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Term-in-Ology: Canceled Competition Becoming a Day Off
As summer moves to our rearview mirror and fall thunderstorms and winter snow storms inch ever closer, the possibility of competition being canceled due to weather or other extenuating circumstances is a distinct possibility for college teams across the country.
From a time-management standpoint for student-athletes, it’s worth noting that NCAA playing season rules hold that when a team’s competition is canceled prior to the start of competition or canceled prior to the competition being considered a completed event in accordance with the playing rules of that sport, an institution’s team may use that day as its required day off, provided the team does not engage in any further countable athletically-related activities during that day.
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