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Rule 15 - Participation

Q.15-45 Can there be more than two (2) Limited Contact sessions on one day?
A Yes. There can be a Limited Contact session on a maximum of two (2) days per week
and the total amount of time of all Limited Contact sessions on any one (1) day may
not exceed two (2) hours, the Limited Contact during a day can be accomplished in
one two (2) hour session, or in any number of sessions, provided collectively they
do not exceed two (2) hours.
Q. 15-46 Under section 15-2.4(c), may a student who plans to participate in a Team Sport
during the up-coming fall season, continue to participate in the current spring Limited
Contract Program past Monday of Week 45, since such up-coming fall season is
the next season after the current spring Limited Contract Program period?
A. No. The section 15-2.4(c) Limited Contact continuation exception applies only when
the Limited Contact Program ‘immediately precedes” the Team Sport’s season,
and here, Summer immediately precedes the student’s Team Sport’s season. The
Limited Contact continuation exception applies only for Team Sports played in the
winter and spring seasons.
Camps/Clinics
Q. 15-47 How much time may a coaches have to prepare their players for a Clinic in which
they are presenting during the School Year Out-of-Season?
A. The coach may have a total of 1 1/2 hours to prepare their players for the Clinic.
This may be accomplished in either One (1) or Two (2) sessions. (rule 15-2.2(f))
Q. 15-48 Are written requests and approvals required for students participating for
demonstration purposes in any sport Clinics, etc.?
A. No, a record of students used as demonstrators must be kept by the School. (rule
15-2.2(f))
Q. 15-49 What constitutes an Underprivileged Student with regard to Camp/Clinic fees?
A. An Underprivileged Student is one who is eligible for free and reduced lunch. (see
Definitions)
Q. 15-50 May a member School host a team Camp and invite multiple member Schools to
participate during the Summer?
A. No, a School sponsored Camp is intended for One (1) School only. Team Camps
for multiple teams must be sponsored by Non-School entities.
Summer - Generally
Q. 15-51 When is a student athlete no longer eligible to compete on a Non-School Team in
a sport during the Summer?
A. During the Summer, a student athlete may compete on a Non-School Team in a
sport up until the date of the first IHSAA authorized Season Contest in that sport.
(rule 15-1)
Q. 15-52 Can a student participate in an interscholastic Contest after the student’s regular
School Year has ended?
A. Yes. Due to the great variation in dates when member Schools close in the spring,
students may continue to represent their Schools during the Contest Season and
during the Tournament Series in the spring and in the Summer. Also, a senior may
continue to participate in a Season Contest and in Tournament Series Contest even
though the senior is graduating and may have already received a diploma.
Q. 15-53 Can a member School organize and supervise a Conditioning Program during the
Summer?
A. Yes, however, the program must be designed and limited to activities which promote
physical fitness, must be voluntary and may not be limited to athletes of One (1)
sport. (Definitions: Conditioning Program) And though a Conditioning session during
the School Year Out-of-Season may include throwing a ball by a baseball or softball
player (rule 1-1.3, 15-2.3; Definitions: Conditioning Program), no similar activities
are permitted at a Conditioning session during the Summer.
Q.15-54 What is the Summer Camp/Clinic cut-off rule and when is the last date a student
can participate in a Camp/Clinic during the Summer.
A. The Summer Camp/Clinic cut-off rule applies to School-sponsored Camps/Clinics,
and participation in a School-sponsored Camps/Clinics must be terminated prior
to Monday, Week 5, under rule 15-1.5(d). There is not a Summer Camp/Clinic cut-
off rule for Non-School sponsored Camps/Clinics, although for fall sport athletes,
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