Eligibility Requirements

7th Grade

- Students entering the seventh grade for the first time are eligible where they enroll.

8th/9th Grade Academic Requirements

- 5 New Subjects Passed

- 70% Overall Average

- Promoted To Next Grade Level

High School Academic Requirements

- 4 core + 2 elective

- 70% Overall Average

ALL forms must be submitted through DragonFly

Parents Guide to DragonFly

Signing Up

Submitting Forms

An athlete must have a completed physical and be added to a tryout roster prior to trying out for an MCSS Athletics team

AHSAA Forms and Publications Page

Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Form 

- Completed in DragonFly with Digital Signature

Physical Evaluation

- Completed, Dated, and Signed by a Physician (MD/OD)

- Valid for one calendar year

AHSAA Physical Form

The physical document must:

- Be on the most up to date

AHSAA form (Revised 2018)

- Include a signature of both the parent and student-athlete.

- Include the name of the student-athlete on BOTH sides.

- Be marked “cleared” by physician.

- Include a date.

- Be signed by a physician with MD/DO designated (circled). 

Birth Certificate

- PDF/Photo Upload

NFHS Sportsmanship Certificate

Free course completed at NFHSlearn.com

Concussion Form

- Completed via DragonFly with Digital Signature

Participation Agreement, Consent, Release, and Venue

- Completed via DragonFly with Digital Signature

AHSAA Sudden Cardiac Arrest

- Completed via DragonFly with Digital Signature

MCSS Extracurricular Participation Form

- Completed via DragonFly with Digital Signature

- A student is eligible at his/her home school at the beginning of each new school year.

- The home school is the AHSAA-member school that serves the area where the parents reside.

- Students entering the seventh grade for the first time are eligible where they enroll.

- A student who attends a school outside of his/her home school district must attend that school for one full calendar year in order to establish athletic eligibility.

- Before transferring from one school to another, always check AHSAA eligibility rules. For any questions or clarification of these rules, please reach out to the school’s Athletic Director. 

Complete MCSS Transfer Student-Athlete Form

Home School students must:

- Supply the school registrar and administration with the previous year’s transcript to ensure academic eligibility. 

- Enroll and attend two electives through the zoned school.  

- Elective courses may be taken on campus or through the school’s virtual program.

- If the school requires an athlete to take a PE to participate in athletics, the home school student will be required as well.

- If the school does not require athletic PE to participate in athletics, home school students may take PE through the schools’ virtual program.

AHSAA Bylaws for Non-Traditional Student-Athletes

- Student-athletes who attend the Madison County Virtual Academy (MCVA) must meet all eligibility requirements under AHSAA bylaws. 

- The AHSAA recommends taking athletic PE on campus for safety reasons.

- Virtual students may only participate in athletics through their zoned school.

AHSAA Bylaws for Non-Traditional Student-Athletes

AHSAA Handbook

AHSAA Sports Books

MCBOE Policy 6.19: Extracurricular Activities