• Activity must be initiatied and requested solely by the student-athlete
• Attendance and participation in the activity may not be recorded for the purpose of reporting to coaching staff or other student-athletes
• Student-athletes may not be subjected to penalities should they not participate and no recognition or incentive may be awarded based on attendance or performance