New School Orientation MeetingJuly 26th, 2012

The mission of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association is to provide governance and leadership for interscholastic athletic programs that support and enrich the educational experience of students

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, Inc., ◦ In 1912 UNC professor Dr. Louis Round Wilson spearheaded the

founding of the NCHSAA. to providing a wholesome athletic environment◦ approached university president Dr. Francis P. Venable about starting a

university Extension Division. After a year of heated debate, a total of $600 was approved for this project, with one-third of that amount earmarked for the beginning of a high school athletic association which would help standardize regulations and ensure fairness

◦ A university committee was to control the association’s operation, which was part of the Extension Division

◦ State championships were held in football and track in 1913; several other sports added soon thereafter.

◦ The Association is a voluntary, non-profit corporation which administers the state’s interscholastic athletic program

◦ Open to any North Carolina public or non-boarding parochial high school if accredited by DPI; must adopts and maintain a prescribed code to guarantee fair competition.,.

◦ A chart indicating when sports were added and their inaugural champions is listed in the Handbook

School people wanted more direct control of the operation of their organization◦ In 1947, a new constitution was adopted, ◦ university was relieved from most financial obligations with the NCHSAA but continued to

house the Association offices. ◦ The new constitution provided for a Board of Directors (still functioning today).

Other organizations merged with the NCHSAA:◦ Member schools of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference, the organization

for black high schools, joined the Association in 1967 ◦ The Western North Carolina High School Activities Association (WNCHSAA) joined the

Association in 1977 June, 2010, the NCHSAA became an independent organization no longer

affiliated with the university The Association now has 390 member schools and certifies the eligibility of well

over 200,000 athletes annually. Six leaders have served the Association since its inception. Those officers, including their years as executive director, include: E.R. Rankin (1924-42); C.E. McIntosh (1943-47); L.J. “Hap” Perry (1948-66); Simon F. Terrell (1967-84), Charles H. Adams (1984-2010) and now commissioner Davis Whitfield (2010 to present).

The Simon F. Terrell Building, which houses the Association offices, is located adjacent to Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill. It was completed in 1978, and the new wing opened during the 1994-95 academic year. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association—since 1913, a commitment to excellence.

9 Articles◦ Name of organization◦ Life span◦ Purpose◦ Membership◦ Board of Directors◦ Breakdown◦ Powers◦ Dissolution◦ Office Location◦ Incorporator’s Name

9 By-Laws

Each classification determined on the basis of the school’s average daily membership (ADM) of the 1st 20 days of the school year, every 4 years◦ Realignment

397 member schools: divided into 4 classifications, representing 25% of total membership◦ 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A

24 person Board of Directors President, Vice President, Past President 16 Members from across the state

◦ 10 Superintendents/Principal◦ 6 Athletic Directors/Coaches◦ Two per region

Four year term Five Ex-Officio members

◦ NCCA◦ NCADA◦ DPI◦ NCSBA◦ Officiating

Meet Bi-Annually◦ December◦ May

Annual Meeting Four Sub-Committees

◦ Personnel and Finance◦ Sports◦ Policy◦ Review and Officiating

Statewide issues Mission of NCHSAA Vision

◦ The National Model

Values and Beliefs◦ Sportsmanship◦ Integrity◦ Fair Play

Strategic Plan◦ Education and Development◦ Policy and Procedures◦ Communication and Public Relations◦ Safety and Well-Being of Student-Athletes◦ Budget, Funding and Revenue

www.nchsaa.org

Public & Non-Boarding Parochial◦ Special stipulations for parochial schools: Page 118◦ Composite teams not allowed◦ Men cannot participate on women’s teams in any sport◦ Women cannot participate on men’s team if school has

team in that sport Conferences

◦ Sets own Constitution and by-laws for regular season◦ President and/or secretary responsible for submitting

qualifiers for post-season◦ All-Conference teams and awards governed by

conference◦ Forfeitures handled at the conference level

Must include all eligible students participating in that sport (Varsity & JV)

Keep this file, do not sent to the NCHSAA Share with all teams in your conference Ineligible athletes cannot practice

◦ Managers listed on eligibility form do not have to be eligible

Residence column◦ If unchecked must use letter code to tell why ineligible

in that administrative unit (a,b,c,d,e)Checklists◦ Found under eligibility on website

Student-Athlete – use for “red flag” athletes Team – Involve the coach in the process

Rules & Regulations: Eligibility Requirements

Student must be a regularly enrolled member of the school’s student body.

