14 Del. Admin. Code § 1040-2.0 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning:

"Board" means the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Directors established pursuant to 14 Del.C. Ch. 3.

"Competition" means a contest between schools in which student athletes compete.

"Conditioning Program" means a voluntary conditioning program that is available to all interested, accepted and registered students at a Member School, is not restricted to members of a particular team, and in which sport-specific equipment and organized drills in the skills and techniques of a particular sport are prohibited.

"Dead Period" means a period when interscholastic athletic-related activities, including Informal Instruction, are not permitted.

"DIAA" means the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association established pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 301.

"Informal Instruction" means drills to teach sport-specific skills with only demonstration-level contact permitted. Informal instruction does not involve team competitions or contests. Intentional or direct contact is not permitted.

"In-Season" means the period of time from the beginning of the season until the last scheduled date for DIAA championships for the sport's season as provided in 14 DE Admin. Code 1035 In-Season Athletic Activities and Contact.

"Member School" means a full or associate member school of the DIAA.

"Out-of-Season" means the period of time from the end of the season until the next official starting Practice date for that sport as provided in 14 DE Admin. Code 1035 In-Season Athletic Activities and Contact.

"Practice" means working on skills for a particular sport within a single team at a Member School as guided by coaches and includes team workouts and inner-team scrimmages.

"Summer" means the period of time from the last scheduled date for DIAA spring sport championships to August 1st.

"Workout" means generic conditioning activities engaged in by individual student athletes, including aerobic, agility, balance, flexibility, and resistance training.

Notes

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1040-2.0
26 DE Reg. 203 (9/1/2022) (Final)

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