2012-13 TSSAA Handbook

2012-13 TSSAA Handbook
Soccer
Monday, week of August 1 until completion
of 3 weeks (21 consecutive days) .................................................. DEAD PERIOD
End of Dead Period until
Monday, week of November 1 ....................................................... Weight training/conditioning permitted.
No open facilities. No practice.
Monday, week of November 1 until completion
of 3 weeks (21 consecutive days) .................................................. Weight lifting/conditioning permitted.
No open facilities. No practice.
End of 3 weeks until December 31 ................................................. Weight training/conditioning permitted.
No open facilities. No practice.
January 1 until Monday, week of February 15 ............................... Weight training/conditioning/open facilities permitted.
No practice.
Monday, week of February 15 ........................................................ First Practice Date. Must practice 3 days before preseason
scrimmages. Maximum of 4 preseason scrimmages or 2
preseason scrimmage dates, or 1 date and 2 scrimmages.
Monday, 10 weeks prior to Spring Fling ......................................... Date of First Contest. Eligibility and schedule must be filed
online.
Maximum number of contests ........................................................ 16 Matches. Maximum of 2 tournaments with each
tournament counting as 2 matches.
End of season until completion of school ....................................... Coaches may be involved in a coaching capacity with
students in their school on non-school teams.
Completion of school until Summer Dead Period ........................... No practice regulations.
Week preceding July 4 and week of July of 4 ................................ SUMMER DEAD PERIOD
End of Summer Dead Period until Monday, week of August 1 ....... No practice regulations.
Section 9. The sports season for a school shall end when the team has been eliminated from the TSSAA
tournament series or has won the state championship. The sports season shall end for a school whose team does
not enter the tournament series with the playing of the last regularly scheduled game.
Please see FAQ’s on Pages 40-57.
Jamborees
Section 10. A member school may participate in one jamboree per sport provided (a) the jamboree is approved
by the state office and is held before any of the participating schools play their first game; (b) the jamboree is
sponsored by the participating schools and all proceeds go to the participating schools; (c) the jamboree is
conducted in accordance with the following regulations:
A. No team or participant shall play more than the equivalent of half of a game or contest.
B. Registered TSSAA officials must be used.
C. Schools participating in a jamboree must file the regular eligibility report with the state office prior to
participating.
D. Schools must hold membership in TSSAA or membership in a Tennessee conference in order to be
eligible to participate in a jamboree. (Out-of-state schools must obtain approval from their state
association before participating.)
E. Football schools may participate in a jamboree as early as Thursday of the week preceding the opening
of football season.
F. Basketball schools may participate in a jamboree one week preceding the opening of basketball season.
Participation in such a jamboree shall not count as a regular-season contest.
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