. Mandatory Attendance atOHSAA-Sponsored RulesInterpretation Meetings 2. Official ContestRules 1. GENERALREGULATIONS tions specificallyfor grades7and8,seeGeneralSportsRegulation35. junior varsity, reserve, junior, sophomore,freshmanand7th&8thgradeteams. Commissioner, subjecttoratificationbytheBoardofDirectors. 2016. The Commissionerisauthorizedtomodifytheseregulations whenitisdeemednecessarybythe rules andregulations foreachsport. 3.

These regulations applytoallinterscholasticteamsandcontests,includingbut notlimitedtovarsity, The BoardofDirectorshasadoptedthefollowing contestrulesandregulations effective August 1, Article 5-6-1oftheConstitutiongrantsauthoritytoBoardDirectorsdeterminecontest rating andvoting isrequired;thedeadlinesin whichratingsandvoting mustbecompleted,andthe test officials. Athletic administratorshave additionalvoting responsibilities. The sportsinwhich Following eachvarsity contest,headcoachesorathleticadministratorsarerequired toratethecon- officials. ment conteststhefollowing schoolyear, member highschoolsarerequiredtorateandvote for To assistintheprocessdeterminingwhichcontestofficials willbeassignedtoOHSAAtourna- Mandatory Requirement for Rating/Voting for Tournament Officials .) Thoseattendingameetinginpersonwillberesponsibletoattendancewithin10min- 2.2) NATIONAL FEDERATION NATIONAL FEDERATION Any schoolsponsoringasportrecognizedbytheOHSAAinwhichstatetournamentis NATIONAL FEDERATION 2.1) NATIONAL FEDERATION UNITEDSTATES BOWLING CONGRESS TRACK AND FIELD SOFTBALL NATIONAL LACROSSE (GIRLS) NATIONAL FEDERATION UNITEDSTATES GOLF ASSOCIATION LACROSSE (BOYS) BASEBALL NATIONAL WRESTLING NATIONAL SWIMMING AND DIVING ICE HOCKEY GYMNASTICS U.S.A. NATIONAL FEDERATION BOWLING BASKETBALL NATIONAL NATIONAL FEDERATION FEDERATION VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL TENNIS UNITED SOCCER NATIONAL FEDERATION FEDERATIONGOLF FOOTBALL NATIONAL FIELD HOCKEY GYMNASTICS CROSS COUNTRY FEDERATIONexcept thoseprovided intherulebookandapproved bytheBoardofDirectors.”) FEDERATION adopted bytheBoardofDirectorsandmodificationsorchangesinsportrulesarenotpermitted to Bylaw 1-4-3whichstates“Interscholasticcompetition shallbeconductedusingcontestrules by theBoardofDirectorsforallinterscholasticathleticcontestsinfollowing sports.(Refer The officialcontestrulesandrulebooksaspublishedbythelistedorganization have beenapproved STATES FEDERATION FEDERATION TENNIS ASSOCIATION credit forattendance. utes ofthestartmeetingandremainuntilconclusion the meetingtoreceive to beeligibleentertheOHSAA-sponsoredtournament. ing inthatsportifsuchameetingisheldorderforteamsorindividuals fromthatschool administrator attendorparticipateinanOHSAA-sponsoredstaterules interpretationmeet- held, musthave theheadvarsity coachorassistantvarsity coachinthatsportortheathletic OHSAA SPORTS REGULATIONS Introduction 67 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS For additionalregula-

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 . Penalties for Failure to Acquire Pupil Activity Program/Coaching Permit 4. 6 6. Penalties for Failure toConductPre-Season Meetings 5. ing Permitnumber myOHSAA permitted tocoachatany level atanOHSAAmemberschool.Further, highschoolsshallenterin Permit, whichispartoftheStateBoardEducationrequirementstocoachinOhio,shallnotbe High schooland7th-8thgradecoacheswhodonotpossessthePupil Activity Program/Coaching after thedeadline. $50 peroccurrence. The fine willbereducedto$15peroccurrenceifratingorvoting issubmitted Failure toparticipateintherequiredratingorvoting processwillresultintheschoolbeingfined athletic administrators. or thesport-specific OHSAAcoaches/officials manualandprovided inmemosdisseminatedto procedures onhow torateandvote forofficials arepublishedinthe .) AllschoolsthatentertheOHSAAtournamentsshallcomplete alltournamentandsouvenir 6.3) 6.2.3) 6.2.2) 6.2.1) Atournamententry/withdraw deadlinewillbeestablishedtheweekbefore 6.2) WhenschoolsannuallysubmittheirOHSAA participationinformationonlineandindicate 6.1) Dates OHSAA-Sponsored Tournaments Entry/Withdraw Procedures andDraw/SeedMeeting meeting. on sample agendasandotherresourcestoassistwithcompliance.Eachmemberschoolshallrecord standard. PleaserefertotheOHSAAwebsiteforachecklistofitemsthatmustbecovered and Note: accordance withBylaw 3-1-4,thememberschoolshallbe fined $500foreachviolation. When ithasbeenverified thatthememberschoolhasfailed toconductapre-seasonmeeting(s)in coach. school yearandtofine schoolsthathave notcompliedwiththebylaw intheamountof$250per Note: the OHSAAtournament. is provided totheOHSAA.Falsification ofthisinformationshallresultinacoach’s removal from level ofthetournamentuntilsuchtimethatPermitisobtainedandverification ofsuchpermit not possessthisPermitatthefirst level ofthetournamentshallnotbepermittedtocoachatany myOHSAA It istheintentionofOHSAAtoperformrandomauditsthesepermitsthroughout the establisheddraw/seeding meetingdate. The draw/meeting datesforeachOHSAAtour- program forms(roster, passlists,schedule,submission ofteamphoto,etc.)onlinepriorto deadlines foreachOHSAAtournamentsporttheupcomingschoolyeararelistedbelow. draw/seeding dateforeachOHSAAtournamentsport. The tournamententry/withdraw the membership. OHSAA tournaments.Instructionsforsubmittingtheparticipationformwillbeprovided to they sponsoravarsity sport,they willalsoindicateeachsportinwhichthey plantoenterthe Please beadvisedthattheOHSAAintendstodorandomauditsofcompliancewiththis thenameofeachboard-approved coachalongwiththePupil Activity Program/Coach- the tournamentmanagerorDistrict Athletic Board). filing a“Petition LetterofEntryor Withdraw” withtheCommissioner’s Office (not Schools thatwithdraw fromanOHSAAtournamentafterthedeadlinemaydosoby disapprove anentrymaybeappealedtotheBoard ofDirectors. have theauthoritytoapprove ordisapprove such“PetitionsofEntry.” Decisionsto noon ontheFridaybeforedraw/seeding date. The Commissioner’s Office shall provided theschoolhasmetalltournamentparticipationrequirementspriorto12:00 the Commissioner’s Office (notthetournamentmanagerorDistrict Athletic Board) draw/seeding datemaydosobyfiling a“PetitionLetterofEntryor Withdraw” with Schools thatdesiretoenteranOHSAAtournamentafterthedeadline andbeforethe tablished deadlinewillresultina$150penaltyissuedbytheCommissioner’s Office. deadline withoutpenalty. ChangestoOHSAAtournamentparticipationafterthees- Schools maychangetheirtournamentparticipationinasportpriortotheestablished thedateandlocationofeachmeetingaswellpersonresponsiblefor

in eachofthe26recognizedsports.Further, any highschoolcoachwhodoes 68 OHSAA Officials Handbook

is duetotheOHSAAOffice. *See theOHSAAwebsite(www.ohsaa.org) foradditionalseeding information. The January 4and5datesindicatethatseedv Golf (Team) Wrestling Bowling (Individual) Wrestling Gymnastics Diving Swimming & Cross Country Field Hockey Volleyball Boys Basketball Ice Hockey Girls Basketball Soccer Girls Tennis 2016-17 Sport 6.4) 6.5) 6.4.1) Schools thatfail tosendacoachoradministratormandatorydraw/seed meeting conducted. and timesofthemeetingswillnotifyschoolsinwhatsportsnotbe will provide schoolswithseedinginformation,willnotifyoftheexact locations Athletic Boardsshalldetermineplacementofteamsonbrackets). District Athletic Boards by theBoardofDirectorsandlistedwithineachsport’s tournamentregulations (District year arelistedbelow. Commontournamentdraw/seed proceduresshallbeusedasapproved The specific datesforeachsport’s draw/seed meetingdatesduringtheupcomingschool A schoolcoachoradministratorshallattendamandatorydraw/seed meetingforeachsport. by theCommissioner’s Office foreachmisseddeadline. tournament souvenir programformsonlinepriortothedraw/meeting datewillbefined $150 nament sportfortheupcomingschoolyeararelistedbelow. Schoolsthatfail tocompleteall Office maybeappealedtotheBoardofDirectors. additional informationon“Failure to Appear.” The penaltiesrenderedbytheCommissioner’s respective District Athletic Boardasappropriate.SeeGeneralSportsRegulation 16.4for additional penaltiesasdeemedappropriatebytheCommissionerincollaborationwith contests; 3.)paymentoftheopponent’s travel expenses forthemissedcontests,and4.) $150 issuedbytheCommissioner’s Office; 2.)paymentofofficials’ feesforthemissed sponsored tournamentthefollowing year. Additional penaltiesmayinclude:1.)afine of will enteratournamentmaybeineligibletoparticipateinthatparticularsport’s OHSAA- Schools thatfail toparticipateinatournament(individual orteam)afterindicatingthatthey or penalties. each offense. Seethespecific tournamentregulations foradditionalproceduresand/ and/or fail toseedasinstructedwillbefined $150bytheCommissioner’s Office for /61/ 031/ /-/291 9/18 9/13 7/1-9/12 9/26-10/1 &10/3-10/8 Regional Quarters State Qualifying D II Tournament First-Round D I 01-02 /-031/ 10/9 10/9 10/4 10/4 7/1-10/3 7/1-10/3 10/17-10/29 10/17-10/22 01-02 /-0310/4 7/1-10/3 10/17-10/22 /022 /-/312 1/29 2/12 1/24 1/24 7/1-1/23 7/1-1/23 2/20-2/25 2/13-2/25 /322 /-/013 2/5 1/31 7/1-1/30 2/13-2/25 031/ /-/291 9/25 9/13 7/1-9/12 10/3-10/8 Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional Sectional /-/17112 /41/29 1/24 7/1-1/23 2/6-2/11 /0347126272/12 2/8 2/7 1/31 7/1-2/6 7/1-1/30 2/20-3/4 2/13-3/4 District District District 02 /-031/ 10/9 10/4 7/1-10/3 10/22 2/12-2/19 2/19-2/26 /5711/ 291/4&5* 12/9 7/1-12/8 1/25 WINTER SPORTS FALL SPORTS Entry/Withdraw Tournament 69 /-/013 2/5 1/31 7/1-1/30 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS Entry/Withdraw Tournament (w/ Penalty) (Continued onnext page) Meeting Date(allat 2:00 unlessnoted) (G-3:00 p.m.) Draw/Seed 10/9 oting

