The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a modification July 16 in field hockey that allows players to play the ball above shoulder height, provided the stick does not put other players in danger.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved an experimental rule for the use of a new softball during fall 2014 competition. The ball is softer but livelier than the softball now used in NCAA championships.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved an experimental rule for the 2014 fall non-traditional season that requires the attacking team to keep the ball below or inside the 30-yard restraining line.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved to add the word “Flagrantly” to the men’s and women’s track and field rules pertaining to when a competitor should be in violation of impeding a runner.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel during a conference call on Wednesday approved several changes to the criteria for allowing video replay in men’s and women’s ice hockey effective in the 2014-15 season.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which met via conference call Wednesday, approved a new football rule to better protect passers from contact at or below the knee.

The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee proposed three experimental rules at its April meeting in Indianapolis. If given final approval this summer the rules, including two that involve stalling, would be implemented at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic Nov. 1 at the University of Pennsylvania.

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee approved a request to allow the Southeastern Conference to use the experimental instant replay rules during its baseball conference tournament in May.

Beginning in the fall, members of coaching staffs who are on site at matches can communicate with each other via electronic devices.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved new water polo rules that touch on swim caps, officiating and timeouts.