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Rule 9 - Contests

Q. 8-8 During the Contest Season a student is ejected a second time during the last
regular Season Contest. When should the student’s Two (2) Contest Suspension
be served?
A. The student shall immediately serve the Two (2) Contest Suspension at the
student’s first Two (2) Tournament Series Contests in that sport. If there is only
One (1) Tournament Series Contest in that sport, then the student shall serve
the second Contest Suspension at a Contest in that sport at the same level the
following School Year, or if the student is a senior, the student shall serve the
serve the second Contest Suspension at the first Contest of the next sport season
in which the student participates. (rule 8-4)
Q. 8-9 A Fan is ejected during a Contest. Is the Fan subject to any discipline?
A. Yes, if a Fan is ejected, the principals of the teams participating in the Contest, or
their designees, shall determine which of the participating Schools were principally
supported by the Fan and the principal(s) of those School(s) shall suspend the
Fan from attending the Fan’s next Two (2) Home Contests (see, definition), and if
the ejectment was the second, or more, ejection during a sport’s Contest Season,
the Fan shall be suspended from attending the next Four (4) Home Contests, and
the principal(s) of those School(s) principally supported by the Fan must meet
with the Commissioner or his/her designee. (rule 8-4)
RULE 9 – CONTESTS
These GENERAL RULES apply to all interschool Contests.
9-1 Contests Must be Sanctioned by Principal
No games, meets, or tourneys, shall be played by a member School without the sanction of
the principal.
9-2 Contests Subject to IHSAA rules and Policies
Interschool athletic Contests shall be subject to the rules of the Association.
9-3 Contests to be Under Supervision of Participating Schools’ Principals
All athletic games, meets, tourneys, and interschool athletic Contests participated in by
the member Schools belonging to the IHSAA must be held under the direct supervision,
management and auspices of the Schools concerned or under the direct supervision,
management and auspices of the IHSAA.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that a licensed physician be present or on call during
all Contests.
9-4 All Organized Athletic Contests are Considered a “Contest”
Participation of students in an organized athletic Contest during the Contest Season with or
against players not attending their School constitutes a game. An unauthorized organized
scrimmage or practice during the Contest Season by student athletes with or against teams
or players not belonging to their school is considered a game. It is not considered a game
when players are from a junior high school and its parent school.
9-5 Official’s Decisions are Final
In all Contests the decisions of the officials shall be considered final and binding.
9-6 Member Schools Limited to One Tournament Series Team; Students May Only
Represent Their Own School
Member Schools may maintain any number of teams in the same sport, but only One (1) team
may represent a School in an IHSAA Tournament Series. Students may represent:
a. only the School in which they are presently Enrolled;
b. only One (1) School in any sport during a Tournament Series; and
c. only One (1) team in an IHSAA Tournament Series.
9-7 Unsanctioned School Athletic Activities Shall Not Be Combined with IHSAA
Sanctioned Contests
High school intra-squad scrimmages and athletic Contests shall not be conducted as
preliminaries, curtain raisers or double headers to non-school sponsored athletic team sport
events.

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