Eligibility Power Point

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Eligibility Power Point
ELIGIBILITY
CIF TRANSFER BYLAWS 2014
Only students enrolled in public, charter and private
CIF member schools, grades 9-12, and meet all
standards of athletic eligibility established by CIF,
their respective CIF Section of membership, their
respective League and District and School are
considered a student in good standing and eligible
to compete for their school of enrollment. Students
who are enrolled in school programs or member
schools whose membership status has been
established as a multi-school/campus should also
refer to Bylaws 303, 304 and 306 for additional
eligibility requirements.
ANY STUDENT
WHO WAS NOT ENROLLED IN YOUR SCHOOL
FOR THE ENTIRE
PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR
MUST COMPLETE AN RESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY
APPLICATION FORM,
SUBMIT IT TO THE NS & BE CLEARED IN SOME WAY
BEFORE THEY CAN PLAY ANY SPORTS AT ANY LEVELS AT
YOUR SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!
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Students who move with their entire family
from one school’s attendance area to another
may enroll at the new school OR ANY PUBLIC
SCHOOL THE DISTRICT ALLOWS THEM TO
ENROLL IN or a private school no later than
the beginning of the school year following
that move
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CAN’T LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND….
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Submission of this
form tells us that
YOU are satisfied
that this family has
moved with
everyone and
meets all
requirements of
CIF Bylaw 206.
ENTIRE FAMILY
DOES NOT MOVE,
STUDENT
CHANGES SCHOOLS….
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Except for disciplinary transfers 207:
All students, are limited at the new school to
sub-varsity participation for 12 months
in any sport in which they participated
in the 12 months before this transfer at any
level at any school …….
12 MONTHS BACK, 12 MONTHS FORWARD
DATE OF TRANSFER
8/17/2011
8/17/2013
8/17/2012
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207 TRANSFER RULES NOW APPLY TO ALL
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN STUDENTS (not in a
foreign exchange program)
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SCHOOL SPORTS FOR DOMESTIC STUDENTS
COUNTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
CLUB SPORTS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS COUNTS
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS12 MONTHS BACK, 12
MONTHS FORWARD
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DATE OF TRANSFER
8/17/2011
8/17/2013
8/17/2012
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ONLY PLAYED JV AT THE FORMER SCHOOL SO
DOESN’T NEED A HARDSHIP WAIVER…IS
ELIGIBLE TO PLAY VARSITY AT THE NEW
SCHOOL
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First time a student transfers:
1. Limited
Eligibility
2. Sit Out Period
3. Hardship Exception
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Be Academically eligible when they transfer
(new school CANNOT put them on probation)
Not be transferring for athletic reasons
Not be transferring as a result of a disciplinary
situation
Cannot follow a former high school coach
Cannot transfer to a school where a former or
current club coach is coaching.
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Use for students who have not played any
sports in the last 12 months OR
Who have not played the sport they wish to
play at the new school in the last 12 months
OR
Students who do not have a CIF hardship and
who are transferring for the 2nd etc. time.
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Scholastically eligible when the student left the
previous school..
Non disciplinary transfer
No pre-enrollment contact..OR pre-enrollment
contacts are submitted and cleared to the
satisfaction of the NS Commissioner
LIMITED RESULTS IN ALL SPORTS ELIGIBILITY…SINCE
STUDENT HAS NOT PLAYED ANYTHING IN THE LAST
12 MONTHS
ALL COACHES AT NEW SCHOOL FOR WHOM THE
STUDENT MIGHT WANT TO PLAY—SIGN OFF ON
PRE-ENROLLMENT CONTACT
QUICK PROCESSING!
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Use for students who are transferring for the 1st
time AND
Who wish to play varsity in a sport in which they
have competed in the last twelve months.
Must Sit Out from competition, scrimmage,
game, etc.
May practice with the team but may not play in
any type of contest
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SIT OUT DATES:
FALL: Monday of NFHS Week 14
OCTOBER 6, 2014
WINTER: Monday of NFHS Week 27
JANUARY 5, 2015
SPRING: Monday of NFHS Week 40:
APRIL 6, 2015.
On these dates a student granted a SOP will be
eligible to play in a contest on the varsity team.
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Students who transfer AFTER the first
CONTEST (SCRIMMAGE, ETC.) in a sport FOR
THAT SCHOOL will have their sit out period
adjusted by calendar days to be the same
length of time as students who transfer
before the first game for that school.
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i.e. First Varsity Scrimmage is on Friday, August
24, 2012,
Student transfers on Monday, August 27, 2012
3 calendar days AFTER the first scrimmage (the
day of the contest is counted)
This student’s SOP would be extended to
 FALL: Monday of NFHS Week 14
OCTOBER 1, 2013
October 1 + 3 days = October 4, 2013
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First transfers may choose Limited for some
sports SOP for other sports.
OR
HARDSHIP CRITERIA
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HARDSHIP:
Students who want to play on the Varsity
team at the new school and who played in
that same sport at some level (ANY LEVEL) at
the previous school in the 12 months before
they transferred to the NEW school.
Non-disciplinary
transfers who are
transferring solely and directly as a
result of a non-athletic hardship
circumstance that meets the CIF
definition….
208.
c.
HARDSHIP WAIVERS
UNLIMITED ELIGIBILITY APPLICATIONS
Exceptions to the determination of limited eligibility under 207.B (application for
unlimited residential eligibility in all sports) may be applied for by the new school (CIF Form
207/510) on behalf of the student. Consideration for unlimited residential eligibility will be given by
the respective CIF/Section upon review of the application ONLY under the following provisions.
(i) SCHOLASTICALLY ELIGIBLE AND
(ii) NOT A DISCIPLINARY TRANSFER; AND
(ii) HASN’T FOLLOWED A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL COACH; AND
(iii) NO CLUB COACH COACHING AT THE NEW SCHOOL AND
(iv) HASN’T APPLIED FOR, BEEN GRANTED (LIMITED) JV AND PLAYED JV AT THE NEW
SCHOOL; AND
(v) CAN’T PLAY SAME SPORT AT TWO DIFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE SAME SCHOOL
YEAR; AND
(vi) One of the following hardship circumstances are documented to the satisfaction of the respective
CIF/Section
Coach
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Court Ordered Transfers
Children of Divorced Parents
Individual Safety incidents
Discontinued Programs
Return to Previous School
Foster Children
Military Service
Married Status
Board of Education Ruling
NO MORE…
 Financial hardships
 Family hardships
 Moving between Mom & Dad or Aunt & Uncle
 Medical hardships-MD and Psychiatrists
 Other sad stories
 Safety incidents without documentation
(including bullying claims)
 Special rules for Boarding Students
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HARDSHIPS NOW ARE ALL DOCUMENTABLE:
IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE THE
DOCUMENT—NO HARDSHIP WILL BE
GRANTED
SOP OR LIMITED WILL BE GIVEN TO THAT
STUDENT.
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Court Ordered Transfers:
Unlimited eligibility may be granted by the CIF/Section in which
the student’s new school is located in cases where a student is
residentially placed from one school attendance area to the
attendance area of the new school by a court order or a child
protection order and all provisions listed above in c. 1-6 are met.
The student may be determined to have unlimited residential
eligibility upon receipt of the 207/510 application and sufficient
documentation (including but not limited to a copy of the court order)
to satisfy that CIF/Section Commissioner that the circumstances
meet this criteria. The student will become eligible for varsity
competition upon notification to the new school of the approval of
such an application by the CIF/Section.
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Children of Divorced Parents
Unlimited eligibility may be granted by the CIF/Section in which the
student’s new school is located when a student changes residence
from one parent’s domicile to the other parent’s domicile as a result
of a court-ordered custody change, or court ordered or approved
joint custody agreements and all provisions listed
above in c.(ivi) are met. The student may be determined to have unlimited
residential eligibility upon receipt of the 207/510 application and
sufficient documentation (including but not limited to a copy of the
divorce papers and custody agreements) to satisfy that CIF/Section
Commissioner that the circumstances meet this criteria. The student
will become eligible for varsity competition upon notification to the
new school of the approval of such an application by the
CIF/Section.
