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    Effective for the 2015-16 school year and beyond, New York State Department of Education has changed the Selection Classification process and name.  The new regulation is now titled Athletic Placement Process  or (APP).  The complete packet explaining the process can be downloaded below.
     
    If you have a 7th or 8th grader that would like to tryout for a Freshman, JV, or Varsity team, the recommendation must come from the coach of that team.  There are timelines and paperwork that must be completed as well.  For more information, please click the link below:
     
     
     
    Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for FALL 2023 Sports will be on Tuesday, August 15,  2023 @ Roy C Ketcham High School gym @ 10:00 a.m.
    • All APP Packet paperwork is due back in the John Jay or RCK Athletic Office by Thursday, August 10, 2023 by 2:00 p.m.
     
    Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for WINTER 2023 will be on Monday, November 6, 2023 @ John Jay High School gym at 3:30 p.m.
    • All APP Packet paperwork is due back in the John Jay or RCK Athletic Office by Tuesday, October 31. 2023 by 2:00 p.m.
     
    Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for SPRING 2024 will be on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ Roy C Ketcham High School gym @ 3:30 p.m.
    • All APP Packert paperwork is due back in the John Jay or RCK Athletic Office by Tuesday, February 27, 2024 by 2:00 p.m.
                                                    
     
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    Clarification Regarding Maturity Assessment and Tanner Staging:
     
    The Athletic Placement Process (APP)  Maturity Assessment Standards are as follows.  The medical director is now instructed to take into consideration the height, weight, muscle mass, and Tanner staging as compared to the other athletes he/she would compete with.  This language allows a physician to use their professional judgment, taking into account the totality of the student’s overall physical development.  The Tanner Staging is required; however, the Tanner rating in the APP document is only a recommended number.  The medical director reviews the information gathered from the physical, student’s physical size and the Tanner Staging. They then render a decision on whether or not, in their professional opinion, the student is at an appropriate developmental level to compete with other athletes in the desired sport and level of competition.