Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
If the kid is a transfer they must sit for the year it is a nys athletics participation law. Nothing nefarious going on.


If a girltransfers High Schools they have to sit out one full year? Is that correct? Is that for both public and private schools? I dont think that is accurate.


NYSPHSAA TRANSFER RULE AND ELIGIBILTIY
In accordance with the NYSPHSAA Transfer Rule, the eligibility of a high school athlete is impacted if the athlete transfers from one high school to another without a corresponding change of address of the parent. The rule state the following:
If a student transfers after attendance begins in his/her 9th grade year, from one high school to another, without a corresponding change of address of the parents, the athlete is ineligible to participate for a period of one year in any sport that he or she participated in within the last year.
This eligibility policy governs transfers between public school to public school, as well as transfers between private schools and public schools, or parochial schools and public schools. In essence, if an athlete leaves the Commack School District to attend a private or parochial school, and returns after their ninth grade year has begun, and there is no change of address of the parents, the athlete is ineligible to participate in any sport that they played in the preceding year. The rule is sport specific. A written request for appeal can be submitted to the Section XI Eligibility Committee for a student-athlete who transfers due to circumstances of undue hardship. Supporting documentation must be provided upon request.

https://www.commack.k12.ny.us/athleticdepartment/athletichandbook.pdfTaken directly from Commacks website, it is listed on nearly every school districts website if one looks hard enough.

A kid will get ONE waiver per high school career, must be filed for and approved prior to first practice.



If the family moves from one district to another the player is eligible right away.

The rule is in place so that kids can not simply enroll in another district in order to play a sport.

The rule is in place to try and stop people from gaming the system and to prevent teams from bringing in ringers. However, where there is a will there is a way. Parents have been finding ways around the system for years. Not sure how often it happens but it does happen.