Medical exam for sports tryouts

[Anonymous]

When you register for a sports tryout, it says that a medical clearance is good for one year. When you look at the McPS relevant webpage it says it’s good for 13 months. Last year we paid $80 for a physical for my kid to try out for a sport where the coach took basically no kids. The old evaluation is more than a year from date of tryouts but less than 13 months. Can anyone confirm I can use the July 2023 clearance for an August 2024 tryout?

[Anonymous]

Ask the school Athletic Dir

[Anonymous]

Just do a yearly physical at your doctor.

Here is the clinic list our school sent out with cheaper options: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/athletics/health/2022-2023-clinics-for-sport-physicals.pdf

[Anonymous]

Can’t your dr so Gan the paperwork based on your child’s annual physical?

[Anonymous]

You should be doing a yearly physical for your kid anyway.
There are free options. I think MCPS sent out a list of places where kids could get free physicals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t your dr so Gan the paperwork based on your child’s annual physical?

That's what we did summer before 9th grade when DD decided last minute that she wanted to do a sport.

[Anonymous]

Every kid should have annual physicals covered for free. If you have regular insurance annual well-child visits are covered. For medicaid too. If you don't have either for some reason there are free clinics for kids.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you can. My DD had her physical last year on Aug 4 and after registering for fall sports yesterday I received an email from AD letting me know that last year’s physical is current until Sept 3 this year. Fine for tryouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t your dr so Gan the paperwork based on your child’s annual physical?

That's what we did summer before 9th grade when DD decided last minute that she wanted to do a sport.

My child has a fall birthday so we do the physical in the summer and get the form signed. If there are immunizations that have to be done at a certain date we just go back. Nice to get it done in the summer when we have more time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can. My DD had her physical last year on Aug 4 and after registering for fall sports yesterday I received an email from AD letting me know that last year’s physical is current until Sept 3 this year. Fine for tryouts.

Thank you. The annual physical was done in October and our office charges $40 to have a form filled out so I’d rather skip that expense and the hassle of getting them to do it considering he probably won’t make the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you can. My DD had her physical last year on Aug 4 and after registering for fall sports yesterday I received an email from AD letting me know that last year’s physical is current until Sept 3 this year. Fine for tryouts.

Thank you. The annual physical was done in October and our office charges $40 to have a form filled out so I’d rather skip that expense and the hassle of getting them to do it considering he probably won’t make the team.

Can you just move the physical up to August? Far easier to do it in the summer when no school.