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112Maximum ContestsQ. 51-4 What is the maximum number of Season Contests in which a baseball player may participate?A. A baseball player may participate in Twenty-eight (28) Contests and no season Tournament or Twenty-six (26) Contests and one season Tournament during the Contest Season. (rule 51-3)Non-School ParticipationQ. 51-5 May a student participate in an American Legion team tryout prior to the completion of the high school baseball season?A. No, a student may not participate, during the Contest Season, in a try-out for, in a game competition with or in an inter-squad scrimmages for an American Legion team, or for any other Non-professional athletic organization or club. (rule 15-1.2(g); See, Definition, Contest Season)Q. 51-6 If a male student plays on an independent team in softball during the baseball season, is the student eligible for baseball in high school?A. Yes, since softball is not an IHSAA Recognized Sport for boys and participation in softball would not violate the participation rule, rule 15.Q. 51-7 May baseball players participate in non-school basketball during the IHSAA authorized baseball Contest Season?A. Yes. IHSAA rules do not prohibit athletes who may participate in baseball from playing non-school basketball at the same time.Q. 51-8 A high school student played with a semi-pro baseball team during the Summer. No members of the team received money for their performances nor did they receive any expense money. They did receive transportation to the games, and meals were provided for them by the manager. Is the student eligible?A. Yes, the student is eligible for high school baseball. He may accept reasonable meals and transportation to participate. (rules 51-4, 5-3)Radar GunsQ. 51-9 May radar guns be used by member school personnel in baseball for scouting purposes?A. No, use of radar guns is prohibited. (rule 9-18.1)RULE 52 %u2013 BASKETBALLSee rule 9 which applies to all sports.52-1The National Federation Basketball rules shall govern unless so modifi ed by the Committee.52-2First team games (Varsity) shall be played in quarters of eight minutes. Second team games (Junior Varsity) shall be played in quarters of seven minutes. All other levels of competition shall be in quarters of six minutes. Ninth grade basketball %u2018B%u2019 games may be less than four quarters in length if mutually agreed by the participating schools.52-3The maximum number of boys%u2019 season basketball games in which any team may participate, excluding the IHSAA Tournament Series, shall be Twenty-two (22) games and no tournament, Twenty (20) games plus One (1) tournament, or Twenty (20) games and a maximum of Three (3) tournaments, provided the games played in Two (2) of the Three (3) tournaments, or the games played in One (1) of the Two (2) tournaments if Two (2) tournaments are played, are included in the Twenty (20) game limitations. a. Options for player participation during any one season excluding Jamboree shall be a maximum of:(1) Eighty-eight (88) quarters and no tournaments; plus One (1) additional quarter for every instance where a player participates in Five (5) quarters in the same session.(2) Eighty (80) quarters plus One (1) tournament; plus One (1) additional quarter for every instance where a player participates in Five (5) quarters in the same session.Rule 51 - Baseball