BALANCING SCHOOL and CLUB SPORTS

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BALANCING SCHOOL and CLUB SPORTS
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Bill Bowers, CMAA Executive Director OADA
Springfield, OR Rob Holstrom, CAA West Linn
HS Athletic Director West Linn, OR Jeff
Erdman, CAA Clackamas HS Athletic Director
Clackamas, OR
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The information given is from the perspective of
each presenter as it relates to our experiences
as athletic administrators. It does not reflect
the opinion of all athletic directors and schools
in Oregon.
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There will be three parts to this discussion.
Part I will be an overview of how school and
club programs in Oregon coexist during the school
year.Part II will be a school districts
application of the policies.Part III will be
Unintended Consequences of the Rule of 2.
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The Oregon PRACTICE LIMITATION RULECommonly
referred to as the RULE of TWO
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How we got to having the Practice Limitation
Rule.
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In 1997 the Oregon School Activities Association
implemented the RULE of TWO for high school
athletic programs. This rule is in effect from
the third Monday of August each year, through May
26th of that school year.
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The Rule of Two readsIt shall be a violation of
the rule if there is any attempt during the
Association year to gather more than two members
of the same high school program together per day
outside the OSAA defined season to receive
specialized athletic instruction from any coach
associated with the participating athletes high
school program in a TEAM SPORT sponsored
activity.These include baseball, basketball,
football, softball, soccer, volleyball.
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The Rule of Two contSchools may conduct
practices and/or contests in individual sports
(cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, track
field, wrestling) by individual league or school
district approval, that allow contact with more
than two athletes at any one time.
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The Rule of Two contOther activities where
competitions are not conducted or sponsored by
the OSAA such as bowling, equestrian, lacrosse,
and water polo, do not have any limitation on
them for contact or practices.
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The Driving PremiseThe mission of OSAA member
schools is to foster well-rounded individuals.
The purpose of interscholastic athletics is to
help educate boys and girls and NOT to prepare
students for college athletics, which is a
by-product of interscholastic competition
available to a very small percentage of high
school athletes.
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There is no OSAA rule prohibiting a student
athlete from participating in more than one sport
during the same season.
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There is no OSAA rule prohibiting a student
athlete from participating in both a school
sponsored activity and a club sport
program/activity during the same season. Some
individual school districts have language
discouraging students from doing so.
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Ten years of use has shown wide spread view
points. Small rural schools now like the rule. (
It gives multiple athletes more individual time).
Larger urban schools want to have more liberal
access to student athletes during the association
year in all sports.
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Elite athletes in swimming have chosen to NOT
compete for their high school swim teams due to
conflicts with Sectional Qualifying meets that
could lead to more potential recognition and
national exposure.
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Schools have been fined for athletes who have
qualified for state championships who chose to
not attend, or left early, from the state
championships to attend a club sport tournament
in volleyball, equestrian, and softball.
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For more information about the Oregon practice
limitation rules, visit the OSAA website at
www.osaa.org.Or contact Bill Bowers at 541.
554.0494 or billbowers2_at_comcast.net
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Team Clackamas

• Coaching Guidelines
• Off-Season Rules for Team,
• Individual Youth Sports

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Guiding Principle

• All coaches are to encourage multiple sport
  athletes through words and actions
  

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Definitions

• Open Gym
• Conditioning
• Youth Camps
• In-Season Athletes
• Quitting a Sport
• Summer Programs

• Dead Week
• Rule Two
• Youth Sports

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Open Gym

• A supervised activity open to all Clackamas High
  School students. An off-season coach/program is
  only allowed to instruct two athletes per day
  (see OSAA rules)

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Conditioning

• Physical conditioning sessions done without
  specific sport equipment and / or drills. Also,
  must be open to all Clackamas High School
  students.

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Youth Camps

• Camps for our youth organized by our coaches and
  utilizing our facilities and equipment.

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In-Season Athletes

• Are not allowed to participate in out- of- season
  workouts with other coaches, unless the two
  coaches have spoken privately and agreed upon the
  nature of workouts.

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Quitting a Sport

• Athletes that have quit a sport , during the
  current season, are ineligible to participate in
  other sports conditioning programs and open gyms
  until the regular season of the sport they quit
  ends. Appeals/releases will be dealt with on an
  individual basis by involved coaches and/or the
  athletic director.

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Summer Programs

• Summer Programs are open beginning the May 27th
  and extending until the agreed upon Dead Week (a
  week in late July or early August), per the state
  rules set by the OSAA- our governing body.

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Dead Week

• Dead Week - No Clackamas High School program
  allowed to have activities, except for the weight
  room. Also, a three day period around the 4th of
  July is a down time family period. Required A
  head coaches planning meeting to be held in
  mid-to-late November that takes into account all
  programs and attempts to help multiple-sport
  athletes reduce scheduling conflicts/overlaps for
  major camps or activities.

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Rule of Two

• Rule of Two - It is legal for a Clackamas High
  School coach/program to coach a maximum of two
  athletes per day out of their season. These
  athletes must not be in-season athletes unless
  head coaches have conferred and both agree to an
  arrangement.

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Youth Sports

• May begin in-season practices after agreement of
  start date by the high school Head Coach,
  Athletic Director and Youth President (see
  additional rules for off-season camps and
  conditioning).

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Calendar for Off Season

• FALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
• August 6 September 20 NONE
• September 20 November 4 Conditioning and open
  gym okay for winter sports.
  
• YOUTH SPORTS
• Camps, open-gym and tryouts may begin
  October 1 Practices
  
• begin 2nd week of November

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Calendar for Off Season

• WINTER HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
• November 5 December 2 NONE
• December 3 February 19 Conditioning for Spring
  and Fall sports allowed.
  
• January 7 February 18 Open gyms okay for
  Spring sports.
  
• YOUTH SPORTS
• Camps and open gym may begin Jan. 2nd.
• Tryouts to be held in March
• Practices may begin the 3rd week in March

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Calendar for Off Season

• SPRING HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
• February 18 March 31 NONE
• April 1 April 30th Conditions for Fall sports
  allowed.
  
• May 1st May 27th Open gyms okay for Fall and
  Winter Sports.
  
• YOUTH SPORTS
• Camps and open gym may begin April 1st

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• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Jeff Erdman, CAAAsst. Prin./Ath. Dir.Clackamas
  High School503.353.5820 phoneerdmanj_at_nclack.k12.
  or.us

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The unintended consequences of the Rule of 2
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NCAA Recruiting Limitations
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The growth of Club Coaches and Personal Trainers
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Athlete Burn-out
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Why do athletes quit?Conduct Exit interviews
of your athletes.Examine what is being asked of
your athletes both in-season and out-of-season.
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Over-Use Injuries
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False Promises of Scholarships
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Athletic Scholarships2,000,000 High School
Seniors126,000 Athletic College
Scholarships6 Chance to Receive
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Is it Time to change?
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CONTACT INFORMATIONRob HolstromPast-President,
OADAAsst. Prin./Ath. Dir.West Linn High
School503.673.7807 phoneholstror_at_wlwv.k12.or.us