4 Period Rule Eliminated or Adjusted?

[ghshockeyfan]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding this - but I assume this to mean that the "4-period" rule is gone or adjusted? Maybe it's still only 4 periods, but just not the consecutive part anymore (meaning you can now play 4 consecutive).

http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/index.asp

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In addition to lacrosse and dance team, three other amendments were also on the agenda. The assembly rejected an amendment permitting students to wear helmets and shoulder pads during the first three days of football practice. The representatives voted in favor of adding the possession of drug paraphernalia to the chemical eligibility bylaw, and in favor of eliminating consecutive player participation limitations in boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' hockey, and girls' lacrosse.

All actions become effective with the new school year on August 1, 2006.


this explains it - still only 4 i think, but you can play 4 cobsecutive now...

3. Amend Bylaw 502, Daily/Season Player Participation Limitations
Submitted by: MSHSL Athletic Advisory Committee

Player participation limitations include participation in Junior High, B-Squad, Junior Varsity and Varsity games.

Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’

No student shall participate in more than four periods on any given day. Not more than three periods may be consecutive even though they are parts of two games.

Delete previous sentence so players may play four consecutive periods.

Rationale:
The MSHSL Athletic Advisory Committee made up of A.D. representatives from all A and AA Regions voted unanimously at the September 26 Fall Meeting to endorse a change in this bylaw to allow athletes to play in three consecutive halves in basketball, four consecutive periods in hockey and three consecutive halves in lacrosse.

A change in these bylaws will eliminate possible forfeitures that currently and probably will continue to occur when an athlete is “thrown” into a half or period by mistake, especially at the end of a half or period to give another athlete a short rest.

9th, 10th and J.V. players are currently allowed to play in eight consecutive quarters if a four-team tournament is scheduled in basketball. Playing in three consecutive halves is less time and less exerting than playing in eight consecutive quarters.

Allowing three consecutive J.V./Varsity or B-Squad/J.V. halves or five consecutive quarters in basketball and four consecutive periods in hockey and three consecutive halves in lacrosse is not detrimental to the player, but may be detrimental to the team in terms of conference standing or Section placement if a forfeiture does occur.