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IntroductionEachyearover100,000highschoolstudent-athletesparticipateininterscholasticathleticsinConnecticut.Theresponsibilityforassuringthatallstudent-athleteshaveanopportunitytoparticipateinaCIACsponsoredsportonanequitablebasisrestswiththeConnecticutInterscholasticAthleticConference(CIAC),anorganizationcomprisedofmemberschools.
Thispamphlethighlightsmanyofthekeyrulesandregulationsthatyoumustfollowtomaintainyoureligibility.Ifyouhavequestionsthatarenotansweredinthispamphlet,pleaseconsulttheCodeofEligibilityinthe2020-21CIACHandbook,whichisavailableatwww.casciac.org.Also,alwaysdiscussanyquestionsrelatedtoeligibilitywithyourathleticdirectororprincipal.
TheRulesandRegulationsofCIACareestablishedbymemberschoolprincipalsandCIACstaffischargedwiththeresponsibilityofimplementingtherulesestablishedbythemembership.
Connecticut Student-Athletes:Some Things You Need To Know About Athletic Eligibility!
EligibilitytoparticipateonaCIACschoolteamisaprivilegethatstudentsattainbymeetingtheeligibilityrequirementsestablishedbytheCIACaswellasanyadditionalrequirementssetbytheirschools.
Thispamphletdescribessome,butnotall,oftheeligibilityrules,aswellasotherrelevantruleslistedintheCIACHandbook.ForacompletelistinganddescriptionofallCIACrulesvisittheCIACwebsite:www.casciac.org andgototheCIACwebsiteandthentoHandbook.
AthletesandparentsareresponsibleforknowingandabidingbyallCIACRules.Tosafeguardyoureligibilityreferanyquestionstoyourschool’sathleticdirectororprincipal.BothyourathleticdirectorandprincipalhaveaccesstotheCIACstaffforinterpretationsandrulings.
Eligibility and Academic Requirements - During the SeasonØInordertorepresentyourschool,youmustbeabonafidestudentasamemberofthatschoolandmeetallCIACeligibilityrequirements,includingtheschool’sacademicrequirements.
ØStudent-athletesatalllevelsofplay,e.g.freshman,juniorvarsityandvarsity,mustconformtoallCIACeligibilityrules.
ØEligibilityforfallsportsisdeterminedbythenumberofcreditsreceivedtowardgraduationatthecloseofthepreviousschoolyear,notthefourthmarkingperiodgrades.YoumusthavereceivedcreditinatleastfourCarnegieunitsofworkforwhichyoudidnotpreviouslyreceivecredittobeeligibleforfallsportsparticipation.Thismayincludecreditsearnedduringthesummer.Thereafter,markingperiodgrades,notsemestergrades,areusedtodetermineeligibility.YoumusttakeandearnpassinggradesinatleastfourquarterCarnegieunitsandmeettheacademicrequirementsofyourschooltoachieveeligibility.Foradditionalinformationonacademiceligibility,consultyourathleticdirector,guidancecounselororschoolprincipal.Also,seeAppendixBintheCIACHandbookforadditionalinformationoneligibility.
Eligibility and Academic Requirements - During the Season (continued)
ØScholasticfailuresmaynotbemadeupforeligibilitypurposesinanymanneruntilthenextreportperiodwhengradesaredistributed.Scholasticincompletesmustbemadeupwithinten(10)schooldaysfollowingthedatethatstudenteligibilitywasdeterminedforthatmarkingperiod.Yearendfailuresmaybemadeupthroughsuccessfulcompletionoflocalschoolsystemapprovedsummerschoolcoursesinthecoursesfailed.
ØFirsttimeninthgradestudentswillautomaticallybeeligibleforthefirstmarkingperiod.
ØYouhaveeightconsecutivesemesters,orfourconsecutiveyearsofeligibilityfromthedateofinitialentryintoninthgrade.Youmaynotparticipateinaspecificschoolsportformorethanfourseasonsingrades9-12.
ØStudenteligibilityisdeterminedonthedatethatgradesareofficiallydistributedtoallstudentsoronthefourteenthcalendardayfollowingtheendofamarkingperiod,whichevercomesfirst.
ØYouareresponsibleforknowingyourschool’seligibilitypolicy,whichmaybedifferentthantheminimumpolicyestablishedbytheCIAC.Contactyourathleticdirectororprincipalifyouhavequestionsonyourschool’seligibilitypolicy.
In-Season RulesØYouarenotpermittedtostartasportduringaseasoninwhichyourtwentieth(20)birthdayfalls.Theseasonisfromthefirstallowableplaydateuntiltheposteddateofthestatechampionshipinthatsport.
ØYouarepermittedtoreceiveindividual lessonsduringtheseasonfromsomeoneotherthanyourcoach.
ØStudent-athletesmaynotswitchfromoneschoolteamtoanotherafterthefirstscheduledcontestinthatsport.
ØDuringthehighschoolseason,startingwiththefirstscheduledcontestthroughtheCIACandNewEnglandtournaments,youmaynotpracticeorplaywithanoutsideteaminthesamesport.Ifyouareamemberofagolf,swimming,gymnastics,trackandfieldortennisteam,refertotheCIACHandbookforexceptionstothisrule.Directanyquestionsrelatedtooutsideparticipationtoyourathleticdirectororhighschoolprincipal.
ØNeverparticipateinanyactivityinthesamesportduringyoursportseasonwithoutfirstconsultingwithyourathleticdirectororprincipaltoavoidviolatingCIACrules.
ØParticipationincollegeauditions,andstudentclinicsispermissibleundercertainconditions.ChecktheCIACHandbookformoreinformationandalwaysconsultyourathleticdirectororprincipalforadditionalinformation.
ØParentandstudentsignedconsentformregardingconcussionandsuddencardiacarrestisarequirementbeforetheseasonbegins.
ØYouarenotpermittedtoparticipateinanall-stargameuntiltheendoftheseasonasdefinedbytheCIAC.
Outside the Season GenerallystudentathletesarepermittedtoparticipateinanyactivityorsporttheywishtoduringtheoffseasonwithoutbeinginviolationofCIACRules.Thereareafewlimitationsforparticipationincamps,clinicsorotherorganizedactivitieswhenyourcoachorschoolisinvolvedthatyoushouldbeawareof.
A. Camps – Out of SeasonYoumayattendcampswhichteachtheskillsofyoursport.Thefollowingaresomerestrictionsrelatedtooff-seasoncamps:
ØAttendancemustbeduringnon-schooltime.
ØYoumaynotwearaschooluniformoruseequipmentthatidentifiesyourschool.
ØTheschoolmaynotorganize,superviseoroperatethecamp.
ØAboosterclubmayfinancecampexpensesifitisfinanciallyindependentoftheschoolandtheschooldoesnotcontroland/oradministerthosefunds.
ØYourschoolorcoachesmaynotfinanceyourcampexpenses.
ØIfyourcoachisinvolvedinanywaywiththecamp,he/shemaynothavecontactwithyouformorethanten(10)days.
ØYourcoachmaynotcoachorinstructhis/herteamasanexclusiveteamunit.
ØNomorethantenpercent(10%)ofthoseattendingthecampmaybefromyourschoolifyourcoachisinvolved.
B. Student Clinics – Out of SeasonØYoumayattendastudentclinicinwhichyouwillphysicallyparticipate.
ØTheclinicmustbeduringnon-schooltime.
ØYoumaynotwearaschooluniformoruseequipmentthatidentifiestheschool.
ØTheclinicmaynotbeorganizedorsupervisedbyyourcoachorschool.
ØYoumayattendonedayclinicsunlesspermissionisgrantedbytheCIACtoattendamulti-dayclinic.
ØYouarepermittedtobeinvolvedinasport-specificconditioningprogramanytimethroughouttheyear.Youmaynotreceivecoachingorinstructioninyoursporttechniquesinaconditioningprogram,andequipment(balls,bats,etc.)usedinyoursportmaynotbeutilized.Mandatoryattendanceisnotpermitted.
Athletic Participation at Schools of ChoiceStudentswhoattendastateofConnecticutPublicSchoolofChoicethatdoesnothaveanysportprogramswillbeallowedtoreturntotheschooltowhichtheywouldotherwiseattend(homeschool)providingthe“homeschool”willallowsuchparticipation.Studentswhoattendapublicschoolofchoicethatoffersasportsprogram,regardlessofhowlimited,willonlybeallowedtoparticipateinathleticsattheschooltheyattend.Studentsattendingachoiceschoolmustmeetthesameeligibilityrequirementsasallotherstudentathletes.
