PUBLICATIONS
Pursuant to its authority under Article 5.3. of the OSAA Constitution, the
Executive Board has adopted the following policies.
1. Ad
Hoc Committee Procedures
The following policy for the appointment of
ad hoc committees and committee meetings is in effect:
A. Committees will be appointed by the
president of the association with an effort to obtain classification and
geographical balance when appropriate.
B. Ad hoc committees will meet for a specified
purpose determined by the Executive Board or Delegate Assembly of the
association. Upon completion of its
assigned task, as determined by the Executive Board or by the Delegate
Assembly, a committee automatically is terminated.
C. The size of committees will be limited, keeping
in mind the complexity of the assigned task and the costs involved with larger
groups.
D. All meetings will be held in the association
office unless approved otherwise by the Executive Director.
E. Frequency of meetings will be limited to a
reasonable number in order to accomplish the purpose of the committee.
F. An OSAA executive staff member will be in
attendance at all meetings unless approved otherwise by the Executive Director.
G. All correspondence will be directed through
the OSAA office.
H. All expenditures will be approved in advance
by the Executive Director.
2.
Adding A New Sport (Adding a New Sport after the Deadline)
A. Deadlines for adding a new sport.
1)
Without
letter of receiving league/special district approval. If
a letter of approval has not been received from the league or special district
in which the team will be competing, the deadline for the OSAA to be notified
of the addition of a sport shall be November 1 of the previous school year.
2)
With
letter of receiving league/special district approval. If a
letter of approval has been received from the league or special district in
which the team will be competing, the deadline for the OSAA to be notified of
the addition of a sport shall be the first contest date of the sport season in
which the team will be competing.
B. Process.
1)
A
school wishing to add a new sport prior to the deadline shall notify
the OSAA in writing of its intent to add the sport.
2)
A
school wishing to add a new sport after the deadline of November 1 of the
previous school year shall notify the OSAA by submitting the “Adding a New
Sport after the Deadline” form. (Revised June 2007)
1. Q. If a school wishes to add a sport, when must it notify the OSAA office of its intentions?
A. In general, if a school wishes to
add a sport and be eligible for district or state honors, it must notify the
OSAA office by November 1 of the preceding school year. However, if the school has approval from the
receiving league/special district, the deadline for sponsorship of a sport is
the first contest date of that sport’s season.
2.
Q. What is the procedure a school should follow in
order to add a sport after the November 1 deadline, but prior to the first
contest date?
A. A school wishing to add sport
after the November 1 deadline, but prior to the first contest date should
request the addition of the sport using
the prescribed OSAA form. The
form must be 1) completed and signed by the chairperson of the receiving
regular or special district; 2) submitted to the OSAA prior to the first
contest date of that sport’s season and; 3) with a check for the activity fee
for the additional sport in order for the school to be eligible for district or
state honors in that sport. (Revised
June 2006)
3.
Administrator Workshop Attendance
Requirement (2007 Workshop Schedule)
Each member school shall ensure
that at least one representative participate in one of the annual Administrator
Workshops presented by OSAA staff. Roll
shall be taken at the Workshops to confirm compliance with this policy.
Should it be determined that a
member school failed to have a representative at any of the Administrator
Workshops, that school shall be placed on probation during the Association year
of non-attendance. The Board shall
consider the probationary status of the school when assigning penalties for any
violations of OSAA Regulations by the school that might occur during the period
of probation. (Fall 2006)
Students attending alternative high schools
may be permitted to participate, providing:
A. The alternative school is operated by the
same school district or a student is placed in an alternative high school by
the home district.
B. The home school district is responsible for
maintaining a record of students attending an alternative high school.
C. Students participate only at the high school
in whose attendance area they maintain a Joint Residence with their parents.
D. Students must meet all other eligibility
requirements.
E. Home schooling is not considered an
alternative school. See Rule 8.5., “School Representation” and Executive Board Policy, “Eligibility – Home School
Students” for additional information.
5.
Athletic Directors and Coaches
Recommendations Timeline (Proposal Form)
A. The following is the timeline for
presentation of recommendations from the Oregon Athletic Directors Association,
the Oregon High School Coaches Association and the student activities coaches
associations to the OSAA Executive Boards:
September Meeting: Second reading for winter sports (action).
December Meeting: First reading for spring sports.
February Meeting: Second reading for spring sports (action).
First reading for athletic directors’
proposals.
First reading for fall sports
First reading for student activities.
May Meeting: Second
reading for athletic directors’ proposals (action).
Second reading for fall sports (action).
Second reading for student activities
(action).
First reading for winter sports.
B. All recommendations must be submitted on the OSAA Proposal Form. (Revised Fall 2002)
6. Band
Festivals, Band Days and Performances
There is no limit on the number of band
festivals or band days in which a school may participate other than a limit
that may be imposed by a local Board of Education on its high school band(s).
7.
Camps – Athletic Camps and Team Meals
A. Athletic camps are permissible only during
the defined sports season. Any group
meeting for a sport outside the defined sports season during the OSAA year
would be considered an athletic camp if any of the following criteria are met:
1)
Students,
as a team, are housed and/or fed at the school.
2)
Students,
as a team, are housed, and/or fed away from the school.
3)
Students,
as a team, are taken on an outing such as to the mountains or to the beach.
B. An athletic team may be fed during the
season for a sport, or immediately after the season (awards banquet).
8.
Camps – Commercial Summer Camps
A. Athletics. The Executive Board recognizes
the prerogative of parents to determine the activities of their children during
the summer, non-school period.
Participation in a commercial summer camp is strictly a volunteer choice
of the parents, and in no way can a student be required to attend regardless of
how fees for participation are covered.
Service clubs, school organizations or schools may pay fees for
participation according to their own school and/or district policies.
B.
Student
Activities (Dance/Drill, Music, Cheerleading, Speech). Service
clubs, school organizations or schools may pay for student activities
participants to attend commercial summer camps.
Schools may set their own policies requiring student activities
participants to attend commercial summer camps. (Revised Fall 2002)
9.
Cheerleading Safety Clinics
The high
school principal shall be held accountable for verifying that any cheerleading
coach who is solely responsible for coaching the team at any time has attended
an OSAA Cheerleading Safety Clinic by November 1 of the
Association year in which that person serves as a coach.
Should a cheerleading coach
fail to attend an OSAA Cheerleading Safety Clinic by November 1, the squad of
the non-attending coach shall be prohibited from performing partner stunts or
tumbling until the coach has attended a clinic.
EXCEPTION: Any emergency exception must be authorized
in writing by the OSAA. (Revised Fall
2007)
10. Cheerleading
– Squad Size Limitations
A. If a school has more than one varsity
cheerleading squad, the cheerleaders representing the school at an event shall
be limited to persons who are members of the varsity squad for that sport
season.
B. The number of cheerleaders permitted at
State Basketball Championships is as follows:
1)
6A, 5A –
One advisor and a maximum of 16 members of the varsity cheerleading squad in
uniform, including mascots, shall be admitted free of charge.
2)
4A, 3A,
2A, 1A – One advisor and a maximum of 12 members of the varsity cheerleading
squad in uniform, including mascots, shall be admitted free of charge.
3)
Schools
may buy tickets for additional cheerleaders but may not place more than the
maximum number cited above on the sidelines at any one time.
C. The number of cheerleaders permitted at Football
State Championship contests shall be 20. (Revised Spring 2006)
D. Squad size for routines performed prior to
the contest, during time outs and for halftime entertainment may exceed the
maximum limit so long as the additional members return to the stands when the
contest resumes.
B.
The OSAA recommends that all student-athletes and their
parents/guardians should consult with their physicians before taking any
supplement product. In addition, school
personnel, including coaches, should not dispense any drug, medication or
supplement unless specifically allowed by state regulations and/or school
district policy. School district
policies should be developed in consultation with health-care professionals,
senior administrative staff of the school district and parents.
C.
The
OSAA abides by all state laws and district policies pertaining to the use of
tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. As a
general rule, OSAA activities' sites shall be alcohol and tobacco free during
OSAA events. All persons in attendance
shall refrain from use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs at all OSAA
activities and are prohibited from being under the influence of alcohol or
illegal drugs at all event facilities. (Revised Fall 2004)
1. Q. Does the OSAA have a rule regarding the use of tobacco, alcohol or drugs by students?
A. The OSAA does not condone the use of tobacco,
alcohol or drugs, and supports district and/or league policies as well as state
laws, which control their use.
12. Classification
– Emergency Transfer
A. Any school requesting an emergency transfer
from one classification to another shall submit its request, together with
approval of the local school board, in writing to the Executive Board by
October 15.
B. The Executive Board shall make its decision
at the December Board meeting.
13. Classification
– Playing Up
In considering a petition under Article 6.1.2, the same criteria applied to
all other classification and districting decisions (See Article 9.2.1(d)) shall be considered with respect to whether
to grant or deny the petition, except that where a school has petitioned to
“play up” in a classification for larger schools, the weight given to
“enrollment” will be less than the weight that “enrollment” would otherwise be given in making classification and
districting decisions. (March
2006)
14. Club
and Unattached Competition
Following is the policy regarding unattached
and club competition with and against high schools:
A. A high school team may not compete against a
club team from a high school.
B. Students representing a high school shall
not compete against unattached individuals.
EXAMPLE: If a track and field
meet is scheduled for high schools, everyone competing must represent his/her
high school. There can be no unattached
individuals entered in any of the events.
A. School districts are encouraged to continue
to provide equal opportunity for boys and girls in all sports.
B. Girls may, at the discretion of the local
school board, participate with boys in any interscholastic activity if there is
no girls team or equal opportunity for participation. If girls are permitted to participate on a
team designated for boys, the team shall compete against a designated boys team
and not against a designated girls team.
C. A girl who competes on a boys team during
the regular season in cross country or golf has the option to either continue
to participate as a member of the boys team at the district contest, or compete
as an individual at the district contest for girls in that sport provided that
the school has registered for that sport with the OSAA. See Executive
Board Policy, “Adding a New Sport” for more information. (Revised
Fall 2005)
D. If boys are permitted to participate on a
team designated for girls, the team shall compete against a designated boys
team and not against a designated girls team.
