Academic Competition..................................................................... 31 Academic Course Defined ............................................................... 29 Activity Districts ............................................................................... 11 Administrative Responsibilities .................................................. 13, 14 Advisory Committees (Non-Athletic) ............................................... 11 All-Star Events ................................................................................. 23 Amendments (Also Referred to as Proposals) .......................... 11, 12 Appeals ............................................................................................ 16 Approval of Events (See Sanction of Events) ..................... 21, 22, 23 <strong>Arkansas</strong> Officials <strong>Association</strong> ........................................................ 47 Athletic Release Form ..................................................................... 23 Authority of <strong>AAA</strong> and the Board of Directors ..................................... 9 Authority of School Administrators ............................................ 13, 14 Awards ............................................................................................. 28 Ballots .............................................................................................. 12 Baseball ................................................................... 20, 33, 42, 50, 51 Basketball ................................................................ 33, 37-40, 50, 51 Benefit Games ........................................................................... 13, 50 Board of Directors.................................................................. 5, 6, 7, 9 Boarding School .............................................................................. 25 Bona Fide Student ..................................................................... 27, 31 Bowling .................................................................... 33, 34, 46, 50, 51 Brackets ........................................................................................... 39 Broadcasts, Radio, and Television .................................................. 23 Bylaws ........................................................................................ 13-46 Calendar of Events .......................................................................... 50 Calendar of Numbered Weeks ........................................................ 51 Camps, Athletic ............................................................................... 23 Cancellations ................................................................................... 16 Catastrophe Insurance Fund ........................................................... 13 Championships ................................................................................ 20 Classification of Schools............................................................ 13, 18 Classification of Students .......................................................... 20, 21 Coaches (Also see All-Star) ................................................ 14, 15, 23 Coed Teams .................................................................................... 33 Conferences ....................................................... 19, 20, 35, 38, 40-44 Constitution ................................................................................... 8-13 Contracts ......................................................................................... 16 Cross Country .......................................................... 33, 34, 41, 50, 51 CSAP Forms .................................................................................... 25 Dead Weeks….. .............................................................................. 33 Decathlon ...................................................................... 33, 41, 50, 51 Declaration for Sports ...................................................................... 15 Definitions .................................................................................. 48, 49 Dropout Rule ................................................................................... 27 Eligibility List .................................................................................... 15 Eligibility Rules for Students (Athletic) ............................................. 24 Rule 1. Domicile ................................................................. 24, 25 Rule 2. Transfer Between Schools ..................................... 25, 26 Rule 3. Recruitment .................................................................. 26 Rule 4. Bona Fide Student ....................................................... 27 Rule 5. Dropouts ...................................................................... 27 Rule 6. Semesters .................................................................... 28 Rule 7. Age ............................................................................... 28 Rule 8. Amateur ....................................................................... 28 Rule 9. Tryouts ......................................................................... 28 Rule 10. Scholarship ................................................................ 29 Rule 11. Ineligible in Another State .......................................... 30 Rule 12. Participation on Non-School Teams .......................... 30 Rule 13. Participation in Individual Non-School <strong>Activities</strong> ........ 30 Rule 14. Physical Examination ................................................. 31 Rule 15. Hardship Exceptions .................................................. 31 Eligibility Rules for Students (Non-Athletics) ................................... 31 Rule 1. Bona Fide Student ...................................................... 27 Rule 2. Scholarship .................................................................. 31 Rule 3. Semesters .................................................................... 31 Rule 4. Age ............................................................................... 31 Rule 5. Vocational Education Youth Organizations .................. 31 Rule 6. Hardship Exceptions .................................................... 31 End of Season…… .......................................................................... 34 Page 4 - <strong>2011</strong>-12 <strong>AAA</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> INDEX Fees, Membership ........................................................................... 13 Filming/Videotaping ......................................................................... 23 Financial Aid .................................................................................... 27 Five-Quarter Rule (Basketball) ........................................................ 38 Football ..................................................................... 20, 33-37, 50, 51 Foreign Students ............................................................................. 25 Forfeits ............................................................................................. 16 Forms ......................................................................................... 