Contact
Dave Austin, Director of Physical Education, Health, Wellness & Athletics
Email: daustin@schodack.k12.ny.us
Athletics Links
- Athletics Code of Conduct
- The Co-Curricular Code of Conduct Handbook outlines the expectations for the behavior, attendance, and academics of Maple Hill student-athletes and extracurricular club members.
- Coaches Directory
- Hudl: Sports Live Streaming
- Not every sport is livestreamed.
- Maple Hill Booster Club
- Maple Hill School Store
- Sports Schedules
- Concussion Management Information
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Risks, Signs & Symptoms
- The Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act is effective as of July 1, 2022. This law requires schools, students, and parents/guardians to have information on sudden cardiac arrest risks, signs, and symptoms. Please see the letter above for more information.
Fall 2026 Athletics Season
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Director of Physical Education, Health, Wellness & Athletics, Dave Austin (daustin@schodack.k12.ny.us).
Updated Sports Physicals
No student may play or try out for fall sports with an expired physical. Physicals are valid for 12 continuous months. If you are unsure if your student’s physical is expired, please contact the Maple Hill Nurse’s Office (llilchin@schodack.k12.ny.us or 518-732-7701) as soon as possible to check.
Registration
Fall 2026 athletics registration is open during the following dates.
JV/Varsity (Grades 9–12): Friday, July 24–Tuesday, August 18
Modified (Grades 7–8): Friday, July 31–Tuesday, August 25
All athletics registration is done through ParentSquare. A message containing the registration form will be sent to families and students on the day registration opens. Please ensure all information is completed accurately and submitted by the deadlines.
Season Start Dates
JV/Varsity: Monday, August 24
Modified: Monday, August 31
Meet the Coaches/Chemical Health Night
The Maple Hill Athletics Department holds a Meet the Coaches/Chemical Health Night before each season. Attendance is required for all student-athletes participating in the Fall 2026 Season. It will start at 6:00 PM on Thursday, August 27, at Maple Hill.
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.
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 pose a safety issue to our student-athletes walking through it.
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 the athletic director 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.
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.