Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.370

Current through August 29, 2024
Section 385B.370 - Period of season and first day of practice for sanctioned sport; prohibited and authorized out-of-season activities relating to sanctioned sport
1. The season for each sanctioned sport begins on the first day of practice for the sanctioned sport established by the Board pursuant to this subsection and ends upon the completion of the state tournament for the sanctioned sport. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, not later than September 1 of each year, the Board shall:
(a) Establish the date for the first day of practice for each sanctioned sport for the school year; and
(b) Prepare a schedule of activities that includes each date established pursuant to paragraph (a).
2. Each school shall ensure that a practice for a sanctioned sport is conducted on the date established for that practice pursuant to subsection 1.
3. A school shall not provide uniforms or transportation for a pupil or team to participate in any out-of-season competition for a sanctioned sport, including, without limitation, a camp, summer league or travel to a foreign country or another state, territory, district or possession of the United States. A school may engage in an activity to obtain money for an out-of-season competition and deposit any money obtained as a result of that activity in an account maintained by the school or by a bank or other financial institution in this State.
4. A coach of a school that complies with subsections 2 and 3 may assist a pupil in an activity that is related to a sanctioned sport and that is conducted during a period that is not the season for the sanctioned sport. The participation of the pupil in the activity must be voluntary and must not be a condition for qualifying for a team or for accepting the pupil as a member of a team during the season for the sanctioned sport.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a coach or pupil specified in subsection 4 may, if approved by the school and the school district in which the school is located, use any facility or equipment of the school to engage in an activity specified in that subsection. A coach or pupil may use the following equipment for football during any period that is not the football season:
(a) Footballs;
(b) Football shoes;
(c) Shorts and sweatshirts; and
(d) A helmet and shoulder, hip and thigh pads, and any other protective equipment.
6. A coach or pupil shall not use a blocking dummy or sled, or any similar device for football pursuant to subsection 5.
7. A school or school district in which a school is located may require each pupil of the school who engages in an activity relating to a sanctioned sport pursuant to subsection 5 to maintain a policy of health insurance in an amount determined by the school or school district.
8. A coach or pupil shall not engage in an out-of-season activity relating to a sanctioned sport pursuant to subsection 5 if the activity interferes with an in-season sport.

Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.370

(Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass'n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R050-05, 12-29-2005; R144-07, 1-30-2008; R207-08, 5-5-2011) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 386.695)

NRS 385B.060