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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.
     
    The test is given four times a year…in June (Current 7th grader that are going into 8th grade), August, November and March.  Dates will be provided to you by the Athletic Department. Students must meet the NYS APP standards for their age and gender at the start of that particular sport season. 

     

     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:

     

    Click here for Athletic Placement Process Paperwork

     

    APP 7TH GRADE INTO 8TH GRADE 2025

    The Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for 7th Graders going into the 8th Grade will be Wednesday, June 11, 2025 @ 3:30 @ John Jay High School.  All paperwork is due at the John Jay High School Athletic Office, Attn.:  Peggy Mulvey,  by Wednesday, June 4, 2025

    APP FALL 2025

    The Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for Fall 2025 will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 @ 10:00 @ Roy C Ketcham High School gym.

    All APP Packet paperwork is due back in the John Jay Athletic Office, Attn.:  Peggy Mulvey, by Friday, August 15, 2025 by 2:00 p.m.

                                                    
    APP WINTER 2025
    The Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for Winter 2025 will be held on TBD @ 3:30 @ John Jay High School gym.
     
    All APP Packet paperwork is due in the John Jay Athletic Office by TBD by 2:30 p.m.
     
    APP SPRING 2026
    The Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for the Spring 2026 will be held on TBD @ 3:30 @ Roy C Ketcham High School gym.
     
    All APP Packet paperwork is due in the John Jay Athletic Office by TBD by 2:30 p.m.
     
    APP 7TH GRADE INTO 8TH GRADE 2026
    The Athletic Placement Process Fitness Test Date for 7th Graders going into 8th Grade will be tbd @ 3:30 @ John Jay High School. All paperwork is due in the John Jay High School Athletic Office by TBD
     
     
     **** Any students would have to attach a current physical to Family ID.  
     
    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.