>From the you-got-to-be-kidding-me-AGAIN file Interesting, the 25-day off-season contact rule is violated regularly by the ball sports. However, in Illinois, I learned this morning that we have had cross country coaches warned about this rule because of summer canoe trips and team Christmas parties.
Go football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer ... http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=243673 York suspends Newton, assistant for rest of season By David Oberhelman Daily Herald Sports Writer Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 On the eve of the sectionals and after discussions with the IHSA, York has levied sanctions on its boys cross country program. The Dukes were found to have been in violation of IHSA Bylaw 3.153 regarding special provisions for summer participation. More commonly known as the âsummer contact rule,â the bylaw restricts off-season contact between coaches and athletes to 25 days.