200809 OSAA

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• 2008-09 OSAA
• Rules Exam

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Question 1

• A student who transfers between school years to a
  new school under the terms of a reciprocal
  transfer agreement without a move of the parents
  is eligible to participate in athletics if the
  student resides with a family friend in the new
  district as long as the family friend has
  guardianship granted by a court.

False
Rule 8.6.3 Hardship (f)(4) Exceptions to
the Fundamental Rule
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Question 2

• Participation limitations in a sport apply only
  to the varsity level.

False
Participation Limitations
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Question 3

• An incoming 9th grader enrolling in a school
  outside of the attendance boundary where his/her
  parents live is eligible.

True
Rule 8.6.3 (a) Exceptions to the Fundamental Rule
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Question 4

• If a student receives athletic instruction from a
  coach, then the coach moves to a different
  school, the student may not transfer to the new
  school of the coach without jeopardizing his/her
  eligibility.

True
Rule 8.6.5 Participation on Affiliated Team
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Question 5

• A student whose parents are divorced or legally
  separated may move from living with one parent to
  living with the other parent and remain eligible
  at anytime after the divorce becomes final.

False
Rule 8.6.3 (d) Exceptions to the Fundamental Rule
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Question 6

• Any transfer accompanied by the move of the
  parents results in athletic eligibility at the
  new school.

False
Rule 8 Individual Eligibility Rule 8.6.5
Participation on Affiliated Team Rule
8.7 Undue Influence
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Question 7

• A student who becomes 19 years old prior to
  August 15 is eligible for that entire school year.

False
Rule 8.3 Age
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Question 8

• The undue influence rule applies during the
  Association year only.

False
Rule 8.7 Undue Influence
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Question 9

• If a player or coach is ejected from a contest
  and does not sit out of their suspension
  contest(s), the outcome of the contest will stand
  but the school is required to report the error.

False
BP 23 Ejection Policies
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Question 10

• OSAA rules allow members of a coaching staff or
  parents of players to officiate any contest so
  long as they have taken and passed the NFHS
  Coaches Education course and school
  administrators mutually agree that it is in the
  best interest of the students to play the game.

False
BP 57 Officials Certified Requirement
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Question 11

• If a fall season participant passed fewer than
  the minimum number of classes required by the
  OSAA in the previous spring, he/she may not apply
  credit gained over the summer in order to gain
  eligibility.

False
Rule 8.9.4 Hardships
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Question 12

• An ejection from a contest of a coach or
  participant always results in a fine being
  assessed by the OSAA to the school even if an
  appeal is granted.

False
BP 23 BP 24 Ejection Policies
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Question 13

• A coach may not choose to halt play and remove
  his/her team from a contest due to dangerous
  playing conditions.

True
BP 83 Withdrawal during Competition
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Question 14

• Approval of the Executive Director is needed in
  order for a school to play another school from a
  higher classification in a contact sport.

False
No Rule Prohibits
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Question 15

• A student who transfers midway through the school
  year to a new school without a move of the
  parents is eligible to participate in athletics.

False
Rule 8.6.6 Mid-Year Transfers
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Question 16

• OSAA Practice Limitation restrictions (The Rule
  of Two) apply to both team and individual sports.

False
BP 60 Practice Limitation Rule
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Question 17

• Students who are academically ineligible may
  participate at the sub-varsity level.

False
Rule 8.1.7 Attendance-Semester-Grades
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Question 18

• Private school students who live within a public
  schools attendance boundaries are always
  eligible to participate on their resident public
  schools team if there is not a team in the sport
  available for them at their private school.

False
Rule 8.5.1 (b) School Representation
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Question 19

• A coach may not require participation on a
  non-school team or use participation on a
  non-school team as a factor in selecting members
  of a school team.

True
Rule 7.3 Out-of-Season and Non-School Activities
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Question 20

• During the OSAA Moratorium Week, scheduled for
  August 2-8 in 2009, students may use the high
  school weight room as long as coaches arent
  present.

False
BP 53 Moratorium Week
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Question 21

• Home schooled students may represent any public
  or private school provided they have achieved a
  minimum score on an accepted achievement test by
  August 15.

False
Rule 8.5.1 (a) School Representation
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Question 22

• If only one student representing a school
  competes in an individual sport, it does not
  count against the schools team participation
  limitation.

False
Participation Limitations
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Question 23

• It is legal to use alumni, community members, or
  a student from another school to practice against
  a school team.

False
Rule 6 Association Year Q A 10
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Question 24

• A student athlete who has been ejected from a
  varsity contest may participate in a JV contest
  prior to serving the one game varsity suspension
  that follows the varsity ejection as long as
  he/she doesnt start.

False
BP 23 Ejection Policies Ejected Player or Coach Q
A 10
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Question 25

• Each high school student has eight consecutive
  semesters (or the equivalent) in which to
  complete his/her high school eligibility starting
  in the 9th grade with participation in a practice
  or attendance in any class.

True
Rule 8.2 Duration of Eligibility/Graduation
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Question 26

• OSAA regulations require that any coach,
  including volunteers, who at any time may be
  solely responsible for coaching a team must be
  certified.

