Tryout Requirements?

Probably depends on the coach.  One year a teammate of my son injured his ankle the week prior to tryouts.  Coach knew of his abilities and put him on JV for a year.  He was a sophomore at the time.

Depends on the kid, the coach, and the situation. My Frosh was unable to try out for frosh basketball due to an injury. Thought he was sitting out the year, but once he was cleared to play, the coach put him on Varsity.   The good news is that his team is now doing well in post season play. The bad news is that he's missed baseball tryouts! If he was playing frosh or JV he'd be done.

I'd say, like others, that it depends on the school, kid, and current situation/need of the team. For example, on a loaded team a kid that had to miss tryouts due to an injury who might have been a bench player would likely not make the team. But a stud player who is known commodity, yeah, like he's not going to make the team...unless (I suppose) the coach is a stickler for tryout participation.

I would let them try out once they r better. No diff than a new kid moving in who might have talent and can help team. I would have them work out and add them to team depending on rules.

Depends on the size of the team too.  I know on our small town high school team if a freshman was well known from previous league ball he would have a slot on varsity.  

In fact at our school there was no tryouts.  The coach already knew who he was bringing up to Varsity this year (only one player). 

I would offer that regardless of injury, the player should be at the tryout even if he can't participate fully. If he can't throw, he can run, if he can't run, maybe he can hit. Unless he is somehow unable to do any physical activity, he should be out there doing what he can. Besides from just "trying out", during try-outs players are usually receiving criticism and instruction.  They may be learning the way the coach wants drills performed, and other things that will carry through the season.

Due to tendonitis, my freshman son was unable to throw during tryouts. He played for the coach during the previous summer and fall, so his skills were already known. Regardless, he was out there doing fielding drills, taking BP, hitting fungos, and doing a lot of running.

Actually it's a very old slang term for Freshman.   The image above from Google charts its usage over time.

Those extra 3 letters in the word Freshman can be tough.  

Coach has discretion.

Player should show up and make it clear that he's interested and a team player.  Sit there through all workouts.  Offer to help to the extent the injury allows, even if it's just keeping a scorebook during a scrimmage.  Be a guy the coach would like to have around even if he wonders if the kid can produce.  Every team wants kids with good attitudes to fill out the bench.   If your son heals and shows he can produce, he'll get his shot to be more than that in due time.

I waiting to see what happens with my 2016s high school. The varsity coach's son (also 2016) messed up his throwing hand playing football that required major surgery. He gets his cast off the week before tryouts, which are March 17-29. He played JV last year(my son did not - although the coach's son said he should of). Don't know if he will be ready for tryouts. Will still have pins in his hand to hold it together.

Our school requires clearance from the athletes doctor before they're allowed to tryout or participate in team activities.  It's up to the doctor as to what activities they're able to perform.  My son dislocated his shoulder playing football this fall and although he was cleared for tryouts, he was limited in what he was able to do (i.e. no rebounding, no 5 on 5, no hitting).  Needless to say my son didn't make the team because he was not cleared by his doctor to participate fully in basketball.  He was permitted to fully participate in strength training so he engaged in winter ES4 (strength, speed, agility).  After he was cleared by his doctor to participate in contact sports my son gave the schools trainer the clearance form and he's allowed to participate in baseball this spring.  The clearance came after the last date to be rostered for basketball (state rules) so he's been playing on a crip/cut team in a non-school league (pretty good competition level).  A few other athletes at his school are in similar situations

My son missed tryouts senior year due to an injury. He was already an established starter and played opening day. One of his friends missed tryouts as a freshman due to an injury and was still placed on the freshman team. Another teammate missed tryouts senior year due to a 90 day activities suspension for being charged with underage drinking. The coach told the kid he would have to try out with no guarantee. After missing a month the kid pulled a no show on a personal tryout. I think the coach was making the kid tryout out to make him go away. I believe he had lost his position to the previous years jv starter at his position. Plus the replacement player wasn't a head case and continual problem.

At my son's former high school if that player was still breathing after the injury he would probably make varsity without the tryouts. 

Most teams already know the lineup for the varsity and have known for a while. (Unless there is a transfer or a new kid at school.

So if your coach knows him great. If not you should have call or already met with his to discuss.

Thank you all for the great responses.  This is my first foray into the HSSBW.  Here is the response they boy's High School coaching staff.  "If the kid is injured he needs to make that known to the coach. If he has all the necessary paperwork in and can't tryout yet he should be entitled to a tryout when he is healthy enough to do so. I believe every kid is entitled to a tryout and can not be cut prior to or because of an injury". 

What if the kid won't be able to tryout until halfway through the season?  I think there should be a hard cut-off date for tryouts in fairness to everyone involved..