🏆 FALL 2026 TRYOUT INFORMATION

Football JV & Varsity Heat Acclimation Begins Monday, August 10, 2026
All JV & Varsity Tryouts Begin Monday, August 17, 2026
Freshman Tryouts Begin Monday, August 31, 2026

Fall sport tryout schedules, including dates, times, and locations, are available on our Fall 2026 Tryout Information page. Schedules are organized by sport for easy reference.

Please check the Fall 2026 Tryout Information page regularly for updates, as tryout times and locations are subject to change.

📝 BEFORE TRYOUTS

All required PIAA paperwork must be completed and approved in PowerSchool by Friday, August 14, 2026 in order for a student to participate in fall tryouts or practices.

Please review the PIAA paperwork information below for required forms and additional details.

📝 Complete Your PIAA Paperwork

Before attending any tryout or practice, all required PIAA forms must be completed and approved in PowerSchool.

Please Note: PIAA forms will be available in PowerSchool beginning July 10, 2026. The forms cannot be accessed or submitted before that date.

Required for All Student-Athletes

Complete the following in PowerSchool:

✔ Sections 1–6
✔ Section 10
✔ Section 11

Participating in More Than One Sport?

If you plan to participate in two or three sports during the 2026–2027 school year, also complete:
✔ Section 7 (Winter / Spring)

Physical Requirement

⚠ Section 6 (Physical Examination) must be dated May 1, 2026 or later.
📄 Download and print the Section 6 Physical Form

*For more information about PIAA Paperwork please select the PIAA Participation Paperwork tab above*

Athletic Director
Rick Mattison
📧 Email

Assistant Athletic Director/
Head Trainer
Jessica McCloskey
📧 Email

Athletic Trainers
Teddy Mostellar
📧 Email
Olivia DeFusco
📧 Email

Athletics Administrative Assistant
Rebecca Seefeldt
📧 Email

HOW TO GET STARTED
Students should join the Athletics Schoology site using this access code: WXMWC-82QSP.

REQUIRED PAPERWORK
To participate in interscholastic sports, students must complete all required PIAA paperwork. All forms must be submitted electronically through PowerSchool. For full instructions, please visit the Participation Paperwork tab above.
 

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for interscholastic athletic competition, a student must pursue a curriculum defined and approved by the principal as a full-time curriculum. Where required, this curriculum or its equivalent must be approved by, and conform to, the regulations of the State Board of Education and the Pennsylvania School Code, as well as any local policies established by the local school board. The student must be passing at least four full-credit subjects, or the equivalent. Eligibility shall be cumulative from the beginning of the grading period, shall be reported on a weekly basis, and shall be filed in the principal’s office.

In cases where a student’s cumulative work from the beginning of the grading period does not, as of any Friday, meet the standards provided for in this section, they shall be ineligible from the immediately following Sunday through the Saturday immediately following the next Friday  as of which their cumulative work from the beginning of the grading period meets the standards provided for in this section. Where a school is closed on a Friday for any reason, the principal may, at their election, determine whether the student, as of that day, meets the standards provided for in this section.

In order to be eligible for interscholastic athletics, a student must have passed at least four full-credit subjects or the equivalent during the previous grading period. Conestoga students who fail two or more major subjects (those subjects that meet every day) will be declared ineligible for interscholastic athletics for fifteen (15) school days. Back work may be made up, providing it is in accordance with the regular rules of the school.

ACTIVITY FEE
For more information about participation fee for sports and activities, visit:
https://www.tesd.net/our-district/budget/student-participation-fee

NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS (NIL)
As you may be aware, on December 7, 2022, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) passed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) amendment to its bylaws, Article II, Section 3(J), which permits your student-athlete/you to receive consideration for the use of your student-athlete’s/your name, image and likeness, and more specifically, the value that your student-athlete/you may bring to a particular business, service, activity, etc.

