Page 58 - 2021-22 By-Laws

Rule 10 - Interstate Contests and Practices

of the re-acclimation Practices required under rule 9-14.
Q. 9-36 Can a make-up Practice session required by rule 9-14 be a special Practice session
offered just for the athlete or the athletes who missed too many Practice sessions?
A. Yes, a school can arrange to have special Practice sessions of normal length for
any student or students who need to make up a number of practices because of
rule 9-14.
Q. 9-37 Do Practices attended by a student at a Sending School count with respect to the
student satisfying the Practice requirements for sports participation at the Receiving
School?
A. Yes, Practices a student attended at a Sending School will satisfy the practice
requirements at the Receiving School, provided the Sending School principal
maintains records of those Practices the student attended at the Sending School
and can provide such records, on request, by the Receiving School or the IHSAA.
Withdraw from Contests
Q. 9-38 Can School A withdraw from a basketball Season Contest without penalty after
School B, the opponent, was found to have violated the Undue Influence Rule, rule
20, with respect to a football player?
A. No. Rule 9-16(b)(3) permits a School to withdraw from a Season Contest without
penalty when the opposing School is found to have violated the Undue Influence
Rule, rule 20, but applies only to Season Contests in the sport of the involved
student. Here, School A can only withdraw without penalty from a football Season
Contest, not a basketball Contest.
Q. 9-39 On December 10, 2019, School A was found to have violated the Undue Influence
Rule, rule 20, with respect to a basketball player. Can School B withdraw without
penalty from a basketball Season Contest with School A which was scheduled to
be played on January 15, 2021?
A. No. The right to withdraw from a Contest without a penalty provided by Rule 9-16(b)
(3) is good for a period of One (1) year (Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) days)
following the date a School is found to have violated the Undue Influence Rule, rule
20, and therefore the last date that School B can withdraw without penalty from a
basketball Season Contest with School A is December 10, 2020.
RULE 10 – INTERSTATE CONTESTS AND PRACTICES REQUIRING SPECIAL
ATTENTION
10-1 Out-of-State Contest Limitations
The address of out-of-state schools participating in a Contest against a member School as
well as the site of such Contests must be within Six-hundred (600) miles round trip travel from
the Indiana state line and shall be sponsored or co-sponsored by a member high School.
10-1.1 Contests Not Requiring Sanctioning
Sanctioning is not required for interstate competition when only Two (2) Schools are involved
and both are members of good standing in their state associations.
10-1.2 Contests Requiring Sanctioning
a. Sanctioning is required by the IHSAA and the National Federation when:
(1.) an interstate or international event is scheduled, involves Two (2) or more Schools,
and is cosponsored by or titled in the name of an organization outside the School
community (e.g. a college/university, a theme park, a service organization [Kiwanis,
Optimists] or an athletic show/apparel company);
(2.) an interstate events involves School(s) from non-bordering states in which Five (5)
or more states are involved or involves more than Eight (8) Schools;
(3.) an international event involves Two (2) or more schools and a team(s) from a foreign
country. When such an international event occurs, the host school should complete an
International Sanction Application. Such an international event includes an event that
involves international traveling teams that play in multiple games in multiple states.
Note: an exception to this rule is for teams/schools from Canada and Mexico, since,
for purpose of this rule only, Canada and Mexico are considered “bordering states”
of every U.S. state.
b. Sanction application forms are available from IHSAA and must be submitted by host School
49