All new student-athletes to Trinity College please read the following information and complete the forms located at the bottom of the page.
Sports Participation & Medical Clearance of Student-Athletes
Health Services and the Sports Medicine Department must screen all student-athletes in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. All requirements must be completed fully before the student-athletes may practice. Athletes will not be partially cleared by either Health Service or the Sports Medicine Department.
Medical Requirements
Pre-Entrance Physicals
All freshman, transfer and first year student-athletes must obtain a physical from his/her personal physician prior to entering the college. This form must be on file at the Trinity College Health Center prior to participation in any sports related activity.
Make sure your physician signs the section that states you are cleared to play intercollegiate athletics. The examination must be administered within six months prior to participation in any practice, competition, or team conditioning activities. If you did not receive these forms, contact the health center at 860-297-2018.
Pre-Participation / Medical History Questionnaire
Student-athletes have the responsibility to truthfully and fully disclose their medical history and report any changes in their health to the team Athletic Trainer. A questionnaire must be filled out each season along with a general health and orthopedic evaluation performed in the athletic training facility. The procedure includes previous injuries screening, height, weight, blood pressure and pulse. The team physician and/or college physician or their designee is the final authority concerning when the student-athlete may return to partial or full participation following a previous injury or illness.
Insurance Information Form
Each year a new insurance information form must be filled out and on file in the sports medicine facility in order to be eligible for practicing or conditioning.