Eighth Grade Eligibility

8^th grade students are not allowed to practice against students in grades 9-12 in sports other than softball. An exception exists for those schools that do not have enough students on their high school team to conduct a practice. In that case, 8^th grade teams may be combined with the high school team in a practice. This exception does not allow selected 8^th grade individuals to practice with the high school team, but rather allows the entire 8^th grade team to be combined with the high school team for purpose of practicing.

8^th grade students will be eligible to practice with the softball team on the first allowable practice date and be eligible to play with the high school team on the first allowable game date. This dispensation is provided for 8^th graders in softball only since the bulk of the season runs into the summer months.