If you have to miss practices waiting on a physical, it would put you behind and possibly even prevent you from making the team. Once school insurance is paid, it cannot be refunded. A student, upon entering grade 9, is eligible for competition on high school athletic teams only during the succeeding eight consecutive semesters . Any time you fail a subject, your eligibility may be in trouble. Many student-athletes overlook their 4th quarter grades and assume that just because they passed a course for the semester and the year, the failures for 4th quarter don't count.
Scholastic eligibility is based on a semester requirement.