2025-2026 Sports Eligibility Requirements
Academic & Age Requirements:
Academic: Students trying out for interscholastic
athletic teams must be academically in good standing in order to be eligible.
For the first semester, a student must have been promoted to the next
grade level. For the second semester, a student must also have passed all but one
subjects at the conclusion of the previous semester completed in order
to be able to participate in school sponsored athletics in the current
semester.
Age Requirement: Student must not have reached his or her fifteenth birthday on or before August 1, 2025.
Physical Examination Requirement:
Any student-athlete's 2024-2025 VHSL physical from last year is good 14 months from the date the medical profession wrote on the examination form. This physical will be on the old form.
Any student-athlete's 2025-2026 VHSL physical, dated after July 1, 2025, must be on the new form. You can find this form under the "policy/forms" link on this page.
All VHSL physical must be submitted to the Athletic Director prior to participating in any open gyms, off-season workouts, or tryouts.
Managers: Any student who wants to be a
manager must be approved by the coach and submit all parts of the VHSL
physical form EXCEPT the doctor examination page.
Information about low cost, no appointment VHSL physicals
(updated summer, 2017). Call the clinic before you go to confirm
pricing.
- Velocity Care in Daleville (46 Wesley Ave. 591-9440): $35.00 hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 - 8 and Sunday 10 - 6
- MedExpress (many locations; I called the 5610 Williamson Rd. one
(265-8924), but there are others too): $30.00; hours are 8 - 8 seven
days a week
- Alliance Xpress in Covington: (919 S. Craig Ave. 960-2231) Monday through Friday 8 - 8. Bring completed paperwork; $30.00
All locations require the child be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian with valid photo ID. Cash only and be sure to bring eyeglasses or wear
contacts for the eye exam. They also need to know the date of their last
tetanus shot. The school has this on file.