8th Grade Guy's Sports Physical?

Question

Ok, I'm almost 14, I'm in in 8th grade and I have to get my first sports physical to play basketball this season. I've never had any sports physical, what all can I expect the doctor to do, I know about the turn the head and cough thing, but what else.

Answer 1

It's pretty basic stuff, they measure your weight/height, blood pressure, heart beat, etc. They do the knee tap thing, check your spine/back and all that. Sometimes it differs from visit to visit but since it's your first one then your doctor will probably go through the whole thing. It's actually not bad at all, I've had to get one each year for over 7 years for sports stuff and now its just a routine. It actually makes me feel better afterwards knowing its finished because then you know where you stand and the only thing left is the start of another season.