Handbooks
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- A student-athlete, who has been charged a season of competition at a WHAC institution, is not eligible for athletic participation in the same sport at another WHAC institution for 365 days since the last date of attendance at the previous WHAC institution.
- A student-athlete, who has not been charged a season of competition at the previous WHAC institution but did receive athletic related financial aid at the previous institution is not eligible for certification for athletic participation for 365 days from the last date of attendance at the previous WHAC institution. EXCEPTION: If this student-athlete receives a written release from the athletics director at the previous WHAC institution as certified on the NAIA Transfer Student Form filed through ECP with the WHAC Eligibility Chair, the WHAC transfer policy requirement of 365 days of non-participation will be waived.
- The Intra-Conference Transfer Policy will not apply to any WHAC student-athlete whose institution has publicly announced that it will discontinue the sport in which the student-athlete participated. The student-athlete will be immediately eligible for certification for participation provided all other eligibility requirements of the Conference and the NAIA are met.
- A student who has graduated from a WHAC member institution and transfers to another WHAC institution to enroll in an additional baccalaureate or equivalent degree or second major area of study, or graduate work of any kind (as per NAIA Bylaw Article V, Section B, Item 14) will not be subject to the WHAC intra-conference transfer policy. No release will be required, and the student can compete immediately provided all other eligibility requirements of the Conference and the NAIA are met.
Definition of Discontinue – A program is considered “discontinued” if the sponsoring institution does not provide student-athletes with the opportunity to compete in the number of regular season countable contests established by the NAIA to be post-season eligible:
Baseball 16 games
M&W Basketball 18 games
M&W Bowling 5 matches or tournaments (vs. NAIA Varsity opponent)
Competitive Cheer 4 competitions
M&W XC 4 meets (must record result in each)
Competitive Dance 4 competitions
Esports TBD
M&W Golf Minimum of 12 rounds
Men’s Ice Hockey 20 games (vs ACHA DI opponents)
M&W Lacrosse 7 matches (vs. NAIA Varsity opponent)
M&W Soccer 10 matches
Softball 16 games
M&W Tennis 8 matches (ITA events are not countable matches)
M&W Indoor T&F 3 meets (must record result in each)
M&W Outdoor T&F 3 meets (must record result in each)
W Volleyball 16 matches
M Volleyball 12 matches
M Wrestling 6 duals or tournamentsAdopted October 2018
Reviewed and Updated October 2023
WHAC Handbook (posted 7/26/22; updated 12/5/22, 7/1/23. 1/7/25) | SID Handbook (posted 8/7/24, updated 10/1/24)
The WHAC Handbook also includes the SID Handbook, Sports Medicine Handbook, and each of the sport handbooks found below.
Fall Sports (2024-25 season)
Winter Sports (2024-25 season)
Competitive Cheer (posted 9/19/24, updated 9/24/24, 12/5/24, 1/22/25) - PDF
Competitive Dance (posted 9/24/24, updated 1/22/25) - PDF
Men's Ice Hockey (posted 8/27/24, updated 11/20/24) - PDF
Men's Wrestling (posted 9/4/24) - PDF
Golf (posted 6-17-24, updated 8/20/24, 10/1/24, 1/30/25) - PDF