This proposal will be presented to the Illinois High School Association
Legislative Commission
in the fall to change a few by-laws concerning summer workouts. The proposal is
being
sponsored by Glenbrook North High School Coach Bob Pieper. Please support
through
your school representative if you agree.
2010-2011—Proposal
Amend By-Law 3.157 –Summer Participation for Football
Submitted by Paul Pryma, Principal, Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook)
By-Law 3.157 currently reads:
3.157 Schools may not organize or participate against other schools in a football scrimmage or game with the exception of 7-7 (touch only) passing leagues.
Revise By-Law 3.157 to read:
3.157
Schools may not organize or participate against other schools in a football
scrimmage or game with the exception of 7-7 (touch only) passing leagues.
3.157 (A) High school age students in grades 9-12 may wear full pads for summer football camp. A high school team may not wear full pads when participating in drill work against another high school team. If student-athletes wear full pads in their schools summer camp, they must participate the first three days with helmets only.
(B) 7 on 7 pass skeleton (touch only) games are allowed in the summer, and helmets may be worn for all 7 on 7 participation.
(C) Schools are allowed to participate in controlled 11 on 11 drill work against other schools in the summer, but each school’s student-athletes may only wear “shells” (helmet and shoulder pads). Live tackling or blocking below the waist is prohibited. There will be a limit of 5 different dates for controlled drill work, and only 2 opponents per date for a maximum of 10 sessions of drill work per program.
Rationale
· Provides better clarification of what schools can do during the summer 25 contact days
· Addresses safety for all student-athletes in proposal (A) by adding the first three days with helmets only. Student-athletes can already wear full pads in their own camp and can wear them from the first day of camp. Making the first three days helmets only is consistent with the start of the regular season
· Proposal (A) allows student-athletes to attend college camps as an individual and wear full pads if that is what the camp requires
· Proposal (B) is just putting in writing what is the current practice
· Proposal (C) allows schools to get work done against other schools without live tackling, and blocking below the waist
· Proposal (C) puts limitations on how many sessions of drill work can take place in the summer per program against other schools. If any level in the program participates in drill work against another high school, it counts as one of the ten approved sessions
· Proposal (C) addresses the issue of high school teams that attend college camps that do controlled scrimmages and drill work as part of the camp. If a high school team attends a college camp that involves controlled drill work, they will be held to the limitations of 5 different dates for controlled drill work, and only 2 opponents per date for a maximum of 10 sessions of drill work per program.
· Amending By-Law 3.157 to the above recommendation would create more uniformity in what currently happens around the state in summer football, address safety factors for student-athletes, and allow football programs to participate against other schools in the summer which is currently allowed in other IHSA sponsored sports