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Rule 100 - Unified Sports® Rules

or any combination of boys and girls as both Unified Student Athletes and Unified
Student Partners.
Q. 100-5 Can a Unified Student Athlete compete when they are 21 years old?
A. Yes, if the student’s IEP calls for the student to still be enrolled in a member School.
Q. 100-6 Can a Unified Student Athlete compete for a 5th year in Unified Sports?
A. Yes.
Q. 100-7 Do Unified Student Athletes have to complete the IIHSAA Athletic Physical, Consent,
Acknowledgement of Risks and Release Form?
A. Yes.
Q. 100-8 If a student is receiving special education services through a school district
cooperative, may that student participate as a Unified Student Athlete in a member
School other than the member School of enrollment?
A. Yes. That student may either compete for their member School of enrollment OR
home member School.
Q. 100-9 Must a coach have successfully completed the NFHS course on Unified Sports prior
to the first interscholastic competition?
A. Yes.

RULE 101 – UNIFIED SPORTS® SEASONS

AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZED SEASON
PRACTICES CONTESTS
Sport First Last Min. First Last Max. No.
Req. Scheduled
and
Played
Unified Flag M-W 5 DTE 10 M-Wk 6 SDST 10
Football
Unified Track & M-Wk 36 DTE 10 M-Wk 38 SDST 16
Field

KEY: F-Wk 5 – Friday of IHSAA Calendar Week #5
SDST – Starting Date of Sectional of Tournament Series
DTE – Date Team Eliminated from Tournament Series
101-1.0 Unified Sport Practice.
There shall be Ten (10) separate days of organized Practice in any Unified Sport under the
direct supervision of the high school coach staff in that sport by each player preceding the
date of participation in interschool Contests. Only One (1) Practice may be counted for any
One (1) day.
a. Individual student athletes moving directly (within One (1) week) from One (1) sport season
to the next sport season may be eligible to participate in a following Season Contest after
Five (5) separate days of organized Practice under the direct supervision of the high school
coaching staff in that sport.
b. Individual student athletes who, having completed Ten (10) separate days of organized
Practice under the direct supervision of the high school coaching staff in a sport, are
permitted to try-out for a second sport during the same sport season may be eligible to
participate in an interschool Contest after Five (5) separate days of organized Practice
under the direct supervision of the high school coaching staff in the second sport.
c. Student athletes, having successfully completed basic training with a branch of the United
States military during a sports Practice and Contest Seasons, may be eligible to participate

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