55-67 Golf .......................................................................... 33, 34, 41, 50, 51 Governing Body ............................................................................ 8, 9 Hardships ........................................................................................ 31 Hearings .................................................................................... 16, 17 Heptathlon ..................................................................... 33, 41, 50, 51 Home School ................................................................................... 26 Jurisdiction of <strong>AAA</strong> ......................................................................... 33 Limitations & Restrictions .......................................................... 34, 38 Loss of Class Time .......................................................................... 21 Number of Events/Tournaments ...................................................... 50 Married Students ............................................................................. 31 Meetings ............................................................................................ 9 Membership Requirements ............................................................... 8 Minimum Participation for State Championships ............................. 34 NASSP ............................................................................................ 22 Nonpublic Schools ........................................................... 8, 15, 24, 25 Non-School Participation ................................................................. 30 Officers ................................................................................ 6, 7, 9, 10 <strong>AAA</strong> ................................................................................ 6, 7, 9-11 Activity Districts ......................................................................... 11 Conference ................................................................................ 19 Officials (Also see Contracts) .................................................... 33, 47 Out of State Travel .......................................................................... 22 Penalties .......................................................................................... 17 Physicals ......................................................................................... 31 Play-offs ........................................................................................... 36 Practice ...................................................................................... 33, 48 Protests ........................................................................................... 16 Purpose of <strong>AAA</strong> ................................................................................. 8 Recruitment ............................................................................... 16, 26 Registered Officials ................................................................... 33, 47 Registration of Athletes & Non-Athletes (Eligibility Lists) ................ 15 Round Robins .................................................................................. 19 Rules Books .................................................................................... 34 Rules Meetings ................................................................................ 35 Sanction of Events ..................................................................... 21- 23 Scouting ........................................................................................... 23 Seeding ............................................................................... 19, 38, 39 Seasons (Beginning and End) ................................................... 34, 50 Soccer ..................................................................... 33, 34, 45, 50, 51 Softball ............................................................... 20, 33, 34, 44, 50, 51 Special Olympics ......................................................................... 8, 33 Spirit .............................................................................. 32, 46, 50, 51 Sportsmanship ............................................................................ 69-86 Sunday Interscholastic Contest ....................................................... 23 Swimming and Diving .............................................. 33, 34, 42, 50, 51 Teams (Definition) ........................................................................... 33 Teams, Multiple Jr. High .................................................................. 33 Tennis ...................................................................... 33, 34, 42, 50, 51 Tiebreakers .............................................................. 20, 36, 40, 43-46 Tournaments ............................................................................. 38- 40 Track and Field ........................................................ 33, 34, 40, 50, 51 Transfers ................................................................................... 25, 26 Travel Restrictions ........................................................................... 22 Varsity/Non Varsity .......................................................................... 33 Violations ......................................................................................... 16 Volleyball ................................................................ 33, 34, 43, 50, 51 Voting .......................................................................................... 8- 12 Wrestling .................................................................. 33, 34, 46, 50, 51
Board of Directors Code of Ethics “I hereby affirm that I, as a member of the Board of Directors of the <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, agree to uphold the rules and regulations of the Constitution and Bylaws of the <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. “I also state that I believe that this organization should serve the interests of the students of the state as a whole and these interests should have precedence over the interest of students in a particular school or district. If the school of which I am an employee is involved in a dispute or an infraction of the rules and regulations of the <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, I will refrain from participation in the deliberations of the Board of Directors relative to the evaluation and actions pertaining to the accusation or dispute. “Furthermore, I realize that my authority as a Board of Directors member is in effect only at those times the board is actually in session, and to divulge information pertaining to the actions of the board or its individual members is unethical; therefore, I will refrain from giving such information or giving interpretations of rules, regulations, and precedents and will refer all such questions to the Executive Director of the <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>Association</strong> for proper answers.” <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>2012</strong> <strong>AAA</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> - Page 5
Change language