Student must participate at the school to which he/she is assigned by the local board of education.

School assignment is based on the residence of the parent or legal custodian (court ordered custody, not guardian) within the administrative unit.

Student must live with the parents or legal custodian.

A “legal custodian” is a person or agency awarded legal, court-ordered custody of a child.

A student may not have two residences for eligibility purposes.

In order for a change of residence to be bona fide atleast the following facts must exist:1. The original residence must be abandoned as a

residence; that is sold, rented or disposed of as a residence and must not be used as residence by any member of the family.

2. The entire family must make the change and take with them the household goods and furniture appropriate to the circumstances.

3. The change must be made with intent that the move is permanent.

Transfers within the same administrative unit may be governed by the local board of education.

A student transferred from one administrative unit to another by mutual agreement is immediately eligible, for athletic participation in the receiving unit, if eligible in all other respects.

Student must be properly enrolled at the member school no later than the 15th day of the present semester, and must be in regular attendance at that school.

No student may participate at a second school in the same sport season except in the event of a bona fide change of residence of the parent(s) or legal custodian. Change of schools must be contemporaneous with change of residence.

A student is eligible at their assigned school if he/she attended school within that administrative unit the previous two (2) semesters, provided it meets LEA policy.

Must be in attendance 85%◦ cannot miss more than 13.5 days in the

previous 90-day semester

This includes all absences◦ excused and unexcused

Attendance is regulated by local LEA policy in terms of length of day required to be counted in attendance.

Local attendance policy may be more stringent in terms of counting/earning credit for courses.

Must pass a minimum load of course work the previous semester to be eligible at any time during the semester. Any student, including seniors, must also pass the minimum load even if they need fewer courses for graduation.

All students must also meet local promotion standards, set by the L.E.A. and/or local school.

Courses must be approved for credit, (i.e., audited courses would not count).

Minimum load is defined as five (5) courses in the traditional school schedule.

Minimum load is defined as three (3) courses on the traditional 90 minute “block” schedule. This applies to all student athletes, including seniors.

If the school is on an A/B form of “block” scheduling, a student must pass six (6) of eight (8) courses during what would traditionally be defined as a semester.

No work previously passed by a student may be submitted as part of a minimum load.

A detailed example of the NCHSAA Academic Requirements, inclusive of HYBRID formats, can be found on page 121 of the NCHSAA Handbook.

Local units may be more restrictive, but not less restrictive, in regards to the academic requirements of the NCHSAA.

Summer school work used to make up part of the minimum load must be applied to the most recent semester.

Credit for summer school work is the determination of the local unit.

A student not eligible at the beginning of the semester is not eligible at any time during the semester.

Exception: a student who receives an incomplete or is awaiting a final grade due to EOC re-testing or any other state mandated testing, which causes him/her to fail to meet minimum scholastic requirements is ineligible until the course is satisfactorily completed. Eligibility is restored immediately.

Student must receive a medical examination once every 365 days by a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physicians assistant.

Students absent from athletic practice for five (5) or more days due to illness or injury shall receive a medical release by a physician licensed to practice medicine before re-admittance to practice or contests.

The Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act◦ Signed into NC law on June 16, 2011◦ 3 major areas of focus in the law ◦ Education◦ Emergency action◦ Post-concussion protocol implementation, and

clearance/return to play or practice following concussion

Gfeller-Waller Concussion Resource Packet

Heat Illness & Acclimatization◦ Precautions must be taken to prevent heat-

related problems:◦ A Heat Index chart should be available at

practices and contests ◦ A copy of the Emergency Action Plan that

outlines steps to take in case of severe environmental conditions, should be on-site.

◦ Supplies for rapid cooling should be on-site. These should include a simple “toddler swimming pool” or tank for rapid immersion.

No student may be eligible to participate at the high school level for a period lasting longer than eight (8) consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s first entry into ninth grade or an over-aged seventh or eight grade student’s participation on a high school team, whichever occurs first.

No student may participate at the high school level for more than four (4) seasons in a sport (one season per year, i.e., A student could not play fall women’s soccer in one state and then play NCHSAA women’s soccer in the spring).

A student must not be convicted of a felony in this or any other state, or be adjudicated as a delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult in this or any other state.

Student may not participate if he/she becomes 19 years of age on or before August 31.

To maintain amateur status, a student must not accept money or awards having utilitarian value (golf balls, clubs, tennis rackets, etc.) for participation in athletics. A student may accept an award (gift certificate/food coupon), each sport season, that does not exceed a value of $20.00.

A student must not have signed a professional contract or played on a junior college /community college team.

Falsification of information in terms of eligibility will result in the student athlete(s) being declared ineligible for a period of 365 days from the point of notification to the NCHSAA.

Student athlete will be prohibited from involvement in all athletic-related activity for the 180-day school year and any school-sponsored activity(s) during the summer.

A student may not play, practice or be on the roster if ineligible.

This does not apply to summer workouts, but the student should be enrolled in your school.

Managers, statisticians, etc. do not have to meet NCHSAA eligibility standards.

There shall be no Sunday practice in any sport. This includes the assembling of athletic squads (full teams or selected individuals) for purposes of viewing films, chalk talks, or other materials pertaining to the coaching of the team.

A student may not dress for a game or scrimmage when he/she is not eligible to participate in the game.

If serving an “ejection”, student may be in the bench area but may not be in uniform.

If ejected, coach may not be on the premises during the contest and is not allowed to communicate with the coaches/team during the contest.

Each coach must sign off on the eligibility summary form that is signed by the principal and/or athletics director.

Master Eligibility sheets are to be shared with each member school of your conference for each sport program.

A mandatory parent/guardian meeting must be held to have the parent sign the parental permission form to acknowledge eligibility and sportsmanship policies/expectations have been reviewed.

Tobacco Products, Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances at Game Site:

“Participants, coaches, and other team representatives and game officials, including chain crew, official scorers and timers, should not use any tobacco product, alcoholic beverage or controlled substance at a game site; violation of the policy will be disqualification from the contest.”

UNPAID FINES – Schools that have unpaid fines to the NCHSAA are not eligible to compete in the playoffs for that sport (i.e. baseball fine would be specific to baseball playoffs) unless the fine is paid two (2) days prior to the playoff reporting date for that sport.

Any fine not paid at the end of the fiscal year (June 30) will carry over to the following school year making all teams at said school ineligible for playoffs until the fine is paid in full.

Please Turn to Page 125 of the NCHSAA Handbook

All non-faculty (non-teaching certified personnel) and all newly hired coaches (new to your LEA) must complete the NFHS “FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING” certification course within sixty (60) days of hire. This is for head coaches and assistant coaches.

If currently a non-faculty coach, certification course must be completed prior to first day of practice.

Course is an online offering through the National Federation (NFHS). To access and complete the course, go to nfhslearn.com . Cost of course is $35 and is a one-time completion requirement to be nationally certified.

NCHSAA Board of Directors has recommended 100% of coaching staff(s) complete the “FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING” certification in three (3) years. Target date is August 1, 2015.

