Eligibility & Compliance

FHSAA Compliance Seminar2019

Agenda

Common Violations

International, Youth Exchange and Immigrant Students

Significant Changes to Bylaws and Policies for 2019-20

Areas of Concern

Common Violations

Academic Performance Contract – EL5

Student must sit out of competition the full semester immediately after becoming ineligible academically

Must complete and fulfill the requirements of the EL5 before participation at the earliest the next semester

Example: 9th graderStudent has 1.3 at end of 1st

semester (played a fall sport)

Student sits out 2nd semester; but earns a 2.0 at the end of the semester

Student retakes a course(s) failed –online/summer; overall GPA 1.9

Student may participate the 1st

semester of 10th grade year once EL5 completed

Off-Season ActivitiesPolicy 21 Off-Season Conditioning & Policy 23 Open Facility • Voluntary• Open to all bona fide students• Supervised by school personnel – no

instruction/coaching• No sport specific drills/tasks taught• Must conclude at least 2 weeks prior

to official start of sport (Open Facility)

Off-Season ActivitiesPolicy 22 Non-school Teams

• Voluntary• Third party agency• Published schedule with the agency• Separate from the school• Fully executed usage agreement

International Student

• EL4 – Registration

• 1200 submitted • 970 approved• 36 conditional

• 93 denied• 56 “info needed”• 35 withdrawn due to no communication

International Students

Significant Changes

Bylaw 9.3.2

• 9.3.2.1 – Transfer before starting a sport• May immediately seek to join a team if

the student meets all eligibility requirements

• 9.3.2.2 – Transfer after starting a sport• Four exceptions listed in state statute

Bylaw 9.5.1

• Eight consecutive semesters of eligibility from the semester the student enters 9th

grade for the first time

Policy 4.3 Gender Identity Participation

• Moved from Policy 4 to Policy 16

• New Policy 16.8

Policy 17.1.2.1 Host Family

• Allows 2 youth exchange students of the same gender and sport to reside with the same host family

Policy 17.3.6.1 Registration

Exceptions:

• Do not have to register students with an unexpired “permanent resident” status

Policy 17.1.4.2 Attendance

• Permits an F-1 youth exchange student to participate mid-year

• Must attend class within the first 10 days of the semester

• Otherwise:• Must make up all work missed during

absence• Must attend school for each day missed

Policy 35.2.3 Homestay Host Family

• A family may host 2 homestay students of the same gender and sport

Policy 36.5.5 Penalties to Coaches

• Recruiting is considered unsportsmanlike conduct

• Violation of policy 36 or 37 shall result in a minimum of a 6 week suspension from coaching or attending interscholastic contests

Areas of Concern

RecruitingImproper Contact• Context of the communication – not

who initiates it

• Direct or indirect

• Social media when used inappropriately

Recruiting

Impermissible Benefit• Any benefit offered or provided that is

not available to all students

• Includes preferential treatment in regards to school choice for schools at capacity

EL6 Notice of Transfer

Handouts

Frequently Used Forms

Non-Traditional Students

Thank You

Craig Damoncdamon@fhsaa.org352-372-9551 ext. 240Scott Jamisonsjamison@fhsaa.org352-372-9551 ext. 380