Dear Parents:

As required by New York State Education Department, all students planning on playing a sport must have an Athletic Physical.  The results of the physical shall be valid for a 12 month period.  Before participation in each Sports Season, parents must complete an interval health history, “Sports Candidate Screening Form” (white card).  School nursing personnel must review every student’s health history to ensure that any health problems are identified and considered.

The Arlington School District offers high school students Athletic Physicals during January and June Regents week only.   June physicals are for Fall and Winter Sports.  January physicals are for Spring Sports.  Physicals are done by appointment only and take approximately one hour.  Students must sign up in the Health Office for their physical.  Dates for physical sign ups will be posted in the Athletic Department and announced during morning announcements.

Students should not sign up for a physical on the same day they have a regents exam.

Arlington High School requires the initial sports physical to be done by the school physician and her staff. 

Sports physicals done by private physicians will be accepted after the school examiner has done the initial one.  However, private physician forms must indicate that the student is cleared to participate in competition sports. 

A “Sports Candidate Screening Form” (white card) is required for each sport.

Thank you,

Marie Grizzaffi, R.N.  School Nurse                           

Mary Jakubek, R.N.  School Nurse                                

Dave Goddard

Athletic Director

Note:  10th grade sports physicals done by the school physician and her staff fulfills the New

              York State mandated physical requirement.

MEDICALS-SPORTS PHYSICALS

All participants must have received a physical examination from the school physician within one calendar year prior to tryouts/practice. The school will make arrangements to schedule sports physicals and notify the students when and where the physicals will be administered. The school will offer sports physicals during the final exam week in January and June of each year. It is the responsibility of the student to schedule and keep his/her appointment. If a student does not receive a sports physical when offered by the school, he/she must be given permission from the Athletic Director to receive a physical at the office of the school physician. The physician’s office will charge a fee that must be paid by the student/parents.

* As of 2003, students may receive a sports physical by his/her own doctor.  The student's physician must fill out the forms provided by the school's health office. This policy only applies to students who have obtained his/her initial sports physical by the school physician.