Transcript Focus on 5 Handbook Regulations

ADDITIONAL
HANDBOOK
REGULATIONS
AUGUST 4, 2009
IHSAA OFFICE
BOONE, IOWA
SANCTIONING

THE IHSAA REQUIRES SANCTIONS
FOR TWO TYPES OF EVENTS.
1) INTRASTATE MULTIPLE TEAM EVENTS
NOT SPONSORED, ORGANIZED, OR
MANAGED BY A MEMBER SCHOOL.
2) INTERSTATE MULTIPLE TEAM
EVENTS.
INTRASTATE SANCTIONS
 Sponsored, organized, or managed by a
non member school.
 No sanction on the date of an IHSAA
event.
 All rules, regulations, and playing rules of
the IHSAA shall apply.
 Sponsoring organization is required to
complete and submit the sanction form.
INTERSTATE SANCTION
 Required if more than two schools participate
and more than two states participate.
 Travel can only be between states contiguous
to Iowa and the state of Kansas.
 Loss of school time determined by the local
school district.
 No sanction on the date of an IHSAA event.
 Sanction form must be submitted by the host
school.
 Each state will approve or disapprove of the
event.
NONSCHOOL TEAM
PARTICIPATION 36.15(7)
 The local school board shall by policy
determine whether or not participation in
nonschool athletic events during the same
season is permitted and provide penalties
for students who may be in violation of the
board’s policy.
USE OF SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION FOR NONSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
IOWA CODE 285.10
 Local school board shall charge an amount
sufficient to reimburse the cost of the bus and
driver.
 School bus signs must be covered & the flashing
warning lights & stop arm made inoperable
 No transportation outside of Iowa without ICC
approval
 Driver must have chauffeur’s license & school bus
driver’s permit
USE OF SCHOOL
EQUIPMENT FOR NONSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
 School uniforms and equipment may not be
used in non-school competition involving junior
high & senior high students
 Use of school equipment for non-school camps
& clinics held on campus is permissible
 Use of school equipment for camps and clinics
held off campus.
COACH-ATHLETE CONTACT
36.15(6)
 School personnel (9-12), whether employed or
volunteer, of a member or associate member
school shall not coach that school’s student
athletes (9-12) during the school year in a sport
for which the school personnel are currently
under contact or are volunteers, outside the
period from the official first day of practice
through the finals of tournament play.
COACH-ATHLETE CONTACT
36.15(6)
 Nor shall volunteer or compensated
coaching personnel require students to
participate in any activities outside the
season of that coach’s sport as a
condition of participation in the coach’s
sport during its season.
COACH-ATHLETE CONTACT
36.15(6)
 A summer team or individual camp or
clinic held at a member or associate
member school facility shall not conflict
with sports in season. Summertime
coaching activities shall not conflict with
in season sports.
OPEN GYM – 36.15(6)
 A member of associate member school
may open its gym or athletic facilities for
the purpose of making recreational
activities available for all students or the
community. When students are
participating in open gym in the hours
immediately before or after school,
school personnel may assigned to
supervise.
OPEN GYM – 36.15(6)
 Open gym restrictions
 Supervisor shall not coach or participate
 Attendance by students is voluntary
 Attendance, or performance of activities, may not be
required by any coach
 Open gym shall not be posted or called for a
specific sport
 Open gym notice shall be posted on the general
student bulletin board & shall be signed or initialed
by a school administrator other than the supervisor
OPEN GYM
INTERPRETATIONS
 Weight room, swimming pool and track
are excluded from the rule.
 “Immediately after school” means when
the gym is first available after school.
 K-12 students may be allowed to
participate in open gym
 Adults may not participate
ALL-STAR
36.1
 All-Star – An athlete who is selected,
along with other outstanding players, to
form an all-star team to compete against
another team for the purpose of being allstar competition in which admission is
charged
ALL-STAR CONTESTS
36.18(5)
 A student enrolled in a member or
associate member school will be
ineligible for 12 calendar months in the
sport in which the violation occurs if the
student participates in an all-star contest
ALL-STARS – IHSAA
BYLAW
 Participation of member schools, or their
administrators, teachers, or coaches in
officiating, managing, organizing, supervising,
selecting players, coaching, or promoting an
all-star contest is a violation of IHSAA rules
 Senior all-star contests are permissible IF the
student’s eligibility in the sport is over
 Contests athletes try out for, or for which a
standard has been set, are not considered allstar competition as every student had an
opportunity to try out or meet the standard.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GIFT
LAW – IOWA CODE 68B
 Prohibits a public employee or that person’s
immediate family from accepting or receiving,
directly or indirectly, any gift or series of gifts
from a restricted donor.
 Restricted donor - a person or company seeking to
be a party to a sale, purchase, lease or other type of
contract with the employer of the public employee.
(Coaches or administrators receiving free clothing
as an incentive from a company to recommend the
purchasing of their clothing.)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GIFT
LAW – IOWA CODE 68B
 Acceptable practices
 Non-monetary items of $3, or less
 Information relevant to the employees official
function - books, documents, audio-visual
information
 Anything distributed to the general public
without regard to status or position
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GIFT
LAW – IOWA CODE 68B
 Consequences
 Serious misdemeanor for both donor &
recipient - 1 year of incarceration & fine of
$250 - $1000
 Employer may fire employee
 Violation of Board of Educational Examiner’s
Code of Ethics
 Employee could lose teaching and/or coaching
credentials
AWARDS RULE – 36.14(3)
 Awards from the student’s school
 Customary ribbon or medal for participation in a
contest
 Nothing greater than $25 in value for participation in
the athletic program - end of year banquet, etc.
 Unmounted, unframed paper certificate as
recognition for an award
 Inexpensive table favor for everyone attending a
banquet
AWARDS RULE – 36.14(3)
 Awards from someone other than the student’s
school
 Unmounted, unframed paper certificate as
recognition for an award
 Inexpensive table favor for everyone attending a
banquet
 Complimentary dinner, approved by superintendent,
to member of the entire squad
 No trip or excursion, except bona-fide NCAA
recruiting trip
AWARDS RULE – 36.14(3)
 For participation in non-school programs
 DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, nothing
exceeding $25
 DURING THE SUMMER, anything that does
not violate the amateur award rule for that
sport
 If the sport is not sanctioned by IHSAA, any
award is acceptable, in terms of HS eligibility
AWARDS RULE – 36.14(3)
 THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE
PROHIBITION AGAINST CASH!
 Accepting cash makes a student a
professional in that sport which makes them
ineligible for high school competition
 Compliance is the responsibility of the
Superintendent, or his/her designee.
 Questions and interpretations to
governing board.
JUNIOR HIGH
 Junior High Manual published every
other year.
 Manual provides number of contests for
each sanctioned sport and other relevant
information.
 6th graders are not allowed to practice or
play against 7th and 8th graders.
JUNIOR HIGH
 7th and 8th graders may practice against
high school students, but may not play
interscholastically against them.
 Junior High Philosophy regarding extracurricular activities