Any Student is eligible for sports participation for four (4) consecutive years after completion of grade 8 providing:

he/she is under 19 years old as of September 1st of the school year.

he/she is passing a minimum of 25 points of academic credit (see “grades” below).

he/she has not been ejected from a contest by an official more than once during the current season.

he/she has not violated athletic rules, including both Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) regulations and individual team rules presented by the coach to his or her players.

he/she has met other school obligations, such as serving detentions.

You are not eligible:

If you are not a student currently enrolled in Matignon High School.

If you do not currently live with your legal parent(s)/ guardian.

If you transferred from one high school to another, you are ineligible to participate in any interscholastic athletic contest at any level for a period of one year in all sports in which you participated at the varsity level or its equivalent during the one year period preceding the transfer (see exemptions listed in Rule 57.7 of the MIAA Handbook for exceptions, unless you have changed your legal residence.

If you were “persuaded” or influenced to transfer to your present school by a coach, athletic director, principal, or other person connected with the school.

If you were disqualified from a competition, including a jamboree, scrimmage, etc., you may not participate in the next scheduled interscholastic competition that is part of their regular season schedule, or in tournament play. The disqualified student athlete is ineligible to participate in any contest at the same level of play in that sport until the next contest, or the next two (2) contests in the sports of baseball, ice hockey, girls lacrosse (red card), and soccer, have been completed. (see MIAA Handbook, Section 49 for further details)

If you physically assault an official, you are ineligible in all sports for one year.

If you willfully, flagrantly, or maliciously attempt to injure an opponent, you will be immediately excluded from participation in that sport for one year.

Waiver of certain MIAA Eligibility Rules may be submitted, allowing a student-athlete to participate. Students who wish to apply for a waiver of an eligibility rule should meet with the Athletic Director several weeks prior to the start of the season in question. The violation of any eligibility rule may result in forfeiture of a game won or tied. If, in your opinion, there is any doubt concerning your eligibility, consult the Athletic Director. The rules apply to all teams, Varsity and Sub-Varsity, and both to boys and girls sports. The Committee on Athletics of the M.I.A.A. will resolve all questions on eligibility.