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A Letter From The Athletic Director:
Whether you are a beginning your first year or second year at South Puget Sound Community College the athletic department staff and coaches are excited to have the privilege of helping you meet your educational and athletic goals. Clipper athletics believes in a “Commitment to Excellence”. Excellence in the classroom leads to meeting your educational goals whether they are to get your Associate of Arts degree and transfer to a four-year college or university, getting your Associate of Technical Arts and moving into the workforce or whatever your educational goal may be. Excellence on the field or court leads to building leadership skills, teamwork, perseverance, discipline and a commitment to your teammates, coaches and yourself.
Playing in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges is exciting and challenging. Each of our sports teams has made a championship or playoff appearance over the years and have always been very competitive. You as student-athletes along with the coaching staff will strive for the “Commitment To Excellence” that has served Clipper Athletics well in the past and will continue to in the future.
Hopefully your involvement in Clipper Athletics will extend beyond the court or field. You can have a prominent and positive effect on the campus community and the community at large by representing South Puget Sound Community College’s intercollegiate sports programs well in all that you do. Be sure to take advantage of the other student activities that happen on campus such as the Noon Events, Open Houses, ASB-SPSCC Senate meetings just to name a few.
I look forward to an exciting year of Soccer, Basketball and Fastpitch. My door is always open if you have questions, concerns or just want to stop by and chat!
Director of Athletics
What rules do I have to abide by?
Must I have graduated from high school?
What do I have to do to be eligible to participate?
What are the eligibility requirements if I am transferring from
another college?
How many seasons may I participate in a sport?
When does the season begin?
When and where do the teams practice?
What are the requirements for a transfer student?
What rules do I have to abide by?
Student-athletes participating in Clipper athletics will abide by the eligibility rules and regulations of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Collges (NWAACC) and the rules and policies of the South Puget Sound Community College.
Must I have graduated from high school?
To participate in Clipper intercollegiate sports programs you must be a high school graduate, or the class you would have graduated with must have graduated.
What do I have to do to be eligible to participate?
First-Year Athletes
NWAACC rules require that you enroll in and pass a minimum
of 12 credit each quarter of participation.
There is no GPA requirement for first-year athletes.
Second-Year Athletes
You must enroll in and pass a minimum of 12 credits each
quarter, maintain a 2.0 or better GPA, have passed a minimum
of 12 credits during the
previous quarter, and have accumulated a minimum of 36
credits or the equivalent begiinning with your first
quarter of participation.
What are the eligibility requirements if I am transferring from another college?
Transfer Students From Non-Member Schools
If you participaed in intercollegiate sports at a non-NWAACC
member school you must have passed 12 credits or the equivalent,
during your previous
term,
have
a 2.0
or
better
GPA and have accumulated 36 credits from your first quarter
of participation.
If you did not participate in intercollegiate sports at
a non-NWAACC member school, you may be eligible immediately
if you passed a minimum of 12 credits or the
equivalent during your previous term.
Transfer Students From NWAACC Member Schools
If you participated in intercollegiate sports at another
NWAACC member school, you must sit out for a minimum of three
(3) academic quarters exclusive of summer school (Fall, Winter,
and Spring) before eligibility will be granted. In addition,
you
must have
completed
12
credits or the equivalent during your previous term,
and you must have a 2.0 or better GPA.
If you did not participate in intercollegiate sport at
another NWAACC member school, you may be eligible immediately
if you passed a minimum of 12 quarter credit hours or their
equivalent during your previous term, and your GPA is 2.0 or
better.
How many seasons may I participate in a sport?
Student-athletes are allowed two seasons of competition in any sport at the community college level if they have not previously participated at any intercollegiate level. Playing in any portion of any regularly scheduled event or contest counts as a season of participation in that sport.
The soccer season begins official practice in mid-August and the first match may be scheduled ten days from the first day of offcial practice. The soccer season runs through early November, with the playoffs and championships scheduled the second and third week of November.
Basketball practice officially begins on the third Monday of October, and the first game may be scheduled on the third Friday of November. The season lasts until the end of February, with playoffs and the championship tournament scheduled in early March.
Fastpitch begins official practice on February 1st and the first game scheduled for early March. The season lasts through mid-may with playoffs and championships scheduled for late May.
When and where do the teams practice?
Teams practice on campus on the soccer and softball fields
and in the gymnasium. Practice typically takes place during
the late afternoon for soccer and fastpitch and early to late
evenings for basketball. Each coach determines thier sport's
practice times.
Soccer matches are typically scheduled for Friday (5pm) and
Satruday (1pm) with some weekday games (5pm) to accommodate
the league schedules.
Basketball pre-season games are usually scheduled late afternoon
or evenings, the league games are scheduled for Wednesday (6pm/8pm)
and Saturday (5pm/7pm) with the women playing first.. (Schedule
time are subject to change - this information is a general
guide for our schedules)
What are the requirements for student-athlete transferring to a four year college?
Students planning to transfer to a four year college should familiarize themselves with the transfer rules for both four year intercollegiate organizations: NCAA and NAIA. Generally, if a student meets the NWAACC eligibility requirements and graduates with an associate degree, they will be eligible at a four-year college or university.
CONTACT US:
ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR
360-596-5419
OFFICE ASSISTANT
360-596-5469
MEN'S SOCCER
360-596-5461
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
360-596-5459
MEN'S BAKSETBALL
360-596-5377
WOMEN'S FASTPITCH
360-598-5460