Baseball - NCHSAA (2024)

FAQs

Can middle schoolers play high school sports in NC? ›

EIGHT SEMESTER RULE: No student may be eligible to participate at the high school level for a period lasting longer than eight consecutive semesters, beginning with the student's first entry into grade nine, or participation on a high school team as an overage seventh- or eighth- grade student, whichever comes first.

(b) A student transferring from one member school in one LEA to another member school in a different LEA must sit out 365 days for athletic participation. Exceptions for immediate athletic eligibility for transfers from one LEA to a different LEA will be heard by a special NCHSAA transfer committee.

4.3 A game will end any time after 5 innings, or after 4 ½ inning if the team is 10 or more runs behind and has completed its turn at bat. 1.5. 5 TIE GAME.

A student may not participate in any sport if his or her 19th birthday comes on or before August 31st of the current school year. A student is eligible to participate in athletics at the school to which he or she is assigned by the Board of Education, within the administrative unit of residence.

In many schools across America, sixth-graders are not allowed to participate on middle school sports teams. Reasons for this range from not having enough room on the teams to the fact that sixth-graders are still growing and could get hurt.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) requires student athletes to be “in attendance” at the public school they represent. See NCHSAA Eligibility Rules. Homeschooled students “may” participate in extracurricular activities “under the auspices” of the school district of residence.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association's board of directors has approved a mercy rule for football and basketball games. The rule would go into effect for football games if the point differential reaches at least 42 points by halftime or afterward.

Simply stated, the Athletic Eligibility Transfer rule states: “Any student who transfers from one high school to another for any reason is ineligible for Varsity competition for one year from the date of enrollment at the new school in any sport that the student played at ANY level in the previous twelve months.

The NCAA will no longer limit the amount of times that athletes can transfer schools. Previously, athletes were allowed to transfer one time and play immediately, but they had to sit out a full year if they transferred schools a second time without a waiver.

A mercy rule, slaughter rule, knockout rule, or skunk rule ends a two-competitor sports competition earlier than the scheduled endpoint if one competitor has a very large and presumably insurmountable scoring lead over the other. It is called the mercy rule because it spares further humiliation for the loser.

Can you run over the catcher in high school baseball? ›

If a catcher is legally or illegally blocking the plate, it is permissible for the runner to barrel the catcher over provided he does not deviate his path and target the catcher. Also, if a runner chooses to run on the fair side of the foul line when racing a throw to the plate, he can do so to disrupt the throw.

Participation requirements:

3. The student-athlete shall not have reached the age of 19 on or before the first day of August 1, 2023. 4. The student-athlete should not be enrolled in school for more than ten (10) semesters -5 years- beginning with the 8th grade year.

All eligibility requirements are set by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the North Coast Section (NCS), the Vine Valley Athletic League (VVAL) and Justin-Siena. No student whose 19th birthday is on or after June 15th shall participate or practice on any team in the following school year.

Q: Can an eighth-grade student practice with a high school team? A: No. Only high school students are allowed to practice together. Incoming ninth graders may participate with high school teams upon completing their eighth-grade year.

With the exception of football, wrestling, lacrosse and soccer, eligible seventh and eighth grade students may participate on varsity teams. E. Participation on junior varsity and "B" teams will be left to the discretion of the local school authorities.

It's never too late to start a sport.

In Tennessee a player has 5 years of elgibility, but there are rules in place that prevent alot from being able to play their 8th grade year. Most DII (private) schools meet the standards set forth by the TSSAA.