Washington State participation rules
 

52.4.0 SQUAD AND CONTEST LIMITATIONS - Each squad (Varsity, J.V., Sophomore, or other squad) may schedule up to twenty (20) contests and a jamboree.
52.4.1 ADDITIONAL CONTEST ALLOWED - A twenty-first (21st) game against an international touring team is allowed once every three (3) years according to the criteria outlined in International Sanction Procedures
52.4.2 Each squad is allowed to schedule and to participate in only one (1) contest per day.
52.4.3 Each interscholastic contest played must be credited as a contest to a definite squad.
52.4.4 Subvarsity basketball players may play in two (2) subvarsity games, a total of up to eight (8) subvarsity quarters, in one (1) day, on eight (8) different occasions, provided there is a minimum of 45 minutes rest between games. Athletes would still be limited to 80 quarters in a season.
52.5.0 PLAYER LIMITATION – Each player may play in twenty (20) contests, but in doing so may not exceed eighty (80) quarters. Any appearance in a quarter, regardless of the length of time played, shall be considered as one (1) quarter. This is interpreted as meaning when a player is beckoned onto the floor and the ball becomes alive, that the player has played in one (1) quarter.
52.5.1 Players from all classifications of schools except 1B schools may appear in a maximum of four (4) quarters in one (1) day.
52.5.2 Players in 1B schools may appear in a maximum of five (5) quarters in one (1) day.
52.5.3 Players from all classifications of schools except 1B schools may participate in a maximum of 20 games during the regular season.
52.5.4 Players in 1B schools may participate in a maximum of 80 quarters during the regular season.
52.5.5 In an attempt to maintain and salvage a varsity or junior varsity 1B league schedule, an eighth grader who has participated on either a WIAA member middle school or a WIAA member junior high school team may participate on the high school team provided the total number of high school participants does not exceed specified numbers.
52.5.5.1 If the total number of high school participants is less than twice the number to field a team, eighth graders may play on the varsity squad. If eighth graders play on the varsity squad, the total number of participants on the high school team may not exceed twice the number to field a team plus two (2).
52.5.5.2 If the total number of high school participants is between two times and three times the number to field a team, eighth graders may play only on the junior varsity squad.
52.5.5.3 When utilizing eighth graders, the total combined number of high school and eighth grade players must not exceed three times the number to field an individual team.
52.5.5.4 If an eighth grader has participated in a middle level or junior high team, an eighth grader may participate in a maximum of forty quarters.
52.6.0 COUNTING QUARTERS AND CONTESTS:
52.6.1 Four (4) quarters played against the same squad is one (1) contest.
52.6.2 Four (4) quarters played against the same school, same day, different squads (i.e., varsity and junior varsity squads) is one (1) contest.
52.6.3 Four (4) quarters played against the same school, different days during the same week, different squads (i.e., varsity on Tuesday, junior varsity on Thursday) is one (1) contest. If a player exceeds four (4) quarters, that player is considered to have participated in two (2)
contests (one (1) contest on each day).
52.6.4 A total of four (4) quarters played against two (2) different schools, same day, different squads is one (1) contest.
52.6.5 One (1) or more quarters played against two (2) different schools, different days during the same week, different squads would be two (2) contests.
52.6.6 Postseason games do not count against the game or quarterly season limitation.
52.5.7 FIFTH QUARTER - A fifth quarter may be played only by freshmen basketball squads following the regular contest. The 5th quarter is for players who were not starters and who played in two (2) quarters or less of the regular contest.

Could you expand upon that?

Expand upon it how?

How I am reading & understanding the latter part of the rule, is by using an example.

Team A vs. Team B play against each other (each team has A.B. & C squads participating) on a Saturday afternoon/evening. Team A JV player 1 plays 3 quarters in the JV game, then during V comes in as a sub in 4th quarter. Since the player has already played 3 quarters in JV, they are only allowed to play in one quarter for V.

My alma mater is of one of the smaller classifications for the WIAA, so it's common for a player to be a member of more than one squad.

Ignats,
In addition, it is a technical foul if a player participates in a 6th quarter in a day. Generally, when JV players are participating in the varsity game, the quarters available will be noted in the book. The official scorers for each game are responsible for documenting the quarters played.

Of course, if the official scorer does not properly document quarters played, it is no different than not documenting individual fouls. We can only enforce what is documented.

I was involved in a game where this happened a coupleof years ago. The determination was that we should not assess a T, but file a report in Columbus. Forfeits will result. But I don't remember reading that we should assess a T in the state book. There is no justification for a T (that I am aware of) in the NFHS book. I could be wrong. I don't read the state book from cover to cover. :eek: :D

The "OHSAA Pre-Season Basketball Manual" helpfully has no page numbers, but you can find the relevant rule in the section entitled "OHSAA Sports Regulations."

Here it is: "If a player violates this rule [concerning quarters played], the team shall be assessed a technical foul by the official and the player shall be disqualified from the game."

A report to Columbus is not required or mentioned for violations of this rule.

The rules listed below are those in use by the Washington Interscholatic Activities Association (WIAA), not the NFHS. This shows how states can have different rules concerning the same thing.

He was yanking your chain.