Pre-Participation Screenings

DATE: Saturday, May 5, 2018

Cost: $10.00 (Please make checks payable to KOC)

Pre-participation screenings will be conducted at Thompson-Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The arena is located on the corner of Neyland Drive and Lake Loudon Boulevard. Parking is available in G10 and across the street from the arena / Pratt Pavilion in Staff Lot 23. Please enter the arena on the Lake Loudon Blvd side, at the lower level doors next to the loading dock, under Pratt Pavilion.

Directions to Thompson-Boling Arena

Enter the address you will be driving from and Google Maps will tell you how to get here!

PARKING

You may park in G10 parking garage or the lot marked Staff Area 23 which is on the lower west side (Lake Loudon Blvd.) of the Arena, across the street from Pratt Pavilion.

INFORMATION REGARDING PRE-PARTICIPATION SCREENINGS

The purpose of these pre-paticipation screenings is to meet the requirements for participation as set by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). We recommend that the student athletes also visit their family practice medical provider to obtain a thorough physical examination.  

The pre-participation screening is designed to screen in a cursory way for common causes of injury and sudden death among young, relatively healthy individuals. It is not intended to replace a comprehensive health evaluation by an individual’s primary care physician. The standard exam performed during this screening is based upon guidelines set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Specifically, it does not evaluate conditions detectable only through laboratory or mechanical medium such as urinalysis, blood and serum analysis, ECG, EEG or echocardiogram.

 If a health care provider during the exam detects a potentially hazardous condition, recommended participation may be contingent upon further evaluation by the athlete’s personal physician. Under the Americans with Disability Act, no person can be barred from physical activity. However it may be the recommendation of the person or persons performing the exam that sports-related activity might put your child at substantial risk.

The screening may be performed by one or more persons with the following areas of expertise: medical assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, athletic trainers, physical therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, general medical physicians, family physicians, and/or orthopaedic surgeons.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

Upcoming 8th graders and high school athletes – upcoming 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.

For middle school athletes, we will only be screening students who will be in the eighth grade for the 2017-2018 school year.

We will not screen athletes younger than 8th grade. We believe that it is very important for younger patients to be seen by their family physicians. We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

WHAT FORMS TO BRING:

Knox County or TSSAA Pre-Participation Physical Examination Form:

A parent/guardian must fill out and sign the medical history and consent to participate pages of the form.  If these are not signed, we will not be able to provide a pre-participation screening for the athlete.

WHERE TO FIND THE FORMS:

Pre-participation screening forms can be obtained from your coach or school.

You may also download and print the form from your computer by clicking below:

DOWNLOAD PRE-PARTICIPATION SCREENING FORM

Questions:

Michelle Hansard
558-4438
 michelle.hansard@orthotennessee.com