Transfer RuleIfyouareplanningtotransferfromanin-stateorout-of-stateschooltoaCIACmemberschoolpleasediscussyourpendingtransferwithyourschoolprincipaland/oryourathleticdirectorpriortothemovesoyouandyourfamilyunderstandthepossibleimplicationsforyourathleticeligibility.
ØStudentswhotransferfromonememberschooltoanotherattheendofgradeninewillbeimmediatelyeligibleattheirnewschoolprovidingtheyareotherwiseeligible.
ØStudentswhotransferingrades10-12withacorrespondingchangeoflegaladdresstoanewschooldistrictandareresidingwiththeirparent(s)orlegalguardianwillbeimmediatelyeligibleprovidingtheyareotherwiseeligible.
ØIfyoutransferfromonememberschooltoanotheringrades10-12withoutacorrespondingchangeoflegaladdressyoumaybesubjecttoa50%sit-outinthesportyouplayedatyourpreviousschoolthatyouwishtoplayatyournewschool.Checkwithyourathleticdirectortoseeifthisrulewillapplytoyourtransfer.
ØIfyoutransferfromonememberschooltoanotherforathleticreasonsyouwillbesubjecttoaoneyearrestrictiononplayinginthesport(s)youplayedthepreviousyear.
ResidencyStudentathletesundertheageofeighteen(18)mustberesidingwiththeirparentorlegalguardian(asdeterminedbytheProbateCourt)tobeeligibletoparticipate.Residencewithandsupportbyanyindividualotherthantheparentorlegalguardianforaperiodofoneyearormoredoesestablishtheresidenceofthestudentforathleticpurposes.
Home Schooled StudentsParticipationonaCIACschool’sinterscholasticteamisextendedonlytostudent-athleteswhoseprogramisunderthedirectsupervisionofaCIACmemberschool.HomeschooledstudentsarenoteligibletoparticipateonCIACschools’interscholasticteams.
Amateur StatusToremainanamateurandeligibleforCIACcompetition,youmaynotparticipateatanytimeunderanassumedname,andanyprizeswonmustbesymbolicinnature.Jackets,sweaters,trophiesandringsorwatchesarepermitted;savingsbondsorcasharenot.RefertotheCIACHandbookforfurtherinformationonamateurism.
Performance Enhancing SupplementsThereareseverepenaltiesfortheuseofanabolicsteroidsandotherperformance-enhancingsupplements.RefertotheCIACHandbookformoreinformationonthistopic.
Concussion Education RequirementsCIACmemberschoolsarerequiredtoeducateallstudent-athletesandparentsonthesignsandsymptomsofconcussionandreturn-to-playrequirements.PriortoparticipationinanyCIACsponsoredsport,athleteandparentmustsignaninformedconsentformthatwillbeprovidedbytheschool.Thesignoffatteststhattheathleteandparent(s)areawareofthesignsandsymptomsofconcussionsandreturn-to-playrequirementsonceaconcussionissuspected.
RecruitmentRecruitmentorattemptedrecruitmentofstudentsforathleticpurposes,regardlessofresidence,isagrossviolationofthespiritandphilosophyofCIACrulesandisexpresslyforbidden.Athletesand/orfamilieswhoallowthemselvestoberecruitedbyamemberschoolwillbedeclaredpermanentlyineligibleattheschooltowhichhe/shehasbeenrecruitedandmaybedeclaredineligibleforinterscholasticcompetitionforuptooneyearatanyotherschool.Usingundueinfluenceviadirectorindirectcommunicationbyanyoneassociatedwithaschoolinanattempttoencourageyourenrollmentinanotherschoolisprohibited.Examplesare:
Ø Arranginganykindofcontactwithyouforthepurposeofencouragingyourenrollmentinanotherschool.Ø Visitingorentertainingyouoramemberofyourfamilywiththeintentofencouragingyourenrollmentin
anotherschool.Ø Providingtransportationtoyouorafamilymemberwiththeintentofencouragingyourenrollmentin
anotherschool.Ø Norepresentativeofanotherschoolispermittedtoencourageyourenrollmentinthatschoolora
differentschool.Ø Anycontactyouwouldhavewithsomeonetryingtoencourageyoutoenrollinadifferentschoolisnot
permitted.Ø Anyquestionsorconcernsthatyouhaverelatedtorecruitmentshouldbeaddressedwithyourathletic
directororprincipal.AdditionalinformationonrecruitmentisavailableintheCIACHandbook.
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