Athletic Program

RYSS Brownsville offers competitive teams in the following sports:

• Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Soccer

 

 

To qualify for public school participation in athletics, a student must meet the following requirements:

• Academic Eligibility: A student-athlete’s academic eligibility status at the beginning of a semester remains in effect for the entire semester.
• School Responsibility: The school principal is responsible for verifying each student-athlete’s academic eligibility at the beginning and end of each semester.

 

Sports Pre-participation and Medical Examination:

1. To be eligible for practice or participation in interscholastic athletic contests, the student must receive a medical examination once every 365 days by a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant.
2. Students absent from athletic practice for five or more consecutive days due to illness or injury must receive a medical release from a physician licensed to practice medicine before re-admittance to practice or contests.
3. Students with potential head injuries must receive a medical release by a physician licensed to practice medicine before re-admittance to practices or contests.
4. It is recommended that players be covered by adequate medical and accident insurance and that medical aid be immediately available at all times.
5. Schools should have medical-release forms on site at athletic events in case medical treatment is required.