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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-19 - Baseball

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19.1. Rules:
				Baseball rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modifications.
19.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin Monday of Week 35 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 37.
19.3. Length of Season: The baseball season
				ends for each team by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
19.4. Maximum Team Contests: A baseball team
				is permitted to play no more than 32 games exclusive of sectional, regional,
				and state tournament contests.
19.5. Scrimmages: Teams may conduct two
				baseball scrimmages with another high school. (See Glossary.)
19.6. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
19.7. Student Participation:
19.7.a. A student may not play or practice on
				a non-school baseball team while a member of the school team.
19.7.b. A student shall not participate in
				more than 32 games in one season, exclusive of sectional, regional, and state
				tournament contests. Serving as a "courtesy or pinch runner" is not considered
				"participation" in a game.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-20 - Basketball (Boys and Girls)

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20.1.
				Rules: Basketball rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
20.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice for girls will begin on Monday of Week 19 and
				Monday of Week 20 for boys. The first contest for girls may be played on
				Tuesday of Week 22 and Tuesday of Week 23 for boys.
20.3. Length of Season: The boys' and girls'
				basketball seasons will end for each team at tournament elimination.
20.4. Maximum Team Contests: A varsity or
				junior varsity basketball team will be permitted to play no more than 22 games
				in the regular season exclusive of sectional, regional, and state tournament
				contests.
20.4.a. The maximum number of
				quarters for a student in one season is 132 exclusive of sectional, regional,
				and state tournament contests.
20.4.b. A student can play only six quarters
				in one day.
20.4.c. Participation
				in a quarter, regardless of time, will be considered one quarter.
20.4.d. Overtime is considered as an
				extension of the fourth quarter.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-21 - Cheerleading

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21.1. Rules:
				Cheerleading rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
21.2. Organized
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5.
21.3. Length of Season: The high school
				spirit and competitive season will begin Monday of Week 5. The competitive
				season will end for each team at their cheer tournament elimination. The high
				school spirit season will end on the last day of the Girls' State Basketball
				Tournament or Boys' State Basketball Tournament.
21.4. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
21.5. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §
									127-3-5.
21.6. Middle Schools -- The above rules will
				apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:
21.6.a. Organized Team Practice: Organized
				team practice will begin on Monday of Week 6.
21.6.b. The middle school spirit and
				competitive cheer season will begin Monday of Week 6. The competitive season
				will end Saturday of Week 18. The middle school spirit season will end on the
				last day of the middle school girls' or boys' basketball season.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-22 - Cross Country (Boys and Girls)

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22.1. Rules: Cross country rules published by
				the NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modification.
22.2. Organized team practice will begin on
				Monday of Week 5 and the first meet may be held on Saturday of Week
				7.
22.3. Length of Season: The
				cross country season will end for each team or individual at tournament
				elimination.
22.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A cross country team will be permitted 16 meets exclusive of regional
				and state contests.
22.5.
				Scrimmages: Schools may conduct two cross country scrimmages with another high
				school may be conducted. (See Glossary.)
22.6. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
22.7. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in the §
									127-3-5.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-23 - Football

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23.1. Rules:
				Football rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
23.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team conditioning practice will begin on Monday of Week 5
				and the first contest may be played during Week 8.
23.2.a. The following table establishes for
				high school the equipment/contact level, earliest date for scrimmage or
				Grid-O-Rama, date for first contest, and date season must be completed.
Year
First Date Organized Practice
							 Helmets Only No Contact
First Date Helmet & Shoulder
							 Pads Soft Equipment Contact (Bag, Shields, Sleds, Tackling Wheel,
							 etc.)
First Date Full Pads Soft
							 Equipment Contact (Bag, Shields, Sleds, Tackling Wheel, etc.)
First Date Full Pads Full
							 Contact
Earliest Scrimmage or
							 Grid-O-Rama after 4:00 p.m.
First Contest
Date Season Must Be
							 Completed
2023
July 31 and Aug. 1
Aug. 2 and 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 11
Aug. 21
Nov. 4
2024
Aug. 5 and 6
Aug. 7 and 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 10
Aug. 16
Aug. 26
Nov. 9
2025
Aug. 4 and 5
Aug. 6 and 7
Aug. 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 15
Aug. 25
Nov. 8
2026
Aug. 3 and 4
Aug. 5 and 6
Aug. 7
Aug. 8
Aug. 14
Aug. 24
Nov. 7
2027
Aug. 2 and 3
Aug. 4 and 5
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
Aug. 13
Aug. 23
Nov. 6
23.2.b. Individual students of a team must
				have practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
23.2.c. In season football camps sponsored by
				a member school or by other school related organizations where football
				coaching and instruction are given are not permitted.
23.2.d. The use of football uniforms,
				protective equipment, tackling or blocking dummies, charging sleds, or similar
				devices are strictly prohibited during the conditioning program. During the
				date of pads no live contact, the use of sleds, shields, and blocking dummies
				is allowed to permit gradual adaptation of the students to carrying the weight
				of their pads and adjusting to temperature variation.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-24 - Golf (Boys and Girls)

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24.1.
				Rules: Golf rules published by the United States Golf Association are the
				official rules for all interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by
				WVSSAC modifications.
24.2.
				Organized Team Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5
				and the first contest may be played on any day after the first day of the
				season.
24.3. Length of Season: The
				golf season will end for each team or individual at tournament
				elimination.
24.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A high school golf team will be permitted to play no more than 18
				varsity matches, 18 JV matches, and 18 girls' JV matches. A male or female
				participant may play no more than a total of 18 matches exclusive of regional
				and state tournament contests between the varsity, JV, and girls' JV matches.
				Girls who participate on school teams who do not have a minimum of three female
				participants may participate as individuals in girls' JV matches as long as the
				total number of matches they play between varsity, JV, and girls' JV does not
				exceed 18. Each interscholastic contest counts as one, whether it is nine or 18
				holes, and regardless of number of opponents.
24.5. Scrimmages: Not permitted.
24.6. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §
									127-3-5.
24.7. Middle School Golf: The above will
				apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:
24.7.a. Middle school teams are permitted to
				play no more than 14 matches.
24.7.b. There shall be one season for golf in
				middle school, either fall or spring; however, the season selected shall be no
				longer than ten weeks.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-25 - Soccer (Boys and Girls)

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25.1.
				Rules: Soccer rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modifications.
25.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 7.
25.3. Length of Season: The soccer season
				will end for each team by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
25.4. Maximum Team Contests: A soccer team
				will be permitted to play no more than 20 matches exclusive of sectional,
				regional, and state tournaments.
25.4.a. The
				maximum number of halves for a student in one season will be 50, exclusive of
				sectional, regional, and state tournaments.
25.4.b. A student shall not be permitted to
				participate in more than three halves during any one day. Play in any part of a
				half counts as one half. In an overtime game, the overtime shall be considered
				an extension of the second half.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-26 - Softball

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26.1. Rules:
				Softball rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modifications.
26.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 35 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 37.
26.3. Length of Season: The softball season
				will end for each team by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
26.4. Maximum Team Contests: A softball team
				will be permitted to play no more than 32 contests exclusive of sectional,
				regional and state contests.
26.5.
				Scrimmages: Two softball scrimmages with another high school may be conducted.
				(See Glossary.)
26.6. Individual
				students of a team must have practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the
				day of a contest, before participating in an interscholastic contest.
26.7. Student Participation:
26.7.a. A student may not play or practice on
				a non-school softball team while a member of the school team.
26.7.b. A student shall not participate in
				more than 32 games in one season, exclusive of sectional, regional and state
				tournament contests. Serving as a "courtesy or pinch runner" is not considered
				"participation" in a game.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-27 - Swimming (Boys and Girls)

