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Published: Saturday, March 7, 1998

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Church leaders and participants in Church sports should ensure that they follow official rules dealing with playing on two teams in the same sport in the same season. These rules are made by school, state, province, and national governing sports organizations. Violation of official rules can result in loss of eligibility for school teams and individuals.

In the United States and Canada, a person who is a member of a school varsity team (high school, technical, or junior college, college or university, male or female) generally is not eligible to participate in the same sport in the same season in the Church sports program. . . .- Instructions for Priesthood and Auxiliary Leaders on Sports and Recreation Activities