Game fees set by NCHSAA Game fees to be paid on local fiscal policy

as soon as possible…on site is norm School fees to Booking Agents (Regional

Supervisors)◦ $125.00 per booking for Varsity sport program◦ $100.00 per booking for each Junior Varsity and

Ninth Grade sport program◦ Booking fees are to be paid within 30 days upon

receipt of invoice from booking agent Schedules due to booking agents

◦ Fall—May 15; Winter—Sept. 30; Spring—Dec. 15

Use only NCHSAA approved booking agents and NCHSAA certified officials

Booking agent assignments made by NCHSAA

Greet officials upon arrival Have a place for officials to park Escort officials to their dressing room and off

field/court Arbiter assigning system is used for all

assignments, all sports Set up contact, approve schedules/times/dates Easy access to cut game checks

Ejection Policy◦ Applies to all persons—student-athletes, coaches,

managers, and game administrators◦ Fighting—Double penalty in all sports◦ Flagrant Contact◦ Biting◦ Taunting & Baiting◦ Spitting towards player or official◦ Profanity◦ Obscene gestures◦ Disrespectfully addressing an official

Ejection Policy (continued) Football—ejection from contest, miss the

next contest at that level and all contests in the interim (miss the next two contests for fighting)

All other sports—ejection from contest, miss the next two contests at that level and all contests in the interim (miss the next four contests for fighting)

Players receiving 2 ejections will be suspended from all sports for the remainder of that sport season

Receiving a 3rd ejection in a school year will result in suspension from athletics for one calendar year—365 days

Teams will not participate in Playoffs if:◦ Players & coaches accumulate 6 or more ejections◦ Players & coaches accumulate 3 or more

individual fighting ejections◦ If the above occurs during the Playoffs, the team

is disqualified for the remainder of the Playoffs

Any student athlete and/or coach who is ejected or disqualified for unsporting action must complete the STAR SPORTSMANSHIP program before being eligible to return to competition. Cost of the program is $7.00 to the school.

Fax a copy of the STAR SPORTSMANSHIP CERTIFICATE to Mark Dreibelbis @

919/240-7396.

Any head coach who has a student-athlete ejected for fighting, must take the NFHS “Teaching & Modeling Behavior” course before returning to coaching.

Cost of the program is $20.00. Fax copy of

certificate to Mark Dreibelbis @919/240-7396. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE AND A $500.00 FINE.

• Regulatory Areas• Eligibility standards• Recommended Safety Guidelines & NFHS

Spirit Rules• NCHSAA Invitational Championships• December 8, 2012• @ Raleigh Convention Center• 10th Annual• Total # cheerleaders X $20• Late after October 22--$150 fee

• Safety concerns• Injury numbers are now being tracked• NFHSlearn.com

AAA Scholar-Athletes Awards

All programs designed to build character, empower leadership, develop professionalism and invoke creativity.

We can't do what we do without you.

Began in 1991◦ Joint venture between DPI, DHR and NCHSAA

In 1995, it became solely funded through the state budget and managed by the Department of Health and Human Services due to substance abuse piece.

Programs and Initiatives

Sportsmanship/Recognition

Leadership

Contact our office to schedule trainings and workshops

Workshops

NFHS Courses www.nfhslearn.com◦ Fundamentals of Coaching◦ The Locker Room

Other Resources

School and Community Activities

Association financesBusiness PartnershipsEndowed Funds

Gary Cavanaugh◦ NCHSAA Business Manager◦ 919-240-7366◦ gary@nchsaa.org

Playoff financial forms Catastrophic Insurance Membership Dues Reimbursements

Catastrophic Insurance◦ Mandatory for all member schools◦ Premium rate is $3.75 per athlete and coach◦ Application form for upcoming year sent to each

school or county office in June◦ Application form should be completed and returned

to NCHSAA office by Aug. 1◦ Number of athletes and coaches for upcoming year

is estimated based on previous year’s numbers (new schools use best estimate possible)

