<<

27.2.5 Appeal Hearings: The League/District/District Directors’ Appeals Board/WIAA Executive Board shall hear all appeals brought under the provisions of these rules. The president of the League/District/District Directors’ Appeals Board/WIAA Executive Board may appoint a hearing officer to preside over the hearing or may act as the hearing officer. The hearing officer may, at the beginning of the hearing, ask for statements clarifying the issues involved or upon which factual matters the appealing party will stipulate and agree to. The fact- finder shall make available written copies of any fact finding and may give testimony relative thereto. The appealing party shall present its and proofs. The parties may offer such evidence, including testimony of witnesses, as they desire and which is relative to the proceedings. Each party shall have the right to question, for clarification, witnesses of the adverse party. All parties shall be afforded the opportunity to examine all documents introduced. During the hearing, the rights of the hearing body shall be, but shall not be limited to: Limit testimony to the appeal or reconsideration topic, question witnesses and/or testimony for clarity and understanding, hear from witnesses of their choosing, and instruct witnesses of their rights. Witnesses shall have the right, but shall not be limited to: Elect to present testimony free from interruption and/or questioning during prepared testimony, respond to rebuttal of their testimony, and present written statements as testimony. 27.2.6 Hearing in Absence of Member: The hearing may proceed in the absence of any party who, after it is shown has received due notice thereof, fails to be present or fails to request an adjournment. Adjournment may be considered by the hearing officer upon the request of a party or upon the initiative of the hearing officer. However, a decision shall not be made solely upon the default of a party, but shall be based upon the evidence in the matter before the hearing body. 27.2.7 Closing of Hearing: The Hearing officer shall specifically inquire of all parties whether they have further evidence. Upon receiving negative replies, the hearing officer shall declare the hearing closed. 27.2.8 Decision of the Hearing Body: The decision of the hearing body shall be deliberated during closed sessions and shall be made within seven (7) school business days of the closing of the hearing. The decision shall be in writing, signed by the hearing officer and shall state the findings and conclusions. It shall be mailed to the appealing party by certified mail, return receipt requested. All decisions of the hearing body shall be final and non-appealable except as provided by these rules. 27.2.9 Reconsideration: Notice of a request for reconsideration of a decision by the League/District/District Directors’ Appeals Board/WIAA Executive Board shall be submitted in writing to the League/District/District Director's Appeals Board/WIAA Executive Board within ten (10) school business days of receipt of the decision provided such request is based upon new information not previously or reasonably available at the time of the hearing/decision and/or misapplication of the School Due Process Procedures. Upon receipt of notice, the League/District/WIAA Executive Board shall within thirty (30) school business days respond to the request and/or schedule a reconsideration hearing.

28.0.0 SPECIFIC SPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS CONTEST RULES - Except when otherwise indicated, the contest rules developed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shall apply.

29.0.0 29.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Year First Practice Minimum Practice Days 50% Rule Date Regular Season Contest Limit End Season 2018-19 February 25 10 April 1 20 + Jamboree May 25 2019-20 March 2 10 April 6 20 + Jamboree May 30 29.2.0 JAMBOREE - A baseball jamboree is an abbreviated contest during which no more than six (6) per team and/or six (6) innings per player may be played. All general jamboree rules also apply. Please refer to general jamboree guidelines. 29.3.0 INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTS - Each game played in an invitational tournament must toward the team and individual participant contest limitation. 29.4.0 PLAYER LIMITATION - Starting a contest shall count as one of the twenty (20) contests allowed for an individual. Any substitute who does not play in more than two (2) innings of a contest shall not have it count against the twenty (20) individual season contest limit. 29.5.0 PITCHER LIMITATION 29.5.1 The pitching limitation rule applies during all regular season and postseason games, as well as to tied, suspended, discontinued or protested games.

