Please review the following information before completing the cooperation sports program application:
1. A public high school can only enter into a CSP with another public high school while non-public schools can only enter into such programs with another non-public school.
2. A member school may enter into Cooperative Sports Programs with more than one other school for more than one sport; however, a member school may only enter into one Cooperative Sports Program for a particular sport.
3. CSPs involving ice hockey will allow three member schools to combine to form a tri-school CSP but their combined roster may not exceed thirty (30) student-athletes.
4. The enrollments for all schools involved in a CSP will be combined for classification determinations made by the Classification Review Committee.
5. A CSP application is for a two year period with automatic two-year renewal.
6. A participating school may withdraw from a CSP during the approval period. The written notice must be submitted to the NJSIAA and other participating schools.
7. A CSP for a particular sport will cover all levels of competition (i.e. Varsity, JV, and Freshman). However, either school may establish a stand-alone sub-varsity team while continuing in the cooperative program in that same sport.
8. The LEA will be entitled to all League & Conference and NJSIAA awards; however, a disqualification will be assigned to the member school that the student-athlete attends.
9. The “participating” league or conference means the league or conference which assigns the regular season schedule for the requested sport.
10. Cooperating schools may include all school names on their uniforms.
Applications must be completed by the following dates:
- Fall sports: January 15th
- Winter sports: April 15th
- Spring sports: September 15th
The following application will be reviewed by the Cooperative Sports Committee. Please submit one application for each sport.
Submission of this form will serve as confirmation that the Principals and Boards of Education for all involved schools have reviewed the information included in this application and that their approval or disapproval is correctly reported within this application.
