2012-13 TSSAA Handbook

Q. When does the EIGHT SEMESTER count begin?
2012-13 TSSAA Handbook
A. As soon as a student enrolls in the ninth grade. A student is considered as enrolled in the ninth grade when
he/she schedules two or more ninth grade subjects after having completed one school year in the eighth grade.
3.
Q. How does the semester rule apply to teams playing in the Junior High Division?
A. A student is limited to four semesters of eligibility after entering the 8 th grade. The semester count starts when
the student enrolls in the 8 th grade.
Repeating Rule
1.
Q. If a student repeats the 7 th or 8 th grade, what is the status of the student’s eligibility?
A. If a student repeats the 7 th or 8 th grade and participates in athletics at the school during the year he/she
repeats, they will be ineligible during their 9 th grade year.
2.
Eighth Grade Participation
1.
Q. If an eighth grade student participates as a member of a senior high school team, is such participation charged
against the student?
A. No. Such a student will still be entitled to four years of high school participation.
2.
Q. May a seventh grade student participate as a member of a senior high team?
A. No, a student must be enrolled in the 8 th grade or higher grade before he/she can participate in the senior
division.
Age Limit
1.
Q. Is a student whose nineteenth birthday falls on August 1 ineligible for participation in the Senior High Division?
A. Yes, any student who becomes nineteen years of age on or before August 1 of any school year is ineligible.
2.
Q. If a student becomes nineteen years of age on August 2, or any date thereafter, is that student eligible to
participate for the remainder of the school year?
A. Yes.
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