2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

64 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
(c) The GHSA Executive Director has the authority to approve
competition between GHSA schools and private schools
from states in which membership in the State Association
is not allowed. These non-member schools must meet or
exceed the State Association standards in order to compete
with GHSA schools.
(d) A member school shall have no more than one varsity, one
junior varsity, and one 9th grade team.
(1) Any sub-varsity team is limited to a maximum number of
games equal to 70% of the varsity allotment in that sport.
EXCEPTION: New schools with grades 9 and 10 only with
JV teams only may play varsity number allowed.
(2) Sub-varsity competitors must meet all eligibility rules with
the exception of the migratory rule.
2.63 Written contracts are required for all football and basketball
contests, and are strongly recommended in all other interscholastic
contests that are scheduled between member schools.
(a) Contract forms can be found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”
(b) Contracts are also recommended for all sub-varsity contests.
(c) GHSA-member schools are expected to fulfill the conditions
of any game contract that has been properly executed.
(1) Exceptions to the contract may be made with the agreement
and consent of both schools.
(2) Member schools who fail to fulfill the requirements of a
scheduled event may be required to make restitution to
the competing schools after a hearing by the GHSA
Executive Director.
(3) Schools failing to fulfill a game contract shall be suspended
in that sport for one (1) full calendar year or the
corresponding date of the next calendar year, whichever
is greater.
(4) EXCEPTION: The GHSA Executive Director may excuse
the failure to fulfill a game contract if, in his opinion, the
circumstances causing the failure were outside the control
of the school officials.
(5) Either school involved in the event shall have the right to
video tape and copy said tape, but no third party shall
have that right, not even the videographer.
(d) Forfeiture and Restitution Policy
(1) If a team does not arrive at the game site for any contest
without notifying the host opponent of a late arrival, that
contest will be forfeited 30 minutes after the scheduled
game-time. If the second game or contest was to be
played by a different team, then a decision to forfeit that
game will be made 30 minutes after the scheduled
beginning of the second game.
EXAMPLE: girl/boy or JV/varsity combination events.
(2) If there are to be multiple games by the same team and
the team does not arrive at the game site without notifying
the host opponent of a late arrival, all games will be