Contact

April Smith, Athletic Director 
asmith@schodack.k12.ny.us
518-732-7701 ext. 1314

Athletics Links

Spring 2025 Athletics Season

Registration is open from February 10 – March 10, 2025. All Maple Hill Athletics registration is done online here using ArbiterSports (formerly FamilyID).

Up-to-date Physicals Required

Up-to-date physicals should be sent ASAP to Maple Hill Nurse Kathryn Meyers if your student is participating in spring sports. Physicals can be faxed to 518-732-0494. Email kmeyers@schodack.k12.ny.us if you have any questions.

Physicals at School on March 11

If needed, students can receive a physical for spring sports at school on Tuesday, March 11. Physicals will be conducted by the school district physician at 9:30 AM in the Maple Hill Nurse’s Office. Students must sign up for these in the Nurse’s Office no later than Monday, March 10.

Meet the Coaches/Chemical Health Night

The Maple Hill Athletic Department holds a Meet the Coaches/Chemical Health Night before each athletic season. Attendance is required for all student-athletes participating in the Spring 2025 Season.

Meet the Coaches/Chemical Health Night will be held at Maple Hill on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Meet the Coaches will start at 6:00 PM and Chemical Health is immediately after. Students may leave after the Meet the Coaches portion of the night if they attended Chemical Health earlier this school year for fall or winter sports.

Athletics Season Start Dates

JV and Varsity Sports: Monday, March 17

Modified Sports: Monday, March 24

Athletic Placement Process (APP) Testing

7th and 8th-grade students who would like to participate in a sport at the JV or Varsity level must first complete the Athletic Placement Process (APP) to ensure the safety of our student-athletes.

APP testing will be on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 2:15 PM in the Maple Hill Gym. The packet below must be filled out and returned for students to participate in APP testing.

TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM AWAY CONTESTs

All players and team personnel will ride to and from all athletic contests on transportation approved and provided by the school district. It is highly recommended that all student-athletes travel to and from away contests with their team; however, there are certain circumstances where a student-athlete will need to travel with their parent/guardian. The parent/guardian must sign the transportation release provided by the coach before taking their son/daughter from the contest. Permission for a student-athlete to leave with any other individual will not be given.

Student-Athlete Drop-Off & Pick-Up

This is a quick reminder that student-athletes should not be dropped off or picked up in the parking area off of South Schodack Road behind the high school. Please drop off/pick up all student-athletes for practices and games/meets at the front of the high school. Also, please remember except for handicapped parking, there is no spectator parking in this same area for softball games, baseball games or track meets.

Traffic in this area behind the school can lead to congestion and also poses a safety issue to our student-athletes walking through it.

Sports Schedule Website

Schodack CSD, along with schools in the Patroon Conference, uses the ScheduleGalaxy website/app for sports schedules. The site also offers a subscription option to receive updates about schedule changes. Click here to access the website.

Top Form Tele-Med Services

Top Form Performance Training Clinic offers athletic telemedicine services at no cost to Schodack student-athletes who need them. More information about Top Form Tele-Med is available on the form here.

Athletic Twitter Accounts
Student-Athletes and Afterschool Activities

Due to limited supervision for students after 3:00 p.m., Maple Hill Jr./Sr. High School would like to share the following information with parents of student-athletes.

  • Student-athletes with a 3:00 p.m. or earlier practice time can stay in the cafeteria with supervision or stay with a teacher from the end of the school day until practice begins.
  • If a student-athlete is not staying after school with a teacher, he or she should go home on the regular bus and come back to school for games or practices that begin after 3:00 p.m.
  • If a student is staying after school with a teacher, the student should take the late bus and come back to school for games or practices that begin after 3:00 p.m.
  • If a student-athlete cannot make it back to school, please notify the coach and Athletic Director April Smith (asmith@schodack.k12.ny.us) so supervision arrangements can be made.
Please Observe “No Parking” Signs for Sporting Events

The district would like to remind our community to please observe “No Parking” signs for sporting events, particularly on South Schodack Road and behind the High School. Please park only in the High School or District Office building parking lots. Due to safety concerns, the district has asked Schodack police to enforce these rules and violators may be ticketed.