16. Cooperative
Sponsorship (Cooperative Sponsorship Application)
In order for two or more schools to qualify
for cooperative sponsorship as permitted in Article 6.5., they must meet the
following requirements:
A. Who May Apply.
Only full member schools may apply for cooperative sponsorship, not
families or individuals. Cooperating schools
should be located in the same geographic area.
Schools requesting cooperative sponsorship approval should make every
effort to co-sponsor an activity with the nearest school that also has
difficulty sponsoring the activity by itself.
Cooperative sponsorship shall be considered only for 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A
schools.
EXCEPTION:
The Executive Board also may approve cooperative sponsorships involving
1A, 2A, 3A or 4A schools with a 5A or 6A school if the 1A, 2A, 3A or 4A schools
are located in an isolated area or are unable to find a closer 1A, 2A, 3A or 4A
school willing to enter into a cooperative sponsorship agreement. (Revised
Fall 2006)
B. Classification. Classification
placement for the requested activity will be determined by the total combined
A.D.M. in grades 9-12 of the schools involved.
EXCEPTION:
If the total combined A.D.M. in grades 9 though 12 causes the
cooperative team to qualify for a higher classification, the schools requesting
permission for a cooperative team may petition the Executive Board for an
exception to this provision. Factors that
may be considered by the Board when evaluating a petition for an exception may
include, but are not limited to, number of participants from each school, how
much the combined A.D.M. exceeds the classification cut-off point, and
geographic considerations. (Revised Fall 2006)
C. School Board Approval Requirement. The
Governing Boards of the schools involved in the cooperative sponsorship shall
jointly apply for such sponsorship listing reasons for the request.
D. Regular or Special District Approval
Requirement. Cooperative sponsorship applicants shall
obtain approval from the regular or special district in which the proposed
cooperative team will participate and submit the approval form with the
Cooperative Sponsorship Application. Regular
and special districts are encouraged to consider the philosophy discussed at
the end of this board policy when reviewing requests for support of a
cooperative sponsorship application.
E. Deadline for Application/Dissolution. The
deadline for application or for dissolution for a cooperative sponsorship shall
be the first contest date of the season in which the cooperatively sponsored
team is to compete. (Revised September 2003)
F. Timeline for Approval. The
Executive Board will attempt to act on an application at its next regular meeting
following receipt of the application.
However, the Executive Director can make a decision, subject to approval
by the Executive Board.
G. Duration of Approval. Any
approved cooperative sponsorship shall be for a maximum of two years per
application.
Cooperative Sponsorship Philosophy
The philosophy that will guide the OSAA
Executive Board in reviewing and approving applications for cooperative
sponsorship of activities is as follows:
A. The Executive Board will attempt to increase
the number of students who are participating in activities by making activities
available for students that would not be available in their school because of a
lack of numbers if joint sponsorship did not occur.
B. The Executive Board would prefer to see
projects that combine smaller schools for sponsorship of an activity rather
than a small school program combining with a larger school when the smaller
school cannot support the activity alone because of a lack of numbers.
C. Improving the quality of a team (i.e.,
better won-lost record) will not be a valid criterion in deciding whether
approval should be granted.
D. Agreements are for a maximum two-year period
but may be terminated by the Executive Board under the following conditions:
1)
Closing
of one of the schools.
2)
Valid
complaints from surrounding schools concerning recruiting.
3)
Complaints from parents, Governing Boards, students in
cooperating schools, etc.
4)
Other
valid reasons as determined by the Executive Board. (Revised December 2004)
17. Dance/Drill
– Pre-Competition Practice
Each dance/drill team shall receive the same
amount of time on the floor for practice as is provided for other teams in the
division, if practice time is provided.
If a team misses its practice time, there will be no opportunity for
rescheduling. A school may not
independently schedule practice time for its team at the state championships
site. (Revised Fall 2005)
18. Dance/Drill
– Safety Rules
The “National Federation Spirit Rules Book”
shall cover all Dance/Drill activities in Oregon. (Revised December 2006)
A. The Oregon School Activities Association
does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, national origin, race,
marital status, religion or sex in the performance of its authorized functions,
and encourages its member schools, school personnel, participants and
spectators to adopt and follow the same policy.
B. In the event any party believes that s/he
has been subjected to discrimination by the OSAA or its agents, a written
complaint may be submitted to the Executive Board, describing the circumstances
of the discriminatory acts and the relief requested. The Executive Board shall schedule a date for
a hearing as soon as reasonably possible.
The hearing shall be conducted in executive session unless the Executive
Board determines that there are in its judgment good reasons to conduct the
hearing otherwise. The Executive Board
shall make a determination as to the validity of the complaint and take such
action as it deems appropriate to remedy any discrimination that is found to
exist. The decision of the Executive
Board may be appealed to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction under OAR 581-021-0049.
20. District
and Special District Athletic Committees
A.
The
Executive Board has established District and Special District Athletic Committees
to assist in the management of the programs and activities of the Association.
B.
Each
athletic district or special district is represented by a committee of three
school representatives appointed annually by the Executive Board. Representation for each athletic district in
each classification is listed by school rather than by name of individual
serving on each District or Special District Committee. The representative of the first school listed
shall serve as chair.
C.
Complete
plans for each selection of athletic district representatives for state
competition in each sport shall be determined by the District or Special
District Committee. These plans should
include peculiarities of each district not specifically covered by the athletic
plan as published by the OSAA.
D.
If for
some reason the district plan has not covered a particular situation that
occurs in determining the district representative to the OSAA State
Championships, the District or Special District Committee shall determine the
representative (teams or individuals).
E.
If the
school represented by a member of the District or Special District Athletic
Committee may be affected by the decision of the Committee, the committee
member representing the potentially affected school shall be temporarily
replaced. A representative of the next
school in alphabetical succession to serve on the Committee shall fill the
vacated position until the committee reaches a decision.
F.
A
District or Special District Committee, in making its determination:
1)
May
consult all other schools in that athletic district or special athletic
district;
2)
May not
change the final decision or outcome of a particular contest;
3)
May not
permit extra games or contests after the official published cutoff date for any
sport unless an emergency exists and permission has been received from the
Executive Board.
G.
All
ties for qualifying positions shall be settled at the district level. It is suggested that the method for
settlement of ties be predetermined and published prior to each district meet
for each sport.
H.
No
athletic district may change its representative(s) in the state championships
after the official cutoff date or the official close of entries should a
problem exist that precludes a school or an individual from being a district representative
to a state championship. For team
entries only, any change made following the official cutoff date shall be the
decision of the Executive Board. (Revised Fall 2002)
The OSAA appreciates and encourages
corporate and individual donations to schools in support of high school
activities. These donations, whether
monetary or in other forms such as merchandise, must be given directly to the
school administration. Individual
students representing schools may not receive donations except as allowed by
OSAA Rule 8.4.1.
1. Q. Under what circumstances may a school accept donations from individuals or corporations in support of activities?
A. There is no limit on contributions from individuals
or corporations; whether monetary or in other forms such as merchandise, so
long as those donations are given directly to the school administration. Individual students representing a school may
not receive monetary donations, and non-monetary donations are limited to $300
in value per association year.
22. Ejection
Policies – Coach Ejected; Contest Forfeited
If a coach is ejected from a contest and
that contest is forfeited, such incident must be reported to the OSAA office by
the schools involved and also by the contest officials. If a coach is ejected and the game is not
forfeited, it is the school’s responsibility to be certain that any such person
who does assume the coaching responsibilities in such a situation meets the
requirements of that school district.
23. Ejection
Policies – Ejected Player or Coach
A. If a player or coach is ejected by an
official for an unsportsmanlike act, both the athletic director of the school
of the ejected player/coach and the commissioner of officials shall notify the
OSAA by facsimile of the ejection by the next workday. Ejected coaches must leave the contest
immediately and shall not be allowed further contact with team members for the
duration of that contest. It shall be
the responsibility of the school to disallow the ejected player or coach from
participating during the period of suspension specified in the Regulations,
regardless of whether written notification has been received by the school from
the commissioner of officials.
Should an ejected player participate or an ejected coach remain within
“sight and sound” of the team during the period of suspension specified in the
Regulations, and no appeal is pending, that action shall be considered use of
an ineligible participant and shall result in forfeiture of that contest and
other penalties as determined by the Board. (Revised Fall 2005)
B. Appeal Process: If the principal or the Athletic Director
of the ejected coach/player and the commissioner of officials agree that the
suspension should be set aside, the principal may appeal to the Executive Director
within 48 hours of the ejection to set aside the next game suspension portion
of the penalty. If the Executive
Director denies an appeal, that denial may be appealed to the Executive Board,
which shall hear the appeal at its earliest convenience and issue a final
ruling. Implementation of the next game
suspension may be postponed during the time that an appeal is pending. (Revised Fall 2002)
1. Q. When a player is ejected, may the player remain on the bench?
A. Yes. The player is required to sit out the remainder
of the contest, but may remain on the bench.
2.
Q. When a coach is ejected, must the coach leave the
playing area?
A. Yes. The coach must leave the playing area and
shall be allowed no further direct or indirect contact with the team until the
contest is completed. In order to avoid
direct or indirect contact, the coach must be “out of sight and sound” of the
team.
3. Q. May a player sit on the bench during a period of suspension?
A. Yes, but the
player must not be in uniform.
4.
Q. May a coach have any contact with a team at a
contest following an ejection or at the contest at which the suspension is
served?
A. No. The coach is allowed no direct or indirect
contact with the team during the contest following ejection. In order to avoid direct or indirect contact,
the coach must be “out of sight and sound” of the team. Further, the coach is allowed no direct or
indirect contact with the team at the contest at which the suspension is served
nor is the coach permitted to attend the contest at which the suspension is
served.
5.
Q. May a coach or participant who has been suspended at
one level of competition (i.e. varsity) participate in a contest at another
level during the period of suspension?
A. No.
6.
Q. May a coach or participant who has been suspended at
one level of competition (i.e. varsity) serve the suspension in a contest at
another level?
A. No.
7.
Q. When a coach or player is ejected, what period of
time does the ejection cover?
A. Baseball / Softball - Remainder of that day. (Revised Spring 2006)
Basketball -
Remainder of that day.
Football -
Remainder of that day.
Soccer - Remainder of that day.
Volleyball - Remainder of that day.
Wrestling - Follow NFHS Rules Book.
8.
Q. When does the period of suspension begin?
A. The suspension is served after the ejection has been
served. The ejection and suspension may
not be served simultaneously.
