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Rule 50 - Sports Seasons

Contest Season, such as inclement weather, limited facilities, in-season rescheduling of
unplayed conference Contests, etc.
50-3
The maximum number of Contests and tournament limitations listed are exclusive of any
IHSAA Tournament Series.
50-4 Minimum Season Participation for Tournament Eligibility
a. In order for a student to qualify for participation in the IHSAA Tournament Series in an
Individual Sport (cross country, golf, tennis, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling)
the student must have participated, during the preceding regular season in a minimum
of (i) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the Season Contests in which the student’s school
participated, and (ii) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the maximum number of authorized
Season Contests in that sport.
b. This requirement by the Commissioner can be waived provided the student can demonstrate
that the reason the student did not participate in the minimum number of Season Contests
was because of circumstances beyond the control of the student, such as illness, injury,
ineligibility, the cancellation of a Contest(s) or the student’s failure to qualify for a spot on
the roster.
c. A waiver will not be available for students failing to participate in the minimum number of
Season Contests because of the Virtual Education School rule (rule 12-6), because of
the Undue Influence rule (rule 20) or because of voluntary non-participation or because
of voluntary non-attendance at the student’s School.
50-5
Schools may not over-schedule or overfi ll a School’s schedule of Season Contests in any
sport. Over-scheduling occurs when a team schedules more than the maximum number of
Season Contests permitted by the rules.
50-6 Jamboree
A Jamboree is a special interscholastic activity involving Three (3) or more Schools, in which
no School may participate for more than one-half of the Jamboree. In order to be eligible for
a Jamboree, a player must be academically eligible, if a transfer student must have full or
limited eligibility and must have previously participated in Five (5) separate days of organized
Practice prior to the day of the Jamboree under the direct supervision of the Member School
Coaching Staff in that sport (in football it must be Five (5) days of unrestricted full contact
Practice). A Jamboree is not a Practice and does not count as a Practice toward meeting
the minimum number of Practices required to play in a Season Contest. A Jamboree is not
a Season Contest and does not count as a Season Contest in determining the maximum
number of Season Contests during a Contest Season. Licensed Offi cials must be used in a

Jamboree in sports in which Offi cials are required. A Jamboree may not be scouted by anyone

not affi liated with a team participating in the Jamboree.
Q & A
Practice
Q. 50-1 Must a student who has participated in a sport during the fall Contest Season
have Ten (10) days of organized Practice in a winter sport before becoming
eligible to play in a Contest during the winter Contest Season?
A. No, only fi ve (5) Practice days are required, provided the athlete reports to
Practice immediately (within One (1) week) after the end of the previous season.
(rule 50-1.1)
Tournaments
Q. 50-2 When a rule refers to “Tournaments” is this also a reference to the IHSAA
Tournament Series?
A. No, when a “Tournament” or a “Tourney” is referenced, it refers to a Season
Contest where more than Two (2) schools participate. (See Defi nitions) Any
reference to the IHSAA’s season-ending tournament in any of the Twenty-Two
(22) Recognized Sports will be to the IHSAA Tournament Series.
Q. 50-3 In counting the number of Season Contest and Tournaments, does a School
include the IHSAA Tournament Series?
A. No, the maximum contest limitation applies to Season Contests and
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