Tryout Dates
- Fall sports can begin tryouts on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 for the 2019-2020 school year.
- All winter sports begin tryouts on Thursday, November 15th, 2019 for the 2019-2020 school year.
- All spring sports begin tryouts on Friday, February 29, 2020 for the 2019-2020 school year
Here is what you need to know:
Eligibility:
- Grades – returning HS students must have at least a 2.0 and no more than 1 E on their most recent report card. Incoming 9th grade students and students new to MCPS are automatically academically eligible.
- Age – you must be under the age of 19 as of the first day of the school year.
- Required Forms: ONLINE REGISTRATION will open on July 19, 2019 on the myMCPS Parent Portal (MCPS Fall 2019 Registration Memo). We are asking everyone to register for sports online this year. Parents who need login information may contact Heather Podosek, Athletic Director. You will still need an updated PHYSICAL FORM.
All candidates for Paint Branch Athletics must register online (or complete all required forms) in order to participate on the first day of tryouts. For additional information, please contact the individual coaches or Heather Podosek, Athletic Director. Contact information for coaches can be found on the individual sport pages, linked at the top of the website.
- Football practice begins on August 14th at 4pm on the stadium field. Equipment will be distributed on Aug 13th (Srs @ 8:30a; Jrs @ 9:00a; Soph @ 9:30a; Fresh @ 10a; Football mtg @ 12p) Email Michael_W_Nesmith@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Boys Soccer tryouts begin August 14th at 1pm on the stadium field. Email Jeffrey_J_Myers@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Girls Soccer tryouts begin August 14th at 10:00am on the stadium field. Email Jeannette_N_Smith@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Cross Country tryouts begin August 14th at 5pm on the track. Email Mark_A_Anderson@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Field Hockey tryouts being August 14 at 7am on the stadium field. Email Giovanni_R_Gordon@mcpsmd.org
- Poms information email Shanika_Rawlings@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Cheerleading tryouts clinics begin on August 14th at 4:30pm
- information email Alexis_V_Pumphrey@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Volleyball information tryouts begin on August 14th at 8:30am in the main gym. Email Noelee_Wishart@mcpsmd.org with questions
- Golf -TBD due to course restrictions. Email John_J_Decavage@mcpsmd.org with questions
Winter 2019-2020 Sports Tryout Information:
- Wrestling practice begins November 15th at 3:00 in the wrestling room. Email Johnjack_D_Warner@mcpsmd.org with questions
- Boys Basketball tryouts start November 15th in the gym. Email Christopher_Bohlen@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Girls Basketball tryouts start November 15th in the gym. Email Coach Knight Jocara_Knight@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Swim and Dive practice starts November 15th. Email Samantha_A_Millman@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Indoor Track practice starts November 15th on the track. Email Dessalyn_S_Dillard@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Poms information email Shanika_Rawlings@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Cheerleading information emailAlexis_V_Pumphrey@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Bocce practices begins in December. Email Kieran_G_Lally@mcpsmd.org with questions.
Spring 2020 Sports Tryout Information:
- Baseball – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email casey_r_jensen@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Softball – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Gary_L_Fookes@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Track and Field – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Dessalyn_S_Dillard@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Coed Volleyball– begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Noelee_Wishart@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Boys Volleyball – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Ani_S_Aghguiguian@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Girls Tennis– begins Friday, February 29, 2020 email Timothy_J_Gilchrist@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Boys Tennis – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Jonathan Porter jdport89@hotmail.com with questions
- Boys Lacrosse – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Gregory_R_Jolles@mcpsmd.org with questions.
- Girls Lacrosse – begins Friday, February 29, 202 email Jeannette_N_Smith@mcpsmd.org with questions.