Game play is regulated by NFHS Boys Lacrosse

Eligibility Recognizing that the primary purpose of student life is academic achievement, and to underscore the importance of continuing academic progress, students participating in the Hampton Roads Lacrosse (HRLax) League must be enrolled as a student in good standing at the school they attend. To that end, the HRLax League hereby establishes the following requirements for League participation:

• Each student participant must be enrolled as a regular bona fide student in good standing at the school he attends.

• A “regular” student is considered a full-time student who is in regular attendance and is carrying a schedule of subjects which, if successfully completed, will render him scholastically eligible for school athletic participation the ensuing semester.

• A student is permitted to take course work outside the high school building provided he is enrolled in the high school, is working toward a diploma at this high school, and is eligible in all other aspects.

• Any student who is under penalty of suspension, or whose character or conduct is such as to reflect discredit upon his school, is not considered in good standing.

• Each student participant must have passed a minimum of five classes that may be applied toward graduation the previous semester. [Or for those schools on a block schedule, passed a minimum of 75% of classes the previous semester.]

• The student must be in the last eight semesters of high school beginning with entry into 9th grade for the first time.

• Certification of eligibility must be made by an advisor, counselor, administrator, or authorized staff member of the school. 

I would like to ask for a waiver to a rule or policy, is that possible?"

• Yes a waiver may be requested for some rules.  Occasionally the rules don’t take into account a particular circumstance.  Waiver requests will be considered only if 1) unique circumstances apply, 2) if not granting a waiver would pose a significant hardship*, 3) if granting a waiver would not adversely affect others, and 4) granting the waiver would not set an undesirable precedent.  All rule or policy waiver requests must be submitted in writing to the , who will then review the request and decide whether the request should be considered.  If the BHS Commissioner decides the request has merit, the request will be reviewed by the BHS Policy Committee.  The Policy committee will consider the request and provide a recommendation to the Commissioner.  The Commissioner’s decision shall be final.  Appeals to the HRLax League Board of Directors will only be considered if a misapplication of division rules can be demonstrated.

  Rules that won’t be waived:

  - Rule 1 and 3 from the Player Assignment Policy
  *Hardship is different than lack of convenience.  Not being able to carpool to practice is a lack of convenience; travel to practice more than 30 miles each way could be considered a hardship.

• Waiver for 8th grade rule is on a case by case basis coordinated with the Boys HS Commissioner-  Provided the team for which the 8th grader is zoned has a JV team AND has a policy that allows 8th graders to join the team: then 1) over-age 8th graders (older than 13 on August 31 of 8th grade year) may request from the JV team Coach permission to be placed on the team.  2) 8th graders who are age 13 on Sept 1 of their 8th grade year may enter into the Athletic Placement Process to determine their readiness to be placed on a JV team.   

• This 8th gr waiver is not applicable for 2019 Virginia Beach HRLax Players.