Last Chance: Fall Athletics Sign-Up: Football, Cross-Country, & Tennis
We are pleased to offer an athletic program that builds throughout your son’s upper school career at PDS. Our program emphasizes safety, sportsmanship, instruction in the fundamentals, teamwork, and participation for all players.
Cost, General Schedules, and Other Information:
- Intramural Football
For Grades: 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Please register your son by June 15th.
Cost
The cost for playing Intramural football is $225.00 and will be billed to your PDS account. This fee will help pay for the league expenses, referees, jerseys, team pictures, and the end of the year sports banquet. After everyone has signed up, the players will be divided and put on a team with one of the PDS coaches, and they will play only PDS teams. There will be two leagues: a 4th grade league and a combined 5th and 6th grade league.
Games and Practices
IMPORTANT
- Our 4th grade league will participate on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Our 5th and 6th grade league will participate on Wednesdays and Fridays.
- Boys will average about two activities per week.
The boys are to report to the gym after school, change clothes in the locker room, and go to the field together with their coach. After games and practices the boys will come back together and be picked up in front of the main entrance.
For 4th grade games and practices scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday, pick up time will be at approximately 5:00pm.
For 5th and 6th grade league practices scheduled on Wednesday, pick up time will be at approximately 4:45pm.
For 5th and 6th grade double-headers on Wednesdays, pick up time for the first game will be at approximately 4:30pm. Pick up time for the second game will be at approximately 5:30pm.
For 5th and 6th grade games and practices on Fridays, pick up time will be at approximately 5:00pm.
A full practice and game schedule will be out by the second week of school with practices starting the week of September 9th.
Equipment
All players should provide their own shoulder pads, white football pants, cleats, mouthpiece, and white helmet for practice. The school will provide a jersey to be used for all practices and games.
- Crusader Football
IMPORTANT - Schedule Conflict
Due to conflicting schedules, if you choose to participate in the 6th grade Crusader football program, you will NOT be allowed to participate in Crusader cross country.
Please register your son by June 15th.
We will offer a 5th grade and a 6th grade Crusader football team. Our PDS coaches will be coaching these teams with Mark Fruitt heading up the 5th Grade team and Paul Warner heading up the 6th Grade team.
The Crusaders are competitive level teams and are for boys that want more games and practices in addition to the PDS Intramural football league. There are no tryouts; however, playing time is not guaranteed. Therefore, these teams may not be for everyone. Because both programs complement each other, Crusader football players are strongly encouraged to also play in the PDS Intramural football league.
Cost
The cost for playing Crusader football is $250.00 and will be billed to your PDS account. This fee will help pay for the league expenses, referees, uniforms, team pictures, and the end of the year sports banquet.
Games and Practices
A complete game and practice schedule will be announced once sign-ups are completed with practices starting Thursday, August 1st. Boys will be in shorts, t-shirts, and helmets on the first two days of practice. The boys will be in full pads for the remaining practices.
Equipment
All players should provide their own shoulder pads, white football pants, cleats, mouthpiece, and white helmet for practice. Players will also be able to use this equipment for Intramural football as well. The school will provide the game uniform and game helmet for Crusaders.
- Crusader Cross Country
For Grades: 6th Grade
IMPORTANT: Scheduling Conflict
Due to conflicting schedules, if you choose to participate in Crusader cross country, you will NOT be allowed to play Crusader tennis or Crusader football. However, you will be allowed to participate in the Intramural football program.Please register your son by June 15th.
We will offer a 6th grade Crusader cross-country team. Coach Jackson Boyd will lead this team.
Due to the time and training involved, the Athletic Dept. encourages you and your son to thoughtfully evaluate whether or not he wants to make this commitment to Crusader cross country.
Cost
The cost for Crusader cross country is $200.00 and will be billed to your PDS account. This fee will help pay for the league expenses, uniforms, team pictures, and the end of the year sports banquet.
Meets and Practices
Practice will start the week of August 5th. Coach Boyd will send out a complete schedule once sign-ups are complete. Once the school year begins, the boys will practice on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Practices will be right after school and will last one hour. All meets will be held on Tuesdays, beginning in September. Meets will be at Shelby Farms. Each meet will be 2 miles long and participants will include 6th through 8th graders. The season will conclude by mid-October.
Equipment
All runners should provide their own shorts and shirts for practice. The school will provide uniforms for meets.
- Crusader Tennis
For Grades: 6th Grade
IMPORTANT: Scheduling Conflict
Due to conflicting schedules, if you choose to play Crusader tennis, you will NOT be allowed to participate in Crusader cross country. However, you will be allowed to participate in Crusader football and/or Intramural football.Please register your son by June 15th.
We will offer a 6th grade Crusader tennis team. This team will be led by Coach Luke Wise.
Cost
For the boys who are selected for the tennis team, the cost is $200.00 and will be billed to your PDS account. Matches
We will begin matches in August. The season will run through the end of September. Due to the time and training involved, the Athletic Dept. encourages you and your son to thoughtfully evaluate whether or not he wants to make this commitment.
IMPORTANT: Tryouts will be held at Leftwich on Tuesday, August 6th from 4:00–5:30 and Thursday, August 8th from 4:00–5:30. More information will follow once we know the number of boys who intend to try out.
If you have any questions regarding tennis, please contact Luke Wise at
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All tennis players should provide their own racket. The school will provide uniforms for matches.