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2009-2010 OSAA Handbook

CONSTITUTION. 1

1. Article 1 – Name of Organization. 1

2. Article 2 – Object and Authority of the Organization. 1

3. Article 3 – Membership and Dues. 1

4. Article 4 – Delegate Assembly. 2

5. Article 5 – Executive Board. 4

6. Article 6 – Classification of Schools. 7

7. Article 7 – Representative Districts. 9

8. Article 8 – Parliamentary Authority. 9

9. Article 9 – Standing Committees. 10

10.. Article 10 – Amendments. 12

RULES – Athletic, Cheerleading and Dance / Drill 15

1. Rule 1 – Responsibility of the Principal 15

2. Rule 2 – Officials. 15

3. Rule 3 – Contests – Sportsmanship – Crowd Control 17

4. Rule 4 – Violations of Regulations – Protests and Self-Reported Violations. 18

5. Rule 5 – Violations of Regulations – Penalties. 19

6. Rule 6 – Association Sports / Activities. 20

7. Rule 7 – Out-of-Season and Non-School Activities. 24

8. Rule 8 – Individual Eligibility. 24

8.1. Academic Eligibility. 24

8.2. Duration of Eligibility / Graduation. 28

8.2.4. Fifth Year Hardship Appeals Procedure. 28

8.3. Age. 30

8.3.1. Age Hardship Appeals Procedure. 31

8.4. Awards. 31

8.5. School Representation. 33

8.6. Transfer. 35

8.6.1. Fundamental Rule. 35

8.6.2. Eligible Student Transfer Certificate 36

8.6.3. Exceptions to Fundamental Rule. 36

8.6.4. Continuity Requirement 38

8.6.5. Transfers to a school with which a non-school team is affiliated or with which an instructor is affiliated. 39

8.6.6. Mid-Year Transfers. 40

8.6.7. Definitions. 40

8.6.8. Period of Ineligibility 41

8.6.9. Transfer Hardship Appeals Procedure. 41

8.7. Undue Influence. 42

8.8. Misrepresentation. 43

8.9. Hardship. 43

8.9.1. Transfer. SEE Rule 8.6.9 Transfer Hardship Appeals Procedure. 43

8.9.2. Fifth Year. SEE Rule 8.2.4 Fifth Year Hardship Appeals Procedure. 43

8.9.3. Age. SEE Rule 8.3.1 Age Hardship Appeals Procedure. 43

8.9.4. All Other Requests. 43

OSAA ELIGIBILITY FLOW CHART. 45

MUSIC RULES. 46

SPEECH RULES. 47

EXECUTIVE BOARD POLICIES. 49

1. Ad Hoc Committee Procedures. 49

2. Adding A New Sport 49

3. Administrator Workshop Attendance Requirement (2009 Workshop Schedule) 50

4. Band Festivals, Band Days and Performances. 50

5. Camps – Athletic Camps and Team Meals. 50

6. Camps – Commercial Summer Camps. 50

7. Cheerleading Safety Clinics. 51

8. Cheerleading – Squad Size Limitations. 51

9. Chemical Health Position. 51

10.. Classification – Emergency Transfer. 51

11.. Classification – Playing Up. 51

12.. Club and Unattached Competition. 52

13.. Coed Teams. 52

14.. Concussion Management 52

15.. Cooperative Sponsorship. 52

16.. Dance/Drill – Pre-Competition Practice. 53

17.. Dance/Drill – Safety Rules. 53

18.. District and Special District Committees. 53

19.. Donations to Schools. 54

20.. Ejection Policies – Coach Ejected; Contest Forfeited. 54

21.. Ejection Policies – Ejected Player or Coach. 54

22.. Ejection Policies – Fines. 57

23.. Ejection Policies – Multiple Ejections of Individual 57

24.. Ejection Policies – Physical Contact with Official 57

25.. Eligibility – Chemawa Indian School 57

26.. Eligibility – District Committee. 57

27.. Eligibility – Foreign Students. 58

28.. Eligibility – Home School Students. 58

29.. Eligibility – Oregon School for the Deaf 59

30.. Eligibility Appeal Filing Fee. 59

31.. Eligibility Appeals Board. 59

32.. Endowment Games. 60

33.. Excess Revenue Distribution. 61

34.. Exhibitions. 61

35.. Fall Sports Practice Model 62

36.. Financing Options. 63

37.. Football – Artificial Limbs. 63

38.. Football – Cleats. 63

39.. Football – 45-Point Rule / Alternative Plan / Running Clock. 63

40.. Football – League Playoff Prohibition. 64

41.. Football – Practice, Conditioning. 64

42.. Football – Summer Policy. 65

43.. Football – Video Exchange. 65

44.. Forfeits and Additional Contests. 65

45.. Home Team Designation. 65

46.. Inclement Weather. 65

47.. Independent Status in a Sport 66

48.. Interrupted Contests. 66

49.. Lightning Safety Guidelines. 68

50.. Membership in the OSAA 68

51.. Moratorium Week. 68

52.. New Schools. 69

53.. Non-Discrimination Policy. 69

54.. Officials – Background Checks. 70

55.. Officials – Certified Requirement 70

56.. Officials – Host School Responsibilities. 70

57.. Practice – Fifth Year / Age. 71

58.. Practice Limitation Rule. 71

59.. Records Retention. 74

60.. Sanctioning of Contests. 74

61.. School Closure – Strike. 74

62.. School Delayed Opening or Early Closure – Financial 75

63.. Special Athletic Districts – Inclusion of All Member Schools in Schedule. 76

64.. Special Athletic Districts – Placement 76

65.. Spectator Conduct at OSAA Sanctioned Events. 76

66.. Sportsmanship – Criticism of School Representatives or Officials. 77

67.. State Championships – Baseball Tiebreaker. 78

68.. State Championships – Basketball Halftime Entertainment 78

69.. State Championships – Individual Sport Substitutions. 78

70.. State Championships – Modifications to Address Conflicts with Religious Beliefs. 80

71.. State Championships – Pep Band Expectations. 80

72.. State Championships – Radio, Television and Internet Broadcasts. 81

73.. State Championships – Softball Tiebreaker. 81

74.. State Championships – Support Group Policies. 81

75.. State Championships – Team Size. 82

76.. State Championships – Team Unable to Compete. 82

77.. State Championships – Videotaping. 83

78.. State Championships – Yearly Executive Board Review 83

79.. Summer Activities. 83

80.. Taunting Policy. 83

81.. Tobacco Use By Coaches and Officials. 83

82.. Withdrawal During a Competition. 83

83.. Withdrawal from State Championships. 83

FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGAMS (CSIET Advisory List) 2009-2010. 84

PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS 85

1. General 85

2. Baseball 86

3. Basketball 86

4. Cheerleading (Competitive) 87

12.. Track and Field. 89

13.. Volleyball 89

14.. Wrestling. 90

SPORTS SEASONS. 91

OFFICIALS FEE SCHEDULE. 92

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