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Sports Physicals and School Physicals Near Romeoville, IL
Romeoville families can get a sports physical or school physical with no appointment at our Bolingbrook, IL clinic, Pioneer Physicians Urgent Care, a 10-minute drive up Route 53 from the village. Doors are open 8 AM to 8 PM every day, weekends included. Bring your team or school form plus the vaccine record.
- Open 7 days, 8 AM to 8 PM
- Walk-ins welcome
- X-ray and rapid tests on site
- Kids and adults
- Medicare and Medicaid plans accepted
Where can I get a sports physical near Romeoville?
You can get one at our Bolingbrook clinic, a short drive north of the village, with no appointment needed. Sports, school and annual physicals are part of our everyday walk-in care, Saturdays and Sundays included. If you would rather have a set time, reserve one online. After the clinic closes for the night, the online schedule shows times for the following day.
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Romeoville, in Will County, at about 41,300 residents. We have no office inside the village, so every physical happens at the Bolingbrook clinic. For an overview of the exam, see our main sports and school physicals page.
Drive times from Romeoville High School and Martinez
From either Romeoville High School or A. Vito Martinez Middle School, plan on about 12 minutes without traffic, based on open-source routing estimates:
- From RHS, 100 N Independence Blvd: stay on Route 53 northbound, where Independence Boulevard turns into South Bolingbrook Drive, about 5.3 miles
- From Martinez, 590 Belmont Dr: take West Romeo Road east, then turn north on Independence Boulevard, about 5.4 miles
If practice runs late
When practice runs into the evening, save a spot online from your phone before you head over. After 8 PM, the booking page shows next-day visits, so you can pick a time for tomorrow. Our Romeoville urgent care page lists the other problems we treat.
Romeoville physicals at a glance
- RHS athletes
- Physical turned in before each season; the school says it is good for one year
- IHSA limit
- 395 days from the exam date
- Valley View school physical
- Early childhood, kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade, on the IDPH form
- Sports physical for school?
- Does not meet the Valley View requirement
- School shots
- Not given here; get them from a pediatrician or the Will County Health Department
- Drive from RHS
- About 12 minutes north on Route 53
What Romeoville High School athletes need before a season
Every Spartan athlete needs a current physical on file before the first practice. According to the RHS athletics and activities page, students register for each sport online through Snap, and the physical form is the only paper form the athletic office still takes. It goes to the coach or to Office 751 before the season starts.
The school says physicals are good for one year and must be updated every year. The Illinois High School Association allows 395 days from the exam date. The school’s rule is the shorter one, so plan around it. For a three-season athlete, an exam in late summer usually covers the whole school year, while one done last spring may lapse before this spring’s season ends.
School physicals for Valley View 365U grades
Valley View School District 365U covers most of Romeoville. Its students must turn in a physical on the approved state health exam form when they enter early childhood, kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade. Valley View’s health services page adds two rules that trip up families: a sports physical does not meet the requirement, and the exam counts only if it was done within one year of the first day of school. The parent section on the upper back of the form must be completed and signed, so fill it in at home.
Sixth graders at Martinez and ninth graders at RHS
These are the years when a school physical and a sports physical land in the same summer. Martinez teaches grades 6 through 8, so a new sixth grader joining a team needs the state form for school either way. Bring the state certificate and the team form to one visit.
Families in Plainfield District 202
Some Romeoville neighborhoods fall in Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, according to the village. The state exam grades apply there too, but sports paperwork and due dates vary, so ask your child’s athletic office first.
Get this season’s physical done near Romeoville
Head up Route 53 with the signed form and shot record, no appointment needed, or book online to hold a time.
Vaccines for sixth and twelfth grade are a separate stop
Childhood vaccinations are not given at our clinic, which means the physical and the shots are two separate visits. The Illinois immunization requirements for the 2026 to 2027 school year include these doses for older students:
- Entering sixth grade: one dose of Tdap, given at age 11 or older
- Entering grades 6 through 11: one dose of meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) vaccine given on or after the 11th birthday
- Entering twelfth grade: a second MenACWY dose on or after the 16th birthday, unless the first dose was already given at 16 or older
Where Romeoville families get school shots
Your child’s pediatrician can give the shots. So can the Will County Health Department, whose immunization clinic has a Bolingbrook site on Quadrangle Drive and schedules every location through 815-740-8143. It offers low-cost vaccines to uninsured and underinsured patients, and it releases copies of shots it gave once you send its record release form and a copy of a state-issued ID. The physical form asks for the date of every dose, so bring the record.
What happens during a sports physical
The point of a sports physical is to decide whether your child can safely play, and much of it is conversation. The American Academy of Pediatrics asks parents and children to fill out the health history together beforehand and answer honestly, the family history questions most of all. A hands-on exam follows.
Tell us about anything new since the last physical: a broken bone, surgery, asthma, allergies, new medicines or a concussion. The AAP notes that one concussion raises the chance of another, and that a child with a known or possible concussion should not return to sports until a healthcare professional clears them. It also prefers that a child’s own pediatrician do sports physicals, so give that office a copy of the form we complete.
