Requirements For Participation
It is important to understand that participation on an EASD interscholastic athletic team is a privilege not a right. Being on and maintaining one’s membership on the team means accepting all the responsibilities of a student-athlete. However, unlike recreation or intramural teams, equal or guaranteed playing time does not exist. In an effort to be competitive, a coach will use players best suited to the conditions or demands of the contest at that time.
Below is a list of requirement for students to participate on EASD athletic teams.
- The student must be enrolled in EASD, or considered a Home School or Cyber School student or in an approved School Board Cooperative Agreement program.
- The student must be in grades 7-12.
- The student must meet age requirements. A student-athlete may not participate on a junior high athletic team when he or she is 16 years old before July 1 of the year preceding the start of the school year. A student-athlete may not participate on a senior high athletic team if he or she is 19 years old before July 1 of the year preceding the start of the school year.
- The student must have a pre-participation athletic physical (C.I.P.E.E Form) and if the student playing a second or third season in the same school year, a recertification card signed by a parent/physician. Pre-participation and re-certification forms are available in the main office of the junior high schools and in the athletic office in the senior high school. A twenty-dollar processing fee must accompany all sports physical forms (this fee is required only once during the respective school year).
- The student must meet academic eligibility requirements according to the parameters established by the P.I.A.A. and Elizabethtown Area rules regarding eligibility. At the junior high, the student-athlete may not be failing more than two credits to participate. At the Senior High the student-athlete may not be failing more than one course (that meets daily) to participate, or if only carrying three courses all three courses must be in satisfactory standing. In the Senior High, the student-athlete must earn six credits in the previous school year to be eligible to participate at the start of the fall season.
- A student must exhibit good behavior in the classroom and on the athletic team. A coach has the authority to deny a student-athlete from trying-out or participating on an Elizabethtown Area athletic team if the student-athlete has exhibited behavior that is detrimental to management and/or cohesion of the team.
- A student and parent must sign the Athletic Responsibility Acknowledgement Form.
- The Athletic Responsibility Acknowledgement Form communicates to the student-athlete and the parent the following information:
- The student is expected to comply with PIAA rules, EASD rules and team rules.
- The student is responsible to return the school issued athletic equipment at the end of the season in good condition or pay for a replacement.
- The student is not to use or possess tobacco, alcohol, narcotics and steroids during the athletic season.
- The physical risks involved in participating on an interscholastic athletic team.
- The system used for academic eligibility.
- The student and parent have read the handbook.
- School Attendance: All student-athletes should arrive on time for school everyday. Student athletes must be in school by 10:45 in the Senior High and Junior High to be considered eligible to participate in that day’s contest/practice/scrimmage, unless approved by a medical professional.
- Equipment and Uniforms: It is the responsibility of each student-athlete to take care of all equipment and uniforms assigned to them. Any equipment or uniform not turned in at the end of the season will result in an office obligation and potentially a cost to replace the lost or non-returned items.
Last Modified on 8/27/2008 11:13:44 AM
