Transcript INTRODUCTION TO THE BOYS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION …

INTRODUCTION TO THE
BOYS’ ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR NEW
ADMINISTRATORS AND
ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
AUGUST 4, 2009
IHSAA OFFICE
BOONE, IOWA
HANDBOOK
REGULATIONS
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ELIGIBILITY
APPEALS
TRANSFERS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
HOME SCHOOLING-DUAL ENROLLMENT
SPORTS SEASONS
OUT OF SEASON COACHING CONTROLS
ELIGIBILITY
 ALL ELIGIBILITY RULES ARE PART OF
SECTION 281-36.15 (280) OF THE IOWA
EDUCATION CODE.
 RULES ARE INTERPRETED AND
ENFORCED BY THE IHSAA AND THE
IGHSAU, HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT
WRITTEN BY THE GOVERNING
ORGANIZATIONS.
 THESE ELIGIBILITY RULES DO NOT APPLY
TO MUSIC AND SPEECH.
ELEMENTS OF THE
ELIGIBILITY RULES
 36.15(1) Local eligibility and student
conduct rules
 36.15(2) Scholarship rules
 36.15(3) General transfer rules
 36.15(4) Open enrollment transfer rule
 36.15(5) Eligibility for other enrollment
options
LOCAL ELIGIBILITY AND
STUDENT CONDUCT RULES
36.15(1)
 GIVES LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS THE
AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS NOT
SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE
CODE.
 MOST COMMON EXAMPLE – LOCAL
GOOD CONDUCT POLICIES.
SCHOLARSHIP RULES
36.15(2)
 A STUDENT MUST RECEIVE CREDIT IN AT LEAST
FOUR SUBJECTS AT ALL TIMES.
 PASS ALL AND MAKE ADEQUATE PROGRESS
TOWARD GRADUATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE.
 IF NOT PASSING ALL AT THE END OF A FINAL
GRADING PERIOD, STUDENT IS INELIGIBLE FOR A
PERIOD OF 30 CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS IN
THE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC EVENT IN
WHICH THE STUDENT IS A CONTESTANT. THERE
IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT THE STUDENT
COMPETED IN THE SPORT PREVIOUSLY.
 ELIGIBILITY BEGINS ON THE 31st DAY.
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RULE
PROVISIONS
 All contestants must be under 20 years of
age.
 Students may participate for a maximum
of eight consecutive semesters.
 A student is not eligible in a specific sport
if they have participated in a contest with
or against, or trained with a college team.
 No student can be eligible in a specific
sport if they have engaged in that sport
professionally.
GENERAL TRANSFER
RULE 36.15(3)
 A student who transfers from a school in
another state or country from one member or
associate member school to another member
or associate member school, shall be ineligible
to compete in interscholastic athletics for a
period of 90 consecutive school days. The
period of ineligibility applies only to varsity level
contests and competitions. The student will
become eligible at 4:00 pm on the 90th day.
EIGHT EXCEPTIONS
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Upon contemporaneous change in parental residence.
Attending a new school districts as a result of a whole grade
share between resident district and new district.
Subsequent return to live with parents in district of residence.
Unique circumstances.
New district and old district have a cooperative agreement Only eligible in shared activities.
Parents change district of residence, student does not.
Special education student attending outside the district due to
placement by district of residence - Eligible in either district
but not both.
Transfer situations not provided for in the rule.
UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES
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Adoption.
Placement in foster or shelter care.
Participation in a foreign exchange program.
Placement in a juvenile correction facility.
Participation in a substance abuse program.
Participation in a mental health program.
Court decree that the student is a ward of the
state or of the court.
8. Child is living with one parent due to divorce,
separation, death, or other change in the child’s
parental relationship, or pursuant to a courtordered decree of custody.
OTHER ELIGIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
 Students who are emancipated by marriage or
having reached the age of majority – consider if
move is for school or athletic purposes
 Students who participate in the name of a member
or associate school following the eighth grade is
not eligible for 90 school days at the varsity level at
another member or associate member school
 FRESHMAN STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE
IMMEDIATELY AT ANY MEMBER OR ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SCHOOL SUBJECT TO THE
PREVIOUS BULLET
OTHER ELIGIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
 STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO
A PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED SCHOOL IF
THEY RETURN WITHIN 30 SCHOOL
DAYS.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
TRANSFER RULE 36.15(4)
 A student in grades 9 through 12 whose transfer of
schools had occurred due to a request for open
enrollment by the student’s parent or guardian is
ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletics,
during the first 90 school days of transfer except
that student may participate immediately if the
student is entering grade 9 for the first time and
did not participate in an interscholastic competition
for another school during the summer immediately
following the eighth grade. The period of
ineligibility applies only to varsity level contests
and competitions.
