Eligibility

Athletic Eligibility

As athletics must remain secondary to academics, and because participation in athletics is a privilege not a right, the following eligibility guidelines have been established:

  • .An NCCS Athletic Consent Form must be completed by student, parent, and physician and be on file with the Athletic Director.
  • The student must have the ongoing support and approval of his/her parent(s) who must ultimately decide if it is in the best interests of their child to participate in interscholastic athletics.  The parent may at any time declare a child to be ineligible.
  • The student must exhibit good citizenship and Christian conduct at home, at school, in the community, and in practice and games.  Any student who fails to abide by the expectations of NCCS as presented in the student handbook and outlined in the Student Covenant may be suspended from participation in interscholastic athletics as deemed appropriate by the Athletic Director.
  • A student must be present in school during the day to be eligible to play in a game on that day.  This means a minimum of at least four class periods in school (not including lunch).
  • The student must attend all regularly scheduled practices and games except when illness or family emergency prevent attendance, or with prior approval of the coach.
  • The student on Academic Alert is required to participate in practice and may participate in games. Please see the section on Academic Status for an explanation of Academic Alert.
  • The student on Academic Restriction will not be eligible to represent the school in an NCCS interscholastic contest. This includes both games and scrimmages. Please see the section on Academic Status for an explanation of Academic Restriction. The coach, in council with the parents of a student on Academic Restriction, may have the student practice with the team, attend practice but work on homework during that time, or not allow the student to practice. When a student is placed on Academic Restriction, the student’s parent(s) may write a letter of appeal to the Secondary Lead Teacher requesting an extension of the Academic Alert. The Administrative Team will evaluate this appeal and the decision communicated to the parents, coach, and any necessary staff members.  Final decisions concerning eligibility will be made by Administration.

    • NOTE: An absence from practice due to ineligibility for any reason is considered an unexcused absence; the student is not to play in the following game(s).

  • The school office will communicate eligibility matters to parents, the Athletic Director, and coaches in writing.
  • Maintenance of records for the above will be kept by the Athletic Director

    • NOTE: The penalty for unauthorized leaving of campus will be one day suspension and a failing grade for all work on the day of suspension.