Time Player Is Allowed To Play?

[WBGradFan]

Can anyone tell me if there is a rule on the amount of time a player is allowed to play in a week? Can they play Freshmen, JV, and Varsity?

[UncleTed]

If there is a rule it probably is measured by the max # of quarters for which a player is allowed to participate in a M-F week. I suspect there probably is such a rule, but I have no idea off the top of my head what the # is.

[LEONARDSLOSERS]

A player is allowed to play in a maximum of 6 quarters a day. There is no max for the week. It is a liability thing.

[o21putt]

I know that there is a rule for basketball but I am not sure about football nor have I ever heard of one for football. In basketball, I believe that a player cannot play more than 6 quarters in one night. Someone that is smarter than I can please correct me if I am wrong.

[pistachio]

Basketball did have a 6 quarter rule, but has been changed this year. I believe some coaches were playing JV games with two 16 minute periods, where players were technically only playing in 6 periods. TSSAA abolished the rule.

[o21putt]

pistachio, Thanks for the info. That is good to know. Some will do anything to get around the rules.

[tigerball12]

Basketball did have a 6 quarter rule, but has been changed this year. I believe some coaches were playing JV games with two 16 minute periods, where players were technically only playing in 6 periods. TSSAA abolished the rule.

 

So, because some coaches were cheating they changed the rule to help them out?

That makes a lot of sense.

[Vultor]

I can't imagine a Football coach playing his Varsity players in a JV game and have them tired and banged up for Friday night. I can see a coach dressing out his entire team for a JV game as a sign of respect for all the players on the team. After all, Friday night everybody is a Varsity player and you never know when you may get in the game.

[wrestlerdude]

I never thought there was but now I think about it there probably is because in wrestling you can only wrestle 5 matches a day.

[ImaSavage]

I dont think there is such rule, We played 8 quarters in one week last year....Possibly the weridest week of my life:S

[cbg]

In California a player may play 6 quaters in one day. They play the JV games @ 4:30pm on Friday and the Varsity game is @ 7:30pm on Friday. Most schools use the JV game for the players to gain game experience and little emphasis is placed on winning.

[fromthetop2]

My son, under a coach who is no longer in the business, played as a freshman:

started all the freshman games, started all of the jv games, and started all of the varsity games. Thankfully he only played on varsity special teams his freshman season, but because of numbers they needed him. Freshman games were on Thursday, varsity Friday, JV the following Monday. He was totally worn out at the end of the season.

And it was a Class 5A program. You risk some serious injuries to your players if you follow this path.