Registration & Eligibility

All student athletes must complete the NCHSAA Pre-Participation Evaluation (PPE) Form, which includes the History Form, the Physical Examination Form, and the Medical Eligibility Form. All student athletes must receive a physical examination once every 395 days by a physician (MD/DO), nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to be eligible to play.

1. Download and print the Pre-participation Physical Evaluation (PPE) form (nchsaa.org), or pick-up a physical copy in the MS or HS front office.
2. History Form (Pages 1-2) is completed and signed by the parent or legal guardian on behalf of the student-athlete. The completed and signed PPE History Form must then be presented to the Licensed Medical Professional (LMP) for review when they fill out the Physical Examination Form.
3. The completed Physical Examination Form (Page 3) is signed and dated by the LMP who performed the examination.
4. The Medical Eligibility Form (Pages 4), which is also signed and dated by the LMP indicates the student athlete is either medically eligible or not medically eligible for sports participation.
5. The Gfeller-Waller NCHSAA Student-Athlete & Parent/Legal Custodian Concussion Information Sheet (nchsaa.org) is read and the Concussion Statement Form is completed and signed by the student athlete and parent/legal custodian.
6. The NCHSAA Eligibility, Consent to Participate, and Release Form (nchsaa.org) is completed and signed by the student athlete and parent/legal custodian.
7. All completed documentation is then submitted to the school nurse’s office.

Documentation must be submitted prior to the current season’s tryouts if the physical is expired.