Athletic Registration

2026-2027 WINTER SPORTS PHYSICALS FOR ATHLETES THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN A FALL SPORT

AAJHS - Thursday, November 5th, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the AAJHS Gym

3:00 - Girls Basketball

3:10 - Boys Basketball

3:25 - Wrestling

AAHS - Thursday, November 12th, starting at 2:45 p.m.

2:45 - Bocce

3:00 - Girls Basketball & Gymnastics

3:15 - Boys Basketball & Wrestling

3:30 - Indoor Track & Swimming

If you are unable to attend the physicals, you may submit a physical form signed by your physician as long as it is dated May 1, 2026 or later.

Physicals and online registration must be completed, and the $50 fee

must be paid by the first day of mandatory practices, which start on Friday, November 20th. Athletes will not be able to practice until these requirements are met.

2026-2027 WINTER SPORTS PHYSICALS FOR ATHLETES WHO COMPETED IN A FALL SPORT

Winter sports athletics who competed in a fall sport MUST complete the CIPPE FORM SECTION 8: Recertification Form (see link below) and turn it into a trainer or their coach PRIOR to the date of physicals (AAJHS 11/5 or AAHS 11/12). If this is not completed, athletes will need to have the recertification done by their own physician.

CIPPE FORM SECTION 8: Re-Certification Form

2026-2027 ONLINE REGISTRATION

$50 REGISTRATION FEE FOR 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR

Before any student can participate on an athletic team, they must complete the Athletic Registration through ArbiterSports, have a physical evaluation completed by the Altoona Area School District physician (free of charge) or by their private physician, and pay the one-time $50 registration fee prior to the beginning of mandatory practices which begin as follows:

Fall Sports: Monday, August 17, 2026

Winter Sports: Friday, November 20, 2026

Spring Sports: Monday, March 8, 2007

Registration fees cannot be paid online. AAHS athletes may bring cash, check or money order to the physicals or the Athletic Office during regular office hours. AAJHS athletes should drop their payments off at the junior high. Please make sure the athlete's name, sport, grade and ID number are included with the payment.

All students having their physical completed by the AASD physician will complete the CIPPE SECTION 6: PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EVALUATION FORM with their name, sport, and grade as of the 2026-2027 school year at the physical evaluation. This form (see below) may also be used if the student is visiting a private physician. The administering physician must be an Authorized Medical Examiner (AME). Physicals cannot be dated prior to May 1st of the current year.

CIPPE FORM SECTION 6 - Pre-Participation Physical Exam Form

ADDITIONAL FORMS FOR NON-ALTOONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETES

Non-AASD athletes must complete the following forms prior to competing in AASD sports.

ArbiterSports

The Altoona Area School District athletes will now register for sports teams through ArbiterSports. Paper forms will no longer be used with the exception of the Physical Evaluation form (CIPPE Section 6). With this program, parents and student-athletes can easily access schedules, sign up for programs, and receive real-time alerts and notifications. The information entered on the Registration will remain in their account as they progress through their years at AASD and only needs to be updated each year.

If this is your first time accessing ArbiterSports, please create a Registration account

If you already have an account, please select AASD Athletic Registration for AAJHS and AAHS

sports and complete the registration for the 2026-2027 school year.

Below are informational sheets regarding our Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies and the

Registration Fee form to pay the $50 registration fee by cash, check or money order in person.