9. Q. May
a coach or participant ejected from a contest serve the one-game suspension at
a jamboree?
A. No,
the coach or participant may not count a jamboree as a “contest” for the
purpose of serving the period of suspension.
The coach or participant must sit out the jamboree and the next contest
at that level of competition.
10. Q. Once a player or coach has served a period of ejection, when and over what period of time is a suspension served?
A. Baseball / Softball - Sit out through next contest
at that level.
Basketball -
Sit out through next contest at that level.
Football -
Sit out through next contest at that level.
Soccer - Sit out through next contest at that level.
Volleyball - Sit out through next playing date at that level.
Wrestling -
Sit out through next event at that level.
NOTE: In
unusual circumstances, the Executive Director may modify the period of
suspension.
11. Q. If a player
or coach is ejected during the last contest of the season, does the unserved
suspension carry forward to a subsequent season?
A. No.
12. Q. In soccer,
does the ejection of a player or coach as a result of receiving two yellow
cards result in the player being suspended from the following contest?
A. No. Only if a player or coach receives a “hard”
red card ejection is suspension from the following contest required.
13. Q. In
basketball, does the ejection of a player or coach as a result of receiving two
technical fouls result in the player or coach being suspended through the next
contest at that level?
A. Yes, a
player or coach who is ejected as a result of receiving two technical fouls is
ejected for the remainder of the day and must sit out through the next contest
at that level.
14. Q. Does the
contest from which a participant is suspended due to an ejection count against
the individual contest limitation for the participant?
A. Yes.
15. Q. When a player or coach is ejected while acting as a
spectator at a contest in the same sport in which the coach or player
participates, but at which he or she is not serving as a player or a coach, does
a period of suspension still apply?
A. Yes. The
ejected player or coach is suspended from all participation for the same period
of time as if he or she had been a participant in the contest at which the
ejection occurred.
16. Q. When a player or coach is ejected in one sport, may
the player or coach participate or coach in another sport during the period of
suspension?
A. No.
A.
Schools
shall be assessed fines for ejections within specific sports programs. Each sport (i.e., Football, Boys Basketball, Softball)
shall be tracked as separate and distinct for the purpose of calculating
fines. When the first participant or
coach in a sport is ejected, the school that the participant or coach is
representing shall be assessed a $50 fine by the Executive Board. A second ejection in the same sport during
the same season shall result in the assessment of a $100 fine, and each
ejection thereafter in that sport during that season shall result in a fine to
be increased by $50 increments for each ejection without limitation.
EXCEPTION: The fine for an ejection in the last contest of the season shall be
increased by $100 over the standard fine for the offense. (Revised December, 2007)
B.
All
funds accumulated by the Association as a result of ejection fines shall be
used to conduct Citizenship through Sports training workshops throughout the
state. Training shall be offered on the
October in-service day and at other times as announced by the OSAA.
C.
A
school receiving five or more ejections during one school year shall be
required to submit a written Plan of Correction to the Executive Board
including a Citizenship through Sports training workshop and timelines for
implementation of the Plan. (Revised
Fall 2002)
25. Ejection
Policies – Multiple Ejections of Individual
A second ejection for an unsportsmanlike act
during the same sport season will result in a two-game suspension. A third ejection for an unsportsmanlike act
during the same sport season will result in disqualification from further participation
in that sport during that sport season. (Fall 1999)
26. Ejection
Policies – Physical Contact with Official
Physical contact between a coach/player and
an official shall be considered a gross act of unsportsmanlike conduct. The offending coach/player shall be
immediately ejected from the contest, shall be suspended as provided in the
Regulations and may be required to satisfy other requirements as prescribed by
the Board. Both the athletic director of
the school of the offending coach/player and the commissioner of officials
shall notify the OSAA by facsimile of the incident by the next workday. In addition, the school shall be fined up to
$1,000 as set by the Board, and an administrator and the coach/player shall be
required to appear before the Executive Board at the next scheduled meeting. (Fall 1998)
27. Eligibility
– Chemawa Indian School
A student who transfers to the Chemawa
Indian School is immediately eligible for participation in interscholastic
activities for the Chemawa Indian School, despite the fact that the student
transfers during the school year and/or does not reside with his/her parents,
if the student meets all other eligibility requirements. (Fall 2000)
28. Eligibility
– District Athletic Committee
A. A request by a member school superintendent
or principal for an eligibility hardship exception to Rule 8, involving transfer or discrimination only (except for
age), shall be submitted to the School’s local District Athletic Committee.
B. The request for an eligibility hardship
exception is to be presented on the proper OSAA form and may relate only to
future participation. Any additional
materials requested by the District Athletic Committee must be submitted prior
to any consideration.
C. The chairperson of the District Athletic
Committee shall contact the principal of the previous school of any transfer
student requesting eligibility, and request that the principal provide the
Committee members with information from the previous school, if any, that might
assist the Committee in ruling on the eligibility request.
D. The District Athletic Committee shall meet
prior to each of the three sports seasons to consider requests for eligibility
waivers involving transfer or discrimination only (except for age). However, a District Athletic Committee may
hear these requests for eligibility hardship exceptions at times other than
those required.
E. If a representative of a school submitting a
request for an eligibility hardship exception is a member of the District
Athletic Committee that will hear such requests, then said school administrator
shall be replaced by a representative of the next school in alphabetical order
not yet represented on the District Athletic Committee during consideration of
said request.
F. For the consideration of transfer and
discrimination hearing requests for waivers of eligibility, the regular
District Athletic Committee shall be composed of three voting members. (Revised
Fall 2000)
29. Eligibility
– Foreign Students (Foreign Student Eligibility Checklist)
Like all other students, foreign students
living with parents are immediately eligible in the district in which the
parents reside, and are immediately eligible when the student enters the
beginning year of a four-year high school (9-12). All foreign students not living with
parent(s) will be treated like a transfer student, except as provided in Rule 8.6.3.(c) for students on CSIET approved
programs. Eligibility appeals must go
directly to the Executive Director. (Revised / Effective Fall 2004)
30. Eligibility
– Home School Students (Home School Eligibility Parent Checklist)
A.
Compliance
with Oregon statutory requirements. In order for a home school student to
represent an OSAA member school in competition, the student must satisfy all
relevant requirements included in the home school statutes (ORS 339.030, ORS
339.035, ORS 339.460) including but not limited to
the following:
B.
Notification
of Intent to Home School. The
home school student shall notify the local education service district (ESD)
within ten days of withdrawal from the public school and prior to the first day
of the school year.
C.
Meet
school district eligibility requirements. The home school student shall meet all school
district eligibility requirements with the exception of:
1)
The
school district’s school or class attendance requirements, and
2)
the
OSAA academic eligibility requirements dealing with number of credits required
per grading period.
D.
Meet
school district responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance. The home school student shall be required to
fulfill the same responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance,
including related class or practice requirements, of other students
participating in the interscholastic activity of the team or squad and shall be
required to meet the same standards for acceptance on the team or squad. The home school student also shall comply
with all school requirements during the time of participation.
E.
Academic
eligibility (Testing) requirement. In lieu of satisfying the OSAA academic
eligibility requirements dealing with number of credits required per grading
period, the home school student shall achieve a minimum score on the
achievement test required annually at the end of the school year (by August 15)
of all home school students wishing to participate in activities. The minimum, composite test score as
determined by the State Board of Education is the 23rd percentile. The score is used to determine eligibility
for the following school year.
The
statute also allows a school district to adopt an alternative requirement to a
test, such as submission of a portfolio of work samples to a school district
committee for review to determine whether a home school student is eligible to
participate in interscholastic activities.
F.
Effect
of academic ineligibility. Any
home school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility prior
to transferring to a home school shall be ineligible to participate in
interscholastic activities as a home school student for the duration of the
school year in which the student becomes academically ineligible and for the
following year. The student may take the
required tests at the end of the second year and, upon meeting the minimum test
score standards described in E. above,
becomes eligible for the third year.
G.
Compliance
with OSAA deadlines and regulations. In addition to satisfying the Oregon
statutory requirements summarized above, a home school student wishing to
participate representing a member school must satisfy the following OSAA deadlines
and regulations:
1)
Deadlines.
a)
Notification
of Intent to Home School. The
home school student shall notify the local ESD prior to the first day of school
of the public or private school at which the student is eligible to participate
in order to represent that school during that school year.
b)
Testing. The home school student must have taken the
annual test on or before August 15 in order to participate in OSAA activities
during the following school year. The
student may participate while awaiting test results.
c)
Transfer. A transfer by a student to a home school is
considered to have taken place “in between school years” if the transfer occurs
prior to the first day of school of the public or private school at which the
student is eligible to participate.
2)
Other
OSAA regulations.
Other OSAA regulations are summarized below. (Please see the Rules section of this
Handbook for more detailed explanation including questions and answers
regarding the regulations.)
a)
School
representation (Rule 8.5.1.a). A home school student is eligible to
represent only a public or private school located within the public school
attendance boundaries of the joint residence of the student and student’s
parents.
b)
Transfer
student eligibility (Rule 8.6.3.). If the transfer to the home school occurs in
between school years, the student is immediately eligible at the beginning of
the school year. If the transfer to the
home school occurs during the school year, the student is ineligible for the remainder
of that school year.
c)
Duration
of eligibility / eight semester rule (Rule 8.2). A student may participate in interscholastic
activities for four consecutive years or eight semesters after entering the 9th
grade.
d)
Age
restrictions (Rule 8.3.). A student who becomes 19 before August 15 is
ineligible for interscholastic competition.
A student who becomes 19 on or after August 15 remains eligible for that
entire school year.
3)
Except
where the denial of eligibility of a home school student is based upon Oregon
statutory or regulatory requirements, the District Athletic Committee may in
individual cases, at its discretion, waive or modify the eligibility rules
regarding transfers involving home schools when in its opinion there are
circumstances beyond the control of both the student and the student’s
parent(s) or other circumstances whereby enforcement of the rule would work an
undue hardship upon the student. See Rule 8.5., “School Representation” for
additional information. (Revised Spring 2005)
31. Eligibility
– Oregon School for the Deaf
A. A student who attends Oregon School for the
Deaf (OSD) shall be treated as a private school student for the purpose of
school representation eligibility determinations.