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27.1.
				Rules: Swimming rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
27.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 17 and the first
				contest may be on Wednesday of Week 19.
27.3. Length of Season: The swimming season
				will end for each team or individual by WVSSAC tournament
				elimination.
27.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A swimming team will be permitted 16 contests exclusive of sectional,
				regional, and state contests.
27.5.
				Scrimmages: Two swimming scrimmages with another high school may be conducted.
				(See Glossary.)
27.6. Individual
				students of a team must have practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the
				day of a contest, before participating in an interscholastic contest.
27.7. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §
									127-3-5.
27.8. The above will apply for middle schools
				with the following adaptations:
27.8.a. Middle
				school teams will be permitted 14 meets.
27.8.b. There shall be one season for middle
				school swimming, either winter or spring. However, the season selected shall be
				no longer than 12 weeks.
27.8.c.
				Middle school season will be completed by Saturday of Week 31.
27.8.d. Middle school teams are permitted one
				scrimmage. (See Glossary.)
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-28 - Tennis (Boys and Girls)

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28.1.
				Rules: Tennis rules published by the United States Tennis Association are the
				official rules for all interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by
				Commission modification.
28.2.
				Organized Team Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week
				35 and the first contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 37.
28.3. Length of Season: The tennis season
				will end for each team or individual at tournament elimination.
28.4. Maximum Team Contests: A tennis team
				will be permitted 22 matches exclusive of sectional, regional, and state
				contests.
28.4.a. Dual, triangular and
				quadrangular matches count as one match. Matches in which five or more schools
				participate count as two matches.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-29 - Track and Field (Boys and Girls)

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29.1. Rules: Track and Field rules published
				by the NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modification.
29.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice will begin on Monday of Week 35 and the first contest may be on
				Wednesday of Week 37.
29.3. Length
				of Season: The track and field season will end for each team or individual by
				WVSSAC tournament elimination.
29.4. Maximum Team Contests: A track and
				field team will be permitted 16 meets exclusive of sectional, regional, and
				state contests.
29.5. Participation
				Limitations: Maximum of four events per participant per meet.
29.6. Scrimmages: Not permitted.
29.7. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
29.8. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §
									127-3-5.
29.9. Middle Schools -- The above will apply
				for middle schools with the following adaptations:
29.9.a. Middle school teams will be permitted
				14 meets and only two meets per week.
29.9.b. Middle school season will be
				completed by Thursday of Week 46.
29.9.c. Participation limitation: Middle
				school students, regardless of grade levels (6, 7, or 8), may compete in a
				maximum of four events, of which only three may be running events, including
				relays.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-30 - Volleyball (Girls)

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30.1. Rules:
				Volleyball rules published by NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
30.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 7.
30.3. Length of Season: The volleyball season
				will end for each team by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
30.4. Maximum Team Contest: A volleyball team
				will be permitted no more than 22 playing dates exclusive of sectional,
				regional, and state contests.
30.4.a. Dual,
				triangular, and quadrangular matches count as one playing date. Matches in
				which five or more schools participate count as two playing dates.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-31 - Wrestling (Boys)

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31.1. Rules:
				Wrestling rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
31.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 20 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 22.
31.3. Length of Season: The wrestling season
				will end for each team or individual at tournament elimination.
31.4. Maximum Team Contest: A high school
				wrestling team will be permitted to have no more than 18 varsity weigh-ins, and
				18 girls' JV weigh-ins. A male or female participant may participate in no more
				than a total of 18 weigh-ins exclusive of the state duals qualifier and state
				duals tournament as well as the regional and state tournament contests between
				the varsity, JV, and girl's JV matches.
31.4.a. Triangular and quadrangular weigh-ins
				count as one weigh-in. Weigh-ins in which five or more schools participate
				count as two weigh-ins. A dual meet, in which only two teams compete, shall
				only count as one-half of a weigh-in point.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Appendix 1

