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5FHSAA ELIGIBILITY RULES IN BRIEF
This is a summary of FHSAA athletic eligibility guidelines. Students must understand that these guidelines are general
statements only.
Complete eligibility regulations are contained in Article 11 of the FHSAA Bylaws.
See your
principal, athletic director or coach if you have questions or need further explanation of details and exceptions.
Policies of the School Board of Clay County, Florida, may be more restrictive.
In the event of conflict, School Board
policies will be controlling.
TO REPRESENT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IN AN ATHLETIC CONTEST, YOU:
1.
Must be regularly enrolled and in regular attendance at your school.
If you are a home education student or
attend a charter school that is not a member of the FHSAA, you must declare in writing your intention to participate in
athletics to the school at which you are permitted to participate prior to the first day of practice. (FHSAA Bylaw
11.1)
2.
Must enroll in school within 10 days of the beginning of each semester to be eligible during that semester.
If
not, you must make up all work missed and be in attendance a minimum of one day for each day missed due to late
enrollment before your principal can declare you eligible.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.1)
3.
Must maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 unweighted scale through the end of the previous
semester as required by Florida Law.
For sixth-graders, seventh-graders and eighth-graders, you must have been
regularly promoted from the previous grade, carry a normal class load, do satisfactory classroom work and maintain a
satisfactory conduct record.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.2)
4.
Must not have graduated from any high school or its equivalent.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.2)
5.
Must participate at the school in which you first enroll, or at which you first take part in an athletic
practice, at the beginning of the school year.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.3)
6.
Must transfer from your previous school prior to the first day of practice and secure an “Application for Waiver
of the Transfer Rule” signed by the principal of both your previous school and your new school.
If you transfer on or
after the first day of practice in a sport, you cannot participate in that sport.
If you transfer from a school at
which you were ineligible because of disciplinary action or unsatisfactory conduct, you will be ineligible at your new
school for one full semester.
If you participate on a non-school team (i.e., AAU, American Legion, club settings,
etc.) which is affiliated with or coached by a coach from a school other than the one you attend or have attended and
then transfer to that school, it will be assumed you have been recruited to attend that school or transferred to that
school for athletic reasons and you will be ineligible there for one year.
If you transfer to a school that your coach
has relocated to within the past year, it will be assumed you transferred to that school for athletic reasons and you
will be ineligible there for one year.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.4)
7.
Must not have enrolled in the ninth grade for the first time more than four years ago.
If you are a sixth-
grader, seventh-grader or eighth-grader, you must not have participated in an earlier year in the grade in which you
are currently enrolled.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.5)
8.
Must be less than 19 years 9 months old to participate in high school; 16 years, 9 months old to participate in
junior high school; and 15 years 9 months old to participate in middle school.
On the day you reach one of these ages
-- regardless of when that day is – you become ineligible to participate on that level.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.6)
9.
Must get signed permission to participate from your parents or guardian on a form provided by the school.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.7)
10.
Must undergo a pre-participation physical evaluation and be certified as being physically fit for participation
in interscholastic athletics.
The physical evaluation is valid for 365 calendar days from the date that it was
evaluation
administered,
after
which
time
you
must
successfully
undergo
another
physical
to
continue
your
participation.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.8)
11.
Must be an amateur.
This means you must not accept money, gift or donation for participating in a sport, or use
a name other than your own when participating.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.9)
12.
Must not participate in an all-star contest in a sport prior to completing your high school eligibility in that
sport.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.10)
13.
Must display good sportsmanship and follow the rules of competition before, during and after every contest in
which you participate.
If not, you may be barred from participation for a period of time.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.11)
14.
Must not provide false information to your school or the FHSAA to gain eligibility.
(FHSAA Bylaw 11.12)
If you are declared or ruled ineligible for violation of any one or more of these rules and you do not agree with the
decision, you have the right to request that your school file an appeal on your behalf.
If you violate one or more of
these guidelines because of an unforeseeable, unavoidable condition or event which places a severe burden upon you or
your family and are declared or ruled ineligible because of that, you have the right to request that your school file a
request for an undue hardship waiver of the rule or rules on your behalf.
See your principal, athletic director or
coach if you believe one of these two situations applies to you.
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