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Rule 15 - Participation

Q. 15-22 May a School basketball coach work with a Non-School Team made up of freshmen
from the coach’s School and participate in a fall league?
A. No, freshmen are considered as being a part of the School’s athletic program
and a School coach may not work with students who are potential freshmen team
members. (rule 15-2.2(d))
Q. 15-23 Does a foreign exchange student athlete count in the School Year Out-of-Season
player limitation?
A. Yes, a foreign exchange student athlete with remaining athletic eligibility in a Team
Sport must be included when calculating School Year Out-of-Season player limitation.
Q. 15-24 May the roster of student athletes who participate on a Non-School Team during the
School Year Out-of-Season, change from one game to the next in order to comply
with During the School Year Out-of-Season player limitation under the Participation
Rule, rule 15-2.2?
A. No, any voluntary changes made to a Non-School Team roster in order to comply
with the During the School Year Out-of-Season player limitation would be invalid.
(rule 15-2.2(a))
Coaching - Generally
Q. 15-25 Is a coach of a 9th grade team considered a member of their School’s coaching
staff?
A. Yes, coaches of grades 9-12 in all sports including non-teaching and volunteer are
considered a part of the Member School Coaching Staff (See Definitions — Member
School Coaching Staff).
During the School Year Out-of-Season Coaching and Contact
Q. 15-26 May a School provide transportation for a School’s student to or from a Non-School
league program held during the School Year Out-of-Season?
A. No, during the School Year Out-of-Season a School may not facilitate (e.g., organize,
supervise or operate) Non-School athletic activities for its students, and this would
include providing transportation, providing uniforms, etc. (rules 15-2.1(c), (d), 15-
2.2(e), (f))
Q. 15-27 May a School or a School’s coach provide transportation for a School’s student to
or from a Camp/Clinic held during the School Year Out-of-Season?
A. A School cannot provide such transportation, however a coach may provide
transportation, but only if the coach is a presenter, is using the student for the
coach’s presentation(s) and is following the requirements of rule 15-2.3(k).
Q. 15-28 May a coach work one-on-one with a student or provide opportunities for students
to Practice in Team Sports During the School Year Out-of-Season?
A. Yes, a coach may organize activities for students in an IHSAA Recognized Sport
which resemble a Practice, but only when the coach follows the School’s Limited
Contact Program. (rule 15-2.5)
Q. 15-29 During the School Year Out-of-Season, can a member of a Member School Coaching
Staff in basketball also coach a Non-School Team, like an AAU team, which has
players who were in the School’s basketball program? What about when the AAU
team the coach is coaching is playing against an AAU team which has players who
were in the School’s basketball program?
A. A coach of any Team Sport cannot, during the off-season of the School Year, coach
a non-School team which has players from the School’s program. (rule 15-2.2(c))
However, this limitation does not apply when the School players are on a team
playing against the coach’s team.
Q. 15-30 May a coach participate with a student athlete from the coach’s School on a Non-
School Team during the School Year Out-of-Season
A. An Individual Sport coach may but a Team Sport coach may not participate on a
Non-School Team with a student athlete from the coach’s School during the School
Year Out-of-Season. (rules 15-2.1(b), 15-2.2(d))
Private Instruction
Q. 15-31 May an Individual Sport student athlete or a Team Sport student athlete receive
a Lesson [Note: one-on-one instruction, see Definitions] in the skills of an IHSAA
Recognized Sport from an individual who is not from the School’s Member School
Coaching Staff during the School Year or during the Summer?
A. Yes.
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