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162) Q.
A. No. (By-law 3.073)
May a school give any priority, special attention or consideration to prospective athletes in any of its activities for marketing the school program and recruiting students?
163) Q.
A. Yes, provided this benefit is provided to all such groups located within the normal attendance boundaries of the
May a high school provide free admission to athletic contests for special interest, non-high school groups, such as a junior high basketball team, youth sports club or team, cub scout pack, church group, etc.?
school. (By-law 3.073)
164) Q.
A. Yes, provided it is a completely open event, with no specific students or student groups being invited and provided
May a school sponsor a “Junior High Night” during a sport season, provide free admission to all junior high students on that night, and conduct some skill contests in the sport with prizes, such as school T-shirts, etc., for the winners?
that any contests conducted and/or prizes awarded use random selection of participants. (By-laws 3.071 and 3.072)
165) Q.
A. No. (By-law 3.072)
May a school provide any services or other benefits to students or prospective students who are athletes which are not correspondingly provided to all students or prospective students who are not athletes?
3.080 AMATEURISM
3.081 For winning or placing in actual athletic competition, a student in a member school may accept a medal, cup, trophy, or plaque, from the sponsoring agent regardless of cost.
3.082 Schools may provide an individual or teams that win an IHSA state championship, a ring/memento not to exceed $200 in fair market value. Businesses, booster clubs or other organizations desiring to make contributions toward the purchase of a championship ring/memento must make those contributions to the school.
3.083 A student in a member school may accept any other award for participation in an athletic contest, or for athletic honors or recognition, which does not exceed $75 in fair market value, in the following sports: badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and any other sport in which the student’s school provides interscholastic competition. In addition, a student in a member school may receive and retain items of wearing apparel which are worn for non-school athletic competition as part of a team uniform provided for and worn by the student during competition.
3.084 A student in a member school may accept a school letter for an interscholastic sport, regardless of cost.
3.085 Violation of the provisions of By-laws 3.081, 3.082, 3.083 or 3.084 shall cause ineligibility in the sport in which the violation occurred. An official ruling must be secured from the Executive Director before any student who violates these rules may be reinstated to eligibility.
Illustrations for Section 3.080 of the By-laws
The illustrations and situations it contains are for purposes of assisting in understanding the application of the particular by-law to which they pertain. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, between the illustrations, examples or situations in this publication and the constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control.
166) NUMBER OF PRIZES PERMITTED
Q. Is there a limit on the number of different prizes an athlete may win in any given contest or awards an athlete may receive on any given occasion?
A. Yes. An athlete may receive no more than one (1) prize of $75 fair market value per sponsor per athletic contest. (By- law 3.083)
167) REWARDS REVIEWED
167.1) Q. A.
167.2) Q. A.
If a student participates in a road race sponsored by (1) a member school; (2) a local business; or (3) a private running club, may the student receive a T-shirt instead of a medal or trophy for winning or placing in the race?
In all three of these instances the student may accept a T-shirt or other merchandise reward, if the fair market value of the award is less than $75. (By-law 3.083)
May a contestant pay an entry fee to be in the race if part of that fee is used to purchase a shirt or other memento?
Yes, if the item does not exceed $75 fair market value. (By-law 3.083)
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