B. In addition, a hearing-impaired student who
does not attend OSD may make a one-time choice to exclusively participate at
OSD in those sports offered by OSD rather than that student’s resident public
school or private school. A non-OSD
student making the one-time choice to represent OSD shall be allowed to
participate at the school in which the student is enrolled in those sports not
offered by OSD. (December, 2003)
32. Eligibility
Appeal Filing Fee
Any party filing an appeal of a decision by
the District Athletic Committee to the Eligibility Appeals Board or a decision
of the Executive Director to the Executive Board shall be assessed a filing fee
of $100 to defray the costs to the Association of assembling the respective
appeals bodies to hear the appeal. (Fall 2003)
A. The Eligibility Appeals Board shall consist
of 30 members as follows:
1) Ten school board members to be nominated by
the Executive Director and approved by the Executive Board on a geographical
basis selecting two from each of the five United States Congressional
Districts.
2) Ten school administrators (superintendents,
assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, athletic
directors) to be nominated by the Executive Director and approved by the
Executive Board on a geographical basis selecting two from each of the five
United States Congressional Districts.
3) Ten lay people to be nominated by the
Executive Director and approved by the Executive Board on a geographical basis
selecting two from each of the five United States Congressional Districts.
B. The length of term shall be three years, and
a person may not serve more than two terms.
Initially, terms shall be staggered on a two-year, three-year basis
within each group.
C. The Eligibility Appeals Board shall hear any
appeal filed by the involved school’s superintendent or principal, or the
student’s parents regarding the District Athletic Committee’s ruling on the
athletic eligibility transfer or discrimination hardship request.
D. The Eligibility Appeals Board shall meet
when necessary.
E. When a written appeal is received by the
Executive Director, the Executive Director shall appoint five members from the
30 available members with not more than two members from each of the three
groups making up the five-member Eligibility Appeals Board.
1) An Eligibility Appeals Board meeting is to
be closed to the public unless the appealing party requests an open meeting.
2) Eligibility Appeals Board meetings may be
held in various areas of the state or by telephone conference call, depending
on the circumstances.
3) The Executive Director, or the Associate or
an Assistant Executive Director, shall be present at all Eligibility Appeals
Board meetings and shall process all requests for appeals to the Eligibility
Appeals Board.
F. A decision of the Eligibility Appeals Board
may be appealed to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction under OAR 581-021-0035.
G. Please see Constitution and Rules,
Interpretations, Participation Limitations and Sports Seasons sections of this Handbook
for further clarification. If your
question is not answered in one of these sections, please call the OSAA office
at 503.682.6722 for an answer. (Revised Fall 2002)
34. Endowment
Games (OSAA Foundation Endowment Game Application)
The OSAA and its member schools believe in
the fundamental values associated with participation in high school activities
and want to work together to ensure the future of high school activities in the
state of Oregon. The establishment of
the OSAA Foundation will help us realize our goal. Endowment Games are a way for member schools
and local communities to be active participants in growing the OSAA
Foundation. Endowment Games regulations
are as follows:
A. Endowment Games applications must be
submitted to the OSAA office by the host school a minimum of 15
days prior to the scheduled contest.
Failure to do so may result in participation limitations violations. Applications may be reviewed prior to
approval to insure that the host school is able to effectively secure the
facility and charge admission.
B. Endowment Games shall not count toward a
school’s or an individual student’s participation limitations for each
activity. Schools should ensure that
participants meet all OSAA eligibility requirements prior to competing in an
Endowment Game.
C. Endowment Games tickets will be $6 for
adults and $4 for students. No school
district or league passes will be accepted.
D. Upon completion of an Endowment Game, the
host school is responsible for submitting the necessary financial report form
and 100% of the gate receipts to the OSAA Foundation. The OSAA Foundation will return 50% of the
gross gate receipts to the host school within five business days after
receiving the check for gross gate receipts.
Operating expenses for Endowment Games are to be drawn from the 50% of
the gross gates receipts returned to the host school. Financial agreements, if any, between the two
participating schools are at the discretion of the schools.
E. Endowment Games are allowed at the varsity
level only in the following activities:
1) Football – one additional game on or between
the Thursday prior to Labor Day and September 30.
2) Volleyball – one additional play date on or
between the Thursday prior to Labor Day and September 30.
3) Soccer – one additional match between the
Thursday prior to Labor Day and September 30.
4) Cross country – one additional meet between
the Thursday prior to Labor Day and September 30.
5) Basketball – one additional game after
Thanksgiving but prior to December 24.
6) Wrestling – one additional event after
Thanksgiving but prior to December 24.
7) Swimming – one additional meet after
Thanksgiving but prior to December 24.
8) Baseball – one additional game prior to
April 8.
9) Softball – one additional game prior to
April 8.
10) Track & Field – one additional meet
prior to April 8.
1. Q. Are Endowment Games required?
A. No,
Endowment Games are optional for all member schools.
2.
Q. Are all Zero Week football games considered
to be Endowment Games?
A. No, Zero
Week football games can be but
aren’t required to be Endowment Games.
3. Q. What happens when one basketball team is counting the contest as an Endowment Game, but the other team has only scheduled 24 games?
A. If either
team in a contest is counting the game as an Endowment Game, it is considered
to be an Endowment Game.
4.
Q. May a school play an Endowment Game
doubleheader with its boys and girls basketball teams against another school?
A. Yes.
(Revised
Fall 2007)
35. Excess
Revenue Distribution
The
Executive Board shall consider the results of the current year’s audit prior to
distributing any excess revenues from the previous year. (Fall 2002)
Exhibition performances are permitted,
providing the student is an eligible athlete at one of the schools
participating and the student does not exceed any participation limitations.
1. Q. School A had two extra eligible wrestlers who did not have the opportunity to wrestle during the meet for whatever reason. School B also had two extra wrestlers in similar weight classes. These wrestlers were matched against each other after completion of the meet in non-counting matches. Was this within the rules?
A. Yes, the
matches will count toward each individual’s season total (14 matches and 40 mat
appearances).
2.
Q. A school wants to encourage participation by younger
students in tennis. Therefore, during a
contest with school B, school A permitted two eighth graders to perform but
without counting the scores. Is this
within the rules?
A. No, School A
and School B are in violation of the exhibition rule. In addition, this could count as one year of
eligibility for each of the eighth grade students, leaving them with only three
years of eligibility in high school.
3.
Q. During the 1,600-meter relay event at a dual track
meet, there were several open lanes.
School A decided to run a time test for a student who was interested in
the 1,500-meter event. Could this student
run on the track during the relay event?
A. Yes, the
student could do this, provided he/she is eligible and does not exceed the
track and field participation limitations.
4.
Q. During a dual swimming meet, each team entered two
teams in the 200-yard medley relay event.
If the teams from School A finish first and second, can the points be
counted for both teams?
A. Yes, the
National Federation Swimming and Diving Rules Book permits two relay teams per
school to score in each relay event.
5.
Q. During halftime of a basketball, football, or soccer
contest, non-high school students present entertainment. Is this a violation of the Exhibition Rule?
A. No, since
the entertainment is not during the actual contest but during the halftime
provided by the rules book for each of these sports, it is not a violation of
the exhibition rule.
37. Fall
Sports Practice Model
During the fall sports season each year, all student-athletes are required to adhere to the following practice regimen.
A. Football –
1) Practice Requirements
a) Schools may conduct multiple on-field practice sessions but student-athletes shall not engage in more than five hours of on-field practice activities each day.
b) Within one hour of the start of practice, schools must determine the heat index for their area.
c) When the heat index is 95 or above, each practice session will be a maximum of three hours in length and there must be at least three continuous hours of recovery time between the end of the first practice and the start of the next practice that day. During this recovery time, student-athletes may not engage in other physical activities (e.g., weight training, conditioning, 7-on-7). Total on-field practice time combined may not exceed five hours.
d) During the first three days of practice, helmets and shoulder pads shall be the only pieces of protective equipment student-athletes may wear.
e) Beginning on day four, student-athletes may participate in full pads.
2) An individual shall become eligible to participate in a jamboree or interscholastic contest after completing a minimum of nine days of actual on-field practice.
3) All practices shall allow for water breaks and general acclimatization to hot and / or humid weather.
4) Heat Index (Temperature / Relative Humidity) Chart – All practices shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the Heat Index (Temperature / Relative Humidity) Chart available on the OSAA Website.
B. Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball –
1) Practice Requirements
a) Schools may conduct multiple on-field / court practice sessions but student-athletes shall not engage in more than five hours of on-field / court practice activities each day.
b) Within one hour of the start of practice, schools must determine the heat index for their area.
c) When the heat index is 95 or above, each practice session will be a maximum of three hours in length and there must be at least three continuous hours of recovery time between the end of the first practice and the start of the next practice that day. During this recovery time, student-athletes may not engage in other physical activities (e.g., weight training, conditioning). Total practice time combined may not exceed five hours.
2) All practices shall allow for water breaks and general acclimatization to hot and / or humid weather.
3) Heat Index (Temperature / Relative Humidity) Chart – All practices shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the Heat Index (Temperature / Relative Humidity) Chart available on the OSAA website, www.osaa.org . (May 2005)
A. The source of funds used by school districts
to sponsor their various activity programs is an internal matter of individual
districts. In most cases these funds are
regular district revenues incorporated into the district budget following
prescribed budget law. In these
troubling financial times, though, some districts now are utilizing private or
donated funds to help support their programs.
B. By OSAA Constitution, the membership of the
Association is limited to high schools within the state of Oregon, public or
private. Therefore, athletic and other
activities provided by high schools under the structure of OSAA governance must
be clearly identified as “school sponsored.”
The implication of school sponsorship is that these activities are
controlled entirely by the school district and personnel retained by district
school board action. To exercise total
control, the school district shall have control over the funds used to support
an activity.
C. When outside or contributed funds are used,
they should go to the district where authorized district personnel can then
make responsible decisions on how the funds are spent to achieve the objectives
determined for the activity. To have
control of a program, the school district shall hold the purse strings. Otherwise, overzealous booster groups might
use funds in a manner that is counterproductive to the goals and objectives of
the school district.
D. Booster groups and other outside
organizations may contribute money to a school or a district to help offset the
cost of equipment, transportation, participation fees, etc. However, money cannot be contributed directly
to an individual. It is the school
administration’s responsibility to utilize funds as it sees fit to enhance its
sponsored program.