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This considers the following factors: enrollment, location
				  and economics. These factors are given individual scores, which are then given
				  a weighted aggregate total. All individual scores (scores for enrollment,
				  location and economics) are normalized using maximum-minimum normalization
				  using feature scaling, wherein their values fall between 0-1. Individual scores
				  are calculated in the following ways:
* The
enrollment score
takes enrollment data and
				  normalizes it on a scale from 0-1.
* The
location score
is calculated by finding
				  the distance from the school to the closest city with a population of 10,000 or
				  more, then normalized between 0-1.
* The
economic score
is determined by first
				  calculating a county score where the z-score of the county's median household
				  income is added to the z-score of the county's poverty rate and the sum is
				  normalized between 0-1.
* For all schools located within single high school counties,
				  the county economic score serves as the school economic score.
* For all schools located within multi-high school counties,
				  Direct Certified numbers on students eligible for free or reduced lunch are
				  used to scale the county economic score. The scaling is accomplished by
				  comparing the Direct Certified numbers of each individual school with the
				  county average.
Weights are applied to each score that are determined based
				  on qualitative assessment by the WVSSAC Competition Balance Committee. All
				  county data (population, median household income, and poverty rate) are from
				  the most recent US Census American Community Survey's Five Year Estimates and
				  the distances are determined using Google Maps.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules govern the conduct of athletic contests.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§18-2-5,
				18-2-25,
				18-2-25a, and
				18-2-25b.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 8, 2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 6,
				2024.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR3, West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission Series 3, Provisions Governing Contests, filed July 12,
				2023, and effective September 11, 2023.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-6 - Coaches

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6.1. A member of a
				school faculty, substitute teacher, or student teacher, with West Virginia
				Department of Education (WVDE) Authorized Certification, shall be allowed to
				coach an athletic team. A member of a private/parochial school faculty,
				substitute teacher, regardless of WVDE certification status, shall be allowed
				to coach an athletic team. An authorized certified individual may coach if they
				meet all of the requirements in §127-3-6.4.
6.2. A public school substitute teacher is
				defined as a person who has met the licensure requirements as specified by the
				West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and has been approved as a substitute
				teacher of that county board of education. Private/parochial school substitutes
				must meet requirements of respective governing bodies.
6.3. A college student fulfilling teacher
				training responsibilities as a student teacher may be assigned certain coaching
				responsibilities during that period of training. This assignment will be
				administratively consistent with the student teacher's role in the classroom
				and shall be approved by the county board of education or the governing body of
				a private/parochial school. The student teacher will work directly under the
				supervision of the appointed coach or assistant coach.
6.4. An authorized certified coach must meet
				the following requirements:
6.4.a. The coach
				is employed under a contract with a county board of education which specifies a
				rate of pay equivalent to the rate for professional educators who accept
				similar duties as extra duty assignments and which provides for liability
				insurance associated with the activity;
6.4.b. The coach has successfully completed
				WVSSAC-approved training: Sport Science, Sport First Aid, and WV Component (14
				hours of instruction and test) and has received WVDE Authorization;
6.4.c. Coaching authorizations are for one
				year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-20 - Basketball (Boys and Girls)

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20.1. Rules: Basketball rules published by
				the NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modification.
20.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice for girls will begin on Monday of Week 19 and Monday of Week 20 for
				boys. The first contest for girls may be played on Tuesday of Week 22 and
				Tuesday of Week 23 for boys.
20.3.
				Length of Season: The boys' and girls' basketball seasons will end for each
				team at tournament elimination.
20.4. Maximum Team Contests: A varsity or
				junior varsity basketball team will be permitted to play no more than 22 games
				in the regular season exclusive of sectional, regional, and state tournament
				contests.
20.4.a. The maximum number of
				quarters for a student in one season is 132 exclusive of sectional, regional,
				and state tournament contests.
20.4.b. A student can play only six quarters
				in one day.
20.4.c. Participation
				in a quarter, regardless of time, will be considered one quarter.
20.4.d. Overtime is considered as an
				extension of the fourth quarter.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-03 - Provisions Governing Contests › Section 127-3-21 - Cheerleading

