Student-athletes in an LHSAA member school must meet all of the following rules to be eligible for interscholastic athletic competition:

BONA FIDE STUDENT
Student must be counted on the daily attendance records at your school. He/she is considered a student at your school after attending one class.

ENROLLMENT
Student must attend class during the first 11 school days of the first semester or he/she will be ineligible for the first 30 school days.

AGE
Student cannot become 19 years of age prior to September 1 of the current school year.

PROOF OF AGE
Student must provide legal proof of age which meets the provisions of the LHSAA Handbook to the school administrator to be kept of file.

CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS
One a student enters the ninth grade; he/she has eight consecutive semesters to play athletics. (Exception: "Hold Back Repeat Student" – See Rule 1.8.1.1.1 and "Exam 2000 Student" – See Rule 1.9.8 of the LHSAA Handbook)

SCHOLASTIC
For regular education high school students – at the end of the first semester student must pass at least five subjects and earn at least a 1.5 grade point average in all subjects taken. At the end of the year and prior to the next school year student must have earned at least five units with an overall 1.5 GPA in all units taken.Different rules apply to special education students.

TRANSFER
If student attends a school outside of his/her "Home Attendance Zone", he/she is automatically ineligible for one year unless he/she meets the provisions of the Transfer Rule.

UNDUE INFLUENCE
If student has been recruited to your school for athletic purposes, student will remain ineligible as long as he/she attends your school.

AMATEUR
Student cannot play high school athletics if he/she loses amateur status.

INDEPENDENT TEAM
In certain sports student cannot play on a school team and an independent team during the same sport season.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Student must pass a physical examination given by a physician licensed to practice medicine and complete an LHSAA medical history evaluation from prior to participating. (See Rule 1.6.1 of the LHSAA Handbook)

ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION /PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM
This form must be completed and signed prior to a student’s participation in an athletic contest and shall be kept on file with the school the entire time the athlete is a bona fide student of the school. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MISUSE CONTRACT
This contract shall remain in effect for the remainder of the student’s eligibility. This means the contract only has to be signed once by both the student and his/her parent or guardian but the terms remain in effect for the student’s entire high school career.

SUSPENDED AND INELIGIBLE STUDENTS
Cannot participate in any interscholastic contest on any team at any school at any level.

All LHSAA eligibility rules apply to all student-athletes on all teams on all levels at all LHSAA member schools. Failure to comply with these rules could result in forfeiting of contests won, probation, fines and extended periods of ineligibily for the student-athlete(s).

NOTE: All official requests for eligibility rulings must be submitted in writing from an LHSAA principal.

Eligibility Ruling Request Form (PDF, Word)