NORTH CAROLINA HIGH NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

2008-2009 ELIGIBILITY 2008-2009 ELIGIBILITY SUMMARY, RULES, & SUMMARY, RULES, &

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE““Winning on the professional level is Winning on the professional level is required. Winning on the collegiate required. Winning on the collegiate level has become expected. Winning level has become expected. Winning on the high school level should be a on the high school level should be a pleasant by-product of what you’re pleasant by-product of what you’re really supposed to be doing, which is really supposed to be doing, which is developing young people into developing young people into productive citizens.”productive citizens.”

Robert Kanaby,Robert Kanaby,

Executive Director of the NFHSExecutive Director of the NFHS

AGEAGE

•STUDENT MAY NOT STUDENT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATE IF HE/SHE BECOMES 19 YEARS OF BECOMES 19 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE AGE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 16, 2008.OCTOBER 16, 2008.

ATTENDANCEATTENDANCE

• MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE 85% OF THE MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE 85% OF THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER (I.E. CANNOT MISS PREVIOUS SEMESTER (I.E. CANNOT MISS MORE THAN 13.5 DAYS IN A 90 DAY MORE THAN 13.5 DAYS IN A 90 DAY SEMESTER)SEMESTER)

• THIS INCLUDES ALL ABSENCES (EXCUSED THIS INCLUDES ALL ABSENCES (EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED)AND UNEXCUSED)

ATTENDANCEATTENDANCE

• ATTENDANCE IS REGULATED BY ATTENDANCE IS REGULATED BY LOCAL LEA POLICY IN TERMS OF LOCAL LEA POLICY IN TERMS OF LENGTH OF DAY REQUIRED TO BE LENGTH OF DAY REQUIRED TO BE COUNTED IN ATTENDANCE.COUNTED IN ATTENDANCE.

• LOCAL ATTENDANCE POLICY MAY BE LOCAL ATTENDANCE POLICY MAY BE MORE STRINGENT IN TERMS OF MORE STRINGENT IN TERMS OF COUNTING/EARNING CREDIT FOR COUNTING/EARNING CREDIT FOR COURSES.COURSES.

ACADEMICSACADEMICS

• MUST PASS A MINIMUM LOAD OF MUST PASS A MINIMUM LOAD OF COURSE WORK THE PREVIOUS COURSE WORK THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER TO BE ELIGIBLE AT ANY SEMESTER TO BE ELIGIBLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER.TIME DURING THE SEMESTER.

• COURSES MUST BE APPROVED FOR COURSES MUST BE APPROVED FOR CREDIT, I.E., AUDITED COURSES CREDIT, I.E., AUDITED COURSES WOULD NOT COUNT.WOULD NOT COUNT.

ACADEMICSACADEMICS

• MINIMUM LOADMINIMUM LOAD IS DEFINED AS FIVE (5) IS DEFINED AS FIVE (5) COURSES IN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL COURSES IN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE.SCHEDULE.

• MINIMUM LOADMINIMUM LOAD IS DEFINED AS THREE (3) IS DEFINED AS THREE (3) COURSES ON THE “BLOCK” SCHEDULE. COURSES ON THE “BLOCK” SCHEDULE. THIS APPLIES TO ALL STUDENT ATHLETES, THIS APPLIES TO ALL STUDENT ATHLETES, INCLUDING SENIORS.INCLUDING SENIORS.

ACADEMICSACADEMICS

• IF THE SCHOOL IS ON AN A/B FORM OF IF THE SCHOOL IS ON AN A/B FORM OF “BLOCK” SCHEDULING, A STUDENT “BLOCK” SCHEDULING, A STUDENT MUST PASS SIX (6) OF EIGHT (8) MUST PASS SIX (6) OF EIGHT (8) COURSES DURING WHAT WOULD COURSES DURING WHAT WOULD TRADITIONALLY BE DEFINED AS A TRADITIONALLY BE DEFINED AS A SEMESTER.SEMESTER.

