Fall Sports Tryouts – Starting August 11, 2021, the DEADLINE to REGISTER is Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
Online Registration for Athletes (Fall Sports is now OPEN using Canvas Parent Portal).
Parents/guardians can complete required forms, download physicals and proof of residency, and more as part of the online registration process.
Please note- Do not use Cell Phones, Use Parent Portal, Allow Pop-Ups, and Limit File Size (4MB) for all uploads.
Instructions for Sports Registration
- Go to https://www.hcpss.org/connect/ Do not use your Mobile Phone
- Login to your HCPSS Connect Portal (Parents & Guardian MUST use the parental login. Using your students log in info. will not allow you to register); Once logged in, go to the menu on the left and click the bottom option More Options (Family File, Reports Cards, etc.). If you have more than one student make sure you have selected the student from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.)
- Click on Athletic Registration on the right-hand side menu, select the correct season Fall/Winter/Spring;
- Complete all of the forms: Parent Authorization Form, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Form, Concussion, please complete all additional documents…Do not skip or leave any boxes blank.
- Upload the following forms: Physical Examination Form dated on/after April 1, 2021. Upload ALL pages of the Physical Examination Form. Older physicals will not be accepted.
- Upload a RECENT Utility bill. Older Utility bills will not be accepted. Utility (BGE, Potomac Edison, Solar,...Water, Cable/Satellite are allowed) **No Cell Phone Bills will be accepted**
**Reminder Physicals for Athletics are different from those used to register to attend school. The Athletic Physical includes a Clearance without restrictions by Medical Staff.
Please, make sure Physicals have all signatures (Parent/Guardian, Athlete, and Physician) before scanning and uploading. Fall 2021 physicals can be used for Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 season, Winter physicals can be used for Spring. Athletes will need a new physical for next school year, dated no earlier than April 1st of the previous school year.
**Returning Athletes-If a Student-Athlete is returning from Fall to play Winter and/or Spring season and wants to use the fall physical, parent/guardians will need to click the checkbox (option to use physical on file dated...) and save. Otherwise, it’ll wait for a new one to be uploaded. Reminder, returning athletes will still need to complete permission information and upload a new utility bill.
- Updated Physical Form link: https://www.hcpss.org/f/athletics/preparticipation-physical-evaluation-form.pdf
- Updated Covid Information Form Link: https://www.hcpss.org/f/athletics/covid-info-signoff-form.pdf
- Helpful How-to Guide is available at http://www.hcpss.org/f/connect/hcpss-connect-guide-hs-athletic-registration.pdf
- Athletic Registration Instructions PowerPoint: https://ghs.hcpss.org/sites/default/files/Instructions%20for%20Sports%20Registration.pptx
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