2018-2019 WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK | 56 29.5.2 The pitching limitation rule is based upon the number of pitches thrown during a calendar da with a maximum of pitches in a calendar da. At the beginning of the , if the count is less than 105, a pitcher will be allowed to finish the at bat. .. igh school pitching limitation ITE EIED ET calendar das calendar das calendar da das .. ounting pitches A. Ever legal or illegal pitch thrown from the pitching mound to a batter will count toward the pitching limitation. B. The home scoreboo will be official recording for pitch counts unless otherwise designated b the schools league WIAA district or the WIAA state office. 29.6.0 CALLED CONTEST When a nonleague or league contest is called b the umpire before the contest can be considered a regulation game according to rules and the league has no rule pertaining to the situation the contest ma be continued or replaed. The pitcher limitation rule shall appl. 29.7.0 SUSPENDED CONTEST In tate tournament pla regionals semifinals and finals an contest called b the umpire before it can be considered a regulation game according to rules shall be a suspended contest and will be continued at a later time as follows: .. The contest shall continue from the point of suspension. .. The lineup and order of each team will remain exactl the same as when the contest was suspended. 29.8.0 GAME ENDING PROCEDURES - ule in which the game shall end when the losing team is behind ten or more runs and has had at least five (5) turns at bat applies during all regular season and postseason games. 29.9.0 SPEED UP RULE B WIAA Executive Board approval local leagues ma adopt speed up rules for league pla. peed up rules ma be used during all state ualifing contests. 29.10.0 NFHS RULE EXCEPTION - ETA ITTE A subvarsit baseball team will be allowed to add an extra hitter E to its lineup.

29.61.0 MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL BASEBALL Total Season Including Practice Minimum Practice Days Per Individual Season Contest Limit wees amboree for th or th grade teams amboree for th or th graders on th grade teams amboree for th grade teams 29.62.0 SEASON The starting date is determined b each league but no middle level season ma start before the date established for senior high school fall sports. 29.63.0 JAMBOREE A baseball amboree is an abbreviated contest during which not more than six innings per team and/or six innings per plaer ma be plaed. All general amboree rules also appl. lease refer to general amboree rules. 29.64.0 PLAYER LIMITATION A plaer shall participate in no more than three baseball contests per wee. .. Extra Innings: Extra innings ma be plaed following the regular contest. These extra innings are for those plaers who were not starters and who plaed in two innings or less of the regular contest. p to four extra innings ma be plaed. .. An substitute who does not pla in more than two innings of a contest shall not have it count against the ten individual season contest limit. 29.65.0 PITCHER LIMITATION .. The pitching limitation rule applies during all regular season games as well as to tied suspended discontinued or protested games. 29.65.2 The pitching limitation rule is based upon the number of pitches thrown during a calendar da with a maximum of pitches in a calendar da. At the beginning of the at bat, if the pitch count is less than 80, a pitcher will be allowed to finish the at bat. .. iddle level pitching limitation ITE EIED ET calendar das calendar das calendar da WAIT ITELATI ATIITIE AIATI ADB 57 das .. ounting pitches A. Ever legal or illegal pitch thrown from the pitching mound to a batter will count toward the pitching limitation. B. The home scoreboo will be official recording for pitch counts unless otherwise designated b the schools or league. 29.66.0 CALLED CONTEST – efer to high school baseball. 29.67.0 NFHS RULE EXCEPTIONS 29.67.1 BAT SPECIFICATIONS – The WIAA Executive Board approved an exception to baseball rule d allowing and bats without the BB stamp to be legal at the middle level. .. ETA ITTE A middle level baseball team will be allowed to add an extra hitter E to its lineup.

