Yes, unless the student athletes were already dressed out because the athletic period precedes the portion of the day used as part of the eight hours. In that case, the dressing out time would not count as part of the eight hours, but the redressing time would. Any time used in connection with a practice that is not part of the in-school athletic period counts as part of the eight hours. Students do not have to comply with no pass, no play requirements in order to participate in a scrimmage or practice session. UIL limits participation in contests per calendar week in some sports.
Participation is defined as a student actually entering a contest.
The Tuesday game does not count as one of the games UIL permits the student to participate in for that calendar week or for the season because the student did not go in the game. The following situations are considered as one contest during the school week. A single match. UIL permits students per calendar week and counts as two of the total matches for the student per season. A double header counts as the total two allowable matches UIL permits the student for the calendar week and counts as two of the total matches for the season.