NINE EXCEPTIONS
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Participates in an activity in the receiving district not offered
in the sending district.
Participates in an activity for which the sending and
receiving districts have a cooperative program.
Has paid tuition for one or more years to the receiving
district.
Has attended in the receiving district one or more years.
Has participated in open enrollment and the parents
change district of residence – eligibility continues.
Has not participated in open enrollment but uses open
enrollment to stay in the original district following a move of
parents to a new district.
Obtains open enrollment due to the dissolution and merger
of the former district of residence.
Obtains open enrollment due to the pupil’s district of
residence entering into a whole grade sharing agreement
Participates in open enrollment and the parent/guardian is
an active member of the armed forces
ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS RULES
36.15(5)
 Shared-time students. A nonpublic school student who in
enrolled only part-time in the public school district of the
student’s residence under a “share-time” provision for
driver education in NOT eligible to compete in
interscholastic athletics in the public school district.
 Dual enrollment. A student who receives competent
private instruction, not in an accredited nonpublic or public
school, may seek dual enrollment in the public school
of the student’s RESIDENT DISTRICT and is eligible to
compete in interscholastic competition in the resident
school district.
ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS RULES
36.15(5)
 Competent private instruction. A student who receives
competent private instruction, and is NOT dual-enrolled in
a public school, MAY participate in and be eligible for
interscholastic athletics at an ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL if the student is accepted by that school.
Application shall be made to the accredited nonpublic
school on a form provided by the Department of
Education.
 Once students and their parents make the choice as to
which school district, or nonpublic school, they want the
student’s athletic eligibility to be in, the general transfer
rule applies if they want to make a different choice.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
36.15(3)(4)(3)
 Immediate athletic eligibility, IF:
 On a bona-fide foreign exchange program
recognized by the school
 Have not been recruited
 Athletic participation was not a major
concern in the student’s decision to become
a foreign exchange student
 Not 20 years old
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
36.15(3)(4)(3)
 Application form mandated by IDOE
 List of applications approved by IHSAA
on our web site – Resource Center,
Eligibility Forms & Information
APPEALS
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THERE IS AN APPEAL PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR
ALL DECISIONS MADE REGARDING ELIGIBILITY.
THE STEPS FOR APPEAL ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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Seek an initial interpretation from an IHSAA administrator
by telephone.
Get a written administrative ruling from the IHSAA as to
the student’s eligibility.
If the administrative ruling is unacceptable, it can be
appealed to the IHSAA Board of Control.
If the Board of Control’s decision is unacceptable, it can
be appealed to the Director of the Iowa Department of
Education.
If the Department of Education decision is unacceptable,
it can be appealed to the District Court.
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APPEAL TIME FRAME
 The Board of Control hearing is at the next
regularly scheduled meeting, but not later than 20
days after the receipt of the appeal. The written
decision must be issued in 5 days.
 An appeal to the Director of the Department of
Education must be filed within 10 days of the
mailing date of the governing organizations
decision. The date for the hearing must be within
20 days after receipt of the appeal.
 The Director has no time limit on when the
decision must be issued.
IHSAA WEBSITE CONTENT
 ALL OF THE INFORMATION
EXPLAINED IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
THE IHSAA WEBSITE
www.iahsaa.org
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Cross Country
First Practice- August 10th
First Competition- August 24th
 Fall Golf-4A Schools
First Practice- August 10th
First Competition- August 13th
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Football
First Practice-August 10th
First Competition- August 27th
 Basketball
First Practice- November 16th
First Competition- November 30th
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Swimming
First Practice-November 9th
First Competition- November 24th
 Wrestling
First Practice- November 16th
First Competition- November 30th
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Bowling
First Practice-November 9th
First Competition- November 16th
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Soccer
First Practice- March 15th
First Competition- April 1st
 Spring Golf
First Practice- March 22nd
First Competition- March 31st
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Tennis
First Practice- March 22nd
First Competition- March 31st
 Track & Field
First Practice- February 15th
First Competition- February 15th
IHSAA SPORTS SEASONS
 Baseball
First Practice- May 3rd
First Competition- May 24th
OUT OF SEASON COACHING
 281-36.15(g)
a. School personnel, whether employee or
volunteers, of a member or associate
member school shall not coach that school’s
student athletes during the school year in a
sport for which the school personnel are
currently under contract or are volunteers,
outside the period from the official first day of
practice through the finals of tournament play.
Nor shall volunteer or compensated coaching
personnel require students to participate in
any activities outside the season of that
coach’s sport as a condition of participation in
the coach’s sport during its season.