The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

September, 1951 The Health Bulletin 15ning interschool contests which cateronly to the strong and skillful are notenough. Basic, fundamental skills shouldbe taught to all students. Unless thetotal welfare of every student is consideredand there is cooperation on thepart of all school personnel, many studentswill be neglected.Physical activities, properly conducted,may contribute to pupil health and developmentalneeds, lead to more wholesomerecreation, serve as a motivatingforce for student participation in otheractivities and foster school-communityspirit. Improperly conducted, they willsurely lead to over emphasis on winningteams, long schedules, many tournaments,loss of school time on long trips,grudge games, vuisportsmanlike conduct,riots or near riots, and exploitation ofboys and girls.In order to protect the health andinsure the safety of participants andat the same time promote an educationallysoimd athletic program, thefollowing standards of athletic competitionhave been proposed by a committeeof school administrators.1. All schools must, if they participatein any interscholastic sports program,conform to the following eligibility requirements:a. A player must be a regularly enrolledmember of the school and hisparents or guardian must reside inthe same school district.b. A player must have been in attendancefor at least 60 per cent ofthe previous term at an approvedhigh school.c. A player must secure passinggrades on at least three courses eachterm. At least one of these coursesmust be one that is required forgraduation from high school.d. A student, upon entering grade9, is eligible for competition on highschool athletic teams only during thesucceeding eight consecutive semestersor terms of 90 days each.e. No student may participate inhigh school athletic contests who is19 years of age before July 1 of thefiscal school year.f. No student may participate inschool contests after graduation orafter being eligible for graduationfrom high school.g. No students who have enrolledin a college, or who have signed acontract for professional play will beeligible for high school competition.h. Students who have participatedin all star games are ineligible forfurther participation in that particularsport.2. State school laws require that allgate receipts from athletic contests behandled by a bonded school treasurer.3. No more than one football, twobaseball, two basketball games, twotennis and two golf matches per weekmay be played. It is strongly recommendedthat girls' basketball games belimited to one a week.4. Limit the season's games to tenfootball, 20 basketball and 20 baseball.It is recommended that girls' basketballbe limited to 14 games per season.5. Soccer, track, wrestling, swimmingand other interscholastic sports shouldbe limited to one meet, game or matchper week. No boxing.6. No spring football.7. No practice games except intersquad games prior to the regular scheduleof games.8. No games played before schoolopens or after school closes.9. No post season games except countyor state play offs. No regional orstate championship games for girls.10. No players to be approved for postseasonor bowl games.11. Trips that involve overnight traveland out of state games are stronglydiscouraged.12. No tournaments or games sponsoredby organizations or individualsother than bona fide public schools maybe entered.13. No more than two tournaments aany one sport.year may be entered inGitls are limited to participation in onetournament.14. Coaches must be certificated teacherswho are bona fide members of theschool faculty.15. It is recommended that girls teamsbe coached by women teachers and re-