ok guys I'm pretty green at participating in this forum but this topic hits close to home. We are trying to figure out how to continue our sons wrestling career past 6th grade. The school he attends does not have wrestling and it is very difficult logisticly to move to another school in his 7th and 8th grade year.
Here are my questions. Can he practice on a kids club team and compete at junior high events If the school administration allows me to be his coach? If I am his coach can he attend national events while competing at the junior high level?
Last but not least can he have other junior high kids practice with him in private sessions without getting anybody in trouble?
Daryl Lucas
Daryl:
The answer to your questions may be found in KSHSAA Rule 22 which I have copied below. Should you have any additional questions I would discuss the matter with your high school or middle school athletic director who should be familiar with KSHSAA Rules and Regulations.
Rule 22
OUTSIDE COMPETITION
Violation of this rule shall make a student ineligible for the remainder of that sport or scholars’ bowl or debate season, unless he or she is reinstated by the Executive Board.
Section 1: General Regulations (apply to grades 7-12)
Art. 1: A student who is a member of a school athletic, scholars’ bowl or debate squad effective Tuesday following Labor Day through Friday preceding Memorial Day may not participate as a member of an outside team or as an independent competitor in the same sport, scholars’ bowl or debate activity. (Exception: See Rule 4, United States Olympic Committee-Sponsored National Trials and Competitions.)
NOTE: Informal participation on the part of the student athlete, such as that experienced on the black top (concrete), in the park, local “Y”, etc., is not considered a violation of this rule, provided it was not formally called or organized, no coaching takes place, where no official score is kept, time kept, officials used, etc.
Intra non-school youth group athletic participation is not considered a violation of this rule. Inter non-school youth group athletic participation is a violation.
Art. 2: A student shall not be prohibited from competing on a special team within his or her own school such as an FFA team, etc. All members of such teams must be bona fide students, however, and eligible under the rules of the Association.
Art. 3: A student becomes a member of a school’s athletic squad, scholars’ bowl or debate team when he or she first participates in a practice session. A student ceases to be a squad member after his or her last contest for the school’s athletic squad, scholars’ bowl or debate team or when the membership on a squad is terminated. (See Rule 14-1-1, Bona Fide Student and Rule 30-2-2, Seasons of Activities.)
