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NCAA Division I Bylaws 12.1.1.1.3.1 (temporary certification -- recruited student-athlete) and 12.1.1.1.3.1.2 (temporary certification -- nonrecruited student-athlete). July August 1, 2007. The NCAA Division I Management Council Administrative Review Subcommittee approved a blanket waiver to permit, for the 2007-08 academic year only, recruited and nonrecruited student-athletes to engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, beyond the 14-day and 45-day limits noted in Bylaws 12.1.1.1.3.1 and 12.1.1.1.3.1.2. Student-athletes who have requested final amateur certification and who are on the institution's Institutional Request List (IRL) may engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, until a final amateurism certification is completed, provided the student-athlete is otherwise eligible to practice (e.g., meets initial-eligibility requirements). The subcommittee noted that due to the high volume of cases that the Amateurism Certification Team is reviewing and the decision to process the fall sports first, it is likely that there will be delays in the certification of student-athletes who participate in winter or spring sports. Many of the winter and spring sports have permissible nonchampionship segment activities that may begin before all final certifications are completed. Further, the subcommittee noted that student-athletes may not compete until a final certification is complete and that those student-athletes who receive a final certification that prohibits them from practicing may not use this blanket waiver. The subcommittee noted a blanket waiver was appropriate to provide institutions flexibility while the Amateurism Certification Team manages a significant volume of cases during the first year of the process.
The NCAA website has a full list of ARS blanket waivers.