General Provisions

NAC 386.600. Definitions.

NAC 386.601. “Affiliate school” defined.

NAC 386.602. “All-star team” defined.

NAC 386.603. “Association” defined.

NAC 386.604. “Board” defined.

NAC 386.605. “Commissioner” defined.

NAC 386.606. “Complaint” defined.

NAC 386.607. “Executive Director” defined.

NAC 386.608. “Game, contest or meet” defined.

NAC 386.609. “Hardship” defined.

NAC 386.610. “Homeschooled child” defined.

NAC 386.611. “Legislative Commission” defined.

NAC 386.612. “Magnet school” defined.

NAC 386.613. “Member school” defined.

NAC 386.614. “Non-association official” defined.

NAC 386.615. “Participate” defined.

NAC 386.616. “Recruit” defined.

NAC 386.617. “Sanctioned sport” defined.

NAC 386.618. “School” defined.

NAC 386.619. “Season” defined.

NAC 386.6195. “Spirit squad” defined.

NAC 386.620. “Sports official” defined.

NAC 386.6203. “Tournament” defined.

NAC 386.6207. “Transfer” defined.

NAC 386.621. “Unit of credit” defined.

NAC 386.622. “Zone of attendance” defined.

Administration

NAC 386.625. Association: Membership in National Federation of State High School Associations.

NAC 386.626. Association: Purchasing of supplies, equipment and services.

NAC 386.627. Association: Establishment of administrative regions; preparation of map of regions.

NAC 386.628. Board: Composition; role; nonvoting membership; terms of nonvoting members.

NAC 386.629. Board: Voting membership.

NAC 386.630. Board: Selection of members; vacancies in membership; terms of voting members.

NAC 386.631. Board: President and Vice President.

NAC 386.632. Board: Duties.

NAC 386.633. Board: Regular and special meetings.

NAC 386.634. Meetings of Board: Quorum.

NAC 386.635. Meetings of Board: Procedure.

NAC 386.636. Meetings of Board: Submission by member school of item for inclusion on agenda.

NAC 386.637. Meetings of Board: Submission by member of Board or Legislative Commission of item for inclusion on agenda; consideration of other items.

NAC 386.638. Meetings of Association or Board: Rules of conduct; motions.

NAC 386.639. Board: Emergency action by telephone.

NAC 386.640. Board: Selection of members to attend certain national meetings.

NAC 386.641. Legislative Commission: Composition; voting; adoption of policies; meetings.

NAC 386.642. Legislative Commission: Restrictions on authority to amend policies.

NAC 386.643. Compensation of members or employees of Board or Legislative Commission while engaged in business of Association.

NAC 386.644. Executive Director: Employment; duties; bond; annual financial statement.

NAC 386.645. Executive Director: General duties.

NAC 386.646. Executive Director: Interpretation of policies and regulations of Association; attendance of meetings of Legislative Commission; program to educate general public; newsletter.

NAC 386.647. Executive Director: Fiscal duties.

NAC 386.648. Executive Director: Duties regarding employees of Association.

NAC 386.649. Executive Director: Legislative and other duties.

NAC 386.650. Executive Director: Duties regarding play-offs and tournaments; program to encourage awareness and attendance; monitoring of travel.

NAC 386.651. Executive Director: Establishment of procedures regarding inventory of tickets for events.

NAC 386.652. Membership in Association: Nevada high school or affiliate school.

NAC 386.653. Membership in Association: Private high school.

NAC 386.654. Membership in Association: Provisional membership.

NAC 386.6543. Membership in Association: Application for associate membership.

NAC 386.6546. Membership in Association: Associate membership.

NAC 386.6549. Membership in Association: Limited membership.

NAC 386.655. Membership in Association: Amount and payment of annual dues; imposition and amount of special assessment.

NAC 386.656. Membership in Association: Withdrawal and reinstatement.

NAC 386.657. Membership in Association: Revocation of membership of affiliate school.

NAC 386.658. Principal of member school: Responsibility to Association; delegation of authority; approval of interscholastic activity.

NAC 386.659. Principal of member school: Registration of participants in sanctioned sports.

NAC 386.660. Principal of member school: Submission of information required to publish directory of schools.

NAC 386.661. Member school: Supervision of team or group.

NAC 386.662. Administrative organization: Appointment of members; election of officers.

NAC 386.663. Administrative organization: Powers and duties.