True
Rule 1.2 AD and Coach Certification Q A 4
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Question 27

• A coach is allowed to work with students in a
  sport-specific class so long as the coach is the
  teacher of record and the course is for credit.

True
BP 60 (c) Practice Limitation Rule
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Question 28

• It is legal to have members of your basketball
  program who have graduated within the past two
  years practice with your varsity team during
  Winter break.

False
BP 60 (b) Practice Limitation Rule
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Question 29

• In an emergency situation during a contest (i.e.
  injuries, illness, etc.), a coach may use up to
  two players from the opposing team to finish the
  contest if it is mutually agreed by both coaches.

False
Rule 8.5.1 School Representation
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Question 30

• OSAA rules require cheerleading coaches to attend
  an annual Cheer Safety Clinic even if their
  squads do not perform at cheerleading
  competitions.

True
BP 9 Cheerleading Safety Clinics
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Question 31

• Coaching is allowed at open gyms during the
  Association Year.

False
BP 60 QA 17 Practice Limitation Rule
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Question 32

• A student must always be enrolled in a school for
  a full calendar year in order to establish
  continuity of enrollment.

False
Rule 8.6.4 Continuity Requirement
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Question 33

• Once a student has been granted a year of
  eligibility as a result of a Fifth Year or Age
  appeal, the Executive Director may consider
  additional factors when ruling on a request for a
  subsequent year of eligibility.

True
8.9.2 (e) Fifth Year 8.9.3 (f) Age
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Question 34

• When a participant is suspended due to an
  ejection, the contest in which the suspension is
  served does not count against his/her individual
  contest limitation.

False
BP 23 Ejection Policies Q A 14
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Question 35

• During a basketball game, spectators are allowed
  to yell Air Ball!, Air Ball!

False
BP 67 (D) Spectator Conduct at OSAA Sanctioned
Events
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Question 36

• If an official makes an obviously incorrect call
  in a contest, a coach may explain to a media
  representative why the call was in error.

False
BP 68 Sportsmanship-Criticism
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Question 1

• The eligibility report that Principals are
  required to submit to the OSAA seasonally covers
  the following personnel
• Athletic Coaches
• Cheer Coaches
• Students
• Athletic Directors
• Competitive Dance Coaches
• All of the above.

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Rule 1.2 - Student, Coach, AD, Cheer Coach
Eligibility Report
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Question 2

• In the off season during the school year, a
  coaching staff
• may do conditioning with _____ athletes per day
  in a team sport.
• 4.
• 5.
• Up to 10 in groups of 2.
• 2.
• Unlimited.

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BP 60 (F) Practice Limitation Rule
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Question 3

• A Baseball or Softball player that participates
  in 4 innings
• of a JV game and 3 innings of a varsity game on
  the
• same day may count this participation as
• 1 game.
• 2 games.
• Does not matter.
• None of the above.

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Baseball/Softball Participation Limitations
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Question 4

• A student athlete may receive cash as a reward
  for participation or accomplishment in athletics
  not to exceed
• 100 yearly.
• 300 during Association Year.
• 500 yearly.
• 1000 during Association Year.
• None of the above.

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Rule 8.4 Awards
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Question 5

• A coach who is ejected from a contest
• May sit in the stands during his/her suspension
  contest.
• May sit in the bus overlooking the playing field.
• Must remain on the bench/dugout, but be silent.
• Must get out of sight and sound from the
  playing area.
• May coach in the 2nd game of a double-header that
  same day.
• Any of the above.

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BP 23 Ejection Policies Ejected Player or Coach,
QA 2 4
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Question 6

• If a student athlete plays in more games than
  allowed under the individual contest limitations,
  OSAA regulations require
• Forfeiture of all contests in which the athlete
  participated beyond the limit.
• Forfeiture of all contests during the season in
  which the athlete was a participant.
• The school to file a plan of assistance with the
  OSAA.
• The student to sit out of the next contest.

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Participation Limitations
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Question 7

• A coach who is ejected from a contest must sit
  out the remainder of the day and through an
  additional
• 2 contests/dates/events.
• 3 contests/dates/events at that level.
• 1 contest/date/event at that level.
• None.

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BP 23 Ejection Policies Ejected Player or
Coach, QA 10
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Question 8

• If a player becomes upset with an officials call
  and through a series of circumstances ends up
  making physical contact with that official, OSAA
  regulations require that
• The contest shall be forfeited by the school of
  the offending player.
• The player shall serve an in-school suspension of
  at least one week.
• The school shall be fined up to 1,000.
• The physical contact shall be reported to the
  authorities for possible civil or criminal
  action.
• All of the above.

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BP 26 Ejection Policies Physical Contact with
Official
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Question 9

• OSAA regulations require that the use of an
  ineligible player in a contest results in
• A fine assessed to the school by the OSAA.
• Forfeiture of any contests in which the
  ineligible player was a participant.
• Ineligibility of the student for the remainder of
  the season or until eligibility has been
  restored.
• All of the above.

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Rule 5.2 Violations of Regulations Penalties