Practices and contests canceled today, Tuesday, January 9th!
As per the weather today, all after school practices and contests are canceled. Stay safe!
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Ice Hockey Intramurals
South Orangetown will be holding Boys Ice Hockey Intramurals in January & February after school on specific dates. Grades 6-12 are welcome. If interested, please send an email to wpilla@socsd.org by December 22nd.
Advanced Placement Process open gym for Girls & Boys Basketball
Anyone interested in playing basketball at the HS level should attend the open gyms on the following days:
Girls:
Wednesday, 11/1 6-8 PM @ TZHS
Thursday, 11/2 4-5 PM @ TZHS
Boys:
Thursday, 11/2 6-8 PM
Monday, 11/6 4-6 PM
Those who are recommended to go through the APP by our HS coaches will be contacted via email by Mr Pilla, Director of Athletics.
Advanced Placement Process & Middle School Athletics
The Advanced Placement Process (APP) is a NYSED & NYSPHSAA program that gives a chance for middle school students in grades 7 & 8 to play up at the high school level. In order for the middle school student to go through the APP process two items must be sent to the Athletic Office:
- An interest email from the parent must be sent to the Athletic Director Bill Pilla by 11/2 (wpilla@socsd.org).
- Accompanying this email should be a recommendation from a coach within the interscholastic program of SOCSD in that sport. If both are received by 11/2, the student will then be permitted to go through the following processes:
- APP online registration
- physical maturity test with MS school nurse
- physical fitness testing on 11/8 (must pass 4/5 of the physical fitness tests).
The goal of the APP is to identify those students who possess the ability to participate at a higher level. With that, there also needs to be a level of maturity and commitment to be a part of the high school level program. It should also be known that being approved through the APP only ensures a tryout, and does not mean a student has made a HS team. If a student is approved to tryout and does not make the team, they are allowed to tryout and play for the modified team. Students in the 8th grade that were approved via APP as a 7th grader does not need to go through the process again, but still need to register online for the APP.
*Students and parents are not the only individuals that determine whether they go through the Advanced Placement Process a coaching recommendation is required.
Middle School Athletics begins on 11/27 and the online registration will open on 10/30 as per the NYSPHSAA rule of registration within 30 days of the start date of a sport.
Questions? Email Athletic Director Bill Pilla
wpilla@socsd.org
SOMS Sports Meeting Information!
Middle School Fall Sports Meeting dates, times and and locations
Tuesday, September 5, right after school
Girls Tennis – Room 176 Coach Glenn Spiegelman
Girls Volleyball – Gym – Coach Emily Donovan
Girls & Boys Cross Country – Room 323 – Coach Mike Vogel
Girls Soccer – Room 224 – Coach Lindsay Dring
Boys Soccer – Room 171 – Coach Luke Freeley
Football – Room 320 – Coach Greg Sullivan
Wednesday, September 6, right after school
Girls Swimming – Library – Coach Jess Garrecht
Questions? Email Athletic Director Bill Pilla at wpilla@socsd.org