NAC 386.664. Administrative organization: Regular and special meetings.

NAC 386.665. Private schools: Selection and duties of liaison for Board; annual meetings.

NAC 386.666. Association and member schools: Responsibility for uniformity and coordination of interscholastic activities.

NAC 386.667. Classification and alignment of schools: General requirements; effective period; considerations; request for pupil or team to participate in another classification, league or region.

NAC 386.668. Classification and alignment of schools: Submission by school of recommendation for alignment.

NAC 386.6685. Classification and alignment of schools: Appeal by school.

NAC 386.669. Sanctioned sports: Designation; amendment of list; insufficient participation; prohibition.

NAC 386.670. Regulations of Association: Submission and notification of proposed amendment.

NAC 386.671. Regulations of Association: Amendment by Board; submission of amendment to Legislative Counsel.

Scheduling and Conducting Activities

NAC 386.675. Scheduling of events in manner that results in minimum loss of school time.

NAC 386.676. Establishment and submission of schedules of events; penalty.

NAC 386.677. Postponement of game, contest or meet.

NAC 386.678. Cancellation of game, contest or meet; participation in game, contest or meet after withdrawal of school from Association; penalty.

NAC 386.679. Competition with certain out-of-state schools prohibited.

NAC 386.680. Competition with certain schools prohibited without approval of Executive Director.

NAC 386.681. Provision of sufficient physical training and suitable protective clothing to participants.

NAC 386.682. Use of equipment provided by private company that sponsors participant.

NAC 386.683. Security of field of play; encouragement of sportsmanlike behavior.

NAC 386.684. Conduct of participants and spectators: Responsibility of school; authority of sports official.

NAC 386.685. Use of cameras and other recording equipment.

NAC 386.686. Possession, sale or use of alcoholic beverages prohibited; enforcement.

All-Star Competition

NAC 386.690. Participation by team that participates in sanctioned sport prohibited; approval of Board regarding preseason and postseason competition; penalty.

NAC 386.691. Approval by Association of competition; imposition of certain restrictions and requirements; submission of injury report and written summary of competition.

NAC 386.694. Conditions under which pupil may participate in competition.

Limitations on Participation

NAC 386.695. Period of season and first day of practice for sanctioned sport; prohibited and authorized out-of-season activities relating to sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.696. Restrictions on participation in out-of-season activities relating to sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.697. Participation of pupil as amateur in sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.698. 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.

NAC 386.699. Maximum number of games, contests or meets during seasons for sanctioned sports.

NAC 386.700. Forfeiture of game, contest or meet if pupil exceeds maximum allowed for sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.701. Treatment of game not completed because of unforeseeable and unavoidable cause.

NAC 386.702. Tournaments; wrestling; swimming and diving, substitutions.

NAC 386.703. Miscellaneous limitations.

Rules Regarding Specific Sports

NAC 386.705. Baseball: Date for beginning practice; end of season.

NAC 386.706. Baseball: Interschool scrimmages.

NAC 386.707. Baseball: Protest of game.

NAC 386.708. Baseball: Replay of suspended game.

NAC 386.709. Baseball: Determination of championship team.

NAC 386.710. Baseball: Determination of home team and choice of dugout for games of tournament.

NAC 386.711. Baseball: Procedure when tournament is cancelled or not completed because of unforeseeable and uncontrollable cause.

NAC 386.712. Baseball: Use of coaching boxes and head protection.

NAC 386.713. Baseball: Limitations on participation by pitcher; penalty.

NAC 386.714. Baseball: Rules of conduct; 10-run rule; period for junior varsity games.

NAC 386.715. Basketball: Date for beginning practice; end of season; activities between seasons; interschool scrimmages.

NAC 386.716. Basketball: Manual of alignment of schools; determination of championship team.

NAC 386.717. Basketball: Jerseys.

NAC 386.718. Basketball: Class 1A teams.

NAC 386.719. Cross-country: Generally.

NAC 386.720. Football: Date for beginning practice; end of season; games.

NAC 386.721. Football: Required practice; interschool scrimmages.

NAC 386.722. Football: Noncontact practice.

NAC 386.723. Football: Manual of alignment of schools; determination of championship team; play-offs; 45-point mercy rule.

NAC 386.724. Football: Jerseys.

NAC 386.725. Football: Limitations on participation by pupil.

NAC 386.726. Football: Provision of adequate facilities for participants in play-off.

