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Rule 15 - Participation

e. Coaches of grades 9-12 may not coach organized non-school sports competition during
the Authorized Contest Season in that sport in grades 9-12.
f. Students may not participate in try-outs or demonstrations of athletic ability as a
prospective college student-athlete.
g. Students may not participate in athletic activities, tryouts, auditions, practices and
games held or sponsored by non-professional athletic organizations, clubs, or their
representatives during the Contest Season.
h. An ineligible student may Practice with the team, but only at home in regular Practices.
The ineligible student may not appear in an athletic uniform at an interschool Contest.
i. Students may not attend a Non-School Sponsored Camp/Clinic. Note: Refer to rule 15-
1.5d for date when participation in School sponsored Summer Camps/Clinics must be
terminated.
j. Students may participate for demonstration purposes in Camps/Clinics held only within
the State of Indiana when their coach is a presenter. Such is considered a Practice.
k. Students may attend all Camp/Clinics other than student Camps/Clinics as observers.
15-2.2 During School Year Out-of-Season
a. Students may participate in Team Sport Practice and Contests as members of a Non-School
Team provided no more than the following number of students, (i) who have participated in
a Contest the previous season as a member of One (1) of their School teams in that sport
or (ii) who were incoming freshmen in either the current or in the immediate prior School
Year (and who seek to participate on a Non-School Team from Monday of Week 5 until
the date of the first authorized Practice in that sport), are rostered on the same Non-School
Team, at the same time. Seniors, who have exhausted their eligibility in a particular sport,
do not count in the maximum number of students that can participate on a Non-School
Team in that sport.

Baseball – 5 Football – 6 Softball – 5
Basketball – 3 Soccer – 7 Volleyball – 3
b. During the School Year Out-of-Season, the following standards also must be met for a
student to participate in Team Sports practices and contests as a member of a Non-School
Team:
(1.) Participation in Team Sports practices and contests during school time must be
approved by the School principal or his/her designee.
(2.) Fees for a Non-School Team, if charged, must be provided solely by the student,
parent or Guardian. No school or athletic funds shall be used for such when students
of grades 9-12 are involved.
(3.) Participation on a Non-School Team shall be open to all students.
(4.) Merchandise and awards, other than those of symbolic value, may NOT be accepted
for athletic proficiency. Student must remain an amateur.
c. During the School Year Out-of-Season, a student who has previously participated in a
Contest as a member of a School’s team or any freshman, and who is participating in
Team Sports practices or contests as a member of a Non-School Team, may not receive
instruction from individuals who are members of the student’s high School coaching staff.
(Exception: Coaches may instruct their sons or daughters.)
d. Member Schools may not organize, supervise or operate athletic practices for Non-School
Teams.
e. Member Schools may not provide School-owned uniforms (shorts, pants, etc.) worn by
the student in Non-School contests.
f. Students may attend Camps/Clinics provided the following standards are met.
(1.) Attendance is limited to non-school time and may begin on or after Monday of Week
7 or the first day of School, whichever comes first, unless camp is a verified Olympic
development camp.
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