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21.1. Rules:
				Cheerleading rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
21.2. Organized
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5.
21.3. Length of Season: The high school
				spirit and competitive season will begin Monday of Week 5. The competitive
				season will end for each team at their cheer tournament elimination. The high
				school spirit season will end on the last day of the Girls' State Basketball
				Tournament or Boys' State Basketball Tournament.
21.4. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
21.5. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §127-3-5.
21.6. Middle Schools -- The above rules will
				apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:
21.6.a. Organized Team Practice: Organized
				team practice will begin on Monday of Week 6.
21.6.b. The middle school spirit and
				competitive cheer season will begin Monday of Week 6. The competitive season
				will end Saturday of Week 18. The middle school spirit season will end on the
				last day of the middle school girls' or boys' basketball season.
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22.1. Rules: Cross country rules published by
				the NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modification.
22.2. Organized team practice will begin on
				Monday of Week 5 and the first meet may be held on Saturday of Week
				7.
22.3. Length of Season: The
				cross country season will end for each team or individual at tournament
				elimination.
22.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A cross country team will be permitted 16 meets exclusive of regional
				and state contests.
22.5.
				Scrimmages: Schools may conduct two cross country scrimmages with another high
				school may be conducted. (See Glossary.)
22.6. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
22.7. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in the §127-3-5.
22.8. Middle Schools. The above rules will
				apply to middle school with the following adaptations:
22.8.a. Organized team conditioning practice
				will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first meet will be held during Week
				7.
22.8.b. Maximum Team Contests: A
				middle school cross country team will be permitted 14 meets.
22.8.c. Length of Season: The middle school
				cross country season will end on Saturday of Week 16.
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23.1. Rules:
				Football rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
23.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team conditioning practice will begin on Monday of Week 5
				and the first contest may be played during Week 8.
23.2.a. The following table establishes for
				high school the equipment/contact level, earliest date for scrimmage or
				Grid-O-Rama, date for first contest, and date season must be completed.
Year
First Date Organized Practice
							 Helmets Only No Contact
First Date Helmet & Shoulder
							 Pads Soft Equipment Contact (Bag, Shields, Sleds, Tackling Wheel, etc.)
First Date Full Pads Soft
							 Equipment Contact (Bag, Shields, Sleds, Tackling Wheel, etc.)
First Date Full Pads Full
							 Contact
Earliest Scrimmage or
							 Grid-O-Rama after 4:00 p.m.
First Contest
Date Season Must Be Completed
2024
Aug. 5 and 6
Aug. 7 and 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 10
Aug. 16
Aug. 26
Nov. 9
2025
Aug. 4 and 5
Aug. 6 and 7
Aug. 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 15
Aug. 25
Nov. 8
2026
Aug. 3 and 4
Aug. 5 and 6
Aug. 7
Aug. 8
Aug. 14
Aug. 24
Nov. 7
2027
Aug. 2 and 3
Aug. 4 and 5
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
Aug. 13
Aug. 23
Nov. 6
2028
July 31 and Aug. 1
Aug. 2 and 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 11
Aug. 21
Nov. 4
23.2.b. Individual students of a team must
				have practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
23.2.c. In season football camps sponsored by
				a member school or by other school related organizations where football
				coaching and instruction are given are not permitted.
23.2.d. The use of football uniforms,
				protective equipment, tackling or blocking dummies, charging sleds, or similar
				devices are strictly prohibited during the conditioning program. During the
				date of pads no live contact, the use of sleds, shields, and blocking dummies
				is allowed to permit gradual adaptation of the students to carrying the weight
				of their pads and adjusting to temperature variation.
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24.1. Rules: Golf rules published by the
				United States Golf Association are the official rules for all interscholastic
				competition unless otherwise provided by WVSSAC modifications.
24.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first contest may be played on
				any day after the first day of the season.
24.3. Length of Season: The golf season will
				end for each team or individual at tournament elimination.
24.4. Maximum Team Contests: A high school
				golf team will be permitted to play no more than 18 varsity matches, 18 JV