NAC 386.727. Boys’ golf: Date for beginning practice; end of season; time, date and location of state tournament.

NAC 386.728. Boys’ golf: Tournaments.

NAC 386.729. Girls’ golf: Date for beginning practice; end of season; time, date and location of state tournament.

NAC 386.730. Girls’ golf: Tournaments.

NAC 386.731. Soccer: Date for beginning practice; end of season; games.

NAC 386.732. Soccer: Required practice; interschool scrimmages.

NAC 386.733. Soccer: Manual of alignment of schools; tournaments; determination of championship team.

NAC 386.735. Soccer: Availability of persons to provide soccer balls during game.

NAC 386.736. Softball: Date for beginning practice; end of season.

NAC 386.737. Softball: Interschool scrimmages.

NAC 386.738. Softball: Protest of game.

NAC 386.739. Softball: Replay of suspended game.

NAC 386.740. Softball: Determination of championship team.

NAC 386.741. Softball: Determination of home team and choice of dugout for games of tournament.

NAC 386.742. Softball: Procedure when tournament is cancelled or not completed because of unforeseeable and uncontrollable cause.

NAC 386.743. Softball: Minimum length of official game.

NAC 386.744. Softball: Use of coaching boxes.

NAC 386.745. Softball: Rules of conduct; 10-run rule; period for junior varsity games.

NAC 386.746. Swimming: Generally.

NAC 386.747. Tennis: Generally.

NAC 386.748. Track and field: Generally.

NAC 386.749. Volleyball: Date for beginning practice; end of season; activities between seasons; interschool scrimmages; conduct of games and matches.

NAC 386.750. Volleyball: Format of games and matches; winner of match in which junior varsity or freshman team participates.

NAC 386.751. Volleyball: Class 1A teams with fewer than 15 members.

NAC 386.752. Wrestling: Date for beginning practice; end of season; rules and regulations; headgear.

NAC 386.753. Wrestling: Tournaments.

Spirit Squads

NAC 386.754. Compliance with Spirit Rules Book and applicable regulations; establishment of requirements for eligibility; sanctioning and nature of activities.

NAC 386.7541. Responsibilities of coach; duration of season; tryouts and selection for membership; activities between seasons.

NAC 386.7542. Number and membership of squads: Restrictions; authority of coach and school.

NAC 386.7543. Separate tryouts for fall and winter seasons; separate squad to perform stunts.

NAC 386.7544. Members of squads: Participation in sanctioned sports; participation in activities not sponsored by school.

NAC 386.7545. Attendance of and participation in certain competitions and events prohibited unless sanctioned by Association.

NAC 386.7546. Conduct of and reference to competitions and events.

NAC 386.7547. Application for sanctioning of competition or event: Requirements for submission; action on application; penalty for late submission.

NAC 386.7548. Attendance of or participation in competition or event: Ascertainment of sanctioning; penalty if not sanctioned; approval required; position of Association; prohibition; duty of coach.

Championships and Awards

NAC 386.755. Determination of championship: Participation by school in only one series of play-off games, tournaments or elimination meets; declaration based on percentage rating for regular season.

NAC 386.756. Tournaments: Determination of events for inclusion; location of events within State.

NAC 386.757. Tournaments: Conduct at location other than school.

NAC 386.758. Tournaments: Representation of participating school by band or other group.

NAC 386.759. Tournaments: Manual of formats; establishment and approval of formats.

NAC 386.760. Tournaments: Submission by class or league of proposed change in format.

NAC 386.761. Tournaments: Establishment of price of admission; disposition of proceeds.

NAC 386.762. Tournaments: Retention of proceeds by Association.

NAC 386.763. Solicitation of spectator for purpose other than admission or related services.

NAC 386.764. Director of regional or state tournament: Appointment; compensation.

NAC 386.765. Sports officials for tournaments: Assignment; compensation.

NAC 386.766. Prerequisites to scheduling or conducting state tournament for Class 1A or 2A region or regional tournament for Class 1A or 2A league; number of participants required for certain sanctioned sports.

NAC 386.767. Prerequisites to scheduling or conducting state tournament for Class 3A or 4A region or regional tournament for Class 3A or 4A league; number of participants required for certain sanctioned sports.

NAC 386.768. State tournament: Submission of schedule to member schools.

NAC 386.769. State tournament: Procedure when cancelled or not completed because of unforeseeable and unavoidable cause.

