MSHSAA
Physical Certificate and Insurance Requirements
In accordance with the Missouri State High School Activities Association by-law 3.8 Physical Exams and Insurance:
· 3.8.1 Physical: The school shall require of each student participating in athletics a certificate of an issued physical signed and authorized by a physician, advanced nurse practitioner in written collaborative practice with a physician, or a certified physician's assistant in collaboration with a sponsoring physician stating that the individual is physically able to participate in athletic practices and contests of his/her school. A student shall not be permitted to practice or compete for a school until a complete, signed certificate is on file at the school. The medical certificate is valid for the purpose of this rule if issued on or after February 1 of the previous school year.
· 3.8.2 Insurance: A student shall not be permitted to practice or compete for a school until it has verification that he or she has basic athletic insurance coverage
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
2.3.7 Grades 7 and 8 Requiremnts:
A 7th or 8th grade student must meet the following requirements in order to be academically eligible to participate in interscholastic activities:
a. Grading Period: A “grading period” is a period no less than six weeks and no greater than nine weeks where progress is determined and is reported to students/parents. A student must have been promoted to a higher grade or a higher level
in special education at the close of the previous year. However, any such student who failed more than one scheduled subject, or failed to make standard progress in special education, shall be ineligible the following grading period regardless of promotion to the higher grade. (However, see also item c below).
b. Semester of Participation: The student shall be currently enrolled in and regularly attending the normal course for that grade or must have enrolled in a full course at his or her level in any public school special education program for the handicapped approved by the Missouri State Department of Education which, though ungraded, enrols pupils of equivalent chronological age.
c. Entry into 7th or 9th Grade: This section shall not apply to students promoted for the first time into the 7th or into the 9th