The Athletic Placement Process (APP) is a program for evaluating student-athletes who are better prepared to participate in sports at a higher or lower level.

The intent of the APP is to provide a protocol for advanced students in grades 7 and 8 to move up or for students in grades 9-12 to move down. This process allows student-athletes to participate safely at an appropriate level of competition based on physical and emotional readiness as well as athletic ability, rather than by age and grade.

This process may take several weeks to complete based on individual situations. Therefore, all requests for APP should be started no later than 1 month prior to the JV/V season start date.  Late requests could jeopardize approval for the start of the season and/or tryouts.

To initiate the process, please sign and submit the parent permission form (located under Related Documents) to the varsity head coach of your sports season prior to the deadline. The varsity coach's approval is a crucial step in the process due to minimum playing time requirements. Recommendations are made to the athletic office through the varsity head coach.

Once the permission form is submitted to the coach and the school physician gives medical approval, the athletic department will contact the student-athlete and their parents regarding fitness testing.