NSAA Eligibility

The Nebraska State Activities Association sets rules and regulations for all high schools in Nebraska. The following is a summary of the major rules:

Student must be an undergraduate
Student must have passed at lease four credits the previous semester. Student must be enrolled in at least four credits per week and regular in attendance, in accordance with the school's attendance policy at the school he/she wishes to represent in interscholastic competition.
Student must be enrolled in some high school on or before the eleventh day of the current school year.
Student is ineligible if nineteen years of age before August 1 of current school year. (Student may participate on a high school team if he/she was 15 years of age prior to August 1 of the current school year.)
After a student's initial enrollment in grade nine, he/she may be ineligible after eight semesters of school membership.
Student must not have changed schools without a change of residence. Exception - ninth graders entering tenth and those transferring under court-ordered racial balance transfer. Student must have been enrolled in school the immediate preceding semester.
Student must have received four credits the immediate preceding semester.
Once the season of sport begins, a student shall compete only in athletic contests/meets in that sport which are scheduled by his/her school. Any other competition will render the student ineligible for a portion of, or all of, the season in that sport. The season of a sport begins with the first date of practice as permitted by NSAA rules. The fall sports season begins *** and ends with the state meets in the fall sports. The winter sports season begins *** and end with the state meets in the winter sports. The spring sports season begins *** and ends with the state meets in the spring sports.
Student shall not participate in sports camps or clinics during the season of a sport in which he/she is involved, either as an individual or as a member of a team.
Student shall not participate on an all-start team while a high school undergraduate.
A student entering grade nine for the first time after being promoted from grade eight of a two year junior high, or three year middle school, or entering a high school for the first time after being promoted to grade ten from a three year junior high school is eligible. After a student makes an initial choice of high school, any subsequent transfer, unless there has been a change of domicile by his/her parents, shall render the student ineligible for ninety school days. If a student has participated on a high school team on any level as a seventh, eighth, or ninth grade student, he/she has established eligibility at the high school where he/she participated. If the student elects to attend another high school upon entering ninth or tenth grade, he/she shall be ineligible for ninety school days.
Student eligibility related to domicile can be attained in the following manners: (a) if the parents of a student change their domicile from one school district that has a high school to another school district that has a high school, the student shall be eligible immediately in the school district where the parents established their domicile; (b) If the change in domicile by the parents occurs during the school year, the student may remain at the school he/she is attending and be eligible until the end of the school year or transfer to a high school located in the school district where the parents established their domicile and be eligible; (c) If a student has been attending the same high school since initial enrollment in grade nine,he/she/ may remain in that high school and retain eligibility=, or he/she is eligible at a high school located in the school district where his/her parents established their domicile; (d) If he parents moved during the summer months and the student is in grade twelve, the student may remain at the high school he/she has been attending and retain eligibility.
Guardianship does not fulfill the definition of a parent. If a guardian has been appointed for a student,t he student is eligible in the school district where his/her natural parents(s) have their domicile. Individual situations involving guardianship may be submitted to the Executive Director for his review and ruling.
Student shall not participate in a contest under an assumed name.
Student must maintain his/her amateur status.

NSAA Eligibility

The Nebraska State Activities Association sets rules and regulations for all high schools in Nebraska. The following is a summary of the major rules:

Student must be an undergraduate
Student must have passed at lease four credits the previous semester. Student must be enrolled in at least four credits per week and regular in attendance, in accordance with the school's attendance policy at the school he/she wishes to represent in interscholastic competition.
Student must be enrolled in some high school on or before the eleventh day of the current school year.
Student is ineligible if nineteen years of age before August 1 of current school year. (Student may participate on a high school team if he/she was 15 years of age prior to August 1 of the current school year.)
After a student's initial enrollment in grade nine, he/she may be ineligible after eight semesters of school membership.
Student must not have changed schools without a change of residence. Exception - ninth graders entering tenth and those transferring under court-ordered racial balance transfer. Student must have been enrolled in school the immediate preceding semester.
Student must have received four credits the immediate preceding semester.
Once the season of sport begins, a student shall compete only in athletic contests/meets in that sport which are scheduled by his/her school. Any other competition will render the student ineligible for a portion of, or all of, the season in that sport. The season of a sport begins with the first date of practice as permitted by NSAA rules. The fall sports season begins *** and ends with the state meets in the fall sports. The winter sports season begins *** and end with the state meets in the winter sports. The spring sports season begins *** and ends with the state meets in the spring sports.
Student shall not participate in sports camps or clinics during the season of a sport in which he/she is involved, either as an individual or as a member of a team.
Student shall not participate on an all-start team while a high school undergraduate.
A student entering grade nine for the first time after being promoted from grade eight of a two year junior high, or three year middle school, or entering a high school for the first time after being promoted to grade ten from a three year junior high school is eligible. After a student makes an initial choice of high school, any subsequent transfer, unless there has been a change of domicile by his/her parents, shall render the student ineligible for ninety school days. If a student has participated on a high school team on any level as a seventh, eighth, or ninth grade student, he/she has established eligibility at the high school where he/she participated. If the student elects to attend another high school upon entering ninth or tenth grade, he/she shall be ineligible for ninety school days.
Student eligibility related to domicile can be attained in the following manners: (a) if the parents of a student change their domicile from one school district that has a high school to another school district that has a high school, the student shall be eligible immediately in the school district where the parents established their domicile; (b) If the change in domicile by the parents occurs during the school year, the student may remain at the school he/she is attending and be eligible until the end of the school year or transfer to a high school located in the school district where the parents established their domicile and be eligible; (c) If a student has been attending the same high school since initial enrollment in grade nine,he/she/ may remain in that high school and retain eligibility=, or he/she is eligible at a high school located in the school district where his/her parents established their domicile; (d) If he parents moved during the summer months and the student is in grade twelve, the student may remain at the high school he/she has been attending and retain eligibility.
Guardianship does not fulfill the definition of a parent. If a guardian has been appointed for a student,t he student is eligible in the school district where his/her natural parents(s) have their domicile. Individual situations involving guardianship may be submitted to the Executive Director for his review and ruling.
Student shall not participate in a contest under an assumed name.
Student must maintain his/her amateur status.

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