SANCTIONING AND TRAVEL
127-3-17 Sanctioning and Travel.
17.1 A member school shall not enter an event which
requires sanctioning until it is approved.
17.2All applications for sanctioning must be submitted
to the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission 30 days prior to the event
with the exception of international events.
17.3 Events requiring
National Federation approval are:
(a) Co-sponsorship Sanction Requirement: Any
interstate competition involving two (2) or more schools which is co-sponsored by an
organization outside the high school community (e.g., a university, a theme park, a shoe
company), in addition to being sponsored by a member school, an approved school or a state
association, shall require sanction of the NFHS office.
(b) Non-bordering State Sanction Requirement: Each
state association shall sanction through the NFHS office interstate competition by a
member school involving either:
1) Eight (8) or more schools, at least one (1) of which is from a state
that does not border the host state; or
2) Five (5) or more states, at least one (1) of which does not border
the host state.
(c) International Event: Each member state
association shall approve and receive NFHS approval for competition by a member school
against a school from a foreign country, except for two (2) school and three (3) school
competition with a school or schools from Canada or Mexico which necessitates a round trip
of less than 600 miles.
(d) International Event: Games against Canadian or Mexican schools involving
travel of greater than 600 miles, or an event involving more than three (3) schools, one
or more of which are from Canada or Mexico, requires a request to the NFHS for
international sanction and notice to and sanction by the appropriate National Governing
Body.
17.4 Bordering state events requiring approval are:
(a) Any interstate event in which four or
more schools participate. (All schools from neighboring states.)
(b) Any interstate event which involves
schools from three or more state high school associations.
17.5 Intrastate events requiring approval are: (a) An
event with more than four schools participating or awards given. (b) Any event where
awards are given.
17.6 The West Virginia Secondary School Activities
Commission may assess a fine and/or other penalties against the participating school for
violations of the sanction provisions.
17.7 A member school shall not enter an event that
involves travel of more than 600 miles round trip unless it occurs on days when school is
not in session. However, sanctioning from the West Virginia Secondary School Activities
Commission must be granted. |
