athletics
Required Athletic Forms
2026-2027
Online Registration
with the IHSA Sports Medicine Acknowledgement & Consent Form
2026 Fall Sports Tryout and Season Information – CLICK HERE
Required Forms
All middle school and high school student-athletes will need a current athletic physical. An athletic physical is required each year and is valid for 395 days. The physical must be on file prior to participation in tryouts, practices and/or games. Either the IESA/IHSA Pre-Participation Physical Exam Form (4 pages) OR The Illinois Child Health Form (2 pages) are acceptable. The form must be completed and signed by a physician, parent/guardian and student-athlete. Once completed and signed, the physical form must be uploaded to your daughter’s account on Willows Web in a PDF.
This Sports Medicine Form needs to be completed for each student-athlete. It can be filled out one time for the entire school year. This is for the 2026-2027 school year.
This Sports Medicine Form needs to be completed for each student-athlete. It can be filled out one time for the entire school year. This is for the 2026-2027 school year.
Middle School Transportation: Willows Academy does not provide any transportation for middle school athletics. All middle school athletes are responsible for getting to and from all athletic practices and games/meets/events on their own.
High School Transportation: Willows Academy does not provide any transportation on the weekends. All high school athletes are responsible for getting to and from meets/games on their own on the weekends. All high school athletes are responsible for getting to and from all HOME meets/games/practices on their own.
Additional Athletic Information:
TRANSFER STUDENTS (Only Grades 10-12)
If your daughter is a transfer student in grades 10-12, please contact the Athletic Director, Rachel Meiner, at 847-824-6900 x. 247 or meiner@willowsacademy.org to schedule an appointment to review the IHSA rules and athletic eligibility guidelines. An official ruling from the IHSA must be completed prior to participation in any athletic tryouts or practices.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
High School International Students are not allowed to participate in high school sports following IHSA policy. They are allowed to participate in our club sports – Golf & Bowling.
Middle School International Students are allowed to participate in middle school sports provided that they are enrolled at Willows for the entire season of the sport.
THEATRE & SPORTS
Students must choose between doing theater and a sport season(s). Due to the practice/rehersal schedule, these extracurricular activites overlap.
- The Fall Play conflicts with Fall Sports for high school students.
- The Spring Musical conflicts with BOTH Winter & Spring Sports for high school students.
- The Spring Musical conflicts with Winter Sports for middle school students.
- The Spring Play conflicts with Spring Sports for middle school students.
CHAMBER CHOIR & SPORTS
Students who wish to participate in both a sport AND the chamber choir must meet at an assigned time prior to the sports season with Mrs. Meiner and Miss Stangel. This meeting will be to lay out the expectations and communication standards and protocols.