The email from the IHSAA contained the following information on rule 50-4.
Additionally, all requests for waivers due to COVID are due Friday, January 23, 2021. Those waivers must come from your Athletic Director to the IHSAA offices. The waiver request can be an email listing the reason for the waiver, dates of quarantine, and number of affected events. The waiver speaks to Rule 50-4 solely.
Below is the rule
50-4 In order for a student to qualify for participation in the IHSAA tournament series in an Individual Sport (cross country, golf, tennis, swimming & diving, track & fi eld and wrestling) the student must have participated, during the preceding regular season in a minimum of (i) Seventy-fi ve percent (75%) of the Season Contests in which the student’s school participated, and (ii) Twenty-fi ve percent (25%) of the maximum number of authorized Season Contests in that sport. a. This requirement by the Commissioner can be waived provided the student can demonstrate that the reason the student did not participate in the minimum number of Season Contests was because of illness, injury, ineligibility or because of circumstances beyond the control of the student, such as illness, injury, the cancellation of a Contest(s) or the student’s failure to qualify for a spot on the roster. b. A waiver will not be available for students failing to participate in the minimum number of Season Contests because of the Virtual Education School rule (rule 12-6), because of the Academic rule (rule 18), because of the Transfer rule (rule 19), because of the Undue Influence rule (rule 20) or because of volunt
I reached out to Mr. Faulkens, below was his response
Does it (rule 50-4) apply to single sport athletes or just those doing 2 in a season?
- Yes it applies to all individual sport athletes.
Does an athlete with 6 qualifying weigh-ins need a waiver?
- Yes. If they do not meet the 75%/25% requirements
What does the general waiver request need to include?
- The name of the wrestler, the grade, the events missed and the reason for missing the events.
Is this new for wrestling? Essentially does it apply to us?
- No, this rule is not new. Every season it is needed for kids who are injured, sick, ineligible, or due to weather cancellations, etc.