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Q:  Quick question on the two nonschool competitions during the school season.  Define competition for me.  Example, basketball player plays in a tournament with a nonschool team during basketball season.  Is the tournament considered one competition, or each game in the tournament considered a competition?

A: The membership changed the nonschool participation during the sport season in the same sport and the rule reads:

Article VI – Nonschool Participation
Section 1 – In-Season
A. It is the philosophy of this Association that a student owes loyalty and allegiance to the school and team of which he/she is a member during the season of a given sport. Athletes may compete in not more than two nonschool competitions with school approval during each regular sport season. The contest(s) will not count against the individual maximum for the athlete in that sport. Nonschool competition will not be allowed during the respective WIAA tournament series in a sport. A student becomes ineligible in a sport for the remainder of the season for competing in more than two nonschool games, meets, or contests in the same sport during the season of practice and competition established by the school. The penalty may be reduced upon request of a school on the basis of documented extenuating circumstances.

For high school members, the determination is made in the manner that the particular sport maximum limits and individual limits are determined.  Note the part of the rule with games, meets, or contests.  Keep in mind that school approval must be requested before the nonschool competition.

Therefore, cross country, swimming, track, gymnastics, golf, is a meet.  Wrestling, tennis and volleyball may be a dual or a tournament. Baseball, softball, football, soccer, basketball, hockey can only be two games and could not be a tournament with four games.

In Middle School, they may participate in up to two nonschool EVENTS with school approval.  Events in MS is defined as a contest or tournament.