INITIAL EVALUATION:  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 four Sections of the
CIPPE Form.  Upon completion of Sections 1, 2, and 3 by the parent/guardian, and Section 4 by an Authorized Medical
Examiner (AME), those Sections must be turned in to the Principal, or the Principal’s designee, of the student's school for
retention by the school.  The CIPPE may not be performed earlier than June 1st and shall be effective, regardless of when
performed during a school year, until the next May 31st.  
 
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 5 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 6 need be completed.

Students are not permitted to participate in any way until these requirements are met. The required forms can be obtained from any of the high schools or downloaded from this site:

Athletic Physical Form

Recertification Form

The physical exam may be performed by a private physician or by the school physician at school at no cost to the student.  For juniors, this exam also fulfills the required junior physical.