Get VA Hanover County Public Schools Middle School Athletic Participation/Parental Consent/Physical 2023-2024

No pupil shall be admitted for the first time to any public kindergarten or elementary school in a school division unless such pupil shall furnish, prior to admission, (i) a report from a qualified licensed physician, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse or licensed physician assistant acting under the ...

The VHSL sports physical form is required for each school year and is good from May 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year. Insurance may cover sports physicals; all Virginia Medicaid Managed Care plans do.

A sports physical must be done before the student-athletes' 7th grade, 9th grade, and 11th grade years. Basically, every 2 years. However, if a student-athlete answers “yes” to specific questions on the MEDICAL HISTORY FORM, the student-athlete may be required to obtain another sports physical.

In Indiana, the High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) requires a physical examination to be performed on or after April 1st to be valid for the following school year.

Physicals are valid for 395 days, so if your child already had a sports physical for the fall season, they do not need another one for the spring. Any of these conditions doesn't necessarily mean that your child won't be cleared to participate in school sports.