CHANGES to the 2007-08 WIAA HANDBOOK
4.2.0
Amendment - HIGH
SCHOOL CLASSIFICATIONS - Every eight (8) four (4) years the enrollment parameters
for each classification shall be adjusted to promote more equitable distribution
in the number of schools.
4.5.3
Amendment -
Out of district students enrolled in an alternative school with a separate OSPI
number may be deducted from the regular school count but will not be added to
their resident school district count for classification determination.
8.2.0
Adjusted terms
of office with new 3-year cycle
8.3.0
Amendment - QUALIFICATIONS
– Each of
these members shall be either a district or building level administrator,
athletic director, activities director, coach or teacher within a member school
district or a school director who sits on the WSSDA
IAC committee.
17.2.1
Editorial –
added “as determined by the school board”.
17.4.0
Amendment -
17.6.2
17.5.2 Editorial
- School sponsorship or promotion of practice and/or participation in a given
sport contest is restricted to the WIAA designated season for that sport.
PROMOTION
- Definition -
Promotion is defined as providing, School wide
posting or distributing of information pertaining to a specific event or activity and/or
encouraging students to participate in the event or activity is permissible.
17.6.7
17.5.7 Amendment
and editorial- A coach may have one (1)
organizational meeting with the incoming freshmen or sophomores at each middle
or junior high school for students who are enrolled in the middle or junior
high school whose attendance area is within the high school's attendance area
and one (1)
meeting with the squad prior to the opening day of practice to issue equipment
and to explain to the participants such issues as insurance, physical examinations,
season's plans, training regulations and any other pertinent information deemed
necessary by the coach. This restriction does not apply to fundraising
activities unless the fundraising activities include skills that are specific
to the sport being coached. Fundraising activities are subject to the approval
and rules of the participating school districts and/or Association Student Body
governments.
A. This restriction does not
apply to fundraising activities unless the fundraising activities include
skills that are specific to the sport being coached. Fundraising activities are
subject to the approval and rules of the participating school districts and/or
Association Student Body governments.
B.
Organization or implementation of the wrestling weight management program is
not considered to be the one (1) organizational meeting.
17.6.10
Editorial - A
member school may organize and supervise a year-around conditioning program to include
weight training, running and exercising provided it is open to all students and
does not include instruction in specific sport skills all
of the following conditions are met:
A.
Participation in year round conditioning cannot be a requirement or condition
of participation on a school team;
B. It is open to all students;
C. Instruction in specific sports
skills is not provided.
17.6.11
Editorial –
added “A. Participation in open gym cannot
be a requirement or condition of participation on a school team.”
17.7.0
Editorial - SPECIALIZED
SPORT CAMPS -
Participants in a school-sponsored sport may attend camps or clinics at any
time during the school year or during the summer. However, a fall participant
in a school sponsored sport cannot attend any camps or clinics in that sport
three (3) weeks prior to the first day of turnouts for that sport after
July 31 if the
participant’s coach is a clinician/organizer of that camp or clinic.
17.8.0
Editorial - SUMMER
ACTIVITIES - For
high schools summer is defined as the first day until three (3) weeks prior to
the start of the fall turnouts for fall sports coaches and as the first day
following the WIAA spring tournaments through July 31. For middle level schools summer
is defined as the first day following the final day of the spring sports
schedules through July 31.
17.8.0
Editorial - SUMMER
ACTIVITIES - For
high schools summer is defined as the first day following the WIAA spring
tournaments until three (3) weeks prior to the start of fall turnouts for fall
sports coaches and as the first day following the WIAA spring tournaments until
the first day of the fall turnouts for winter and spring sports coaches through
July 31. For
middle level schools summer is defined as the first day following the final day
of the spring sports schedules until three (3) weeks prior to the start of fall
turnouts for fall sports coaches and as the first day following the final day
of the spring sports schedules until the first day of the fall turnouts for
winter and spring sports coaches through July 31.
17.8.1
Participation in a summer program cannot be a requirement or condition of participation
on a school team.
17.9.5
Practice days -
Definition – Practice days are considered to be Monday through Friday Saturday.
17.9.5.A.
Saturday is an allowable practice day.
17.9.5.B
Sundays may not be counted toward meeting the minimum practice requirements.
17.9.5.C.
A nationally recognized holiday is an allowable practice day.
17.11.1
- Each contest
must be credited to a definite squad. (repeat of
17.12.1.1)
17.12.1.2
Amendment -Each
squad is limited to participating in only the maximum number of contests
allowed for that sport.
17.12.1.3
When determining contest limitations, any league varsity contest will count as
a contest for both schools' varsity teams.
NOTE: The WIAA Executive Board
has developed a definition of a varsity contest:
A. In a team sport, a varsity
squad is the group of individuals who represent a member school at the highest
level of competition in a sport.
B. A sub-varsity squad is defined
as any level of play below the varsity level (junior varsity, c-team, freshman
team, etc). The membership of a sub-varsity team shall typically be composed of
varsity substitutes and any other non-varsity players identified on the
school's eligibility list.
A pattern of attempting to
circumvent rules, regulations and/or policies shall be subject to review and possible
penalty to be imposed by the WIAA Executive Board.
17.12.1.3
Editorial -
Postseason games contests do not count against the game or
quarterly season limitation provided the contests meet
the definition below.
17.12.2
Editorial - POSTSEASON
QUALIFYING EVENTS -
Contests held after the regular season for the purpose of seeding teams or
individuals into
the next qualifying event or which qualify teams or
individuals directly
to the state tournament are not counted in the regular season game contest
limit.
17.17.0
Joining 7th and 8th graders
with 9th graders
17.18.0
9th graders
17.24.1.D Amendment
- A student who has enrolled in a different school and has been
determined to be recruited will be deemed ineligible at all levels of play and
for all sports for one full calendar year. The one (1) year penalty will begin
on the day the determination is made that the student has been recruited.
18.5.2
B. Editorial -
This rule may not be appealed through the eligibility appeal process.
18.6.0
Editorial - 3
classes in a 4 period class schedule or the
equivalent credits
3 classes in a 5 period class
schedule or the equivalent credits
4 classes in a 6 period class
schedule or the equivalent credits
5 classes in a 7 period class
schedule or the equivalent credits
5 classes in an 8 period class
schedule or the equivalent credits
18.6.3
Editorial - A
student shall have passed the minimum number of classes as listed in 18.6.0 in
the immediately preceding semester/trimester in order to be eligible for
competition during the succeeding semester/trimester. The record at the end of
the semester/trimester shall be final, except for those credits earned in a
regular, accredited summer school program or
alternative educational program accepted by the school district.
18.6.5
Editorial - ACADEMIC
PROBATION SUSPENSION PERIOD - All references to “probation” or “probationary”
were changed to “suspension.”
18.9.0
Editorial - DEFINITION
of RESIDENCE and FAMILY UNIT
RESIDENCE
- The place
where the family unit has established its home and/or the place where the
student is habitually present and to which, when departing, the student intends
to return.
FAMILY
UNIT - The
adult(s) who has/have had legal custody or legal
guardianship of
the student for a period of at least one (1) year and with whom the student resides.
18.10.1.G. Editorial - A seventh and/or eighth grade student who transfers to a
school without a corresponding change of residence by his or her family unit
and who meets all other conditions of eligibility shall be eligible at the new middle
school when
properly enrolled. High school eligibility is subject to the
transfer rule and one (1) year of continuous enrollment.
18.10.1.H. Editorial - A student,
except F-1 Visa students to a private school, upon enrollment to the initial first
level of a private school from a public school or a public school from a
private school.
18.10.3.B.
Editorial - A student coming to this country for a one-year
cultural/educational experience is eligible at the varsity level for one (1)
year only in the school in which he/she has been placed, provided all other
rules of eligibility have been met and the student has not graduated from the high
school equivalent in his/her home country. F-1 Visa
students remaining for more than one (1) year will be considered transfer
students. Graduated
students can not compete interscholastically at any level (i.e., varsity or
sub-varsity).
18.13.3 Editorial - To resume
participation following an illness and/or injury serious enough to require medical
care, a participating student must present to the school officials a written
release from a physician licensed to perform physical examinations as
listed in 18.13.1 and/or
a dentist as applicable.
18.13.4 Editorial - The physical
examination shall be valid for twenty-four (24) consecutive months to the date
unless otherwise limited by local school district policy or
when the physician indicates the physical is only good for less than
twenty-four (24) consecutive month..
18.14.0
Editorial - SEASON
LIMITATIONS -
After entering or being eligible to enter the seventh grade students shall have
six (6) consecutive years of interscholastic eligibility. If the seventh or
eighth grade is repeated, and such repetition is based upon documented academic
deficiencies by the school principal, the repeated year shall not
count against the student’s six (6) interscholastic competitive years.
Home school students are required to provide documentation of academic deficiency
to be verified by the school principal.
18.15.0
Board Policy –
added transgender policies.4
18.15.0
18.17.0 Amendment
- EIGHTH GRADE PARTICIPATION - A 1B high school with a total enrollment
of 75 students or less in grades 9-12 as determined by the official P-223
classification count may use eighth grade students from a WIAA member middle
school/junior high to salvage viable varsity high school teams or if no middle
level program is offered in that sport during the same season. If the total
enrollment of the high school is not over seventy-five (75) when the enrollment
count is taken to determine the high school classification, the eighth grade
students of the school may be permitted to participate on all high school
varsity teams provided there is no middle level program. If the total
enrollment of the high school is greater than seventy-five (75) when the
enrollment count was taken, but drops below seventy-five (75) at the end of the
first two (2) weeks of the school year for the fall sports season or at the end
of the first two (2) weeks of the winter or spring sports season, the eighth
grade students of the school may be permitted to participate on the high school
varsity teams if no program is available at the middle level during that
specific sports season.
18.17.0
18.16.0 Editorial
- FIFTH GRADE PARTICIPATION – If the total enrollment of the seventh
and eighth grades in a middle school is not over forty (40) when the enrollment
count is taken to determine the high school classification, the fifth grade
students of the school may be permitted to participate
on all seventh and eighth grade teams except tackle football for the next two (2) years. If
the total enrollment of seventh and eighth grade students in a middle school is
greater than forty (40) when the enrollment count was taken, but drops below
forty (40) during the first two (2) weeks of any sports season, the fifth grade
students of the school may be permitted to participate on seventh and eighth
grade volleyball, basketball and track teams during that specific sports
18.16.0
18.17.0 6th graders
17.17.0
18.18.0 Joining
seventh and eighth graders with ninth graders
18.18.0
18.21.0 Editorial
- CONCURRENT SPORTS LIMITATION – A middle level or
a high school student
shall not compete concurrently in more than one (1) interscholastic sport per season.
18.18.1
18.19.0 Editorial
- The reference to 'B' classification will be changed to "1B and 2B".
18.19.0
18.22.0 Editorial
- NON-SCHOOL PARTICIPATION - During any sport season after joining a school squad,
students may also participate on a non-school team or
teams. not participate on professional teams in that sport and may
not represent a college team in that sport. A high school student forfeits any
remaining high school eligibility in that sport by participating on a
professional or college team.
18.19.1
Participation in a non-school program cannot be a requirement or condition of
participation on a school team.
18.20.0
18.23.0 Editorial
- $100 limit per sport
18.21.1
The exception
shall be for students participating in high schools of ‘1B’ or ‘2B’
classification with local administrators and school board determining eligible
participation in more than one (1) interscholastic sport per season at
that high school.
18.23.1
18.26.1 Editorial
- Alcohol and tobacco - Each WIAA member school shall adopt reasonable rules
and regulations pertaining to the use of alcohol or tobacco products that
are specific to
the middle or high school levels and shall be as follows.
18.24.3.A.
Editorial - A transferring student has not participated on a school or
club/community team for which the student is requesting a varsity level
eligibility for one calendar year prior to participation
in that sport.
18.23.0
18.26.2 Editorial
- Legend drugs and controlled substances – Penalties for the
possession, use or sale of legend drugs (drugs obtained through prescription,
RCW 69.41.020-050) and controlled substances (RCW 69.50):
B. A participant who seeks and receives
help for a problem with use of legend drugs (RCW69.41.010 identified
substances) or controlled substances and controlled substance analogs (RCW
69.50.101 identified substances) shall be given the opportunity for assistance
through the school and/or community agencies. In no instance shall participation
in a school and/or community approved assistance program excuse a student athlete
from subsequent compliance with this regulation. However, successful
utilization of such an opportunity or compliance with athletic code by the
student athlete may allow him/her to have eligibility re-instated in the that athletic program season, pending recommendation by the
school eligibility authority.
18.25.1
18.28.1 Editorial
- EJECTION FROM CONTEST - Conduct resulting in ejection or disqualification from
an interscholastic contest administered by game officials, coaches or school administrators
shall result in the following:
18.25.2 For
the remainder of the season in which the ejection occurred:
18.25.3
19.13.3 Editorial
– APPEAL PROCESS (for ejection from contest)
18.28.2.B Amendment
1) In order for the suspension in the succeeding season of participation
to meet this requirement, the participant must be a member of the team for the
entire season for that sport.
18.25.2
Editorial - If
the suspension cannot be served before the conclusion of the season the
18.25.3
19.14.0 Editorial
(now with all eligibility appeals)
18.25.4
19.15.0 Editorial
(now with all eligibility appeals)
19.4.0
Editorial - PROCEDURES
FOR INFORMING SENDING SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF APPEAL – In transferring student
cases, the sending school principal or designee shall be notified by mail, email, fax or phone by the WIAA
District Eligibility Chairperson or designee of the hearing date, time, and
place.
