2011-2012 AAA Handbook - Arkansas Activities Association

Definitions
ACADEMIC COURSE - Those high school (grades 9-
12) courses that:
A. Can be credited to meet minimum
requirements for graduation
B. Are taught by a teacher required to have state
licensure in the course
C. Have a course content guide approved by the
Arkansas Department of Education
D. Have class time scheduled
ATTENDANCE AREA - The boundaries of a school
district when only one public high school is contained
therein, or the boundaries of a school attendance
zone/area as established by the local board when
more than one public school is in the district.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE - An official
voting representative of the AAA member school.
CAMP - A site where three or more students or
school teams meet for the purpose of receiving
instruction in basic skills in a sport. Football camps
may be held only between the final day of the spring
term (May-June) and beginning of fall football practice
(Week #5).
NOTE: A violation of the Summer Camp Rule or the All-
Star Rule may cause the student to lose eligibility for up
to one year.
CLASSIC – An event conducted with predetermined
pairings and no elimination process. This may be
played ONLY during a holiday period.
COMPETITION - Students from two or more schools
competing for the purpose of receiving an award,
rating, recognition, criticism or qualification for
additional competition.
NOTE: Eligibility rules apply to all students competing
in athletic or non-athletic activities.
CORE CURRICULUM - Refers to 7th and 8th grade
classes in math, science, English, and social studies.
DE NOVO - Heard anew. Where a decision by the
Executive Director is appealed “de novo” to the Board
of Directors, the Board of Directors is not in any way
bound, restricted, or limited by the findings or
conclusions of the Executive Director and may render
whatever decision it deems appropriate based on its
own review of the facts and circumstances.
DOMICILE - The place at which a person is
physically present and that the person regards as
home; a person’s true, fixed, principal, and
permanent home.
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FIELD TRIP - Individual students or groups of
students invited to programs or events when there is
no competition and the students are not interacting
with each other for the purpose of planning,
qualifying, or arranging for future programs or for the
purpose of receiving recognition. Schools may
provide transportation.
INTERSCHOLASTIC - Events involving interaction
between students from two or more schools.
INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES - Athletic/nonathletic/academic
activities in which middle/junior high
or senior high (7-12) school students compete on a
school vs. school basis. Performance activities such
as band, speech, drama, etc. may be viewed as
competitive arenas both internally (ratings by
individual schools) and externally (comparisons of
individual or school ratings with a view toward
determining an ultimate winner).
INVITATIONAL - Any activity which is not an official
activity or subdivision of an official activity.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT - In team sports,
middle schools that have a separate AAA
membership may play in one tournament that does
not count against the total number allowable for a
junior high. No middle school athlete may compete in
more than three total tournaments including junior
high and middle school.
OFFICIAL ACTIVITY - Any interscholastic activity
which the AAA sponsors or interscholastic activity on
the state level by an official AAA recognized club or
organization in which the students receive benefits
based on the goals and objectives of the club or
organization.
OFFICIAL INTERPRETATIONS - The only official
interpretations are written responses to written
requests. If there is a question concerning the
eligibility of a participant in any interscholastic activity,
the Executive Director should be contacted in writing
for an official interpretation of the rule in question.
PARTICIPATION - Students from two or more
schools meeting and interacting in predetermined
programs concerning a specific club or organization.
Students combining or interacting for a performance
for a particular group with the purpose of entertaining
or educating when there is no competition involved.
PRACTICE - An activity involving the players of only
one AAA member school.