NCAA Playing Rules Committees Meeting Dates

Sport	Rules committee meets	Champ comm considers	Governance considers	Exec comm considers*
Soccer	Early February	June	July/August	November
Football	Mid February	June	July/August	November
Swimming	Mid February	June	July/August	November
Water Polo	Late February	June	July/August	November
Wrestling	Mid April	June	July/August	November
Rifle	Mid to late April	June	July/August	November
Basketball	Late April	June	July/August	November
Ice Hockey**	Late May	June	July/August	November
Skiing	Early June	June	July/August	November
Softball	Late June	September	October	January
Baseball	Mid July	September	October	January
Lacrosse	Mid July	September	October	January
Track	Late July	September	October	January

* If necessary

** May change in future to meet in June.

This document implies that playing rules changes will be developed a year in advance, which is generally the current practice. The Executive Committee has the authority to make emergency changes in cases involving the welfare of the Association, especially regarding student-athlete safety or possible litigation. It is recommended that championships committee meetings at which playing rules changes will be considered be conducted in Indianapolis in order to have access to appropriate staff. This schedule also implies greater due diligence by rules committees: In particular, proposed playing rules changes with legal ramifications must be screened by legal counsel before being submitted to the championships committees; proposed playing rules changes with safety ramifications must first be reviewed by the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports.