Academics

Each member team and/or program shall have standards in place to make sure that all participating players maintain at least a 2.0 GPA (on a 4-point scale) during the active season. Where the active season is defined as October through March of the following year. For example, the 2009-2010 active season begins in October 2009 and ends March 2010.

Age Restrictions

Boys and Girls 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, and 18 and under are the eight different age groups offered. A player’s age group is determined by their age on September 1st, 2009. For example, a player who is 16 on September 1st, 2009, but turns 17 on October 5th is considered eligible to play in 16 and under age group at the 2010 State Championships. Players may play in a higher age group, if desired.

To play 18U, player must be born after September 1, 1990

To play 16U, player must be born after September 1, 1992

To play 14U, player must be born after September 1, 1994

To play 12U, player must be born after September 1, 1996

Transfer Students

Any student who transfers from a public school, Christian/Private School, or another homeschool team because of disciplinary reasons must wait 1 year before he/she is eligible to participate in any THSSBC activity. All other players are eligible instantaneously. However, player must play on the team he/she plays on at State for the second semester. Players wishing to play on a team that they do not participate on during the year may request a hardship exemption.

Homeschool Requirements

For a player to be considered homeschooled, 51% of his/her education must arrive from at least one of the following sources:

• Taught at home by the player’s parents, grandparents, and/or legal guardian, or taught at home by an older sibling of at least 18 years of age
• Taught at home, or someone else’s home, by another homeschool parent tutor, provided that it is done under the player’s parent’s supervision
• Taught at a central location (for example, a homeschool co-op class) by a homeschool parent or tutor

A player is not homeschooled if 50% or more of his/her education arrives from:

• College or vocational/technical classes taken at a non-homeschool institution
• Classes from a Christian, Private, or Public school

A player that has participated in a graduation ceremony is not eligible to participate at State. We do acknowledge that there could be some extenuating circumstances, and we might consider a hardship exemption in certain situations.

To be eligible for participation in the Texas Home School State Basketball Championships, players must be homeschooled continuously from January 1st to the beginning of this year’s tournament.

Players must live at home with his/her legal guardian to be considered homeschooled.