Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VI - Interscholastic Competition › Chapter 36 - Extracurricular Interscholastic Competition › Rule 281-36.7 - Interscholastic Athletics

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In addition to the requirements of rule
				  281-36.8 (280), organizations
				  will implement the provisions described below for participants in
				  interscholastic athletic competition.
(1)
Physical examination.
Every year, each student will present to the student's superintendent a
				certificate signed by a licensed physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician
				and surgeon, osteopath, qualified doctor of chiropractic, licensed physician
				assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner, to the effect that the
				student has been examined and may safely engage in athletic competition.
Each doctor of chiropractic licensed as of July 1, 1974, is
				  to affirm on each certificate of physical examination completed that the
				  affidavit required by Iowa Code section
				  151.8 is on file with the Iowa
				  board of chiropractic.
The certificate of physical examination is valid for the
				  purpose of this rule for one calendar year. A grace period not to exceed 30
				  calendar days is allowed for expired physical certifications.
(2)
Sportsmanship.
It is the
				clear obligation of member and associate member schools to ensure that their
				contestants, coaches, and spectators in all interscholastic competitions
				practice the highest principles of sportsmanship, conduct, and ethics of
				competition. The governing organization has the authority to penalize any
				member school, associate member school, contestant, or coach in violation of
				this obligation.
(3)
Awards.
At no time may any student accept an award of
				cash.
(4)
Interstate
				competition.
Every student participating in interstate athletic
				competition on behalf of the student's school must meet the eligibility
				rules.
(5)
Competition
				seasons.
The length of training periods and competition seasons is
				determined solely by the governing organization.
(6)
Tournaments.
The number
				and type of state tournaments for the various sports is solely determined by
				the organization. In scheduling and conducting these tournaments, the
				organization has the final authority for determining the tournament eligibility
				of all participants. Organization bylaws are to provide for a timely method of
				seeking an internal review of initial decisions regarding tournament
				eligibility.
(7)
Ineligible
				player competition.
Member or associate member schools that permit or
				allow a student to compete in an interscholastic competition in violation of
				the eligibility rules or that permit or allow a student who has been suspended
				to so compete are subject to penalties imposed by the executive board. The
				penalties may include forfeiture of contests or events or both, involving any
				ineligible student(s); adjustment or relinquishment of
				conference/district/tournament standings; and return of team awards or
				individual awards or both.
If a student who has been declared ineligible or who has been
				  suspended is permitted to compete in an interscholastic competition because of
				  a current restraining order or injunction against the school, registered
				  organization, or department, and if such restraining order or injunction
				  subsequently is voluntarily vacated, stayed, reversed, or finally determined by
				  the courts not to justify injunctive relief, the penalties listed above may be
				  imposed.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  280.13.