tennis, track, or wrestling;
5.2.d. in a non-sanctioned event, but not during the school sports season for the following sports: football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, lacrosse, softball, or soccer.
5.3. A student may not receive the following awards with a retail value that exceeds $100.00:
5.3.a. Apparel - sweaters, jackets, jerseys, shoes, etc.
5.3.b. Equipment - radio, televisions, etc.
5.3.c. Athletic goods - batons, tennis rackets, bats, golf bag, tennis or golf balls, etc.
5.3.d. Money (scholarships to institutions of higher learning are exempted.)
5.4. Purchase of an item as identified in §127-3-5.3, whereby any portion is donated by a school, booster club, auxiliary agency, or any other group or organization, cannot exceed the specified limit.
5.5. Nothing in §127-3-5 shall be interpreted to affect the recognition of scholarship or scholastic achievements.
§127-3-6. Coaches. 6.1. A member of a school faculty, substitute teacher, or student teacher, with West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Authorized Certification, shall be allowed to coach an athletic team. A member of a private/parochial school faculty, substitute teacher, regardless of WVDE certification status, shall be allowed to coach an athletic team. An authorized certified individual may coach if they meet all of the requirements in §127-3-6.4. 6.2. A public school substitute teacher is defined as a person who has met the licensure requirements as specified by the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and has been approved as a substitute teacher of that county board of education. Private/parochial school substitutes must meet requirements of respective governing bodies. 6.3. A college student fulfilling teacher training responsibilities as a student teacher may be assigned certain coaching responsibilities during that period of training. This assignment will be administratively consistent with the student teacher’s role in the classroom and shall be approved by the county board of education or the governing body of a private/parochial school. The student teacher will work directly under the supervision of the appointed coach or assistant coach.
6.4. An authorized certified coach must meet the following requirements:
6.4.a. The coach is employed under a contract with a county board of education which specifies a rate of pay equivalent to the rate for professional educators who accept similar duties as extra duty assignments and which provides for liability insurance associated with the activity; 6.4.b. The coach has successfully completed WVSSAC-approved training: Sport Science, Sport First Aid, and WV Component (14 hours of instruction and test) and has received WVDE Authorization;
6.4.c. Coaching authorizations are for one year.
6.5. The head coach shall be required to attend any sports rules clinic in the coaching assignment which is sponsored by this Commission. Schools failing to have a head coaching position filled at the time of the clinic will be required to have a school representative present at the rules clinic.
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