Finley Fall Sports Start on Wednesday, September 6

The J. Taylor Finley Middle School fall sports season will begin on Wednesday, September 6 with football practice. All other teams will start the following day, Thursday, September 7.

Students can choose from among the following sports: Football, girls’ soccer, boys’ soccer, girls’ tennis, field hockey and co-ed cross country.

Tryouts will be held the first two or three days of practice from 3-5 p.m. Practices are normally held during the season from Monday through Friday from 3-5 p.m. Home and away games are scheduled throughout each week. The season will conclude on or about November 3.

Students should listen for announcements about team meetings and look for flyers posted around the building. Those interested in participating in the fall sports program need to be cleared by school nurse Kay Khohkar. Requalification will be available on Wednesday and Thursday, August 30-31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Finley nurse’s office. Students must present proof of a physical exam within the past 12 months and submit a signed interval health history form.

Students who want to get a physical exam by the school doctor can do so on Tuesday, September 5 at 8 a.m. in the nurse’s office. Students can also get requalified that day. Requalification opportunities will also be available on Wednesday and Thursday, September 6-7 during lunch periods.

Students can sign-up for sport teams during their lunch periods on the first two days of school. The football team will meet after school on Tuesday, September 6.

For information about taking a school physical or getting cleared/requalified for participation send a message to Mrs. Khohkar at kkhohkar@hufsd.edu.

Every student needs to get re-qualified by the school nurse prior to each sport season. The nurse can only clear a student-athlete who has the following forms on file:

1. Required NYS Health Examination Form (click for link)

Physical exams can be performed by private doctor or school doctor and are valid for one year.

2. Interval Health History for Sports Participation (English/Spanish) (click for link)

A new form is required for each season; must be completed by parent/guardian, signed in ink and dated within 30 days of the start of the season (July 23, 2023 or later).

3. Parent Consent Form for Athletes (English/Spanish) (click for link)

On the first day of tryouts/practice, students should:

1. Be dressed appropriately and ready to participate in their respective sport.

2. Submit to their coach a blue parent permission form signed by both parent/guardian and student.

3. Have transportation home by 5 p.m.

Individual sport coaches can be contacted as follows:

Co-ed cross country: Jarrad Richter: jrichter@hufsd.edu

Field Hockey: Marissa Bergmann: mbergmann@hufsd.edu

Girls’ Tennis: Eric Triolo: etriolo@hufsd.edu

Football: Jordan Ioviero: jioviero@hufsd.edu

Girls’ Soccer-Team No. 1: Alicia Furman: afurman@hufsd.edu

Girls’ Soccer-Team No. 2: Shea Scully: sscully@hufsd.edu

Boys’ Soccer-Team No. 1: Travis Smith: tsmith@hufsd.edu

Boys’ Soccer-Team No. 2: Alex Nelson: anelson@hufsd.edu

Questions: Send a message to District Director of Athletics Jim Hoops at jhoops@hufsd.edu or call 631-673-2018.