				matches, and 18 girls' JV matches. A male or female participant may play no
				more than a total of 18 matches exclusive of regional and state tournament
				contests between the varsity, JV, and girls' JV matches. Girls who participate
				on school teams who do not have a minimum of three female participants may
				participate as individuals in girls' JV matches as long as the total number of
				matches they play between varsity, JV, and girls' JV does not exceed 18. Each
				interscholastic contest counts as one, whether it is nine or 18 holes, and
				regardless of number of opponents.
24.5. Scrimmages: Not permitted.
24.6. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §127-3-5.
24.7. Middle School Golf: The above will
				apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:
24.7.a. Middle school teams are permitted to
				play no more than 14 matches.
24.7.b. There shall be one season for golf in
				middle school, either fall or spring; however, the season selected shall be no
				longer than ten weeks.
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25.1. Rules: Soccer rules published by the
				NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modifications.
25.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first contest may be played on
				Wednesday of Week 7.
25.3. Length
				of Season: The soccer season will end for each team by WVSSAC tournament
				elimination.
25.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A soccer team will be permitted to play no more than 20 matches
				exclusive of sectional, regional, and state tournaments.
25.4.a. The maximum number of halves for a
				student in one season will be 50, exclusive of sectional, regional, and state
				tournaments.
25.4.b. A student
				shall not be permitted to participate in more than three halves during any one
				day. Play in any part of a half counts as one half. In an overtime game, the
				overtime shall be considered an extension of the second half.
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27.1. Rules: Swimming rules published by the
				NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless
				otherwise provided by Commission modification.
27.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice will begin on Monday of Week 17 and the first contest may be on
				Wednesday of Week 19.
27.3. Length
				of Season: The swimming season will end for each team or individual by WVSSAC
				tournament elimination.
27.4.
				Maximum Team Contests: A swimming team will be permitted 16 contests exclusive
				of sectional, regional, and state contests.
27.5. Scrimmages: Two swimming scrimmages
				with another high school may be conducted. (See Glossary.)
27.6. Individual students of a team must have
				practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before
				participating in an interscholastic contest.
27.7. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC
				sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These
				awards must be consistent with the items specified in §
									127-3-5.
27.8. The above will apply for middle schools
				with the following adaptations:
27.8.a. Middle
				school teams will be permitted 14 meets.
27.8.b. There shall be one season for middle
				school swimming, either winter or spring. However, the season selected shall be
				no longer than 12 weeks.
27.8.c.
				Middle school season will be completed by Saturday of Week 31.
27.8.d. Middle school teams are permitted one
				scrimmage. (See Glossary.)
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28.1. Rules: Tennis rules published by the
				United States Tennis Association are the official rules for all interscholastic
				competition unless otherwise provided by Commission modification.
28.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team
				practice will begin on Monday of Week 35 and the first contest may be played on
				Wednesday of Week 37.
28.3. Length
				of Season: The tennis season will end for each team or individual at tournament
				elimination.
28.4. Maximum Team
				Contests: A tennis team will be permitted 22 matches exclusive of sectional,
				regional, and state contests.
28.4.a. Dual,
				triangular and quadrangular matches count as one match. Matches in which five
				or more schools participate count as two matches.
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30.1.
				Rules: Volleyball rules published by NFHS are the official rules for all
				interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission
				modification.
30.2. Organized Team
				Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 5 and the first
				contest may be played on Wednesday of Week 7.
30.3. Length of Season: The volleyball season
				will end for each team by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
30.4. Maximum Team Contest: A volleyball team
				will be permitted no more than 22 playing dates exclusive of sectional,
				regional, and state contests.
30.4.a. Dual,
				triangular, and quadrangular matches count as one playing date. Matches in
				which five or more schools participate count as two playing dates.
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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules govern conduct for active and spectator participants, coaches and
				all other school personnel at interscholastic athletic events.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §
									18-2-5.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 12, 2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 11,
				2023.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR4, West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission Series 4, Provisions Governing Conduct, filed July 11,
				2019, and effective September 9, 2019.
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2.1. Member schools
				are required to conduct all relations with other schools in a spirit of good
				sportsmanship. Acts which are prima facie evidence of failure to abide by this
				rule are those which are noted below and others of similar nature which violate
				the accepted code of good sportsmanship.
2.2. It shall be the responsibility of the
				home schools to take proper steps and precautions to insure that crowd and
				spectator control is handled reasonably at all interscholastic athletic
				contests including all post season athletic contests whether home or away. In
				addition to the spectators, attention must be directed to the safety, comfort,
				and security of the coaches, officials, and students. Their seating
				accommodations should protect them from spectator interference.
2.3. It shall be the responsibility of any
				team, student, coach, or attendant to remain in or a part of a contest until
				its normal end as provided by the National Federation Rules of that particular
				sport. The exception to the above would be provided by the same National
				Federation Rules of that particular sport. The penalty for a violation by a
				coach, student, or team attendant will not only involve ejection during that
				particular contest but shall also involve that student, coach, or team
				attendant not being a part of that school's team for the next regularly
				scheduled contest(s) or post season progression in a playoff tournament, as
				regulated in §
									127-4-3.7.3. The coach, student,
				or team attendant may practice in the days prior to the contest but may not
				dress or participate on the day of the contest. Rule
				127-3-8 further explains the
				forfeiture consequences.
2.4. It
				shall be the responsibility of a member school to use every means at its
				disposal to impress upon its faculty, student body, team members, coaching
				staff, and officials the values of sportsmanship in preparation for the conduct
				and management of interscholastic contests.
2.5. It shall be the responsibility of an
				administrator, spectator, student, or coach to follow those directions provided
				for in the Code for Interscholastic Athletics.
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3.1. The school administrator shall:
3.1.a. Encourage and promote friendly
				relationships and good sportsmanship throughout the school by requiring
				courtesy and proper decorum at all times, by acquainting students and others in
				the community with ideals of good sportsmanship and by so publicizing these
				concepts and attitudes that all members of the school and community will
				understand their meaning.
3.1.b.
				Insist upon implicit compliance with all rules and regulations of the West
				Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, hereinafter referred to in
				this rule as the WVSSAC.
3.1.c.
				Secure WV registered officials for all contests.
3.1.d. Insist upon adequate safety provisions
				for all activities, for both participants and spectators.
3.1.e. Approve only those activities and
				schedules which are educationally and physically sound for the
				student.
3.1.f. Encourage all to
				judge the success of the athletic program on the basis of the education goals
				and the attitude of the participants and spectators, rather than on the basis
				of the number of games won or lost.
3.1.g. Insist that the students exemplify the
				highest standards of good sportsmanship as a means of inculcating desirable
				spectator attitudes.
3.1.h. Provide
				adequate hygienic, sanitary, and attractive facilities for the dressing and
				housing of visiting teams and officials.
3.1.i. Review with staff the Sportsmanship
				Rule.
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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules govern conduct for active and spectator participants, coaches and
				all other school personnel at interscholastic athletic events.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §
									18-2-5 and §18-2-25 et
				seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 8,
				2024.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 6, 2024.
1.5. Repeal of
				Former Rule. -- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR4, West Virginia
				Secondary School Activities Commission Series 4, Provisions Governing Conduct,
				filed July 12, 2023, and effective September 11, 2023.