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NCSO Policies
Team Size and Composition
In North Carolina ONLY, up to 18 students from a school can compete on either the Varsity or Junior Varsity teams. A team is NOT REQUIRED to have 18 students, this is the maximum. In fact, a school could bring one student to compete if they choose.

For a high school team, there is a limit of 10 seniors on a team. For a middle school team, there is a limit of 5 ninth graders on a team. Technically, ninth grade students can still compete on the team for the middle school they attended after they have moved to their high school. While this is allowed, it is encouraged for ninth graders to compete in the school they are attending. If the school the ninth graders are attending does not have an Olympiad team we encourage them to start one!

NOTE: For the schools that qualify for the national tournament, they MUST reduce the number of students on the Varsity team to 15 as required by national rules. For high school teams, only 7 seniors are allowed to participate at the national level.

Students must be from the membership school (recruiting from neighboring schools is not permitted); except, middle schools may invite any combination of up to five of their last year's seventh or eighth grade students to be part of the team. The exception here refers only to students that LEFT your school and went to another school. Here’s where the exception comes into play:
  • 8th graders from a 6-8 school moving to a high school (up to 5 can be asked back to the middle school team)
  • Previous 7th grade members from a grade 5-7 middle school that are now in 8th or 9th grade at a high school (up to 5 can be asked back to the middle school team)
This exception does NOT refer to seventh or eighth graders that remain in your school. In fact, you could have your whole team comprised of current eighth graders that were seventh graders last year and are still in your school (and not just five, as a coach might have misconstrued from the “except”).  The limit of five 9th graders still applies, no matter where the students come from! Please see the Coaches Manual page C2 for further clarification.





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