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Rule 7 - Coaches

Rules Interpretation Meetings
Q. 7-10 Must a head coach successfully complete the rules interpretation meeting in a
sport?
A. Yes.
Q. 7-11 What is the penalty if a head coach or a representative of the coaching staff does
not attend a mandatory rules interpretation meeting in a sport?
A. The member School will be assessed a $50 penalty for each rules interpretation
meeting in which a representative is not in attendance. (rule 7.2)
Q. 7-12 If both boys’ and girls’ teams play a sport under the same playing rules, i.e.,
basketball, may a School send only One (1) coach to the mandated rules meeting
to represent both programs or must it send both a coach of the boys team and
a coach of the girls team?
A. No, the rule requires that the rules interpretation meeting must be attended by the
head boy’s coach and the head girl’s coach. If the same individual is the head
boy’s golf coach and the head girl’s golf coach, the individual need only attend
the fall rules interpretation meeting. (rule 7-2)
Coaching Accreditation
Q. 7-13 Are coaches Accredited by the IHSAA?.
A. Yes. A coach, paid or voluntary, must be Accredited prior to coaching an IHSAA
Recognized Sport at a member School. Accreditation is achieved by a coach by
completing the specific education courses listed in section 7-1.4 and remaining
in compliance with all applicable state licensure and disciplinary statutes and all
rules, regulations, purposes and goals of the IHSAA.
Q. 7-14 Can a coach lose his or her Coaching Accreditation, or be placed on Probation?
A. Yes. Coaching Accreditation may be revoked or suspended by the IHSAA if the
coach fails to meet the on-going educational requirements described in section
7-1.4, if the coach is convicted of an offense described in Ind. Code § 20-28-5-
8 or a known comparable offense in another state, or if the coach is a licensed
teacher and it is reported to the IHSAA by the Department of Education that
the coach committed misconduct described in Ind. Code §§ 20-28-5-7(1),
20-28-5-7(2), and such misconduct led to the teacher’s license revocation or
suspension. A coach’s Coaching Accreditation may be revoked or suspended
by the IHSAA, or a coach may be placed on probation, if the coach’s conduct
is found by the IHSAA to be an anathema to the rules, regulations, purposes
and goals of the IHSAA.
Q. 7-15 What offenses are designated in Ind. Code §20-28-5-8?
A. Currently, the offenses designated in Ind. Code §20-28-5-8 include: kidnapping
(Ind. Code § 35-42-3-2), criminal confinement (Ind. Code § 35-42-3-3), rape
(Ind. Code § 35-42-4-1), criminal deviate conduct (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-2), child
molesting (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-3), child exploitation (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-4(b)),
vicarious sexual gratification (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-5), child solicitation (Ind.
Code § 35-42-4-6), child seduction (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-7), sexual misconduct
with a minor (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-9), incest (Ind. Code § 35-46-1-3), dealing in
or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1), dealing in
methamphetamine (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1.1), dealing in a schedule I, II, or III
controlled substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-2), dealing in a schedule IV controlled
substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-3), dealing in a schedule V controlled substance
(Ind. Code § 35-48-4-4), dealing in a counterfeit substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-
5), dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-10(b)),
dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Ind. Code §
35-48-4-10.5, or Ind. Code § 35-48-4-10(b)), possession of child pornography (Ind.
Code § 35-42-4-4(c)), homicide (Ind. Code § 35-42-1), voluntary manslaughter
(Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3), reckless homicide (Ind. Code § 35-42-1-5), battery
[including the following: a Class A felony (for a crime committed before July 1,
2014) or a level 2 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014), a Class B
felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a level 3 felony (for a crime
committed after June 30, 2014), a Class C felony (for a crime committed before
July 1, 2014) or a level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014)],
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