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS 7.2) 7.2) Regulations Prohibiting Studentsfrom Participating onNon-School Teams DuringtheSchool . Non-School(Non-Interscholastic)Programs or Teams 7.1) 7. Definitions GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 Lacrosse Baseball Softball Track &Field Boys Tennis 2016-17 Sport 7.2.1) 7.1.5) 7.1.4) 7.1.3) 7.1.2) Examplesofornamesassociatedwithnon-schoolprograms orteamsare:church,intramu- Thenon-schoolprogramorteammaybecomposedofparticipantsingrades7through12 7.1.1) Team’s Season hockey, football,icehockey, lacrosse,soccer, softballand volleyball maynotparticipateinan Team Sports Definition ofCoaching regulations beginning June1.For additionalregulations onschoolcoaches,seeBylaw 6. or similargoverning boardpriortoJune1,thecoach isaccountabletoallOHSAArulesand volunteer or designated,isapproved forhis/hercoachingpositionbyaBoardofEducation individual duringcontests,tryouts, trainingandpractices.Ifaschoolcoach,whetherpaid, tition. SeeGeneralSportsRegulation 24foradditionalinformationon“Athletic Contests.” matches, previews, scrimmages,jamborees,Foundation Gamesorany othertypeofcompe- gram orteamduringtheschoolseason.Examplesofcontests aregames,meets, from oneschoolagainstparticipantseitheranotheror anon-schoolpro- Definition ofaSchoolContest interscholastic orany organized adultteamisagame,preview orascrimmage. in thatsport. An athleticcontestinvolving participantsfromanotherschoolorany non- contest. Suchstatusasasquadmembercontinuesuntilthestartofnext schoolseason a memberofaninterscholasticsquadwhenthestudentparticipatesin Definition ofaMemberSchool Team/Team Member(Bylaw4-3-1) program orteam. the OHSAAmemberschoolsponsors,supervisesorhasfinancial responsibility forthat or teamisunderthedirectindirectcontrolofOHSAAmemberschool. This means one inwhichastudent-athleteparticipatesteamplayorasanindividual, andthatprogram Definition ofaSchoolProgram or Team non-interscholastic orany combinationofplayersinvolved inteamplay. ral, rec(recreation), YMCA, CYO, AAU, USAVB, USSF, USASwimming,all-star, club, struction tobegiven foraprogramorteamtobeconsiderednon-schoolteam. by thatnon-schoolprogramorteam.Itisnotnecessaryforacoachtobepresentin- be charged andfeesorexpenses maybecollectedfortrainingand/orcompetitionssponsored and maybelocatedwithinoroperateoutsidetheOHSAAmemberschool. Admission may financial responsibilityforthatnon-schoolprogramorteam. (one thatisBoardofEducation-orothergoverning board-approved), superviseorhave of theOHSAAmemberschool. This meanstheOHSAAmemberschooldoesnotsponsor play orasanindividual, andthatprogramorteamisnotunderthedirectindirectcontrol gram, alsoknown asanon-schoolteam,isoneinwhichstudent-athleteparticipatesteam Definition ofaNon-SchoolProgram or Team Tournament First-Round – A memberofaschoolteaminthe sportsofbaseball,basketball, field /552 /-/442 4/30 4/25 7/1-4/24 5/15-5/20 Sectional Sectional Sectional Regional /-/37142 /54/30 4/25 7/1-4/24 5/6-5/13 5/6-5/13 /-/47142 /54/30 4/30(G-3:00pm) 4/25 4/25 7/1-4/24 7/1-4/24 5/9-5/14 5/6-5/13 District –Coachingisproviding instructionorbeingpresentwithateam SPRING SPORTS – A school(athletic)contestisoneinvolving participants Entry/Withdraw Tournament 70 /-/442 4/30 4/25 7/1-4/24 – A school (interscholastic)programorteamis – A non-school(non-interscholastic)pro- Entry/Withdraw Tournament (w/ Penalty) Meeting Date(allat 2:00 unlessnoted) Draw/Seed – A studentis olyal 3 4 5 6 2 4 5 5 Volleyball Softball Soccer Girls Boys Lacrosse Field Lacrosse Basketball Hockey Baseball 7.3) Regulations Permitting StudentstoParticipate onNon-School Teams OutsideoftheSchool 7.3.1) 7.2.2) 7.3.3) 7.3.2) Team’s Season and aftertheschoolteam’s seasonunderthefollowing condition: pate withanon-schoolprogramorteamincontests,tryouts,trainingand/orpracticespriorto ball, basketball, field hockey, icehockey, lacrosse,soccer, softballandvolleyball maypartici- Selected TeamSports in thatsamesportduringtheschoolteam’s season. participate inanathleticcontestwithanon-schoolteamornon-interscholasticcompetition country, golf,gymnastics,swimming&diving, tennis,track&field andwrestlingmaynot Individual Sports team inthatsamesportduringtheschoolteam’s season. athletic contest,atryoutorany typeofteamorgrouptrainingpracticeswithanon-school Selected Individual Sports 0 iiaino pr Numberofsquadmembers 50% LimitationonSport Thenumberofteammembersonthenon-schoolwhocamefromsameschoolor a) program orteam. practice atacollege orincontests,tryouts,grouptrainingpracticeswithany non-school Note: when coachedbyanon-schoolcoach. tryouts, trainingand/orpracticesprior toandaftertheschool’s seasonwithnorestriction country, track&field andwrestlingmayparticipate withanon-schoolteamincontests, season withnorestrictionwhencoachedbyeitheraschoolcoachor a non-schoolcoach. program orteamincontests,tryouts,trainingand/orpracticespriorto andaftertheschool’s ing, golf,gymnastics,swimming&diving andtennismayparticipatewithanon-school . Theseregulations donotapplyifthe“members”ofnon-interscholasticsquad areall f.) Graduatingseniorsareexempt fromthe50percentparticipationlimitation oncetheir e.) Amemberofaschoolteammaycontinuetoparticipatewithnon-schoolin d.) The50percentteamlimitisnotineffect forthesportsofbaseballandsoftball from the c.) The50percentteamlimitisnotineffect forthesportsofbasketball, field hockey, ice b.) Theteammemberslimitforthesportoficehockey shallbefive (5). a.) Exceptions: Other Individual Sports rules ofthesport. The 50percentteamlimitisasfollows: is limitedtoamaximumof50percentthemembersteamasdefined inthe playing who participatedinthatsportasateammemberatanotherschooltheprecedingseason is aparticipantonbehalfofthenon-interscholasticsquad. siblings (bybloodoradoption)andnootherplayerfromthesameinterscholastic squad school seasoninthesamesporthasbeencompleted. ment but nolaterthanLaborDay. national qualifyingtournamentafterJuly31untiltheteamiseliminatedfromtourna- have completedtheirschoolteam’s season. Friday beforeMemorialDaythroughJuly31provided the membersoftheschoolteam hockey, lacrosse,soccerandvolleyball fromJune1throughJuly31. This regulation applies tostudentsinvited toparticipateinatryout,grouptrainingor – A memberofaschoolteamintheindividual sportsofbowling, cross – A memberofaschoolprogramorteaminthesportsbase- – A memberofaschoolteamintheindividual sportsofcross – A member ofaschoolteamintheindividual sportsofbowl- 71 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS 7.5) 7.5) Regulations Permitting CoachestoCoach Their OwnStudent-AthletesonNon-School Teams 7.4) Regulations Prohibiting Football Players from Participating onNon-School Teams GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 d.) See GeneralSportsRegulation 8.2.1forregulations pertainingtoout-of-seasoninstruc- c.) The Board ofDirectorsmayfurtherlimitthenumbercontactdaysduringthisperiod b.) a.) The 10-daylimitationappliestotheentirecoachingstaff. Eachindividual coachisnot 7.5.1) 7.4.2) FromJune1toJuly31,amemberofaninterscholasticfootballteammayparticipatein 7.4.1) A memberofaninterscholasticfootballteammaynotparticipateinathleticcontest,a Ifastudent-athletequitsorisdroppedfromschoolteamandjoinsnon-schooldur- a.) A memberofaschoolteamintheindividual sportsofcrosscountry, track&field and Outside oftheSchool Team’s Season(10-DayRule) Team andSelectedIndividual Sports until theteamiseliminatedfrom tournamentbut nolaterthanLaborDay. students fromhis/herschoolteamsteaminanationalqualifyingtournament afterJuly31 terscholastic) coachemployed byaBoard ofEducationorothergoverning boardmaycoach Exception 2: General SportsRegulation 7.3.1formoredetailsonthe50percentlimitation. limitation fromJune1throughJuly31solongasthe50percent isobserved. See ucation orothergoverning boardmaycoachstudents fromhis/herschoolteamswithout Exception 1: July 31.Inaddition: may coachstudentsfromtheirschoolteamsforamaximumof10daysJune1through ball andvolleyball andtheindividual sportsofcrosscountry, trackandfield andwrestling team sportsofbaseball,basketball, field hockey, football, icehockey, lacrosse,soccer, soft- wear arehelmetsandcleats. Note: coach’s involvement .the10-dayrule.) team. This would include7-on-7participation.(SeeGeneralSportsRegulation 7.5regarding athletic contest,atryoutorany typeofteamorgrouptraining orpracticeswithanon-school program orteam.(GeneralSportsRegulation 7.2.1). practice atacollege orincontests,tryouts,grouptraining or practiceswithany non-school Note: examples ofnon-permissibleevents. sport between August 1andMay31.Flagfootball,touchfootballarena footballare tryout orany typeofteamorgrouptrainingpracticeswithanon-schoolinthatsame season. ing theschoolteam’s season,he/shemaynotrejointhatschoolteamforthe remainderofthe participation. student’s chancetobeselectedforaschool(interscholastic)teamiscontingentuponthis or othergoverning boardviolatesthisregulation whenhe/shesuggestsorimpliesthata tion. A paidorunpaidschool(interscholastic)coachemployed byaBoardofEducation Notes: days fromJune1throughJuly31. practices thatiscoachedbytheschoolcoachwithnorestrictionforamaximumof10 wrestling mayparticipatewithanon-schoolteamincontests,tryouts,trainingand/or as specified inthespecific sportsregulations. 10 daysof24hourseach). during those10days(i.e.theregulation doesNOT permit240totalhoursof coaching… entitled to10different daysforcoaching. Ten daysreferstoany amountoftimeutilized In thesportoffootball,onlynon-contactfootballispermitted. tion, whichisdifferent thanthis regulation oncoaching. All activities mustbenon-contact andtheonlyfootballequipmentplayermay This regulation appliestostudentsinvited toparticipateinatryout,grouptrainingor Studentsfromschoolteamsshallnotberequiredtoattendthecoaching/instruc- Solongasthe50percentlimitationisobserved, apaidorunpaidschool(in- A paidorunpaidschool(interscholastic)coachemployed byaBoardofEd- 72 –Membersofaschoolteam’s coachingstaff inthe

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e.) A specific waiver inthesportofswimminganddiving islistedunderSwimmingand d.) A specific waiver inthesportoftennisislistedunder Tennis Regulation 6.2. c.) A specific waiver inthesportoflacrosseislistedunder Boys LacrosseRegulation 2.1and b.) A specific waiver inthesportofgolfislistedunderGolfRegulation 5.2. a.) The waiver process,shouldoneexist foraspecific sport,iscontainedwithin thespecific 7.7.2) a.) A requestforwaiver issubmittedtotheCommissioner’s Office that includes thatstu- 7.7.1) c.) Participants shallnotparticipateuntilafterthey have participatedintheirfinal contestfor b.) All participantsshallbegraduatingseniorsorstudentscompletingtheirathleticeligibil- a.)Participants shallbeselectedfromatleastfourschools. 7.6.1) Interscholasticteamcoachesmaycoachplayersfromhisorherschoolinspecial“All-Star” a.)Studentsfromschoolteamsshallnotberequiredtoattendthecoachinginstruction. 7.5.2) Exception 4: Outside oftheSchool Team’s Season(“All-Star” Games) Regulation LimitingCoachestoCoach Their OwnStudent-AthletesonNon-School Teams team shallbeineligibilityinthatsport fortheremainderofseasonorensuingseason. National Governing BodySelection Special OlympicsorParalympics Selected Individual Sports performance inanOHSAAsport. Body inthatsport,oranationalinternationalcompetitionbyvirtueofhis/herpast may participateasamemberofnationalteam,determinedbytheNationalGoverning scholastic) teamsponsoredbytheBoardofEducationorothergoverning board,thestudent the UnitedStatesParalympics provided: may participateintryoutsand/oracontest(s)sponsoredbyeithertheSpecialOlympicsor scholastic) teamsponsoredbytheBoardofEducationorothergoverning board,thestudent Note on“All-Star” Games: provisions: contests. Coachesarepermittedtocoachin“All-Star” contestsifthey meetallthefollowing maintain compliancewithGeneralSportsRegulation 7.3. outside theschoolseasonmaydosowithoutjeopardytoeligibilityprovided thestudents dent-athletes inteamsportswhowishtoparticipateoneofthese“all-star”competitions from theirschoolteamsoutsidethe(interscholastic)season.Inaddition: sports ofbowling, golf,gymnastics,swimminganddiving andtennismaycoachstudents once thegraduatingsenior’s schoolseasoninthesamesporthasbeencompleted. and maybecoachedbyacoachemployed byaBoardofEducationorothergoverning board tion solongasthe50percentlimitationisobserved. students in7thand8thgrademaycoachfromhis/herschoolteamwithoutlimita- Exception 3: Diving Regulation 9.1. Girls LacrosseRegulation 2.1. senior administrator. desires tocompete. The waiver mustbesubmittedbytheschool’s principaloranother dent’s name,natureofthedisabilityanddateevent(s) inwhichthestudent ity attheendofsemester. regulations forthatsport. their school. Coachesemployed byaBoardofEducationorothergoverning boardtocoach Graduatingseniorsareexempt fromthe50percentparticipationlimitation –Membersofaschoolteam’s coachingstaff intheindividual “All-Star” gamesarenon-interscholastic events byrule.Stu- – After astudentbecomesmemberofschool(inter- – After a studentbecomesamemberofschool(inter- 73 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS

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8.2.4) Students fromschoolteamsmaybeusedforout-of-seasondemonstrationpurposesif 8.2.3) Non-school coachesorinstructorsmayprovide individual skill/coachinginstructionto 8.2)GeneralIndividual SkillInstructionRegulations In theteamsports ofbaseball,basketball, field hockey, football,icehockey, lacrosse,soc- 8.1.2) 8.1) Definitions 8. 7.8.3) The penaltyforacoachviolationoftheseregulations mayincludesuspension,proba- 7.8.2) The maximumpenaltyforviolationoftheseregulations foraseniorshallbeineligibility GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 8.3) Individual Skill/CoachingInstruction– Team SportsofBaseball,Basketball, FieldHock- 8.3.1) 8.2.2) 8.2.2) There isnolimitonthenumberofschoolcoachesthatmaybepresentwhenindividual skill/ 8.2.1) Students fromschoolteamsreceiving individual skill/coachinginstructionshallnotbe 8.1.1) Skill InstructionisProvided Regulations for Participation inCamps,Clinics, Workshops and Programs Where Individual Sports ofCross Country, Track &Fieldand Wrestling ey, Football, IceHockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softballand Volleyball andSelectedIndividual is helmetsandcleats. Note: the individual skill/coaching instructionistakingplace. seven membersofaschoolteam outside thedefined no-contactperiods a memberofschoolteamorindividuals atany timepriortoandaftertheschoolseason Exception: tion inthesportoffootball). individual skill/coachinginstructionistakingplace members ofaschoolteam and wrestling,individual skill/coachinginstructionispermissiblewhennomorethan cer, softballandvolleyball andtheselectedindividual sportsofcrosscountry, track&field coaching instructionisprovided tostudent-athletes. the Commissionermaydeemappropriate. tion, publicreprimand,afinenottoexceed $1,000peroccurrence,orany otherpenaltyas all interscholasticathleticsfortheremainderofschoolyear. facilities wheretheindividual skill/coachinginstructionistakingplace. no morethanfourmembersofaschoolteamorindividuals arepresentatonetimeinall school seasonandoutsidethedefined no-contactperiodsfromschoolcoachesprovided that instruction maybereceived byamemberofschoolteamatany timeprior to andafterthe From August 1through May31From SchoolCoaches approved inadvance bytheCommissioner’s Office. school coaches’ policiesortheOhioRevised Code. violate any BoardofEducation(orsimilargoverning board),schooladministrators’ or a memberofschoolteamprovided theindividual skill/coachinginstructiondoesnot chance tobeselectedforaschool(interscholastic)teamiscontingentuponthisparticipation. governing boardviolatesthisregulation whenhe/shesuggestsorimpliesthatastudent’s paid orunpaidschool(interscholastic)coachemployed byaBoardofEducationorsimilar required with acoachorinstructorisalsoanactivity defined asindividual skill/coachinginstruction. directly toastudent-athletefromcoachorinstructor. A student-athletewatching video/film are taughtinaone-on-oneorindividual setting. This means instructionorcoachingcomes providing individual skill/coachinginstructionwhenthetechniquesandskillsofsport Definition ofProviding Individual Skill/CoachingInstruction and theactivity doesnotinvolve teaminstruction. a memberofschoolteaminwhichthetechniquesandskillssportarebeingtaught Definition ofIndividual Skill/CoachingInstruction All activities mustbenon-contactandtheonlyfootballequipment theplayermaywear toparticipateinsessionswhereindividual skill/coachinginstructionisprovided. A Inthesportoffootball,individual skill/coachinginstructionmaybereceived by orindividuals arepresentatonetimeinallfacilities wherethe orindividuals arepresentat one timeinallfacilities where 74 fromschoolcoachesprovided thatnomorethan (see 8.3.1and8.3.2below for anexcep- –Instructionorcoachingprovided to –Individual skill/coaching –Itisconsideredtobe four

c.)Sticksmaybeusedinfield hockey andicehockey. b.) Cross countryandtrack&field athletesmaybedirectedinaerobics,stretchingexercises a.)Matsmaybeusedforsafetypurposes. 9.2) . Conditioning, Weight Training and/orPhysical FitnessPrograms 9. 8.5.2) The maximumpenaltyforviolationoftheseregulations byapaidorunpaidschool(inter- 8.5.1) The maximumpenaltyforviolationoftheseregulations byamemberofschoolteamshall 8.4.1.) Individual skill/coachinginstructionmaybereceived byamemberofschoolteamatany .) Definition9.1) ofaConditioning, Weight Training orPhysical FitnessProgram 8.5) Penalties for Violation ofRegulationsin This Section 8.4) Individual Skill/CoachingInstruction–SelectedIndividual SportsofBowling, Golf, Gym-

9.2.5) These programsmaynot be conductedforaselectgroupofstudents(example: members of 9.2.4) Weight roomsandmachinesmaybeutilized. Exceptions: 9.2.3) Equipment usedinplayingasportisprohibitedtheseprograms. 9.2.2) These programsmayhave oversight byany individual approved bytheBoardofEducation 9.2.1) These programsmaybe conductedatany timeandarenotaviolationofOHSAABylaws 8.3.2.) nastics, Swimming&Diving and Tennis Specific Regulations instruction. system, improving flexibility andagilitydo programs includespecific trainingforstrengtheningthebody, developing thecardiovascular is helmetsandcleats. Note: where theindividual skill/coachinginstructionistakingplace. more thanseven membersofaschoolteamorindividuals arepresentatonetimeinallfacilities a memberofschoolteamorindividuals atany timefromschoolcoachesprovided thatno Exception: appropriate bytheCommissioner’s Office. a maximumofoneyearandany otherpenaltiesinBylaw 11-1-2,Penalties,asdeemed skill/coaching instructionisprovided tomembersoftheschool teamwhereemployed for suspension fromparticipationincamps,clinics,workshops andprogramswhereindividual scholastic) coachemployed byaBoardofEducationorsimilargoverning boardshallbe be ineligibilityforinterscholasticathleticsamaximumofoneyear. unpaid school(interscholastic)coach employed byaBoardofEducationor other governing Notes: the footballteamonly). ing adesignatedno-contactperiod. school teamintheirsportconditioningandphysicalfitness programsdoesnotoccurdur- or governing bodyincludingcoaches,provided theoversight bycoachesofmembersa provided. and Regulations solongasnocoachingandinstructionof sportstechniquesandskillsis time fromeitherschoolornon-schoolcoachesinstructors. June 1andJuly31,seeGeneralSportsRegulation 7.5.1. taking place.For additionalcoachingopportunitiespermittedfromschoolcoachesbetween are presentatonetimeinallfacilities wheretheindividual skill/coaching instructionis school coachesprovided thatnomorethan instruction maybereceived byamemberofschoolteamorindividuals atany timefrom From June 1through July 31From SchoolCoaches and running,but interval training,sprintingandspecific drillsareprohibited. All activities mustbenon-contactandtheonlyfootballequipmentplayermaywear Studentsfromschoolteamsshallnot berequiredtoattendtheseprograms. A paidor Inthesportoffootball,individual skill/coachinginstructionmaybereceived by

75 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS four membersofaschoolteam not includespecific sportsskillstrainingor –Individual skill/coaching orindividuals – These

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS 10.3.5) 034 Noindividual invitations, writtenororal,are permitted. 10.3.4) 033 Writtenscorekeeping isnotpermitted. 10.3.3) 032 Theregulation timingofgamesisnotpermitted. 10.3.2) A schoolsquad membermayparticipateinunstructuredfreeplayatnon-schoolathleticfa- 10.3.1) Non-School 10.2.3) 10.2.2) 10.2.1) 011) Memberschoolsmayrestrictindividuals fromobservingtheopengymactivity. 10.1.11) It isnot aviolationforthecoachorsupervisortoparticipateinunstructuredfree 10.1.10) Transporting athletestoaschoolornon-schoolopengymisviolationforany 10.1.9) Mandatoryattendanceatopengymnasiumsorfacilities isnotpermitted. 10.1.8) A coach,paidorunpaid,violatestheprovision oftheseregulations whenthecoach 10.1.7) Noindividual invitations, writtenororal,arepermitted. 10.1.6) Writtenscorekeeping isnotpermitted. 10.1.5) Theregulation timingofgamesisnotpermitted. 10.1.4) The school maydesignatethesportorsportsthatwillbeplayedduringfreeplay 10.1.3) 10.1.2) A schoolmayopenitsathleticfacilities forunstructuredfreeplayprovided the 10.1.1) 1. OpenGymnasiumsorFacilities Member 10. Schools GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 10.3) 10.2) 10.1) lowing regulations. cilities withoutjeopardizingathleticeligibilityproviding therearenoviolationsofthefol- Regulations for SchoolSquadMembers(Bylaw4-1-3) Penalty for Violation Regulations selected foraschool(interscholastic)teamiscontingentuponthisparticipation. board violatesthisregulation whenhe/shesuggestsorimpliesthatastudent’s chancetobe coach requires,suggestsorinany way impliesthatastudent’s chanceto beselected A coach,paidorvolunteer, violatestheprovision of theseregulations whenthe Only thestudentsparticipatingmaybeinvolved inselectingorsubstitutingplayers. There maybenodesignationofwhowillplayonwhichteamor playwhom. nasium orfacilities regulations issubjecttopenaltyasspecifiedinBylaw 11. A schoolwhichpermitsuseofathleticsfacilities inviolationoftheopengym- programs inoroutofschool. be prohibitedfrominvolvement foroneyearinany opengymnasiumorfacilities A coachwhoviolatesany oftheopengymnasiumorfacilities regulations may penalized nottoexceed oneyearofineligibilityforinterscholastic athletics. A squadmemberwhoviolatestheopengymnasiumorfacilities regulations maybe play intheopengymorfacilities. member ofthecoachingstaff, paidorunpaid. facilities program. an interscholasticsquadiscontingentuponparticipationatopengymnasiumor requires, suggestsorinany way impliesthatastudent’s chancetobeselectedfor Only thestudentsparticipatingmaybeinvolved inselectingorsubstitutingplayers. There maybenodesignationofwhowillplayonwhichteamorwhom. participation tostudentsenrolledintheschool. the school. The schoolmayalsodesignatethegradelevels involved andmaylimit period, but maynotlimitparticipationtoaselectgroupofstudentsfromwithin tators fordisciplinaryreasons. activity issupervisedbyaschoolemployee whomayremove participantsorspec- 76 211 12.1.1) Pyramids andmountsbycheerleadersareprohibited.Individuals maynotstandon It isrecommended thatschoolsadoptthesameregulations forcheerleadingactivities at In OHSAA-sponsoredtournaments,individual cheerleadersviolatingtheregulations shall Minitrampolinesareprohibited. 12.1.2) 1. CheerleaderPyramids and Acrobatic Routines 12. 1. MandatoryNoContactPeriods —Coaches 11. 10.4.2) 10.4.1) 10.3.7) 036 Mandatoryattendanceatnon-schoolfacilities isnotpermitted. 10.3.6) 12.1) subject topenaltyasspecifiedinBylaw 11. where employed. A schoolwhosecoachviolates themandatorynocontactperiodsregulations is hibited foronecalendaryearfromout-of-schoolseasoncontactwithathletestheschool PENALTY at OHSAAtournaments. athlete rehabilitationandtreatment,pickupreturnofschool-issuedequipment,attendance courses suchasweighttraining,fitness,etc.);contactacertifiedathletictrainerinvolved with contact asafaculty memberassignedtoteachintheregular curriculum(ex.: physicaleducation verbal contactwithaseniorathleteforthepurposeoffacilitating thecollege recruitmentprocess; for thepurposeofreviewing theseasonthatjustconcluded andgoalsettingforthenext season; fund-raisers; providing oversight duringweighttraining;verbal contactwithunderclassathletes in theirsportduringthemandatoryno-contactperiodinclude:all-starcontests,awards ceremonies, EXCEPTIONS 12.3) 12.2) 11.2) 11.1) 10.4) regular seasoncontestssponsored byschools. be removed fromthefloorimmediately. competition. 31. This includesany typeoftryoutsinoroutschoolforpurposesnon-interscholastic members ofaschoolteamintheirsportfortheperiodtimebetween August 1and August instruction orsupervisingconditioningandphysicalfitnessprogramsopengymsto basketball, icehockey, lacrosseorsoftball Any coach,paidorvolunteer, approved bytheBoardofEducation tocoachbaseball, any typeoftryoutsinoroutschoolforpurposesnon-interscholasticcompetition. first dayaftertheschool’s lastinterscholasticcontestandending28dayslater. This includes open gymstomembersofaschoolteamintheirsportfortheperiodtimestartingwith coaching, providing instructionorsupervisingconditioningandphysicalfitnessprograms hockey, football,icehockey, lacrosse,soccerorvolleyball isprohibitedfromproviding Any coach,paidorvolunteer, approved bytheBoardofEducationtocoachbasketball, field Regulations for OHSAA Tournaments: Recommendation Penalty Penalty for Violation — Any coachwhoviolatesthemandatorynocontactperiodsregulations maybepro- another’s shouldersorsupportanotherindividual inany typeofmount. ment inany opengymnasiumorfacilities programinoroutofschoolforoneyear. nasium orfacilities regulations byasquadmembermaybeprohibitedfrominvolve- A schoolcoachwhoisresponsibleforcausingaviolationofany oftheopengym- year ofineligibilityforinterscholasticathletics. of theopengymnasiumorfacilities regulations maybepenalizednottoexceed one A squadmemberwhoparticipatesatafacility wherethereisoneormoreviolations member ofthecoachingstaff, paidorunpaid. Transporting athletestoaschoolornon-schoolopengymisviolationforany or facilities program. for aninterscholasticsquadiscontingentuponparticipationatopengymnasium — Activities whichmaybeconductedbyacoachwithmembersofschoolteam 77 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS is prohibitedfrom providing coaching,providing

