DHS Coaches Information Page

Please feel free to reach out to Coach Ruppel at ruppelg@destinhigh.org

2024-2025 Sports Deadlines

All of your athletes need to be cleared BEFORE tryouts & BEFORE they start practicing.

Please share this link with all of your athletes for them to complete Athletic Clearance
https://destinhighschool.org/athletics/#athleticclearance

Team roster’s need to be set as soon as possible in FHSAA!!!!!

  • Football:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date July 29th
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Aug 5th
  • Volleyball:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date July 29th
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Aug 5th
  • Golf:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date July 29th
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Aug 5th
  • Swimming:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date July 29th
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Aug 5th
  • Cross County:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date July 29th
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Aug 6th
  • Competitive Cheerleading:
    • First allowable practice/try-out date Sept 30th.
    • Competition schedule & roster due BEFORE Oct 21st
  • Soccer:
    • First Allowable Practice Oct. 14th.
    • Game schedule & roster due BEFORE Nov 3rd
  • Weightlifting Girls:
    • First Allowable Practice October 7th.
    • Game schedule & roster due BEFORE October 21th
  • Basketball (Girls & Boys):
    • First Allowable Practice Oct 28th.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE November 1st.
  • Wrestling:
    • First allowable practice date Nov. 6.
    • Match schedule & roster set BEFORE Nov. 10.
  • Weightlifting Boys:
    • First Allowable Practice November 11th.
    • Game schedule & roster due BEFORE November 20th
  • Tennis (Girls & Boys):
    • First Allowable Practice Jan. 13th.
    • Game schedule & roster due BEFORE January 27th
  • Baseball:
    • Arm Care Conditioning TBD
    • First allowable practice date TBD.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE TBD.
  • Softball:
    • Arm Care Conditioning: January 6th.
    • First practice/try-out date Jan. 20th.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE February 3rd.
  • Flag Football:
    • First Allowable Practice Jan. 27th.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE February 2nd
  • Track & Field (Boys & Girls):
    • First allowable practice date Jan. 20th.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE February 2nd.
  • Beach Volleyball:
    • First practice date Feb. 3rd.
    • Game schedule & roster set BEFORE February 10th

Team Roster & Schedules

Coaches you are responsible for inputing your schedule & adding your FINAL roster of cleared athletes to FHSAA. Athletes that have not finished the clearing process CAN NOT be added to your roster. Link below is to Home Campus. You also need to download the “Home Campus” app on your phone so that you have all of your athletes contact information, emergency contacts & health information in the case of an emergency.

If you need access to your Home Campus Account for your sport please email or contact Coach Ruppel at ruppelg@destinhigh.org

How to set your Roster? Schedule & Coaches?

Within your Home Campus account there is a button on the left side “Teams”. You will then find your sport & click the blue box for “Varsity” or red box for “JV”. At the top of that page for each sport will be the deadlines that you need to pay attention too, like when rosters & schedules are due, first allowable practices, . Please DO NOT wait till the last minute to get these submitted.

  • Roster? If you scroll down on this page you will see a yellow box “Roster” by clicking that button you will be taken to the area to add your athletes to the official roster.
  • Schedule? Just below that is the blue “Schedule” button please make sure all of your games/matches are there & all of the information is correct.
  • Coaches? If you have more than 1 coach please make sure they are listed/added here.

Your teams roster & final scores need to be put into MaxPrep.  If you need access to your Account for your sport please email Coach Ruppel at ruppelg@destinhigh.org

Coaches Clearance Requirements

Please make sure to upload files to CoachesClearance.com

ALL Coaches both volunteer & paid will require the following:

  • FLDOE teaching certificate and/or FLDOE coaching certificate
  • Okaloosa County Finger printing / Background check (see the PDF below for details)
  • CPR/First Aid/AED Certificate – online video can count
  • NFHS Videos (all)
    • Concussion
    • Heat Illness
    • Cardiac Arrest
    • Recruiting
    • Tackling (Football Only)

Onboarding certification process must be completed prior to coaching activity!