Since our inception in March 2021, LKY has grown in both size (number of families & athletes) and stature (number of programs offered). We praise God for His work in our organization and desire to honor Jesus Christ in every aspect of competitive homeschool sports—including eligibility. Eligibility is the most debated—and sometimes the most confusing—subject before us. At a time when homeschooling is on the rise (in this post-COVID era,) we are frequently asked what even defines homeschooling and what makes an athlete eligible to compete with LKY.
We believe competing with integrity is essential in sports. It honors the Lord, and it protects the reputation of our organization and homeschool sports. Even though the goal of a competition is to win, how the game is played with the athletes involved is more important than the outcome. Since LKY competes against public and private schools as well as homeschool organizations, we have worked to ensure we uphold guidelines and standards set by every organization that oversees any sport we offer.
In the KHSAA world, teams are "grade-based" and in the homeschool world, teams are "age-based". Additionally, there are many differences between KHSAA and homeschool regulations regarding tournament eligibility, reclassifying, transfers, academics, definition of homeschool athlete and more. As we navigate these issues, we want to seek to do so with high integrity in both worlds so we can continue to compete in both arenas.
To this end, the LKY Executive Board has prayerfully reviewed eligibility language across all LKY sports, including eligibility language from all governing organizations and tournaments for each sport. We have compiled these eligibility requirements into a one page document for your convenience.
If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please feel free to reach out to your lkysaints@gmail.com or to the LKY Athletic Director at lkyathleticdirector@gmail.com.
This eligibility guidelines document is specifically for athletes competing at the high school level (unless eligibility requirement is otherwise indicated for lower grades). For questions on eligibility for elementary or middle school athletes, reach out to lkysaints or lkyathleticdirector @gmail.com. In general, as long as the elementary or middle school athlete is 51% homeschooled, lives within 100miles of our practice facility and their parents submit an LOI, they are able to participate.
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