17.12.0 PRACTICE REGULATIONS - School sponsorship or promotion of practice and/or participation is restricted to the WIAA
designated season for that sport. Several practice regulations that apply to all sports during the school year are as
follows:
17.12.1 PRACTICE DEFINITION – Practice is defined as a regularly scheduled team physical activity designed for the
preparation of athletes for the ensuing sports season and must be conducted under the supervision of the
school coach. Participation in physical education classes does not constitute a practice.
Q&A-1: One of our volleyball players will be on vacation with her family the day that volleyball
practice starts. Since her dad is a club coach, could he run her through practice drills so she can
count those days toward meeting the minimum pre-contest practice requirements?
NO. Only the practices run by authorized school coaches may count toward meeting the minimum
practice requirements.
Q&A-2: One of the wrestlers will return from basic military training one week into the wrestling
season. Can basic training count towards the pre-contest practice requirements?
NO. Only the practices run by authorized school coaches may count toward meeting the minimum
practice requirements.
Q&A-3: One of the soccer players on our team has been training with the Olympic Development
Program (ODP) in another state. Can those practices count towards the pre-contest practice
requirements?
NO. Only the practices run by authorized school coaches may count toward meeting the minimum
practice requirements.
Q&A-4: Four of the football players will be showing their steers at the county fair in August and will
miss three days of football practice. Could the coach run a practice for them on the fairgrounds?
YES, contingent upon the school administration approving the site with the school coach running the
same practice as that conducted at the school site.
Q&A-5: One of the players on our volleyball team has a job that conflicts with after school practice.
The coach also teaches an advanced PE class and is willing to run a special practice for her during
the class. Will that allow for her to play in our first match?
NO, participating in physical education classes does not constitute a practice.
Q&A-6: Instead of a practice on the field, our coach plans for the teams to watch game films and talk
strategy to prepare for an upcoming game.
For the purpose of meeting the pre-contest practice requirements, the practice must be a physical
activity