Registration is now open on Family ID for the winter sports season for students in grades 7 - 12.
We offer the following winter sports and levels:
Boys & Girls Basketball -Varsity, JV, and modified Boys Volleyball- Varsity and Modified (7-9) Boys Wrestling -Varsity and Modified Basketball Cheer -Varsity Boys and Girls Swim -Varsity Alpine Ski-Varsity & Varsity Bowling
Varsity/JV begins practice/tryouts November 15th 3pm - 5pm Modified begins practice/tryouts November 22nd 3pm - 5pm
An athlete must be fully vaccinated in order to participate in a high risk sport, such as Basketball, Wrestling, Volleyball, or Cheer. If a student athlete is not of legal age to receive the vaccination, they may participate but must be tested twice a week at school for COVID-19 using the rapid antigen test. The school district covers the costs of all tests. Students participating in a low to moderate risk sport such as swim or alpine ski, may be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing. Masks must be worn by all participants of inside sports regardless of vaccination status.
All students must have a current physical in order to participate. Physicals expire one year after the date obtained. Please check now and make an appointment with your primary if an updated physical is needed. In an emergency, one could go to Urgent Care in Copake to obtain a physical but it may not be covered by your insurance. The NYSED attached form for physicals must be used by your primary for physicals. Please fax a copy of current physicals to our school nurse 518-325-2856 or upload a copy into FamilyID.
Students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible to sign up for JV and Varsity teams (exception mod volleyball) while students in graded 7 & 8 are eligible to sign up for modified teams. If a 7th or 8th grader wishes to play at the Varsity level, they must be approved through the Athletic Placement Process. Please contact me asap for more information and to begin the process.
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Females may participate on the Wrestling team but must be approved through the mixed competition process. There are many factors to consider since females would be competing against other males. Please contact me asap for more information and to begin the process if this applies to you.
Check out our athletic website for links to a lot of great information. https://www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/page/thsports
Lastly, please use the link below to register your student-athlete. Approvals can be viewed in FamilyID to see if they have be cleared for participation. If you are new to FamilyID, please create an account using the instructions attached. Parents, not the student, must be the owner of the account and complete the registration in order to make sure that all health history information collected is accurate.
Email me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Angela Webster
Athletic Director