Nicholls State University

NCAA Bylaws governing outside competition differ by sport. Completion of the Outside Competition Form for your sport grants student-athletes permission to participate in outside or unattached competition. This permission is granted with the understanding that all NCAA Bylaws listed on the back of each Form governing outside competition will be adhered to. Prior to participating in any outside competition, this form must be signed by the student-athlete and the head coach and submitted to the Compliance Office for review and approval. 

17.31.1 - Outside Competition -- Sports Other Than Basketball
A student-athlete in any sport other than basketball who participates during the academic year as a member of any outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition becomes ineligible for intercollegiate competition unless eligibility is restored by the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. A student-athlete is permitted to practice on such a team.

17.31.1.1 - Exception
A student-athlete may compete outside of the institution's declared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition during any official vacation period published in the institution's catalog. The number of student-athletes from any one institution shall not exceed the applicable limits set forth in Bylaw 17.29.2.

17.31.1.3 - Exception -- Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Field Hockey and Men's Water Polo
In soccer, women's volleyball, field hockey and men's water polo, a student-athlete may compete outside of the institution's declared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition, provided: (Adopted: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, Revised: 4/22/98 effective 8/1/98, 1/12/99 effective 5/1/99)

(a) Such participation occurs not earlier than May 1;

(b) In soccer, women's volleyball and field hockey, the number of student-athletes from any one institution does not exceed the applicable limits set forth in Bylaw 17.29.2; 

(c) The competition is approved by the institution's director of athletics;

(d) No class time is missed for practice activities or for competition; and

(e) In women's volleyball, all practice and competition is confined to doubles tournaments in outdoor
volleyball, either on sand or grass.

17.29.2- Outside Team Tours
An outside team that includes student-athletes from more than one member institution may participate in international competition in any sport on a foreign tour. However, any such outside team that includes more than the following number of student-athletes from the same member institution must be certified by the institution in accordance with procedures set forth in Bylaw 17.29.1.

Baseball 4
Basketball 2
Cross Country 2
Football 5 
Golf 2 
Soccer 5
Softball 4
Tennis 2
Track & Field 7
Volleyball 2