The following forms are required documentation for all students interested in playing sports for St. Stephen School:

• Memo explaining the required documentation for participation in our Athletic Programs
• Emergency Form
• Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct
• Student Athlete Code of Conduct
• Health Form ... For the safety of our student athletes, all students participating in a sport must have proof of a physical examination, done by the student’s primary care provider within 13 months of the beginning of the season in which the student is participating in a sport.

     If your child has had a physical examination within this time frame, please contact the physician and request a copy of your child’s “Health Form” (sometimes referred to as a School, Camp, Sports Health Examination Form). You may bring the form to the school or have it faxed (508-770-1052) directly from the physician’s office to the attention of Mrs. Mangaudis.

     If your child has not had a physical examination within the last 13 months, please schedule an exam as soon as possible, let us know when the exam is scheduled for and request a medical clearance letter from your physician for the child to play until the exam can be completed.

• Concussion Training Certificate

The on-line courses can be found at:  (choose from one of these links, it is not necessary to get a certificate from both links)

• CDC Heads Up Concussion Training
• NFHS Learning Center

  STATE LAW REGARDING SPORTS-RELATED HEAD INJURY & CONCUSSIONS

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts now requires that all schools adhere to a new law regarding sports-related head injuries and concussions. The law requires:

1.  Athletes and their parents to inform their coaches about prior head injuries at the beginning of the season.
2. If a student athlete becomes unconscious during a game or practice, the law now mandates taking the student out of play or practice and requires written certification from a licensed medical professional for "return to play"
3. That student athletes and their parents (as well as coaches, athletic directors, school nurses and physicians and others) learn about the consequences of head injuries and concussions through training programs and written materials.

As a result of this new law, parents and students who plan to participate in any athletic program at St. Stephen School must take a free on-line course to educate themselves about sports-related head injuries and concussions. The state has made available two free on-line courses that contain all of the information required by the law. The first is available through the National Federation of High School Coaches.  You will need to click the “order here” button and complete a brief information form to register.  The second course is through the CDC.  At the end of these courses you will receive a certificate - print a certificate for at least one parent as well as the student athlete  these must be sent to the school (please note that you need not take both courses, choose the site that is easiest to navigate). The entire course, including registration, can be completed in less than 30 minutes.