Please view this WIAA document for the start date for each sport.  Contact Brad Jodarski or the coach for more information.

According to WIAA guidelines, ALL STUDENTS participating in interscholastic sports must have a WIAA medical examination every 2 years—students cannot practice or tryout without proof of a valid physical. If the exam is completed on or after April 1st of a given year it is good for the following two school years. If a physical is completed prior to April 1st of a given year it is only good for the remainder of that school year and the following school year. Therefore, we strongly encourage all athletes to get a physical on or after April 1st of any year.

In order to participate in athletics for the 2023-24 school year, your child must have received a physical on or after April 1, 2022. Any physical before that date is no longer valid. If you are unsure whether your child needs an exam this year, please contact Brad Jodarski, activities coordinator, at 424-0143 or by email at brad.jodarski@oshkosh.k12.wi.us. Do not wait until the first day of practice to find out your child does not have a valid physical. If your child needs to get a new physical, we strongly encourage you to schedule the appointment as soon as possible. You can download the WIAA physical form here. The form is four pages long but only page four (medical eligibility form) needs to be turned into the school.

If your child’s last physical was between April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023, it is still valid for sports participation during the 2023-2024 school year. However, we need you to fill out the WIAA Alternate Year Card (parent permission) for your child before they can start practice. You can download the WIAA Alternate Year form here.   If you are unsure whether your child needs to turn this form in, please contact Brad Jodarski.

Again this year, the OASD will be collecting fees for participating in athletics. The fee can be paid on-line on the parent portal and at the school bank. The fee should be paid before the first competition in each respective sport. Those qualifying for free and reduced lunch are not required to pay the fee. See fee amounts below:

$50 per sport; $100 individual maximum/school year

$175 family maximum/school year

Co-Curricular Handbook

Athletic Code Meeting

All student-athletes should continually strive to achieve their full potential in areas of academic performance and school attendance. In order to participate in the athletic program, a student must perform in the classroom first! You must be a full-time student as defined by the member school responsible for programming 100% of the student’s day. A student is eligible for like or similar awards, privileges and services as all other students and meets all obligations and responsibilities as other students, without exception. A student will be ineligible for a minimum of 7 school days and nights if he/she has earned one failing grade in a grading period and ineligible for a minimum of 15 school days and nights if he/she has earned more than one failing grade in a grading period. The OASD uses the second grade reporting period of the first semester, first semester, the second grade reporting period of the second semester and second semester grades to determine academic eligibility. A student must also attend every class during the school day and be a “student in good standing” in order to participate in practice or competition. Any unexcused absences must be cleared up before the student-athlete can participate. The easiest way to be successful in the classroom is to be in class everyday.

Important WIAA Updates (please read this information if you are the parents of a student-athlete).  

If you have any questions about the information below please contact Brad Jodarski at brad.jodarski@oshkosh.k12.wi.us or 424-0143.  Thanks.

WIAA NIL Information

*NCAA Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) - recent changes which allow NCAA athletes to profit from NIL do NOT apply to WIAA student athletes.  As we begin the school year, our office will provide further guidance for schools to share with students.  Student athletes have already begun to receive DM’s on their social media accounts from those looking to solicit their business.  For now, the most important piece of information for member schools to have is that this is NOT allowed in education-based athletics and would result in a CAREER-ending violation for a WIAA high school student athlete. 

Training and Competing

The WIAA recognizes a distinction between training and competing. Students must pay 100% of their own expenses, including transportation, to any non-school (out-of-season) camps, clinics, or specialized training. Schools may pay expenses and provide transportation to similar in season activities in that sport and during the five unrestricted contact days in the summer.  

** Students may not fundraise in order to cover the cost of these activities – use of GoFundMe pages, for example, to cover non-school camp or clinic fees would violate this rule.

A student may be reimbursed actual and necessary costs associated with competing. This may include transportation, food, lodging and entry fees.

Amateur status rule.  The amateur status lists of acceptable and unacceptable items has been updated.  School mementos (i.e.: rings, sweatshirts, t-shirts, event hats, etc. ) are allowed if not more than $200 and awards valued at less than $100 retail value are allowed in school and non-school competition.  In addition, athletes may receive and retain items of apparel that are worn as part of a team uniform in non-school athletic competitions. Notice, apparel doesn’t include backpacks, duffel bags, equipment (helmets, shin guards, gloves, mitts, etc.), and implements (bats, poles, hockey sticks, etc.).

Non-School Participation Information

It is the philosophy of this Association that a student owes loyalty and allegiance to the school and team of which he/she is a member during the season of a given sport. Athletes may compete in not more than two non-school competitions with school approval during each regular sport season. The contest(s) will not count against the individual maximum for the athlete in that sport. Non-school competition will not be allowed during the respective WIAA tournament series in a sport. Administrative approval is required BEFORE any non-school competition.

A student becomes ineligible in a sport for the remainder of the season for competing in more than two non-school games, meets, or contests in the same sport during the season of practice and competition established by the school. The penalty may be reduced upon request of a school on the basis of documented extenuating circumstances.

Note: With the approval of school administration, a student may be allowed to participate as an individual (not part of a team) in contests which isolate separate sport skills outside the traditional competition setting, e.g., shooting, passing, kicking contests. Such skill contests/events may not include physical contact with another participant or contain similar risks for serious injury or extreme fatigue as the actual sport competition. There can be no school coach involvement. The approval of the school may be granted on the basis that such participation will not impair or alter the student's eligibility (ie: Amateur status) or other membership rules.