[EricH]

Originally Posted by DessertDuel319

Edit: I'm a scrub, does community team mean anything different than a school-based team? XD

Actually, it does in a number of cases.

School-based: A school (or school district) is the primary sponsor of the team (along with all the financial-type sponsors listed ahead of the school(s) in the official team name). Example, my own team is a school-based team. School-based teams are subject to all school rules governing teams/clubs (whichever the school decides they are), and would necessarily need to follow all school policies in the team rules.

Community: The primary sponsor is NOT a school or district or group affiliated with a school. For example, the 4-H teams would generally be considered community teams. These teams draw from multiple schools and sometimes multiple districts; they are not bound by school rules per se. That makes setting policies a little more difficult, but they can be a little looser. But it is extremely important to set the policy correctly... and in line with whatever organization may be the primary sponsor.