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117Rule 54 - Football54-3.3Schools shall be limited to the playing of one interschool Varsity football game in a Five (5) day period, excluding Sunday. A junior varsity Contest may be played on a Monday and the following Saturday, provided there is no junior varsity Contest played on Monday through Friday following the Saturday junior varsity Contest. Exceptions may be made for inclement weather when approval is obtained from the Commissioner.54-3.4All teams below Varsity level shall be limited to Two (2) overtimes.54-4All organized football Practices by players or teams shall be limited to the period beginning Monday of IHSAA calendar week 5 and terminating on the date the team is eliminated from the Football Tournament Series. a. On the fi rst (1st) day of football Practice there cannot be full contact (any intentional football activity by a player where the goal is to take one or more competing players to the ground as the result of a collision), and the player%u2019s protective equipment is limited to helmet, shoes, girdle and mouthpiece. The total time on the fi eld cannot exceed Two and one-half (2%u00bd) hours.b. On the second (2nd) and third (3rd) days of football Practice, there cannot be full contact and the player%u2019s protective equipment is limited to helmet, shoulder pads, shoes, girdle and mouthpiece. If multiple Practice sessions are held on a single day, the total time on the fi eld cannot exceed Three (3) hours, but if there is only One (1) Practice session, the total time on the fi eld cannot exceed Two and one-half (2%u00bd) hours. c. On the fourth (4th) day of football Practice, and later, there can be full contact and players can have full pads. If multiple Practices are held on a single day the total time cannot exceed Five (5) hours, but if there is only One (1) Practice session, the total time on the fi eld cannot exceed Three (3) hours.d. Beginning Monday of IHSAA calendar week 5:(1.) There can be no more than Two (2) Practice-sessions per day.(2.) There cannot be back to back calendar days having Two (2) Practice sessions on a single day.(3.) After the third (3rd) day of Practice, if there are Two (2) Practice-sessions on a single days :i. There can be only One (1) full contact/full padded Practice session.ii. The break between Practices must be at least Three (3) hours in duration and during the break there cannot be player physical exertion. iii. During the break a classroom instruction session, not to exceed Forty-fi ve (45) minutes, is permitted. iv. During the break an indoor walkthrough session in a climate controlled environment, not to exceed Forty-fi ve (45) minutes, is permitted. (4) On One (1) practice session days an outdoor walkthrough session with no protective equipment worn, not to exceed a Forty-fi ve (45) minutes, is permitted provided the walkthrough session ends at least Three (3) hours before the Practice begins, or starts no sooner than Three (3) hours after the Practice ended. e. After Friday of week 7, a football team and a football player may participate in a maximum of Two (2) Practices per IHSAA Corresponding Week which involves contact equal to the %u2018Thud%u2019 level (drill is run at competitive speed through the moment of contact; no predetermined %u201cwinner%u201d; contact remains above the waist; players stay on their feet; a quick whistle ends the drill) or the %u2018Live%u2019 level (drill is run in game-like conditions and is the only time that players are taken to the ground), while wearing full protective equipment.54-5All member School pre-season football Practices held prior to the fi rst authorized Contest date shall be held on the regular Practice/play football facility under the direct supervision of the member Schools coach/es.