Rule 26
ANTI-TRYOUT AND PRIVATE
INSTRUCTION
A student who violates this rule shall be ineligible in
that activity for a period of one year from the date
of the violation, unless reinstated by the Executive
Board.
Section 1: General Regulations (apply to grades 7-12)
Art. 1: A student may receive instruction from their
parent(s) at any time. A student’s parent(s) may attend
their student’s private instruction session without
vioArt. 2: A student may receive private instruction at any
time of the school year. During the time a student is a
member of a school athletic squad, starting with the
student’s first day of school practice and ending with
the student’s last day on the school athletic squad, a
student may receive private instruction subject to the
conditions set forth in this rule.
Art. 3: Other individuals may be present at a student’s
private instruction session as long as they
are there in a supportive capacity only and not
giving or providing instructions to the student.
NOTE: Pr i v a t e ins t ruc t i on i s de f ine d
as one student receiving instruction from one
person during the period of instruction.
A group is defined as two or more students
receiving instruction from an instructor
during the same period of instruction.
Supportive capacity is defined as participating in the
period of instruction without providing any instruction
to the student or instructor or in a competitive
situation/capacity.
Art. 4: A student shall not participate in group training
sessions or tryouts held by colleges or other outside
agencies in a sport while he or she is a member of a
school athletic team in that identical sport.
Rationale:
An Anti-Tryout and Private Instruction requirement:
a. Protects the school/coach - student/athlete relationship;
b. Establishes guidelines under which a studentathlete
may receive private instruction;
c. Helps preserve the school’s staffing integrity;
d. Promotes and helps protect the student/athlete
relationship to the school’s team;
e. Provides opportunity for specialized individual
training;
f. Prohibits student/athletes from trying out for
non-school teams during the school season of
the same sport;
g. Maintains a fair competitive environment for
school teams;
h. Protects the parent-child relationship.lating the provisions of this rule.