OHSAA BYLAW 10 — NON-INTERSCHOLASTIC PARTICIPATION

Section 1. Member of a Squad
10-1-1 A student is a member of an interscholastic squad when the student participates in an
interscholastic contest. An athletic contest involving participants from another school
or any non-interscholastic or any organized adult team is either a game, meet, match,
preview or scrimmage.

Section 2. Definition of Non-Interscholastic Team
10-2-1 A non-interscholastic team is an organization composed of players in or out of school
which participates in a contest, no matter whether admissions, collections of expenses
are involved, or whether a coach is present or not, and regardless of whether instruction
is given. Examples of non-interscholastic teams include—but are not limited to—
Sunday School, Church, Intramural, Y.M.C.A., Shop, Hi-Y, C.Y.O., F.F.A., City
Recreation, All-Star, A.A.U., Club, any non-interscholastic team, or any combination
of players involved in team play.

Section 3. Playing on Non-Interscholastic Teams
10-3-1 A member of an interscholastic squad sponsored by the Board of Education or other
governing board shall not participate in a contest, tryouts or any type of training or
practices on a non-interscholastic squad or as an individual in a team sport (See Bylaw
10-3-4), in the same sport during the school’s interscholastic sports season.

10-3-2 A member of an interscholastic squad sponsored by the Board of Education or other
governing board in an individual sport (bowling, gymnastics, tennis, golf, swimming and
diving, cross country, track and field and wrestling) shall not participate in a contest on a
non-interscholastic squad in the same sport during the school’s interscholastic sports season.

10-3-3 A member of an interscholastic squad sponsored by the Board of Education or other
governing board who is dropped or quits during the school’s interscholastic season may
participate on a non-interscholastic team squad or, as an individual, in the same sport but is
ineligible for further interscholastic competition in that sport for the remainder of the
school’s interscholastic season.

10-3-4 A member of an interscholastic squad in a team sport sponsored by the Board of Education
or other governing board may participate in non-interscholastic contests, tryouts, training or
practices prior to, and after, the school’s interscholastic season under the following conditions:
a) The number of interscholastic squad members from the same school on the non-interscholastic
squad is limited to a maximum of 50% of the members of a team as defined in
the playing rules of the sport. From June 1 through July 31 this restriction is not in effect.
The 50% limitation is defined as follows for all OHSAA recognized team sports.
50% Limitation on
Sport number of squad members
Baseball 4
Basketball 2
Field Hockey 5
Football 5
Ice Hockey 3
Soccer 5
Softball 4
Volleyball 3
b) An interscholastic squad member may continue participation with a non-interscholastic
squad in a national qualifying tournament after July 31 until the squad is eliminated from
the national qualifying tournament but no later than Labor Day.
c) Graduating seniors who are participating on a non-interscholastic squad after their final
interscholastic contest in a season in the same sport are exempt from this limitation.