8 quarter rule: Not something that can be passed off, look at the chain of command that must be field out prior.
EIGHT QUARTER PARTICIPATION
: In emergency or "lack of depth" situations only, fresh-man
and/or sophomore junior varsity football players will be
allowed a maximum of 8 quarters per season of "on the field"
play as a varsity football player. This is an allowable
exemption from the rule counting dressing for a game as
participation in a varsity contest and will enable a junior
varsity player to be available for emergency or lack of
depth participation in the varsity contest.
The intent of the rule is to give coaches some alternatives
for junior varsity players to continue to gain value game
experience at the junior varsity level and still be available
as a backup player in the varsity game.
The following conditions must be met:
• A maximum of 12 different players may be 8-quartered during
the regular season.
• Such players must be pre-determined prior to dressing for
participation-completion of the 8
Quarter Pre-Approval Form containing signatures of a licensed
athletic trainer or medical doctor, principal, athletic director,
and parent/legal custodian. (If a designated player or players
participated in the junior varsity contest, medical information
shall include evidence that player(s) is adequately hydrated and
void of injury that would render player(s) unfit to play.)
The form must be filed at the school and with the conference
president on the day of the scheduled game.
• Following the game, a status report on the designated players
must be completed which shall include the names of all freshman
and sophomore junior varsity football player(s) designated and
dressed as emergency players and report the number of quarter(s)
in which each athlete actually played. Any portion of a quarter
equals a quarter played. If a player dresses out but does not play,
record as "0" quarters played. Form must be signed by coach,
athletic director and principal and submitted on line to the NCHSAA
by the first school day after the varsity contest.
• Anytime a JV player must be used as a starter on the varsity team,
that player is eligible for either the next JV game or varsity game.
• $500 fine for failure to submit follow-up form to NCHSAA.
• If your school's JV Football game is:
•Cancelled - you may not use the 8-quarter rule for Friday's varsity football game.
If a JV player participates in the varsity game, it will count towards
the maximum allowed 11 games per for an individual; therefore no 8-quarter paperwork
would need to be filed
• Postponed - you may use the 8-quarter rule for the Friday varsity fooball game. Submit
8-quarter paperwork as usual.
