Can someone direct me to where in the UIL rules that a player cannot play in a JV game and a Varsity game in the same week? Or, is it even a UIL rule? Also, when does an official week begin and end? Thanks!
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A player can play on one day Monday-Friday. When the last bell rings on Friday they can play all they want.
The UIL holds each player to a game limit for the year. I believe it is 17 games and 3 tournaments or 19 games and 2 tournaments etc.
For example, a player could play a JV game on Tuesday and play varsity that same night. However, he could not play JV on Monday and play varsity on Tuesday. He is then playing two days in the week.
Hope this helps.
The UIL holds each player to a game limit for the year. I believe it is 17 games and 3 tournaments or 19 games and 2 tournaments etc.
For example, a player could play a JV game on Tuesday and play varsity that same night. However, he could not play JV on Monday and play varsity on Tuesday. He is then playing two days in the week.
Hope this helps.
If your rule is correct, then how can teams play district games on Tuesday night and then play in tournaments that start on Thursday?
Tournaments are tournaments and not "games" so that is an exception to the twice in a week rule.
By the way, this rule is via the TEA and not the UIL. The UIL only limits the number of games a player can play in a given season.
It is actually two games per week as long as you do not go over the number of games allowed.
txbball14 is correct with the games vs tournaments
txbball14 is correct with the games vs tournaments
The rules are here:
http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athl...l/BaseballManual.pdf
http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athl...l/BaseballManual.pdf
They may participate in games (or game) one night a week.
UIL handbook-"School week means the week beginning at 12:01 am on the first instructional day of a calendar week and ends at the close of instruction on the last instructional day of the calendar week"
This means that they can participate in two games on Tuesday and two games on Friday (and even two more game on Saturday) if they wish as long as they do not violate the total games for the season rule. They cannot play on a Monday night and then a Tuesday night, this would violate the rule...that is unless a rainout is being made up.
Remember, we are talking games here and not tournaments.
UIL handbook-"School week means the week beginning at 12:01 am on the first instructional day of a calendar week and ends at the close of instruction on the last instructional day of the calendar week"
This means that they can participate in two games on Tuesday and two games on Friday (and even two more game on Saturday) if they wish as long as they do not violate the total games for the season rule. They cannot play on a Monday night and then a Tuesday night, this would violate the rule...that is unless a rainout is being made up.
Remember, we are talking games here and not tournaments.
These might be the most stupid rules I have ever heard. Number of games, tournaments, etc... It could be so simple. If you play in the JV game, you cannot play in the Varsity game that same day. See? Easy. When bureaucracy takes over...
If you are looking for easy and/or common sense then you are barking up the wrong tree. The UIL makes its living on not making things easy.
quote:Originally posted by dbg_fan:
These might be the most stupid rules I have ever heard. Number of games, tournaments, etc... It could be so simple. If you play in the JV game, you cannot play in the Varsity game that same day. See? Easy. When bureaucracy takes over...
Who would that rule benefit?
Unless you are being sarcastic, your question is more ridiculous than the rule we are discussing. Read the definition (as a noun, we are talking about a rule, not the rule over someone) of rule.quote:Who would that rule benefit?
no it was a serious question. Why should a kid not be allowed to participate in both a varsity and JV game in the same night? If he stays within 17&3 it shouldn't harm him at all. Hell, I'd even argue some JV kids benfit from the experience.
So explain to me who that rule would benefit.
So explain to me who that rule would benefit.
txbball14 what you are saying does not make sense. I went to two games last week. The school in question had the same position players for both games (same kid played 2B, SS, 3B, etc.).
By what you are saying the team and players are in violation of UIL rules.
As mentioned before they can play two games per week Monday - Friday, not one game.
Every high school plays their district games on Tuesday and Friday. By your interpretation, every team in Texas would need two starters at every position to get through the season.
By what you are saying the team and players are in violation of UIL rules.
As mentioned before they can play two games per week Monday - Friday, not one game.
Every high school plays their district games on Tuesday and Friday. By your interpretation, every team in Texas would need two starters at every position to get through the season.
txbball14 is correct..
A player can play in 17 games and 3 tournaments or 19 games and 2 tournaments. See http://uil.utexas.edu/athletic...ort-season-games.pdf
A player could play both JV and Varsity on Tuesday and Friday, but it would count as 4 games against their total of 17 or 19.
Last year my son played in 3 district games in one week. Tuesday he pitched on the varsity team, Friday he played 3B on the JV. Starting 3B on varsity team was hurt during the Friday game and my son finished the game. We played a 17 game schedule and he did sit out a non-district game to avoid exceeding his limit of 17 games.
A player can play in 17 games and 3 tournaments or 19 games and 2 tournaments. See http://uil.utexas.edu/athletic...ort-season-games.pdf
A player could play both JV and Varsity on Tuesday and Friday, but it would count as 4 games against their total of 17 or 19.
Last year my son played in 3 district games in one week. Tuesday he pitched on the varsity team, Friday he played 3B on the JV. Starting 3B on varsity team was hurt during the Friday game and my son finished the game. We played a 17 game schedule and he did sit out a non-district game to avoid exceeding his limit of 17 games.
quote:Originally posted by Eagle21:
txbball14 is correct..
A player can play in 17 games and 3 tournaments or 19 games and 2 tournaments. See http://uil.utexas.edu/athletic...ort-season-games.pdf
A player could play both JV and Varsity on Tuesday and Friday, but it would count as 4 games against their total of 17 or 19.
Last year my son played in 3 district games in one week. Tuesday he pitched on the varsity team, Friday he played 3B on the JV. Starting 3B on varsity team was hurt during the Friday game and my son finished the game. We played a 17 game schedule and he did sit out a non-district game to avoid exceeding his limit of 17 games.
That is also the way we have seen it managed and utilized. txball14 is correct.
This is just my opinion & I know the HS season is short, here it comes, BUT, I think with the way youth & select baseball has advanced in the last 5- 10 yrs., the UIL and/or TEA should allow more games to be played during the HS season. 17 to 19 games is nothing compared to what any 12U select team plays in 3 months. I know the TEA has the well being of the players in mind & I will be the first to tell anyone that schoolwork & grades are much more important but most of us have been there; Homework in the car to & from ballgames etc. It all gets done & the games get played. My son's select team is planning on playing 50- 60 games from the first of June to the first of August. I hope he is ready. As a HS pitcher he has had 3 starts & may get 3 more. This summer he will probably get 10 to 12.
quote:Originally posted by dbg_fan:Unless you are being sarcastic, your question is more ridiculous than the rule we are discussing. Read the definition (as a noun, we are talking about a rule, not the rule over someone) of rule.quote:Who would that rule benefit?
No one ever explained why my question was stupid.