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Rule 15 - Participation

A. The coach may have a total of 1 1/2 hours to prepare their players for the Clinic.
This may be accomplished in either One (1) or Two (2) sessions. (rule 15-2.2(f))
Q. 15-48 Are written requests and approvals required for students participating for
demonstration purposes in any sport Clinics, etc.?
A. No, a record of students used as demonstrators must be kept by the School. (rule
15-2.2(f))
Q. 15-49 What constitutes an Underprivileged Student with regard to Camp/Clinic fees?
A. An Underprivileged Student is one who is eligible for free and reduced lunch. (see
Definitions)
Q. 15-50 May a member School host a team Camp and invite multiple member Schools to
participate during the Summer?
A. No, a School sponsored Camp is intended for One (1) School only. Team Camps
for multiple teams must be sponsored by Non-School entities.
Summer - Generally
Q. 15-51 When is a student athlete no longer eligible to compete on a Non-School Team in
a sport during the Summer?
A. During the Summer, a student athlete may compete on a Non-School Team in a
sport up until the date of the first IHSAA authorized Season Contest in that sport.
(rule 15-1)
Q. 15-52 Can a student participate in an interscholastic Contest after the student’s regular
School Year has ended?
A. Yes. Due to the great variation in dates when member Schools close in the spring,
students may continue to represent their Schools during the Contest Season and
during the Tournament Series in the spring and in the Summer. Also, a senior may
continue to participate in a Season Contest and in Tournament Series Contest even
though the senior is graduating and may have already received a diploma.
Q. 15-53 Can a member School organize and supervise a Conditioning Program during the
Summer?
A. Yes, however, the program must be designed and limited to activities which promote
physical fitness, must be voluntary and may not be limited to athletes of One (1)
sport. (Definitions: Conditioning Program) And though a Conditioning session during
the School Year Out-of-Season may include throwing a ball by a baseball or softball
player (rule 1-1.3, 15-2.3; Definitions: Conditioning Program), no similar activities
are permitted at a Conditioning session during the Summer.
Q.15-54 What is the Summer Camp/Clinic cut-off rule and when is the last date a student
can participate in a Camp/Clinic during the Summer.
A. The Summer Camp/Clinic cut-off rule applies to School-sponsored Camps/Clinics,
and participation in a School-sponsored Camps/Clinics must be terminated prior
to Monday, Week 5, under rule 15-1.5(d). There is not a Summer Camp/Clinic cut-
off rule for Non-School sponsored Camps/Clinics, although for fall sport athletes,
participation in a non-School-sponsored Camps/Clinics must terminate prior to
Monday of week 7. For winter and spring sport athletes, participation in non-
School-sponsored Camps/Clinics may continue into the new School Year, however
attendance must be limited to non-school time. Verified Olympic development
Camps/Clinics are exempt from this rule.
Q. 15-55 What is a Summer Open Facility Program?
A. A Summer Open Facility Program is a voluntary program in which use of a member
School’s gymnasiums, playing fields or other school facilities is limited to students
who attend the School, to students who attend a Feeder School of the School, to
incoming 9th grade students from non-Feeder Schools who have Enrolled at the
School, and to transfer students who have Enrolled at the School and who have
completed and submitted to the IHSAA the first section of the IHSAA Transfer Report.
(rules 15-1.5 (b), 15-2-5(b), Definitions – Summer Open Facility Program.)
Q. 15-56 Can a School have a Summer Open Facility session “off-campus”, or at a location
which is not owned by or officially controlled by the School?
A. No, like a Limited Contact Program, a Summer Open Facility Program must be
conducted on campus or at a site where home Contests are regularly held. For
example, a School cannot conduct an Summer Open Facility session at the local
batting cage for its students wishing to work on their baseball skills, but could hold
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