Tryouts and Equal Opportunity

Since high school practices cannot begin until the Board of Managers designated starting date, it would be a violation of NCS practice rules to conduct tryouts for the high school team in the summer preceding the school year or during the school year but outside the season of sport. The NCS Commissioner of Athletics has consistently interpreted the rules such that tryouts for the high school team are considered part of practice during the season of sport. Conducting tryouts outside the season of sport would therefore be a violation of the NCS practice rules. Selecting the team months prior to the start of the season and at a time of the year when people are often away on vacation, or unaware of the tryout because it is out of season, would deny equal opportunity

ALL BHS Students are entitled to a fair tryout of at least 2-3 days. However, students MUST communicate extenuating circumstances with coaches in advance. For example, a fall athlete MUST tell a winter coach of his/her desire to tryout so that the winter coach may arrange an alternative tryout. Failure to do so by the student-athlete will result in no tryout.