30.0.0 BASKETBALL 30.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Year First Practice Minimum Practice Days 50% Rule Date Regular Season Contest Limit End Season ovember December amboree arch ovember anuar amboree arch 30.2.0 JAMBOREE A basetball amboree is an abbreviated contest of a maximum of twent minutes. Each plaer and each suad is limited to one amboree consisting of a maximum of twent minutes. All general amboree rules also appl. lease refer to general amboree rules. 30.3.0 SQUAD AND CONTEST LIMITATIONS Each suad arsit or subvarsit ma schedule up to contests and a amboree. .. ADDITIONAL CONTEST ALLOWED - A st game against an international touring team is allowed once ever three ears according to the criteria outlined in International anction rocedures .. Each suad is allowed to schedule and to participate in onl one contest per da. .. Each interscholastic contest plaed must be credited as a contest to a definite suad. .. ubvarsit basetball plaers ma pla in two subvarsit games a total of up to eight subvarsit uarters in one da on eight different occasions provided there is a minimum of minutes rest between games and at least two other schools involved. Athletes would still be limited to uarters in a season. 30.4.0 PLAYER LIMITATION – Each plaer ma pla in contests but in doing so ma not exceed uarters. An appearance in a uarter regardless of the length of time plaed shall be considered as one uarter. This is interpreted as meaning when a plaer is beconed onto the floor and the ball becomes alive that the plaer has plaed in one uarter. .. laers from all classifications of schools ma appear in a maximum of five (5) uarters in one da. .. laers from all classifications of schools ma participate in a maximum of 80 quarters during the regular season. 30.5.0 COUNTING QUARTERS AND CONTESTS: .. our uarters plaed against the same suad is one contest. .. our uarters plaed against the same school same da different suads i.e. varsit and unior varsit suads is one contest. .. our uarters plaed against the same school different das during the same wee different suads i.e. varsit on Tuesda unior varsit on Thursda is one contest. If a plaer exceeds four uarters that plaer is considered to have participated in two contests one contest on each da. .. A total of four uarters plaed against two different schools same da and different suads is one contest. .. ne or more uarters plaed against two different schools different das during the same wee different suads would be two contests. .. ostseason games do not count against the game or uarterl season limitation. .. IT th ATE A fifth th uarter ma be plaed onl b freshmen basetball suads following the regular contest. The th uarter is for plaers who were not starters and who plaed in three uarters or less of the regular contest. 30.6.0 ADDITIONAL RULE ADOPTIONS

WAIT ITELATI ATIITIE AIATI ADB 58 NFHS Basketball Rule 5-5-3 al’s time

NFHS Basketball Rule 10-4-j, runs around the court or on the opposing team’s baseline (whether the opposing team is on the court or not) or through the opposing team’s warm SHOT CLOCK OPERATIONS

30.61.0 MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL BASKETBALL Total Season Including Practice Minimum Practice Days Season Contest Limit 30.62.0 SEASON 30.63.0 JAMBOREE 30.64.0 SQUAD AND CONTEST LIMITATIONS 30.65.0 PLAYER LIMITATION quarter, regardless of the length of time played, is to be considered as one (1) quarter. Refer to “Counting Quarters and Contests” in the high s

59 .. ifth (th) Quarter fifth (th) quarter may be played following the regular contest. he th quarter is for players who were not starters and played in two () quarters or less of the regular contest. .. iddle leel basetball players may play in two () games, a total of up to eight () quarters, in one (1) day, on four () different occasions, proided there is a minimum of minutes rest between games. thletes would still be limited to quarters in a season. 30.66.0 RULEBOOK he rules modifications at the high school leel apply. eagues hae the option to utilie the ten (1) second baccourt possession rule, rather than follow the shot cloc operations.

31.0.0 GIRLS BOWLING 31.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BOWLING Year First Practice Minimum Practice Days 50% Rule Date Regular Season Contest Limit End Season 11 ctober ecember 1 amboree ebruary 1 oember ecember 1 amboree ebruary 31.2.0 JAMBOREE – bowling amboree is an abbreiated match of two () games. ll general amboree rules also apply. lease refer to general amboree rules. 31.3.0 TEAM - DEFINITION – ie () players mae up a bowling team. he team roster may include up to seen () players. 31.4.0 MATCH – DEFINITION – match consists of three () games. 1..1 ie () aer ames is the same as one (1) regular game. 1.. C CR – atch scores may be determined by one (1) of the two () following methods . he total pin count of the fie () players may be added together to create one (1) composite scratch score. . ach game in a match may be considered separately, with the game scores then added together to create a match score. 31.5.0 SEASON LIMITATION – ighteen (1) regular season matches are allowed, one (1) of which may be a one (1)day initational tournament in which a team may play three (), three ()game matches. 31.6.0 RULES – he nited tates owling Congress (C) Rules and Regulations shall goern equipment and competition.

