2023 NHFA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

COMMON QUESTION
1. Middle school players and rising 9th graders may submit a letter from parents/school or other official documentation in lieu of transcript.
2. Restriction on senior transfers is not meant to prohibit
homeschool players from coming out for their senior year. We welcome these players. However, these players are still required to submit a hardship appeal in order to establish their background.
3. Players whose eligibility established through the previous eligibility form and process prior to 2023 will not have their eligibility status revisited.
4. Merely being pulled out of school senior year to homeschool does not on its own constitute a hardship.

Eligibility Rules
1. Player who turns 19 before May 1st, of this year is not eligible. He must be a high school student pursuing a high school diploma. He cannot be a high school graduate and must be living with a parent or guardian.
2. Player has 4 consecutive calendar years of high school eligibility beginning in 9th grade, even if he repeats a grade or participates in a sub-varsity level. Player cannot change or reclassify grade level to increase eligibility. Fifth (5th) year player is not eligible even if he didn’t play football previously in high school.
3. Player must be engaged in a homeschool or school education curriculum managed by the parent or guardian, teacher or school administrator. Taking dual credit classes are acceptable.
4. Player who attends a public, online, charter or Christian school must provide school transcript for all high school years along with this eligibility form. Player who attends one of these schools outside the home for more than 3 days a week is a non-homeschool player. Teams are limited in the number of non-homeschool players they can have on their team. 40% non-homeschool for rosters above 24, 50% for rosters with 24 or less players.
5. Player must enter with at least 2 years of eligibility when joining a team. If player is a senior and has not played previously for the team they are ineligible but may submit a hardship waiver request.
6. Player must submit a school transcript and/or homeschool transcript at the end of the school year and prior to the football season. Player cannot play in a game until all eligibility forms including transcripts are submitted and approved by the NHFA office. Not providing forms means player cannot play in the NHFA Tournament.
7. UNDERAGE PLAYER is allowed to play up for teams that do not have more than 24 players on their roster. This MUST BE DESIGNATED on the this form and won’t count towards high school eligibility.
8. Players that fail to meet all of the eligibility requirements due to extenuating circumstance/change of life event may submit a hardship waiver request form and supporting documents to the eligibility committee. Only requests accompanied by supporting documentation corroborating the claim will be heard by the eligibility committee made up of coaches (not currently sitting) and administrators.

ELIGIBILITY FORM
2023 NHFA Player Eligibility Form due AUGUST 15

Awards Ceremony at NHFA National Tournament

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BELOW FORMS ARE BEING UPDATED FOR 2023 SEASON
2023 NHFA RANKINGS (Won-Loss-Rankings of homeschool teams)