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Rule 15 - Participation

Program sponsored by a Member School or by a Non-School organization, provided that
the student’s participation is voluntary.
b. If a member School sponsors athletic activities for its student athletes at the School during
the Summer, such athletic activities may only be conducted in a Summer Open Facility
Program, except for Summer athletic competitions, which may be conducted outside of a
Summer Open Facility Program. A School’s Summer Open Facility Program is only open
to (i) students who attend the School, (ii) to students who attend a Feeder School of the
School, (iii) to incoming 9th grade students from non-Feeder Schools who have Enrolled
at the School, and (iv) to transfer students who have Enrolled at the School and who have
completed and submitted to the IHSAA the First (1st) section of the IHSAA Transfer Report.
c. See definitions of Summer Open Facility Program, Conditioning Program and Summer
for beginning and ending times. The foregoing notwithstanding, Summer Conditioning
Programs may extend through Saturday of Week 4.
d. Students may participate in non-school sponsored Camps/Clinics provided the following
standards are met.
(1.) Fees, if charged, must be provided solely by the student, parent or Guardian except
for underprivileged students. No School or athletic funds shall be used for such.
(2.) No School-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, singlets, or swim suits, etc.)
shall be worn by the student.
(3.) Merchandise and awards, other than those of symbolic value, may NOT be accepted
for athletic proficiency. Student must remain an amateur.
(4.) Length of attendance is unlimited.
(5.) Seniors or graduates who plan to attend should check with appropriate college rules
and regulations regarding recruiting before participating.
(6.) For all School sponsored Camps/Clinics, attendance must be terminated prior to
Monday, Week 5.
e. Each member School shall observe a moratorium week starting on Monday of the
Corresponding Week which includes July 4th. During this Seven (7) day moratorium
week there shall be no contact between athletes and coaches, and no athletic activities,
including conditioning, conducted. Note: All Corresponding Weeks begin on Monday.
15-2 Team Sports (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball)
15-2.1 During Authorized Contest Season
a. Participation by a student in any organized non-school sports competition during the
Authorized Contest Season, or at any time prior to the conclusion of the student’s
participation in the IHSAA Tournament Series, in that sport shall cause such students to
become ineligible for their School team in that sport for a period not to exceed Three-
hundred Sixty-fi ve (365) days as determined by the Commissioner.
b. Student-athletes may receive a Lesson [Note: one-on-one instruction; See, Defi nitions]
so long as:
(1.) it is not mandated, scheduled or paid for by the School;
(2.) no School Practices or competitions are missed; and
(3.) no member of the School’s coaching staff who provides a Lesson is compensated
for the Lesson beyond the compensation the coach earns from the School.
c. Participation of students in an organized athletic competition with or against athletes
not belonging to their School constitutes a game. An organized “scrimmage” or Practice
with or against athletes not belonging to their School is considered a game.
d. Students who participate in an interschool Contest when ineligible other than in
scholarship, too many events or similar oversights, become ineligible only in that sport
for a time period not to exceed Three-hundred Sixty-fi ve (365) days to be determined
by the Commissioner or his/her designee. When facts are purposely withheld or
misrepresented, students become ineligible in all sports for the remainder of the
semester and all of their next semester in School unless the School takes appropriate
action as determined by the Commissioner.

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