E. Further questions about innovative methods
of financing school activity programs should be referred to the OSAA office.
39. Football
– Artificial Limbs
Any school that has a student with an
artificial limb who wishes to participate in football must arrange to have an orthopedic
surgeon, the OSAA attorney and the Executive Director meet with the athlete,
parents and representatives of the school.
Using the criteria established by the National Federation as a
guideline, a determination will be made on a case-by-case basis concerning the
legality and suitability of wearing an artificial limb while participating in
football.
In addition to the unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty (15 yards) specified by the National Federation Rules Book, a player
who wears illegal cleats in excess of 1/2” in length shall be disqualified for
the remainder of the contest.
41. Football
– 45-Point Rule / Alternative Plan / Running Clock (45-Point Alternative Plan Report)
A. Each 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A athletic
district shall report to the OSAA which of the following three options has been
adopted by the athletic district to address football games in which one team
leads by 45 or more points at halftime. 1A
athletic districts are limited to options one and three.
B. In the case of a non-league contest, the
option adopted by the athletic district of the host school shall be
followed. In the case of 6A, 5A, 4A,
3A, 2A Football State Championship games, the Alternative Plan is in effect and
the report from each school shall go directly to the OSAA office. In the case of a 1A Football State
Championship game, Option 3 – Running Clock shall be followed.
1)
Option
1: 45-Point Rule. A football game is terminated if either team
leads by 45 points or more at halftime or at any time thereafter.
2)
Option
2: Alternative Plan. A completed “Varsity Football 45-Point
Alternative Plan Report” shall be submitted to the District Athletic Committee
of the winning school by each school involved in any game with a final point
differential of 45 points or more.
a)
The
Reports must be received by the District Athletic Committee prior to the
winning school’s next contest or within seven days of the contest in
question. If the losing school agrees
there was no effort to run up the score, there shall be no action by the Committee,
except to forward a copy of the forms to the OSAA office. If the losing school reports that the winning
school did run up the score, the Committee shall consider the matter within 10
days and send a complete report to the OSAA office.
b)
If a
majority of the members of the District Athletic Committee agree that the
winning school did run up the score, the Committee shall meet with the winning
school’s administration and coach to seek solutions that will prevent the same
from happening in the future.
c)
A
second offense of running up the score by a school during the same season shall
be reported to the OSAA Executive Board.
In the event that a school is found by the Board to have run up the
score a second time during the same season, the school shall subject to any of
the penalties set forth in Rule 5 as determined by the Board.
3)
Option
3: Running Clock. If the point differential occurs at halftime
or any time thereafter, a running clock shall be used. The running clock shall be started with the
ready-for-play signal from the official.
Once the running clock is started, it shall be stopped only for the
following reasons:
a)
For
measurement of a possible first down.
b)
For
a player who appears to be injured.
c)
For
unusual heat or humidity which may create a health risk to players.
d)
For
a coach / referee conference concerning the misapplication of a rule.
e)
When
a TV / radio time out is granted.
f)
For
a one-minute intermission between the third and fourth periods and following a
try, successful field goal, or a safety.
g)
A
team time out is granted.
h)
When
a team attempts to conserve or consume time.
i)
Any
unusual circumstances (dog on field, etc.).
(Revised June 2007)
42. Football
– League Playoff Prohibition
Leagues shall not use on-the-field
procedures such as the “Kansas Plan” to break ties in league football standings
at the end of the regular season. Each
league shall develop its own standard operating procedure for resolving league
ties off the field. (Fall 1999)
43. Football
– Practice, Conditioning
A. At the beginning of football practice each
year, every participant shall be required to have three days of practice
without person-to-person contact. A
school shall not permit an individual to participate in a practice involving
person-to-person contact unless that individual has had at least three days of
practice without person-to-person contact.
Contact with another person on the fourth and fifth days should be
controlled.
B. The only optional pieces of player equipment
that may be worn by individuals during this three-day period are shoes,
shoulder pads and helmets. NO OTHER
PADS—such as knee, thigh, hip, and rib—are to be worn.
C. An individual shall become eligible to
participate in an interscholastic contest or jamboree after completing a
minimum of nine days of actual field practice.
D. This rule does not preclude light contact
with blocking sleds and tackling dummies on the first three days. However, it is strongly recommended that any
such contact be carefully controlled. See Executive
Board Policy, “Football – Artificial Limbs” for additional information.
44. Football
– Summer Team Contact Camp
A.
Individual
school districts and other member schools of the association have the option of
determining whether or not they will allow a school within their district to
participate in a summer contact football camp.
This decision should take into consideration the inherent liability when
a team represents the school district, is supervised by school personnel, uses
school district transportation, uses school facilities, and participants using
protective equipment owned by the school.
B. It is imperative that local school
administrators set guidelines for participation in these camps. Safety of the participants is of the utmost
importance; therefore proper fundamental and physical preparation is necessary
prior to the participants engaging in any type of person-to-person contact.
C. Prior to participation in the camp, each
participant should be required to show proof of insurance and provide
documentation of a valid physical examination within the last two years as
prescribed by Oregon law. Coaches and
other supervisors should have liability insurance.
D. Summer team football contact camps must be
completed between the end of the Association year and the first Monday of
August. (February 2003)
Each school participating in the Football
State Championships shall be required to exchange at least two videos with
their next opponent. The opposing
coaches choose which videos to receive, and the exchange must be completed by
noon on Sunday preceding the game in which the two schools meet.
46. Forfeits
and Additional Contests
A. If a school cannot meet its contractual
obligation for a team contest and the other school is awarded a forfeit team
victory, then the school gaining the forfeit victory may schedule a replacement
contest with another school.
B. This in no way would place the school
receiving the forfeit victory over the limit of contests for that sport since
that school did not play an extra contest but only received credit for a
forfeit victory.
C. This policy does not apply to individual
match-ups within a team contest such as wrestling, golf, tennis, etc. (Fall 2006)
A.
All
Sports except Basketball. The
following criteria are to be used to determine the home team:
1)
The
team that was designated the home team the least number of times in prior
rounds, or
2)
if two
teams have been designated the home team an equal number of times, the
designated home team shall be the team that is the higher league
representative, or
3)
if two
teams have been designated the home team an equal number of times and both have
the same league representative position, follow the predetermined “X” on the
bracket.
B.
Basketball. The following criteria are to be used to
determine the home team:
1)
The
designated home team shall be the team that is the higher league
representative, or
2)
if two
teams have the same league representative position, the designated home team
shall be the team that was designated the home team the least number of times
in prior rounds, or
3)
if two
teams have the same league representative position and both have been
designated the home team an equal number of times, follow the predetermined “X”
on the bracket.
A. If there is inclement weather, the
superintendents, or their representatives, of the schools involved shall
confer, and if it is determined that conditions are not safe, the contest shall
be postponed to be played at a later date.
The contest is to be played only if it has a bearing on the representative(s)
in that sport to the state championships.
B. If a state championship contest is involved,
the OSAA office shall take jurisdiction and make any decision rather than the
schools involved.
49. Independent Status in a Sport (Independent Status Petition)
A.
OSAA
member schools shall participate in the league adopted schedule for each sport
they sponsor unless an “Independent Status Petition” has been granted by the
OSAA Executive Board. A school granted
independent status in a sport by the Board is not eligible to participate for
District or State honors in that sport, regardless of win/loss record.
B.
A
member school submitting an “Independent Status Petition” shall provide the
following information for consideration by the Board:
1)
League
record in the sport for the previous three years.
2)
Overall
record in the sport for the previous three years.
3)
Yearly
participation numbers in the sport for the previous three years.
4)
Coaching
history for the previous three years.
5)
A
letter of league support or non-support for the proposed independent status.
C.
A member
school seeking independent status in a sport shall be required to complete and
submit an “Independent Status Petition” to the OSAA according to the timelines
listed below. A member school seeking
independent status is also responsible for notifying all league members in
writing of the “Independent Status Petition” according to these same timelines:
1)
Fall
Sports – Prior to the December Executive Board Meeting.
2)
Winter
Sports – Prior to the February Executive Board Meeting.
3)
Spring
Sports – Prior to the May Executive Board Meeting.
D.
An
“Independent Status Petition” in a sport shall be granted by the Executive
Board for a minimum of two years.
E.
League
playoff allocations to OSAA State Championships in a sport may be impacted if a
school in a league is granted independent status by the Executive Board. (Fall
2007)
Following is the policy concerning
interrupted athletic contests.
NOTE: For state championship
final games, the OSAA office shall take jurisdiction and make any decisions
rather than the schools involved.
A. Baseball/Softball.
1)
For
darkness and/or weather interruptions, the contest is declared an official game
if the contest is not tied and 4 and 1/2 or 5 innings have been played. If fewer than 4 and 1/2 or 5 innings have
been played, the game shall be replayed in its entirety. A tied game is declared no contest and must
be completely replayed. NOTE: If the two schools mutually agree or if there
is an athletic district policy, the game need not be replayed if it has no
bearing on state championship representation.
2)
For
other reasons, among which include light failure, sprinkler system, etc., the
contest shall continue from the point of interruption unless the teams mutually
agree otherwise or there are athletic district rules that apply.
B. Basketball. Contest shall be continued from
point of interruption unless the teams mutually agree otherwise or there are
athletic district rules that apply.
C. Cross Country. Contest
shall be continued from point of interruption unless the teams mutually agree
otherwise or there are athletic district rules that apply. If the contest does continue, and the
interruption occurred during a race, that race shall be re-run.
D. Football. Contest shall be continued from
point of interruption unless the teams agree to terminate the game with the
existing score, or there are athletic district rules that apply.
E. Golf. Contest shall be continued from
point of interruption. In accordance
with the game rules, it should, if feasible, be discontinued after completion of
play on a hole. If not feasible, each
player shall lift his/her ball after marking the spot on which it lies. Play will resume from that spot unless teams
mutually agree otherwise or there are athletic district rules that apply.
F. Soccer. Contest is declared official if
at least one complete half of game has been played. If less than one-half of game has been
played, it is declared “no contest” and is completely replayed unless two teams
mutually agree otherwise or there are athletic district rules that apply.
G. Swimming. Contest shall be continued from
point of interruption unless teams mutually agree otherwise or there are
athletic district rules that apply.
