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Rule 15 - Participation

(2.) 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.
(3.) No School-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, etc.) shall be worn by the
student.
(4.) No more than Three (3) students in basketball and volleyball, Five (5) students in
baseball and softball, Six (6) students in football or Seven (7) students in soccer who
have participated in a Contest the previous year as a member of One (1) of their
School teams in that sport may participate on the same team or in the same work
station or drill at the same time. All work stations or drills must be held independent
of each other and may not be integrated to simulate a game.
(5.) Member Schools may not organize, supervise or operate School-sponsored camps;
however, Schools may rent or lease their facilities to non-school sponsors.
(6.) Coaches from a Member School Coaching Staff may not instruct students (1) who
have participated in a Contest as a member of their School’s team in that sport or (2)
any freshman.
(7.) Competition must be limited to intra-camp or intra-clinic practices, Contests and
instruction.
(8.) Merchandise and awards, other than those of symbolic value, may NOT be accepted
for athletic proficiency. Student must remain an amateur.
(9.) Length of attendance is unlimited.
(10.) Seniors or graduates who plan to attend should check with appropriate college rules
and regulations regarding recruiting before participating.
(11.) Coaches may use students, School owned equipment in Schools, camps and/or
coaches clinics held in the State of Indiana or in adjacent state, when the coach is
presenter. A record of students used as demonstrators must be kept by the School.
Coaches may not use a student for demonstration purposes in more than Three (3)
such clinics per sport between July 1 and June 30 each year. No more than One (1)
such clinic may be in an adjacent state.
15-2.3 Conditioning Program
a. During the School Year Out-of-Season, a student who participates in Team Sports may
participate in a Conditioning Program; a Conditioning Program is a program which occurs
in a School’s gymnasium, playing field or other School facility and is designed for and
limited to activities which promote physical fitness and exclude game drills. Examples of
permissible activities are weight lifting, running and aerobic exercising. The limitations
on participation by, and contact with, a student in Team Sports, During the School Year,
Out-of-Season, do not apply to a student’s participation in a Conditioning Program.
b. During the School Year Out-of-Season,
(1.) A student who participates in the Team Sport of baseball may throw a baseball as
a part of the student’s Conditioning Program and a student who participates in the
Team Sport of softball may throw a softball as a part of the student’s Conditioning
Program (beginning M - WK26).
(2.) When a baseball or a softball is thrown as part of a Conditioning Program, the throw
shall be part of a game of catch between Two (2) students using gloves; the process
shall not involve a pitching mound or a pitching circle, an actual or simulated batter
or any type of pitching instruction.
15-2.4 Limited Contact Program
During the School Year Out-of-Season a student who participates in Team Sports may
participate in a Limited Contact Program; a Limited Contact Program is a program in which
the use of the School’s gymnasium, playing field or other school facilities is open only to
students who attends the School, or a Feeder School of the School sponsoring the program,
is open to all such students and participation is on a voluntary basis.
a. Student-athletes who participate in Limited Contact Program sessions for Team Sports
may do so only at a maximum of Two (2) times per week for a maximum of Two (2) hours
per session.
Exception: Girls’ Basketball and Boys’ and Girls’ Track and Field are permitted to participate
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