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AHSA: Albuquerque HomeSchool Athletic Association

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS, Grades 5 - 8

  • Middle school sports are for students in 5th-8th grade.
  • Each sport usually meets 3 times per week for about 2 hours each time (3 practices per week, or 2 practices and 1 game, or 2 games and 1 practice, etc.).
  • We are a competitive program; thus individual play time in games is not equal.
  • Locations: our practices and games take place at various church, school, and community center gyms and parks throughout the city.
  • Schedules will be emailed to you directly from the coaches 1-2 weeks after registration has closedUnless listed in the sports descriptions below, schedule information is not available before you register, as schedules may vary depending upon which team your child is placed within that sport We do offer a refund (minus a $10-13 processing fee) if, when you receive the schedule, you find that you are unable to participate in our program.  Please contact the registrar for a refund within the first two weeks of practice at [email protected].
  • Schedules are subject to change throughout the season.  Our schedules are subject to the operating hours of the facilities that we use and the availabilty of our individual volunteer coaches.  Schedules are also contingent on the game schedules that are assigned to us by the leagues in which we participate.  Game schedules may impact practice schedules from week to week.

Sport seasons listed are approximate.  Note that some sport seasons overlap.  Please take this into consideration when registering one student for multiple sports.  When one student has two sports that are listed for different seasons, but overlap somewhat, the sport for which the season started first is the one that should be given priority.


FALL SPORTS

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY (Early August through Mid October)
Cross Country competes in the ACSL League.  Middle school runs a 3K race (1.86 miles).  There are no tryouts for Cross Country, but all runners need to be able to complete their respective distances without stopping by September 2nd.  Runners unable to complete this task may be retained on the team, but that will be contingent upon having enough helpers to work with them.  Students in grades 5-12 all attend the same practices and meets, but compete in different divisions.  Practices are usually held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings; meets are on Saturday mornings.

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL CO-ED TENNIS:  (Early August through Mid October)
We participate in the USTA Middle School Tennis League, competing with local public and private middle school teams.  Middle school tennis practices and matches are co-ed.  We often end up forming two boys teams and two girls teams for competitive matches.  The season usually consists of two practices per week, traditionally held on Monday afternoons/evenings and Friday mornings, beginning in late July or early August. There are normally 6 matches, held once per week on Thursday afternoons from mid-September through late October.  The season ends with a tournament held usually on the 3rd weekend in October, which sometimes includes Friday afternoon, plus possibly all day Saturday and Sunday morning.  Coaches decide individual seeding for matches and tournaments based on their discretion.  Practices are usually held at city tennis courts such as Zuni, Don Juan De Onate and Jerry Cline.  Matches are held at various schools and city courts.

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:  (Early August through Mid November)
(Open to 5th Grade if space is available.)*
Volleyball is a highly skilled, position specific sport; thus "playing time" is determined based on a player's specific skill set and the needs of the team in each rotation.  Playing time is not measured in "minutes played", and will not be equal. We compete in the APIAL middle school girls volleyball league and play against Albuquerque Parochial and Independent schools.  We usually field one or two teams, depending on the number of registrants, the number of parents who volunteer to coach, and gym availability. Teams may be divided between an upper division for 7th and 8th graders and a lower division for 5th and 6th graders and some 7th graders. 


5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL BOYS FLAG FOOTBALL:  (Late July / Early August through Mid November)
(Open to 5th Grade if space is available.)*
We compete in the APIAL middle school flag football league and play against Albuquerque Parochial and Independent schools. We may field one or two teams, depending on the number of registrants and the number of parents who volunteer to coach. Teams may be divided between an upper division for 7th and 8th graders and a lower division for 5th and 6th graders and some 7th graders. Practice locations are to be determined, but have been held at Hoffmantown Church Park and Montgomery Park in the past.  Cleats and mouthguards are required.


3rd-8th Grade GIRLS FALL (Outdoor Football) CHEER:  (Late July / Early August through Mid November)
The 3rd-8th Grade Girls FALL Cheer Team will mostly practice outdoors and will cheer at outdoor fall middle school flag football games which compete in the APIAL league.  Girls who participate in cheer will be required to purchase a uniform for around $50; instructions on how to purchase uniforms will be given by the coach during the first week(s) of practice. One set of Poms will be provided with your AHSA registration.  Families are responsible for the cost of replacement Poms if the original set gets lost.

