Eligibility
NC Middle School Athletic Eligibility
Only students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades can participate in interscholastic athletic competition. In order to qualify for public school participation, a student must meet the following requirements:
Academics
In grades seven and eight, the student must pass at least one less course than the number of required core courses each semester and meet promotion standards established by the LEA. NOTE: An athlete becomes eligible or ineligible on the first day of the new semester.
Age
The principal must have evidence of the legal birth date of the student. A student shall not participate on a seventh or eighth grade team if the student becomes 15 years of age on or before August 31 of that school year.
Attendance
A player must have attended school at least 85% of the previous semester.
Promotion
Promotion is defined as progressing to the next grade. In grades seven and eight, the student must meet state and local promotion standards each semester. a student who is promoted from the sixth grade to the seventh grade automatically meets the courses passed requirement for the first semester of the seventh grade.
Residence
The student may participate only at the school to which the student is assigned by the LEA Semester Rule. No student may be eligible to participate at the middle school level for a period lasting longer than four (4) consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s entry into seventh grade
Sports Pre-participation and Medical Examination Form
In order to be eligible for practice or participation in interscholastic athletic contests, the student must receive a medical examination once every 365 days by a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.
Only students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades can participate in interscholastic athletic competition. In order to qualify for public school participation, a student must meet the following requirements:
Academics
In grades seven and eight, the student must pass at least one less course than the number of required core courses each semester and meet promotion standards established by the LEA. NOTE: An athlete becomes eligible or ineligible on the first day of the new semester.
Age
The principal must have evidence of the legal birth date of the student. A student shall not participate on a seventh or eighth grade team if the student becomes 15 years of age on or before August 31 of that school year.
Attendance
A player must have attended school at least 85% of the previous semester.
Promotion
Promotion is defined as progressing to the next grade. In grades seven and eight, the student must meet state and local promotion standards each semester. a student who is promoted from the sixth grade to the seventh grade automatically meets the courses passed requirement for the first semester of the seventh grade.
Residence
The student may participate only at the school to which the student is assigned by the LEA Semester Rule. No student may be eligible to participate at the middle school level for a period lasting longer than four (4) consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s entry into seventh grade
Sports Pre-participation and Medical Examination Form
In order to be eligible for practice or participation in interscholastic athletic contests, the student must receive a medical examination once every 365 days by a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.