University Interscholastic League
P.O. Box 8028
Austin, Texas 78713-8028
(512) 471-5883
www.uiltexas.org
AGENDA
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New UIL Rule Changes
UIL Rules Compliance Program
UIL Coaches Education
UIL Coaches Required Training by Law
Officials, 1204 Update
Concussion Management
“No Pass, No Play”
Limits on Practice and Performance
Student Eligibility/Varsity Eligibility
Previous Athletic Participation Form(PAPF)
Waivers
Resources
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
UIL RULE CHANGES
2014 - 2015
GENERAL
• Updates to the existing UIL rules for broadcasting post-season
events.
• Approved a 2 year Pilot study for 5A and 6A schools to conduct a
3 day tryout period beginning in the Spring of 2015 for sixth
graders in preparation for 7 th grade participation the following
year.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
UIL RULE CHANGES
2014 - 2015
FOOTBALL
• Allow sub-varsity teams in Conferences 5A and 6A to play on
Wednesday of week one only if the varsity has a Thursday game that
same week.
• Implementation of the 40-second play clock in addition to the 25second play clock.
CROSS COUNTRY
• Increase the number of qualifiers to the top four teams and top ten
individuals (who are not already on one of the advancing teams) from
the regional meet to the state meet.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
UIL RULE CHANGES
2014 - 2015
GOLF
• Allow coaches to coach their players from tee to green.
TRACK AND FIELD
• Add wheelchair competition events as a Pilot Program to the 2014
Track and Field State Meet.
• Allow the district executive committee decision on qualification from
district to regional competition in track and field.
OFFICIALS
• Require changes to Section 1204, Officials, of the UIL Constitution and
Contest Rules to conform to the law.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
RULES COMPLIANCE PROGRAM (RCP)
Available ONLY via the UIL website.
• CONSTITUTION AND CONTEST RULES (HS AND JH)
• ETHICS AND SPORTSMANSHIP
• UIL STEROID EDUCATION VIDEO
• SAFETY TRAINING
• Sport Specific Module for each sport
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
UIL COACHES EDUCATION
Link available on the UIL website or visit www.nfhslearn.org
1.
“NFHS TEACHING AND MODELING BEHAVIOR” COURSE
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1.5 hour course/$20 – minimum penalty for coach ejection
“NFHS FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING” COURSE
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6 hour course/$35 – all first year coaches and any coach who is not a full
time employee of the school district.
PLEASE PRINT CERTIFICATE TO VERIFY COMPLETION.
3. Safety Training for Cheerleader Coach/Sponsor
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
UIL COACHES REQUIRED TRAINING
BY LAW
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CPR and First Aid Training
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AED Training
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Safety Training
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Concussion Training (2 hours every other
year/1 hour annually)
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
OFFICIALS
•1204,
Officials
•Online
system for “Request for Officials”
•Online
Official Scratch form
•Online
Official Evaluation form
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
• The information provided on the Health and Safety section of the
UIL web site will update interested stakeholders on the UIL
requirements for concussion management in student-athletes
participating in activities under the jurisdiction of the UIL and will
also provide information on compliance with Chapter 38, Sub
Chapter D of the Texas Education Code (TEC) that was amended
by the passage of House Bill 2038 during the 82nd legislative
session.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
FOOTBALL HELMET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE FOR
THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR
• According to section Sec. 33.094 of the Texas Education Code:
• (a) A school district may not use a football helmet that is 16 years
old or older in the district's football program.
• (b) A school district shall ensure that each football helmet used in
the district's football program that is 10 years old or older is
reconditioned at least once every two years.
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CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
• (c) A school district shall maintain and make available to
parents of students enrolled in the district documentation
indicating the age of each football helmet used in the
district's football program and the dates on which each
helmet is reconditioned.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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“NO PASS NO PLAY”
Eligibility for the FIRST Six Weeks (Credit Requirements):
• Grades nine and below - promoted
• Second Year of High School- five accumulated credits
• Third Year of High School - ten accumulated credits or five credits
within the last twelve.
• Fourth Year or High School - fifteen accumulated credits or five
credits within the last twelve months
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
LIMITS ON PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE
Activities Outside the School Year:
• One practice - no more than three hours.
• More than one practice - no more than five hours total.
• Maximum length of any single practice - three hours.
• More than one practice - a minimum of two hours of rest/recovery
time between practices.
• No consecutive days of multiple practices allowed (exception:
Volleyball).
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
LIMITS ON PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE
Activities Inside the School Year:
• School Week Limitation
• Eight Hour Rule
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
REQUIRED STUDENT FORMS
•Pre Participation Physical Examination Form
•Medical History Form
•Rules Acknowledgment
•Parent or Guardian Permit
•Parent/Student Anabolic Steroid Use and Random Steroid
Testing Form
•Concussion Acknowledgement Form
•Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Form
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
C&CR Section 400
STUDENT’S ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL UIL
CONTEST
Student’s Eligibility:
• Is not a high school graduate
• Is a full-time student
• Regular attendance / 15 day rule (Varsity only)
• Meets credit requirements (“NO PASS NO PLAY”)
• Enrolled in four year program
• Four year rule (Waiver)
• Was not recruited (PAPF)
• Awards Rule
• Meets requirements of C&CR Section 440
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
C&CR SECTION 440
VARSITY ELIGIBILITY
ELIGIBILITY FOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS:
• Meets all requirements of Section 400
• Parent Residence (Waiver)
• Age Rule (Waiver)
• Amateur Athletic Status
• Changing Schools for Athletic Purposes (PAPF)
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FORM
(PAPF)
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FORM
(PAPF)
Changing schools for athletic purposes:
• All new students in grades 9-12 who have ever practiced (before,
during or after school) or participated in any UIL athletic activity in
grade 8-12 at another school MUST have this form completed by the
previous school (last school of participation) and be approved by the
District Executive Committee before they are eligible to participate at
the varsity level at the new school.
• A PAPF is not required for subvarsity competition.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FORM
(PAPF)
Changing schools for athletic purposes:
• Common Indicators
⎯ Checking to see if a student was recruited
⎯ Ascertaining whether a student was in good standing in the previous
school, either academically or in a sports program
⎯ Determining if a student was unhappy with a coach in the previous
school
⎯ Determining if a student played on a non-school team and is
transferring to the school where members of the non-school team
attend
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FORM
(PAPF)
Changing schools for athletic purposes:
• Common Indicators
⎯ Determining if a student played on a non-school team and is
transferring to the school where the non-school team coach, or a
relative of the school coach, is the school coach.
⎯ Determining if a student received individual or team instruction
from a school coach and is transferring to the school of that
coach.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
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P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PAPF-MISC.
• Submit both page 1 and 2 (PAPF and Questionnaire)
• Complete most updated version of PAPF and Questionnaire
• Send a legible copy
• *UIL does not retain a copy of the PAPF when returned to school for
revisions or clarifications.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
PAPF STARTS WITH SCHOOL
AFTER STUDENT HAS ENROLLED IN
NEW SCHOOL
NEW SCHOOL COMPLETES AND
SENDS TO FORMER SCHOOL
DEC COMMITTEE REVIEWS
PAPF TO DETERMINE VARSITY
FORMER SCHOOL COMPLETES AND
ELIGIBILITY
SENDS BACK TO NEW SCHOOL
NEW SCHOOL SENDS PAPF TO
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE CHAIR (DEC)
DEC CHAIR SENDS APPROVED
COPIES TO SCHOOL AND UIL
OFFICE
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If all of
Section 3 is
“No”
If any of
Section 3 is
“Yes”
DEC HEARING
REQUIRED
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
• Parent Residence/Four Year Rule Waiver
(approved by Waiver Officer)
Section 463
• High School Overage Waiver
(checked by DEC)
Section 446
• Foreign Exchange Waiver
(approved by Waiver Officer)
Section 440/465
• Retroactive Waiver
(approved by Waiver Officer)
Section 469
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
WAIVERS CONTACT INFO
Waiver Officer: Eddie Wolski
Email: waivers@uiltexas.org
Department Phone: 512-471-5883
Department Fax: 512-471-6589
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX
Resources
Constitution and Contest Rules
• Sport’s Manuals
• TEA/UIL Side by Side
• Sports Rule Books
⎯ National Federation of State High School Associations
(NFHS)
⎯ NCAA Football
⎯ United States Tennis Association (USTA)
⎯ United States Golf Association (USGA)
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
78713-8028
P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX