EligibilityIn order for any student to be a member of an athletic team, he/she must meet the following requirements:- A student may not participate if he/she turns fifteen (15) years of age on or before October 16th of the current school year.
- A student must be in attendance 85% of the previous semester (no more than 14 days absent).
- A student who fails two or more classes in the fall semester is ineligible for spring semester. A student who is promoted at the end of the school year to the next grade automatically meets the academic requirement for the fall semester of the school year.
- Athletes, including cheerleaders, are required to maintain academic eligibility as defined above each semester and meet the attendance requirement as stated above each semester. All sports have the same eligibility requirements.
State Eligibility Rules  Four Semesters from 1st entrance to 7th grade.
Student-athlete must have attended school for at least 85% of days for the previous semester. No athletes turned 15 before August 31st. Any athlete failing 2 or more classes, the previous semester, is ineligible. VSMS Academic Eligibility We have higher expectations. You are ineligible if… – You failed 2 or more classes on the last REPORT CARD – You fail 1 or more classes on the NEXT REPORT CARD Probation – Athletes will pass all classes on PROGRESS REPORTS  Students who do not will be on probation
– Probation is for 2 weeks. – During that time: no athletic participation – Student should work to improve grade. – Student will not return to sports until completing the 2 week period. Student must be passing ALL classes at end of probation or he/she will be removed from the team. Coach’s Decision: Coach may increase team standards VSMS Behavior Eligibility Being in trouble is unacceptable: – OSS Immediate removal from team for remainder of season. – ISS 1st time: coach decision for punishment 2nd time: coach, principal, ad, parent meeting to discuss possible punishment 3rd time: Guaranteed removal from the team. Coach’s Decision: Coach may increase team standards – Lunch Detention? Length of ISS stay? Teamwork? Participation
BCS middle schools are members of the French Broad Middle School Athletic Conference. This conference includes the following middle schools: Reynolds, Brevard, Cane Creek, Enka, Erwin, Madison, North Buncombe, Owen, and Valley Springs. The opportunity to be a member of all sports teams is open to all students in grades seven and eight. By North Carolina Athletic Policy, sixth graders are not eligible to participate in interscholastic sports. Sixth grade students who would like to be involved in athletics should speak to a coach concerning the possibility of becoming a manager of a team.
Tryouts
Coaches will conduct tryouts in each sport at the beginning of each season. (Students who tryout and do not make an athletic team are encouraged to participate in outside sports activities to continue to develop athletic skills.) Continued hard work and participation may make students even better players than some of those who were selected for athletic teams.
Physical Examination - Student Athletic Packets - Insurance
Each athlete and cheerleader must have a physical examination by a doctor before he/she will be allowed to participate in tryouts. The physical examination is only valid for one year from the date of the physical. Examination Form P1, P2 P3.
Transportation Fee
A $20.00 fee is charged to all student athletes one time during the school year to help cover the cost of transportation to athletic events. This fee is paid only once, so students who participate in two or more sports pay the transportation fee at the time they first participate in a school sport.
Student Athlete Expectations
All student-athletes represent Buncombe County and their respective schools. Therefore, each student athlete's actions both in and out of school must reflect positively on the district and school community or the participant will not represent the school in any athletic activities.
While at school, student-athletes are expected to set positive examples for the rest of the student body. All student-athletes are expected to follow school rules at all times. | 
