CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRYOUT PROCEDURES POLICIES

Students must submit the following * items to tryout for a sport.

     PRIOR to tryouts, each athlete must turn in a completed Athletic Registration Packet to the Athletic Account Clerk or the Bookkeeper. Forms may be picked up outside the Bookkeeper’s office or on-line at the Cal High website under ATHLETICS. When all forms have been completed and turned-in the athlete will receive a Yellow Athletic Clearance Slip. This is to be given to the coach at the first tryout. All coaches have been instructed NOT to allow a student to tryout without this yellow clearance slip.

The following forms constitute a completed Athletic Registration Packet:

1. Athletic Parent/Guardian Consent/Proof of Insurance – Please fill out completely. A Parent/Guardian’s signature is required in two places.

2. Pre-Participation Medical Examination and Clearance - A medical clearance is good for one calendar year from the date of the doctor’s signature on the form. SRVUSD policy states that only a medical doctor (MD) can administer a physical examination for CHS athletes. Signatures by Nurse Practitioners or Chiropractors will not be accepted. If a Nurse Practitioner performs the physical, a doctor still must sign the form. Please have the doctor’s office stamp and date this form including the physician’s phone number. It is strongly recommended that the physical exam be scheduled during the summer months to minimize classroom absenteeism. If the clearance expires during the season, the athlete will not be able to continue to participate until an updated clearance is submitted. It is suggested that a photocopy of the Medical Examination and Clearance form be kept for your records.

3. School Trip Permission/Emergency Information – Each coach driver will carry this form. Please make sure that it is filled out completely and signed.

4. NCS Ejection Form – Requires the student’s name, signature and date.

5. Parent/Student Consent and Waiver of Liability – The student’s and parent/guardian’s signatures are needed

6. Code of Conduct - The student’s and parent/guardian’s signatures are needed.

7.  Steroid Policy – The student’s and parent/guardian’s signatures are needed.

If you EVER plan on driving athletes to away contests you MUST complete the following forms:

8. Personal Automobile Use Permission Form– Please make sure you attach a copy of your Drivers License and a copy of your insurance card.

9. Adult Chaperone Participation Form – The coaches will keep this form with them if parents are driving athletes to contests.

ELIGIBILITY: It is a privilege, not a right, to participate in any extra-curricular activity. To be eligible to tryout for any sport, SRVUSD mandates that all athletes have a 2.0 GPA or higher based on their last quarter’s grades. A 2.0 GPA or higher must be maintained throughout the season or the athlete will become ineligible to participate.

TURN-IN DATES: Turn in the completed packet to the Athletic Account Clerk or Bookkeeper from 10:00 – 1:00. You may submit these forms:

• Fall Sports: August 4th– August 11th (Aug. 16th First day of Tryouts)

     High school athletics in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District are “self-funded.” The athletic programs do not receive funding for equipment, uniforms, transportation, officials, most coaching stipends, and all of the administrative costs of running an athletic department. As such, participation contributions are solicited to fund these valuable programs- without your generous contribution we will not be able to offer sports at California High.

     Although the athletic programs can only survive through parent contributions, an individual’s participation on a team is not dependant on financial contributions. We encourage all interested students to try out for athletic teams.