ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAYOFFS ARE 10 VARSITY LEAGUE GAMES OR 17 CUMULATIVE VARSITY / JV LEAGUE GAMES. AN ELITE PLAYER MUST PLAY IN 10 VARSITY LEAGUE GAMES.
ALL EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE MUST BE REFERRED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

DON’T LEAVE THIS UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE – IF YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR WAIVERS FOR ANY OF YOUR PLAYERS GET IT DONE NOW OR YOU WILL RUN THE RISK OF THEM SITTING OUT OR WORSE, YOU MAY FORFEIT A GAME IF YOU PLAY AN INELIGIBLE PLAYER!

There is no form for waivers, include all of the required/pertinent information in an email to Doug Ottenlips dougottenlips@charter.net

Eligibility Rules

Rules to be aware of regarding player eligibility:

7-G-4 A - Ensure players are enrolled in courses that offer 3.0 units of credit.

7-G-4 H - Review first semester grade cards to insure scholastic eligibility for the second semester and playoffs. Scholastic eligibility may be appealed. The appeal should be based on issues such as illness, injury, or other like issue. The Rules Committee will review each appeal and make the final decision.

7-G-5 - Graduation Credits Completed--these situations must be forwarded to the Rules Committee for their verification.

7-G-12 C - Eligibility challenges handled by the Disciplinary Committee the last 20 days of the season

7-G-16 - Exceptions considered will be those events out of control of the player--such as illness, injury. The exception must include information regarding the start date of non-play, reason for non-play, number of games missed, number of games played outside of non-play time frame (reasons for not playing games, if there are any). Documentation should include verification from doctors, hospitals, clinics, etc.  Non-play for medical reasons should also include documentation of when the player is released to play.

2-JV-3 - After 30 points (Varsity and JV) during the league season only a swing player is no longer JV eligible

2-JV-5 - Please see 7-G-16 for exception consideration 

Any questions regarding eligibility or requests for waivers should be directed to Doug Ottenlips, dougottenlips@charter.net

In order to avoid any delay, please be sure you include ALL necessary information with requests. 

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SENIORS

Don’t forget to remind your seniors to apply for the Midstates scholarships (deadline 2/1/22). The Midstates Scholarship application is below. 

Doug Ottenlips
MSCHA Rules Committee

You will need your USAH Confirmation # to start the registration process.