[IAM22]

There is no rule that prohibits out of state kids enrolling in a KY school and playing varsity sports!

That is why it is legal!!

If this is true, a kid can live in Huntington and play at Boyd one year, Lawrence Co. the next then go to Ashland for a year.  A kid in state cannot do this living in a neighboring school or county?  Hard to believe

None of the by laws apply to out of state students. A kid who has never enrolled at a school in KY is immediately eligible regardless of where they live. This is the same as in state as well. As long as you haven't enrolled in a Kentucky high school yet. Example..... 8th grade student lives in Ashland and enrolls at Paintsville to begin his freshmen year.  As long as he has never played for Ashland he can continue to live there and go to Paintsville. People have a right to send their kids to any school they want. They aren't bound by where they live and it doesn't have to be a private school, lol. As soon as the kid enrolls at Paintsville that is his school and he is bound by the transfer rule.  Out of state kids have never enrolled at a Ky school so they can go there and be eligible, even though they still live out of state. If after enrolling at a KY they transfer to another KY school they fall under the by law.

So if a kid played a varsity sport in another state their freshman and sophomore year, you are saying they are eligible to enroll and play the same varsity sport in KY without moving?  If this is true, an out of state player doesn’t follow the same rules as an in state.  Doesn’t seem legal to me.  Where is this guidance documented to say that this is legal?

A kid that played varsity in another state would have to have a bona fide change of address to be immediately eligible to participate. By-Law 6 clearly spells it out!