• NO WORK PREVIOUSLY PASSED BY A NO WORK PREVIOUSLY PASSED BY A STUDENT MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PART STUDENT MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF A MINIMUM LOAD.OF A MINIMUM LOAD.

ACADEMICSACADEMICS

• SUMMER SCHOOL WORK USED TO SUMMER SCHOOL WORK USED TO MAKE UP PART OF THE MINIMUM MAKE UP PART OF THE MINIMUM LOAD MUST BE APPLIED TO THE LOAD MUST BE APPLIED TO THE MOST RECENT SEMESTER.MOST RECENT SEMESTER.

• CREDIT FOR SUMMER SCHOOL WORK CREDIT FOR SUMMER SCHOOL WORK IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE LOCAL UNIT.LOCAL UNIT.

ACADEMICSACADEMICS

• A STUDENT NOT ELIGIBLE AT THE A STUDENT NOT ELIGIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER IS NOT BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER IS NOT ELIGIBLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE ELIGIBLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER.SEMESTER.

• EXCEPTIONEXCEPTION:: A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES AN A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES AN INCOMPLETE WHICH CAUSES HIM/HER TO FAIL TO INCOMPLETE WHICH CAUSES HIM/HER TO FAIL TO MEET MINIMUM SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS IS MEET MINIMUM SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS IS INELIGIBLE UNTIL THE COURSE IS INELIGIBLE UNTIL THE COURSE IS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED. ELIGIBILITY IS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED. ELIGIBILITY IS RESTORED IMMEDIATELY.RESTORED IMMEDIATELY.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• STUDENT MUST BE A REGULARLY ENROLLED MEMBER OF STUDENT MUST BE A REGULARLY ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL’S STUDENT BODY.THE SCHOOL’S STUDENT BODY.

• STUDENT MUST PARTICIPATE AT THE SCHOOL TO WHICH STUDENT MUST PARTICIPATE AT THE SCHOOL TO WHICH HE/SHE IS ASSIGNED BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.HE/SHE IS ASSIGNED BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT IS BASED ON SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT IS BASED ON THE RESIDENCE OF THE PARENT OR THE RESIDENCE OF THE PARENT OR LEGAL CUSTODIAN (COURT LEGAL CUSTODIAN (COURT ORDERED CUSTODY, ORDERED CUSTODY, NOTNOT GUARDIAN) WITHIN THE GUARDIAN) WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.

• STUDENT MUST LIVE WITH THE STUDENT MUST LIVE WITH THE PARENTS OR LEGAL CUSTODIAN.PARENTS OR LEGAL CUSTODIAN.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• A A “LEGAL CUSTODIAN”“LEGAL CUSTODIAN” IS A IS A PERSON OR AGENCY AWARDED PERSON OR AGENCY AWARDED LEGAL, COURT-ORDERED CUSTODY LEGAL, COURT-ORDERED CUSTODY OF A CHILD.OF A CHILD.

• A STUDENT MAY NOT HAVE TWO A STUDENT MAY NOT HAVE TWO RESIDENCES FOR ELIGIBILITY RESIDENCES FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES. PURPOSES.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• IN ORDER FOR A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE TO BE IN ORDER FOR A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE TO BE BONA FIDE, AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING FACTS MUST BONA FIDE, AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING FACTS MUST EXIST:EXIST:

1.1. THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE MUST BE ABANDONED AS A THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE MUST BE ABANDONED AS A RESIDENCE; THAT IS SOLD, RENTED OR DISPOSED OF AS A RESIDENCE; THAT IS SOLD, RENTED OR DISPOSED OF AS A RESIDENCE AND MUST NOT BE USED AS RESIDENCE BY RESIDENCE AND MUST NOT BE USED AS RESIDENCE BY ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.

