Montgomery Cougars Athletic Department: Winter Sports Information & Registration

  • Montgomery High School & Upper Middle School
     
    2024-25 Winter Athletic Programs

    Montgomery High School Winter Sports: Basketball (Boys and Girls), Winter Track (Boys and Girls), Fencing (Boys and Girls), Swimming (Boys and Girls), Diving (Boys and Girls), Ice Hockey (Co-Op with Hopewell Valley HS), and Wrestling
     
    Start Dates
     
    11/25/24: Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Diving, and Ice Hockey
    12/2/24: Winter Track and Fencing
     
    **Cheer and Dance are continuing from the Fall season
     
    Upper Middle School Winter Sports: Basketball (Boys and Girls), Wrestling
     
    Start Dates
     
    11/13/24: Basketball and Wrestling (Tentative Start Date)

  •  2024-2025 Winter Sports Sign-up & Registration Information


    Step 1 – Print and Submit Medical Forms 

    *MHS Winter Sports Due - Forms Due by November 15, 2024  •  UMS Winter Sports Due - Forms are Due by October 31, 2024

    (All Physical Forms must be approved and signed by our District Doctor. That is why we are requesting all forms be submitted by November 15th & October 31st, respectively.)

    Contact Your Coach for further information

    All health forms can be accessed using the links below or on the MHS Athletic Department web page

    • Updated Health History form (if your child has had a physical within the year and we have it on record, you and your child will fill this form out and hand it back to the nurse) NJ Dept. of Education Health History Update Questionnaire
    • Physical Evaluation Form: If your child has not had a physical in the past year, you will need to schedule an appointment with their Primary care Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Form
    • Allergy Action Plan Form (if applicable): Allergy Action Plan Form
    • Please contact your school nurse for specific information regarding your child’s necessary Health Forms
    • All Winter team managers and statisticians will need to complete Step 1 and ONLY a Health History Update

    If you have any question concerning the health forms, please contact the following:

    • MHS Nurses Office – 609-466-7602 x6514 or x6515

    • UMS Nurses Office – 609-466-7603 x4500

    • MHS Athletic Department – 609-466-7602 x6567

    All Physical Evaluation Forms must be reviewed by the school physician per NJ state law for your child to be cleared. Please drop your forms into the confidentially locked bin located in the MHS Main Office or to the school nurse by the date listed above to allow enough time for review and processing.


    Step 2 - Register Online Through The Parent Portal (Genesis)

    Genesis Sports Registration opens: October 7, 2024

    1. Log into your parent portal account: Parent Portal

    Click on Forms

    1. Click on Winter Sports Participation Form
     
    1. Questions marked with an * are required.

    2. Electronically sign and submit

    Montgomery Athletic Department & NJDOH requires that all sport forms--Physicals, Health History, & Allergy Action Plan (if applicable)--be completed by a parent or legal guardian & turned in to the appropriate School Nurse - WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO ACCEPT ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FORMS!!!


    Step 3 - ImPACT Baseline Test (High School only)

    The online ImPACT baseline test is required once a year during your freshman & junior years before the athlete’s first sport. If you are going to be in 9th or 11th grade and this is your first time on a sports team, or you are new to Montgomery High School, you will need to take the baseline test. If you are currently being treated by a doctor for a concussion, do not take the baseline test and see one of the Athletic Trainers ASAP.

    For complete instructions please reference the ImPact Test Information & Form
     
    Accessing the Test Directly:
    1. Go to the website: http://www.impacttestonline.com/schools/
    2. Enter ImPACT code (Customer Code): c06f83d3d0 (use zero’s not o’s)
    3. Click the "Launch Baseline Test" button

    If you have any questions concerning the ImPACT test, please contact the following: Athletic Training Office - 609-466-7602 x6556 or x6558 MHS Athletic Department – 609-466-7602 x6567.


    All Health forms are due in the nurse’s office by the following dates:
    November 15 for MHS Sports
    October 31 for UMS Sports
     
    CHECKLIST
    ❏ Drop off necessary forms at MHS in the Sports Physicals collection box
    ❏ Register on Genesis/Parent Portal (Necessary for every Season - Fall, Winter, Spring)
    ❏ 9th /11th grade (or New Student @ MHS) - Take the IMPACT test