32.0.0 CHEERLEADING AS A SPORT 32.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING Year First Practice Minimum Practice Days 50% Rule Date Regular Season Contest Limit End Season 11 ctober 1 ecember 1 ebruary 1 oember 1 ecember 1 ebruary PHILOSOPHY OF CHEERLEADING PROGRAMS: The WIAA provides member schools with the opportunity to offer cheerleading as either an activity or as a sport. This article outlines cheerleading as a sport. Should a member school wish to treat cheerleading as an activity, refer to the Fine Arts section of the handbook. 32.2.0 QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE SPORT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – he qualification standards and requirements for the state cheerleading championships are outlined in the Cheerleading ound for tate Regulations. ..1 pirit Rule ddition embers of a cheer squad inoled in stunting, including bases, fliers and spotters, shall wear their hair away from the face and off the shoulders. .. nonsid surface mat(s) of at least 6’ x 8’ is required for performing baset tosses and other similar multibase tosses on a hard surface. (olding panel mats and yoga mats are neither acceptable nor appropriate).

33.0.0 CROSS COUNTRY 33.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Year First Practice Minimum Practice Days 50% Rule Date Regular Season Contest Limit End Season 11 ugust 1 eptember 1 1 amboree oember 1 ugust 1 eptember 1 amboree oember 33.2.0 JAMBOREE – cross country amboree is an abbreiated contest during which all indiiduals are limited to miles. ll general amboree rules also apply. lease refer to general amboree rules. 33.3.0 TEAM cross country team shall consist of seen () runners, with only the top fie () scoring. 33.4.0 MEET DISTANCE he course distance shall not eceed . ilometers. 33.5.0 INVITATIONAL MEETS ll initational meetscontests must count toward team and indiidual participant contest limitations.

11 RCC C C 60 os a ls ll te sae let ose 6 sool tat alfes a tea a ae a ese aes te tea oe te eet aae s otfe at least oe o o to te stat of te eet 6 a stt tea alloato ll e ltle a fato of see to etee te al alf laes fo ea stt alf eet e oe alloato see als et atat o fses te sefe e of al alf laes a stt eet a o s ot o a alfe tea ll alf to te state eet as a al et

ees 8 aoee aoee e stat ate s etee ea leae t o le leel seaso a stat efoe te ate estalse fo seo sool fall sots – oss ot aoee s a aeate otest all als ae lte to oe le ll eeal aoee les also al lease efe to eeal aoee les oss ot tea o tea ee sall ot atate oe ta to oss ot otests e ee t at least a 6o teal etee otests 6 ot a stt otests ae ette t ae to e le te see otests alloe 6 oe lassfato sol e se e oet elos oe o oe of te follo e ae et et ee e ax stae fo le leelo sool oetto sall ot exee to les al seaso otests ae eoee to e a sote stae ta te ax t te stae ease to te ax aoxatel alfa to te seaso

8 oee aa a oee 8 aa a 8 PHILOSOPHY OF DANCE/DRILL PROGRAMS: The WIAA provides member schools with the opportunity to offer dance/drill as either an activity or as a sport. This article outlines dance/drill as a sport. Should a member school wish to treat dance/drill as an activity, refer to the Fine Arts section of the handbook. e alfato staas a eeets fo te state aell aoss ae otle te aell o fo tate elatos

8 st toe aoee eee st toe aoee eee 8 a 6 as l a as l e fst tee as of ate fo ea footall lae sall e tot sole as otat s ot alloe te fst tee as of ate fo ea al lae ol a lae e tots a te afte te fst offal a of ate tat al lae a ot ea sole as o e alloe to e ole tose lls o ates tee s otat tl all ee safet as ae o ools a sele a ax of fe toa a oots e al atat a toaa oot sall ot as ol oe ate a

8 – determined “winner”. Contact – – – ‘’ ‘’ ‘’ –

.. rin on ame te ame coc a rn contino weneer te oint dierentia i reaced. .. ie reaer ma e ed i aroed te eae or te team inoed. iereaer rocedre can e ond in te wit te oowin modiication. or a oota ao contet te oowin ariation o te ana iereaer wi e ed drin oertime ot team wi ae an oortnit to core tartin at te ard ine. te core remain tied a econd erie wi tart at te ard ine. te core remain tied ten ot team wi e ien a erie tartin at te ten ard ine and contine rom tat mar nti te ame i decided. nce te deene otain oeion o te a tro an intercetion or recoered me te a i dead. oter oertime re in te ationa ederation oota eoo a a.

wee amoree or t and t rade team amoree or t rade team amoree or t and t rader ain on a t rade team e tartin date i determined eac eae t no midde ee eaon ma tart eore te date etaied or enior i coo a ort. criteria or a amoree at te i coo ee a. enera amoree re ao a. eae reer to enera amoree re. e irt tree da o ractice or eac oota aer a e witot oder ad. e ame ractice reirement at te i coo ee a. oota articiant a e eiie to comete in to or arter o a drin an treeda eriod o te oota eaon .. aer articiation in two arter o a contet one da and in two arter te net da a cont a ain in one contet. .. t it tarter ma e aed. e t arter i or aer wo were not tarter and aed in tree arter or e o te rear contet. i arter a not incde ic o nt trie or ied oa. .. arter o a a e deined a articiation in more tan one a ecdin articiation on te ico ico retrn ntin nt retrn oint ater tocdown or ied oa team. team a e aowed one wee drin te eaon to a two contet. arit team tat inoe nint t rade tdent and ma incde ome eit t or eent t rade tdent ma a tenminte arter. eent t and eit t rade team a a no more tan eitminte arter. o romote ace icin a oota eae ma adot a re were a cce ace ic ater a tocdown core two oint. cce etraoint attemt an oter metod a e awarded one oint. iereaer ma e ed i aroed eae action or team inoed.

erar ri amoree a ternate t etemer amoree oemer arc ri amoree a ternate t etemer amoree oemer o amoree i an areiated contet and i imited to oe. enera amoree re ao a. eae reer to enera amoree re. matc i deined a to oe. earde o te nmer o team ain i te matc i oe or e it cont a t one contet or eac coo and indiida. .. reation matce team and indiida are aowed er eaon one o wic ma e a one da initationa tornament wit a oe imit.

CC C C .. – coo ma cede one initationa tornament tat doe not cont toward te contet imitation indiida imit on i at eat i coo are inoed and te coo a no more tan two oer articiatin. etod o corin matce wi e determined eae. e nited tate o ociation re wi oern a ecet in cae o oca rond re cane.

wee e tartin date i determined eac eae t no midde ee eaon ma tart eore te date etaied or enior i coo a ort. rin rear eaon a te maimm nmer o oe o a er da a e eiteen ne a matc i tied. etod o corin matce wi e determined eae. ere wi e no more tat two matce er wee drin te eciied eaon. e re wi oern a ecet in cae o oca rond re cane.

ecemer amoree ecemer amoree – mnatic amoree i an areiated contet in wic eac articiant i imited to cometin in two eent. mnatic amoree mt e condcted witin te irt or wee o te eaon. enera amoree re ao a. eae reer to enera amoree re. team mt e comried o no e tan ie indiida in order to e caiied a a team. e re oo or mnatic a a to a cometition.

wee e tartin date i determined eac eae t no midde ee eaon ma tart eore te date etaied or enior i coo a ort. ere a e no more tan one meet er wee drin te eciied eaon. e re oo or mnatic a a to a cometition.

t etemer amoree oemer t etemer amoree oemer

erar ri amoree a arc ri amoree a .. comination o and re wi a. and re wi a or ame manaement re wi a drin te contet. .. it te ecetion o te oa eeer a eow card cationed aer a eae te ied and ma e reaced. od te team wit te cationed aer eect to a ortanded te cationed aer ma not reenter nor e reaced nti te net ea tittion oortnit.

