Athletic By-Laws
Sections 130-198
- SCHOOLS. Only those schools approved by the TAPPS Executive Board shall be eligible to compete in Six Man Football.
- Schools aligned in 4A or above shall compete for the Division I championship.
- Schools aligned in 3A or below shall compete for the Division II or III championship.
- STATE FINALS. See Section 141 – Play-off Format, 6-Man Football
- PLAY-OFF SITE. (See play off format in Section 141)
- General Football Rules found in Section 158 apply to 6-man and 11-man football rules.
- CALENDAR
- Starting date for football conditioning is shown on the current TAPPS Calendar
- Fall Practice Schedule
- For the first three days of fall practice, schools are limited to no pads or contact activity. Helmets may be worn during this time.
- Schools may not schedule more than three practices in any two day period, nor more than two practices in any one day.
- If two practices are scheduled on day one, day two is limited to one practice session.
- No school may schedule nor require a student to participate in more than three practices in any two day period regardless of level of participation.
- On days when two practices are held, the padded session shall not last longer than three hours. the other session shall not last longer than two hours and limited to
- no conditioning
- no contact activities
- no player equipment –helmets may not be worn during this time
- there shall be a minimum break of at least two hours between sessions
- On days when one practice is held
- the session shall not last longer than three hours
- The following activities are considered practice activities or practice
- On field practice
- Sport specific instruction
- Mandatory conditioning
- The following are not considered practice activities
- Film Study
- Meetings
- Water Breaks
- Rest Breaks
- Injury Treatment
- Voluntary conditioning (May not be coach directed or supervised)
- Weight Training
- Equipment may be issued prior to the fourth day of practice.
- The TAPPS football season shall consist of 11 playing dates.
- Schools may schedule 10 varsity contests
- There must be five (5) days between varsity contests. This includes both scrimmages and games.
- SPRING FOOTBALL
- Schools will be allowed a total of fourteen days to conduct contact football drills/practice,
- including full pads and helmets
- and must be completed before school is out for the summer.
- No interschool scrimmages are allowed during spring football
- Participation
- Students not enrolled and attending the member school may not participate in Spring Football.
- Schools will be allowed a total of fourteen days to conduct contact football drills/practice,
- Fall Practice Schedule
- Starting date for football conditioning is shown on the current TAPPS Calendar