devices are strictly prohibited during the conditioning program. During the date of pads no live contact, the use of sleds, shields, and blocking dummies is allowed to permit gradual adaptation of the students to carrying the weight of their pads and adjusting to temperature variation. 23.3. Length of Season: The football season will end for each team at the end of the regular season or by play-off elimination. 23.4. Maximum Team Contests: A football team will be permitted to play no more than 10 games exclusive of the play- off games.
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23.4.a. The total number of quarters for a student in one season is 50 exclusive of the play-off games.
23.4.b. A student may only play four quarters in one day.
23.4.c. Any student who participated in one or more downs in one quarter shall be charged with one quarter of play. Downs in which the football teams are in a free kick formation, or the offensive team is in a scrimmage kick formation, as defined in the NFHS Football Rule Book, will not count as a down.
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23.4.d. Overtime is considered as an extension of the fourth quarter.
23.4.e. Interscholastic practice game in which teams representing a member school play against alumni or others is not allowed. 23.5. A football team is permitted to participate in a Grid-O-Rama and one preseason scrimmage or two preseason scrimmages. (See Glossary for definitions of Grid-O-Rama and Scrimmage.)
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23.6. Special Regulations:
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23.6.a. All rules and regulations of these bylaws pertaining to football are also applicable to six-man and eight-man football. 23.6.b. Any member of a freshman team who plays in a varsity contest (scrimmage, Grid-o-Rama or game) is ineligible to return to the freshman team.
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23.6.c. A student may not play or practice on a non-school football team while a member of the school team.
23.7. A student may accept awards for WVSSAC sanctioned and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These awards must be consistent with the items specified in the §127-3-5. 23.8. The Board of Directors is authorized to adopt a point rating system and overall procedure for determining a state champion in each class.
23.9. Middle Schools: The above rules will apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:
23.9.a. Organized team conditioning practice will begin on Monday of Week 6 and the first game played during Week 9. 23.9.b. The following table establishes, for middle school the equipment/contact level, earliest date for a scrimmage, the date for first contest and the date season must be completed.
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