H. Tennis. Match shall be continued from
point of interruption. NOTE: Previous set(s), game(s), score of game and
previous occupancy of courts shall hold unless teams mutually agree otherwise
or there are athletic district rules that apply.
I. Track and Field. Contest
shall be continued from point of interruption unless teams mutually agree
otherwise or there are athletic district rules that apply. NOTE:
If contest was interrupted during a running event, the event shall be
repeated.
J. Volleyball. Any match interrupted because
of power failure or unforeseen circumstances shall be resumed from the point of
interruption unless athletic district rules apply otherwise. If resumed, the score and lineup shall be the
same as they were at the time of interruption.
K. Wrestling. Contest shall be continued from
point of interruption unless teams mutually agree otherwise or there are
athletic district rules that apply.
51. Lightning
Safety Guidelines (Excerpts from “NFHS
Sports Medicine Handbook”)
A.
Recognition. Weather can be monitored using the following
methods:
1)
Monitor
Weather Patterns – Be aware of potential thunderstorms by monitoring local
weather forecasts the day before and the morning of the practice or
competition, and by scanning the sky for signs of potential thunderstorms.
2)
Flash
to Bang – This method is used to assess how far away lightning is striking. It is determined by counting the number of
seconds it takes to hear a clap of thunder after witnessing a flash of
lightning. The number of seconds is then
divided by five to get the distance, in miles to the lightning flash. Generally, a 30-second or less flash to bang
count suggests removal of the athletes from the field to a safe shelter.
3)
National
Weather Service (NWS) – Weather can also be monitored using small, portable
weather radios from the NWS. The NWS
uses a system of severe storm watches and warnings. A watch indicates conditions are favorable
for severe weather to develop in an area; a warning indicates severe weather
has been reported in an area and for everyone to take proper precautions.
B.
Management:
1)
Evacuation
– If lightning is imminent or a thunderstorm is approaching, all personnel,
athletes and spectators should evacuate to available safe structures or
shelters. A list of the closest safe
structures should be announced and displayed on placards at all athletic
venues.
2)
Thirty-minute
rule – Once lightning has been recognized, it is recommended to wait at least
30 minutes after the last flash of lightning is witnessed or thunder is
heard. Given the average rates of
thunderstorm travel, the storm should move 10-12 miles away from the area. This significantly reduces the risk of local
lightning flashes. Any subsequent
lightning or thunder after the beginning of the 30-minute count should reset
the clock and another count should begin.
C.
Prevention. In order to prevent lightning related injuries,
it is important to formulate and implement a proactive, comprehensive lightning
emergency plan. The plan should include
in order:
1)
Advance
planning.
2)
A
systematic approach for monitoring local weather conditions.
3)
Education
of staff to recognize sign of nearby lightning activity.
4)
Criteria
for suspension and resumption of play.
5)
Evacuation
plan including nearby safe shelters.
6)
Periodic
review and practice of the plan by appropriate high school personnel.
52. Membership
in the OSAA (Full Membership Application)
(Associate Membership Application)
A. Application Deadlines.
1)
Eligible
to participate against OSAA member schools. Any school granted membership
in the OSAA shall be eligible to participate against OSAA member schools
immediately upon approval of application.
2)
Eligible
for district or state honors. In order for a new member school to be
eligible for district and state honors, the Application for Membership must be
received by November 1 of the previous school year, OR be accompanied by a
letter of approval from the league or special district in which the team will
be competing AND be received by the deadline listed below.
Season Deadline
Fall Sports July
1 (for action at Summer Executive Board Workshop)
Winter Sports October 1 (for action at October Delegate Assembly Meeting)
Spring Sports February 1 (for action at February Executive Board Meeting)
(Revised
Fall 2002)
Students transferring to a new school are
immediately eligible for participation in athletics only if they transfer to
the new school at the time it opens and they maintain a Joint Residence within
the attendance boundaries of the school district in which the new school is
located. Students transferring to a
school after it has opened are subject to the regular transfer rules of the
OSAA. (Revised / Effective Fall 2003)
54. Officials
– Background Checks
A.
All
officials who wish to be certified by the OSAA shall submit to a criminal
conviction history screening that will determine whether they have engaged in any
Prohibited Conduct. Any denial of
certification as a result of this screening may be waived or modified by the
OSAA Executive Board in individual cases if it determines in its sole
discretion that there exist circumstances justifying such a waiver or
modification.
B.
Cost of
this background check shall be included in the cost of certification for the
official. (Revised Fall 2006)
55. Officials
– Certified Requirement
A.
General
requirement. Member
schools shall secure certified officials from officials’ associations that have
been recognized and certified by the OSAA for all interscholastic activities
requiring those officials.
EXCEPTION: Any request for an
exception to this policy must receive the approval of the Executive
Director. Exceptions shall be considered
only when adherence to this policy presents a financial hardship to the school
or when the local officials’ association is unable to service the member
school. Any out-of-state official used
under this exception in a contest in Oregon shall represent an association
whose commissioner was an attendee at the OSAA Rules Interpreters’ Clinic for
that year.
OSAA
certified officials are required for all sanctioned activities at the varsity
and junior varsity levels including jamborees.
EXCEPTION: OSAA certified officials
are required in baseball and softball at the varsity level only.
Schools,
leagues and tournaments are limited to using a maximum of the quantity of
officials assigned to State Championship contests unless written permission to
exceed that quantity is received from the OSAA Executive Director prior to the
event(s).
Schools
have the responsibility to request permission from their local associations to
use non-certified officials at sub-varsity contests where certified officials
are not required.
B.
Quantity
requirements.
1)
Baseball. Two officials are required for varsity
contests. One umpire may be used in an
emergency situation only. Two officials
should be assigned below the varsity level, but one official may be assigned at
the rate of 1-1/3 the “per official fee” rounded up to the nearest $ .50 based
upon the fee listed in the Officials Fee
Schedule.
2)
Basketball. Two officials are required for varsity and
junior varsity contests. Two officials
should be assigned below the junior varsity level, but one official may be
assigned at the rate of 1-1/3 the “per official fee” rounded up to the nearest
$ .50 based upon the fee listed in the Officials
Fee Schedule.
3)
Football. Five officials are required for 6A and 5A
classification varsity contests. Five
officials are recommended but at least four are required for 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A
varsity contests. Four officials are
recommended but at least three officials are required for all other junior
varsity and sophomore contests. (Revised Fall 2006)
4)
Soccer. Two officials are required for varsity and
junior varsity contests. One referee may
be used in an emergency situation only.
5)
Softball. Two officials are required for varsity
contests. One umpire may be used in an
emergency situation only. Two officials
should be assigned below the varsity level, but one official may be assigned at
the rate of 1-1/3 the “per official fee” rounded up to the nearest $ .50 based
upon the fee listed in the Officials Fee
Schedule.
6)
Volleyball. Two officials are required for varsity and
junior varsity contests. Two officials
should be assigned below the junior varsity level, but one official may be
assigned at the rate of 1-1/3 the “per official fee” rounded up to the nearest
$ .50 based upon the fee listed in the Officials
Fee Schedule.
7)
Wrestling. An official is required for varsity and
junior varsity matches. (January
2005)
56. Practice
– Fifth Year / Age
When a school has filed a request for
eligibility for a fifth year and/or nineteen-year-old student, the student is ineligible
to practice while action on the request or appeal is pending.
A. Philosophy. The following statements
outline the philosophy of the OSAA regarding in-season and out-of-season
sports.
1)
The
mission of OSAA member schools is to foster well-rounded individuals. The purpose of interscholastic athletics is
to help educate boys and girls and not to prepare students for college
athletics, which is a by-product of interscholastic competition available to a
very small percentage of high school athletes.
2)
For
most students, specialization in a single athletic activity is not in their
best long-term interests.
3)
Students
should be encouraged by coaches, administrators, and parents to participate in
a variety of school activities, including more than one sport during the school
year.
4)
Schools
should not allow use of school equipment and facilities by non-school
organizations that promote a philosophy contrary to the above statements.
5)
There
should be no promotion or publicity within a school for non-school programs,
which promote a philosophy contrary to the above statements.
B. Preface. The spirit of the Practice
Limitation Rule is that every school and participant shall have the same
opportunity to practice prior to the first contest. Practice is defined as the involvement of
individuals from a member high school in any program, demonstration,
instruction, or participation conducted in part or in its entirety by a person
or a group of people who are or who have been involved in the coaching of any
of these athletes in that sport at the high school, including volunteer coaches. Unless a person has been approved by the
school district as a member of the coaching staff, that person may not practice
against a team or a team member (example- throwing batting practice or working
against a basketball post player). (Revised December 2004)
C. Team Sports Limitation. Schools may conduct practices and/or
compete in contests in team sports (baseball, basketball, football, softball,
soccer, volleyball) only during the designated OSAA sports seasons as outlined
in Rule 6. It shall be a violation of
the rule if there is any attempt during the Association year to gather more
than two members of the same high school program together per day outside the
OSAA defined season to receive specialized athletic instruction from any coach
associated with the participating athletes’ high school program. Attempts to circumvent the rule by
encouraging team members to attend out-of-season practices or camps during the
Association year other than through general dissemination of information or
brochures shall be considered a violation of this rule.
D. Individual Sports Limitation. Schools may conduct practices and/or
contests in individual sports (cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, track
& field, wrestling) only during the designated OSAA sports seasons as
outlined in Rule 6. Local school
districts and/or leagues should establish their own policy restricting the
involvement of their individual sports coaches in out-of-season programs.
E. Open Facility. The intent of an open facility is to
provide an opportunity for a recreational activity to occur. The facility is provided so that any student
in the school has an opportunity to participate. (See Team Sports Limitation listed above for
additional information.)
F. Conditioning.
Conditioning is defined as a session where students work on physical
fitness and conditioning by use of weights, running, and/or exercises. Conditioning does not allow for the use of
individualized and specialized sports equipment or apparatus, including but not
limited to: balls, bats, protective equipment, blocking dummies, batting cages,
charging sleds, and other implements related to specific OSAA activities. Participation in conditioning activities must
be optional.
1. Q. Does the Practice Limitation Rule apply during the summer?
A. No. The Board Policy is only in effect during the
Association year, which starts on the first day of fall practice and ends on
May 26th.
