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WCAC TRANSFER POLICY

WCAC Athletic Transfer Policy 

  1. The WCAC Athletic Transfer Policy applies only to student participation in varsity sports. There are no  transfer restrictions for student participation in junior varsity sports. 
  2. A student may only participate in sports for 8 consecutive semesters upon entering the 9th grade. 
  3. All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students are permitted a ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer. To be  eligible to play any varsity sports (fall and winter) at the new WCAC member school during the school  year of the transfer, the student must be enrolled in the new school on or before September 15 of that  school year. If the enrollment occurs after September 15, the student is ineligible to play fall and winter  varsity sports at the new school. 

To be eligible to play any varsity sports (spring) at the new WCAC member school during the school year  of the transfer, the student must be enrolled in the new school on or before January 31 of that school  year. If the enrollment occurs after January 31, the student is ineligible to play spring varsity sports at  the new school. 

Any intra-conference transfer in addition to the ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer renders the student  ineligible to play any varsity sports at the new school for 365 days from the date of enrollment at the  new school. 

  1. A 12th grade student is NOT permitted an intra-conference transfer. If a 12th grade student transfers  from one WCAC member school to a new WCAC member school, he/she is ineligible to play any varsity  sports. If during his/her 11th grade year a student plays a varsity sport or plays multiple varsity sports at  one WCAC member school and thereafter uses the One-Time intra-conference transfer, the student is  ineligible to play that same sport or those same sports at the new WCAC school for the remainder of  that current school year. For the purpose of all provisions of this policy, a student is considered a 12th  grade student the day after the end of his/her 11th grade year. 
  2. Transfers from non-WCAC member schools: 
  3. Each 9 th, 10th, and 11th grade student transferring from a non-WCAC member school to a  WCAC member school is eligible to participate in all varsity sports immediately, provided the  student has not previously used his/her ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer. If the student  previously used his/her ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer, the student is ineligible to play  varsity sports at the new school for 365 days from the date of enrollment at the new school. 
  4. A 12th grade student transferring from a non-WCAC member school to a WCAC member school  is eligible to participate in all varsity sports provided he/she has enrolled in the WCAC member  school by September 15 of that school year and provided the student has not previously used  his/her ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer. If the enrollment occurs after September 15 or the  student previously used his/her ONE-TIME intra-conference transfer, the student is ineligible to  play any varsity sports at the new school. 
  5. Definitions: for the purpose of this Athletic Transfer Policy, the following definitions apply:
  6. “Enrolled” and “Enrollment” in a school means a student has: 
  7. Completed the application for the new school; 
  8. Has written acceptance from the new school; and 

iii. Payment of the Registration Fee has been received by the new school. 

  1. “Intra-conference transfer” means moving from one WCAC member school to another WCAC  member school. 
  2. “ONE-TIME” is defined as a single intra-conference transfer for a 9th, 10th and 11th grade student  during the student’s high school years. 
  3. “WCAC member school” means a school which is a part of The Washington Catholic Athletic  Conference. 
  4. “Play” or “Played” means to appear or be listed on a varsity sport roster. 
  5. Each Head of School shall provide the WCAC Commissioner with legal guardianship documentation for a  student upon request. 
  6. The WCAC and each member school shall publish the Athletic Transfer Policy, and all future  amendments or modifications thereto, on their respective websites or on any other media intended to  give notice to their students or those interested in becoming students at their school. It is the  responsibility of each member school to provide a copy of the Athletic Transfer Policy to each student  who intends to transfer or has transferred into their school. 
  7. The Athletic Transfer Policy is effective July 24, 2023, and shall remain as stated above until otherwise  amended, modified, or terminated by the member schools. 
  8. All enrollment/transfer dates set forth by the WCAC must be adhered to, students must be enrolled by  September 15 in order to play Fall and Winter sports, and January 31 in order to play Spring sports. 

Amended and unanimously approved by the conference’s presidents

15 June 2023