Question about eligibility?

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We have just moved into Grove City area from Franklin hts. I have a Freshman and a Junior. The swcs office is telling us that my younger daighter will be unable to play for Grove City this year due to ohsaa rules. Is this true? We had asked if my older DD could finish out the year at hts but can't do that either. If my younger cannot play at GC she will not be able to play at HTS either??

 

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http://ohsaa.org/general/about/Bylaws.pdf

Read sections 4.7.1 thru 4.7.8. (pages 48-52).

 

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If we operated our day to day lives like ohsaa we would never get anything done because of all the "what ifs"! That is ridiculous. I know why I never persued a law degree!!

 

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Now you understand the tough job of an AD trying to interpret all of these ridiculous rules...

 

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We have just moved into Grove City area from Franklin hts. I have a Freshman and a Junior. The swcs office is telling us that my younger daighter will be unable to play for Grove City this year due to ohsaa rules. Is this true? We had asked if my older DD could finish out the year at hts but can't do that either. If my younger cannot play at GC she will not be able to play at HTS either??

Golfnut....sent you a pm. There are exceptions to OHSAA rules and I would at least fill out the eligibility form for both kids, submit them, call OHSAA, and do whatever is necessary if your kids want to play school ball. What could it hurt??

Len

 

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I thought it was alright if you actually moved into a new district.

I would definitely fill out the eligibility form and see.

 

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That student shall be eligible insofar as transfer is concerned in accordance with this bylaw.

Note 1: These forms can be found at http://www.ohsaa.org/eligibility/forms/AffidavitBonaFideResidence.pdf

Note 2: See the definition of a bona fide residence in Bylaw 4-6-1.

 

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The rule is in place to keep kids from jumping ship and to keep schools from recruiting. I don't see what the problem is here. GC and FH are in the same District so you didn?t move far. One can?t just expect to have it both ways that would be unfair to everyone else. Your freshmen should have to set out a year. You should have thought this through a little more and used some creativity. You should let your Jr give you one free shot to the mouth for messing up her season, LOL

 

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The rule is in place to keep kids from jumping ship and to keep schools from recruiting. I don't see what the problem is here. GC and FH are in the same District so you didn?t move far. One can?t just expect to have it both ways that would be unfair to everyone else. Your freshmen should have to set out a year. You should have thought this through a little more and used some creativity. You should let your Jr give you one free shot to the mouth for messing up her season, LOL

Just wondering how are GC and FH are the same district. Aren't those 2 different school districts.. Here in Parma we have 3 public schools in the parma city school district, is it like that.

 

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Just wondering how are GC and FH are the same district. Aren't those 2 different school districts.. Here in Parma we have 3 public schools in the parma city school district, is it like that.

They are in the same school district but they could have different "attendance zones". If the move is a bona fide residence change, and it made golfnut change attendance zones, the girl's should be able to transfer without penalty......at least that's how it reads to me.

Len

 

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I agree with Len. Make the AD earn his or her money , that is what the school pays them to do. They need to contact the OHSAA and have them handle the issue.

 

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I agree with Len. Make the AD earn his or her money , that is what the school pays them to do. They need to contact the OHSAA and have them handle the issue.

Agreed....and I would do it quickly since pitchers and catchers start around 2/21.

Len

 

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... If the move is a bona fide residence change, and it made golfnut change attendance zones, the girl's should be able to transfer without penalty......at least that's how it reads to me.

Agreed. If the bona fide residence change isn't approved, would they be allowed to play JV?

FWIW, California rules for transfer eligibility:
- Only an issue for playing Varsity - would still be able to play JV.
- Only an issue if they played JV or Varsity the previous year (not an issue prior to freshman season or they played on Frosh/Soph team).
- Recently changed to allow players 1 free transfer before sophomore season without eligibility restrictions. Rationale is to not penalize players if first school wasn't a good fit for them.

 

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In Ohio, if you actually move residences and this results in your kids having to go to a different public school, you can play immediately with no penalty. If you live in one district, and transfer to another district that has open enrollment, you must sit one year.

 

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This rule was put there for a reason. but, they do leave you some outs. Be creative and get your DD's back on the field. OHSAA not at fault here.

 

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it's amazing because all we were trying to do was move into a nicer house. I didn't think it would be a crime in the eyes of the school districts to try and better your living conditions! I understand they are trying to axe switching and recruiting but I don't have a pitcher for a daughter so they won't have that big of an impact. My biggest problem has been that my older DD decided AFTER we payed the deposit and signed the lease that she wanted to stay at her previous school. Who knew! Thanks for all the insight.

 

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Golfnut...we moved at the beginning of the school year to Hilliard from Columbus City Schools. The AD at Darby was very helpful. We had to provide proof of our move. We had to switch our driver's licenses and get our new voter's registration cards. We had to fill out, and get notarized, a form from the OHSAA. The AD provided us with those papers. I believe it is called a "Bonafide Change of Address". It didn't take long at all to get it approved, what took forever was waiting on the voter's registration cards. Check with the AD. Our daughter (a junior) was just informed this week that she's officially able to play this spring.

Now that I'm reading the whole thread I agree that your freshman may have to sit out a year. If you've moved into the new school's attendance area officially,though, maybe not. I would definitely check with the AD.

 

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Those are some confusing rules. I think Exception 6 to Bylaw 4-7-2 allows the move to take place with immediate eligibility. I have to wonder whether this type of situation is the purpose of the main rule? If the rule is that people can't move within a multi-school district and be eligible, then someone who moves from, say, Columbus South H.S. all the way to Columbus Centennial, isn't eligible even though her family actually moved? That would just go against all common sense.

As soon as I typed that last sentence I realized that that probably is, indeed, the meaning of the rule. Insane.

 

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That would just go against all common sense.


Really? Your talking about OSHAA here....no common sense

 

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Yes, the irony of that statement hit me as soon as I finished typing it.