Premont ISD offers free sports physicals for student athletes

Premont ISD gave families a no-cost path to clear students for athletics when it offered free sports physicals June 4 at the PCHS gym, with packet pickup at the PCHS entrance. The one-day clinic mattered for students heading into athletics, conditioning and other school activities that require medical clearance, especially in a district that serves Premont and rural areas of southern Jim Wells County and southeastern Duval County.

The district posted the notice June 3 on both its homepage and the Premont Early College Academy page, placing the physicals reminder alongside online registration updates for the 2026-2027 school year and summer conditioning that began June 1. That timing showed how Premont ISD was trying to line up paperwork, eligibility and training before summer workouts became more demanding.

For families, the savings were practical as well as immediate. A free physical removed one of the most common barriers to participation: a separate doctor visit that can mean added cost, extra travel and another appointment to juggle around work and family schedules. In a rural district, that kind of access can determine whether a student gets cleared in time to join a team or misses early practices while paperwork catches up.

Premont ISD also directed parents to the district’s registration page, where District Nurse Michelle V. Cantu is listed as the contact for student forms and registration questions. The page says UIL forms can be found in the Parent Portal and in the Sports U app, giving families a digital option for handling athletics paperwork as the new school year approaches.

The University Interscholastic League has already approved its Athletic and Marching Band Pre-participation Physical Evaluation form for the 2026-2027 school year. The form says any “Yes” answer to questions 1 through 6 requires further medical evaluation and written clearance before a student can take part in UIL practices, games or matches.

That makes the June 4 clinic more than a routine back-to-school item. For Premont families, it was a practical step that helped keep students eligible, reduced the cost of participation and fit into a broader summer push to get students ready before fall sports and marching band activity begin in earnest.