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS A studentwho isejectedordisqualifiedasecondtimeinscrimmage,preview, regular If theejectionordisqualificationoccursinlastcontestofseason,student shallbe Any playerejectedordisqualifiedforunsportingconductflagrantfoulshallbeineligible 1. 14. EjectionProcedures for Schools 13. GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 14.1) violation) Ejection for UnsportingConduct(Disqualification for unsportingconductorflagrant $150 andsubjecttoadditionalpenaltiesasoutlinedinBylaw 11. has returnedtotheschool.Failure toadherethisprocedure shallresultintheschoolbeingfined or player(s)hasbeenejectedfromacontestplayedoutofstatewithinseven daysoncetheteam Note: shall assesstheschoola$150fineperunansweredreport. If noresponsehasbeenreceived afterthefourth7-dayperiodlapses(28totaldays),OHSAA school shallhave seven additionaldaystorespondthenotification. shall electronicallynotifyboththeprincipalandathleticadministratoronefinaltime, If noresponsehasbeenreceived afterthethird7-dayperiodlapses(21totaldays),OHSAA additional daystorespondthenotification. school’s athleticadministratorasecondtime,andtheshallbegiven seven tion. Ifnoresponsehasbeenreceived afterseven days,theOHSAAshallelectronicallynotify cally notifytheschool’s athleticadministrator, whoshallhave seven daystorespondthenotifica- After acontestofficialprovides electronicnotificationofanejection,theOHSAAshallelectroni- cally notifytheschool’s principal,whoshallhave seven additionaldaystorespondthenotification. If noresponsehasbeenreceived afterthesecond7-dayperiodlapses,OHSAAshallelectroni- ItistheresponsibilityofeachmemberschooltonotifyOHSAAOfficetimeacoach ineligibility shallcommenceduringthenext sportinwhich thestudentparticipates. of time/numbercontestssubjecttothediscretionCommissioner. The periodof for thesecondtimeinseasonduringlastcontestshallbe ineligible foraperiod season inthatsport. A studentwhohasbeenejectedordisqualifiedforunsportingconduct season contestorOHSAAtournamentshallbesuspendedfor theremainderof participates. ineligible forthesameperiodoftimeasstatedabove inthenext sportinwhichthestudent tournament contest. regular seasoncontest,theplayershallbeineligiblefor next regular seasonorOHSAA only permittedpriortothefirst regular seasoncontest).Ifascrimmageoccursafterthefirst the season,playershallalsobeineligibleforfirst regular seasoncontest(previews are for allscrimmagesorpreviews fortheremainderofthatday. Ifascrimmageoccurspriorto Any playerejectedforunsportingconductduringascrimmage orpreview shallbeineligible basketball, thetwo contestineligibilitydoesnotapply. ejection ordisqualification ofaplayerresultsfromillegal substitutioninbaseball,softballor while onthesidelines/teambench,accompanying and/or traveling withtheteam. When may notparticipateinpregame warmups andmaynotwearateamwarmup orgameuniform wrestling) maybeonthesidelines/teambench,accompany and/ortravel withtheteambut A studentwhohasbeendeclaredineligiblefortwo games(oneinfootball;two pointsin football) areplayedatthesamelevel astheejectionordisqualification. all contestsatlevels inthatsportuntiltwo regular season/tournamentcontests(onein for allconteststheremainderofthatday. Inaddition,theplayershallbeineligiblefor flagrant violation,thisisconsidered anejectionasreferencedinthisregulation. Note: regulations. InaccordancewithBylaw 8-3-1,the decisionsofcontestofficialsarefinal. limit thediscretionaryauthorityofCommissionerasspecifiedin OHSAAtournament This regulation shallapplytoallregular seasonand tournamentcontestsandshallinnoway When anineligiblestudentisallowed toparticipate,forfeitureofthecontestismandatory. It istheresponsibilityoflocalschoolauthoritiestoensurethis regulation isenforced. Players When national playingrulesrefertoadisqualificationforunsportingconduct or a

78 1. Participants Leaving The Playing Area 15. 15.2) 15.1) ‘spectator area’ ofafacility tosoengageaperson,theminimumpenalties shallbe: type ofconflict—verbal orphysical.Ifastudent-athleteleaves the‘playingarea’ and entersthe in whichacontestisbeingconductedandenterthe‘spectatorarea’ ofthefacility toengageinany No memberofany school-sponsoredinterscholasticathleticssquadshallleave the‘playingarea’ 14.2) Coaches www.nfhslearn.com. havior” take theNationalFederationofStateHighSchool Association’s level astheejectionordisqualification andshallbefined $100.Inaddition,thecoachshall season/tournament contests(oneinfootball;two pointsinwrestling)areplayedatthesame shall besuspendedfromcoachingforallcontestsatlevels inthatsportuntiltwo regular be suspendedfromcoachinginallcontestsfortheremainderofthatday. Inaddition,thecoach Any coachejectedordisqualified fromaninterscholasticcontestforunsportingconductshall penings. happened andwhat‘safeguards’ have beenimplemented bytheschooltoprevent futurehap- into whathappened,causedittohappen,was donebytheschooltodiffuse what The schoolshallbeimmediatelyplacedonprobationpendinganinvestigation (andreport) and thestudent-athleteshallbeineligibleforremainderofschool year. The student-athlete’s privileges toparticipateininterscholasticathleticsshallberevoked regulations. InaccordancewithBylaw 8-3-1,the decisionsofcontestofficialsarefinal. limit thediscretionaryauthorityofCommissionerasspecifiedin OHSAAtournament This regulation shallapplytoallregular seasonandtournamentcontestsshallinnoway When asuspendedcoachisallowed toparticipate,forfeitureofthecontestismandatory. It istheresponsibilityoflocalschoolauthoritiestoensurethisregulation isenforced. as well. Any penaltyshallbedeterminedinaccordancewithBylaw 11. OHSAA headquarters. The principaloftheschoolshallberequiredtoattendthisconference ed indefinitelyandrequiredtoattendamandatoryconferencewiththeCommissionerat scrimmage, preview, regular seasoncontestorOHSAAtournamentshallbesuspend- A coachwhohasbeenejectedordisqualifiedforunsportingconductthesecondtimeina pended coachshallnottravel withthesquadtoanaway contest. the teamany timepriortoorduringthecontestincludinghalftime orany intermission. A sus- may notgive instructionstotheplayersorindividual whohasbeenassignedtocoach the next contest(s)mayattendthenext contest(s),but mustbeseatedinthespectatorareaand After theinitialejectionandsuspension,acoachwhohasbeensuspendedfromcoachingfor the BoardofEducationfromthatschoolispresent(Bylaw 3-2-1), thecontestshallbeforfeited. If acoachisejected/disqualifiedfromcontestandnootherorpersonauthorizedby forfeiture ofthecontest. The penaltyforfailure ofthecoachtocomplywithejectionregulation shallresultinthe the locker roomorteambus orleave thepremises. The coachshallnotgotothespectatorarea. bers, managersandothercoachesduringtheremainderofcontest. The coachmustreturnto of theplayingareaandisprohibitedfromfurthercontact,directorindirect,withteammem- On thedayofejection,acoachwhohasbeendisqualifiedshallbeejectedfromvicinity season inthenext schoolyear. ineligible forthesameperiodoftimeasstatedabove inthesamesportduringfollowing If theejectionordisqualificationoccursinlastcontestofseason,coachshallbe tournament contest. regular seasoncontest,thecoachshallbeineligiblefornext regular seasonorOHSAA only permittedpriortothefirstregular seasoncontest).Ifascrimmageoccursafterthefirst the season,coachshallalsobeineligibleforfirstregular seasoncontest(previews are for allscrimmagesorpreviews fortheremainderofthatday. Ifascrimmageoccurspriorto Any coachejectedforunsportingconductduringascrimmageorpreview shallbeineligible course, whichmustbecompletedwithin30daysoftheejectionandcantaken at 79 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS “Teaching andModelingBe-

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS oln 5 Simn iig 7 Swimming &Diving 5 Bowling Cross Tennis Country 5 4 1. Tournaments 16. GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 0-5 I,II,III I,II,III,IV I 751ormore 501-750 9 250orless Track &Field 251-500 I, 4 Participating Number * The numberforateamdesignationhasbeenselectedtoreflecteithertheminimum Golf in II Girls of Wrestling Gymnastics Tournaments 3 Divisions Teams 7

OHSAAtournamentswillbesponsoredandconductedindivisions accordingtothenumber c.) Shall conductanannualreview todetermineif thesportshallcontinueasan 16.2) b.) Has thediscretiontoapprove regulations, tournamentregulations and/or a.) Has thediscretiontosuspendcompliancewithGeneralSportsRegulation 16.2, However, asan“emerging” sport,theBoardofDirectors: c.) A processfortrainingandregistering contestofficials andforassigningofficials b.) Specific sportregulations, tournamentregulations andatournamentseriesshallbe a.) All applicableOHSAAbylaws andgeneralsportsregulations shallbeadheredto; 16.1.2) The BoardofDirectorsmayaccordanew sportas“emerging” whenlessthan 16.1.1) See Bylaw 1,Section5forthedefinition of“Recognized”Sports. 16.1)

