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Football Policies, continued
6. Individual players who only kick, punt, or hold for extra-point kicks and field goals in one game are allowed to play all four quarters at any position in another game that week.
7. When a game starts on one day and is delayed to the next day because of weather or other circumstances, players who participated in the portion of the game on the first day are allowed to participate in the portion of the game that resumes the following day.
8. Individual players are not allowed to participate in live contact or Thud in practice the day before or after participating in a game.
14. Guidelines for Adding and Deleting State Series Programs
1. The Board will entertain proposals to add a new state series when ten percent of the member schools engage in regularly scheduled competition in the sport or activity.
2. When the minimum required participation level is demonstrated and proposals to add a new state series are considered, the Board shall (a) consider the growth potential of the sport or activity, (b) consider the equity criteria included In the classification policy in determining whether to add the proposed new series, and (c) consider factors such as budgetary implications and official availability.
3. The Board will entertain recommendations from staff to consider deletion of an existing state series when less than ten percent of the member schools participate in the series and/or engage in regularly scheduled competition in the sport or activity.
4. Annually, each state series that has less than ten percent of the member schools participating in the state series and/or engage in regularly scheduled competition in the sport or activity will be reviewed by the Board. The Board will then vote to either maintain each state series that has less than 10 percent participation or to remove the state series in a future year as determined by the board.
15. Guidelines for Non-School Competition
During the school term, special permission may be granted to permit a student to compete in a non-school event during the school season in competitions which are directly sanctioned by the National Governing Body or its junior or official Illinois affiliate. No student may participate in more than three (3) approved non-school competitions during a sports season.
Schools must submit a request for approval in the Schools Center and provide a National Governing Body or its junior or official Illinois affiliate URL for that event.
16. Emerging Sports Policy
Any sport for which IHSA does not conduct a state tournament series and which a member school elects to sponsor as either a sport under the auspices of its athletic administration or as a club or other informal sports activity shall be considered an emerging sport.
Definition of Emerging Sport
Purpose of Emerging Sports Policy
The Emerging Sport Policy is designed to establish parameters under which schools may engage in competitive sports activity even when state tournament series competition is not available for the sport. It will establish common ground rules and management policies for the sport among member schools and will facilitate the growth of such sports within the established confines of the Association’s Constitution and By-laws.
Registration of Emerging Sport Programs
All member schools facilitating participation by students in any emerging sport shall register for participation in said sport(s) with the Association by adopting an Emerging Sport Resolution and filing a copy of said Resolution along with the registration forms supplied by the Association with the IHSA Office. IHSA will utilize Emerging Sport Registration Records to monitor the development of new sport activities in member schools and assist in determining when new state series should be considered.
Dates Sport May Be Conducted
Any school belonging to this Association may organize, practice or compete in an emerging sport at any time during its established calendar for the current school term, unless a specific season has been established.
Eligibility of Participants
Students who participate in emerging sports must be eligible under the provisions of IHSA eligibility by-laws.
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