© Section IX Athletics 2012
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Eligibility Contact Information:
Mr. Tom Cassata, Eligibility Chairperson Red Hook Central School 103 West Market Street Red Hook, NY 12571 Phone: (845) 758-2241 ext. 18800 Fax: (845) 758-9444 Email: tcassata@rhcsd.orgSection IX Eligibility Committee:
Tom Cassata - tcassata@rhcsd.org Michael Bellarosa - michael.bellarosa@vcsdny.org
General Transfer Info:
(These are general guidelines
from the NYSPHSAA Website.
Cases are handled on a case by
case basis.)
TRANSFER (Standard #30)
Students are eligible if:
1. Transferred with a
corresponding change of
residence of his/her parent (or
whom they have resided with
for at
least six months), and
2. The residency change
involved a move from one
school district to another.
3. Student who returns from
any school to the public school
district of their residence or the
private school within
that district’s boundaries shall
be exempt from the Transfer
Rule. Such a transfer, without
penalty, will only be
permitted once in a high school
career.
Students are ineligible if:
1. Transferred without a
corresponding change in
residency of his/her parent (or
whom they have resided with
for at least six moths), and
2. If participated in a sport
during the one year period
immediately preceding the
transfer, they are ineligible to
particpate in that particular
sport for a period of one year.
International Students:
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
(Standard #9)
Students are eligible if:
1. Has not graduated from the
school system in their home
country, and
2. If the host family is not the
Athletic Director or member of
the School District’s coaching
staff, and
3. Has not reached the age of
19 prior to July 1, and
4. Has not participated in the
sport at a level equal to or
greater than our high school
sports program, and
5. No evidence of enrollment
for athletic purposes, and host
family is not the AD or a
member of District
coaching staff.
6. See Transfer Rule
Eligibility Notes:
HOME SCHOOL STUDENT:
(Commissioner Regulation -
Bona Fide Student)
Students are NOT eligible
under any circumstance
because:
1. Not a Bona Fide Student in
your district, and
2. Not on the official
attendance roster of the
secondary school they wish to
represent.
DURATION OF
COMPETITION - Standard #8:
Students are eligible for:
1. Four consecutive seasons of
a sport beginning with entry
into 9th grade and prior to
graduation, and
NOTE: Five consecutive
seasons of a sport in high
school athletic competition
beginning with entry into 8th
grade, and six consecutive
seasons of a sport in high
school athletic competition
commencing with entry into
the 7th grade.
2. Until a student reaches their
19th birthday, and
3. If their birthday is on or after
July 1, the student may
continue to participate for the
entire school year.
