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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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