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40RULE 9 %u2013 CONTESTSThese GENERAL RULES apply to all interschool Contests.9-1 Contests Must be Sanctioned by PrincipalNo games, meets, or tourneys, shall be played by a member School without the sanction of the principal.9-2 Contests Subject to IHSAA rules and PoliciesInterschool athletic Contests shall be subject to the rules of the Association. 9-3 Contests to be Under Supervision of Participating Schools%u2019 PrincipalsAll athletic games, meets, tourneys, and interschool athletic Contests participated in by the member Schools belonging to the IHSAA must be held under the direct supervision, management and auspices of the Schools concerned or under the direct supervision, management and auspices of the IHSAA.NOTE: It is strongly recommended that a licensed physician be present or on call during all Contests.9-4 All Organized Athletic Contests are Considered a %u201cContest%u201dParticipation of students in an organized athletic Contest during the Contest Season with or against players not attending their School constitutes a game. An unauthorized organized scrimmage or practice during the Contest Season by student athletes with or against teams or players not belonging to their school is considered a game. It is not considered a game when players are from a junior high school and its parent school.9-5 Official%u2019s Decisions are FinalIn all Contests the decisions of the officials shall be considered final and binding.9-6 Member Schools Limited to One Tournament Series Team; Students May Only Represent Their Own SchoolMember Schools may maintain any number of teams in the same sport, but only One (1) team may represent a School in an IHSAA Tournament Series. Students may represent: a. only the School in which they are presently Enrolled; b. only One (1) School in any sport during a Tournament Series; and c. only One (1) team in an IHSAA Tournament Series.9-7 Unsanctioned School Athletic Activities Shall Not Be Combined with IHSAA Sanctioned ContestsHigh school intra-squad scrimmages and athletic Contests shall not be conducted as preliminaries, curtain raisers or double headers to non-school sponsored athletic team sport events.9-8 All-Boys Teams May Not Compete Against All-Girl TeamsAll-boys teams and all-girls teams shall not participate against each other in an interschool athletic Contest.9-9 Participation in Interscholastic Competition on Single Gender Sport Teams.The IHSAA recognizes boys baseball, boys basketball, boys cross-country, football, boys golf, boys soccer, boys swimming, boys tennis, boys track & field and wrestling as Single Gender Sports offered just to male students and recognizes girls basketball, girls cross-country, girls golf, gymnastics, girls soccer, girls swimming, softball, girls tennis and girls track & field as Single Gender Sports offered just to female students. a. A student%u2019s interscholastic participation in a School%u2019s program in a Single Gender Sport is limited to students whose Birth Gender matches the gender of the Single Gender Sport. b. A student whose Birth Gender is male may not participate in a Single Gender Sport program for female students. c. A student whose Birth Gender is female may not participate in a Single Gender Sport program for male students. d. Exception: (1.) During the Contest Season: if a School has a boys%u2019 program in baseball, basketball, football, soccer or wrestling, but not a comparable girls%u2019 program in those sports (for the purposes of this section baseball and softball are not comparable sports), a female student may participate in the School%u2019s boys%u2019 program in baseball, basketball, football, soccer and wrestling.Rule 9 - Contests