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Rule 9 - Contests

A. Prior to the day of the Jamboree a student must have participated in Five (5)
separate days of Practice (in football it must be Five (5) days of unrestricted full
contact Practice). (rules 50-7)
Appeal of Contest Decision
Q. 9-24 Is there an appeal of an Official’s decision after a Contest?
A. No, in all Contests the decision of an Official is final, binding and not subject to a
waiver or an appeal. (rules 9-5, 16-2, 17-8.1)
Unsanctioned Activities
Q. 9-25 Can a School’s team play in a Controlled Scrimmage or in a Contest as a preliminary
to a Non-School event (e.g., a college contest, a professional contest, etc.?
A. No. (rule 9-7)
Filming and Use of Films
Q. 9-26 May films, pictures or videotapes be used for coaching purposes during a Contest?
A. Yes, mechanical visual aid equipment may be used by team members and by
coaches for coaching purposes during, but only in accordance the sport’s playing
rules. (rule 9-18)
Q. 9-27 May a person film or videotape, for scouting purposes, athletic teams in a Contest
in which the person’s School is not playing?
A. No, filming or videotaping for scouting purposes of any Contest by any person who
is not an official representative of One (1) of the participating Schools is prohibited.
(rules 9-18)
Q. 9-28 May a parent film or videotape an athletic Contest in which the parent’s child is
involved?
A. Yes, filming or photographing by a parent of a Contest is permitted, under the IHSAA
Photography Policy. It is only when the filming or photography is being done for
scouting purposes will there be a violation of the Contest Rule. (rule 9-18.3)
Use of Oxygen
Q. 9-29 May oxygen be used by athletes in any Contest?
A. No oxygen shall be administered to athletes in any Contest except in genuine
emergencies by persons qualified to administer such oxygen. (rule 9-12)
School Strike Situations
Q. 9-30 May a student attending a School, which is subject to a labor strike, attend a Practice
with a team from a School which is not subject to a labor strike?
A. No, and if a student attends a Practice with a student attending another School
during the Contest Season, that attendance is considered a Contest. (rule 9-14).
Q. 9-31 May a School that is on strike host an interschool athletic Contest?
A. Yes, while the athletic Contests must be conducted under the IHSAA rules, the
authority to schedule an athletic Contest, or an athletic practice, rests with the
member School. (rules 9-1, 9-2)
Mixed School Teams
Q. 9-32 May Two (2) or more member Schools combine to form One (1) athletic team?
A. No, this is not permitted, unless the Schools legally consolidate and becomes a
single School. (rule 12-4)
Practice
Q. 9-33 If a student gets injured after the initial Three (3) days of pre-season Practice, and
then misses eight (8) consecutive days, how many days of Practice must a student
participate in before the student is eligible to participate in a Contest?
A. When a student misses Eight (8) to Fourteen (14) consecutive days, the student
must actively participate in Four (4) days of practice to be eligible for participation
in a Contest, however in this instance, where the student failed to complete the
original pre-season Practice requirement of Eight (8) separate days, the student
has to participate in an addition One (1) day of Practice, for a total of Five (5) days
of Practice, to also satisfy the pre-season Practice requirement. (rule 9-14)
Q. 9-34 Can a varsity girls basketball player, who must complete Four (4) days of Practices
because she missed too many consecutive days, as required by rule 9-14, complete
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