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79Athletic teams shall be eligible to participate in IHSA state series competition provided they are in compliance with the season and contest limitations in Section 5.5.001 Standardized IHSA CalendarAll IHSA-sponsored State Tournament Series and IHSA Sport Seasons shall be conducted on dates established in accordance with the standardized calendar developed by the National Federation of State High School Associations. This calendar shall number the weeks of the year, with week one (No. 1) being the first full week of July (Sunday through Saturday).5.002 IHSA Tournament SeriesThe Board of Directors shall establish Terms and Conditions and shall set dates for IHSA-sponsored State Tournament Series in those sports in which State Tournaments are conducted.5.003 Associate Member School LimitsSchools which are Associate Members shall not be permitted to enter teams and/or contestants in any IHSA-sponsored State TournamentSeries. However, Associate members shall be permitted to participate in one additional invitational tournament in those sports where such participation is limited.Illustrations for Section 5.000 of the By-lawsThe illustrations and situations it contains are for purposes of assisting in understanding the application of the particular by-law to which they pertain. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, between the illustrations, examples or situations in this publication andthe constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control.269) DATEQ. What is considered to be a date in participation limits?A. A date is a single day on the calendar. (Constitution 1.420)270) CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT/MEETQ. Is a two-day conference meet or tournament considered one or two dates?A. A conference meet or tournament conducted over two days is considered to be one date. (Constitution 1.420)271) MATCH/MEET IN INDIVIDUAL SPORTSQ. What is a match or meet in individual team sports?A. A match and a meet are each considered as individual contests between schools. (Constitution 1.420)272) MULTI-SCHOOL CONTESTSQ. How will a multi-school contest where only one (1) school winner is determined be considered?A. Such a contest is considered one meet or match for each participating school. (Constitution 1.420)273) THREE-TEAM CONTESTSQ. How will multi-school contests be counted if three schools are involved, with Team A vs. Team B; Team B vs. Team C; and Team C vs. Team A?A. As two (2) meets or matches per school. (Constitution 1.420)274) COUNTING CONTESTSQ. How will an interscholastic contest involving only a few members of a school team be counted in terms of contest limitations?A. As one (1) contest for the team represented by the students involved. However, in swimming, if a school participates in a swimming meet (excluding diving) and a diving meet (excluding swimming) on the same date, the two meets will be counted as one. In track and field, all meets whether outdoors or indoors count toward the limit of dates.(Constitution 1.420)