PIAA Eligibility Question

[chief2700]

If a kid plays his freshman year sparingly (but completes the entire school year) at a PIAA school and then transfers into an Inter-Ac school. The Inter-Ac school decides to have him repeat his freshman year but he plays varsity as a freshman. Once this player becomes a senior(5th year), is he eligible to play against PIAA schools? If he plays what is the penalty to the non-PIAA(Inter-Ac) school and the PIAA school that plays them?

Not looking for opinions, just actual PIAA/Inter-Ac policy as this is an actual scenario, this school plays 4 PIAA schools this year and player has signed already with a FCS School.

 

[Concretechuck]

No, only non PIAA games, I.e. Interac or other Private.

 

[Burrs5]

If a kid plays his freshman year sparingly (but completes the entire school year) at a PIAA school and then transfers into an Inter-Ac school. The Inter-Ac school decides to have him repeat his freshman year but he plays varsity as a freshman. Once this player becomes a senior(5th year), is he eligible to play against PIAA schools? If he plays what is the penalty to the non-PIAA(Inter-Ac) school and the PIAA school that plays them?

Not looking for opinions, just actual PIAA/Inter-Ac policy as this is an actual scenario, this school plays 4 PIAA schools this year and player has signed already with a FCS School.

Even if he didn't play at the Inter-Ac school as a freshman he still can't compete vs PIAA teams. It would still be his 5th year in HS. I'm pretty sure the I-A schools sign some sort of waiver saying they won't play a 5th year kid in the game vs the PIAA team. Usually, at the time of the contract that sets up the game. From my experience, I haven't ever heard or seen an I-A school try to sneak a kid into one of these games. Most seem to be on the up-and-up with this.

 

[RoverNation05]

He may not play against PIAA schools. Scott Green (Wyoming Seminary wrestling coach) discussed this scenario on Jason Bryant’s offset last week. 5th years can only compete against other programs that have them. It used to be really common on Blair’s wrestling team, they wouldn’t be able to wrestle against Easton, St. Ed’s, etc., just the National Prep Circuit. That’s also the case for schools/states that allow 8th graders on varsity. When we wrestled Apple Valley, MN in 2004, they weren’t allowed to wrestle their starting 103 because he was only in 8th grade, which is legal in Minnesota but not PA.

 

[Burrs5]

What team are you referencing?

 

[6daystosaturday]

Yawn

 

[chief2700]

Will get back to you if/when they play. I do not want to bring any further visibility to him or the program. If they do the right thing then there is no need to call them out. If he plays in two weeks than I will let let you know...

 

[papride1]

You have 6 years of PIAA eligibility. Clock starts ticking in 7th grade.

 

[Burrs5]

Will get back to you if/when they play. I do not want to bring any further visibility to him or the program. If they do the right thing then there is no need to call them out. If he plays in two weeks than I will let let you know...

Fair enough.

I just went back and looked at the PCL rosters from 2014, which is when this player would have been a freshman and I could not figure out who this player is. Most of the kids listed on varsity rosters that year either graduated or another heard of.

 

[6daystosaturday]

Oh lord gimme a break. Now D12 is gonna police eligibility? Ha!

 

[chief2700]

Not a PCL to Inter-Ac Transfer. D1 to Inter-Ac.

 

[Burrs5]

Not a PCL to Inter-Ac Transfer. D1 to Inter-Ac.

Ok. My bad.For sone reason I thought you said PCL. You clearly didn’t.