CC C C

Leagues may adopt all NFHS rules listed “by state association adoption.”

– – .. Saring o te pool may be done i it is te only alternatie possible in order to ae a program. .. oaces o teams saring a pool must not allo team members o dierent scools to compete against eac oter during practice sessions.

February pril amboree ay lternate ugust September amboree Noember arc pril amboree ay lternate ugust September amboree Noember – amboree is an abbreiated contest during ic an indiidual may play te euialent o one singles or one doubles contest. ll general amboree rules also apply. lease reer to general amboree rules. nited State ennis ssociation S contest administration rules sall apply. .. player may compete in a maimum o tree matces per day. .. oacing is alloed beteen te irst second and tird sets not to eceed to minutes. .. player must be granted a minute rest period beteen matces i reuested. .. ttire ac participant must be earing an appropriate tennis uniorm approed by te scool. utos eans and eposed midris are illegal. ll lettering or riting on te uniorm is restricted to scool identiication and manuacturer logo limited to inces suare. andannas are illegal color unadorned seat bands andor ead bands are permissible. oaces are epected to enorce te dress code. a iolation occurs te ent anager or designee is empoered to enorce te oint enalty System and may disualiy te participant. FNN contestmatc is eual to tree sets. ny portion o a set must be played itin te siteen team contest limitation and must count as one o te tentytree contests or te indiidual. scool may not scedule more tan siteen team contests or tennis. ery tennis contest must count as one contest or te team and one contest or te indiidual. .. For te purpose o subarsity tennis matces players may play up to tree sets against dierent players rom opposing teams. is ill be considered as one contest or te indiidual. .. n indiidual sall not play in more tan tentytree contests on siteen team dates. player can play one singles matc and one doubles matc on te same day during te regular season and tis ill be considered as one contest or te indiidual. .. nitational ournaments . one day initational tennis tournament ill count as one contest or te team and one contest indiidual tennis player proided te atlete does not play more tan tree contests in one day. . to day initational tennis tournament ill count as to contests or team and to contests or te indiidual tennis player proided te atlete does not play more tan si contests in te to days. . ception n eent sceduled oer to days in ic only te consolation and campionsip semiinalists moe on to te second day sall only count as a one day contest or te teams entered and or te indiidual tennis players. .. team is limited to tree initational tournaments per season.

ees e starting date is determined by eac league but no middle leel season may start beore te date establised or senior ig scool all sports. S nited States ennis ssociation contest administration rules apply. layers may compete in only to contests per ee. .. player may not play more tan one singles matc and one doubles matc on te same day against te same team during league competition in regular season play. .. player must be granted a minute rest period beteen matces i reuested. SHNN NSHLS S SSN HN

February pril amboree ay arc pril amboree ay – trac and ield amboree is an abbreiated contest during ic an indiidual is limited to to eents. ll general amboree rules also apply. lease reer to general amboree rules. – ac suad may scedule ten contests. n addition to initational contests may be sceduled tat do not count toard te ten contest limitation i at least si scools are inoled and te scool as no more tan ie atletes participating. n indiidual may compete in a maimum o ten contests during te regular season. itin tat limit te indiidual may participate in a maimum o to contests per ee. iter a one or to day trac and ield meet ill count as one eent i preliminary eents are eld on te irst day and inal eents are eld on te second day. ac istrict sall determine te deadline or entries to te district ualiying eent. .. student may participate in an indiidual eent in a district eent een toug te atlete did not ualiy in te ualiying eent i te istrict oard or te delegated committee inoled gies consent. .. nce entries to te district eent are conirmed a contestant ill compete in tose eents or ic ese ualiied on te district leel. .. If a qualified contestant cannot participate in the next qualifying event, that participant’s school principal is responsible or notiying te appropriate contest o in turn ill notiy te principal o te net ualiied contestant. aelin nly rubbertipped aelins ill be alloed.

