2011-2012 AAA Handbook - Arkansas Activities Association

current health certificate (TB skin test) and documentation
of a criminal background check (finger printing) prior to
interscholastic coaching
D. Registered volunteer coaches must successfully complete
the AAA’s required coaches education program prior to
interscholastic coaching.
E. The school must submit a Registered Volunteers
Verification form each year for each registered volunteer
certifying that the school has ON FILE documentation for
each AAA required item.
F. Registered volunteer coaches must submit an enrollment
form to the AAA office in any year that they serve in this
capacity.
G. Registered volunteer cheer coaches, competitive and noncompetitive,
must be AACCA safety certified.
Rule 4. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL COACHES. A nonpublic
school coach must meet the same requirements as a public
school coach in a comparable assignment.
Rule 5. STUDENT TEACHERS. A teaching intern (student
teacher) may assist with coaching duties during the intern
period at the assigned school. The intern may not assume
the responsibilities of head coach nor be paid for service.
SECTION 3. SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS
Rule 1. DECLARATION FOR SPORTS
A. Deadlines.
1. Member schools shall declare each year the sports in
which they plan to participate interscholastically for a
championship.
2. Declarations for fall/winter sports and other designated
activities are due by June 1. Fall and winter sports are
tennis, golf, bowling, football, girls’ volleyball, cross
country, swimming and diving, basketball, competitive
cheer/dance, and wrestling.
3. Declarations for spring sports are due by December 1.
Spring sports are track and field, baseball, girls fast
pitch softball, and soccer.
4. Declarations for fall and winter sports may be
amended to add or delete a sport without penalty
through Friday of Week #13.
5. During Weeks #14 through #16 a school may amend
its original declaration to add or delete a fall or winter
sport upon payment of a $25 late fee.
6. However, sports qualifying or entering directly to the
state event (cross county, swimming, competitive
cheer, and competitive dance) shall be allowed to
declare no later than the deadline for entries.
7. Any school failing to declare track, baseball, softball or
soccer by Week #22 shall not be permitted to
participate in conference, district, region, or state
events.
8. Failure to make or amend a declaration by the times
specified above shall cause a school to forfeit the right
of participation for its students in the conference,
district, or state events involved.
B. Failure to Participate. A school failing to participate in a
sport (including no shows) after declaring for the sport shall
forfeit the right for its students to participate in other
conference, district, region, or state events until a $25.00
Coaches - Declaration for Sports - Eligibility
penalty fee has been paid to the AAA office.
The Executive Director has the authority to suspend the fee
if the school’s failure to appear for the event was
unavoidable. An administrator must submit a written
request stating the extenuating circumstance.
C. Dropping a Program. Schools dropping junior or senior
high athletic programs shall notify the Arkansas Activities
Association and schools of their conferences within a
reasonable time (approximately ten days) after such
decisions are made.
D. Admission to Conference. Schools shall only be
admitted to a conference, district, or region in team sports
at the beginning of a classification cycle.
Rule 2. WEB SITE REQUIREMENTS
All team pictures and head coach pictures must be posted by
the deadline below for each team sport. REQUIRED FOR
HIGH SCHOOLS — optional for junior high and middle schools.
Failure to do so will be a $50.00 fine.
October 15 — Volleyball, Competitive Dance
November 1 — Football
November 15 — Competitive Cheer
February 1 — Basketball
February 4 — Wrestling
April 15 — Soccer, Baseball, Softball
All team rosters and rules meetings for football, basketball,
volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, soccer, competitive
cheer, competitive dance, golf, and tennis must be posted by
the stated deadline for each team sport. TEAM ROSTERS
REQUIRED FOR HIGH SCHOOLS — optional for junior high
and middle schools. PENALTY : $50 fine
RULES MEETING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOLS.
PENALTY: $50 fine
August 2 — Golf (Rules Meeting Only)
August 16 — Competitive Cheer, Competitive Dance
August 16 — Sideline Cheer and Dance (Rules Meeting Only)
August 16 — Tennis (Rules Meeting Only)
August 23 — Volleyball
August 30 — Football
October 18 — Basketball (Non FB schools)
November 8 — Basketball (FB schools)
November 15 — Wrestling
February 28 — Baseball, Softball, Soccer
Rule 3. ELIGIBILITY LISTS
A. Student Registration - Athletics. A member school must
register each eligible athlete with the Arkansas Activities
Association prior to interscholastic participation.
Non-Athletics. The school administrator shall sign a
statement to be attached to any entry form or list of
participating students indicating these students meet all AAA
non-athletic eligibility rules. This must be submitted with the
registration or entry form and NOT TO THE AAA OFFICE.
B. Exchange of Lists - Athletics. Schools may obtain an
opponent’s eligibility list through the AAA web site.
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