Theminimumnumberofindividuals requiredforateamdesignation*follows: in atleasthalfofthecontest’s events. of participantsneededtoscoreinacontestorthenumbercompete preceding yearoryears,dependinguponthesport. shall bedeterminedbythenumberofschoolteamsthatparticipated inthetournaments Divisions Determination of schoolssponsoringateamintherecognizedsport. Regulations for Sponsoring andConducting Recognized andEmerging Sports has beenhigherorlower fortwo successive years. a tournamentordiscontinuingmaybemadeonlyafter thenumberofschools Sports tournamentchangesrelative toaddingadivision ordiscontinuingadivision oradding field andwrestling. gymnastics, boys andgirlsswimming&diving, boys andgirlstennis,boys andgirlstrack& those sportsareboys andgirlsbowling, boys andgirlscrosscountry, boys andgirlsgolf, and inwhichteamscoringcouldbeobtainedbytotalingtheefforts ofindividuals. Presently, Individual Sports and girlssoccer, softballandvolleyball. those sportsarebaseball,boys andgirlsbasketball, field hockey, icehockey, lacrosse,boys Team Sports 150 schoolssponsorteamsorindividuals inthesport. The BoardofDirectorsmayaccordanew sportas“recognized”whenaminimumof category, thesportshallbeconductedasa“recognized”follows: 150 schoolssponsorteamsorindividuals inthesport. While intheemerging sport of officiating development shallbehired. to tournamentcontestsshallbedeveloped/continued andadoptedadirector(s) “emerging” sport. Divisions Determination(251schoolsneededtoaddaseconddivision); tournament proceduresthathelpensurethesportmaintainssolvency, and developed andadopted, —Those thatrequireacertainnumberofplayerstoformteam.Presently, —Those thatinvolve primarilyparticipationandscoringbyindividuals —The numberofdivisions in OHSAAtournamentsasport 80 In theevent ofa“closure”atthesitetournament contestwithin48hoursof In theevent ofaschool“closure”within48hours ofatournamentcontestinwhich 16.4.1) Thefollowing tournamentregulations applytoteam(16.4.1)andindividual (16.4.2)sports * “Closure,” “closed”or“schoolclosing”shallmeanthatalocalschooldistrict’s Teams andcompetitorsshallbeexpected toplaytournament contestsatthescheduledtime, 16.4) 16.3)

unless nationalplayingrulesaddress“failure toappear”orschool“closures”: that itisunsafeforitsschool’s teamtotravel tothesiteoftournamentcontest. board ofeducation/governing boardorsuperintendent/headofschoolmayalsodetermine sponsored extracurricular activities duetoaspecific publichealth/safetyconcern. emergency*, orthelocalhealthauthorityhascancelledallhighschoolclassesandschool- a strike; anaturalortechnological/man-madedisaster;anissuedeemedcatastrophic school classesand/orschool-sponsoredextracurricular activities duetoinclementweather; board ofeducation/governing boardorsuperintendent/headofschoolhascancelledallhigh date andlocation. Failure to Appear andSchoolClosures –OHSAA Tournament Contests 32 teamstotheOHSAAtournament. additional footballdivisions basedonenrollment.Eachoftheseven divisions shallqualify tournament. The remainingschoolswillbedivided asevenly aspossibleandplacedintosix football-playing schoolsbasedonenrollmentwillbeplacedinDivision Iofthefootball tournament participationregardless ofregular seasonperformance. The top10percentof EXCEPTIONS: of teamsaspossible. (refer toBylaw 2-1-1forspecifics), witheachtournamentdivision tohave asequalnumber school teamsthatparticipatedinthetournamenteitherprevious yearortwo yearsearlier The numberofschoolsassignedtoeachdivision shallbedeterminedbythenumberof tournament divisions baseduponthespecifications inBylaw 2-1-1. After thenumberofdivisions isapproved bytheBoardofDirectors,schoolsareassignedto School Assignments—Divisions sions otherthanspecified inthetableabove. EXCEPTION Note: A localschoolordistrictmaybeopenbut alocalschoolordistrict’s shall make allreasonableefforts toaccommodatethecompetingschoolwithre- staff, District Athletic Boardsand/orBoardofDirectorsandtournament personnel, to participate,theCommissioner’s Office, in collaborationwiththeadministrative es arisewithin48hoursofatournamentcontestinwhichtheschool isscheduled Note: date and/orlocation)thetournamentcontest(s)forschoolsthusaffected. Boards and/orBoardofDirectorsandtournamentpersonnel,shallreschedule (time, missioner’s Office, incollaborationwiththe administrative staff, District Athletic a tournamentcontest(s)inwhichschoolsarescheduledtoparticipate, theCom- competition/tournament schedule. that suchrescheduleddatesdonotadversely affect thenext roundofthetournament peting schoolwithreschedulingthecontest(time,dateand/orlocation), provided tournament personnel,shallmake allreasonable efforts toaccommodatethecom- with theadministrative staff, District Athletic Boardsand/orBoardofDirectorsand the schoolisscheduledtoparticipate,Commissioner’s Office, incollaboration next roundofcompetition. vacant. A “forfeit”shallbedeclared, andtheopposingteamshalladvance tothe starting timeofthetournamentcontest,spaceonbracket maybedeclared If ateam“fails toappear”orisnotreadyplaywithin30minutesofthescheduled Softball, Volleyball,Dual Team Wrestling Baseball, Basketball, FieldHockey, Football, IceHockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Intheevent aschoolisnotclosedbut unforeseenorextenuating circumstanc- —In football,theBoardofDirectorsmayscheduletournamentplayindivi- Inallsports,except football,aschoolsponsoringsportiseligiblefor 81 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 1. Athletic Uniforms 17. • Ohio DepartmentofHealthGuidelinesandPublications: • Center forDiseaseControlandPrevention Preparednessfor All Hazards: • Center forDiseaseControlandPrevention Emergency PreparednessandResponse: circumstances. a publichealthissue. The Center forDiseaseControldoesnotrecommendclosuresexcept inextreme or eachboardofeducation/governing Boardastowhetherornotcloseaschooluniversity dueto Ohio healthprofessionalshave advisedthatitwillbethedecisionofeachlocalhealthauthorityinOhio 1. Individual Non-InterscholasticCompetitionDate 18. http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/chss/schnurs/guidepub.aspx http://www.bt.cdc.gov/hazards-all.asp http://emergency.cdc.gov/planning/ the maximumsizeis2 the rulesadoptedbynationalcommitteeforthatsport.However, ifthereisnospecific rule, regard tolocation. Any visiblemanufacturer’s logoon auniformorundergarment mustconformto ethics orintegrity or beofapatrioticnatureandprovided itdoesnotviolatetherulesofsportin school name,nickname,individual’s name,thesport,druguseprevention, sportsmanship, adopted bytheOHSAAforthatsport. Any letteringoremblemsonuniformsmustpertaintothe Uniforms worn by participantsinahighschoolathleticcontestmustconformtotheplayingrules provided applicable bylaws andregulations have beenfollowed. week ofthestatetournamentinthatsportordertobeeligibleforOHSAA tournamentcompetition all non-interscholasticcompetitioninagiven sportsixweeks(42days)priortotheMondayof In allsports,anathletewhohasnotparticipated foraschoolingiven sportthatseasonmust cease

643 16.4.3) Information onany changesregarding OHSAAtournamentswillbepostedonthe In theevent ofa“closure”atthesitetournamentcompetitionwithin48hours In theevent ofaschool“closure”within48hourstournamentcontestinwhich If ateamorindividual participant“fails toappear”orisnotreadycompeteat prescribed. for OHSAAtournamentcompetition inthatsportadditiontoany otherpenaltiesthatmay be interscholastic competitiondateby participatinginanon-inter country, golf,swimming&diving, tennis,track&field, andwrestling)whoviolatesthisnon- In addition,anathlete whohasparticipatedfortheschoolinanindividual sport(bowling, cross 16.4.2) Note:

ment schedule. dates donotadversely affect thenext roundofthetournamentcompetition/tourna- scheduling thecontest(time,dateand/orlocation),provided thatsuchrescheduled Association’s website(www.ohsaa.org). date and/orlocation)thetournamentcompetitionforschoolsthusaffected. Boards and/orBoardofDirectorsandtournamentpersonnel,shallreschedule(time, missioner’s Office, incollaborationwiththe administrative staff, District Athletic of atournamentcompetitioninwhichschoolsarescheduledtoparticipate,theCom- delay orreschedulesuchcompetitions. related totheseverity ofthesituationareconsideredandprovided itispracticalto serves therighttodelayorrescheduleatournamentcompetitionwhenallfactors District Athletic Boardsand/orBoardofDirectorsandtournamentpersonnel,re- *Note: the schoolisscheduledtoparticipate,tournamentshallproceedasscheduled.* disqualified andremoved fromtheevent ortournamentcompetition. the timeoftheirscheduledcompetition,teamorindividual participantshallbe & Field,Individual Wrestling Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics,Swimming&Diving, Tennis, Track SeeGolfRegulation 5.2 foranexception tothisregulation. The Commissioner’s Office, incollaborationwiththeadministrative staff, 1 / 4 squareincheswithnodimensionexceeding 2 A NoteonPublicHealthIssues Help Links 82

