Charitable Cause Guidelines
The UIL has received numerous requests from member schools to support various charitable causes in conjunction with high school athletic events. The UIL is supportive of these initiatives and has developed guidelines in regards to an athletic competition being held in the name of a charitable cause. Each school participating must be in agreement to allow any of the modifications to the rules.
Schools may host a contest in recognition of a charitable cause under the following conditions:
- The contest or competition may be held during any one week, to be determined by each individual school, of the designated sport season.
- A commemorative ribbon of non-school color may be worn on the jersey or school-issued uniform. No jerseys or uniforms will be allowed that do not represent the school colors.
- Team members may be allowed to wear headbands or wristbands of non-school colors.
- Officials may be allowed to use a colored whistle.
- Colored game balls will not be allowed, however they may be used during any warm-up period prior to the contest.