Registration
Fall Sports Tryout Information- Registration opens in August for Cheerleading, Football, Girls’ Soccer, and Volleyball
Fall tryouts will begin Monday August 31st after school and end at 5:00pm. All rides should be here at 5:00pm. After the first day of tryouts, coaches will communicate with players about remaining tryout days, times, team selection, first practice, and parent meetings.
All families/students must update DragonFly for the 2026-2027 school year. 8th graders must select 2026-2027 Tryout Lists.
Tryouts are open to 7th and 8th graders. In order to tryout, parents must complete the following by August 27th :
Parents must upload all of the required paperwork (primarily pages 6 and 7, the up-to-date physical) to DragonFly: http://dragonflymax.com/forms/5H5V9H
- The only form you will need a hard copy of for DragonFly is the Pre-Participation Physical Examination Physical Examination Form (page 6) and Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Medical Eligibility Form (page 7). All other forms are completed electronically in DragonFly.
- Returning Students: Select Add/Change Sports to connect to the 2026-2027 Tryout Lists.
- You must have all green checks to be complete in DragonFly. Make sure to check your email and Dragonfly regularly account until you get all green checks.
- All students must have forms in DragonFly for 26-27, no paper forms will be accepted.
- Physicals are good for 395 days. Refer to the Athletics Registration Instructions presentation for help.
- DragonFly Registration Presentation
Students who have all their paperwork submitted (either via DragonFly or on paper) and who are eligible will receive Cleared to Tryout emails in their student email beginning August 19th.
If you have any questions, please email our Athletic Director, Mr. Robison (srobison@wcpss.net)
Below are a few answers to common eligibility questions:
To participate in middle school athletics, a student must meet all of these requirements prior to beginning any activity:
Age
- You cannot participate if you turn 15 on or before Aug. 31 of the current school year.
Attendance
- You must attend 85% of the previous semester.
- You must be present for the entire day to participate in practice or games.
Academics
To stay eligible:
- Earn passing grades in at least 70% of your courses in the previous semester.
- Stay on track to move to the next grade.
Enrollment
- Be enrolled in 7th or 8th grade.
- Live with a parent or legal custodian within the Wake County Public School System area. Notify the athletic director if this is not the case.
Medical Eligibility
- You must have a sports physical every 395 days.
- After 5 or more days out due to illness or injury, you need a doctor’s note to return.
- Student and parent or guardian must review and sign the Concussion Information Sheet (on DragonFly).
- Complete the Concussion CrashCourse Video.
Other Rules
- You can only play middle school sports for six semesters upon entry into 6th grade.
- Students with certain felony convictions are ineligible.
- Complete at least six practices before competing (eight for football).
Other WCPSS Policies
- Students in suspension or alternative programs may not participate until the next school day after completion, with principal approval.
- No practices or games are held on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, vacation days, or when school is closed or dismissed early.
- If you attend a school without sports, you may play at an assigned school.
How is Eligibility Determined? – Eligibility is based on the previous semester. Students must meet academic and attendance standards (see below).
- Fall Sports – 2nd Semester of previous (2025-2026) school year.
- Winter Sports – Begin with 2nd semester of previous year. The semester changes over in January, so eligibility for basketball and cheer will be reevaluated during that time.
- Spring Sports – Based on First Semester of current School year. For more details, check out the WCPSS Athletics Webpage.
How many absences can you have and still be eligible? – Students must have been present for 85% of the days in the previous semester. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THEY ARE EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED. Typically this means that 12 or 13 absences are the most allowed, depending on how many school days there were in the previous semester.
What grades are required to be eligible? – You must pass 70% of classes in the previous semester. For most students this will mean passing 5 out of 6 classes. The most current guidelines are found at https://www.wcpss.net/u/~board/family-resources/post/middle-school-sports Td.
