Enterprise High School

Wildcat Football 2008

AHSAA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

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•AGE RULE
•COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND PHYSICAL
•STAR SPORTSMANSHIP COMPLETED
•EIGHT SEMESTER RULE AFTER ENTERING 9TH GRADE
•THREE SEASON RULE AFTER ENTERING 10TH GRADE
•OUTSIDE PARTICIPATION RULE
•ACADEMIC RULE:

–10-12 GRADERS - MUST PASS 6 UNITS, 4 CORE COURSES

–8-9 GRADERS – MUST PASS 5 UNITS, 4 CORE

–LAST 2 SEMESTERS AND SUMMER SCHOOL COUNT

–CANNOT LOSE ELIGIBILITY ONCE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS
ELIGIBLE IN SCHOOL ZONE SERVED
•ELIGIBLE IF OUT OF SCHOOL ZONE AFTER ONE YEAR
•FT. RUCKER – CHOICE OF THREE SCHOOLS, BUT LOCKED IN ONCE CHOSEN
UNLESS THERE IS A BONA FIDE MOVE INTO ENTERPRISE SCHOOL ZONE
•BONA FIDE MOVE FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS
•GUARDIANSHIP – NOT RECOGNIZED BY AHSAA IF PARENT(S) OUT OF ZONE
•CUSTODY – ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWS COURT APPOINTED CUSTODY
•JOINT CUSTODY WITH MOVE – SIT OUT ONE YEAR
CUSTODY CAN BE CHANGED THROUGH COURT TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE
ELIGIBILITY
•ONLY HELMETS MAY BE WORN AT FOOTBALL CAMPS – NO OTHER PADS

HOW WE ACADEMICALLY TRACK ATHLETES

•COACH JONES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACADEMIC TRACKING OF ALL FOOTBALL PLAYERS •
•EACH POSITION COACH IS RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH TEACHERS OF THEIR PLAYERS FOR ALERTS AND REPORT THEM TO COACH JONES •
•WE HAVE A STAFF MEETING EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DISCUSS ACADEMIC/BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS •
•TEACHERS IN ENTERPRISE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR PLAYERS. THEY WILL NOT DO THE WORK FOR THEM, BUT ASSIST REGULARLY WHEN HELP IS NEEDED

EHS/AHSAA/NCAA
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

•ENTERPRISE CITY SCHOOLS COURSE OF STUDY ENSURES ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AHSAA AND NCAA •
•OUR FIRST CONCERN IS TO KEEP OUR PLAYERS ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR US
IF THEY DON’T PLAY FOR US – THEY WON’T BE A PROSPECT ANYWAY
•4 TYPES OF DIPLOMAS THAT THE ECS COURSE OF STUDY FOLLOWS:

1. ADVANCED DIPLOMA – 27 UNITS AND ALL PARTS OF EXIT EXAM PASSED

2. REGULAR DIPLOMA – NEW GUIDELINES NOT YET IN EFFECT

3. CERTIFICATE DIPLOMA – NOT ALL PARTS (LESS THAN 3) OF EXIT EXAM PASSED

4. ALABAMA OCCUPATIONAL DIPLOMA (AOD) – COURSES NOT NCAA COMPLIANT

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY

10 – 12 GRADERS

1. MUST PASS ANY 4 CORE COURSES IN LAST 2 SEMESTERS AND SUMMER SCHOOL

CORE COURSES ARE MATH, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES

2. MUST PASS TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES – USUALLY ELECTIVES BUT CAN BE A CORE

8-9 GRADERS

1. MUST PASS 4 CORE COURSES IN LAST 2 SEMESTERS AND SUMMER SCHOOL

2. MUST PASS ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE

•ENTERPRISE CITY SCHOOLS COURSE OF STUDY IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER REQUIREMENTS •
•WE HAVE TO SUBMIT OUR COURSES TAUGHT IN THE SYSTEM FOR APPROVAL FROM THE NCAA •
•STARTING THIS FALL, FOR DIVISION 1, THE NCAA REQUIRES 16 CORE COURSES TO BE PASSED. DIVISION 2 = 14 CORE CLASSES •
•ENTERPRISE HAS BEEN ON THIS CORE COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR YEARS •
•IN SUMMARY – IF A PLAYER GRADUATES FROM ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ADVANCED, OR POSSIBLY, A REGULAR DIPLOMA, HE IS AUTOMATICALLY IN LINE WITH NCAA COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
* AOD STUDENTS – ELIGIBILITY FOR US FIRST, THEN WE LOOK AT OPTIONS

GRADE/TEST REQUIREMENTS

•GRADES FROM CORE COURSES ARE THE ONLY SCORES USED TO DETERMINE REQUIREMENTS •
•HOW CORE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) IS CALCULATED: •
EACH LETTER GRADE IS ASSIGNED A VALUE
ex. A=4;B=3;C=2;D=1;F=0
SO IF A PLAYER MAKES A “B” IN ENGLISH AND A “C” IN MATH,
HIS CORE GPA IS 2.5
•AGAIN, NON-CORE CLASSES ARE NOT USED FOR CALCULATING NCAA REQUIREMENTS

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