Physicals and Participation Requirements

For participating in School-Sponsored/Supported Sports and High School Marching Band

Brandon Valley School District encourages co-curricular activity participation - and students in grades 7-12 have many opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities, including marching band and school-sponsored/supported sports.

• Students who wish to participate in extra/co-curricular activities during the 2025-2026 school year may participate when the following steps are completed.
  1. Have a sports physical on or after April 1, 2025, using Brandon Valley’s 2025-2026 physical form. (Paper copies of the physical form are located in the high school and middle school offices, as well as the Brandon medical clinics.) Save both completed pages (pages 1 and 2) of the physical form for uploading in the BOUND student-management system as part of the sports-registration process. (Important: printed, faxed, and emailed versions will not be accepted.)
  2. Have your parent or guardian register you for your sport/s in BOUND:
  • Each sport requires separate registration in the BOUND student-management system.
  • Students cannot register themselves in Bound, and registration CANNOT be done through the BOUND App.
  • Parents (or guardians), you must register your student/s for the selected sport by selecting the Registration option from the following site: Bound - Brandon Valley. (Important: select “Registration” from the main navigation; don’t go into the sport first.) If you are new to the BOUND-registration process, the following documents provide step-by-step instructions for parents to register their students for their activities:
  • Register Your Student for an Activity
  • Two-Household Families Account Registration
  • The registration process includes the required upload of both completed pages of the physical form. (Printed, faxed, and emailed versions will not be accepted.)
  • Once you have completed all steps of the registration process, you will receive a registration-complete notification from BOUND. Please note that this registration completion is pending review of the physical form you uploaded. If your physical form is not complete or indicates that clearance is pending, your physical form will be deleted from your registration so that you can complete and re-upload the physical form. When that occurs, you will receive a “physical form deleted” notification from BOUND, typically along with another email from the Brandon Valley activities department to notify you of items that may be missing from your physical form.
  • If your sports physical is pending orthopedic or other clearance, please use the upload option for this clearance once it is received. The student will not be cleared for participation until the required clearance is uploaded. (Again, printed, faxed or emailed versions will not be accepted.)
  • Students who wish to be managers for a given sport should register under the manager registration options for those sports. (For managers, only BOUND registration is required; a sports physical is not required.)
  • Some sports are offered only at the high school level, as noted in the BOUND system.
  3. Attend the mandatory sports meeting/s for participants and parents. These meetings are held before each sports season. They are announced by email and posted to the Brandon Valley Activities Calendar. You can search the Activities Calendar for these meetings and other events by selecting the event under “View Schedules.” The sports meetings will appear under the name starting with “Sports Meeting….”
  4. Be aware of and agree to the SDHSAA Rules and Regulations found in the SDHSAA Activities Handbook
  5. Be aware of and agree to Brandon Valley School District’s activity rules as outlined in the BVSD Extracurricular Activities Handbook.

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• Warning and Safety: Although participation in supervised interscholastic activities may be one of the least hazardous any student will engage in, by its nature, participation in these activities includes a risk of injury which may range in severity from minor to catastrophic injuries, including permanent paralysis or death. Serious injuries are not common in supervised school activity programs; however, it is possible only to minimize, not eliminate, this risk.
• Medical Insurance: It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to provide adequate insurance to cover any medical expenses that may be incurred while a student is participating in a school-sponsored activity. Student accident insurance can be obtained at: http://www.sas-mn.com/k12.html