Department of Athletics
Mr. Konstantinos Paleoudis
Athletic Director
Mr. Konstantinos (Gus) Paleoudis began working in Emerson in December of 2000. In May, 2000, he graduated from Kean University with a degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Athletic Training. While working in Emerson as a full time athletic trainer for the last 14 years, he returned to school to earn a Master's degree in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation. He later earned his supervisor's certificate from New Jersey City University and was hired in 2014 as the new Athletic Director and Athletic Trainer, and looks forward to many healthy and successful seasons for Emerson student Athletes.
Athletic Office Contact Information
Gus Paleoudis: Athletic Director / Athletic Trainer
201-599-4178 x 1720
Jill Dunican: Athletic Administrative Assistant
201-599-4178 x 1721
Attention (New procedure as of 2020-2021)
Please remember to update your student athlete’s information for the upcoming school year. Please log into your Genesis Parent Portal account and update all relevant information, under the Forms section. All physical forms need to be signed by the physician and physically handed into the nurse. All forms are located in the same program, just click and print and bring them to the doctor’s office. Please remember all the proper forms are located below. No substitutions of the forms will be accepted. If you are having trouble getting an appointment with your pediatrician, please contact the athletics office and we will discuss your options.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPORTS PARTICIPATION:
Please follow the instructions below to fill out all forms necessary to participate in a sport:
Step 1: Log into your Genesis Parent Portal with your username and password.
Step 2: Under the Forms tab, click on the "Sports Participation" link. This will open the mandatory sports participation forms and videos that must be completed in their entirety. You will not be able to submit a partially completed form, and the forms will not be saved upon exit. Please take the time to thoroughly complete all the sections.
Step 3: Please follow the steps in the "Physical Evaluation" section. Copies of these can be found HERE. Please submit all 4 pages of your pre participation physical evaluation forms to the nurse's office. These must all be signed by the student athlete, parent/guardian, and physician.
Step 4: Students need to complete their baseline concussion testing. We will be using Sway Medical going forward. Download ‘Sway Medical’ from the App Store or Google Play. At the bottom of the log in screen it will ask if you have a code, which is where you will enter the code given to you by our office. You then set up your profile and launch the test. The code only lasts 36 hours. If it expires email jdunican@emersonschools.org and we will reissue you a new code. There are 3 to 5 tests in the protocol to complete. It is 15 minutes long maximum.
Things to consider when taking the test:
- Keep the volume on
- Read the instructions prior to initiating each test.
- Eyes are closed during all tests.
- Keep the phone flat against your chest when performing each aspect of the exam
Step 5: The Nurses' Health History Update Form can be found under FORMS in Genesis. It must be completed for the Winter and Spring seasons only, as the STATE requires us to have an update every 90 days since the date of your last sport participation.
Step 6: Voluntary Student Accident Insurance Link
Please submit all 4 pages of your pre participation physical evaluation forms to the nurse's office. These must all be signed by the student athlete, parent/guardian, and physician.