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Non-NAIA Opponents & Exhibitions
If the competition meets this definition, then it shall not be included in individual and team statistics, won-loss records, or coaching records. The competition shall count against frequency of play limits pursuant to Article I, Section H, Item 1 of the NAIA Bylaws. An NAIA institution will be limited to one exhibition per season. A…
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Competitive Cheer and Competitive Dance Camps
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 6 “Practice will be defined as follows: An activity organized and/or directed by an identified member of the coaching staff of that sport in which appropriate equipment is used or instruction and/or evaluation of the athlete takes place.” Interpretation If a Competitive Cheer or Competitive Dance camp occurs on…
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Two NAIA Teams Competing Internationally
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 4 “A maximum of two contests against teams from foreign countries (excluding Canada and Mexico) played in the United States and/or Canada/Mexico will be permitted without counting against the frequency of play limits. Contests held in a foreign country (except Canada and Mexico) will not apply to the limitation.…
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International Competition – American Territories
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 4 “A maximum of two contests against teams from foreign countries (excluding Canada and Mexico) played in the United States and/or Canada/Mexico will be permitted without counting against the frequency of play limits. Contests held in a foreign country (except Canada and Mexico) will not apply to the limitation.…
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Contest Limits: Scheduling More Scrimmages
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 3 “In those sports where scrimmages are allowed, an institution that does not schedule or participate in the maximum number of allowable varsity games, meets, or playing dates may conduct additional scrimmages up to the NAIA limits. In no case can the combined number of scheduled contests and scrimmages…
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Additional Scrimmages for JV Teams
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 2 “The following number of scrimmage dates per sport will be allowed in addition to the maximum number of varsity games, contests, or playing dates which an institution may schedule or in/on which a student may compete.” Interpretation Article I, Section H, Item 2 allows varsity programs to schedule…
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Frequency of Play for Split Squads
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 1 “The maximum number of varsity games, contests or playing dates an institution may schedule is listed in Article I, Section H, Item 1… Further, no student may compete in a sport in an academic year in more than the number of games, contests or playing dates listed below…