2011-2012 AAA Handbook - Arkansas Activities Association

Seasons and Event Limitations
Season
Beginning
Week #
Sport
Maximum
Permissible Events
Sr. High Jr. High
Week # of
State Events
Varsity JV Varsity JV
#5 GOLF (boys) 12 12 12 12 #14
#5 GOLF (girls) 12 12 12 12 #13
#7 TENNIS 12 12 12 12 #16
#7 COMPETITIVE CHEER 5 5 5 5 #22
#7 COMPETITIVE DANCE 5 5 5 5 #18
#8 VOLLEYBALL 18/20 18 18/20 18 #17/18
#9 FOOTBALL 10 10 10 10 #22/23
#9 CROSS COUNTRY 12 12 12 12 #18/19
#16 BASKETBALL (non-FB) 28 28 22 22 #36
#18 SWIMMING AND DIVING 10 10 10 10 #34
#19 BASKETBALL (FB schools) 20 20 18 18 #36
#20 WRESTLING 18 18 18 18 #32
#22 BOWLING 10 10 10 10 #33
#34 TRACK & FIELD (outdoor) 13 13 13 13 #46/47
#35 SOCCER 16 16 16 16 #46
#35 BASEBALL 22 22 12 12 #46
#35 SOFTBALL 22 22 12 12 #46
DECATHLON/HEPTATHLON #47
NOTE 1: Football schools may schedule basketball games earlier
than week #19 if the football season is shortened but may not begin
before week #17, nor play additional games.
NOTE 2: All varsity basketball teams may also participate in two
invitational tournaments. Non-football schools may add a third
basketball tournament by excluding three regular season basketball
games. Football schools may add a third basketball tournament by
excluding two regular season basketball games.
Baseball and Softball varsity teams may play a maximum of 22
regular season games with two invitational tournaments.
Volleyball varsity teams may play 18 regular season matches and
three invitational tournaments, or twenty regular season matches
and two invitational tournaments.
Soccer varsity teams may play 16 regular season events and two
invitational tournaments.
Spirit teams may participate in five invitational events.
In team sports, middle schools that have a separate AAA
membership may play in one tournament that does not count
against the total number allowable for a junior high.
No middle school athlete may compete in more than three total
tournaments including junior high and middle school.
BENEFIT GAMES
Each varsity team of AAA member schools may participate in ONE
interscholastic benefit game that does not count toward the season
limitation for that sport. The school must agree to give the stated
percentage of proceeds from such benefit events to the AAA
Catastrophe Insurance Fund.
SPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR BENEFIT GAMES
• Football games may be played only during Week #8 and shall
not start before 5:30 on weekdays.
• Basketball games for non-football playing schools may be
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played during Week #15 or any time during the regular season.
• Basketball games for football playing schools may only be
played during the regular basketball season or on the Saturday
immediately following the last regular season football playing
date.
• For All Basketball Benefit Events: When playing only one
game, play may not begin before 6:30 p.m. on school nights.
When two games (jr. high and/or sr. high) are played on the
same night, play may not begin before 5:30 p.m. on school
nights. Jamborees involving three or more schools may not
begin before 5:30 p.m. on school nights.
• Volleyball matches/games may be played from Week #7 or
any time during the regular season. Volleyball games may not
begin before 5:30 p.m. on weekdays.
• Baseball and Softball games may be played from Week #34
or any time during the regular season and may not begin before
3:30 p.m. on weekdays.
• Soccer matches may be played from Week #34 or any time
during the regular season and may not begin before 3:30 p.m.
on weekdays.
NUMBER OF BENEFIT GAMES OR MATCHES
There shall be only one game or portion of a game per varsity (sr.
boys, jr. boys, sr. girls, jr. girls) squad allowed. NO JR. VARSITY
OR “B” TEAM GAMES.
Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Football and Basketball Jamborees,
where several schools play each other a portion of a game, are
permissible provided no school plays more than the equivalent of a
full game.
Volleyball Jamborees, where several schools play each other a
portion of a match, are permissible provided no player participates
in more than five games.
Obtain Benefit Game forms at www.ahsaa.org
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