Athletic Eligibility Requirements

Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)

• In order to be eligible in grades 9-12 a student must be currently enrolled and have been enrolled in the preceding grading period.  During the preceding grading period, the student must have received passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses or the equivalent, which counts toward graduation.
  
• The eligibility or ineligibility of a student continues until the start of the fifth (5^th) day of the next grading period, at which time the grades from the immediately preceding grading period become effective.  EXCEPTION:  Eligibility or ineligibility for the first grading period commences with the start of the fall sports season (first contest).

• A student enrolled in the first grading period after the advancement from the 8^th grade must have passed 75% of those subjects carried the preceding grading period in which the student was enrolled.

• To be eligible in grades 7-8, students must be currently enrolled in a member school and have received passing grades in 75% of subjects in which enrolled the immediately preceding grading period.

Bloom-Carroll Local School District

• Students must maintain a 1.6 Grade Point Average (GPA) each grading period.
• If GPA falls below 1.6, the student will be automatically placed on probation.
• Students must not have 3 or more grades below 70% at eligibility check.
• If a student has 3 or more grades below 70% or 2 grades below 60% at any eligibility check and their annual probationary period has been used, the student is ineligible for the corresponding length of time.
• Each student will be assigned one probationary 3-week period per school year.  Written notice will be sent to parents in every instance of ineligibility.
• Eligibility checks will be due to the Activities Director by Monday at 2:10 pm of each 3-week check period.  A list of all athletes will be provided to the teaching staff on the preceding Friday.
• Athletes, parents, coaches, and teachers will be notified on Tuesday of a student’s ineligibility.
• The Athletic Ineligibility will begin on Wednesday and last for the period of time, or until next check.
• A student who is ineligible may continue to practice at the discretion of parents and coach.
• Eligibility checks will begin on the 4^th Monday of the new school year and continues every 3 weeks through the remainder of the school year.
• Athletes are required to be enrolled in and complete 5 subjects per semester.  A review committee will be established to monitor academically deficient students.