Tryouts
Freshmen
Monday 8/18 2:30pm – 4:30pm, at Ritzer (Grass field behind CHS)
Tuesday 8/19 2:30pm – 4:30pm, at Ritzer (Grass field behind CHS)
Wednesday 8/20 8:00am at Underhill Track for 2 mile run; final evaluation 9:00-11:00am at Ritzer
Wear sneakers for the two mile run on the track. Music is allowed and GPS tracking/timing devices are encouraged to track pace/time. Walk or bike down to CHS for the final tryout session.
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Monday 8/18 7:00 – 9:00am, at Underhill; 2:00-4:30pm at Underhill
Tuesday 8/19 2:00 – 4:30pm, at Underhill
Wednesday 8/20 7:00 – 9:00am at Underhill; 2:00 – 4:30pm at Underhill
Seniors will start with a 2 mile run (wear sneakers) while juniors and sophomores will participate in field evaluations. After seniors run, juniors will do the 2 mile, with seniors and sophomores on the field, ending with a sophomore run.
Parent Meeting
There will be a parent meeting (location TBD–either Ritzer or Underhill) Friday, August 22 at 6pm.
Preseason & Start of the Season
Players must be present for the first three days of tryouts (and, if they make the team) the next three days of practices in order to be eligible for scrimmages on Monday 8/25 and Tuesday 8/26 (NJSIAA rule states a player must have six days of practice and a day of rest before competing in competition against another school).
Our season begins on Thursday 8/28 with games for JV and varsity; there will be practice for all teams on Friday 8/29.
For the freshman team, no practice will be held on Saturday, 8/30, or Sunday 8/31. They will practice Monday morning, 9/1, as their next game is Tuesday 9/2.
The varsity team will have their first ever Media Day, Saturday 8/23 from 10:45am-11:30am in the CHS Main Gym. Practice will be Sunday 8/24.
Varsity and JV will practice multiple days over Labor Day Weekend since their second game of the season is on Tuesday 9/2.
Game Schedules
To see scrimmage and game schedules for all three teams, go to the CHS page on the Super Essex Conference website (sec conference.org). At the home page, click ‘Columbia High School’ at the right, which should take you to the calendar. Please note that the schedule is subject to change, so check often for the latest information.