◦ Invoice will be sent to school or county office in late August

◦ Payment to NCHSAA due by Oct. 1

Membership Dues◦ $0.75 per student (entire student body) plus a

$100 administration fee◦ Membership renewal form can be downloaded

from NCHSAA web site (Interactive Form)◦ Send in form along with payment by Nov. 1◦ Please make sure that principal signs the form

Three Main Funding Sources◦ Playoff and Championship Ticket Sales ◦ Corporate Sponsorships◦ Dues, Fees, Miscellaneous Income

No State Funding◦ Student Services

BOARD DIRECTIVESID ways to cut costsID ways to provide additional funds back to member

schools athletic programsIncreased meal/motel/travel allowancesReduced Volleyball first-round shares to NCHSAA

INVESTMENTSRebounding slowly but to level prior to 2007-08Market is fragileBoard will continue to review strategies/policies

CREATIVE FUNDING SOURCESSeeking partners that can provide benefits to schoolsConstant research, networking to develop new

partnerships

Benefits to member schools Corporate/partner revenues underwrite championship expenses, special

programs, and general operating costs

Greater playoff shares to participating schools when championship expenses are covered through partner funds

Low membership dues

Programs and services from the NCHSAA office at no additional cost to schools, students, parents

Discounts on services and/or products from partners Monthly iContact newsletters sent to athletic directors/principals to share

promotions, news from partners

Enhanced public awareness for high school athletics Through media partners (radio, TV)

Host City Partners◦ Provide guaranteed financial support to offset event expenses within

their respective communities◦ Economic impact of championship events in their community is

driving force

Corporate Partners◦ Provide financial, in-kind and/or trade of services in exchange for

various marketing and branding opportunities available through NCHSAA’s audiences and events

Merchandiser◦ Marketing Special Promotions

Official regional and championship merchandise sales group Provide on-site sales team to sell event-specific apparel and accessories Can work with your school to create spirit gear

Preferred Vendors◦ Provide finance or in-kind product in exchange for limited

promotional opportunities to school administrators through NCHSAA

Licensees◦ Granted limited use of trademarked NCHSAA logo on goods and

services sold to member schools and/or their student/administrators/athletes.

◦ Licensee provides a percentage of royalties back to NCHSAA or member schools from sales of goods

◦ Limited promotions through NCHSAA.

Partner Resource For Program Duration

Huddle Ticket program Free event tickets Member schools

14th year

AAA Scholar Athlete Program

Academic recognition for your students

Student- athletes

20+ years (3rd year with AAA)

Wells Fargo Cup & Conference Cup Programs

Athletic excellence in your school

Member schools

26th year

Under Armour Discounted team apparel, uniforms and gear; State Champion T's to winning championship teams

Member schools, teams, students

3rd year

Wilson Sporting Goods Adopted Ball

Discounted game balls during season; free game balls to schools participating in championships

Member schools

17 + years

MaxPreps Statistics Recognition for teams, individuals

Member schools, teams, student-athletes

5th year

Began 1991

Supplements Championships and Other Programs◦ Hall of Fame◦ Association Awards◦ Scholarships◦ Special Programs

AED $1,000

50% of Operating Budget 50% of Interest and Dividends Earned

Revised on-line processOne student applicationConsideration for multiple scholarships (only can receive 1)

Toby Webb Coach of the Year $2,000 Award Deadline: November 16th, 2012

Charlie Adams Endowed Scholarship $1,500 Award 1 Male Wrestler & 1 Female Cross-Country Runner Deadline: March 31st, 2013

Pat Gainey Award $2,000 Award 1 Student-Athlete Deadline: March 31st, 2013

Clary Medal $2,000 Award 1 Male Athlete & 1 Female Athlete Deadline: March 31st, 2013

Athletic Directors Association Mentoring Program

Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act Athletic Director’s Information – Checklist Non-Sports Calendar Inappropriate Behavior/Misconduct

Statement in NCHSAA Handbook – Page 31