Originally Posted by 2019Dad:
In a conversation this past winter with an AD of a nearby private school known for its athletics, he told me that they have a specific award for three-sport athletes, and that they haven't given the award in a number of years because they don't have any three-sport athletes. He said that they still see a lot of fall-spring two-sport athletes (e.g., football-baseball, or football-track), but it's difficult to do back-to-back seasons (e.g., fall-winter, or winter-spring) because the seasons overlap so much….
That AD must have been talking about some kind of overlap other than the “season” the sport was played in. Looking at football, basketball, and baseball, the only possible overlap of seasons is if the championship is involved. Now if he was referring to practices and conditioning, that’s a different matter.
CIF Bylaw 504 Season of sport.
E. The basic sports seasons are:
Fall - August through November
Winter - November through February
Spring - February through June
Exact dates may vary from year-to-year and between Sections within the above specified basic seasons.
Championship competition may extend beyond these limits.
H. Sections have the responsibility to work toward equity relative to length of season, number of contests, and
number of opportunities for participation by students. The “seasons of sport” for State Championships are:
Fall - Volleyball (girls) Winter - Soccer (boys and girls - SoCal Regionals only)
Fall - Cross Country (boys and girls) Spring – Swimming and Diving (boys and girls)
Fall - Football (boys) Spring – Track and Field (boys and girls)
Fall - Golf (girls) Spring - Golf (boys)
Fall - Tennis (girls - Regionals only) Spring - Tennis (boys - Regionals only)
Winter - Basketball (boys and girls) Spring - Volleyball (boys - Regionals only)
Winter -Wrestling (boys and girls) Spring – Badminton (boys, girls and coed - Regionals only)