Parents,
Thank you for supporting your child’s participation in interscholastic athletics. As you already know, students who participate in athletics have higher attendance rates, receive better grades, attain higher standardized test scores, are better socialized and are better prepared for the workforce than other students. We are hopeful that your son or daughter will gain all these benefits and more from their participation in the athletic program at Upper Merion.
In order for a student to participate in athletics, PIAA states the student must receive one comprehensive physical exam per school year as long as that exam is authorized after May 1 and is comprehensive in nature. If a student plays a second or third sport that year, the student will be issued a recertification form detailing any changes in his/her medical history from the time of the original exam.
- Even if a student-athlete has gotten his/her first physical of the year, students must sign up each season for the sports that they intend to play. If the student does not sign up for the next consecutive sport season, the athletic office will not be able to issue them the proper physical paperwork.
- If the student-athlete was injured during his/her first sport of the year, a PIAA CIPPE form must be completed by the attending physician before participating in the second or
third sport, despite being cleared to return to play during the initial season.
We hope this information helps clarify any confusion that may exist in regards to the sports physical process.
Please visit our REGISTRATION INFO page for information how to submit all physical forms through our online program, Student Central.