Transfer Rule Change at Annual Meeting
Posted: 4/25/2016
At the 2016 Annual meeting the membership voted to approve non-varsity eligibility to students transferring after 10th grade (fourth consecutive semester), but before entering 12th grade (seventh consecutive semester). Students transferring before or during their fifth or sixth semester semesters after entering 9th grade may compete in non-varsity competition with approval by both schools involved in the transfer.
Keep in mind, this eligibility restriction applies to transfers that are not made necessary by a total and complete change in residence by the parent(s) that the student lived with when establishing eligibility. Here's a summary:
++ A transfer made necessary by a total and complete change of residence of the parent(s) – unrestricted.
++ Transfers with no change of residence of the parent(s) at the beginning of:
9th grade – unrestricted
10th grade – unrestricted
11th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year
12th grade – no competition at any level, but may practice.
++ Transfers with no change of residence of the parent(s) during the school year:
9th grade – nonvarsity for remainder of year
10th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year
11th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year
12th grade – no competition at any level, but may practice.
*Provided the student meets residency requirements