PETITION TO DEVIATE FROM ASSIGNED TEAM
Georgia Cycling policy states that a student-athlete must participate on a team, either composite or school-based, as established by the high school they currently or will attend. We recognize that under certain conditions, participating on a student’s assigned team may create a hardship for a family that jeopardizes that student’s overall ability to participate in the program. Therefore, we have established a process for families to petition to deviate from their assigned team.
Composite Team Participants are eligible to utilize this petition. Families may outline their hardship in a petition to move to a different composite team.
School-based Team Participants are not eligible to utilize this petition. Participation on a school-based team is restricted only to students who attend the team’s high school or who will attend the team’s high school following middle school. Therefore, student-athletes are not allowed to join a school-based team if they are not a student at that school. Likewise, student-athletes are not allowed to join a composite team if there is a school-based team formed at their high school.
If you are currently on a composite team - or are slated to participate on a composite team - and would like to request approval to deviate from your assigned team, complete the form below. All petitions must be reviewed and approved before any deviation takes place. Merely completing the form should not be considered approval to participate with a new team.
In order for a deviation to be approved, it must be demonstrated that participation with the student’s assigned team creates an extraordinary burden on the family. Please provide as much detail as possible so we can fully understand the full scope of your hardship. Remember team deviations are extremely rare and we have intentionally set the bar high to prevent a ping pong of student transfers, which would cause a burden for our volunteer coaches.