Athletic Clearance

• June 7 for Fall Season Sports
• October 11 for Winter Season Sports
• January 10 for Spring Season Sports 

We welcome all sport seasons to turn in athletic clearance forms early.

Please read the Instructions to Register and use the checklist below to be sure to turn in all required forms. Home Campus registration is required for an athlete to be cleared to try out for a Poway sport team. If trying out for multiple sports, be sure to include them on your initial registration. 

Checklist of Athletic Clearance forms to turn into Poway Athletics: 

Turn in these original forms(scans, uploads, and photocopies will not be accepted):

• signed AthleticClearance.com confirmation page; and
• completed PUSD Health History and Physical Exam forms. Physicals can only be accepted from a California Licensed Health Care Provider, are valid for 12-months, and cannot expire during the selected sports season.

Athletic Clearance Forms Drop-Off

Completed forms may be dropped off at the Athletics Office during normal school hours. There will not be drop-off availability during District breaks/holidays, offices will be closed during the summer break.  

AthleticClearance.com registration is required for an athlete to be cleared for a Poway sport team. Follow the Instructions for Completing the Athletic Clearance. If trying out for multiple sports, be sure to include them on your initial registration.  

If you think you/your student might be interested in participating in a Poway spring sport, please submit the required forms ASAP. By doing so, when/if the opportunity arises there won't be any delays. Choosing to 'wait and see' might result in missing a try out. Clearance itself is required, however the student is under no obligation to try out.

Late Forms

Incomplete or missing forms could delay the clearance further, so please double check before dropping off. Forms submitted late take an extended length of time to review, depending on time allotted outside of responsibilities to the in season sports and school breaks. 

Failure to submit Athletic Clearance by the due date may delay and/or prohibit the athlete from trying out. Forms dropped off after the due date will need at minimum one week to process. See 'Check Your Cleared Status' below.

Late forms submitted may take an extended length of time to review, depending on school holidays and time allotted outside of responsibilities to prepare for the upcoming seasons' sports. Incomplete or missing forms could delay the clearance further, so please double-check before dropping off. *There will not be drop-off availability during District breaks/holidays.*

Clearance

The student athlete will be eligible to be Athletically Cleared when the above steps are completed prior to the due dates noted each season. A clearance notification will be sent to the email registered with Athletic Clearance.

Obtain a Physical

Print the Poway's Athletic Physical forms (3 pages). Complete the health history (two pages), then take to your physician with the Physical Examination form for them to complete. Physicals are good for ONE year from date of examination and cannot expire during the sports season. {Must be valid prior to the season and valid through the conclusion of the season.} Make sure all line items {‘yes’ explanations, dates, signatures, etc.} are completed before you leave the doctor; otherwise omissions may cause delays. Physicals must be original documents! No scanned/emailed copies will be accepted. Physicals (only) may only be faxed directly from the physician's office to Poway. 

Check Your Cleared Status

Log into your AthleticClearance.com account. Uncleared status indicates your registration is pending review; and if you have Denied status, please check your email associated with AthleticClearance.com account for action items. The email subject will be titled 'Student Clearance' and the email message will be from Home Campus.

The Athletic Clearance must be renewed each school year. Only Poway Athletic Clearance forms are accepted.