NAC 386.770. State tournament: Replacement of qualifying participant; notice of intention to use alternate member of team.

NAC 386.771. Presumption regarding game, contest or meet for varsity players; determination of standings for play-offs.

NAC 386.772. Play-off games: Determinations by Executive Director.

NAC 386.773. Awards: Determination of number; awarding of league and regional trophies and medals.

NAC 386.774. Awards: Awarding of state trophies and medals; purchase of additional medals.

NAC 386.775. Awards: Limitation on retail value.

Eligibility of Pupils and Coaches

NAC 386.776. Registration of pupils: Applicability of certain provisions.

NAC 386.777. Registration of pupils: Duties of school and pupil; rosters; scheduling of first game, contest or meet of season; penalty.

NAC 386.778. Registration of pupils: Adoption by school district of additional requirements for eligibility.

NAC 386.779. General requirements for eligibility of pupil; exception.

NAC 386.780. Maximum allowable participation by pupil.

NAC 386.781. Limitation on and record of age of pupil.

NAC 386.782. Residency of pupil: General requirements.

NAC 386.783. Residency of pupil: Burden of proof; establishment of new residence; reestablishment of former residence.

NAC 386.784. Presumption of ineligibility of pupil who transfers to another school.

NAC 386.785. Rebuttal of presumption of ineligibility of pupil who transfers to another school; period of ineligibility of pupil who returns to former residence; deviation from certain provisions.

NAC 386.786. Pupil who transfers to another school within same zone of attendance or after change in zone of attendance.

NAC 386.787. Pupil who is approved to attend magnet school or vocational or technical school that offers sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.788. Pupil who attends magnet school or vocational or technical school that does not offer sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.789. Pupil who attends charter school; requirements of charter school relating to eligibility.

NAC 386.790. Pupil assigned to option-zoned school; effect of rezoning of boundaries of certain school districts during school year.

NAC 386.791. Pupil enrolled in high school located within community college; pupil who attends high school pursuant to certain alternative program.

NAC 386.792. Pupil who attends private school that does not offer sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.793. Homeschooled children.

NAC 386.794. Siblings enrolled in high school and assigned to school pursuant to zoning regulations of school district.

NAC 386.795. Foreign exchange students and international students; penalty.

NAC 386.796. Practice or participation by pupil in any sanctioned sport for more than one school during season prohibited; waiver of prohibition.

NAC 386.797. Reestablishment of eligibility of pupil after transfer.

NAC 386.798. Waiver of requirements upon application of pupil transferring to another school.

NAC 386.799. Transfer of pupil from school that ceases to offer or does not offer sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.800. Academic eligibility: Requirements for pupils; imposition of stricter requirements by school.

NAC 386.801. Academic eligibility: Enrollment in ninth grade.

NAC 386.802. Academic eligibility: Courses and units of credit.

NAC 386.803. Academic eligibility: Adoption of certain alternative requirements by school district; continual review of academic progress.

NAC 386.804. Academic eligibility: Passing grades during season; periodic reviews of pupil’s progress.

NAC 386.805. Academic eligibility: Minimum grade point average.

NAC 386.806. Academic eligibility: Passing grades during season and minimum grade point average.

NAC 386.808. Academic eligibility: Change in recorded grade for pupil; completion of extra work to improve pupil’s grade.

NAC 386.809. Academic eligibility: Pupil who qualifies for special education services.

NAC 386.810. Academic eligibility: Homeschooled children.

NAC 386.811. Academic eligibility: Incorrect determination of grade of pupil; date of eligibility of ineligible pupil who is allowed to practice with team.

NAC 386.812. Assistance with interpretation of regulations relating to academic eligibility.

NAC 386.813. Minimum amount of practice: Pupil.

NAC 386.814. Minimum amount of practice: Team.

NAC 386.815. Minimum amount of practice: Exceptions to requirements.

NAC 386.816. Prohibition of activities on Sunday; exceptions.

NAC 386.817. Limitations on participation of pupil during season and school year; transfer of pupil to another sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.818. Participation by girl on team for boys and by boy on team for girls.

NAC 386.819. Physical examinations: Requirements for pupils; maintenance and review of records; exemption from requirements.

NAC 386.820. Pupil injured in sanctioned sport and treated by provider of health care.

NAC 386.821. Pupil soliciting or seeking enrollment in return for receiving favorable conditions or treatment.

