If your teen is a budding sports star (or just wants to play sports), the doctor is going to have to fill out the annual sports physical form. And if he's going to have to fill it out for your teen, he's going to have to fill it out for a whole bunch of others, too, making it harder to get an appointment.
Ask your child to set up an appointment before school starts (you'll have to go too) and to download the form from the school website if possible. If the form isn't available, at the very least, your child's doctor will already have the information he needs to fill it in when you drop it off.
Even if your child isn't taking to the field, it doesn't hurt to schedule a check up to make sure they have a healthy start to the year.
