Outside Competition

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Outside competition is athletics competition against any other athletics team (including an alumni team) that does not represent the intercollegiate athletics program of the same institution. NCAA Rules limit the amount of student-athletes from any one team that may participate on the same outside team:
	During the Academic Year A student-athlete who participates during the academic year as a member of any outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition (e.g., tournament play, exhibition games) except while representing the institution in intercollegiate competition, shall be ineligible for NCAA competition for the remainder of that academic year and for the next academic year. General Exceptions High School Alumni Games Olympic Games Pan-American Games (Tryout and Competition) U.S. National Teams Official World Championships and World Cup tryouts and competition USA Fencing National Championship
Soccer and Women's Volleyball Exception In soccer and women's volleyball, a student-athlete may compete outside the institution's declared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition, provided: such participation occurs not earlier than May 1; the number of student-athletes does not exceed the maximum limits above; the competition is approved by the Director of Athletics; no class time is missed for practice activities or for competition; and in women's volleyball, all practice and competition is confined to doubles tournaments in outdoor volleyball, either on sand or grass.
Individual Outside Competition	Team Outside Competition

Outside competition is athletics competition against any other athletics team (including an alumni team) that does not represent the intercollegiate athletics program of the same institution.

NCAA Rules limit the amount of student-athletes from any one team that may participate on the same outside team:

During the Academic Year

A student-athlete who participates during the academic year as a member of any outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition (e.g., tournament play, exhibition games) except while representing the institution in intercollegiate competition, shall be ineligible for NCAA competition for the remainder of that academic year and for the next academic year.

General Exceptions

High School Alumni Games
Olympic Games
Pan-American Games (Tryout and Competition)
U.S. National Teams
Official World Championships and World Cup tryouts and competition
USA Fencing National Championship

Soccer and Women's Volleyball Exception

In soccer and women's volleyball, a student-athlete may compete outside the institution's declared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition, provided:

such participation occurs not earlier than May 1;
the number of student-athletes does not exceed the maximum limits above;
the competition is approved by the Director of Athletics;
no class time is missed for practice activities or for competition; and
in women's volleyball, all practice and competition is confined to doubles tournaments in outdoor volleyball, either on sand or grass.

Individual Outside Competition

Team Outside Competition