FLORIDA STUDENT-ATHLETES · 2026-2027 SEASON
How to Complete Your Child’s EL1 Form
Florida's Second Chance Act requires an ECG screening before your child can play. Here's exactly how to fill out the EL1 form once you have the results, step by step.
What Is the EL1 Form?
The EL1 is the official Electrocardiogram (ECG) Screening Form required by the Florida High School Athletic Association. Every student-athlete in Florida needs one on file before they can practice or compete in the 2026-2027 season. You'll fill in your child's information at the top, then complete one section based on their results, normal or flagged. Once it's signed, submit it to your child's school.
Step 1: Get Your Child's ECG Results
You can't complete the EL1 form until you have ECG results in hand, so start there.
If your child was screened at a Who We Play For event, results are usually ready within 10 business days. You'll get a text from (888) 906-9973 and an email from info@heart.whoweplayfor.org with the subject line "Your heart screening results are available," along with a link to our secure Results Portal. If your screening happened before 2026, that email came from ecgresults@whoweplayfor.org instead.
Haven't Received Your Results?
Check your spam folder first. Then call us, email us, or request your results directly at whoweplayfor.org/results.
Step 2: Fill Out the Student Information Section
At the top of the EL1 form, print your child's full name, biological sex, age, date of birth, school, grade, and student ID. Print legibly. Schools use this section to match the screening to the right student record, so a typo here can hold up clearance later.
Step 3: Complete the Section That Matches Your Results
The rest of the form depends on what the ECG showed.
SECTION A
You have a signed normal result
If your child's ECG was completed by Who We Play For, a Florida hospital, or another healthcare organization, and already came back normal with a licensed physician's electronic signature: Section A
Complete Section A yourself. Check the box confirming who performed the ECG and that a licensed physician signed off, then attach the normal-result documentation from your child's health record or the email you received. Fill in the date of the normal result and the organization that performed it, then sign, print your name, and date it.
SECTION B
A provider needs to review and sign off directly on this form
If your child's ECG still needs a licensed practitioner's review and signature on the EL1 itself, which is often the case when a private provider read the ECG: Section B
Section B is the provider's to complete, not yours. They'll review the ECG, sign the section themselves, and check one of three boxes: normal, normal variant, or further evaluation required, so make sure you bring the form to the appointment. A normal or normal-variant result means you're done. Hand the completed form to the school.
FLAGGED, NEEDS FOLLOW-UP
If Section B comes back marked further evaluation required, or your child's results are flagged before that section gets filled out: a closer look from a pediatric cardiologist is next. A flagged result doesn't mean your child is out for the season.
Bring the EL1 form with you to that follow-up appointment. Your child can't practice or compete until the cardiologist completes their evaluation and signs off on cardiac clearance.
Screened Somewhere Other Than a WWPF Event?
Same form, same rules. If your child's ECG was done at a private medical office instead of a Who We Play For event, the results still go on the official EL1 form, and they still need a signature from a licensed medical practitioner trained in reading ECG results.
One More Form You'll Need: EL2
The EL1 covers the ECG. Florida's Second Chance Act also requires the EL2, the Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation form. Your child needs both on file before they're cleared to play.
If Either Form Points to a Specialist: EL1/2S
A flagged ECG result or an EL2 physical exam finding can both lead to the same next step: a referral form called the EL1/2S. It's what the specialist completes to document your child's actual clearance, whether that's cleared for all sports, cleared after a treatment plan, cleared for certain sports only, or not cleared.
Step 4: Submit the Completed Forms
Once every applicable form is filled out and signed, you're done: the EL2, plus the EL1/2S if either form led to a referral. Upload everything, including your EL1, to your school's Athletic Clearance portal, or hand it directly to your high school's athletic administrator.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The EL1/2S is a referral form, not something every family needs. It only comes into play if your child's EL1 results come back flagged or their EL2 physical exam turns up something that needs a closer look. Whichever specialist your child sees for that follow-up completes it, and it documents the actual outcome: cleared for all sports, cleared after a treatment plan, cleared for certain sports only, or not cleared.
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Results are typically available within 10 business days of the screening. You'll receive a text and an email with a link to the secure results portal.
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A flagged result means a pediatric cardiologist needs to evaluate your child before they can be cleared. Your child cannot practice or compete until the cardiologist signs off on cardiac clearance.
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Yes. Florida's Second Chance Act also requires the EL2, the Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation form. Both forms need to be on file with your child's school.
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Upload it to your school's Athletic Clearance portal, or give it directly to your high school's athletic administrator.
Still Have Questions?
Reach our team directly and we'll help you get squared away before tryouts.