Shenandoah Christian Conference (SCC) Player Eligibility
The following is excerpted from “Article 8: Eligibility” of the Constitution and Handbook of the SCC.
Players can participate in conference athletics under the following guidelines:
A. Varsity teams may consist of players grades 8th - 12th. No players shall have turned 19 before August 1st.
B. Junior Varsity teams may consist of players grades 7th - 11th.
C. Middle School teams may consist of players grades 5th - 8th. No player shall have turned 15 years of age before August 1st.
D. Eligibility for every participant will begin with the compliance to all rules stated in this document. Interpretations of eligibility rules are to be issued in writing to the President and Vice President for review and appeals can be requested of the Judicial Board if deemed necessary.
E. High school graduates will not be permitted to participate.
F. Any athlete on a college team is not permitted to participate.
G. Students may compete in only five years of Varsity athletics.
H. All athletes must participate in the gender sport to which their chromosomes align. All athletes with XX chromosomes must participate in female sports and all athletes with XY chromosomes must participate in male sports.
I. Team Rosters must be submitted to the Vice President before every teams first conference game. Roster changes may be made during the first half of the season only.
J. If eligibility violations are committed by a member school, the Judicial Board will have the power to rule a Forfeit of all games played illegally by that school’s team. In addition, the school may be placed on probation for a period of one year dated from the time of the offense. Additional eligibility violations may result in a school’s dismissal from the league.
K. Seniors may not be on JV teams. A simple majority discretionary vote of all Members will allow for an exemption.
L. Athletes attending public school are ineligible to participate on conference teams. A simple majority discretionary vote of all Members will allow for an exemption. Upon unsuccessful discretionary vote, the member school may undeclare that sport for that season.
M. Athletes on the Varsity roster may not be on the JV roster. JV Roster players may only play up should the Varsity team not be able to field a full team plus three substitutes, on a game by game basis.