While this amendment provides new opportunities for your student-athlete/you, it also places specific prohibitions on the type of NIL engagements that you may agree to, and failure to comply with the requirements below could result in your student-athlete’s/your forfeiture of amateur status, and thereby, the ability to compete in interscholastic events on behalf of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. Below is a list of NIL parameters that have been established by the PIAA:

• Your student-athlete’s/Your acceptance of consideration (both monetary and “in-kind,” which includes, but is not limited to, free or discounted equipment, clothing, or training sessions, etc.) may not be contingent on enrollment in or transfer to a particular PIAA school;
• When engaging in NIL appearances, social media posts, advertisements and the like, your student-athlete/you may not wear clothing or items referencing the: PIAA, PIAA District I, Central Athletic League, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District or any District schools, your student-athlete’s/your team name, team nickname, team uniforms or related clothing, team or school logos, or terms which your student-athlete’s/your team name is commonly referred to (for example, filming an NIL advertisement while wearing a sweatshirt that says “Stoga Athletics”);
• Your student-athlete/You may not make NIL promotions or endorsements during team/school activities;
• Your student-athlete/you may not wear apparel or display a logo, insignia, or identifying mark of an NIL partner during school/team athletic activities unless it is part of the standard school uniform for that sport;

Your student-athlete/you may not engage in any NIL activities involving, displaying, or endorsing the following categories of products and services:

1. Adult entertainment products and services;
2. Alcohol products;
3. Casinos and gambling, including sports betting, the lottery, and betting in connection with video games, on-line games, and mobile devices;
4. Tobacco and electronic smoking products and devices;
5. Opioids and prescription pharmaceuticals;
6. Controlled dangerous substances;
7. Weapons, firearms, and ammunition.

• Your student-athlete/you must provide a copy of any NIL agreement to their school’s athletic director prior to signing so the terms can be reviewed for compliance.

DISCLOSURE OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITY
The Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunity is available below.
2024-2025 School Year - Conestoga High School

2024-25 Title IX Information

All Previous Years' Archives on the PDE Website

PARTICIPATION REQUIRMENTS AND INJURY INFORMATION

Every student must complete PIAA paperwork for every new sports season.  
Questions about forms?  Please email Ms. Rebecca Seefeldt at seefeldtr@tesd.net. 
More information about Stoga Athletics in the tabs above.

PARTICIPATION PAPERWORK AND INJURY INFORMATION 
In order for a student to be eligible to participate in PIAA sports, he/she must meet the eligibility requirements as outlined on our athletic program form. Students and parents must also complete all the necessary forms. These forms, available on the PowerSchool Parent Portal, must be completed before a student can participate in a school sport. Medical documentation is also necessary for participation in sports.

PAPERWORK DIRECTIVE: PIAA SPORT FORMS PACKET
The 2026-27 PIAA Sports Forms packet consists of the PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE) paperwork, an updated Assumption of Risk & Parent/Student Guidelines form, and the ImPact Consent forms.  Submissions must include a CIPPE Section 6 (Physician Certification) dated after May 1, 2026. 

• FALL 2026: Submit in PowerSchool CIPPE Sections 1,2,3,4,5,6, the Risk & Guidelines (10) and the ImPact Consent forms (11) for 1st sport. Complete Section 7 for 2nd or 3rd sport.
•  FIRST sport WINTER or SPRING 26-27: Submit CIPPE Sections 1,2,3,4,5,6, the Risk & Guidelines (10) and the ImPact Consent (11) forms. See dates below.  
• Injuries: If an athlete was injured, and unable to participate since last certified by a physician, a CIPPE Section 8 will also be required. 

If you have any questions about paperwork, please contact Rebecca Seefeldt. Previous versions of this paperwork will not be accepted.

IMPACT TESTING
Students will be informed via TESD EMAIL if an ImPact baseline test is required after Complete Sports Forms are submitted and reviewed. ImPact baseline tests will be administered at home for the foreseeable future. Please direct any ImPact questions to Olivia DeFusco or impacttest@tesd.net.  

DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING PIAA FORM

1) Logon to PowerSchool with your student or parent credentials.

2) Click on TESD FORMS.

3) Complete the eight-part form in its entirety and hit SUBMIT.  You must complete Sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,10, and 11.

 4) Section 6 needs to be signed by a physician and dated after May 1st, 2026. Link to printable health history form to be filled out by a physician (Section 6) 
https://www.tesd.net/cms/lib/PA01001259/Centricity/Domain/16/PIAA_Section_6_20230523.pdf. Upload physical form in PIAA Section 6.

OPTIONS/PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING THE PIAA COMPLETE SPORTS FORMS

*All Athletes must submit the Conestoga High School Parent/Guardian Assumption of Risk and Acknowledgement of Guidelines Signature Form. This form must be signed in accordance with the Rules and Guidelines, School Board Policy and the Concussion and Cardiac Arrest information available below.

 **All students must complete the Impact Consent Form. However, students are tested on a two-year cycle. If a student was tested in the past two years, they do not need a new Impact Baseline Test.    

