NAC386.698. Participation by member of team or spirit squad in certain activities other than as such member; establishment of requirements for eligibility of pupil to participate in postseason competition.

     1. If, during the school year, a pupil participates in a sanctioned sport as a member of a team or engages in an activity as a member of a spirit squad for a school, the pupil may participate as a member of any other team or event for the sanctioned sport or spirit squad if:

     (a) The coach for the sanctioned sport or spirit squad approves the pupil’s participation on the team or in the event;

     (b) The pupil counts each game, contest or meet in which the other team participates or each event in which the spirit squad competes as one of the allowable games, contests or meets or competitions specified in the athletic bylaws for the sanctioned sport or spirit squad; and

     (c) The other team is not a team for a school.

     2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, if the team or spirit squad of which the pupil is a member is a team or spirit squad of a high school, and if the pupil participates in an interscholastic activity other than as a member of the team or spirit squad, the pupil’s participation in the interscholastic activity must be approved by the head coach of the high school. The pupil is not required to substitute games, contests or meets to participate as a member of the team or spirit squad.

     3. Each league, region or class established pursuant to NAC 386.667 may establish the requirements for eligibility for a pupil who is in the league, region or class to participate in any competition for a sanctioned sport or spirit squad that is conducted after the expiration of the regular season for the sanctioned sport or spirit squad.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R105-06, 9-18-2007)