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The
Schenectady City School District offers more than
seventy different sports teams to residents
attending any of the three middle schools, the high
school or the Career Center at Steinmetz. All costs
associated with facilities, uniforms, coaches, and
transportation are free of charge.
Coaches
are licensed by the State of New York and possess
current First Aid and CPR certification.
The SCSD
does not discriminate based on race, gender or
religious background.
All
grade and age appropriate students are eligible to
tryout for teams. Selection, however, is at the
discretion of the coaching staff. Skill, potential,
character and ability to be coached are among the
determining factors.
Participation in interscholastic athletics is voluntary
and does involve some risk. The SCSD takes every
precaution and provides safe equipment, facilities and
the instruction of safe techniques. Please consult the
coach, athletic director or your physician if you have
concerns.
In
Order To Participate, Students Must Provide Proof of the
Following:
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Physical Examination - from a doctor within the
past year. Physicals can either be provided by your
own physician or free of charge from the school.
Please contact your school nurse at least one month
prior to the beginning of the sports season to make
arrangements for a physical, or to be sure the
paperwork indicating a physical complete by your
physician, is on file.
SHS
Nurse: 370.8190
OMS Nurse: 370.8260
MPMS Nurse: 370.8160
Central Park Nurse: 370-8250
King School Nurse: 370-8364
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Athletic Paper must be submitted within 30 days of
the start of the season. You must complete a
Sports Paper Packet. This packet includes an:
emergency contact card, a c
Winter and Spring Sports
If you have a child participating in winter or
spring sports, please see your child's physical
education teacher or the school nurse about one month
prior to the start of the season.
Fall Sports
If you have a child participating in a fall sport,
please contact the Athletic Department at 370.8185
around August 1 to find out when you can pick up the
packet at the high school.
It is
the athlete's responsibility to make sure all paper work
is cleared prior to the first day of practice. NYS Law
prohibits players from practicing until cleared by the
athletic director and nurse.
7th and
8th Grade Sports - Modified Athletics
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SCSD
offers several programs for students in 7th and 8th
grade. Teams are comprised of students from all three
middle schools and the Career Center at Steinmetz.
Students are shuttled from their home school to the
practice site right after school, and returned to their
home school at the conclusion of practice, which is
around 5:30pm. The following is a list of modified
sports teams offered in our district:
Fall
Practice usually begins the first week of school (except
football which begins earlier)
Cross
Country - Boys and Girls: Practice at SHS
Football: Practice at SHS
Girl's Soccer: Practice at Oneida MS
Boy's Soccer: Practice at Mont Pleasant MS
Girl's Volleyball: Practice at Mont Pleasant MS
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Winter
Practice usually begins the last week of November or
first week of December
Boys
and Girls Basketball: Practice at Mont Pleasant MS
Wrestling: Practice at SHS
Boys and Girls Swimming and Dive Team: Practice
at SHS
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Spring
Practice usually begins the first week in April
Softball: Practice site depends on the weather
Baseball: Practice site depends on the weather
Boy's Lacrosse: Practice site depends on the
weather
Girl's Lacrosse: Practice site depends on the
weather
Boy's and Girl's Track and Field: Practice at
MPMS
High
School Sports
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Fall
Practice usually begins the 2nd or 3rd week of
August.
Boys
Soccer
Boys X-Country
Cheerleading
Football
Girls Swimming and Diving
Girls Soccer
Girls Volleyball
Girls Tennis
Girls X-Country
Golf
Winter
Practice usually begins the 2nd or 3rd week of
November
Winter sports can begin November 5
Boys Basketball
Boys Bowling
Boy's Swimming and Diving
Cheerleading
Girls Basketball
Girl's Bowling
Ice Hockey
Indoor Track
Wrestling
Spring
Practice usually begins the first week of March
Spring sports can begin March 3
Baseball
Boy's Lacrosse
Boy's Tennis
Boy's Track and Field
Girl's Lacrosse
Girl's Track and Field
Softball
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