CLEVELAND 2010

Rules of Participation

Delegations to the World School Games consist of groups representing a secondary school, athletic conference or city.

  • A delegation consists of athlete(s) or team(s) in one or more sports with no limit as to the number of different sports in which a delegation can participate.
  • Athletes must be currently enrolled in the school that they represent at the time of competition.
  • One or more coaches, who will stay in the dormitories and serve as a chaperone, must accompany each sports team from a delegation.
  • A delegation must be accompanied by one coach/chaperone of the same sex for each eight or fewer athletes of that sex.  A delegation may send additional chaperones to assure this ratio is met.
  • Each delegation will designate one Head of Delegation (HOD) to serve as the primary contact with the World School Games organizers.  The HOD may be a team coach or school administrator.