Please view District Health Updates and the option menu on the top left below for health and sports information. Stay safe and healthy!
Fall 2026 sports start dates:
8/17/ 26 Football (Physicals dated after 8/01/25 will be accepted for Football)
8/24/26 all other High School Sports (Physicals dated after 8/01/25 will be accepted for all other sports)
9/7/26 Modified MESMS Sports starts for 7th and 8th Grades (physicals dated after 09/01/25 will be accepted)
Please check now to make sure that your child's physical will not expire before sports start's and make an appointment with your physician if it expires before then.
Please register your child as soon as sports opens to be cleared to start on time. Registration on Final Forms opens 30 days before sports start's.
Fall 2025: August 23, 2025 High School Football
August 25, 2025 All other High School sports
September 8, 2025 MESMS Modified Sports Grade 7 and 8 Field Hockey, Cross Country,
and boys volleyball.
Winter 2025: November 17, 2025 All High School Sports and Modified Ice Hockey
Spring 2026: March 9, 2026 All High School Sports - NO Modified sorts in the Spring 2026
For further info about sports offered, try out dates/ times, practice schedules and games, please view the Athletics Homepage.
Registration for ALL sports should be done early and no later than 1-2 weeks prior to sports starting to be able to be cleared to start on time. Sports registration will close on the Saturday before sports starts to clear all students already registered for participation. Any new registrations after that date will be cleared the first week of sports, students may miss practice and tryouts.
To be cleared to start on the first day of sports the following must occur:
Parents must register their child on Final Forms when online registration opens (30 days before sports start's). It MUST be completed by a parent/guardian ONLY. Any form completed by a student will be DENIED and will not be cleared until after the first day of practice.
BOTH parents and students must sign and submit all required forms to be approved .Please use the student’s yorktown email. All forms must be green to be approved, red means it is not complete. An email will be sent if something is missing to both the parent and student, please check your emails often.
Parents must upload a current physical that does not expire before the first day of sports for approval. Physicals are good for 1 year. If a physical expires during the season of play you must make an appointment with your physician for your child to receive an updated physical , upload it to the site, and send it to the nurse to continue sports play.
Registration and all required medical documentation should be uploaded and completed in Final Forms at least 2 weeks prior to the start of sports to be cleared to start on time. This allows time to submit further information if needed. Students who are signed up the week before sports starts may not be cleared to participate on time. If ALL required medical documentation is uploaded or on file, this will expedite clearance for your child to participate in a sport. The Medical Director will be consulted as needed.
Students must be in good academic standing and behavior to play sports. Both guidance and admin will be given students names who are playing sports each season.
In order to participate in High School or Middle School Sports the expectation is that student athletes are fully committed and attend all practices and games.
MEDICAL CLEARANCE will be necessary if there was a Physical Education/Sports excuse in place, the student has an injury/illness before or during the sports season, or COVID within 4 weeks of sports. The nurse will notify you if it is necessary and not provided.
Students who have had COVID within 1 month of starting sports , must get from their physician a note stating that the student has a normal cardiovascular exam and is cleared for all unrestricted physical activities. If a student has been hospitalized with COVID or had high fevers with extreme sickness the student must submit a cardiac clearance form from a cardiologist and be cleared by the athletic trainer. Use this form YCSD Cardiac Clearance post COVID
If a Student has asthma, diabetes, or anaphylactic allergies they must have clearance from their physician to self carry emergency meds and administer it. Please use this self carry form: Self Carry medication form and send it to the nurse dated after July 1 of the new school year.
THE MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE SCHOOL REQUIREMENT MUST BE COMPLETED TO BE CLEARED. Students in Grade 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 will require 1 dose of MenACWY vaccine and students in Grade 12 will require 2 doses of MenACWY with the last dose on or after 16 years of age or 1 dose of MenACWY on or after age 16 years. All documentation must be on file in the Health Office PRIOR to approval to participate in sports.
For further registration information, athlete expectations, and athletic schedules please view the YHS Athletics home page.
Grade 7 and Grade 8 students may be asked to play up if there are no cuts to high school students and there are High School Sports openings. Sports interest meeting announcements will be made in the morning and at lunch prior to season start dates. High school sports are not guaranteed.
To play a High School sport as a Grade 7 or 8 student the following must occur:
A student must be asked by a Yorktown coach and Athletics to play up. If not asked by a coach, a parent must reach out to Athletic Director Rob Barrett to request high school sports consideration for advanced student athletes. Email rbarrett@yorktown.org.
2. Once asked to play up, a Parent must register the student on Final Forms and upload a current physical.
3. AFTER A STUDENT IS REGISTERED on Final Forms, Athletics and the MESMS Nurse will assign the high school sport to their registration . The parent and student must then go back into final forms and re sign all forms for the High School sport.
4. Please make sure ALL parent and student forms are completed and signed, a current physical is uploaded, and the student email listed is a yorktown.org email. All forms must be green to be cleared, red means it is incomplete. Please check both parent and student emails after registering to make sure everything is completed.
5. After registration is fully completed and the sports forms signed, the Student will be scheduled to see our school physician to approve high school playing time and then be scheduled by athletics to take a fitness test . The student must pass a fitness test and be seen by our physician at least one week before sports starts to complete the Athletic Placement Process (APP ). There are no exceptions. The MESMS nurse will contact and send an email to students and parents of the date and time of the physician visit as it approaches.
6. After students see the District physician, Middle school students will be cleared by the MESMS or YHS nurse in order to try out for a team
Students cannot tryout until they pass a fitness test and see our physician.
All students must be up to date with immunizations . A meningitis vaccine is required after the age of 10 and in Grade 7 and 8.
Students must be in good academic standing and behavior to play sports. Both guidance and admin will be given students names who are playing sports each season.
7. In order to participate in High School or Middle School Sports the expectation is that student athletes are fully committed and attend all practices and games and pass the Athletic Placement Process (APP). Please read information about the MESMS High School Athletic Placement Process provided in this link.
Modified sports will be offered as determined by athletics. Check the Athletic website each season to see if and what sports are offered.
To play a Modified sport as a Grade 7 or 8 student the following must occur:
Parents must sign up and register their child on Final Forms no later than 1- 2 weeks week prior to sports starting to allow proper clearance. Registration opens 30 days before the sport starts and closes the same day as High School Sports.
In order to participate in High School or Middle School Sports the expectation is that student athletes are fully committed and attend all practices and games.
Parents must register a student on FinalForms , pick a sport , and both parent and student must sign all forms when sports opens and upload a current non expired physical Sports registration and schedules can be found on the YCSD Athletic Site .Physicals are good for one year and must not expire before or during the season of play.
Please make sure ALL parent and student forms are completed and signed, a current physical is uploaded, and the student email listed is a yorktown.org email. All forms must be green to be cleared, red means it is incomplete. Please check both parent and student emails after registering to make sure everything is completed.
All students must be up to date with immunizations . A meningitis vaccine is required after the age of 10 and in Grade 7 and 8.
Students must be in good academic standing and behavior to play sports. Both guidance and admin will be given students names who are playing sports each season.
A student cannot be approved for sports participation if there has been an illness, accident, injury or surgery until a medical clearance report is provided by the treating physician and received by the School Nurse. The District Medical Director will then review this report and, if appropriate, give the final medical clearance for the student to participate in sports.
If a student athlete experiences an injury or illness at any time during the sports season (in school or out of school), the athlete and his/her parent must communicate this immediately to the Coach as well as the School Nurse. Failure to report illness/injury may result in student athlete being disqualified for the remainder of the sports season.
When an athlete is ill or injured during a sports season he/she may not return to sports participation until cleared by the physician who treated the condition. The student must provide the physician’s written medical clearance to the School Nurse for the student to participate in sports.
According to New York State Guidelines, the final decision to approve the athlete’s return to activity is determined by the District Medical Director. The School Nurse will confer with the District Medical Director as needed and will then communicate the final clearance (or decision not to clear) to the physical education teacher, athletic department, and coach.
In the event the School Nurse is unavailable, the District Director of PE, Health, and Athletics or Athletic Trainer may accept an athlete’s clearance note from his/her healthcare provider. However, this clearance note must be immediately sent to the District Medical Director who will confirm or deny the clearance.
The clearance note must be given to the School Nurse on the first available day. It is the student athlete’s responsibility to follow through and bring the medical clearance to the nurse to be recertified.
For Student Athletes with COVID - If your child is an athlete and has/ had COVID within 4 weeks of sports starting , Athletes are asked to bring in a note from their physician stating that : Student has a normal cardiovascular exam and is cleared for all unrestricted physical activities. If a student athlete has COVID within 4 weeks of sports during the sport season then they must also be cleared by our Athletic Trainer who does a return to play. Please call your nurse for further guidance.
Students who are accidentally injured during sports participation must report the injury to the Coach who will fill out a Student Incident Report and give it to the School Nurse. Medical expenses resulting from an accidental injury must be submitted to your own insurance company. Any expenses not covered by your insurance can be submitted to the school district insurance company. Contact the School Nurse if you need a form to submit for reimbursement from the district insurance company.
It is our policy that all concussions should be reported to the health office, and any student that sustains a concussion on or off school grounds should see the school nurse upon entering school.
If your child has a concussion please notify your child's school nurse
Students must submit a doctor's note with the diagnosis and any restrictions/ accommodations that must be made to the Health Office.
All students should remain in the health office for lunch, recess and gym. Once the student submits a doctors note that states he/she is cleared to return to full academic activity, the gradual "Return to Play" protocol will be started by the physical education teacher. Upon conclusion of the return to play protocol the PE teacher will notify the nurse.
Please read YCSD Concussion Information and refer to the YCSD Concussion Care Plan and Concussion Return to Play Guidelines.
Parents are also encouraged to read about traumatic brain injury and concussions on the CDC Heads Up site. Students are encouraged to view CDC Heads Concussion Sheet during sports sign up season.