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112) LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP
113) Q.
3.040 and its sub-sections)
May a student who has transferred to an IHSA member school from out of state participate in the same sport he/she
Q. What is legal guardianship, and how must it be documented when requesting an eligibility ruling?
A. Legal guardianship entails issuance of Letters of Guardianship of a student’s person or person and estate by a court. It must be an order signed by a judge and/or the clerk of the court as the judge’s representative. A file stamped copy of the Letters of Guardianship court order, along with a copy of the petition filed with the court at the hearing seeking that order and other evidence the court had to determine appointment of the guardianship, must be attached to each request for an eligibility ruling involving a change in legal guardianship. (By-laws 3.030 and its sub-sections and
was participating in prior to the transfer?
A. In a situation like the one above, a ruling from the IHSA office is required. If it is determined that the student, the
family and the school are in a circumstance completely beyond their control, the student may be ruled eligible. (By- law 3.042)
114) Q.
A. Yes. The IHSA Board of Directors has determined that the season in which a sport is played in another state is a
May a student who played girls soccer for her high school in the fall in Missouri play girls soccer in the spring in Illinois if her family moves from Missouri to Illinois?
3.050
circumstance beyond the control of the student, the family and the school. (By-law 3.042)
PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS
3.051 After they enroll in the ninth grade, students shall be eligible for no more than eight (8) semesters. They shall not be eligible for more than the number of semesters for which their school is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education.
3.052 Their last two (2) semesters of possible eligibility shall be consecutive. Other semesters of possible eligibility need not be consecutive.
3.053 After becoming a student in ninth grade, the student shall not be eligible for more than four (4) consecutive school years of competition in any sport.
3.054 Any student in a member school, eligible in all respects under the terms of these By-laws, may be entered to represent that school as an individual in Association-sponsored meets or tournaments under the terms and conditions for that particular event. However, only schools which have an established school team which has engaged in at least six (6) interscholastic contests in that sport during the current season or, in the case of boys baseball, boys golf, boys tennis, girls softball, girls golf, and girls tennis, during the preceding IHSA recognized season in that sport, may participate in team competition in Association-sponsored meets or tournaments.
Illustrations for Section 3.050 of the By-laws
The illustrations and situations it contains are for purposes of assisting in understanding the application of the particular by-law to which they pertain. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, between the illustrations, examples or situations in this publication and the constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control.
115) MORE THAN ONE SPORT
Q. May a boy or girl participate on more than one school athletic team (such as golf and football) at the same time? A. Yes. (By-law 3.050)
116) JUNIOR HIGH PLAYER
Q. What impact on eligibility does participation on high school teams by a ninth grader in a junior high school have for the student?
A. A ninth grader, whether or not he/she participates on high school or junior high school athletic teams, uses two possible semesters of eligibility and has no more than six remaining. If such a student participates in either high school or junior high school athletics, that participation counts as one school year of athletic competition in each sport in which the student participates. (By-law 3.051 and 3.053)
117) JUNIOR HIGH PLAYERS ON HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
Q. May students who are not yet in high school practice or participate on high school teams? A. No. (By-laws 3.051, 3.053, 3.011 and 3.132)
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