Interested in Playing Lacrosse?
All incoming freshmen and new players need to be cleared for participation in athletics and then tryout for the team.
ATHLETIC CLEARANCE: Create account and log-in to Home Campus (AthleticClearance.com) and start a new clearance for PortolaHS (CIFSS) and the 2023-24 school year. Please be sure to complete all requested fields:
Make an appointment for a sports physical conducted by a licensed medical professional (i.e. your primary care doctor), and UPLOAD completed form dated after May 1st to athletic clearance account (IUSD Physical Form).
Click here for a list of clinics and pricing, including free clinics.
CONFIRMATION: When you have completed your athletic clearance online, please print/sign/date final confirmation page and UPLOAD it to your account, in addition to your physical form (as a separate document). Once completed, email the PHS Athletic Department (phsathleticdept@iusd.org). We will review/verify your clearance via email and will send you final approval.
NOTE: You must be cleared BEFORE participation in any summer camps, tryouts, practices, or games/contests (NO EXCEPTIONS). Clearance can only be issued by the Athletic Department.
For questions, please contact athletic assistant Marci Boden at marciboden@iusd.org
Required Equipment
- Stick
- Helmet
- Shoulder pads
- Arm pads
- Gloves
- Mouthguard
- Cleats (lacrosse/football, soccer)
- Running Shoes
- Water Bottle
* All equipment may be purchased to own or issued upon need and returned at the end of the school year.
North America’s first sport
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America with the sport documented back to the early 17th century. Originated among various Native communities, with regional variations on how the game was played, lacrosse was played throughout modern Canada, but was most popular around the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic seaboard, and American South. Traditional lacrosse games were sometimes semi-major events that could last several days. As many as 100 to 1,000 men from opposing villages or tribes would participate.