Why are students only allowed to play on one interscholastic team per season?
In order to maintain the integrity of each team, students are allowed to play on only one team per season. It is not realistic to assume that an individual can commit equally to two teams with regard to practices and/or games. In many situations, there will be scheduling conflicts that cannot be reconciled and a choice will have to be made to attend one practice or game over the other. This creates inconsistency and unpredictability for the coach and, as importantly, other teammates. There is also an issue of fairness involved. Should a player who misses a practice in order to meet a commitment with another sport be allowed to start in the next game? Furthermore, when cuts are made during a tryout process it brings to question whether or not it is fair to keep someone who may be committed to two teams and miss practices/games over someone who would be committed to only the one team. For these reasons, it is the school’s policy that students participate on just one team per season.
