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Athletic Requirements<\/h1>\n

Age of a Player<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No student may be approved for any athletic contest if his or her 19th birthday comes on or before August 31 of that school year at the high school level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A student shall not participate on a sixth, seventh or eighth grade team if his or her 15th birthday comes on or before August 31 of that school year at the middle school level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Attendance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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A student-athlete must have been in attendance for at least 85 percent of the previous semester at an approved high school.<\/p>\n

For a regular 90-day semester, a student may not miss more than 13 days and be in compliance with the 85 percent rule.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete enrolled at a 4X4 block schedule school must be in attendance for two (2) full periods of class in order to practice or play.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete enrolled in a traditional seven period day or enrolled in a middle school must be in attendance at least half of the school day in order to practice or play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dressing for a Game or Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A student-athlete shall not dress for a game, practice or scrimmage when he or she is not eligible to participate. Dressing and sitting on the bench shall be interpreted as participating in the game.<\/p>\n

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Eight Semester Rule<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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No student may be eligible to participate at the high school level<\/strong> for a period lasting longer than eight consecutive semesters, beginning with the student\u2019s first entry into ninth grade or participation on a high school team, whichever occurs first.<\/p>\n

No student may be eligible to participate at the middle school level<\/strong> for a period lasting longer than six consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s entry into sixth grade.\u00a0\u00a0Eligibility begins for all students with initial entry into the sixth grade regardless of:<\/p>\n

– the school organization pattern
\n– the decision of the LEA\/Charter to allow 6th grade participation<\/p>\n

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Eligibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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All students must be eligible prior to dressing or participating in any interscholastic contest.<\/p>\n

Only students in grades six, seven and eight may participate in middle school interscholastic contests (Six graders may not<\/strong> participate in football).<\/p>\n

All students must meet the residence requirement to be eligible. A student transferred from one high school to another forfeits, for one year, athletic eligibility in any sport in which the student was on a eligibility roster at their former school during the immediately preceding year to the transfer approval. Please reference Policy #470 Athletic Participation<\/a>\u00a0for more information on eligibility.<\/p>\n

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Practice Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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There shall be no athletic practice during the regular school day. Practice may begin after the last regularly scheduled instructional period.<\/p>\n

No authorized practice or contest may occur during a teacher workday. Exception: If the Superintendent gives permission for schools to practice prior to the end of a workday due to inclement weather only.<\/p>\n

Each coach, for his or her team, will schedule practice times. Players should be in attendance for all scheduled practices. It is the responsibility of the student-athlete to contact their coach prior to a practice or game if they wish to be excused from a practice or game.<\/p>\n

There shall be no Sunday practice, Sunday team meeting or Sunday interscholastic contest in any sport on or off the school campus.<\/p>\n

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Scholastic Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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All student-athletes must meet the Henderson County Public Schools promotion standards.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete, upon first entering the ninth grade, is academically eligible for competition on high school teams.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete who is promoted from the fifth grade to the sixth grade automatically meets the course passed requirements for the first semester of the sixth grade.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete enrolled at a 4X4 block schedule school must have passed three courses during the preceding semester to be eligible.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete enrolled in a traditional seven period day must have passed five courses during the preceding semester to be eligible.<\/p>\n

High School student-athletes who attend summer school and receive recovered course credit will have credit count during the semester the course was taken. High School student-athletes who attend summer school and receive new course credit will have credits count toward the preceding semester.<\/p>\n

A student-athlete enrolled in a middle school must have passed three core courses during the preceding semester to be eligible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":476,"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}