2. Q. May a school or an individual student compete in an indoor track meet?
A. The OSAA
does not have a season designated for indoor track. Therefore, indoor track is not an OSAA
sanctioned activity. Since track and
field is an individual sport, it falls under the Individual Sports
Limitation. A participant in indoor
track must do so unattached and may not represent his/her high school. No school uniforms, equipment or
transportation may be used.
3.
Q. Is the Practice Limitation Rule a new concept?
A. While this
is a new policy for the OSAA and all of its member schools, several individual
school districts have already adopted similar policies.
4.
Q. What are the penalties if a high school coach
violates the Practice Limitation Rule by coaching more than two members of his
or her team in an out-of-season program?
A. Rule 5, “Violations of Regulations – Penalties” - outlines violations of rules and penalties. As outlined in Rule
5.2., violations of any rule of the OSAA could include probation,
forfeiture, fines, suspension, or expulsion from the Association. The Executive Board would determine the
penalty.
5.
Q. Is a school in violation of the Practice Limitation
Rule if an unpaid volunteer coach coaches both the high school team and the
out-of-season team during the OSAA year?
A. Yes, this
would be a violation.
6.
Q. Under the Practice Limitation Rule, may two high
school coaches “trade” teams and coach each other’s teams in an out-of-season
program, or may a person coach a high school team and then have his/her spouse
coach the out-of-season club team?
A. No. According to the team sports limitation
policy, “It shall be a violation of the rule if there is any attempt to gather
more than two members of the same high school program together to receive
specialized instruction. Attempts to
circumvent the rule by encouraging team members to attend out-of-season
practices or camps during the Association year, other than general
dissemination of information or brochures, shall be considered a violation of
this rule.” The intent of the rule is to
prevent the high school coach from directly or indirectly pressuring players
from the high school team to play on an out-of-season club team. If the high school coach organizes the high
school team members to congregate on the same out-of-season club team and then
secures someone else to coach them, i.e., spouse, parent, another high school
coach, etc., he or she would violate the intent of the rule and it would be
considered a violation.
7.
Q. Under the Practice Limitation Rule, may the high
school boys basketball coach work with the girls basketball club team?
A. Yes. Boys and girls programs at a high school in the same sport are considered separate sports for the purpose of the Practice Limitation Rule.
8.
Q. May high school team members belong to the same club
team?
A. Yes, if the
high school team members independently try out and/or belong to the same club
team through no influence or direction from the high school coach, then no
violation would occur.
9.
Q. Is it a violation of the Practice Limitation Rule if
a high school coach works at a YMCA, “The Hoop,” “Sports Nation,” etc., during
the Association year?
A. No, as long
as the high school coach is not involved in directly coaching more than two
players from his or her high school team on any given day.
10. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may the local golf pro coach the high school team and
still give lessons to team members outside the high school season?
A. The
Individual Sports Limitation Rule would allow this if allowed by the local
school district and/or league.
11. Q. A coach of a
high school team allows a parent to coach that same team in an out-of-season
program. Is this legal under the
Practice Limitation Rule?
A. Yes, as long
as the high school coach does not organize or require members of the high
school team to participate on the out-of-season team coached by the parent.
12. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach work with a group of 9th
graders before they turn out for a sport?
A. No. A coach may work with no more than two
players (or potential players) outside the designated sports season.
13. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach work with 8th grade students
before they enter high school?
A. Yes. OSAA rules govern students in grades 9-12
only.
14. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach work with two students at a
time, rotating the students every half-hour?
A. No. A high school coach may work with no more
than two students from his or her program on any given day.
15. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach work with two students at one
basket, then two different students at another basket, etc.?
A. No. A high school coach may work with no more
than two students from his or her program on any given day.
16. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may the head coach work with two students, the
assistant coach work with two other students, the JV coach work with two other
students, etc.?
A. No. All coaches in a program are collectively
allowed to work with no more than two students from that program on any given
day.
17. Q. Are open
gyms still permissible under the Practice Limitation Rule?
A. Yes. The terminology has been changed to “open
facility” and is applicable to gymnasiums, fields, tracks, etc. The basic philosophy of an open facility is
that it is a recreational opportunity open to anyone and that no instruction is
occurring. A coach may not be “at the
other end” of an open facility working with two students.
18. Q. Are batting
cages considered open facilities?
A. Yes, if a
batting cage is open to anyone and no coaching is taking place. If the high school coach is working with
athletes in the batting cage, then the cage is no longer an open facility and
the coach is limited to working with no more than two athletes from his or her
team on any given day.
19. Q. A high school baseball/softball coach wants to run a hitting camp for players prior to the first practice date for spring sports. Is this legal under the Practice Limitation Rule?
A. No. The high school coach may coach no more than
two of his or her players on a given day outside of the OSAA designated sports
season.
20. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a school have an “open gym” or “open field” where
baseball/softball players play catch to get their arms in shape?
A. Yes,
provided that no coaching is taking place.
21. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach include graduating seniors on
an out-of-season club team after the high school season in that sport has been
completed?
A. Yes. Once seniors have completed their sports
season, they are no longer considered to be team members or potential team
members for that sport.
22. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school wrestling coach be involved with
his wrestlers in AAU, Greco-Roman and/or freestyle wrestling?
A. Yes. Under the Individual Sports Limitation Rule,
local school districts and/or leagues may establish their own policy regarding
the high school coach’s involvement in individual sports such as wrestling.
23. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may a high school coach conduct club team try-outs
prior to the end of the association year?
A. No.
24. Q. Under the
Practice Limitation Rule, may students attend a clinic at which their school
coach is making a presentation?
A. No more than
two students from the coaches’ school may attend a presentation by their coach
at a clinic.
25. Q. May a coach
participate in an open gym with more than two members of his/her school
program?
A. Yes, so long
as no instruction takes place.
26. Q. May a coach
participate on an organized team with more than two members of his/her school’s
program?
A. No.
27. Q. Under
the Practice Limitation Rule, may a coach own a club on which there are teams
which include more than two members of his/her school program?
A. Yes,
but the coach may not personally coach a team with more than two members of
his/her school program. (December 2006)
It shall be the policy of the Association to
maintain school records and records concerning student eligibility for a period
of five years, after which time they shall be destroyed unless a need exists to
maintain records of a particular matter or case for a longer time period. (Fall 2000)
59. Sanctioning
of Contests (Sanctioning
Request Procedures (Non-Bordering States)
A.
Introduction. It is the philosophy of the Oregon School
Activities Association Executive Board that interscholastic activities shall
not be used as a pawn during negotiations between school boards and employee
bargaining units. All school districts
are urged to plan ahead so that no misunderstandings will occur as a result of
school closures resulting from strikes.
B.
Notice. Be it hereby made known, as a matter of
public information that the Oregon School Activities Association recognizes
that school closure due to a personnel strike (withholding of services) under
the provisions of ORS 243.650 through 243.762
will have an impact on students, communities, local schools, and OSAA athletic
districts and/or leagues.
C.
Authority.
1)
Under
the authority delegated to the local school districts and within the framework
of ORS 332.072 through 332.107,
district-sponsored interscholastic programs in grades 9 through 12 shall be
governed in accordance with the constitution, by-laws, and administrative rules
of the OSAA.
2)
Nothing
in this delegated authority abridges the right of the local districts to retain
final authority regarding the implementation of local interscholastic programs.
D.
Definitions.
1)
Strike: A strike occurs when members of a local
district bargaining unit withhold services on a day(s) or during a portion of a
day, which previously was designated as a school day on the school calendar
adopted by the local school board.
2)
School
Closure: A school closure occurs when, as a result of the withholding of
services by members of a local bargaining unit, school(s) within the affected
district ceases to operate.
E.
Policy. During the period(s) of school closure as a
result of a legal strike resulting from a labor dispute under the provisions of
ORS 243.650 through 243.762, the
following rules will govern interscholastic competition and practices:
F.
Practices. Practice sessions may be held during the
period of school closure under the following criteria:
1)
Practices
must be conducted in the same length and frequency that they would if school
was in regular session.
2)
Practices
must be conducted by appropriately qualified personnel who may be members of
the regular school staff, qualified substitutes, or qualified temporary
replacements.
3)
The
practices must be conducted in such a manner to assure the health and safety of
the participants.
G.
Contests.
1)
Notice
of school closure, and the decision as to whether the school will play contests
during the closure, shall be communicated to the OSAA by the superintendent as
early as possible and prior to any regularly scheduled interscholastic
activity.
2)
In the
event of school closure or delayed opening as a result of a strike, the local
school district shall determine whether or not to participate in
interscholastic events. If the local
school district decides not to play a regularly scheduled contest, the contest
will be canceled, declared a forfeit, and a win shall be credited to the
offended school. There shall be no
provisions for making up contests so canceled.
3)
If a
school already has entered district playoffs, or a state championship and the
school district decides not to play the scheduled contest(s) because of a
school closure, the contest(s) shall be declared a forfeit and the win shall be
credited to the offended school.
4)
In the
event that two competing schools, which are simultaneously closed as a result
of a strike and have a scheduled contest with each other during the closure,
and both decide not to play, the contest shall not be played nor rescheduled
and neither team shall be credited with a win or a loss.
5)
In the
event an otherwise eligible team is unable to the enter state championships due
to a local school district decision not to play because of a school closure,
the athletic district may, by its own criteria, select another member school as
a replacement providing the selection is made prior to 4 p.m. on the cutoff
date for that state championship.
6)
When
schools continue to play contests during a legal strike resulting from a labor
dispute under the provisions of ORS 243.650
through 243.762, schools may, at the option of the local
school board, participate in all regularly scheduled interscholastic activity
events providing that:
a)
Declaration
of the school’s intent to participate shall be communicated to the OSAA by the
superintendent prior to the scheduled events.
b)
Fully
qualified personnel who may be members of the regular school staff, qualified
substitutes, or qualified temporary replacements are assigned the full
responsibility normally assigned to coaches, athletic directors, and other
regular school staff.
c)
Plans
and precautions are established to assure the safety and welfare of the
participants and staff. (Revised / Effective February 2003)
61. School
Delayed Opening or Early Closure – Financial
A.
Delayed
opening. If
a school delays the fall opening because of financial reasons, the school may
participate in OSAA sponsored activities through the third Saturday after Labor
Day. If the school remains closed after
that day, the school may petition the OSAA Executive Board to receive
permission to continue to participate.
