Eastern Athletic Association of the Deaf, Inc.

Basketball Guideline

SECTION 3. Player Eligibility Rules.

SUBSECTION 3(a).   Players representing a team shall be deaf or hard of hearing and shall be
                                       bona fide members of their member club or independent team before signing
                                       the registration forms.

SUBSECTION 3(b).   A player shall have a hearing loss of 55 dB or greater in the better ear to be
                                       eligible. This is in accordance with the International Committee of Sports
                                       for the Deaf (ICSD) Bylaws.

SUBSECTION 3(c).    Players shall have attended a school or program for the deaf, whether
                                       residential or day, oral, or combined, as listed in the yearly reports of
                                       the American Annals of the Deaf, for a period of at least two (2) years.
                                       In deserving cases, exceptions to this rule can be made by each region
                                       but on at its annual meeting. Such deserving player shall have been
                                       a member of a member club or an independent team for a period of
                                       one (1) year before his eligibility becomes effective.

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One Win. ATTITUDE
IS EVERYTHING.