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2010-11 OSAA Rules Exam
Question 1 • A student who transfers between school years to a new school under the terms of a reciprocal transfer agreement without a move of the parents is eligible to participate in athletics if the student resides with a family friend in the new district as long as the family friend has guardianship granted by a court. False Rule 8.6.3 Hardship (f)(4) – Exceptions to the Fundamental Rule
Question 2 • An incoming 9th grader enrolling in a school outside of the attendance boundary where his/her parents live is eligible. True Rule 8.6.3 (a) Exceptions to the Fundamental Rule
Question 3 • If a student plays on a summer team for a coach, and the student transfers to the school of the coach of the summer team in the fall, the student is ineligible. True Rule 8.6.5 Participation on Affiliated Team
Question 4 • A student whose parents are divorced or legally separated may move from living with one parent to living with the other parent between school years and remain eligible. True Rule 8.6.3 (d) Exceptions to the Fundamental Rule
Question 5 • A transfer accompanied by the move of the parents always results in athletic eligibility at the new school. False Rule 8.6 - Transfer
Question 6 • A student who becomes 19 years old on September 1 is eligible for that entire school year True Rule 8.3 – Age
Question 7 • If a coach is ejected from a contest, the coach must leave the bench area but may sit in the stands. False BP 21 – Ejection Policies
Question 8 • Members of a coaching staff or parents of players may officiate any varsity contest so long as they are certified through the NFHS Coaches Education course. False BP 55 – Officials Certified Requirement
Question 9 • If a fall season participant passed fewer than the minimum number of classes required by the OSAA in the previous spring, he/she may apply credit gained over the summer in order to gain eligibility. True Rule 8.1 – Academic Eligibility Q&A #6
Question 10 • A coach may not choose to halt play and remove his/her team from a contest due to dangerous playing conditions. True BP 85 Withdrawal during Competition
Question 11 • A student who transfers midway through the school year to a new school without a move of the parents is eligible to participate in athletics. False Rule 8.6.6 Mid-Year Transfers
Question 12 • OSAA Practice Limitation restrictions (“Rule of Two”) apply to both team and individual sports. False BP 58 Practice Limitation Rule
Question 13 • Private school students who live within a public school’s attendance boundaries are not eligible to participate on their resident public school’s team if there is a team in the sport available for them at their private school. True Rule 8.5.1 (b) School Representation
Question 14 • During the OSAA Moratorium Week, scheduled for July 31-August 6, 2011, a student may participate in an open gym as long as his/her coach is not present. False BP 51 Moratorium Week
Question 15 • A student who passed five out of seven classes last semester (achieving 2.25 credits) and is on track to graduate is academically eligible. False Rule 8.1 Academic Eligibility
Question 16 • If only one student representing a school competes in an individual sport, it does not count against the school’s team participation limitation. False Participation Limitations
Question 17 • In order to be a high school coach in Oregon, a coach must be certified, receive concussion training annually, and receive steroid education training once every four years. True Rule 1.2 AD and Coach Certification And State Statues
Question 18 • Recent alumni are not allowed to practice with your basketball team over Christmas Break. True Rule 6 Association Sports/Activities
Question 19 • OSAA rules require all cheerleading coaches, competitive teams and support groups, to attend an annual Cheerleading Safety Clinic True BP 7 Cheerleading Safety Clinic
Question 20 • In the fall, a varsity basketball coach may work with two students, while the assistant coach works with two other students as long as they are at separate ends of the gym. False BP 58 – Q&A #15 Practice Limitation Rule
Question 21 • A soccer coach who is serving a suspension due to an ejection in the previous contest may be with his/her team during warm-ups as long as the coach is “out of sight and sound” prior to the start of the game. False BP 21 – Ejection Policies Q&A #11
Question 22 • When a participant is suspended due to an ejection, the contest in which the suspension is served counts against his/her individual contest limitation. True BP 21 – Ejection Policies Q & A #17
Question 23 • Disrespecting a player by name, number, or position is permissible during contests False BP 66 (a) Spectator Conduct at OSAA Sanctioned Events
Question 24 • A student athlete may receive cash as a reward for participation or accomplishment in athletics. False Rule 8.4 Awards
Question 25 • Use of an ineligible player in a contest may result in fines and forfeiture. True Rule 5 Violations of Regulations