Coaches’ Rule Meeting Attendance Requirement

The head coach is required to attend his/her respective basketball, track and field, soccer, softball, volleyball or swimming and diving rule meeting on an annual basis.

A head coach who does not attend a rule meeting will be prohibited from coaching his/her team during the tournament series.

There is a waiver process in place for coaches who experience a conflict beyond their control which prevents attendance. An athletic director must file, in writing, a request for this waiver of the attendance requirement, outlining the circumstances which prevented attendance. To complete the waiver, the coach must complete and pass the rule examination in that sport. A coach is eligible for this waiver not more than once in a three-year period.