News: Virginia High School League Executive Committee Amends Out-of-Season Practice Rule

Charlottesville (Sept. 21, 2011) - The Virginia High School League Executive Committee amended, as emergency legislation effective immediately for all VHSL member schools, the out-of-season practice rule by a vote of 22-1-2 at today’s Executive Committee meeting.

The amendment is as follows:

27-8-1 – Out-of-Season Practice Rule (note: revisions are underlined)

All VHSL member school sponsored athletic teams are restricted from any organized activities during designated “dead periods.” Out-of-season dead periods shall be 10-day periods beginning with the first permissible practice date of a sports season as published in the VHSL Calendar. A summer “dead period” for all athletic teams shall be week 1 of the NFHS standardized calendar.

During the dead periods, no coaching, observing or contact between a coach(s) or player(s) may occur in the VHSL member school sponsored sport team or activity involved. There may be no VHSL member school sponsored practice, open facilities, weight training/conditioning, out of season league(s) or member schools sponsored clinic/camps. Outside of the dead periods, all VHSL member school sponsored activities may occur on any day except Sundays. Schools, districts and/or regions may impose more restrictive guidelines. VHSL catastrophic insurance is not applicable to any out-of-season activities.