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Eligibility of Athletes

 
 

In order for a student to compete in interscholastic athletics, they must fulfill completely all the regulations and requirements set forth by the NHIAA and/or the local school district SAU#40.

 

  • It is a school requirement that the student must be covered by insurance before he/she may participate on any interscholastic athletic team.
    • School insurance coverage includes regular school sessions, going to and from school and all school sponsored and school supervised activities including interscholastic football.
 
  • Must be carrying a minimum four (4) course units during his/her sports season and must have passed four (4) units of course work in the previous marking period. Fall athletes must pass four units of course work during the 4th quarter of the previous year.
 
  • A student with a grade of "F" in more than two courses in a quarter prior to the start of a sport shall be ineligible to play. A student with a grade of "F" in more than one course shall be placed on probation. Should this status continue to the next report card, the student shall become ineligible to play.
 
  • Must have successfully passed a physical examination by a doctor. If passed, in the freshman year, the exam will be good through graduation. Physical forms will be kept on file by the athletic trainer. It is strongly recommended, but not required, that a student should have a second physical prior to the beginning of the junior year.
    • If the student has had an injury, which has required doctor's care, the student will need a doctor's certificate in order to resume practice/playing. If an athlete is withheld from athletic participation by a physician, the athlete must have written approval from THAT physician prior to returning to his/her sport. 
  • An athlete who does not attend school during the day due to illness, injury, oversleeping, etc. may not participate in a scheduled game or practice that day or evening.   Late to school following an away contest is not an excused absence unless waived by administration due to extenuating circumstances.  A student returning to school on the day of a doctor's appointment may attend a practice or a game on that day with the doctor's written permission. Examples of excused absences in the student handbook include: doctor visits, verified college visits, religious holidays, bereavement, and school-sponsored/sanctioned activities. 
 
  • A student who has reached the age of 19 on or after September 1 may represent the school.
 
  • Must not have changed schools. (Except upon change of residence of your parents).
 
  • Must not have, at any time, received financial remuneration for participation in any athletic activity.
 
  • Must not have been in high school for more than eight semesters beyond the 8th grade.
 
  • Non-School Competition: A member of a school team is a student athlete who is regularly present for, and actively participates in, all team practices and competitions. Bona fide members of a school team are prevented from missing a high school practice or competition to compete with an "out-of ­school team."
    • Whenever a conflict arises between the high school team practice/ competition and an out-of-school practice/competition on the same day, the high school team practice/competition must be honored by the student athlete. Priority must be given at all times to the high school team, its practices, and its contests unless a waiver has been granted by the athletic director and principal on a case by case basis.
    • Penalties: Any student who violates this rule, unless a waiver has been granted as stated above, for the first time shall be declared ineligible for the next four (4) consecutive interscholastic events or three (3) weeks of a season in which the student athlete is a participant, whichever is greater. This penalty is effective from the date of his or her last participation in a high school sport.
        • Any student athlete who violates this rule a second time or subsequent time shall be declared ineligible for participation in any high school sport for the balance of the school year.