scholastic contestshallbeineligible 1 / 4 ˝. 2. Interscholastic Scrimmage 22. Transportation To andFrom InterscholasticContests 21. RegularSeasonParticipation LimitationPenalty 20. Non-Recognized Sports 19. 22 Ascrimmagemayinvolve any number ofteamsfromvarious schools. A scrimmagedoesnot 22.2) Aninterscholastic scrimmageisdefined asacontestinsportswhichtherulesofsport 22.1) be providing thetransportation. strongly recommendedthattheBoardofEducationsecureproofinsurance fromthosewhowill board ofthememberschool.Inevent thatsuchalternative arrangementsareapproved, itis to make alternative travel arrangementsremainsthepurview oftheBoardEducation/governing recommended thatstudentsbereleasedtotravel withparentsorotherpersons;however, permission scholastic athleticevents totravel withtheirschoolsquadsinschool-authorizedcarriers. Itisnot Therefore, itisrecommendedthatschoolsrequirestudent-athletesand otherparticipantsininter- designated representatives ofthememberschool. Education orgoverning boardofamemberschool. Travel mustbesupervisedbystaff membersor tion inaninterscholasticathleticevent inanOHSAA-recognizedsport,sponsoredbytheBoardof policy holder)asany regular-season (includesscrimmagesandpreviews) ortournamentcompeti- directly toandfromacovered event. A covered event isdefinedbythe OHSAA(theauthorized athletic events. The OHSAACatastrophe Accident Insurance Policy covers teamorgrouptravel provide forthesafetransportationofstudent-athletesand othercontestparticipantstoandfrom It istheresponsibilityofBoardEducationorothergoverning boardofamemberschoolto eligible forparticipationintheOHSAAtournament. contest(s) priortothedesignatedstartdateforcontests,thatspecific individual athletemaybe nated startdateforcontestsbut aspecific individual athleteonthatteamdidnotparticipateina Should ateaminanindividual sportparticipateinaregular seasoncontest(s)priortothedesig- specific individual athletemaybeeligibleforparticipationintheOHSAAtournament. cific individual athleteonthatteamdidnotexceed theindividual participationlimitation,that Should ateaminanindividual sportexceed theregular seasonparticipation limitationbut aspe- the sportconcerned. The forfeiturebylaws applyaswritteninBylaw 10. season ortournamentcompetitioniftheviolationoccursduringlastregular seasoncontestin is ineligibleforfurtherregular seasoncompetitioniftheviolation occurspriortotheendof contests) asspecified intheindividual sportsregulations becomesanineligibleathlete. The athlete An athletewhoexceeds theregular seasonparticipationlimitation(periods,quarters,halves, or replace thevarsity teamintheOHSAAtournament. of participationintheOHSAAtournament. Athletes fromsub-varsity teamsmaynotbeusedto in therespective sportissubjecttothepenaltiesoutlinedinBylaw 11,whichwillincludedenial permitted) orparticipatesinregular seasoncontest(s)priortothedesignatedstartdateforcontests A teamthatexceeds theregular seasonparticipationlimitation(maximumnumberofcontests insurance coverage fornon-recognizedsportsunderaseparateplan. available fornon-recognizedsports.Schoolsareoffered anopportunitytopurchasecatastrophe Catastrophe insuranceundertheOHSAA plan forRecognizedandEmerging sportswillnotbe standards andconformtocertainsportsregulations. district could,however, requireparticipantsinnon-recognizedsportstomeetcertaineligibility quired thattheschoolcomplywitheligibilitystandardsforstudentsinthosesports. A localschool Therefore, thereisnorequirementtoregister anon-recognizedsportwiththeOHSAA.Norisitre- for acompletelistofthecurrentBoardDirectorsadopted“recognized”sports). (not recognizedmeansasportthatisnotoneoftheOHSAAtournamentsports–SeeBylaw 1-5-1 regulations whenconductinginterscholasticathleticsprogramsinsportswhicharenotrecognized, There isnobylaw thatrequiresaschooltocomplywithallOHSAAbylaws andapplicablesports count inthewon/lost recordforany schoolinvolved inthescrimmage. two hourspersquadorindividual perdayforgrades7-8. limited toamaximumofthreehourspersquadorindividual perdayforgrades9-12,and are notfollowed inallrespects. With theexception ofgolf,thelengthscrimmageis 83 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS 2. All-StarGames–SeeSportsRegulation7.6 26. 2. OHSAA-Sponsored Tournaments CurfewRegulations 25. Athletic Contest 24. 2. Preview 23. GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 25.3) Whendecidingwhetherornottodelay, suspend,continueorpostponeatournamentcon- 25.2) Notournamentcontests/events shallstartlaterthan11:00p.m. 25.1) safety ofthestudent-athletes,coaches/schooladministrators,parents/fans andofficials. The first prioritywhenmakingthedecisiontodelay, suspend, continueorpostponeacontestisthe individual sportregulations. Athletic contestsmaybescheduledandconductedonlyduringthetimeperiodsasspecified inthe meet ormatchmustfollow therulesaswritteningameadoptedbyBoardofDirectors. of competition. A practiceinvolving two ormoreschoolsquadsisalsoanathleticcontest. A game, as games,meets,matches,previews, scrimmages,jamborees,Foundation Gamesorany othertype non-interscholastic teamorindividuals includingorganized adults.Suchactivities are categorized Any typeofathleticactivity involving participantsfromamemberschoolandanotherschool,or 33 Whenapreview isscheduled,admissionmaybecharged. 23.3) Apreview maybescheduledandplayedonlystartingwiththefirst dayaftertheofficial start 23.2) Apreview isanathleticcontestplayedaccordingtotheadoptedrulesforasportexcept that 23.1) 25 Ascrimmagemustbeconsideredthesameforallschoolsinvolved. 22.5) Thisregulation prohibitstwo ormoreschoolteamsfrompracticingtogetherunlessitisa 22.4) Noadmissionofmoney, materials orsuppliesmaybecharged forascrimmage. Voluntary22.3) contingency planfor useduring theregular season. The OHSAArecommends that allmemberschoolsdevelop anathleticcontest/event Note: not countinthewon/lost record. involved. SeetheFootball Regulations fortheexception tothisregulation. A preview does date ofcoachingandendingwiththefirst regular seasoncontestoftheteams of preview andwhenitmaybescheduled. those sportsinwhichscrimmagesareallowed. Refertothespecific sportrelative tolength one-half thelengthofaregular seasoncontestispermitted.Previews arepermittedonlyin scrimmage. admission. donations ofsuppliesormoney maybeacceptedatascrimmagebut cannotberequiredfor 25.33) Plans establishedbytheparticipatingschools’ emergency plan. 25.32) A listofallpartiesinvolved andlocalemergency telephone/cellularnumbers. 25.31) Overnightaccommodations. used todevelop atournamentcontest/event contingency plan: In thecaseofunforeseencircumstancesoranemergency, thefollowing factors shallbe 25.25) Other events scheduledatthehostsiteandparticipatingschools. 25.24) The availability oftheofficials. 25.23) The currentandexpected weather conditions. 25.22) The travel timeofallschoolsinvolved. 25.21) The estimatedtimetocompletethecontest. Items toconsiderinthedecision: test/event, thetournamentmanagermustconsultwithschooladministrator/designee. A sampletournamentcontest/event contingency planispostedontheOHSAA website (ohsaa.org). 84 2. Exhibition Competition 28. 3. Grades7&8 35. RegularSeasonNoContests/Tournament Forfeits 34. Interrupted Contest 33. Pick-up Games 32. Team Play 31. Squad Member 30. School Teams 29. 27. Sunday Contests Exception: or conductedbyany schoolcouldresultinineligibilityforathletesandsuspensionoftheschool. dence andindividual sportslimitation.So-called“scratch”or“exhibition” competitionpermitted dents whoareeligibleinallrespectsinsofar asage,enrollmentandattendance,scholarship,resi- Any event orcompetitioninvolving studentsrepresentingmemberschoolsmayinvolve onlystu- administrative decisionswillbedeterminingfactors. Sunday contestsarepermittedbytheBoardofDirectors.LocalEducationpoliciesand 53 7th&8thgradestudentsmaynotpractice with,participateonthesameteamwithorcom- 35.3) SportsSeason Waiver —Schools,leaguesorconferences mayadjustseasonstoaccommo- 35.2) Astudentshallnotparticipateinmorethanoneinterscholasticcontestonany onedayun- 35.1) included inwon-lost recordsandtheopposingteamshalladvance tothe next roundofcompetition. 11-1-2, Penalties,shallbeconsidereda“forfeit.” Shoulda“forfeit”occur, the“forfeit”shallbe Sports Regulation 16.4orateamhasbeenremoved fromthetournamentinaccordancewithBylaw Any tournamentcontestinwhichateamfails toappearforreasonsotherthanthoseoutlinedin shall beconsidereda“nocontest.” A “nocontest”shallnotbeincludedinwon-lost records. activities duetoaspecific publichealth/safetyconcernthatwould causeateamtofail toappear, local healthauthorityhascancelledallhighschoolclassesandschool-sponsoredextracurricular natural ortechnological/man-madedisaster;anissuedeemedcatastrophicemergency, orthe Any scheduledregular seasoncontestwhichisnotstartedduetoinclementweather;astrike; a outcome ofaninterruptedcontest:e.g.,baseball,football,lacrosse,soccerandsoftball. interruption. control oftheresponsibleadministrative authority, thecontestshallberesumedfrompointof If aninterscholasticcontest(game,match,meet,etc.)isinterruptedforany reasonbeyond the involved. Unsupervised, unstructuredcontestsinwhichthereisnoadultplanning,schedulingororganization 3-on-3, 4-on-4,5-on-5,etc.). Any activity ofindividuals withmorethanoneplayeropposing(2-on-2,2-on-1,3-on-2, A studentwhohasparticipatedinaninterscholasticathleticcontestrepresentingaschool. Note: tournament. limitations forthatsport.Noschoolmayentermorethanoneteaminany OHSAA-sponsoredteam petition, but eachteammusthave itsown scheduleandislimitedaccordingtospecific contest Member schoolsmaysponsormorethanonevarsity orsub-varsity teamsforinterscholasticcom- order toaccommodatestudentswithdisabilitieswithoutaffecting teamscoringinthosesports. Seethespecific sportregulations forparticipationlimitsindividuals. pete against9ththrough12thgrade students. practice timeandcoachingrequirementsshallbefollowed. season forthesportconcerned. All otherregulations regarding contestlimitations,required proposed datesofthe7th&8thgradeseasonnottoexceed thelengthofinterscholastic posed changesinseasonsshallbesubmittedwritingtotheCommissioner andincludethe date schoolteamsbecauseofthelackavailability ofphysicalfacilities orpersonnel. Pro- volleyball, tennis.(Seespecific sportregulations.) less permittedbyspecific sportsregulations. The BoardofDirectorsmayauthorizecompetitioninevents withinspecific sportsin EXCEPTION: Those sportswhichhave aspecific procedure fordeterminingthe 85 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS EXCEPTIONS: baseball,basketball, softball,

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS the following asapplicabletotheprovider’s authoritytopractice inOhio: authorization forastudenttoreturn toparticipationONLY iftheprovider isactinginaccordancewithoneof may authorizealicensedhealthcareprovider whoisNOT aPHYSICIANtomake anassessmentandgrant A schooldistrictboardofeducationorgoverning authority ofacharteredornon-charterednonpublicschool following conditionsaresatisfied: the coachorcontestofficialsshallnotpermitstudenttoreturnpracticecompetitionuntilbothof for whichthecoachorcontestofficialisresponsible. Thereafter, whichmeansnoearlierthanthenext day, REMOVED, or refereewhoremoves thestudentshallnotpermitstudent, If astudentisremoved frompracticeorcompetitionduetoasuspectedconcussionheadinjury, thecoach RETURN TO PLAY PROTOCOL thereafter. This OHSAAregulation, asamendedtoincorporatethisrecentlegislation, now reads: that theseregulations becomeeffective on April 26,2013,fortheremainderofspringsportsseasonand injuries inyouthsportsbecameeffective. OnFebruary14,2013,theOHSAABoardofDirectorsmandated management. On April 26,2013,legislation adoptedbyOhio’s General Assembly onconcussionandhead Federation ofStateHighSchool Associations (NFHS)playingrulesrelatedtoconcussionrecognitionand In January2011,theOHSAABoardofDirectorsadoptedasportsregulation whichincorporatedtheNational involved intheconduct ofinterscholasticcompetitionhave responsibilitiesinthisendeavor. are onlyputintopracticeorcontestsifthey arephysically capable ofperforming.However, allindividuals Note: both studentsandparentshave responsibilitiesinthisareaaswell. contest officialandmedicalsupportpersonnelreview theirresponsibilitiesinprotectingstudents.Further injury andeven deathfromconcussions. Thus itisextremely importantthateachcoach,administrator, It isimportantforallindividuals involved ininterscholasticathleticstorecognizethepotentialforcatastrophic and Return toPlayProtocol I CONCUSSIONREGULATIONS Penalties 36. GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 mplementation ofStateLawandNFHSPlayingRulesRelatedtoConcussionConcussed Athletes contest byeitherofthefollowing: headache, dizziness,confusionorbalanceproblems)shallbeimmediatelyremoved fromthepracticeor or behaviors consistentwithhaving sustainedaconcussionorheadinjury(suchaslossofconsciousness, Any student,whilepracticingfororcompetinginaninterscholastic contest,whoexhibits signs,symptoms Ithasalways beentheultimateresponsibilityofcoachingstaff, inallsports,toensurethatstudents ) Thestudent’s conditionisassessedbyeither ofthefollowing: 1) Anindividual whoisservingasacontestofficialorrefereeduring thatpracticeorcompetition. 2) Theindividual whoisservingasthestudent’s coachduringthatpracticeorcompetition. 1) ) The studentreceives 2) stated. PENALTIES forviolationswillbeadministeredinaccordancewithBylaw 11ifnototherwise 55 Itisstronglyrecommendedthatthecoachesof7th&8thgradesportsattendOHSAA 35.5) Studentsbelow the7thgrademaynotpracticewithorparticipatethrough 12th 35.4) retrieve theOHSAA’s Medical Authorization toReturn To Play(RTP) form. a. A physician,whoisapersonauthorizedunderChapter4731oftheOhio Revised Code(OCR) clearance. Gotothe“SportsMedicine”SectionofOHSAAwebsite (www.ohsaa.org or competitionfromaphysicianotherlicensedhealthcareprovider authorizedtograntthe b. Any otherlicensedhealthcareprovider thattheschooldistrictboardofeducationorother to practicemedicineandsurgery orosteopathicmedicinesurgery (M.D.orD.O.) student whohasbeenremoved frompracticeorcompetition. governing authorityofacharteredornon-chartered nonpublicschool,authorizestoassessthe toreturnthatpracticeorcompetitionparticipateinany otherpracticeorcompetition rules interpretationmeetingsforthesportsthey arecoaching. grade students. written authorization 86 thatitissafeforthestudenttoreturnpractice ON THE SAMEDAY THE STUDENTIS ) to concussion educationcourseasstipulatedinthesectionentitled Program/Coaching Permit. When renewing thispermit,thecoachwillberequiredtocompleteanonline All coaches,paidandvolunteer, mustpossessacurrentDepartmentofEducation-issuedPupil Activity COACHES REQUIREMENTS student toreturnparticipationmaybeavolunteer. Note: who have completedthecourse,while theCDCcoursedoesnot. course allows organizations tosearchforandtrackcoachesotherindividuals such ascontestofficials PLEASE NOTE: Program Centers for DiseaseControl andPrevention HeadsUpConcussionin Youth SportsOn-Line Training registration formtotake thecourse.Follow thesestepstocompletethecourse: (This freeonlinecourseisavailable throughtheNFHS.Click“orderhere”button, andcompleteabrief http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=38000 National Federation ofStateHighSchool Associations ConcussioninSports- What you NeedtoKnow coaches andcontestofficials: The following free onlinetrainingcourseshave beenapproved bytheOhioDepartmentofHealthfor APPROVED ONLINECONCUSSIONEDUCATION COURSES prevention/concussion/Interscholastic%20Concussion%20Form%20-%20ODH%20Revised%202.ashx can befoundhere:http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/~/media/HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20 are encouragedtocompleteanapproved concussioneducationcourse. The ConcussionInformationSheet review andsignthisformeachyearshouldkeep acopy oftheform.Inaddition,parentsandstudents member schoolstoallstudentsandtheirparentsprioreachsportsseason.Studentsshall which hasbeendeveloped bytheOhioDepartmentofHealthandwhichshallbedistributed by OHSAA All studentsandtheirparentsorlegal guardiansshallreview andsignthe“ConcussionInformationSheet” STUDENT AND PARENT REQUIREMENTS Courses. concussion educationcourse issued Pupil Activity Program/CoachingPermitor recognition. Permit orhassuccessfullycompletedwithinthelastthree years atrainingprogram inconcussion referee interscholasticathleticcontestsunlesstheindividual holdsaPupil Activity Program/Coaching New legislationsignedintolawbytheGovernor provides thatnoschool“shallpermit”anindividual to CONTEST OFFICIALSREQUIREMENTS Permit expires. Course A physicianorotherlicensedhealthcareprovider whomakes anassessmentorgrantsclearancefora ) Underthesupervisionofaphysician. 4) Incollaborationwithaphysician,or 3) Pursuanttothereferralofaphysician; 2) Inconsultationwithaphysician; 1) . All OhioOfficialsshouldselectthisoptiontoprint,retainacopy ofthecertificateandcarryitwith 5. When youhave completed andpassedthecourse,youhave theoptionofprintingacertificate 4. Once you’ve completed“Checkout,” you willbeabletotake thefreeonlinecourse. 3. When yourregistration iscomplete,youmay“order”thefreeconcussioncourseoffered along 2. Click onthebutton thatsays“PleaseLogintoOrder.” Inthewindow thatappears,click“Register 1. . This courseisvalid forthreeyearsandexpires atthetimePupil Activity Program/Coaching This courseisvalid forthreeyearsfromthedateofcompletion. : http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/online_training.html - them toallcontests. completion. charged forthecourse,thereisnocost. the left-handsideofpage.Continuefollowing prompts. Although itmaylooklike youwillbe Now.” Therefore, allOHSAAlicensedofficialsshallpossesseitheracurrentDepartmentofEducation- Bothcoursesoffer a“certificate ofcompletion”uponsuccessfulpassage. The NFHS asstipulatedinthesectionentitled 87 show evidence ofcompletinganapproved online 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS Approved OnlineConcussionEducation Approved OnlineConcussionEducation :