When an in-season injury needs care
A rolled ankle at soccer or a jammed finger at basketball can be checked here without an appointment. X-rays can be taken seven days a week, splints and crutches are kept on site, and CT and MRI are not offered. See walk-in X-ray, or pediatric urgent care near Romeoville for younger athletes.
Head injuries are different. MedlinePlus lists emergency signs of a more serious brain injury, including a seizure, repeated vomiting, confusion that does not go away, weakness on one or both sides of the body and pupils of unequal size. If an athlete shows any of these, call 911 rather than driving to urgent care. The closest emergency department to Romeoville is UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, 500 Remington Blvd, which is open 24 hours a day.
Annual and DOT physicals for Romeoville adults
Adults can walk in for a yearly physical exam too. Blood work, if you need it, is drawn here and processed at an outside lab, so expect those results to arrive after the visit. Write down the medicines you take and bring copies of any recent test results.
Commercial drivers need the federal DOT exam instead. We offer DOT physicals on all seven days with a certified examiner who appears on the FMCSA National Registry.
Insurance and paying for a physical
Accepted plans are Cigna, Humana, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and the Illinois Medicaid plans HFS, Meridian, CountyCare, Molina and YouthCare. Plans treat sports and school exams differently, so check your benefits with your insurer and call (630) 914-5373 to confirm your specific plan.
Without insurance, you can choose self-pay, which covers the exam itself plus any testing that turns out to be needed. We do not post prices online; call for current self-pay pricing.
The Pioneer walk-in visit
How a visit works
- Step 1Walk in or save your spot
No appointment needed. You can also save your spot online before you leave home.
- Step 2Check in
Bring a photo ID, your insurance card and a list of the medicines you take.
- Step 3See a provider
Get examined, with X-ray and rapid tests on site when you need them.
- Step 4Leave with a plan
You go home with a care plan and clear next steps.
Why families in Bolingbrook choose Pioneer
Walk-in care that fits real life
Open 7 days a week
8 AM to 8 PM, weekends included, so a Saturday sore throat does not have to wait until Monday.
X-ray and tests on site
X-ray every day we are open, plus rapid strep, flu and COVID tests, urinalysis and EKG.
Care for kids and adults
From infants through the teen years, and adults of every age, in one clinic.
Insurance and self-pay
Aetna, BCBS of Illinois, Cigna, Humana, Medicare, Illinois Medicaid plans and UnitedHealthcare. Call to confirm your plan.
Questions and answers
Questions we hear often
Still not sure? Call (630) 914-5373 and we will help you decide.
Can you get a physical at urgent care?
Yes, at our clinic. Physicals for sports, school and yearly checkups happen here on weekdays and weekends alike, and no appointment is needed. We’re open 8 AM to 8 PM every day, and you can also save your spot online. Bring the school or team paperwork with the parent section already signed.
Does a sports physical count as a school physical in Valley View 365U?
No. Valley View’s health services page is clear that a sports physical will not satisfy the school requirement for early childhood, kindergarten, sixth or ninth grade. Those grades need the state health exam form, dated within one year of the first day of classes. If your child needs both in the same year, bring both forms to one visit.
How long does a sports physical last for Romeoville High School athletes?
One year, by the school’s rule. RHS wants an updated physical every year, delivered to the coach or Office 751 before the season begins. Statewide, the IHSA allows 395 days after the exam, but the school’s shorter window is the one to plan around so a physical does not expire partway through a season.
Do you give the Tdap or meningitis shots needed for school?
No. Childhood shots are outside what our clinic provides. Romeoville students can get them from their own pediatrician or through the Will County Health Department, which books its immunization clinics at 815-740-8143. Illinois requires Tdap for sixth grade entry, one meningococcal dose for grades 6 through 11 and a second dose for twelfth grade. Bring the dated record to the physical.
Can we come in on a weekend for a youth sports physical?
Yes. We keep the same 8 AM to 8 PM hours on Saturday and Sunday, and walk-ins are welcome on weekends too. That helps when a club or recreation league form shows up the week before the first game. Bring the league’s form and the vaccine record.
What should my athlete bring to the physical?
Bring the physical form with the parent section filled in and signed, any team or league form, the immunization record with dates, and a list of medicines and inhalers. Add an insurance card and photo ID, or say at check-in that you will pay as self-pay.
Sources for this page
- Athletics/Activities: Athletics (participation and physical requirements). Romeoville High School, Valley View School District 365U.
- Summary of IHSA eligibility rules, 2025-2026 school term. Illinois High School Association.
- Health Services: Immunizations and Physicals. Valley View School District 365U.
- Minimum Immunization Requirements Entering a Child Care Facility or School in Illinois, 2026-2027. Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Immunizations. Will County Health Department.
- Sports Physical: When, Where, Who Should Do It?. American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org.
- Concussion. MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- City and Town Population Totals, Vintage 2025. U.S. Census Bureau.