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Rule 51 - Baseball

Maximum Contests
Q. 51-4 What is the maximum number of Season Contests in which a baseball player
may participate?
A. A baseball player may participate in Twenty-eight (28) Contests and no season
Tournament or Twenty-six (26) Contests and one season Tournament during
the Contest Season. (rule 51-3)
Non-School Participation
Q. 51-5 May a student participate in an American Legion team tryout prior to the
completion of the high school baseball season?
A. No, a student may not participate, during the Contest Season, in a try-out for,
in a game competition with or in an inter-squad scrimmages for an American
Legion team, or for any other Non-professional athletic organization or club.
(rule 15-2.1(g)); See. Definitions, Contest Season)
Q. 51-6 If a male student plays on an independent team in softball during the baseball
season, is the student eligible for baseball in high school?
A. Yes, since softball is not an IHSAA Recognized Sport for boys and participation
in softball would not violate the participation rule, rule 15.
Q. 51-7 May baseball players participate in non-school basketball during the IHSAA
authorized baseball Contest Season?
A. Yes. IHSAA rules do not prohibit athletes who may participate in baseball from
playing non-school basketball at the same time.
Q. 51-8 A high school student played with a semi-pro baseball team during the Summer.
No members of the team received money for their performances nor did they
receive any expense money. They did receive transportation to the games,
and meals were provided for them by the manager. Is the student eligible?
A. Yes, the student is eligible for high school baseball. He may accept reasonable
meals and transportation to participate. (rules 51-4, 5-3)
Radar Guns
Q. 51-9 May radar guns be used by Member School personnel in baseball for scouting
purposes?
A. No, use of radar guns is prohibited. (rule 9-18.1)

RULE 52 – BASKETBALL
See rule 9 which applies to all sports.
52-1
The National Federation Basketball rules shall govern unless so modifi ed by the Committee.
52-2
First team games (Varsity) shall be played in quarters of eight (8) minutes. Second team
games (Junior Varsity) shall be played in quarters of seven (7) minutes. All other levels of
competition shall be in quarters of six minutes.
52-3
The maximum number of season basketball games in which any team may participate,
excluding the IHSAA Tournament Series, shall be Twenty-two (22) games and no tournament,
Twenty (20) games plus One (1) tournament, or Twenty (20) games and a maximum of Three
(3) tournaments, provided the games played in Two (2) of the Three (3) tournaments, or the
games played in One (1) of the Two (2) tournaments if Two (2) tournaments are played, are
included in the Twenty (20) game limitations.
a. Options for player participation during any one season excluding Jamboree shall be a
maximum of:
(1.) Eighty-eight (88) quarters and no tournaments; plus One (1) additional quarter for
every instance where a player participates in Five (5) quarters in the same session.
(2.) Eighty (80) quarters plus One (1) tournament; plus One (1) additional quarter for
every instance where a player participates in Five (5) quarters in the same session.
(3.) Eighty (80) and a maximum of Three (3) season tournaments (excluding IHSAA
Tournament Series) provided the quarters played in the second (2nd) tournament
and the third (3rd) tournament are included in the Eighty (80) quarter limitation; plus
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