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3.112 Students may attend a coaching school, camp or clinic during the summer months provided they do not attend before school is out in the spring or after Sunday of Week Number 5 in the IHSA Standardized Calendar. Such coaching schools, camps and clinics may be conducted by an individual, group or even a member school and instruction at such programs may be provided by any person. However, in the case of a school-sponsored camp, participation may not be restricted to high school students who have been certified eligible for athletics.
3.112.1 During the summer months (which shall be defined as the period of time between the last day of student attendance at a student’s member school and Sunday of Week 5 in the IHSA Standardized Calendar), any number of students from a member school may attend a coaching school, camp, or clinic. If a coach at a member school is involved in any respect with a coaching school, camp, or clinic attended by students from the coach’s school, the days on which the coaching school, camp, or clinic occur shall be considered a part of the school’s contact days, as outlined in IHSA By-Law 3.153.
3.112.2 During any time of the calendar year, any number of students from a member school may attend a coaching school, camp, or clinic provided no person who is a coach at the students’ member school is involved in any respect with the coaching school, camp, or clinic. If a coach at a member school is involved in any respect with a coaching school, camp, or clinic, the number of students from a member school who can attend the coaching school, camp, or clinic shall be limited to the number outlined in IHSA By-Law 3.111.
3.112.3 Violations of the above provisions shall cause ineligibility for a period not to exceed 365 days, pending a ruling from the Executive Director.
3.113 Students may participate in school physical conditioning programs and recreational programs.
3.114 During the school year, students may serve as demonstrators for a coaching school, camp or clinic conducted exclusively for coaches or officials. Students may participate in one practice session for such event with the instructor for whom they will demonstrate.
Illustrations for Section 3.110 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.
210) LIMITS AT SPORT CAMPS
Q. Is it permissible for five students from an IHSA member school to go to Florida during the school year and take part in a baseball instructional program?
A. Yes, during the school year any number of students from a school may participate in sports lessons provided no coach from the school is involved in any respect. (By-law 3.111)
211) SCRIMMAGE AT SPORT CAMPS
Q. May students participate in a scrimmage as a part of a sports camps?
A. During the school year, students may participate in Soccer ID camps which generally involve instruction and the
demonstration of skills. In many cases, these camps also involve scrimmages. If the scrimmages only involve players officially attending the ID camp and the scrimmages are confined to the published timeframe of the ID camp, the scrimmages are considered part of the camp and are allowable under the provisions of IHSA By-law 3.111.
212) SCHOOL PAY CAMP FEES/LEAGUE FEES
Q. May a school pay fees for students participating in a summer sports camp or summer league?
A. Schools may only use funds from their activity accounts to pay fees for summer sports camps or summer leagues if
the funds have been raised by school teams, school clubs or booster clubs for that purpose. (Article 1.420)
213) SCHOOL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
Q. May a school provide transportation for students attending a summer sports camp during the contact day period? A. Yes. (By-law 3.154)
214) COACH AT CAMP
Q. May a school coach be a staff member at a summer camp which students from his/her school attend?
A. Yes, provided the camp is conducted between the last day of school in the spring and Sunday of Week 5 in the IHSA Standardized Calendar. Note: Any day during the camp on which the coach and any student from his/her school are involved together in sports instruction will be considered a contact day for both the coach and student. (By-law 3.112)
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