20.1.0
18.22.4 Editorial
–Awards (now included in amateur standing section)
21.1.0
Editorial –
Removed reference to student activities insurance (responsibility of each
school district)
22.0.0
17.21.0 Editorial
– Medical Personnel
23.1.1.F Amendment
- Coaching stipends and all gifts to a coach exceeding a total
of $500 in a season must be approved by the school's board of directors.
23.3.0.F.2
Head Coach - High School - Annually attend a complete the WIAA approved online
rules clinic for
the sport being coached or pass the WIAA approved sports rules test required of
officials for the sport being coached prior to the end of the third week of the
sports season.
23.3.1.F.3
Head Coach – Middle level – The WIAA recommends, but
does not require, that the head coach at the middle level or junior high level
annually attend a complete the WIAA approved online
rules clinic for
the sport being coached or pass the WIAA approved sports rules test required of
officials for the sport being coached prior to the end of the third week of the
sports season.
23.6.0
Editorial - SHARED
COACHING - The
WIAA Executive Director may approve shared coaching in diving, gymnastics
and pole
vaulting that have been determined to pose a safety or health concern for
student athletes due to the qualifications or lack thereof of available
coaching staff. Prior to approval the following criteria must be documented or
verified to the Executive Director by the requesting member school:
24.4.0
Editorial - USE
OF REGISTERED OFFICIALS - The Washington Officials Association registers officials in
baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, softball, spirit,
volleyball and wrestling. Only officials registered with the Washington
Officials Association or have reciprocity through another state officials
association are eligible to officiate regularly scheduled contests for all
sports and at all levels of play sanctioned by WIAA.
25.2.6
Board policy
adoption - 3. The WIAA District with more than one
(1) allocation may choose to “protect” its number one (1) team,
and/or additional allocations as applicable, and offer only the lowest
allocation in a playoff with the District appealing for an additional allocation
27.2.5
Amendment -
The action of the league shall be forwarded to the appropriate WIAA District Board,
then to the WIAA Executive Board for review. The Board at each level shall determine
if the penalty is appropriate and in accordance with the
27.3.0
Editorial - USE
OF INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT - The use of a participant who is ineligible by WIAA or local school
district rules shall result in forfeiture of contests in which that participant
took part, except in situations in which it is determined that the
participant/parent/guardian provided the school with false information which
caused the school to declare the participant eligible. In such cases, the
participant will be declared ineligible for interscholastic competition for a
period of one (1) year. The one (1) year penalty
will begin on the day the determination is made that the student is ineligible.
The one (1) year
penalty may be appealed to the WIAA Executive Director.
27.5.0
Amendment - PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION 27.5.5
Member schools violating the regular season games, meets or match limitation
shall be ineligible for any post-season participation in that sport.
57.3.0
Editorial - JAMBOREE
- A team may
participate in a jamboree following ten (10) days of practice. All general
jamboree conditions also apply.
B.
For the purposes of the player limitation,
participating in two (2) to twenty (20) snaps shall be the same as
participating in one (1) quarter of a regular game; twenty-one (21) to forty
(40) snaps shall be the same as participating in two (2) quarters of a regular
game. NOTE: This situation would occur only when a jamboree is held within three
(3) days of a regular game.
51.0.0-66.0.0
Revised
beginning and ending dates for 2008-09
52.6.1
Amendment - MIDDLE
LEVEL BASKETBALL
Season
Contest Limit
10 + Jamboree for 7th or 8th graders
40 quarters 12
+ jamboree for 7th or 8th graders
on 9th grade teams
12 + Jamboree for 9th graders
57.65.3
Editorial -
FIFTH QUARTER - A fifth quarter may be played. only by
freshmen football squads following the regular contest. The 5th quarter is for
players who were not starters and played in two (2) three
(3) quarters or
less of the regular contest. This quarter shall not include kick offs, punts,
tries or field goals.
57.65.0
Editorial - PLAYER
LIMITATION - A
football participant shall be eligible to compete in up to four (4) quarters of
play during any three-day period of the football season. A team shall be
allowed one (1) week during the season to play two (2) contests with a minimum
of three days between contests. A team shall be
allowed one (1) week during the season to play two (2) contests.
63.6.0
Editorial - An
individual will not play in more than twenty-three (23) contests on sixteen
(16) team dates prior to any qualifying tournament. A player can play one (1)
singles match and one (1) doubles match on the same day during the regular
season, and this will be considered as one (1) contest for the individual.
66.6.0
Editorial - WEIGHT
CONTROL PLAN –
Beginning with the 2007-08 school year,
the NFHS Wrestling Weight Management Program will be followed. The text of the
Wrestling Weight Management Program can be accessed on the WIAA Web site at
www.wiaa.com.
66.64.1
Editorial -
There shall be no more than two (2) contests per week per team and no more than
four (4) contests matches per week per individual. The only exception is
described in A and B below: