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17.1.0 SCHOOL YEAR Q&A: When do the WIAA rules take effect? The school year begins on August 1 and ends the first day following the spring sports tournaments. 17.2.2 IN-SEASON Q&A-1: My team did not qualify for posts ...

17.1.0 SCHOOL YEAR Q&A: When do the WIAA rules take effect? The school year begins on August 1 and ends the first day following the spring sports tournaments. 17.2.2 IN-SEASON Q&A-1: My team did not qualify for postseason playoffs. How long can we continue to practice as a team with our coach? The season concludes with the final day of the state event in for that sport. Even though the team did not qualify, your coach could continue to coach your team until the conclusion of the state tournament for that sport. Q&A-2: Our basketball team is planning to play in a summer basketball tournament on the Sunday after the spring tournaments. With the impending weather reports, the state softball tournament may be postponed until after that date. Will our coach violate the out-of-season rule if she coaches us on Sunday, even though the softball tournament may not be completed? NO. Coaches cannot be responsible for the spring tournament being postponed due to inclement weather. 17.3.4 ALTERNATE SEASON CONTESTS Q&A: Our league plays girls tennis in the fall, but we would like to hold the final district qualifying event one week prior to the state tournament. Is it ok for our team to begin practice 20 school days prior to the district qualifying tournament? NO. Your team may begin practice twenty (20) days prior to the first day of the state tournament, with any contests held only after ten (10) practices have been completed. The deadline for determining district entries to state tournament shall be midnight Saturday prior to the week of the state-level events (25.2.1). 17.4.0 POSTSEASON CONTESTS Q&A-1: When can a team that participates in the alternate fall season begin practice for the spring state tournament? Whether or not the team qualified in the fall for a spring state tournament, the team is allowed to begin practice no sooner than twenty (20) school days prior to the first day of the state tournament. Q&A-2: With the season limitation for baseball at twenty (20) games, if our team schedules and plays in only nineteen (19) games during the regular season, would we be allowed to play a game during the week between the regionals and the semifinals? YES. Q&A-3: I qualified in the fall district tournament for the state tennis tournament in the spring. Are there practice requirements and, if so, can any of my teammates hit balls with me during spring practice? You are required to have ten (10) days of practice prior to the state tennis tournament. Any of your teammates, whether they qualified for the state tournament or not, could participate in the practices. 17.5.4 OUT-OF-SEASON Q&A-1: May a school hold a student benefit fund-raiser basketball game out-of-season that involves only seniors? NO; school sponsorship or promotion or practice and/or participation is limited to the designated WIAA season for that sport. Q&A-2: Is it permissible for a school to sponsor a spring vacation basketball tournament and invite other school teams? NO; this would be a violation for each school involved. Q&A-3: Is it a violation when a school vehicle is used to transport students to a winter freestyle wrestling tournament? It is a violation only if the tournament occurs outside the designated WIAA wrestling season. Q&A-4: Could the school provide the insurance or assist in promoting an out-of-season tournament sponsored by that school’s booster club? NO; providing insurance indicates school sponsorship, which would be a violation. It would be a violation for any agent of the school to promote an out-of-season event. 2016-2017 WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK | 90 Q&A-5: Can school uniforms or equipment be used by students participating in all star contests? School uniforms may be worn ONLY if the all star contests are sponsored by the Washington State Coaches Association. NOTE: Use of school-issued football helmets and shoulder pads is contingent upon local school district policy. Q&A-6: Since uniforms are considered to be the school-issued contest uniform, if a school surpluses old school uniforms, or if the student athletes purchase the old school uniforms, could they be worn during a community basketball tournament? YES. Q&A-7: Could a school provide facilities, sport specific apparatus (such as batting cages, football sleds, nets, etc.), school equipment (such as football helmets and shoulder pads, balls, etc.) to be used during the summer? YES; schools may provide equipment when approved by the local school board. Q&A-8: Could a school authorize school district vehicles to be used to transport individuals and/or teams to summer camps or clinics if approved by the local school board? YES; schools may provide vehicles to transport individuals and/or teams to summer camps or clinics when approved by the local school board. Q&A-9: Are schools authorized to provide insurance to cover summer programs? YES; schools may provide insurance to cover summer programs when approved by the local school board. Q&A-10: An ASB pays the league entry fee for summer league competition. Is this a violation? NO. Q&A-11: Although not coaching the team, could a basketball coach take his/her players to a spring tournament? NO, the coach may provide, post or distribute information to his/her players regarding the spring tournament, but could not transport them to the site or be involved in coaching. 17.5.5 COACHES ARE ALLOWED TO COACH ONLY DURING THE SEASON Q&A-1: If a school does not have a junior high program in a sport, may the high school coach of that sport work with seventh and eighth graders? In the absence of a sport being offered at the middle level, the local school board could designate twelve (12) consecutive weeks within the high school season for a middle level season. The high school coach could then work with those middle school students during the concurrent seasons. Q&A-2: At what point does an individual become a “coach” and at what point does the out-of-season rule apply to that new coach? A newly hired coach is considered a coach when a verbal/written agreement is made with the school district. 1) If the new baseball coach was hired by the school district after August 1 for that school year, then he/she may continue to meet previous non-school coaching commitments through the school year up to and through the baseball season. No new programs may be added, unless already a member of the non-school program, any students from that school may not join the team, and practice with current and/or potential athletes attending that school may not be held. 2) If the new basketball coach was hired by the school district in the spring for the proceeding school year, that coach may not begin coaching current and/or potential athletes before the first day following the spring sport championships and must end involvement with current and/or potential athletes on July 31. Q&A-3: Could a gymnastics coach be coaching in the same training facility with current and/or potential athletes if those athletes are being coached by someone else? YES, a coach may be in the same facility, as long as that coach is not coaching any current and/or potential athletes. 2016-2017 WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK | 91 Q&A-4: We have a former NBA player now living in our community. Is it permissible to bring him in to assist in practices once in a while? This person would be considered a volunteer coach and must be approved as a volunteer according to local school district policies. Volunteer coaches are subject to the out-of-season rules in the same manner as paid coaches. Q&A-5: Are there any restrictions regarding alumni returning to the school during the winter break to assist with the wrestling program? Alumni assisting in any manner with a school sports program must be approved volunteer coaches according to local school district policies. Q&A-6: Could a middle level coach work with the high school team at any time during the WIAA school year? NO, not unless the person has a written agreement with the school district to coach at both levels and then, only during the designated season for each level. The specific sports coaches are considered to be coaches of all student athletes within that school district. Q&A-7: I coached volleyball in the fall. At the end of the volleyball season, I resigned and coached many of the same players on a club volleyball team. Can I reapply for the high school coaching position again in the fall? NO, when a coach is hired to coach an interscholastic team, that coach has committed to following all WIAA rules throughout the WIAA school year. You would not be considered for that school’s coaching position until at least one calendar year had elapsed since your previous employment with that school. Q&A-8: Could a coach be involved in coaching one of his/her athletes who has been nominated as a member of a regional or national team in that sport during the out-of-season time period? NO. Q&A-9: Could a coach work with his/her student athletes at a club, YMCA, YWCA, college, etc., during the school year out of his/her sport season, if that position was his/her primary source of income? NO. Q&A-10: May a coach take a player to a clinic for his/her sport during the school year? YES, during the sport season. NO, during the out-of-season time period. Q&A-11: Could the high school basketball coach work with the middle school basketball team during the fall (which is the designated season for this middle level basketball league)? YES, but ONLY if the school district has a written agreement with this coach to coach at both levels. A high school coach could coach middle level players during their season and high school players during the high school season. Q&A-12: Could a high school basketball coach participate in evaluating players and selecting teams in a spring basketball league? NO, the coach may not be involved in any coaching activity during the out-of-season time period. Evaluating players and selecting teams is a coach’s responsibility. Q&A-13: May a high school coach serve as the head or assistant coach for an AAU basketball team comprised of high school players from different high schools? YES; a high school coach could coach an AAU basketball team if the athletes are not from the coach’s high school team or if the coaching takes place during the summer. Q&A-14: Is it a violation for a coach or school designee to distribute information for clinics and camps prior to the last spring state tournament? NO, this is not a violation. The distribution of materials should be approved by school administrators and is permitted. 