1. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Fall CIAC Handbook Presentation for Student- Athletes

2. After a 30-day wait period After a 365-day wait period
When a student-athlete transfers to a new school he/she becomes eligible:
After a 30-day wait period
After a 365-day wait period
Immediately, if he/she moves with a parent or legal guardian
All of the above based on individual circumstances

3. If the transfer is not for athletic reasons
How can a student-athlete who transfers to a new school reduce the wait period to become eligible to 30 days?:
If the transfer is not for athletic reasons
If the principals of both schools sign the transfer waiver form
If he/she was not recruited
All of the above

4. When a student-athlete transfers in grade 9, he/she becomes eligible?:
After a 30-day waiting period
After one semester
After 365 days
Immediately regardless of athletic participation in grade 9

5. CIAC rules and regulations apply to student-athletes competing for:
Freshman level teams only
Any sub-varsity level team
Any team in a CIAC-sponsored sport, regardless of level
Varsity level teams only

6. After the first scheduled game of the season
When is it too late for a student-athlete to switch from one CIAC sport to another at the same school in the same season?:
After the first scheduled game of the season
After team cuts have been made
After tryouts have been completed
After the first day of tryouts

7. Participation in a tryout or showcase Competing on a non-school team
During the time a student athlete is playing for a high school team, which of these activities in the same sport would constitute a violation of CIAC rules?:
Participation in a tryout or showcase
Competing on a non-school team
Attending a sports camp or clinic as a participant
All of the above

8. During the school year, when is a student athlete’s eligibility determined?
When mid-term progress reports are issued
On the last day of the marking period
When report cards are distributed to all students
When your coach informs you that you’re eligible

9. Yes, prior to the school’s first scheduled competition
Can a student athlete practice or play on an outside team in the same sport during the season?:
Yes, prior to the school’s first scheduled competition
Not under any circumstances
Only with prior approval of his or coach
Only in individual sports

10. 10 school days after the issuance of report cards
Scholastic failures cannot be made up between marking periods, however incomplete grades can be made up prior to:
10 school days after the issuance of report cards
Mid-marking period progress reports
The end of the next marking period
None of the above - incomplete grades are considered failures

11. Which grades are used to determine athletic eligibility?:
Progress report grades
Report card grades for marking periods 1, 2 and 3 and final grades
Semester grades
Exam grades

12. Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-One
A student athlete will not be allowed to start a season or compete during a season in which he/she turns what age?:
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One

13. Eight semesters or four years Ten semesters or five years
A student has how many consecutive semesters or how many consecutive years of eligibility for interscholastic competition from the date of entry into ninth grade?:
Eight semesters or four years
Ten semesters or five years
Ten semesters or four years
Eight semesters or five years

14. Three Full Credits Four Full Credits Five Full Credits
A student athlete cannot at any time represent his/her school in interscholastic athletics if he/she is not enrolled in the equivalent of:
Three Full Credits
Four Full Credits
Five Full Credits
Six Full Credits

15. True under all circumstances False under all circumstances
A student cannot participate in or represent his or her school in more then one sport after the school’s first contest date in a sport:
True under all circumstances
False under all circumstances
True only for team sports
True unless a coach grants a waiver

16. Win and lose graciously Be knowledgeable of and abide by CIAC rules
Student athletes serve as role models. Their behaviors and actions impact others. Accordingly student athletes will:
Demonstrate respect for themselves and their coaches, teammates, opponents, officials and spectators
Win and lose graciously
Be knowledgeable of and abide by CIAC rules
All of the above

17. Remainder of the school year 180 school days
A student athlete who has been determined to have used androgenic/anabolic steroids or other performance enhancing substances in or out of season shall be declared ineligible for all CIAC controlled activities on each occurrence for how long?
The sport season
Remainder of the school year
180 school days
A period not to extend beyond the passing of a drug screening

18. All credits taken during the year
To be eligible for a fall sport a student athlete must have received credit towards graduation of the equivalent of how many full credits of work for which he/she have not previously received credit? (remember final academic grades determine fall eligibility):
Five full credits
Four full credits
Three full credits
All credits taken during the year

19. The athlete is declared ineligible for the remainder of the season
When a student athlete violates a CIAC eligibility rule, which of the following will happen?:
The athlete is declared ineligible for the remainder of the season
The athlete’s school will be assessed a fine
The athlete’s team will be required to forfeit games
All of the above

20. Which statement regarding the eligibility of an in-season athlete is true?:
He/she will not jeopardize his/her eligibility by coaching or officiating in a youth league
He/she can receive individual lessons in the skills of his/her sport
If his/her sport is gymnastics, golf, swimming or tennis, he/she can practice (but not compete) with an outside team in his/her sport if the practices do not interfere with games or practices of his/her school team
All of the above

21. He/she is providing me with individual lessons
According to CIAC rules, my high school coach is permitted to coach me in the offseason when:
He/she is providing me with individual lessons
He/she is coaching our high school team in a summer league
My school allows him/her to organize a school practice or captains practice
He/she is coaching a non-school team and I am one of the athletes playing for that team