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Instructions for Physicals

PIAA Participation Requirements:

INITIAL EVALUATION (Required before 1st Season of Play within a school year):

Prior to any student participating in Practices, Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests, at any PIAA member school in any school year, the student is required to complete a Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE) by doing the following:
1. Register:
REGISTERED BEFORE?
Log in to your Arbiter Registration if you have registered before (DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT)
NEVER REGISTERED BEFORE?
Create an Arbiter Registration if you have NEVER registered before.
2. Complete forms:
Have the appropriate person(s) complete the first five sections of the PIAA CIPPE Form within this online registration.
3. Complete Physical Evaluation 
Section 6 physical evaluation (found at PIAA.org) must be filled out by an Authorized Medical Examiner (AME), and uploaded in the appropriate section of this online registration. If you already uploaded one for this school year, you don't need to upload it again.
4. Recertifications (WINTER & SPRING REGISTRATIONS ONLY): 
If you competed in a sport already for the current school year and answer yes to any questions within the Section 7 Recertification block, you will need to upload a Section 8, Re-Certification by Licensed Physician of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, within this online registration.