INSTRUCTION 6145.2

Interscholastic Athletics

Sunday Play of Postponed Saturday Football Games

The Board of Education endorses the concept of allowing Sunday play of postponed Saturday interscholastic football games under the conditions established on May 6, 1981 by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic conference. Specifically, Sunday play will occur only following a Saturday postponement due to severely adverse weather conditions.

(see reverse for copy of May 6th CIAC statement)

Adopted: June 22, 1981

SUNDAY FOOTBALL APPROVED

At the Annual Legislative Meeting of the Connecticut Association of Secondary Schools held on May 6, 1981, at the Laurel View Country Club in Hamden, the CIAC Board of Control approved a policy for Sunday play of postponed Friday or Saturday regular season football games effective September, 1981. The action was taken by the Board following an opinion poll of school principals which had resulted in an undecisive vote.

The policy governing Sunday play is as follow:

The CIAC Board of Control endorses the concept of allowing Sunday play of postponed Saturday interscholastic football games under the following conditions:

1. The Saturday postponement must be due to severely adverse weather conditions.
2. The two competing schools must agree to Sunday play of a postponed Saturday game.
3. A postponed Friday night game may be played on Sunday only if a site is not available, or if severely adverse weather conditions exist on Saturday.
4. No Sunday game may start before 1:30 p.m.

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT BOARDS OF EDUCATION ADOPT WRITTEN POLICIES REGARDING SUNDAY PLAY OF POSTPONED SATURDAY GAMES BY SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION.