Sports and Extracurricular Activities

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YES! You can stay enrolled with HLA while playing sports. You must then submit all paperwork for eligibility by the first day of tryouts for your respective sport. Please read the TSSAA Homeschool Rules.

HLA students must submit a proof of enrollment listing five academic courses for the current school year and an indemnity agreement form to the administration office of the school where the student is zoned to attend. Both documents are available by request through your myHLA account under the Request Manager, Sports/TSSAA. The student is also required to get a sports physical and have the physical form signed off by a physician. All documents for the student are due to the school before or on the first day of try outs.

No, HLA does not sign the TSSAA Homeschool Eligibility Form.  The form is to be filled out by the parent and the coach.  HLA can provide a transcript of in-progress courses or a letter stating the courses that are being taken to be attached to the form.  “The Principal at the school and Director of the School System where they are going to participate need to sign the form.” ~Bernard Childress, Director of TSSAA.

Activities that do not fall under TSSAA guidelines and playing sports at non-TSSAA schools is allowed if the school approves it.  This is up to each school’s policies.  You can check with your local school to find out what is available.

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Yes, your student can stay enrolled or registered with HLA while playing sports with an FHSAA member school. However, the student will need to follow the bylaws for Non-member private school students because HLA is classified as a non-member private school in Florida. Many Florida schools get confused by this and will share the FHSAA homeschool paperwork with the student if you speak with a coach or athletic director. The homeschool paperwork is only for students that are registered with their local board of education so students who are enrolled for Services Only will need to follow the bylaws for Home Education Students. Rule effective July 2025 please check the FHSAA site for updates.

Non-Member Private School (Traditional HLA Enrollment) Paperwork Required: EL2, EL3, GA4, EL12, and EL12V

Home Education (Services Only Enrollment) Paperwork Required: EL2, EL3, GA4, EL7, EL7V

*If the home education student has chosen a public school through the district’s controlled open enrollment procedures, he/she must also complete the EL14.

If you have a student playing sports in Florida, please contact our Sports Counselors with any questions.

Under the new FHSAA ruling effective July 2025, HLA does qualify as a non-member private school. Students that are registered for Services Only will have different requirements and forms to be filled out.

Activities that do not fall under FHSAA guidelines and playing sports at non-FHSAA schools is allowed if the school approves it.  This is up to each school’s policies.  You can check with your local school to find out what’s available.

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YES!  You can stay enrolled with HLA and while playing sports.  Students wanting to play sports under AHSAA must enroll in a member school that serves the areas in which the student’s parents reside.  Students must enroll within the first 20 days of the semester.  There are other academic requirements.  Please read the AHSAA Homeschool Guidelines.

Activities that do not fall under AHSAA guidelines and playing sports at non-AHSAA schools is allowed if the school approves it.  This is up to each school’s policies.  You can check with your local school to find out what’s available.

This bill was put together by a group of citizens of the great state of Alabama that have been lobbying since 2005 for AL state public education establishment to allow homeschooled students equal access to sports and extracurricular activities. Read this article regarding this bill getting passed in Alabama.

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Yes, you would need to contact the school in the district which offers the activity to find out the requirements to participate. You should specify that you are enrolled in an Independent School, rather than a homeschool to avoid having to meet the nonpublic home-based education requirements (registering with the county).

Whether a local school will allow a student to play is up to each school’s policies.  The student must meet all receiving school eligibility requirements. You can check with your local school to find out what’s available.  Keep in mind that the school may have other conditions such as fees or academics that would have to be met to play.

YES! You can stay enrolled with HLA while playing sports. SCHSL requires that you file a Notice of Intent to Participate by the time the season begins for the sport you are wanting to play.

No, the Notice of Intent to Participate must be filed with the school by the time the season begins. It is filled out by the parent and signed by the student.