NAC 386.822. Recruiting of pupil to participate in sanctioned sport prohibited; penalties.

NAC 386.823. Restrictions on solicitation or encouragement of prospective pupil to enroll in school; prohibited representation of athletic program; duty of coach upon receiving certain notification regarding prospective pupil.

NAC 386.824. Restriction on offer or provision of compensation or other inducement to pupil.

NAC 386.825. Attempts to circumvent requirements for eligibility of pupil.

NAC 386.826. Ineligible pupil: Scope of ineligibility.

NAC 386.827. Ineligible pupil: Participation in practice; participation in sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.828. Ineligible pupil: Prohibition on participation in game, contest or meet.

NAC 386.829. Penalties for participation of ineligible pupil; appeal of forfeiture or loss of position.

NAC 386.830. Imposition of penalties after participation of disqualified or ineligible team or pupil pursuant to court order; postponement or cancellation of event.

NAC 386.831. Coaches: Accompaniment of team or pupil representing school; effect of ejection from game, contest or meet.

NAC 386.832. Coaches: Required certification and courses.

Sportsmanship and Ethics

NAC 386.835. Standards of conduct: General requirements; penalties for violation.

NAC 386.836. Standards of conduct: Applicability of certain provisions.

NAC 386.837. Standards of conduct: Pupils.

NAC 386.838. Standards of conduct: Coaches.

NAC 386.839. Standards of conduct: Sports officials.

NAC 386.840. Standards of conduct: School administrators.

NAC 386.841. Standards of conduct: Period of compliance; penalties for violation.

NAC 386.842. Reports of violations and of violence against sports official; review of reports and imposition of penalties.

NAC 386.843. Ejection of pupil or coach from game, contest or meet.

NAC 386.844. Prevention and control of bench-clearing incidents and physical altercations; penalties.

NAC 386.845. Defamatory statements to media or through social media prohibited; investigation and imposition of penalty.

NAC 386.846. Imposition of penalties: Authority; report.

NAC 386.847. Coaches, school administrators and faculty members: Prohibited conduct; duties; reports of violations.

Appeal of Determinations; Enforcement

NAC 386.850. Appeal of certain determinations by aggrieved pupil or school; applicability of certain provisions.

NAC 386.851. Appeal of certain determinations imposing hardship on pupil.

NAC 386.852. Appeals: Pupil who attends school in district of county whose population is 100,000 or more.

NAC 386.853. Appeals: Pupil enrolled in private school or school in school district of county whose population is less than 100,000.

NAC 386.854. Appeals: Pupil determined to be ineligible to participate in sanctioned sport.

NAC 386.855. Appeals: Pupil adversely affected by determination made on appeal of determination of ineligibility.

NAC 386.856. Complaints: Preparation and submission; response; action by Executive Director or designee; appeal of decision.

NAC 386.857. Investigation of school: Cooperation required; penalty for failure to cooperate.

NAC 386.858. Reporting of violations: Duties of principal of school or designee.

NAC 386.859. Filing of complaint by person having knowledge of violation.

NAC 386.860. Imposition of penalties by Executive Director; certain determinations and penalties not subject to appeal.

NAC 386.861. Imposition of additional penalties by Association or Executive Director or during appeal; approval of suspension by Board.

Sports Officials

NAC 386.865. Effect and protest of decisions.

NAC 386.866. Registration, assignment and use of non-association officials.

Passes

NAC 386.870. Issuance by Board of lifetime and courtesy passes.

NAC 386.871. Lifetime pass: Prerequisites to issuance; use.

NAC 386.872. Courtesy pass: Prerequisites to and restriction on issuance; use; duplicate pass; revocation.

NAC 386.873. Courtesy pass: Member of Nevada State Officials’ Association.

NAC 386.874. Issuance of pass by league or region; use of pass.

NAC 386.875. Issuance of passes by director of tournament.

Broadcasting of Games, Contests, Meets and Tournaments

NAC 386.880. Rights reserved by Association; authority of Board.

NAC 386.881. Approval required to broadcast by television or radio or over Internet.

NAC 386.882. Consideration of requests for permission to broadcast.

NAC 386.883. Fees for approving requests to broadcast: Amount; obligations of person paying fee; waiver of fee.

NAC 386.884. Approval required for agreement conferring exclusive right to broadcast.

NAC 386.885. Issuance of passes to stations that broadcast by radio.

NAC 386.886. Issuance of passes to stations that broadcast by television.