INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATHLETIC PRE-PARTICIPATION FORMS
**TO PREVENT CONFUSION PLEASE READ CAREFULLY**

Before a student/athlete can try out, practice, scrimmage and/or participate in a game, the items listed below must be satisfied – NO EXCEPTIONS.

1. All students must complete all the online participation forms. Athletic Forms

2. All students must have the Emergency Medical Information Form on file to participate. All information must be complete or
form will be returned. Emergency Medical Information

3. All students must have on file a current History Form, Physical Examination Form and Preparticpation Physical Evaluation Medical Eligibilty Form. The History Form must be reviewed by your physician at the time of the physical examination. If applicable, also have the Athletes With Disabilities Form: Supplemental to the Athlete History Form completed and signed. The Physical Examination Form must be completed and signed by your physician. The physician must have completed the Cardiac Assessment Professional Development Module and have signed the section on the Preparticipation Evaluation Medical Eligibility Form. Your Medical Eligibility Form will be returned as INCOMPLETE if there isn’t a signature. Please read the Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act Information Fact Sheet for additional clarification. The physical
examination is valid for 365 days. If a student has a current Sports Physical on file (within 365 days from the 1st official practice) you
only need to complete the Health History Update Questionnaire.

If you are unsure if your physical is still acceptable, contact Mrs. Cunha, Athletic Director at 732-541-8960 x4059 or email gcunha@carteretschools.org for assistance. You can also check medical on your student portal.

4. Parents and student/athletes must read the 2024-2025 NJSIAA Banned Drugs sheet and Consent Form, Sports-Related Concussion and Head Injury Fact Sheet, Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Brochure and Sports-Related Eye Injuries Fact Sheet. 

5. Parents and student/athletes must also view the opioid video.

6. Your online responses, both parent and student/athlete, on the online form indicate that you have read/viewed all the necessary information.   

7. Academic Eligibility-Each student is expected to work as hard in the classroom as they do on the athletic field. Remember,
you are a student first and an athlete second. The following are the eligibility requirements based on the season:

• Fall and Winter: Passed 30 credits from the previous school year. (freshman are exempt).
• Spring: Passing 15 credits.

According to the Carteret School District Policy any student suspended twice during a semester will not be allowed to participate on a sports team.

Due Dates for Athletic Forms:

Fall Sports: August 1

Winter Sports:  November 1

Spring Sports:  March 1