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Rule 15 - Participation

Limited Contact Start Date End Date
Program
Fall Season Monday of Week 9 Saturday of Week 15
Winter Season Monday of Week 23 Saturday of Week 31
Spring Season Monday of Week 40 Saturday of Week 45
c. Exception: Students in Sports who participate in a Limited Contact Program which
immediately precedes that Sports’ season may continue to participate in the Limited
Contact Program until that Sports’ first official practice date, i.e. a girls basketball player
participating in the Fall Season Limited Contact Program may continue participation in the
Limited Contact Program until the first official practice day for girls basketball.
d. Exception: During times when public health requires there be less crowding and more
social distancing, the Commissioner is authorized to issue an order modifying the
number, length and character of Limited Contact Program Sessions.
15-3 During Summer
Participation in all Summer activities shall be voluntary.
15-3.1 During Summer
a. During the Summer a student may participate in athletic activities and in a Conditioning
Program sponsored by a member School or by a Non-School organization, provided that
the student’s participation is voluntary.
b. Except for baseball and football (see below), if a member School sponsors athletic activities
for its student athletes at the School during the Summer, such athletic activities may only be
conducted in a Summer Open Facility Program, except for Summer athletic competitions,
which may be conducted outside of a Summer Open Facility Program. A School’s Summer
Open Facility Program is only open to (i) students who attend the School, (ii) to students
who attend a Feeder School of the School, (iii) to incoming 9th grade students from non-
Feeder Schools who have Enrolled at the School, and (iv) to transfer students who have
Enrolled at the School and who have completed and submitted to the IHSAA an IHSAA
Transfer Report.
c. See definitions of Summer Open Facility Program, Conditioning Program and Summer
for beginning and ending times. The foregoing notwithstanding, Summer Conditioning
Programs may extend through Saturday of Week 4.
15-3.2 Camps and Clinics
Students may participate in non-school sponsored camps and clinics provided the following
standards are met.
a. Attendance is limited to non-school time.
b. Fees, if charged, must be provided solely by the student, parent or Guardian except for
underprivileged students. No School or athletic funds shall be used for such.
c. No School-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, singlets, or swim suits, etc.) shall
be worn by the student.
d. Merchandise and awards, other than those of symbolic value, may NOT be accepted for
athletic proficiency. Student must remain an amateur.
e. Length of attendance is unlimited.
f. Seniors or graduates who plan to attend should check with appropriate college rules and
regulations regarding recruiting before participating.
g. For all School sponsored camps and clinics, attendance must be terminated prior to Monday,
Week 5.
15-3.3 Baseball
A School, and players from the School’s baseball program, may participate in Baseball Activities
under the following standards:
a. Schools may sponsor up to Ten (10) Baseball Activity Days (a day when a School’s baseball
coaching staff coaches Two (2) or more players from the School’s baseball team engaged
in Baseball Activities) during the Summer.
b. A School’s Baseball Activity Days may include up to Four (4) Baseball Competition Days
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