ees e starting date is determined by eac league but no middle leel season may start beore te date establised or senior ig scool all sports. – trac and ield amboree is an abbreiated contest during ic an indiidual is limited to to eents. ll general amboree rules also apply. lease reer to general amboree rules. e league ill determine te eigt o te troing implements. participant is limited to to contests per ee. n any competition a participant may enter a maimum o our eents per contest. our eents are entered te competitor may enter no more tan tree trac eents or tree ield eents. trac suad or suad member sall not participate in more tan to contests per ee. ounty and district meets are permitted but are to be included in te seen contests alloed. ne eent is considered participation. .. e running o a preliminary contest may tae place te same ee as te campionsip contest i a suc preliminaries are eld at least tree days beore te inals and i b tese preliminaries ill be a part o te campionsip contest but ill not count as separate eents. .. reliminary eats are considered as part o one eent.

ugust September amboree Noember ugust September amboree Noember ugust September amboree Noember ugust September amboree Noember SHNN NSHLS S SSN HN – aoree is an areviated contest during hich a tea ay not play in ore than six sets ll general aoree rules also apply lease refer to general aoree rules egulation varsity contests, including all postseason contests, shall e three of five sets y league adoption, varsity contests ay e to out of three sets or three out of five sets In nonleague copetition, the schools involved can utually agree to play to out of three or three out of five sets In league and nonleague copetition, ‘’ schools also have the option for a guaranteed five sets y league adoption suvarsity contests ay e to out of three sets, a guaranteed three sets, three out of five sets tea and each individual ay play a axiu of four contests per day regulation contests are alloed per season very contest played, hether in interschool atches, interschool scriages, exhiition contests, or each opponent played in an invitational tournaents, ust count as one of the contests for the tea he one alloale exception is descried as follos oneday invitational tournaent ay count as one of the contests coination of sets or atches ay not exceed the equivalent of four atches, hich is equal to sets uch a tournaent ay start the preceding evening if the folloing conditions are et ny local tea ay play the preceding evening contests ocal area shall e defined as those teas that can travel to the tournaent site ithout requiring overnight lodging he tournaent ill conclude not to exceed hours fro the tie it started on the preceding evening If the tournaent started at on the first day, it ust end y on the second day ach squad and each player is liited to schedule and to participate in only to oneday invitational tournaents or one today invitation tournaent If an individual or a tea plays in ore than to invitational tournaents in a season the tea ust declare hich tournaent atches count as one of the contests for the individual or the tea ach opponent played in any susequent tournaents counts as one of the contests for the individual or the tea ntrance into any set constitutes participation in that set ntrance is interpreted as eaning hen a player is econed onto the floor and the all ecoes alive p to five sets played against the sae squad, sae day, is one contest p to five sets played against the sae school, sae day, different squads ie, varsity and suvarsity squads is one contest p to five sets played against the sae school, different days during the sae ee, different squads ie, varsity on uesday, suvarsity on hursday, is one contest p to five sets played against to different schools, sae day, different squads, ould e to contests p to five sets played against to different schools, different days during the sae ee, different squads, ould e to contests eteen six and ten sets played against the sae school, or against to different schools, ould e to contests

ees aoree for th or th graders gaes aoree for th or th graders on th grade teas aoree for th graders he starting date is deterined y each league ut no iddle level season ay start efore the date estalished for senior high school fall sports – volleyall aoree is an areviated contest during hich a tea ay not play in ore than four sets ll general aoree rules also apply lease refer to general aoree guidelines player or tea shall participate in no ore than three contests per ee he official contest ay e to out of three sets or a guaranteed three out of three sets for regular season contests

I II III II

– – – –