B.
Early
Closure. If a
school closes early because of financial reasons, the school may continue to
participate in OSAA sponsored activities during the period of closure at the
discretion of the local school board. It
should be kept in mind that under the OSAA “State Championships – School Unable
to Compete” Board Policy, a substitute league representative is not permitted
if a school must drop out of the state championships after the cutoff date for
that sport.
C.
Requirements
to participate during periods of delayed opening or early
closure due to financial reasons:
1)
Declaration. A declaration of intent to participate shall
be communicated to the OSAA by the Superintendent prior to the scheduled
events.
2)
Personnel. Fully qualified personnel who may be members
of the regular school staff, qualified substitutes, or qualified temporary
replacements are assigned the full responsibility normally assigned to coaches,
athletic directors, and other regular school staff.
3)
Safety. Plans and precautions are established to
assure the safety and welfare of the participants and staff.
4)
Practices. Practice sessions may be held during the
period of school closure or delayed opening under the following criteria.
a)
Practices
must be conducted in the same length and frequency that they would if school
was in regular session.
b)
Practices
must be conducted by appropriately qualified personnel who may be members of
the regular school staff, qualified substitutes, or qualified temporary
replacements.
c)
The
practices must be conducted in such a manner to assure the health and safety of
the participants. (Revised / Effective February 2003)
1. Q. If a school is closed because of a strike on the last regularly scheduled school day before spring vacation, can student representatives of the school compete in contests, regularly scheduled or not, during spring vacation?
A. Participation
would be up to the discretion of the local school district.
2.
Q. May a school that is scheduled to host a competition
involving itself and more than one other school host the event during a strike
caused school closure or during a Saturday, Sunday, holiday or vacation period
described in question 1?
A. Yes, but
participation would be up to the discretion of the local school district.
3. Q. What would demonstrate that an in-service day was “school board approved”?
A. School Board minutes.
62. Special
Athletic Districts – Inclusion of All Member Schools in Schedule
If a competition
schedule is created for any schools in a special district, all schools that
have been assigned to that special district and wish to participate shall be
included in the competition schedule. (Spring 2006)
63. Special
Athletic Districts – Placement
A. The following criterion shall be considered
when placing schools in Special Athletic Districts:
1)
League
balance.
2)
Geography.
3)
Maintenance
of regular athletic district alignments.
B. The above list is not in any particular
order.
64. Sportsmanship – Criticism of School
Representatives or Officials
A.
It
shall be considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct if school representatives
(coaches, administrators, player or other school personnel) make comments to
the media that criticize or disparage the officiating of any contest. Whether or not a violation occurred and the appropriate
penalty shall be determined by the school which employs the school
representative.
B.
It
shall be considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct if officials or
commissioners make comments to the media that criticize or disparage school
representatives. Whether or not a
violation occurred and the appropriate penalty shall be determined by the Local
Association to which the official or commissioner belongs. (Fall
2007)
65. State
Championships – Adding
a Championship in a New Sport or Adding / Deleting a Championship in a Current
Sport
The OSAA may add a championship in a new
sport or add/delete a championship in a current sport by applying the following
threshold levels and criteria:
A. Threshold levels for adding championships.
1) If 50% or more of the schools within a
particular classification participate in a given sport, a state championship
may be held in that sport.
2) If the quantity of member schools
participating in a sport is greater than 30% of the combined quantity of 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A schools in the
Association, a state championship may be offered in that sport.
3) Stipulations.
a) Schools in a cooperative sponsorship shall count
as only one school for the purpose of determining whether the threshold
quantity for a separate state championship has been reached.
b) A school which participates only at the
sub-varsity level in a particular sport shall not be counted for the purpose of
determining whether the threshold quantity for a separate state championship
has been reached in that sport.
B. Threshold levels for reducing or deleting
championships.
1) If fewer than 50% of the schools in any
classification compete in any sport, the championship in that sport for that
classification shall be combined with other classifications.
2) Sponsorship of a state championship by the
OSAA may be discontinued if the quantity of member schools participating in the
sport falls below 30% of the combined quantity of 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A schools in the
Association.
C. Criteria.
The following criteria (listed in no order
of priority) are among those, which the State Championship Committee and
Executive Board may choose to consider when evaluating possible modifications
in OSAA Championship formats:
1) Support by superintendents of member
schools.
2) Maintenance of comparable opportunities for
boys and girls.
3) Maintenance of equity of opportunity by
student population all classifications.
4) Equitable treatment of all sports/activities.
5) Avoidance of additional loss of class time.
6) General financial status of school districts
in the state.
7) Financial impact upon the association, as
determined by the OSAA staff.
8) Continued reimbursement at the current level
provided by the OSAA.
9) Effect on the length of the season.
10) Scheduling in such a way as to produce
maximum spectator attendance.
11) Availability of appropriate site(s).
12) Administration and management.
13) In individual sports, an increase in the
number of athletic districts or classifications.
(Revised Fall 2005)
66. State
Championships – Baseball Tiebreaker
During
the Baseball State Championships final game, if the score is tied after the
completion of a legal game, and the game can no longer continue (i.e., rain,
darkness, etc.), then co-champions shall be declared. (Fall 1999)
67. State
Championships – Basketball Halftime Entertainment
A.
Schools
participating in the Basketball State Championships will be given first choice
to entertain during halftime intermission of all basketball games. Other schools will be considered in order of
application received.
B.
All halftime
entertainment must be approved by the State Championship Director.
C.
Each
group will be admitted free to the session at which it performs. (A session is two games). However, cheerleading squads of participating
schools in the Basketball State Championships choosing to perform at halftime
still are required to pay admission beyond the varsity complimentary passes
available.
D.
Individuals
or groups shall provide their own tape and tape recorder for music
accompaniment. (It shall be understood
that schools not participating in the state championships shall not bring a
band.)
E.
Total
halftime entertainment shall not exceed eight minutes.
F.
Participating
schools are to mutually agree on how the eight-minute halftime is to be shared.
G.
The
facilities will not be blacked out nor will fire of any nature be permitted for
entertainment.
H.
Individuals
or groups must wear appropriate gym floor shoes.
I.
Questions
concerning halftime entertainment shall be directed to the State Championship
Director.
68. State Championships – Individual Sport
Substitutions
A. The following shall be
the policy for substitutions in individual sport State Championship events.
B.
Cross
Country (Revised
Spring 2007)
1)
Individuals: If any individual qualifier drops out of the state
championship by 4 p.m. two business days prior to the state championships, the district
may substitute the next eligible individual qualifier not a member of a
qualifying team.
The
district must notify the OSAA office of any such substitution by 4 p.m. at
least two business days prior to the state championship.
2)
Team: Substitutions on qualified teams may be made
up to 30 minutes prior to the start of the state championship
race at that classification. A
team may enter a maximum of seven participants with its top five finishers counting
toward team standings.
C.
Golf (Revised
Spring 2007)
1)
Individuals:
If an individual qualifier drops out of the state championship by 4 p.m. two business
days prior to the state championship, the district may substitute the next
eligible individual qualifier not a member of a qualifying team.
(1) The district must notify the OSAA office of
any such substitution by 4 p.m. two business days prior to the state
championship.
2)
Team: Substitutions on qualified teams may be made
up to one hour prior to the start of each round of the state championship. A team may enter a maximum of five
participants with its top four finishers counting toward team standings.
D.
Swimming (Revised
Spring 2007)
1)
Multiple
Event Qualifiers and Relays. This
deadline is for a participant withdrawing from the championship in one event
but remaining in others and for submission of up to eight names for a relay
team.
a)
Multiple
Event Qualifiers: Except as indicated
below, participants who qualify in more than one event shall participate in all
the events for which they qualify from preliminaries to finals.
(1)
If
a District Meet Director notifies the OSAA of a change prior to 4 p.m. on the
Monday preceding the state championship, an individual may drop from one or
more events in which he/she is qualified.
The next place winner at the District Meet in the respective event or
events is eligible as a substitute.
(2)
If
the OSAA has not been notified of a change prior to 4 p.m. on the Monday
preceding the state championship, the participant who has qualified in multiple
events must compete in all qualified events or he/she shall be scratched from
all events in which the participant has qualified.
b)
Relay
Event Entries: Qualifying teams may
enter the names of up to eight individuals in relay events.
(1)
Qualifying
relay teams failing to enter eight individuals may not add individuals to the
state championship meet after the established Monday deadline.
(2)
Any
four of the listed individuals may compete and it shall count as an event only
for the four who compete. It is not
necessary to use the same four swimmers in the finals that participated in the
preliminaries, but any substitution must already be entered into the meet.
2)
Single
or Multiple Event Qualifiers Dropping All Events or Substitutions only
on Relays. This deadline is for a
participant dropping out of the state championship and being replaced by
another participant or participants.
a)
If
a District Meet Director notifies the OSAA by 4 p.m. two days prior to the first
day of the state championship that a single event or multiple event qualifier
is dropping all events, a substitution or substitutions may be made.
b)
The
next place winner at the District Meet in the respective event or events is
eligible as a substitute.
E.
Tennis (Revised
Spring 2007)
1)
Singles: Any substitutions for singles qualifiers may
be made until 4 p.m. two business days prior to the first day of the state
championships.
If
a singles player is replaced after the start of the seeding meeting for the
state championships, the replaced person is not eligible to replace someone
else on a doubles team. A
singles player shall be replaced by the person he/she beat in the quarterfinal
round at the respective district tournament.
2)
Doubles: Any changes in doubles qualifiers may be made
until 4 p.m. two business days prior to the first day of the state championship.
A
doubles player may be replaced only by another team member who is no higher on
the team ladder than the player he/she is replacing.
F.
Track
and Field (Revised
Spring 2007)
1)
Event
Limitation. NFHS rules allow an athlete
to be entered in four events, excluding relays.
Coaches of athletes entered in four events and both relays have until 4
p.m. on the Monday preceding the state championship to notify the OSAA of the
four events in which the athlete will compete in at the state
championship. Failure to notify the OSAA
by the indicated deadline shall result in the athlete being scratched first
from the 4x100 Relay and then from the 4x400 Relay, if needed.
2)
Multiple
Event Qualifiers and Relays. This
deadline is for a participant withdrawing from the championship in one event
but remaining in others and for submission of up to six names for a relay team.