Garden City High School

2008 Fall Sports Information

All present 8^th – 11^th graders who plan to play a sport in the Fall 2008 MUST have a doctor’s sports physical.

1.      If you did NOT ATTEND June physicals, you must go to your own physician and you MUST use the Garden City Public Schools Physical Examination report.  The examination report must include:

·         Numerical values for height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, cardiovascular, rhythm, urine for glucose and protein must also be completed.  (If this is not included, your child will NOT be eligible;

·         A full examination

Healthcare provider’s signature, address, phone number, and stamp.

2.      Then, mail the completed form to the high school nurse by August 6, 2008 for the fall season.  DO NOT MAIL THE GREEN FORM.  All physical forms received after August 6^th will not be processed in time for the beginning of the fall season

Additionally, a green health/history permission form must be completed and signed by a parent no more than 30 days prior to the start of EACH sport.  The green form MUST be completed for each and every sport a student plays.  Students will BRING signed green form to the high school café in August.  Please be aware these are New York State guidelines, and a student will not be allowed to tryout and/or participate without both the sport physical and the green form.

Fall 2008 teams:

Monday, August 18, 2008:

• JV and varsity football begin @ 7AM on August 18, 2008.  All boys must be in the high school gym @ 7AM, with their green form dated in August and plan to be there all day and all week for practice/tryouts (including Saturday’s).
• All other sports teams begin on Monday, August 25, 2008.  Go to the high school CAFÉ with your green health/history permission form at the following times:

Monday, August 25, 2008:

• 8am – all 9^th grade boys
• 8:15am – all 9^th grade girls
• 8:30am-8:45am – all 10^th grade boys & all 10^th grade girls
• 9am – all 11^th grade boys and all 11^th grade girls
• 9:15am – all senior boys and girls

• Students bring green form (dated in August) to high school CAFÉ at time indicated for their grade.
• After going through the long lines to have the green form checked by our nurses, students will wait for each sports meeting and tryouts to begin, approximately 11am.
• All students must attend ALL tryout and practice sessions all week (most teams have two sessions each day).  All teams practice six days a week, on weekends, and school holidays!
• The expectations are very high and the results are worth it.