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SPRING ATHLETICS

REGISTRATION 2024

Registration for Spring Sports is Now Open

Registration is now open for baseball, softball, golf, track and field, and boys’ lacrosse until midnight on Wednesday, February 28. Registrations received after the due date will incur a $25 late fee.

To participate in any tryout, practice, or game, all grade 6-12 athletes must complete the following:

  1. Complete registration through the online registration portal. (Click link for directions on setting up or accessing your family account)
  2. Upload a current physical (within 3 years) to your registration profile. Hard copies will not be accepted. (See below for information about uploading a physical).
  3. Pay the registration fee for the selected sport.

If you have questions or need assistance with the registration, please email Athletic Director Dan DeWitt, dandewitt@newlifeacademy.org.

Team Information

Sport

Season Start Date

Fee

Contact for More Sport Information

High School Baseball, Boys

Grades 8-12%

Monday,

March 11

$250

John Horner

jphornerjr@gmail.com

Middle School Baseball, Boys

Grades 5-8#

Monday,

March 25”

$190

Dan DeWitt

dandewitt@newlifeacademy.org

High School Softball, Girls

Grades 8-12^

Monday,

March 11

$250

Amber Rodriguez

amberrodriguez@newlifeacademy.org

Middle School Softball, Girls

Grades 5-8#

Monday,

March 25”

$190

Dan DeWitt

dandewitt@newlifeacademy.org

High School Golf, Boys

Grades 7-12

Monday,

March 18

$275

Jack Friedrich

jfriedrich31@gmail.com

High School Golf, Girls

Grades 7-12

Monday,

March 18

$275

Greg Tietz

gregtietz@newlifeacademy.org

High School Track and Field,

Boys & Girls, Grades 8-12

Monday,

March 11

$230

Antony Odera

antonyodera@newlifeacademy.org

Middle School Track and Field, Boys & Girls, Grades 5-8

Monday,

March 25”

$170

Dan DeWitt

dandewitt@newlifeacademy.org

High School Lacrosse, Boys

Grades 7-12

Monday,

April 1

TBD

Keven Seim

kseim@stcroixprep.org

 

%Any 8th grade boy who wishes to play high school baseball can register and begin practice with the high school program on March 11. The first 2-3 days of practice will be used for evaluation. After the first 2-3 days of practice, coaches will determine the best level of competition for each player, either remaining with the high school team or playing against middle school level competition. 8th graders who do not make a high school team will be able to play on the middle school team and will be refunded the difference in fees.

"The start date of the middle school baseball, softball, and track season is approximate, depending on outside weather conditions and/or indoor practice facility availability. The exact start date of practices will be communicated to all registered participants in early March.

^Any 8th grade girl who wishes to play high school softball can register and begin practice with the high school program on March 11. The first 2-3 days of practice will be used for evaluation. After the first 2-3 days of practice, coaches will determine the best level of competition for each player, either remaining with the high school team or playing against middle school level competition. 8th graders who do not make the high school team will be able to play on the middle school team and will be refunded the difference in fees.

#Middle school sports are open to any students in grades 5-8. For certain sports, 7th and 8th graders can also elect to register and tryout for the high school team, but this is not required. 7th and 8th graders may choose to play at the middle school level if they prefer.

Physical Examinations

If you have a new physical or are registering for the first time, please upload the physical examination file and enter the date of the physical examination during Step 4 of the registration process. A sports’ physical exam must have occurred within the last three years and must remain current throughout the entire season. (Physicals are recommended but not required for students in 5th or 6th grade.). If you are in need of a physical, your pediatrician, family physician, or places like Minute Clinic can perform a qualifying sports physical. 

Schedules

For NLA high school teams, game schedules are available on the New Life activities calendar*. Practice schedules will be added to the calendar as soon as possible.

For co-op teams, please contact the coach or co-op host AD for practice and game schedule details.

For NLA diddle school baseball, softball, and track and field teams, game schedules won’t be available until mid-March. Once they are available, they will be added to the NLA activities calendar.

ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION

Transportation policies outlined below exist for the safety of all students and liability for families.

High School Games: Transportation is provided to most away games when the team leaves directly from school. Athletes may ride home with their parents after a game but must check with their coach. Occasionally, there may not be a bus home from a game but that will be communicated ahead of time if the situation arises. 

Middle School Games: Transportation is provided to most away games that begin at 4:45pm or earlier on weekdays, depending on driver availability. Parents will be responsible for their students’ transportation to any away games that begin later than 4:45pm or on weekends. Transportation back to NLA is not provided for middle school games.

ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION FEE REFUND POLICY

Full refund will be given when:

  1. A student does not make a team after the tryout process.
  2. A student elects not to participate on a team or suffers a season-ending injury within the first 7 days from the start of the season.

50% Refund will be given when:

  1. A student elects not to participate on a team or suffers a season-ending injury after the first 7 days of the season have passed but within 28 days from the start of the season.

No Refund will be given when:

  1. A student elects to not participate on a team or suffers a season-ending injury after the first 28 days of the season. 

IMPORTANT MSHSL BYLAW TO NOTE

Bylaw 208.00 Non-School Competition and Training (Team and Individual Sports)

1. During the High School Season:

Cross Reference: Bylaw 411.10.C Definition (End of Season)

A. A student who is a member of a high school team may not participate as an individual competitor or as a member

of a non-school team in the same sport during the high school season. Participation Definition: Participation is

defined as practice, training, scrimmaging, tryouts and competing. Exceptions:  1) Baseball, softball and skiing.

This comes into play mostly with 7th and 8th graders who may be on a high school team.  No student-athlete can be a member of a high school team (Varsity/JV/C) and a non-school (club, AAU, traveling) team in the same sport at the same time (except for baseball, softball, and skiing as noted above).  Please contact the Athletic Department with questions.