CAA CAA Athletic Program Compliance and Governance

Question 1

Which organization sets the primary eligibility rules for high school athletics in the United States at the state level?

Accepted Answer

State high school athletic associations (e.g., NFHS member associations)

Answer

The NCAA

Answer

The U.S. Department of Education

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Individual school boards

Question 2

What is the purpose of an athletic eligibility audit?

Accepted Answer

To verify that student-athletes meet academic, age, transfer, and enrollment requirements before competition

Answer

To select all-star teams

Answer

To evaluate coaching performance

Answer

To set team budgets

Question 3

When a student transfers from one high school to another, which eligibility concern is MOST common?

Accepted Answer

Transfer eligibility rules and sit-out periods enforced by the state athletic association

Answer

Uniform number conflicts

Answer

Grade point average recalculation

Answer

Loss of senior class rank

Question 4

An athletic administrator discovers a coach gave an athlete a prohibited extra benefit. What is the CORRECT course of action?

Accepted Answer

Report the violation to the appropriate governing authority and initiate an internal review

Answer

Ignore it if the benefit was small

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Allow the coach to self-correct without documentation

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Notify only the booster club president

Question 5

What does the term 'amateurism' mean in the context of high school athletics compliance?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining eligibility by not accepting payment or compensation for athletic participation beyond allowable benefits

Answer

Playing for a school for the first time

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Competing in only one sport per year

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Being under the age of 18 for all competitions

Question 6

Which NFHS guiding principle emphasizes that high school athletics should be subordinate to the educational mission of the school?

Accepted Answer

The Education-Based Athletics Principle

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The Competitive Balance Principle

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The Community Engagement Mandate

Answer

The Revenue Generation Standard