Message from PSD Athletic Director. Changes for 2022-2023

Message from our district Athletic Director:

The Poudre School District Athletic Department is excited to announce changes to Middle School athletic programming beginning in the fall of 2022.   

Changes: 

• 6^th graders will now have opportunities to compete in all individual sports.  This includes cross country, golf, track, as well as the additions of tennis and wrestling.   
• Football, Basketball, and Volleyball will be moving to a mixed-grade Varsity/JV/C-team model as opposed to 7^th and 8^th grade teams (as currently constructed).  Softball and all individual sports referenced above are currently operating under the Varsity/JV/C-team model. 

Rationale: 

• Increased number of athletic opportunities for 6th-grade students. 
• Allows athletes to compete and receive instruction at the appropriate level, regardless of grade. 
• Provides flexibility for those schools with extremely high/low participation numbers.
• Creates one consistent competitive model across all sports within the PSD Middle School Athletic League. 
• Sub-Varsity competition opportunities will be increased.
• The total program roster size will be increased in basketball and volleyball.