2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 77
• SITUATION: During the week of conditioning, what kinds of activities
are allowed?
INTERPRETATION: Any activities and any equipment used in
regular practice sessions may be used during the week of conditioning.
The only restrictions on this week of activities is that participation
is voluntary, and no one may be cut from the squad.
• SITUATION: A student participates in a Fall baseball league offered
in the community (while school is in session), and the high school
coaches assists with the practices of this team.
INTERPRETATION: This is a violation of GHSA rules for coaching
out-of-season.
• SITUATION: May a school open its gym during the school year for
students to participate in basketball, volleyball, or wrestling outside
the sport seasons for these activities, and may students on those
school teams participate?
INTERPRETATION: The gym may be open for all students and
students involved in the sports mentioned may participate, but no
coach in that sport may be present.
• SITUATION: May a faculty member officiate basketball scrimmages
before or after school out of the published basketball season?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as the faculty member is not a
basketball coach at that school.
• SITUATION: May a coach in any extracurricular activity conduct
voluntary, individual instruction with a student outside a team or
competitive setting and outside the designated season for that
activity?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, even if the instruction is in the activity that
the coach coaches during the designated activity season as long as
the instruction is voluntary and is outside a team or competitive
setting. At any given point in time, only one coach in a particular sport
may be working with one or two athletes in skill-building drills.
• SITUATION: A cheerleading coach desires to bring in a representative
of a national cheer organization to hold a clinic for the
cheerleaders: (a) during the season, or (b) just after Spring try-outs.
Is this legal?
INTERPRETATION: This is a violation in either case. In (a), the
violation is for illegal coaching; in (b), the violation is for out-ofseason
practice. Such a clinic is legal during the Summer.