2.2. THE ENTIRE FAMILY MUST MAKE THE CHANGE AND TAKE THE ENTIRE FAMILY MUST MAKE THE CHANGE AND TAKE WITH THEM THE HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE WITH THEM THE HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE APPROPRIATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES.APPROPRIATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

3.3. THE CHANGE MUST BE MADE WITH INTENT THAT THE THE CHANGE MUST BE MADE WITH INTENT THAT THE MOVE IS PERMANENT.MOVE IS PERMANENT.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• TRANSFERS WITHIN THE SAME TRANSFERS WITHIN THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ARE GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ARE GOVERNED BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

• A STUDENT TRANSFERRED FROM ONE A STUDENT TRANSFERRED FROM ONE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT TO ANOTHER BY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT TO ANOTHER BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT, IS IMMEDIATELY MUTUAL AGREEMENT, IS IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE FOR ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION IN ELIGIBLE FOR ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION IN THE RECEIVING UNIT, IF ELIGIBLE IN ALL THE RECEIVING UNIT, IF ELIGIBLE IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS.OTHER RESPECTS.

ENROLLMENT/ENROLLMENT/RESIDENCERESIDENCE

• STUDENT MUST BE PROPERLY ENROLLED AT THE STUDENT MUST BE PROPERLY ENROLLED AT THE MEMBER SCHOOL NO LATER THAN THE 15MEMBER SCHOOL NO LATER THAN THE 15THTH DAY DAY OF THE PRESENT SEMESTER, AND MUST BE IN OF THE PRESENT SEMESTER, AND MUST BE IN REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT THAT SCHOOL.REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT THAT SCHOOL.

• NO STUDENT MAY PARTICIPATE AT A SECOND NO STUDENT MAY PARTICIPATE AT A SECOND SCHOOL IN THE SAME SPORT IN THE SAME SPORT SCHOOL IN THE SAME SPORT IN THE SAME SPORT SEASON EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF A BONA FIDE SEASON EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF A BONA FIDE CHANGE OF RESIDENCE OF THE PARENT(S) OR CHANGE OF RESIDENCE OF THE PARENT(S) OR LEGAL CUSTODIAN. CHANGE OF SCHOOLS MUST LEGAL CUSTODIAN. CHANGE OF SCHOOLS MUST BE CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH CHANGE OF BE CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.RESIDENCE.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION IN FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY WILL RESULT TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY WILL RESULT IN THE STUDENT ATHLETE(S) BEING IN THE STUDENT ATHLETE(S) BEING DECLARED INELIGIBLE FOR A PERIOD DECLARED INELIGIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF 365 DAYS FROM THE POINT OF OF 365 DAYS FROM THE POINT OF NOTIFICATION BY THE NCHSAA.NOTIFICATION BY THE NCHSAA.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTSMEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• STUDENT MUST RECEIVE A MEDICAL STUDENT MUST RECEIVE A MEDICAL EXAMINATION ONCE EVERY 365 DAYS BY A EXAMINATION ONCE EVERY 365 DAYS BY A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN, NURSE DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER, OR PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT.PRACTITIONER, OR PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT.

