IHSA HANDBOOK REVIEW

IHSA Mission

The IHSA governs the equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience.

IHSA Handbook

• Hardcopies were distributed to member schools in the August all school mailing.

• Available online through the IHSA website.

• The Handbook is a valuable resource to preserve the eligibility of Coaches, Student-Athletes, Teams and Schools

IHSA HandbookPages 3 – 11

• Board of Directors • Listing of Member Schools by Division and District• Schools Entering IHSA State Series Yearly• Officers of the Associations• Association Administrators

Pages 12 – 15• Definitions

1.000 ConstitutionPages 15 – 25

• 1.000 Constitution• 1.100 Name and Objectives• 1.200 Membership• 1.300 Board of Directors• 1.400 Powers and Duties of Board• 1.500 Officers • 1.600 Dues and Assessments• 1.700 Legislative Commission• 1.800 Meetings of the Association• 1.900 Amendments

2.000 School By-LawsPages 26 – 39

• 2.000 School By-laws• 2.010 Compliance with Rules• 2.020 Responsibility of Principal• 2.030 Cooperative Team

Sponsorship• 2.040 Sportsmanship of School

Representatives• 2.050 Schools with which

Contests May be Held• 2.060 Multiple School

Interscholastic Activities• 2.070 Qualifications of Coaches• 2.080 Selection and Use of

Licensed Officials

• 2.090 Season Limitation in Athletic Activities

• 2.100 All-Star Teams and Games• 2.110 Officials’ Attendance at Rules

Meeting • 2.120 Coaches’ Attendance at Rules

Meeting • 2.130 Principals’ Attendance At

Meetings• 2.140 Participation Limitations

During Strike• 2.150 Physical Examination• 2.160 Classification• 2.170 Distribution of Steroids and

Performance Enhancing Drug• 2.180 Travel Policy

3.000 Athletic EligibilityPages 40 – 66

• 3.000 Athletic Eligibility By-laws

• 3.010 Attendance• 3.020 Scholastic Standing• 3.030 Residence• 3.040 Transfer• 3.050 Participation Limitations• 3.060 Age• 3.070 Recruiting of Athletes• 3.080 Amateurism• 3.090 Participating Under An

Assumed Name

• 3.100 Independent Team Participation

• 3.110 Coaching School Participation

• 3.120 All-Star Participation• 3.130 Use of Players• 3.140 Misbehavior during

Contests• 3.150 Special Provisions for

Summer Participation• 3.160 Open Gym Limitations• 3.170 Classification

4.000 Activity Eligibility

Pages 67 – 69• 4.000 Activity Eligibility By-laws• 4.010 Attendance• 4.020 Scholastic Standing• 4.030 Participation Limitations• 4.040 Age• 4.050 Use of Assumed Name• 4.060 Misbehavior During Activities• 4.070 Use of Participants• 4.080 Spirit Limitations

5.000 Sport SeasonPages 69 – 83• 5.000 Sport Season By-laws

• 5.010 Boys Fall Baseball• 5.020 Boys Spring Baseball• 5.030 Boys Summer Baseball• 5.040 Boys Basketball• 5.050 Boys Bowling• 5.060 Boys Cross Country• 5.070 Boys Football• 5.080 Boys Fall Golf• 5.090 Boys Gymnastics• 5.100 Boys Lacrosse• 5.110 Boys Soccer• 5.120 Boys Swimming• 5.130 Boys Spring Tennis• 5.140 Boys Track and Field• 5.150 Boys Volleyball• 5.160 Boys Water Polo• 5.170 Boys Wrestling

• 5.180 Girls Badminton• 5.190 Girls Basketball• 5.200 Girls Bowling• 5.210 Girls Cross Country• 5.220 Girls Fall Golf• 5.230 Girls Gymnastics• 5.240 Girls Lacrosse• 5.250 Girls Soccer• 5.260 Girls Fall Softball• 5.270 Girls Spring Softball• 5.280 Girls Summer Softball• 5.290 Girls Swimming• 5.300 Girls Fall Tennis• 5.310 Girls Track and Field• 5.320 Girls Volleyball• 5.330 Girls Water Polo• 5.340 Competitive Cheerleading• 5.350 Competitive Dance• 5.360 Scholastic Bowl

6.000 Protest and Penalty

Pages 83 – 86

• 6.000 Protest and Penalty By-laws• 6.010 Penalty for Violating Rules• 6.020 Forfeiture of Contest• 6.030 Protest Procedure• 6.040 Breach of Contract Between Member Schools• 6.050 Breach of Contract Between Member School and Official

Administrative Procedures, Guidelines and PoliciesPages 88 – 120

• 1. Philosophy Underlying Eligibility By-laws

• 2. Eligibility Rulings from IHSA• 3. Eligibility of Emancipated • 4. Foreign Exchange Student

Eligibility• 5. Approved Foreign Exchange

Programs• 6. Strike Policy• 7. Making the Weekly Eligibility

Check• 8. Sanction Policy• 9. Non-Faculty Coach Policy

• 10. Accommodation Policy for Students With Disabilities

• 11. College Auditions• 12. School Equipment Use Policy• 13. Football Policies• 14. Guidelines for Adding and

Deleting State Series Programs• 15. Guidelines for Non-School

Competition• 16. Emerging Sports• 17. Classification System• 18. Grouping and Seeding State

Tournament Series

Administrative Procedures, Guidelines and PoliciesPages 99 – 116

• 19. Criteria for Increasing Classes• 20. Approved School Policy• 21. Alcoholic Beverages and IHSA

State Series Events• 22. Criteria for Selection of Sites

for IHSA Meets and Tournaments• 23. IHSA Performance-Enhancing

Drug Testing Policy• 24. Public Information Policies• 25. Code of Conduct• 26. Application for Approval of

Cooperative Team

• 27. Statement Regarding Non-Discrimination

• 28. Entry Policy and Procedures• 29. Prayer at IHSA State Series

Contests• 30. Affirmative Action Policy• 31. Trademark Use and Royalty

Policy• 32. Corporate Sponsorship Policy• 33. IHSA Member School

Publicity Policy• 34. Policy and School

Recommendations for Transgender Participation

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