2016-2017 WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK | 92 Q&A-15: The swim coach of our high school, who is employed to coach swimming only, also works for the community pool and serves students from the school in the following situations: This individual coaches an AAU swim team during the summer. Violation? NO. This individual coaches an AAU swim team during April. Violation? YES. Q&A-16: A coach receives a free trip if he/she solicits five participants for an interscholastic athletic trip. Is this permitted? This is a violation if it occurs during the school year and outside the designated season. Q&A-17: During the summer, a school coach attends camp along with squad members who have remaining eligibility and, while at camp, instructs squads of students from that coach’s school. Is this permitted? No violation. Q&A-18: A coach organizes an after-school team of students for a summer league. Is this a violation? NO WIAA rules would be violated if a coach organizes a summer league team during the summer. Q&A-19: Is it OK for a coach to organize students during the school year to attend summer “team” camp? YES, provided it is understood that participation is optional and not a requirement or prerequisite to turning out for the sport the following year. Q&A-20: A coach organizes squad members to participate in a non-school activity out of the specified sport season during the school year. Is this a violation? YES. Q&A-21: Could a track coach transport his/her students to an indoor track meet prior to the WIAA track season? NO. Q&A-22: May the basketball coach of a school team coach one of the school’s basketball players in an AAU league during the WIAA basketball season? YES. Q&A-23: I have a softball coach traveling to Southern California in January with a club team. One of our girls made the team. Can he coach the team if he is in the stands when our girl plays, and our girl is in the stands when he coaches? NO. Q&A-24: Could a coach utilize some of his/her players to assist in conducting a clinic or camp for students in grades six or below? Not if during the out-of-season time period. Q&A-25: The high school volleyball coach also coaches volleyball at the junior high. The junior high season is during January and February. Could she take five of the high school players to demonstrate specific skills during a junior high practice? Not unless the high school athletes register with the school district as a volunteer coach and meet the beginning level of coaches standards. Q&A-26: As a state championship basketball coach, I have been asked to assist in the drafting of high school players for an all star spring basketball tournament? Is that OK? You may assist in evaluating and drafting players onto all star teams only if none of your players are involved. Analyzing players on their performance and ability is a primary function and a regular responsibility of a coach during a practice and is permissible only during the designated WIAA season. Q&A-27: Is it within WIAA rules for the volleyball coach to play with the students during the out-ofseason time period? YES; a coach may play with students from his/her school as long as no coaching is taking place. 2016-2017 WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK | 93 Q&A-28: If we hire a club softball coach for the high school, can she continue coaching the club athletes? If the club coach was hired after August 1 for that school year, then she may continue her non-school commitment and continue to coach the club athletes up to and through the spring sports season. If any of the club athletes are also students at the school where she is hired to coach, they could continue with the club team coached by that coach, but no new students from that school could be added to the team. Q & A-29: Is it within WIAA rules for the volleyball coach to play with the students during the out-ofseason time period? YES; a coach may play with students from his/her school as long as no coaching is taking place. Q & A-30: If we hire a club softball coach for the high school, can she continue coaching the club athletes who also attend our school? If the club coach was hired after August 1 for that school year, then she may continue her non-school commitment and continue to coach the club athletes up to and through the spring sports season. If any of the club athletes are also students at the school where she is hired to coach, they could continue with the club team coached by that coach, but no new students from that school could be added to the team. Q & A-31: If the high school coach is a brother, sister, or any other relative of an athlete on the team, can that coach coach his brother/sister during the out-of-season time period? NO; only parents may coach their children during the out-of-season time period.