The Executive Committee shall have the authority to add or eliminate a sport. The Executive Committee may consider adding a new sport to the list of recognized sports at such time as 80 schools (20%) of the membership indicate an interest in LHSAA involvement in the sport. Any new sport that meets these requirements must successfully complete a two-year probationary period as a pilot program before final adoption as a recognized sport. The Executive Committee may consider dropping a sport from the list of recognized sports at such time that the number of schools participating in the sport drops below 40 schools. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to make an exception to this rule as necessary for the satisfactory sponsorship of a sport.