Illinois High School Association

1 B. You must be enrolled and attending G. You attend a private/parochial high classes in your high School no later than School located within a thirty (30) mile the beginning of the 11th School day of radius of the residence where you live the semester. with your parents, custodial parent or Illinois high School Association C. If you attend School for ten (10) or court appointed guardian. more days during any one semester, it (For 2018-19 School Term) will count as one of the eight (8) 4. Transfer semesters of high School attendance This summary is for the purpose of assisting in during which you may possibly have A. In all transfer cases, both the principal the understanding of IHSA By-laws and eligibility. of the School from which you transfer Policies. In case of a conflict between this D. If you have a lapse in School connection and the principal of the School into publication and the constitution and by-laws of for ten (10) or more consecutive School which you transfer must concur with the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall days during a semester, you are subject the transfer in writing on a form control.

2 To ineligibility for the rest of the provided by the IHSA Office. You semester. The specific terms of your cannot be eligible when you transfer Key Provisions Regarding IHSA Rules extended absence must be reviewed by until this form is fully executed and on the Executive Director to determine if it file in the School office. Eligibility Rules is lapse in School connection or not. B. If you transfer after classes begin for the current School term, you will When you become a member of an 2. Scholastic Standing definitely be ineligible for thirty days interscholastic team at your high School , you from the date you start attending classes will find that both your School and the IHSA A. You must pass twenty-five (25) credit at the new high School . In addition, you will have rules you must follow in order to be hours of high School work per week.

3 Will be ineligible for that entire School eligible for interscholastic participation. The Generally, twenty-five (25) credit hours term in any sport in which you engaged IHSA's rules have been adopted by the high is the equivalent of five (5) .5 credit in any team activity, including but not schools which are members of IHSA as part courses ( full credits). limited to tryouts, drills, physical of the Association 's constitution and by-laws. B. You must have passed and received practice sessions, team meetings, They must be followed as minimum credit toward graduation for twenty-five playing in a contest, etc. at the School standards for all interscholastic athletic (25) credit hours of high School work from which you transferred. For competition in any member high School . for the entire previous semester to be example, if you were out for cross Your high School may have additional eligible at all during the ensuing country at the School from which you requirements, but they may not be less semester.

4 Transfer and transfer after the IHSA. stringent than these statewide minimums. sport season has begun, you will be The principal/official representative of your 3. Residence ineligible for cross country that entire School is responsible to see that only eligible School term at the new School . students represent the School in Your eligibility is dependent on the location C. If you transfer attendance from one interscholastic competition. Any question of the residence where you live full time with high School to another high School , you concerning your eligibility should be referred your parents, parent who has been assigned will be ineligible unless: to your principal/official representative, who custody by the court, or court appointed legal 1. Your transfer is in conjunction has a complete copy of all IHSA eligibility guardian. with a change in residence by both rules, including the Association 's due process You may be eligible if you are entering high you and your parents, custodial procedure.

5 Only the IHSA Executive School as a freshman and: parent or court appointed guardian Director is authorized to make formal rulings from one public School district to on eligibility, so if your principal/official A. You attend the public high School in the a different public School district;. representative has questions or wishes district in which you live full time with 2. Your transfer is between high assistance in answering your questions, the both of your parents, custodial parent or schools within a public School principal/official representative should court appointed guardian; or district and both you and your contact the IHSA Office. B. In the case of a multiple School district, parents, custodial parent or court Information contained here highlights some you attend the public high School in the appointed guardian change of the most important features of the IHSA attendance area where you live full time residence to the district attendance by-laws regarding interscholastic eligibility.

6 With your parents, custodial parent or area for the School to which you It is designed to make you aware of major court appointed guardian; or transfer;. requirements you must meet to be eligible to C. You have paid tuition to attend a public 3. Your parents are divorced or compete in interscholastic competition. The School for a minimum of 7th and 8th legally separated; you transfer to a information here is only a general description grades in a district other than the one new School in conjunction with a of major by-law provisions and does not where you live with your parents, modification or other change in contain the statement of the by-laws in their custodial parent or court appointed legal custody between your entirety. You can review the by-laws at guardian and you continue to pay parents by action of a judge; and tuition as a high School student in that required court documents are on You may lose eligibility for interscholastic same district; or file at the School into which you competition if you are not in compliance with D.

7 You attend a private/parochial School transfer;. IHSA by-laws. Remember, if you have any located within the boundaries of the D. If you transfer in conjunction with a questions regarding IHSA rules, please public School district where you live change in legal guardianship, a ruling contact your principal/official representative. with your parents, custodial parent or on your eligibility must be obtained court appointed guardian; or from the IHSA Office. 1. Attendance E. You attend a private/parochial high E. If you transfer attendance from one School and have attended a School to another while you are A. You may represent only the School you private/parochial School for 7th and 8th ineligible for any reason, the period of attend. Participation on a cooperative grades, or for any four (4) grades from ineligibility imposed prior to your team of which your School is a member kindergarten through eighth grades; or transfer or the period of ineligibility is acceptable.

8 F. You attend the private/parochial high that would have been imposed had you School which one or both of your stayed at the School , will be enforced at parents attended; or the School to which you transfer, even if you are otherwise in compliance with the by-laws. Athletic Eligibility Rules Page 2. F. Any questions about your eligibility in B. You will lose your eligibility if you competition as an individual in that any of these instances must be resolved enroll in or transfer to a School in same sport or in any skill of that sport. by a formal ruling from the IHSA response to recruiting efforts by any B. If you participate in non- School Executive Director. person or group of persons, connected competition during a sport season and G. In all other transfer situations, a ruling with or not connected with the School , subsequently wish to join the School by the IHSA Executive Director is related to athletic participation.

9 Team in the same sport, you will not be necessary to determine your eligibility. C. You will lose your eligibility if you eligible. This ruling must be obtained in writing receive special benefits or privileges as C. If you wish to participate in a by the principal/official representative a prospective student-athlete which are competition sanctioned by the National of the School into which you transfer not uniformly made available to all Governing Body, or its official Illinois before you participate in an students who attend your School . affiliate for the sport, your interscholastic athletic contest. D. You may not receive an athletic principal/official representative must scholarship or any other special request approval in writing from the 5. Age benefit from your School because you IHSA Office prior to any such participate in athletics.

10 Participation. You will become ineligible on the date you E. It is a violation for any student-athlete D. You may try out for a non- School team become twenty (20) years of age, unless your to receive or be offered remuneration or while you are on your School 's team in twentieth (20th) birthday occurs during a any special inducement which is not that same sport, but you may not sport season. In that case, you will become made available to all applicants who practice, receive instruction, participate ineligible in regard to age at the beginning of apply to or enroll in the School . in workouts, or participate in the sport season during which your twentieth F. It is also a violation to induce or competition with a non- School team in (20th) birthday occurs. attempt to induce or encourage any that same sport until you cease being a prospective student to attend any member of your School 's team.