I have tryed to find out an answer to my question but have gotten both yes and no answers. Can anyone help? Assistant high school softball coach also coach's 16U travel team. He wants to have travel team practice now (before Feb. 23rd cutoff) but has 3 girls that also play high school ball which he helps coach. Can he coach the travel teams practices now with the 3 girls? Can he coach the travel team now if only one girl plays both high school and his travel team if it is his daughter? Thank you for any help!
4) Non-Interscholastic Participation
4.1) A member of an interscholastic softball squad (any student who has played in a scrimmage, preview or regular season/tournament game as a substitute or starter)
sponsored by the Board of Education or other governing board shall not participate
in a non-interscholastic program (tryouts, practice or contest) as an individual or
as a member of a team in the sport of softball during the school?s season
(Sports Regulation 4.3).
4.2) A member of an interscholastic softball squad (any student who has played in a scrimmage, preview or regular season/tournament game as a substitute or starter)
sponsored by the Board of Education or other governing board may participate in
non-interscholastic softball prior to and after the school season under the following
conditions:
4.21) The number of interscholastic softball players from the same school on a non-interscholastic squad is limited to four on the roster of that non-interscholastic
squad. A roster is defined as all the members of the entire squad on that non-interscholastic squad.
Note: Graduating seniors who are participating on a non-interscholastic softball
squad after their final interscholastic contest of the season in the sport of
softball are exempt from this limitation.
4.22) There is no limit on the number of softball squad members from the same
school participating on the same squad during the period June 1-July 31.
4.23) A player may continue to play with a non-interscholastic squad in a national
qualifying tournament in excess of the four player limitation after July 31
until the squad is eliminated but no later than Labor Day.
4.24) Non-interscholastic participation includes tryouts, training, practice and
competition.
4.3) A student may not play in a non-interscholastic softball contest, game or scrimmage, while a member of the school softball squad, until the students school team has completed its schedule. This includes tournaments when applicable.
4.4) A girl playing on a school softball team MAY participate on a non-interscholastic slow pitch softball team at the same time with the permission of the school coach.
This is not a violation since the OHSAA only recognizes fast pitch softball as a sport.
4.5) An intramural team is a non-interscholastic team (Sports Regulation 4.1), and all rules for non-interscholastic teams apply.
4.6) All-Star Games There are many directors of non-interscholastic competitions that use the term All-Star in describing their events. Student-athletes in team sports who wish to participate in one of these all-star competitions outside the
interscholastic season of their sports may do so without jeopardy to eligibility
provided the students maintain compliance with Sports Regulations 4.3 and 4.5.
6) No Contact Period Coaches
See Regulations for No Contact Period Coaches under Section 8 of the General
Sports Regulations.
7) Penalties
7.1) The maximum penalty for violation of Sports Regulation 4.3 (participation with a
non-interscholastic softball squad while a member of the schools interscholastic
softball squad) or any OHSAA regulations for any member of the school squad
EXCEPT a senior is ineligibility for the remainder of the interscholastic softball
season or the ensuing softball season. For a senior, the maximum penalty shall be
ineligibility for the remainder of the school year.
7.2) The penalty for a coach for violation of Sports Regulation 4 (non-interscholastic
teams) may include suspension, probation, public censure, fine not to exceed $1,000
per occurrence, or such other penalty as the Commissioner may deem appropriate.
B. SPECIFIC REGULATIONS? Grades 9-12
1) Coaching and instruction may begin March 8, 2010.
Note: Pitching and catching candidates may begin throwing with pitching instruction two
weeks prior to this starting date February 22, 2010.
8. Mandatory No Contact Periods Coaches
8.1)
Any coach, paid or volunteer, shall be approved by the Board of Education to coach football,******, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, or ice hockey and is prohibited from athletic or athletic-related contact with squad members (i.e., physical fitness, weight training, open gym, etc.) in the same sport for the period of time starting with the first day after the schools last interscholastic contest and ending 28 days later.
This includes any type of tryouts in or out of school for purposes of non-interscholastic competition. It also includes verbal contact which encourages, discusses or promotes any activity related to the sports named above.
8.2) Any coach, paid or volunteer, shall be approved by the Board of Education to coach basketball, ice hockey, baseball or softball and is prohibited from any athletic or athleticrelated contact with squad members (i.e., physical fitness, weight training, open gym, etc.)in the same sport for the period of time ending with Labor Day and beginning four weeks prior to Labor Day. This includes any type of tryouts in or out of school for purposes of non-interscholastic competition. It also includes verbal contact which encourages, discusses or promotes any activity related to the sports named above.
EXCEPTIONSExamples of activities which may be conducted by a coach with athletes from his or her team sport during the mandatory no-contact period include: all-star contests, awards ceremonies, verbal contact with a senior athlete for the purpose of facilitating the college recruitment process, contact as a faculty member assigned to teach in the regular curriculum (ex.: physical education courses such as weight training, fitness, etc.), contact as a certified athletic trainer involved with athlete rehabilitation and treatment, pick up school-issued equipment, attendance at OHSAA tournaments.
PENALTY Any coach who violates the mandatory no contact periods regulations may be prohibited for one calendar year from out-of-school season contact with athletes from the school where employed. A school whose coach violates the mandatory no contact periods regulations issubject to penalty as specified in Bylaw 11.
Sorry I know this is long and these OHSAA Rules may be found at:
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sb/girls/default.asp
Technically the answer to your question/s is No! He could cause the girls to become ineligble to play High School Softball and be penalized himself.
FASTPITCH! Anything else and you're playing to SLOW!
