Prior to any student participating in Practices, Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests, at any PIAA member school in any school year, the student is required to (1) complete a Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE); and (2) have the appropriate person(s) complete the first six Sections of the CIPPE Form. 

Upon completion of Sections 1 and 2 by the parent/guardian; Sections 3, 4, and 5 by the student and parent/guardian; and Section 6 by an Authorized Medical Examiner (AME), those Sections must be turned in to the Athletic Director, for retention by the school. 

The CIPPE may NOT be authorized earlier than May 1st and shall be effective, regardless of when performed during a school year, until the latter of the next April 30th or the conclusion of the spring sports season. 

SUBSEQUENT SPORT(S) IN THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR: Following completion of a CIPPE, the same student seeking to participate in Practices, Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests in subsequent sport(s) in the same school year, must complete Section 7 of this form and must turn in that Section to the Principal, or Principal’s designee, of his or her school. The Principal, or the Principal’s designee, will then determine whether Section 8 need be completed.

Any athlete participating in sports at NKASD must have this physical on file before the first official day of practice, or he or she may not participate at that time.

The first day of practice for the 2024-25 school year is:

Fall Sports: August 4 (golf, football- heat), August 11 (tennis, volleyball, soccer)

Winter Sports: November 14

Spring Sports: March 2