• STUDENTS ABSENT FROM ATHLETIC STUDENTS ABSENT FROM ATHLETIC PRACTICE FOR FIVE (5) OR MORE DAYS DUE PRACTICE FOR FIVE (5) OR MORE DAYS DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY SHALL RECEIVE A TO ILLNESS OR INJURY SHALL RECEIVE A MEDICAL RELEASE BY A PHYSICIAN MEDICAL RELEASE BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE BEFORE LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE BEFORE READMITTANCE TO PRACTICE OR READMITTANCE TO PRACTICE OR CONTESTS.CONTESTS.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• NO STUDENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO NO STUDENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL FOR A PERIOD LASTING LEVEL FOR A PERIOD LASTING LONGER THAN EIGHT (8) LONGER THAN EIGHT (8) CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS, CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS, BEGINNING WITH THE STUDENT’S BEGINNING WITH THE STUDENT’S FIRST ENTRY INTO NINTH GRADE OR FIRST ENTRY INTO NINTH GRADE OR PARTICIPATION ON A HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATION ON A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.TEAM, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• NO STUDENT MAY PARTICIPATE AT THE NO STUDENT MAY PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL FOR MORE THAN HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL FOR MORE THAN FOUR (4) SEASONS IN A SPORT (ONE FOUR (4) SEASONS IN A SPORT (ONE SEASON PER YEAR), I.E. A STUDENT SEASON PER YEAR), I.E. A STUDENT COULD NOT PLAY FALL WOMEN’S SOCCER COULD NOT PLAY FALL WOMEN’S SOCCER IN ONE STATE AND THEN PLAY NCHSAA IN ONE STATE AND THEN PLAY NCHSAA WOMEN’S SOCCER IN THE SPRING.WOMEN’S SOCCER IN THE SPRING.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• A STUDENT MUST NOT BE A STUDENT MUST NOT BE CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN THIS OR CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE, OR BE ANY OTHER STATE, OR BE ADJUDICATED AS A DELINQUENT FOR ADJUDICATED AS A DELINQUENT FOR AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD BE A AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD BE A FELONY IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT FELONY IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE.IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• A STUDENT MAY NOT PLAY, A STUDENT MAY NOT PLAY, PRACTICE OR BE ON THE ROSTER IN PRACTICE OR BE ON THE ROSTER IN ANY CAPACITY (MANAGER, FOR ANY CAPACITY (MANAGER, FOR EXAMPLE) IF INELIGIBLE. EXAMPLE) IF INELIGIBLE.

• THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SUMMER THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SUMMER

WORKOUTS, BUT THE STUDENT WORKOUTS, BUT THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL.SHOULD BE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• A STUDENT MAY NOT DRESS FOR A A STUDENT MAY NOT DRESS FOR A GAME OR SCRIMMAGE WHEN HE/SHE GAME OR SCRIMMAGE WHEN HE/SHE IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME. THE GAME.

• IF SERVING AN “EJECTION”, STUDENT IF SERVING AN “EJECTION”, STUDENT MAY BE IN THE BENCH AREA BUT MAY BE IN THE BENCH AREA BUT MAY NOT BE IN UNIFORM.MAY NOT BE IN UNIFORM.

NCHSAA REGULATIONSNCHSAA REGULATIONS

• TO MAINTAIN AMATEUR STATUS, A TO MAINTAIN AMATEUR STATUS, A STUDENT MUST NOT ACCEPT MONEY OR STUDENT MUST NOT ACCEPT MONEY OR AWARDS HAVING UTILITARIAN VALUE AWARDS HAVING UTILITARIAN VALUE (GOLF BALLS, CLUBS, TENNIS RACKETS, (GOLF BALLS, CLUBS, TENNIS RACKETS, ETC.) FOR PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS.ETC.) FOR PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS.

• A STUDENT MUST NOT HAVE SIGNED A A STUDENT MUST NOT HAVE SIGNED A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT OR PLAYED ON PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT OR PLAYED ON A JUNIOR COLLEGE/COMMUNITY COLLEGE A JUNIOR COLLEGE/COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEAM. TEAM.

SCHOOL REQUIREMENTSSCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

• EACH COACH MUST SIGN OFF ON THE EACH COACH MUST SIGN OFF ON THE ELIGIBILITY SUMMARY FORMELIGIBILITY SUMMARY FORM THAT IS THAT IS SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL AND ATHLETIC SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.DIRECTOR.

• A MANDATORY PARENT/GUARDIAN MEETING A MANDATORY PARENT/GUARDIAN MEETING MUST BE HELD TO HAVE THE PARENT SIGN MUST BE HELD TO HAVE THE PARENT SIGN THE THE PARENTAL PERMISSION FORMPARENTAL PERMISSION FORM TO TO ACKNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP POLICIES/EXPECTATIONS SPORTSMANSHIP POLICIES/EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.

THANK YOU AND GOOD THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN 2008 - 2009!!!!LUCK IN 2008 - 2009!!!!