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Rule 101 - Unified Sports® Seasons
Q. 101-5 May a School participate in a Season Contest in a Unifi ed Sport without participating
in the Unifi ed Sports Tournament Series?
A. Yes.

Q. 101-6 Must a Unifi ed Sport Season Contest be offi ciated by an IHSAA licensed Offi cial?
A. Yes.
RULE 102 – TRACK AND FIELD
See rule 9 which applies to all sports.
NOTE 1: Converted to Metric System 1979-80, field events excluded.
102-1 Playing Rules.
The National Federation Track and Field rules shall govern with the following modifications
or as further modified by the Committee.
a. The javelin and hammer throw events are prohibited in ALL meets.
b. The events in all regular outdoor meets may include:
• TRACK – 3200 meter relay, 100 meter dash, 1600 meter run, 400 meter relay, 400
meter dash, 800 meter run, 200 meter dash, 3200 meter run, 1600 meter relay.
• FIELD –running long jump, discus, and shot put.
c. Regular season meets may include other events as approved by the Commissioner.
d. No contestant shall enter nor participate in more than Four (4) events during any Season
Contest.
102-2 Games Committee:
In non-IHSAA sponsored large multiple school meets, the events, event order and scoring
shall be determined by the Games Committee.
102-3 Maximum Season Contest:
The maximum number of Unified Season track and field Contests in which any team or student
may participate, excluding the IHSAA Tournament Series, shall be Sixteen (16). See rule 101
for Practice and Contest Seasons.
Q & A
Q. 102-1 Under what circumstances may the following events -- turbo javelin, 50 meter dash
and 100 meter walk -- be included in a Season Contest?
A. The turbo javelin may never be included but the 50 meter dash and the 100 meter
walk may be included with the permission of the Commissioner and the 100 meter
wheelchair competition may be included with permission of the Commissioner if
separate from all other competitions (including 100 meter dash) and 2 lanes are
assigned to each competitor
Q.102-2 How is scoring done in multiple school meets such as conference, county meets
and invitational tournaments?
A. The event order and scoring shall be determined by the game committee.

RULE 103 – FLAG FOOTBALL
See rule 9 which applies to all sports.
103-1 Playing Rules
The Special Olympics Indiana Unified Flag Football rules shall govern except as so
modified by the Committee.
103-2 Maximum Season Contests
The maximum number of Season Contests in Unified Flag Football in which any team may
participate, excluding the IHSAA Tournament Series, shall be Ten (10) team Contests.
103-2.1 Maximum Season Halves
The maximum number of halves in Unified Flag Football in which a student may participate,
excluding the IHSAA Tournament Series, shall be Twenty-five (25) student halves.
a. A student may participate in no more than Three (3) halves in One (1) session.
When a Junior Varsity half is played following a Varsity Contest, it is considered
One (1) session.

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