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What is SWAY?

Sway is a platform that our athletic trainers can use for baseline testing, sideline assessments, and the return-to-play process through an ever-growing battery of balance, cognitive, and functional assessments. This will take place of ImPACT testing.

Our Athletic Department is changing our concussion testing for student athletes, effective immediately we will be moving from ImPACT to SWAY.

This will be scheduled for ALL student athletes even if they have a current ImPACT test on file and will be scheduled with the coaches and athletic trainers. 

There is required documentation and pre-work that must be completed before your athlete will be able to participate in the SWAY testing. Please review and complete the documentation below so that your athlete is prepared prior to testing day.

SWAY Test Plan for Fall Sports:

Football: Our athletic trainers will attend football camp and work through testing with as many football athletes as possible. Camp is scheduled for July 31st-August 11th 8:00am-10:00am at Park Hill High School.

Volleyball and Cross Country: Monday August 21st and Tuesday August 22nd we will pass out information regarding testing. Testing will take place at practice on Thursday August 24th and Friday August 25th.

Please see the attached documentation necessary to participate:

Sway Parent Letter

Sway Consent Form

Sway Medical Download

A physician must complete the sports physical prior to the first day of tryouts and/or practice. Students WILL NOT be able to participate without a current physical. Here is the form you will need for the physical. Please note that this is a new form, old forms should no longer be used.

Please complete the annual MSHSAA pre-participation documents located here. Please note that these are new forms and old forms should be discarded. You must turn these forms in prior to the first day of practice/tryouts.

In order to better align with physical distancing guidelines regarding transportation, we have put together a Parent/Guardian Transportation Permission Form (PDF) for families who may be interested in transporting their own student athlete to and from competitions. This form does have some guidelines that will need to be adhered to in order to be honored by the district:

1. The form must be filled out and returned to the coach two school days prior to the planned activity / trip
    
2. Multiple games / matches / meets can be included on a single sheet. However, the dates listed must coordinate with scheduled events. If the activity is rescheduled or changed for any reason, a new form must be submitted and approved.
    
3. The student athlete / parent will be expected to sign-in and sign-out with the coach at the events.
    
4. Coaches will keep a list of parents/guardians whom a student can be released to. This list is created with the information placed on the transportation form provided.
   Example: If the mother is listed on the sheet and the father comes to pick up that student, we can not release that student to that person, and they will need to be transported on the bus.
    
5. Coaches WILL NOT leave any student behind if a parent/guardian is not at the event yet (not even with permission). Nor will they delay team departure back from an event. In this instance, that student will be expected to ride the bus back to the school to be picked up.