RRPS Physical Clearance

2024/2025 Physical Submission and Clearance Instructions

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BEFORE SUBMITTING

Welcome and thank you for your interest in Rio Rancho Public Schools Athletics! Rio Rancho Public Schools value the important role that athletics plays in contributing to the overall high school experience. RRPS is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new Athletic Physical Packet submission site. Physical packets will now be submitted by visiting the Athletics Document Upload link below and should no longer be emailed in.

Please be aware that you must have all required documents in order to submit this form and be sent to the clearance queue at your respective school. Once received, your school's athletic department will review them for accuracy. Provided all documents are complete, your student will be cleared and you will be notified via the email address you’ve provided during submission. If cleared, your student will be placed on the 24/25 Athletic Clearance list at his or her respective school and you will need to do nothing further for the 24/25 school year. If your documents are not complete or there is a question regarding the submitted documents, you will receive an email via the email address you provided during submission stating the issue or question.

Required Items for Physical Packet

Before a student is allowed to participate in any RRPS Summer or In-Season Athletics, each student will need to have all paperwork turned in to the appropriate school's athletic office, and be cleared for participation by yours school's Athletic Coordinator. Please read through the requirements below carefully as some requirements as well as the method of submission has changed.

Below you will find links to these documents.

If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact your middle school Athletic Coordinator directly:

Mountain View Middle School - Jeremy Stepic jeremy.stepic@rrps.net

24/25 CLEARANCE START HERE

1. NMAA Physical Packet Physical Exam (YOU MUST USE THIS EXACT DOCUMENT) must be conducted and the form must be dated on or after April 1, 2024, to be valid for participation in the summer of 2024 and the 2024/25 SY. The linked document is a pdf. print this document and take it with you to your physical appointment with your physician. Do not open the document in a GoogleDoc and try and print or type into the document as it will not stay formatted.

2. NFHS Student Concussion Course sign up for an account, add the student concussion course to your basket (the course is free), and complete the course. Please be sure when creating the account that it is in the student's name so the certificate will be generated with the correct name. When you register for an account, the school you choose will not matter as long as you choose NM as your state. Also, be sure that the course is the CONCUSSION FOR STUDENTS COURSE. Any other course will not meet the state law requirement. At the end of the course, you will be issued a certificate of completion. This certificate will need to be downloaded and submitted via the portal along in with your other documents. Must be dated on or after April 1, 2023.

3. Copy of the front and back of your health insurance card (click HERE if you do not have health insurance and need to purchase the school-offered health insurance)

If your student-athlete is not a transfer or home/charter school student, skip down to the blue box to submit the packet via our online portal. Packets should not be emailed in under any circumstances. You must submit via the portal link below. Packets are processed in the order received. If your packet is submitted incomplete, your resubmission is not given priority and will be re-processed in its own order received. Packets will be processed Monday through Thursday 7:00 am-2:30 pm. Processing time will vary depending on how full the portal is and other prioritized duties of the Athletic Office. Do not plan for a same-day clearance.

24.25 Physical Packets.pdf

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Please only submit once.
PLAN AHEAD- TYPICALLY CLEARANCE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DAY.
You do not need to submit a packet for each sport.
Your packet will initially be routed to Athletic Office for review. In an event your packet is received incomplete, you will receive an email stating such and you will be required to resubmit all documents to be reviewed again.
If your packet is submitted and is correct, you will receive an email stating your athlete is cleared.