AIA Rules of Eligibility
During the years in which you represent your high school in the Interscholastic Activities Program, you must adhere to your high school participation rules and those approved by member schools of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Some of the more commonly asked rules are stated:
Any Marcos de Niza student who wishes to participate in interscholastic athletics must first take home an Athletic Card which must be signed by the student's parent or guardian, and witnessed by a School Administrator or Notary Public, giving permission for him/her to participate.
No student shall be eligible to be issued equipment, to engage in practice, or to compete until there is on file with the Activities Office, a physical examination form. This form states, in the opinion of the examining physician, the student is fully able to compete in athletic contests.
An athlete shall be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) credit classes the first (6) semesters, and a minimum of four (4) credit classes the seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) semesters.
An athlete shall pass all classes the preceding 9 weeks to be eligible for interscholastic activities.
An Athlete shall be enrolled no later than the 14th official school day of the semester to be eligible.
An Athlete enrolled in a four (4) year high school shall have the opportunity to compete in not more than four (4) seasons in each sport, and only eight consecutive semesters after he/she first enrolls in the grade.
An Athlete shall be ineligible if he/she becomes 19 years of age on or before September 1. A certified copy of the birth certificate shall be required of all contestants participating in a sport.
An Athlete, whether an adult or not, is privileged with eligibility only at the school in the attendance area in which his/her parents or legal guardian are domiciled.
An Athlete who transfers from one high school to another high school without an accompanying change of attendance zone and domicile of his/her parents is eligible to participate in interscholastic activities in the school to which he transfers, except in activities in which the student has competed in interscholastic competition during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of such transfer or until his or her parents become domiciled in that school attendance zone. (See Athletic Director for exceptions.)
An Athlete who is a member of a school team shall not practice or compete for/ or with any other group, club, organization, association, in that same sport during the interscholastic season of competition of that sport.
An Athlete shall not compete for money or other monetary compensation.
An Amateur Athlete shall participate and always have participated under his/her own name.
Discipline and Due Process
Athletes, at all times, are expected to follow training rules as outlined by their coaches and the Athletic Department. Smoking, drinking, association with or use of drugs, and poor citizenship are absolutely unacceptable, and are grounds for immediate disciplinary action.
Disciple for athletes will be the same as for every student at MdN. The coaches shall be informed by the Assistant Principal in charge of the student's discipline. In the event that disciplinary action shall be taken against the athlete, due process procedures will be followed.
Student Athletic-Training Rules-Tobacco/Drug/Alcohol
Tobacco Policy - Any student/athlete discovered to be in possession of, or using tobacco products during their season or sport shall be subject to the following disciplinary action.
First Offense - The coach to take appropriate corrective action.
Second Offense - The student/athlete will be suspended from interscholastic competition for a minimum of one week, plus the coach may take additional disciplinary action.
Third Offense - The student/athlete will be suspended from the team for the remainder of the season or sixty days, whichever is greater.
NOTE: Any student/athlete violating the tobacco policy during a previous season and discovered to be violating the policy during subsequent season, will be suspended from competition for a minimum of one week and placed on probation for the remainder of that sport season.
Drug/Alcohol Policy - Any student/athlete discovered to be in possession of or using drugs or alcohol, on or off campus, during their season of sport will be subject to the following disciplinary action.
First Offense - The student/athlete will be suspended from the team for the remainder of the season or sixty days, whichever is greater, from the time of discovery.
Second Offense - The student/athlete will be suspended from athletics for the remainder of the school year from the time of discovery.
Voluntary Participation - Any student/athlete wishing to voluntarily participate in a substance abuse program, who has not been discovered to be in violation of the drug/alcohol policy, may do so by contacting a building level administrator, counselor, or coach. The student/athlete will not be subject to disciplinary action. |
