2019 MVP AD Study Guide

  • Age Requirement – Rule 203
  • Eight Semesters – Rule 204
  • 2.0 GPA – Rule 205 A + B (Cannot Hardship less than a 2.0 GPA)
  • 20 Credits
  • Academic Probation
  • Summer School
  • Residential Eligibility – CIF Blue Book Definition of Valid Change
  • Rule 206 (Subsequent move within 12 months)
  • Rule 206 (Expanded list of evidence to show Valid Change)
  • Transfer Eligibility – Rule 207 (Online Application Required)
  • Rule 207
  • Foreign Students/International Students – Rule 208 (Online Application Required)
  • Discipline and Expulsion – Rule 209
  • Home Study, Home Schooling – Rule 301
  • Independent Study Program – Rule 302

More General Topics

Here are some general topics that will help you prepare/review for the MVP AD voluntary exam. Familiarizing yourself with these sections of the Blue Book is a fantastic start. This test will challenge your ability to apply the rules and guidelines but also help illustrate the complexity of the rules and their application. Please review the Blue Book.

  • General CIF Information
  • Structure of the organization and how rules are made/bylaws change
  • League Formation
  • Playoff Groupings (and entries)
  • Outside Competition and Penalties (Bylaw 600)
  • Summertime Rules
  • Player Conduct (Misconduct Management) and aftermath
  • 200 series
  • Transfer Applications – which type to file in various situations
  • Academic eligibility – semesters, grades etc.
  • Students Limitation to One Season of Sport within a school year
  • Continuing eligibility in a sport within a school year (after transferring schools)
  • Falsification of information
  • Age Limitation
  • Rule 510, Athletic Motivation, Following a Coach
  • Synopsis of Changes for the current school year (from the AD workshops)