Rules  Clarifications & Updates 

     
Clarifications
Spring Football Practice: If a high school holds a separate practice period for its ninth grade, it must be held during the allotted spring practice period of the school where it’s being conducted. Spring practice for any other grade level must follow the same guideline.

An Athletic Physical Education Class is defined as a time during the school day that a sport has over 50 percent of the number of their athletes required to make up a team in one physical education class. During that period, no organized instruction may take place for any sport that is not in season. The only time a ball can be used is during a period of free play. Athletic P.E. should be used for weight training and conditioning and occasional times of free play. 

Leaving The Bench Ejection: If players come off the bench onto the court or field and are ejected under National Federation rules, they will also be suspended for 20 percent of the team's total number of regular season contests. A tournament would court as one contest except in championship play where the suspension would be in effect contest by contest. 

Sports Under Jurisdiction has been established for new or emerging sports among AHSAA member schools beginning in 2010-11. These sports would be required to follow NFHS rules and regulations, meet all AHSAA eligibility requirements and use AHSAA-registered officials where applicable.

Sport By Sport
Baseball
    4 Rules Changes Made For 2010; Bat Standards Adjustment Effective in 2012
Golf (USGA rules govern play except where local rules are necessary.)
     Rules Help Line: golfrules@PGA.com

Soccer
     Shinguard Policy Addressed, 4 Rules Revisions Made for 2010
 
Wrestling 
     5 Changes Made For 2009-10 Season


Track & Field And Cross Country
     10 Rules Changes Made For 2009-10

Tennis (USTA rules govern play except where local rules are necessary.)
     USTA Rules
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