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Individual Student Safety Incidents
School or Police documentation required
Unlimited eligibility may be granted by the CIF Section in which the
student’s new school is located when a student is transferring as a result of
a specific, documented safety incident in which the student was involved
and all provisions listed above in c.(i-vi) are met. The student may be
determined to have unlimited residential eligibility upon receipt of the
207/510 application and sufficient documentation is submitted to satisfy that
CIF/Section Commissioner that the circumstances meet this criteria.
Required documentation may include, but is not limited to, administrative
records and documentation from the former school about the specific safety
incident that occurred at the former school and/or police records (if any).
The student will become eligible for varsity competition upon notification to
the new school of the approval of such an application by the CIF/Section.
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Discontinued Program
When the former school, in which a student has been enrolled,
discontinues a particular program in which the student had
previously been enrolled or participated, and that student transfers
to another school because of these circumstances, the student shall
be determined to be residentially eligible for unlimited participation
in the new school provided that new school offers a continuation of
that same program and the student can show documentation that
they were enrolled in or participated in that program at the former
school and are currently enrolled or participating in that same
program at the new school.
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Return to Previous School
When a student eligible in School A transfers
to School B and is residentially not eligible, the
student may return to School A and shall be
determined to be residentially eligible for
unlimited participation in interscholastic sports
provided the student did not participate in an
interscholastic athletic contest while at School B
and provided the student’s
parent(s)/guardian(s)/caregiver still reside in
School A’s attendance area.
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Foster Children
A student under the court ordered
supervision of the California Foster Care System
who has changed residences pursuant to a
court order and as a result, has transferred
schools, shall be determined to be residentially
eligible for unlimited participation in
interscholastic athletics provided all other CIF
rules and regulations are met. A change of
residence ordered by a social worker of the
California Foster Care System shall be
acceptable, provided all other CIF rules and
regulations are met.
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Board of Education Ruling
A student, or group of students, who transfer
as a direct result of a ruling by the Board of
Education of a school district that has two or
more high schools and which mandates a
change of school attendance boundaries shall
be determined to be residentially eligible for
unlimited participation in interscholastic athletics
in the school in the attendance area in which the
student(s) are required to attend, provided the
Board of Education Ruling is not a result of a
disciplinary situation.
•DOCUMENT AND SHORT DESCRIPTION OF HARDSHIP
REQUIRED.
•KEPT CONFIDENTIAL IN NS OFFICE
•MAY TAKE 20 DAYS TO BE APPROVED
Students Name___________________________________
510 PRE-ENROLLMENT CONTACT AFFIDAVIT (By-law 510)
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING!!!!!
PARENT’S AND STUDENT STATEMENT’S #1, AND/OR 2, OR 3
1. SIGN IF TRUE: By signing this affidavit below, I certify that no person who is connected with the athletic department of the enrolling
(new) school (School “B”), or is part of the booster club of School “B” or who was acting on their behalf has had ANY communication,
directly or indirectly, through intermediaries or otherwise with this transfer student, student's parents, legal guardian or caregiver, or
anyone acting on behalf of this student, prior to the completion of the enrollment process at School “B”. (Sign below only if this is a true
statement. If not sign statement #3 and attach an explanation)
Parent's Signature
Date
Student's Signature
Date
2. SIGN IF TRUE: By signing this affidavit below, I certify that the student has not participated during the previous 24 months on any
non-school athletic team* (i.e., AAU, American Legion, club team, etc.) that is associated with or coached by anyone associated with the
enrolling (new) school (School “B”). (*See Bylaw 510 for definition of a non-school athletic team.) (Sign below only if this is a true
statement. If not, sign statement #3 and attach an explanation)
Parent's Signature
Date
Student's Signature
Date
OR
3. SIGN IF EITHER #1 OR #2 ABOVE ARE NOT TRUE: I am unable to certify that one or both of the above statements are true.
Therefore, as required, I am submitting a complete written disclosure of the specifics. (Attach the explanation to this form.)
Parent's Signature
Date
Student's Signature
Date
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FORMER AND CURRENT/NEW SCHOOL STATEMENTS
My signature below attests that to the best of my knowledge I have no credible** evidence of any person who is connected with the
athletic department of the new school (School “B”) or who is part of the booster club of the new school (School “B”) or who is acting on
their behalf, having communication, directly or indirectly, through intermediaries or otherwise with the transfer student, student's parents,
legal guardian or caregiver, or anyone acting on behalf of the student, prior to the completion of the enrollment process. Furthermore, I
am not aware of this student participating during the previous 24 months on any non-school athletic team* that is associated with the
enrolling (new) school (School “B”). (*See Bylaw 510 for definition of a non-school athletic team.)
Former School Signatures
Current/New School Signatures
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Signature of Athletic Director of former school
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Date
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Signature of Athletic Director of new school
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of former school (fall)
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Sport
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of new school (fall)
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sport
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of former school (winter)
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Sport
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of new school (winter)
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Sport
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of former school (spring)
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Sport
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Date
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Signature of Head Coach of former school (spring)
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Sport
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Date
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Signature of Principal of former school
OR
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Date
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Signature of Principal of new school
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Date
I am unable to certify that one or both of the above statements are true. Therefore, as required, I am submitting a complete written
disclosure of the specifics. (Attach the explanation to this form-CHECK BELOW AND SIGN.)
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Signature of FORMER Principal unable to certify statement above
Date
Signature of NEW Principal unable to certify statement above.
MAIL ORIGINAL TO: Northern Section, 2241 St. George Lane, Suite 2, Chico, CA 95926
Date
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Signed statements
DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION,
DOCUMENTATION!!!!!
CIRCUMSTANCES SOLELY AND DIRECTLY
AD’S/PRINCIPALS SHOULD HELP PARENTS
WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
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Scholastically eligible when the student left
the previous school..
Non disciplinary transfer
No pre-enrollment contact..OR preenrollment contacts are submitted and
cleared to the satisfaction of the NS
Commissioner
HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION IS ATTACHED
AND DEEMED HARDSHIP BY NS
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APPEALS
All eligibility determinations made by the respective
CIF/Section office under the provisions of 207.5.c are final as all of
these hardship circumstances are factual in nature and can be
documented. Students whose eligibility determinations are made
because they do not meet one of the criteria outlined below in
207.C. or in 510 may appeal that portion of their eligibility
determination in accordance with CIF bylaws, Article 1100.
Students may appeal a determination by their respective
CIF/Section if they have been found to not meet the following
criteria:
(i) 207.B.(5)a.(ii) or b.(iii)-Conflict with Coach at former school
(ii) 207.B.(5)a.(iv) or b.(v) or c.(iii)-Following
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No appeals of hardship denials. If the student
does not have the documentation to prove
the case SOP or Limited ONLY will be granted.
Appeals can only be made IF the
determination denying eligibility is based on
pre-enrollment contact issues (i.e. following a
high school coach or a club coach)
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EVERYONE must apply for eligibility and be
processed before they can play in a
scrimmage or a game if they have not been at
the new school for the past twelve months!
206, 207 or 208.
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BASIC TRANSFER RULE HAS NOT CHANGED!
Sports participation AT ANY LEVEL 12 months
before the transfer limits residential eligibility
12 months AFTER the transfer to sub-varsity
competition.
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THE OPTIONS STUDENTS HAVE TO APPLY FOR
ELIGIBILTY after THEY TRANSFER SCHOOLS.
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1st transfer, Limited, SOP, Hardship
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2nd, 3rd, etc. transfer, Limited, Hardship
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FOREIGN STUDENTS NOT IN A CIF-APPROVED
PROGRAM are treated the same as domestic
transfers EXCEPT their club participation 12
months before the transfer impacts the
residential eligibility 12 months after their
transfer..i.e. limited to sub varsity
competition.
SAME CHOICES AS domestic transfers for
waivers.
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Any pre-enrollment contact must be
disclosed
Letter of Explanation
Club Coach past 24 months
Relocation of High School Coach
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Accurate Information (202)
Age Requirement (203)
8 Consecutive Semesters(204)
Scholastically eligible(205)
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Enrolled in 20 units
Passed 20 units in previous grading period
2.0
Maintaining Minimum progress towards
graduation