Health and Safety Code section 124238

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a)

“Coach” means a person appointed by the youth sports organization to supervise or instruct a participant in a sport.

(b)

“Official practice or match” means a sport session in which live action or one or more drills are conducted, or a match, as scheduled by the youth sports organization, the coach, or other designee of the organization.

(c)

“Youth sports organization” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 124235.

Source: Section 124238, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=124238. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_124238

Original Source: Section 124238, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=124238. (last accessed May 12, 2025).