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS FREQUENTLYQUESTIONS ASKED GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 3. 2. 1. 4. • Coaches shallpossessacurrentPupil Activity Program/CoachingPermitandshalltake oneofthe • Coaches shallbeaware thatany studentremoved fromapracticeorcontestduetosuspected • Coaches arenotmedicalprofessionalsandhave noauthoritytodeterminewhetherornotastudent • Coaches aretoreview andknow thesignsand symptomsofconcussionandtoprohibitany athlete •Feelingfoggyorgroggy responsible: coaches,contestofficials,administrators,students,parentsandmedicalpersonnel. •Confusion All individuals whohave responsibilitiesanddutiesintheinterscholasticathleticsenvironment are •Sensitivity tolightornoise •Feelingsluggish •Balanceproblemsordizziness • Cannotrecallevents afterhit •Concentrationormemoryproblems • Cannotrecallevents priortohit • Shows behavior orpersonalitychanges • Losesconsciousness •Doubleorfuzzyvision • Answers questionsslowly •Nausea •Headache • Moves clumsily • Isunsureofgamescoreoropponent • Forgets plays SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY ATHLETE • Isconfusedaboutassignment • Appears dazedorstunned SIGNS OBSERVED BYOTHERS • At initiallicensureorrenewal oftheOHSAAofficiatingpermit,officialshallindicatethathe • All OfficialsshallpossesseitheracurrentPupil Activity Program/CoachingPermitorshallcomplete • Note thatofficialsarenotmedicalprofessionalsandhave noauthoritytodetermine whetherornota • If acontestofficialisaware thatastudenthasbeenpermittedtoreturncompetitiononthesameday • official An • Officials aretoreview andknow thesignsandsymptomsofconcussiontodirectimmediate What istheroleofcoaches inadministeringthisrule? Who isresponsiblefor administeringthisrule? list ofsigns,symptomsandbehaviors thatareconsistentwithaconcussion: of HealthandHumanServices,CentersforDiseaseControlPrevention haspublishedthefollowing rule listssomeofthesigns,symptomsandbehaviors consistentwithaconcussion. The U.S.Department What arethe“signs,symptoms,orbehaviorsconsistentwithaconcussion?” What istheroleofcontestofficialsinadministeringrule? approved online concussioncourses. or shehaseitheracurrentPupil Activity Program/CoachingPermitorhascompletedoneofthe one oftheonlineconcussioncourseswhicharevalid forthreeyearsfromthedateofcompletion. competition thatsameday. approved onlineconcussioncoursesuponrenewal ofthepermit. concussion orheadinjury and thestudentisreferredtoamedicalprofessional. has sustainedaconcussion. The coachisresponsibleforinsuringthatthestudent’s parentsarenotified who displaysthesesignsorsymptomsfromparticipatinginapracticecontest. observes signsandsymptomsthatmayindicateastudentisconcussed. student hassustainedaconcussion. The officialisresponsiblefordirectingremoval whenheorshe report theincidenttoOHSAA. as removal, thatofficialshallimmediatelystopplayandremove that studentfromcompetitionand removal ofanathlete,theofficialshallbeaccompaniedbyanother(second)ifpossible. removal ofany studentwhodisplaysthesesignsorsymptoms. When informingtheheadcoachabout shall notpermittheathletewhohasbeenremoved underthisruletoreturn to shall notreturn toparticipationonthesamedayasremoval. 88 The NationalFederation 5. 6. 8. 7. • School administrationshallthennotify thecoachastopermissionreturnpracticeorplay. • • While allindividuals involved intheinterscholasticathleticsprogramhave aresponsibilitytorecognize • Officials arerequiredtosubmittheOHSAA“OHSAAConcussionReport”within48hours • All officialsshouldcarrywiththemevidence ofcompletiononetheseoptionsatalltimeswhile • • Student-athletes shallreview andsign,onanannualbasis,alongwiththeirparentsorlegal guardians, • Student-athletes whoexhibit symptomssuchaslossofconsciousness,headache,dizziness,confusion • • Once aconcussionhasbeendiagnosedbyphysicianorotherapproved healthcareprovider, • If theevent continues over multipledays,thenthedesignatedevent physicianhasultimateauthority • No coachorcontestofficialshallallow astudenttoreturnpracticeorcompetitiononany day • No, undernocircumstancescanthatathletereturntoplayday. • If any oneofthesephysicians orauthorizedmedicalproviders hasansweredthat“yes”therebeen What aretheexpectationsofstudent-athletesinconcussionmanagement? Who decidesifanathletehasnotbeenconcussedand/orwhorecovered fromaconcussion? sport for astudentwhohasdiagnosedwithconcussion? Once thedayhasconcluded,whocanissueauthorizationtoreturn topractice/competitioninthe competition for asuspectedconcussion? Can anathletereturntoplayonthesamedayashe/shehasbeenremoved fromapracticeor Authorization toReturnPlay”Form. officiating acontest. student-athletes torecognizethesigns,symptomsandbehaviors consistentwithaconcussion. the potentialforcatastrophicinjuryandeven deathfromconcussions,itisalsotheresponsibilityof whenever astudenthasbeenremoved fromacontestunderthisregulation. ashx prevention/concussion/Interscholastic%20Concussion%20Form%20-%20ODH%20Revised%202. at thislinkhttp://www.healthyohioprogram.org/~/media/HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20 the OhioDepartmentofHealth’s ConcussionInformationSheetfoundontheOHSAAwebsiteand exhibited byafellow student-athlete. care professional. Teammates alsosharetheresponsibilitytoreportthesesymptomswhenthey are or balanceproblems,have theresponsibilitytoreporttheseimmediatelytheircoachand/orhealth with oneofthefollowing asapplicabletotheprovider’s authoritytopracticeinOhio: approved bytheschool’s BoardofEducationorothergoverning bodywhoisactinginaccordance Only “Sports Medicine”sectionoftheOHSAAwebsite(www.ohsaa.org shall bekept attheschoolindefinitely authorization shallbeinwritingtotheadministrationofschool. This written only aphysicianorapproved provider canauthorizesubsequentReturn To Play(RTP), andsuch over returntoplaydecisions. authorization after theinitialremoval untilthatstudenthasbeenassessedandclearedforreturnwith a concussion,thatdecisionisfinal. 4) Underthesupervisionofaphysician 3) Incollaborationwithaphysician; 2) Pursuanttothereferralofaphysician; 1) Inconsultationwithaphysician; 7 below). competition onthesamedayhe/shehasbeenremoved from apracticeorcompetition Even ifthatdeterminationhasbeenmade,however, thestudentmaynotreturn topracticeor is empowered tomake theon-sitedeterminationthatanathletehas anM.D.(MedicalDoctor),D.O.(DoctorofOsteopathy),oranotherhealthcareprovider byaphysicianorlicensedhealthcareprovider authorizedby theschool.

asapartofthatstudent’s permanentrecord.Gotothe 89 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS ) toaccesstheOHSAA“Medical not received aconcussion. RTP authorization (seeNo. written

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS Brain Injury Association ofOhio–www.biaoh.org hb143-129.pdf Ohio Legislative ServiceCommissionerHB143Bill Analysis -http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses129/12- concussion/HeadsUp/schools.html CDC MaterialsonReturningtoSchoolforParents, SchoolNursesandEducators-http://www.cdc.gov/ concussion-toolkit Nationwide Children’s Hospital–ConcussionInformation Toolkit -http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/ CDC HeadsUp:Concussionin Youth Sports Injuries -http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/vipp/child/tbi.aspx Ohio DepartmentofHealth, Violence andInjuryPrevention Program-Sports/Recreation Traumatic Brain ADDITIONAL CONCUSSIONRESOURCES What%20Parents-Guardians%20Need%20to%20Know%20-%20School%20Sports%20-%20Final.ashx media/HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20prevention/concussion/Return%20to%20Play%20-%20 Ohio’s ReturntoPlayLaw: What Parent/Guardians NeedtoKnow -http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/~/ What%20Coaches%20Need%20to%20Know%20-%20School%20Sports%20-%20Final.ashx org/~/media/HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20prevention/concussion/Return%20to%20Play%20-%20 Ohio’s ReturntoPlayLaw: What Coaches and RefereesNeedtoKnow -http://www.healthyohioprogram. Updated%202513.ashx HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20prevention/concussion/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20 Ohio’s ReturntoPlayLaw: Frequently Asked Questions-http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/~/media/ Online ConcussionManagement Training -http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/concussion.aspx#Training -%20ODH%20Revised%202.ashx HealthyOhio/ASSETS/Files/injury%20prevention/concussion/Interscholastic%20Concussion%20Form%20 Ohio DepartmentofHealthConcussionInformationSheet-http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/~/media/ QUICK LINKSFROM THE OHIODEPARTMENT OFHEALTH— NFHS SUGGESTEDMEDICALCLEARANCERETURN TO PLAY PROTOCOL GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 6. Game play/competition. 5. Full contactinpracticesetting. 4. Begin non-contactskilldrillsspecifictosportsuchasdribbling,fielding,batting,etc. 3. Initiate aerobicactivity fundamentaltospecificsportsuchasrunningorskating,andmayalsobegin 2. When theathleteappearsclear, begin low-impact activity suchaswalking, stationarybike, etc. 1. No exertional activity untilasymptomatic. 9. • Medical checkshouldoccurbeforecontact.(Finalwrittenclearancefromthemedicalprofessional • If symptomsrecur, athletemustreturntoprevious level andshouldbereevaluated byanappropriate • Athlete mustremainasymptomatictoprogressthenext level. (Itisoftensuggestedthatanathlete • The NationalFederationofStateHighSchool Associations hasincludedthefollowing graduated • After aclearancehasbeenissued,thestudent’s actualreturntopracticeandplayshouldfollow a progressive strengthtrainingactivities. What shouldbedoneafterthestudentisclearedbyanappropriatehealthcareprofessional? not beallowed toprogressmorethanonelevel perday.) graduated protocol. establish adifferent graduatedprotocol.) a suggestedprotocol. The appropriatehealthcareprofessionalwhoissuestheclearancemaywishto protocol initsSuggestedGuidelinesforManagementofConcussionSports:(Note: This issimply shall beobtainedbeforetheathleteengagesinany unrestrictedorfullcontactactivity.) health careprofessional. 90 • Water shallalways beavailable andathletesshallbeabletotake inasmuchwater asthey 100 degrees (above 99degrees) to104degrees HeatIndex— • Helmets andotherequipmentshouldberemoved whenathletenotdirectlyinvolved • with Watch/monitor athletescarefullyfornecessaryaction. •Have towels with iceforcoolingofathletesasneeded. • Mandatory water breaksevery 30minutesfor10indurationtoallow forhydration asa Notes: • Water shallalways beavailable andathletesshallbeabletotake inasmuchwater asthey • Re-check temperatureandhumidityevery 30minutesiftemperaturerisesinordertomonitorfor • Watch/monitor95 degrees athletescarefullyfornecessaryaction. to99degrees HeatIndex— •Have towels with iceforcoolingofathletesasneeded. • Optional water breaksevery 30minutesfor10indurationtoallow hydrationasa Under 95degrees HeatIndex— and humidityatthatlevel willresultinaneedtocurtailactivity. This procedureistobeuseduntilsuchtimeasthetemperaturebelow 84degrees asnocombinationofheat HEAT REGULATIONS • Stop alloutsideactivity inpracticeand/orplay, andstopallinsideactivity ifairconditioningis Above 104degrees HeatIndex— • If helmetsorotherprotective requirementarerequiredtobeworn byruleornormalpractice, •Postponepracticetolaterinday. • Reduce timeofoutsideactivity aswellindooractivity ifairconditioningisunavailable. • Allow athletes to changedryshirtsandshortsatdefinedintervals. • Alter uniformbyremoving itemsifpossibleandpermissiblebyrules. Note: • Watch/monitor athletescarefullyfornecessaryaction. •Have towels withiceforcoolingofathletesasneeded. • 4. Using thefollowing table,activity shouldbealteredand/oreliminatedbasedonthisHeatIndex as 3. If areadingisdeterminedwherebyactivity istobedecreased(above 95degrees HeatIndex), thenre- 2. The temperatureandhumidityshouldbefactored intotheHeatIndex CalculationandCharta 1. Thirty minutespriortothestartofactivity, temperatureandhumidityreadingsshouldbetaken atthe calculates theHeatIndex, thatnumbermaybeusedtoapplythetable. determination madeastotheHeatIndex. Ifschoolsareutilizingadigitalslingpsychrometerthat site. determined: preventative stepstaken, orifanincreasedlevel ofactivity canresume. readings would berequiredevery thirtyminutestodetermineiffurtheractivity shouldbeeliminatedor temperature andhumidityevery 30minutestomonitorforincreasedHeatIndex. Mandatory water breaksevery 30minutesfor10indurationtoallow hydrationasagroup. desire. desire. competition, drillorpracticeanditisnototherwiserequiredbyrule. group. increased HeatIndex. group. unavailable. suspend practiceorcompetitionimmediately. Re-checktemperatureandhumidityevery 30minutestomonitorforchangesinHeatIndex. Reducetimeofoutsideactivity. Considerpostponingpracticetolaterintheday. Re-check 91 2016-2017 GENERALSPORTS REGULATIONS

SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS . AlcoholandIllegalDrugs 2. Tobacco 1. TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, ILLEGALDRUGS AND STEROIDS GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 • • Weather canbemonitoredusingthe following methods: approximately two tothreemiles, ANYTIME thatlightningcanbeseenorheard,theriskisalreadypresent. indicating thunderstormdevelopment. Sincetheaverage distancebetweensuccessive lightningflashesis Coaches, athletictrainers,athletes,administratorsandcontestofficialsshallbeeducatedregarding thesigns Recognition LIGHTNING AND INCLEMENT WEATHER • • Management 3 Steroids 3. National WeatherService activity. the daybeforeandmorningofcompetition,byscanningsky forsignsofpotentialthunderstorm Monitor WeatherPatterns thunder isheard.Itrequiredtowait atleast30minutesafterthelastflash oflightningiswitnessedor Thirty-minute rule and displayedonplacardsatallathleticvenues. shall evacuate toavailable safe structuresorshelters. A listoftheclosestsafestructuresshouldbeannounced Evacuation danger oflightning. if itisonlya20percentchance),event organizers shall beataheightenedlevel ofawareness tothepotential if itdoesnotmeetthecriteriaforsevere weather. Therefore, anytime thunderstormsareintheforecast(even an area,andeveryone shouldtake properprecautions. Any thunderstormposesariskofinjuryordeatheven favorable forsevere weathertodevelop inanarea;awarning indicatessevere weatherhasbeenreportedin NWS. The NWSusesasystemofsevere stormwatches andwarnings. A watch indicatesconditionsare statement isasfollows: Associations ontheuseofdrugs,medicineandfoodsupplementsininter issued bytheSportsMedicine Advisory CommitteeoftheNationalFederationStateHighSchool Note: system isfreeofanabolicsteroidsorotherperformance-enhancingdrugs. interscholastic competitionuntilsuchtimeasmedicalevidence canbepresentedthatthestudent’s A studentwhousesanabolicsteroidsorotherperformance-enhancingdrugsisineligiblefor from thatcontest. Violations bycontestofficials shallbereportedtotheOHSAA. playing siteofaninterscholasticcontest.Penaltyforviolationbyschoolparticipantsisdisqualification etc.) andcontestofficials inanathleticcontestareprohibitedfromusingany formoftobaccoatthe School participants(coaches,players,trainers,managers,statisticians,scorekeepers, cheerleaders, permitted atthesiteofany contestinvolving OHSAAmemberschools. The saleof,thedistribution of,ortheconsumptionofalcoholicbeverages orillegal drugsisnot performance-enhancing purposes.” recommend orpermittheuseofany drug,medicationorfood supplementsolelyfor standards andreduceliabilityrisks,schoolpersonnelcoachesshouldnever supply, “In ordertominimizehealthandsafetyrisksstudent-athletes,maintainethical health effects. Even naturalsubstancesinunnaturalamountsmayhave short-termorlong-termnegative manufacturer shouldnotbeauthorizedorencouragedbyschoolpersonnelandcoaches. “Use ofany drug,medicationorfoodsupplementinaway notprescribedbythe of theschoolordistrict. consultation withparents,health-careprofessionalsandsenioradministrative personnel supplement except withextreme cautionandinaccordancewithpoliciesdeveloped in “School personnelandcoachesshouldnotdispenseany drug, medicationorfood At itsSeptember1998meeting,theOHSAABoardofDirectorsendorsedpositionstatement –Iflightningisimminentorathunderstormapproaching,allpersonnel, athletesandspectators –Competitionorpracticeshallbe suspendedoncelightninghasbeenrecognizedor – Weather canalsobemonitoredusingsmall,portableweatherradiosfromthe –Beaware ofpotentialthunderstormsbymonitoringlocalweatherforecasts 92 scholastic sports. The . Videotaping andPhotographingRegulations A. shall beapproved annuallybytheBoardofDirectorsandpublishedseparatelyfrom tournament contests.Somepoliciesshallalsobeineffect forregular seasoncontests.Generalmediaregulations The OhioHighSchool Athletic Association develops theregulations formediacoverage ofallOHSAA MEDIAREGULATIONS clock, andanothercountshallbegin. flashes. the stormshouldmove 10-12milesaway fromthearea. This significantlyreducestheriskoflocallightning thunder isheardpriortoresumingpracticeorcompetition.Given theaverage ratesofthunderstormtravel, Note: Theuseofdronesisprohibitedforany purposebyany personsatOHSAAtournamentcontests c. Itistheresponsibility of eachlocalschooldistricttoestablishpoliciesfortheusedronesduring b. For purposesofthis policy, anunmannedaerialvehicle (“UAV”), commonlyknown asadrone,is a. Use ofUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) Section 3.—RegularSeasonandOHSAA Tournament Contests Itispermissibleforaschoolorrepresentative tovideotapeorphotographtournament c. Allphotographsandvideostaken byschoolrepresentatives oftheteamorindividuals fromone’s b. Videotaping OHSAAtournamentcontestsoftheteamorindividuals fromone’s own school a. Videotaping andPhotographingbyParticipating Schools Section 2.—OHSAA Tournament Contests Itispermissibleforaschoolorrepresentative tovideotapeorphotographregular season b. Itispermissibleforaschoolorrepresentative tovideotapeorphotographregular season a. Section 1.—RegularSeasonContests . SpectatorstakingvideosorphotosatOHSAAtournamentcontestsshallnotinterfere withthe a. Videotaping andPhotographingbySpectators Any subsequentlightningorthunderafterthebeginningof30-minutecountshallreset the purposes underthecontrolofOHSAA. provided themanagementoftournamentfacility permitsthepresenceofdronesforbroadcast completed. shall remove anyone attemptingtouseadroneand/orconfiscate thedroneuntilevent hasbeen or practicesbeforeafteranOHSAAtournamentcontest. At tournamentcontests,management home regular seasoncontests(includingpreviews andscrimmages)practices. any aircraftwithoutahumanpilotaboardthedevice. written consentofallschoolsparticipatinginthecontest(s). contests (includingpractices)ofteamsorindividuals the nationalplayingrulesofsportorinspecific sportregulations. videotapes orphotographsmaybeusedfor“in-game”coachingpurposesonlyifitisspecified in or videostaken byschoolrepresentatives forcommercialpurposesisstrictlyprohibited.Such own schoolatOHSAAtournamentcontestsareforuseONLY. The useofphotographs school ispermittedtovideotape. manager, anditisdoneattheexpense oftheschoolinvolved. A maximumofoneindividual per participating inthecontestispermittedprovided priorarrangements aremadewiththetournament own schoolonlywiththewrittenconsentofallschoolsparticipatingincontest(s). contests (includingpreviews, scrimmagesand/orpractices)ofteamsorindividuals in thenationalplayingrulesofsportorspecific sportregulations. Such videotapesorphotographsmaybeusedfor“in-game”coachingpurposesonlyifitisspecified contests (includingpreviews andscrimmages)oftheteamorindividuals fromone’s own school. In addition,nosourcesofpower willbeprovided forspectators’ videoorphotoequipment. photograph anevent, norwillspectatorsand/ortheirequipmentbepermittedinany playingarea. in seatsthathave beenpurchased.Nospectatorsshallbeprovided “media”accesstovideotapeor view ofacontestbyotherspectators, norwillspectatorsortheirequipmenttake additionalspace An exception tothispolicy maybemadeinspecific casesforOHSAA broadcastpartners, 93

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SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS . UseoftheOHSAA Trade Namesand Trademarks C. . Coaches’ andParticipants’ Comments totheNewsMedia B. GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2016-2017 licenses canbefoundontheOHSAAwebsite(www.ohsaa.org) under“News andMedia.” limited licensesfortheuseofitstradenamesandtrademarks. The OHSAA’s policiesregarding these Notwithstanding thisprohibition,theOHSAAdoesissuecertainnon-exclusive, non-transferable and federallaw. Any unauthorizeduseofthesetradenamesandtrademarksisstrictlyprohibited. The OHSAAowns certaintradenamesandtrademarksthatareregistered andprotectedunderstate 11. players, coachesorschools.Failure tofollow thisrequestwillresultinpenaltiesasoutlinedBylaw directly tothemediaorthroughuseofsocialregarding notonlytheofficials, but alsothe and participantsareexpected tofollow thesameprocedureandmake noderogatorypubliccomments through theuseofsocialmediaregarding otherofficials, theplayers,coachesorschools.Coaches Officials aretrainedandexpected tomake noderogatorypubliccommentsdirectlytothemediaor reflection uponthosewhowereresponsibleforassigningtheofficials tothegame. school waives allofitsrightssofar asobjectingtotheofficials.” Publiccriticismofofficials isadirect well inadvance ofthecontestandagreeduponbyschoolsinvolved. When thecontestbegins each OHSAA Bylaw 8,Section2,readsinpart,“Greatcareshallbeexercised intheselectionofofficials, . TheOHSAAreserves therighttoremove violatorsofthesepoliciesfromatournamentcontest, d. Thetournamentsiteacceptsnoliabilityfordamageortheftofspectatorequipmentinjuryasa c. Allphotographsandvideostaken byspectatorsatOHSAAtournamentcontestsareforpersonal b. invoke additionalpenaltiesandseekmaximumlegal recourse. result ofprivately owned equipment. prohibited regardless ofthepersonaluse/purposetaping. purposes isstrictlyprohibited. Videotaping ofone’s next opponentatapractice orcontestisstrictly use ONLY. The useofspectatorphotographsorvideosforcommercial,scoutingcoaching 94