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS FALL GOLF TOURNAMENTS: (Late August through Mid November)  This sport is independent/student/family-led.  At this time, there are no coaches, and no team practices, but APIAL staff are available to assist at tournaments.  Registering for MS Golf through AHSA allows parents to then register their 5th-8th grade students for any or all of the individual middle school golf tournaments offered through APIAL.  The APIAL website opens registration for each Saturday golf tournament one week before each tournament begins.  The fee for each individual tournament is $25, payable through the APIAL website.  After registering with AHSA, it is the responsibility of each family to register individually on the APIAL Golf Registration Page for any of the tournaments in which your athlete would like to participate:  https://sites.google.com/site/apialgolf/home

WINTER SPORTS

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:  (Early October through Late January)
(Open to 5th Grade if space is available.)*
Middle school boys basketball usually starts practices in early October, with games running from early November through late January.  We compete in the APIAL middle school boys basketball league and play against Albuquerque Parochial and Independent schools  We may field one to three teams, depending on the number of registrants, the number of parents who volunteer to coach, and gym availability. Teams may be divided between an upper division for 7th and 8th graders and a lower division for 5th and 6th graders and some 7th graders.  



5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:  (Early November through Early March)
(Open to 5th Grade if space is available.)*
Middle school girls basketball usually starts practices in early November, with games running from early January through early March.  We compete in the APIAL middle school girls basketball league and play against Albuquerque Parochial and Independent schools  We may field one to two teams, depending on the number of registrants, the number of parents who volunteer to coach, and gym availability. Teams may be divided between an upper division for 7th and 8th graders and a lower division for 5th and 6th graders and some 7th graders.  

3rd-8th Grade GIRLS WINTER (Indoor Basketball) CHEER:
The 3rd-8th Grade Girls WINTER Cheer Team will mostly practice indoors and will cheer at indoor winter middle school basketball games which compete in the APIAL league.  Girls who participate in cheer will be required to purchase a uniform for around $50; instructions on how to purchase uniforms will be given by the coach during the first week(s) of practice. One set of Poms will be provided with your AHSA registration.  Families are responsible for the cost of replacement Poms if the original set is lost before the season ends.

5th - 8th Grade MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS WINTER ARCHERY TOURNAMENTS:  (early December through late February/early March)
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN ARCHERY, STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE TWO MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS OFFERED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEASON.
This sport is independent/student/famiy-led.  At this time, there is no coach, and there are no team practices, but there are APIAL league staff available at the tournaments who can provide help and guidance. Students must be registered with a school or as a homeschool student with AHSA in order to be able to register for archery with APIAL.  Students may choose to participate in as many or as few tournaments as they'd like. Once registration is completed through AHSA, registration for each individual tournament can be completed on the APIAL website 10 days before each tournament begins. Registration is first come, first-served. Each tournament fee is $10, payable through APIAL's registration page listed below. Spectator fees may also be charged.
To participate, students who have registered with AHSA must then register and pay for each individual tournament at APIAL's registration page: https://www.axiomclassical.org/archery-season

To view the Winter Tournament Schedule and find additional information, visit https://www.axiomclassical.org/archery-season


SPRING SPORTS

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL CO-ED SOCCER:  (late January through mid-May)
(Open to 5th Grade if space is available.)*
This is a co-ed, competitive sport.  We aim to build teams consisting of an equal number of boy and girl athletes.  We will compete in the APIAL middle school soccer league and play against Parochial and Private schools.  We may field one or two teams, depending on the number of registrants and the number of parents who volunteer to coach. If enough schools participate in the league this year, teams may be divided between an upper division for 7th and 8th graders and a lower division for 5th and 6th graders and some 7th graders.  Team placement will be decided after registration closes.  Practices may begin in late January and run through mid-May at various city parks.


5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL CO-ED TRACK & FIELD:
  (Late February through late April or early May)

We compete in the ACSL League.  Practices are usually held three times per week at a public school track field (historically at Eldorado HS or La Cueva HS) on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.  Male and female athletes in grades 5-12 all attend the same practices and meets, but they compete in different divisions.  There are normally about four or five meets that are held on Saturdays in April and early May.  Each athlete usually competes in 3 or 4 events at the meets.  Students are allowed to give input as to which events they would most like to compete in, but the coach makes the final decison so as to best utilize everyone on the team.  Events may include shot put, discus, long jump; 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m sprints; several relay events; and 1600m and 3200m distance events.  

5th-8th Grade MID SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS SPRING GOLF TOURNAMENTS: (Mid March through mid May)
This sport is independent/student/famiy-led.  At this time, there is no coach, and there are no team practices, but APIAL staff are available to assist at tournaments.  Registering for MS Golf through AHSA allows parents to then register their 5th-8th grade students for any or all of the individual middle school golf tournaments offered through APIAL.  The APIAL website opens registration for each golf tournament one week before each tournament begins.  The fee for each individual tournament is $25, payable through the APIAL website.  After registering with AHSA, it is the responsibility of each family to register individually on the APIAL Golf Registration Page for any of the tournaments in which your athlete would like to participate:  https://sites.google.com/site/apialgolf/home.




Last Updated 01/23/2024

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