No one can be excluded from participating in or watching an "Open Gym."
The OHSAA says you can restrict who watches open gym. 6.1.11
GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS 2008-09
6.1.4) The regulation timing of games is not permitted.
6.1.5) Written scorekeeping is not permitted.
6.1.6) No individual invitations, written or oral, are permitted.
6.1.7) A coach, paid or unpaid, violates the provision of these regulations when the coach requires, suggests or in any way implies that a student?s chance to be selected for an interscholastic squad is contingent upon participation at an open gymnasium or facilities program.
6.1.8) Mandatory attendance at open gymnasiums or facilities is not permitted.
6.1.9) Transporting athletes to a school or non-school open gym is a violation for any member of the coaching staff, paid or unpaid.
6.1.10) It is not a violation for the coach or supervisor to participate in unstructured free play in the open gym or facilities.
6.1.11) Member schools may restrict individuals from observing the open gym activity.
6.2) Penalty for Violation
6.2.1) A squad member who violates the open gymnasium or facilities regulations may be
penalized not to exceed one year of ineligibility for interscholastic athletics.
6.2.2) A coach who violates any of the open gymnasium or facilities regulations may be prohibited from involvement for one year in any open gymnasium or facilities programs in or out of school.
6.2.3) A school which permits use of athletics facilities in violation of the open gymnasium or facilities regulations is subject to penalty as specified in Bylaw 12.
Non-School
6.3) Regulations for school squad members (Bylaw 10-1-1)
6.3.1) A school squad member may participate in unstructured free play at non-school athletic
facilities without jeopardizing athletic eligibility providing there are no violations of the following regulations.
6.3.2) There may be no designation of who will play on which team or who will play whom. Only the students participating may be involved in selecting or substituting players.
6.3.3) The regulation timing of games is not permitted.
6.3.4) Written scorekeeping is not permitted.
6.3.5) No individual invitations, written or oral, are permitted.
6.3.6) A coach, paid or volunteer, violates the provision of these regulations when the coach requires, suggests or in any way implies that a student?s chance to be selected for an interscholastic squad is contingent upon participation at an open gymnasium or facilities program.
6.3.7) Mandatory attendance at non-school facilities is not permitted.
6.3.8) Transporting athletes to a school or non-school open gym is a violation for any member of the coaching staff, paid or unpaid.