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Rule 101 - Girls Sports Seasons

Part IV: Girls Interschool Sports Rules

RULE 101 – GIRLS SPORTS SEASONS
AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZED SEASON
PRACTICES CONTESTS
Sport First Last Min. First Last Max. No.
Req. Scheduled
and
Played
Golf F-Wk 4 DTE *2 M-Wk 5 SDST 18
Cross Country M-Wk 5 DTE 10 S-Wk 6 SDST 14
Volleyball M-Wk 5 DTE 10 S-Wk 6 SDST 23+2 T
Soccer M-Wk 5 DTE 10 S-Wk 6 SDST 16+No T
or 14+1 T

Basketball M-Wk 16 DTE 10 M-Wk 18 SDST 22 No T
or 20+1 T
Swimming M-Wk 17 DTE 10 M-Wk 19 SDST 18
Gymnastics M-Wk 20 DTE 10 M-Wk 23 SDST 16

Tennis M-Wk 37 DTE 10 M-Wk 39 SDST **22
matches
Track M-Wk 33 DTE 10 M-Wk 35 SDST 16
Softball M-Wk 36 DTE 10 M-Wk 38 SDST 28+No T
or 26+1 T

*The two-practice rule may be waived by the Commissioner if certain pre-conditions exist.
**Composed of a maximum of Five (5) tournaments and total matches not to exceed Twenty-
two (22).
KEY: F-Wk 5 – Friday of IHSAA Calendar Week #5
T – season Tournament
SDST – Starting Date of Sectional of Tournament Series
DTE – Date Team Eliminated from Tournament Series
101-1 Pre-Participation Practice
Prior to the date of a student’s participation in the student’s first Contest of the Season in a
sport, the student must attend and actively participate in Ten (10) Pre-participation Practice
sessions under the direct supervision of the high school coaching staff in that sport.
a. In golf, the Pre-participation Practice rule requires Two (2) Pre-participation Practice
sessions, and that rule can be waived under conditions established by the Commissioner.
b. Only One (1) Pre-participation Practice session may be counted on any One (1) day.
c. Should a student, prior to completing the required Ten (10) days of Pre-participation
Practice, fail to attend and actively participate in more than Five (5) consecutive, regularly
scheduled Pre-participation Practice sessions, such student, upon returning from such
absence, must participate in, prior to participating in a Contest, the greater of (i) the number
of Pre-participation Practices session needed to meet the required Ten (10) days of Pre-
participation Practices, or (ii) Four (4) Pre-participation Practice sessions. For example,
if a student in volleyball is absent following the completion of the fourth Pre-participation
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