Check our Athletic website for a list of sports and coaches: http://www.oakparkusd.org/Page/1010
All CIF Southern Section eligibility rules apply to any games, including practice, interscholastic scrimmage, league, tournament, or play-off. To practice for and compete in interscholastic athletics, a student must:
· Be under nineteen (19) years of age before September 1st
· Meet the attendance requirements
· Be eligible scholastically
· Meet the residence and citizenship requirements
· Not participate in any tryout for a professional or collegiate team
· Not compete on outside teams during the season of sport
· Be an amateur
· Get a physical exam from a doctor prior to participation
· Show proof of medical insurance coverage
· Pay a transportation fee
· Abide by the CIF/ OPHS Co-Curricular Code
· Complete the necessary participation forms
· Purchase an ASB Card (check our web site/web store for price). Students may purchase an Eagle combo (check our web site/web store for price), which includes the ASB Card and Yearbook. Funds are used to supplement the athletic program with student awards and officiating fees.
· Transportation fees will be established by the Principal and the Athletic Department.
· Students must travel to and from OPHS in school-approved vehicles. Students may travel with their parent if there are special circumstances (e.g. funerals, religious events, emergencies, the evening before semester finals and/or AP Exams). A written, signed note from the parent, addressed to an administrator, will be required 24 hours in advance of the event.
Transportation refunds will normally not be given to a student who quits or is dismissed from an athletic team unless there are circumstances beyond the student’s control. If circumstances are such that a refund is due, the following policies will apply:
· Students will receive a full refund of transportation fees if they discontinue participation before the first athletic contest. Scrimmages do not count as a contest.
· Students will receive a 50% transportation fee refund if they discontinue participation before the first league contest.
· No refund will be given after the first league contest.
· A student ineligible at the beginning of a season must pay the full transportation fee if he/she may be part of a team. If the student remains ineligible at the first grade check, the above rules will apply.
Student-athletes who fulfill their 9th grade Physical Education requirement may complete the remainder of their physical education requirement through participation in interscholastic sports. Students in grades 10-12 successfully completing a full season of sport will be eligible to earn 5 units of physical education credit for their participation in each sport. A full season is the ability to participate physically in over 50% of the practices and games. An athlete who is injured for over 50% of the season will not earn credit.
In order to participate in an activity or athletic event, students shall be present in all scheduled classes on the date of said event. A tardy of 15 minutes or more shall be considered an absence. Note: This requirement pertains to all OPUSD students participating in all OPHS activities.