• The Athletic Trainers will schedule impact testing for those students that may require one with the students directly.  
  • Fall Sports that require an ImPact baseline test: Football-Soccer-Cheerleading-Field Hockey-Volleyball-Ice Hockey. 
  • Winter Sports that require an ImPact baseline test: Basketball-Wrestling-Diving
  • Spring Sports that require an ImPact baseline test: Lacrosse-Baseball-Softball-Volleyball
     

PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE) explained: 

• Section 1: Personal and Emergency Information sheet. 
• Section 2: Certification of Parent/Guardian signed next to the sport the student intends to play, as well as where indicated in parts “B” through “F”
• Section 3: Understanding of Risk of Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Section 4: Understanding of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Symptoms and Warning Signs (NEW 2020)
• Section 5: Health History to be completed by parent/guardian
• Section 6: PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Examination and Certification of Authorized Medical Examiner. 
• Section 7: Parent Re-Certification form. By completing this form, the parent or guardian is assuming responsibility that the student’s health is unchanged since he/she was seen by a physician. This form must be completed if the physical has been performed before. 
• Section 8: Physician Re-Certification form. This form is only needed if an athlete has been under physician’s care for an injury or illness since their physical (Section 6).  

**NOTE: The misrepresentation of student health information can lead to harmful consequences.  Any misrepresentation of a student’s medical status, by either the student or the parent or the guardian, will result in a season’s suspension from interscholastic sports participation**

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• School Board Policy 5422: Student Accidents and Injuries-Treatment and Reporting  
• School Board Regulation 5422: Student Accidents and Injuries-Treatment and Reporting 
• School Board Regulation 6146: Student Athletics
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Symptoms and Warning Signs Information Sheet and Acknowledgement of Receipt and Review Form (Attachment A)
• Concussion Information Sheet and Acknowledgement Form (Attachment B)

📅 2026–2027 ATHLETICS IMPORTANT DATES

🍂 FALL 2026

PIAA Paperwork

Friday, July 10, 2026
PIAA paperwork opens and is accepted.

Football Heat Acclimatization

Monday, August 10, 2026
Football heat acclimatization begins.

JV / Varsity Tryouts

Monday, August 17, 2026
JV and Varsity fall sport tryouts begin.

Freshman Tryouts

Monday, August 31, 2026
Freshman fall sport tryouts begin.

❄️ WINTER 2026–2027

PIAA Paperwork

Friday, October 09, 2026
PIAA paperwork opens and is accepted.

JV / Varsity Tryouts

Friday, November 20, 2026
JV and Varsity fall sport tryouts begin.

Freshman Tryouts

Date TBD

Winter athletics dates are currently being finalized. Please check back for updates.

☀️ SPRING 2027

PIAA Paperwork

Date TBD

JV / Varsity Tryouts

Date TBD

Freshman Tryouts

Date TBD

Spring athletics dates are currently being finalized. Please check back for updates.
 

As your child becomes involved in the athletic programs at Conestoga High School, he/she will participate in some of the most rewarding moments of his/her high school career.  The memories and friendships they create will last a lifetime.

Modeling behavior is critical in the development of adolescents.  Conestoga athletes play by the rules and respect their sport as well as their opponent. The expectation is that Conestoga athletes strive for individual excellence in a team setting while exhibiting the highest level of sportsmanship.  The best people to exemplify these qualities are the coaches and parents.

Parent/Coach Relationship

Being a parent isn’t always easy! Being a coach isn’t always easy! Frequently, the one common factor is your son or daughter who is our student–athlete.  Parenting and coaching, while difficult at times, can also be very rewarding.  By establishing a clear line of communication, we can provide a greater athletic experience for the student – athlete.  As a parent, when your child becomes involved in one of our athletic programs, you have the right to understand what is expected of your child and what is expected of you.  Also, you have the right to express your expectations of our athletic program.

Communication You Should Expect from the Coach 

• Coaching philosophy
• Team goals
• Expectations for the season
• Schedule of contests
• Practice schedule and locations
• Team rules
• Procedures when injured
• Discipline resulting in denial of participation
• Criteria for making the team 

Communication a Coach Should Expect from Parents 

• Notification of any scheduled conflicts as far in advance as possible!
• Absences from school due to illness
• Medical conditions or injuries that would interfere or prevent participation (Also contact the Athletic Trainer) 

Concerns to Discuss with a Coach

At times you may recognize a change in your child’s behavior. Perhaps it could be associated with athletics.  At times it is appropriate to discuss certain issues with your child’s coach such as:

• Decline in school work
• Change in mood or demeanor
• Suspected substance abuse
• Eating disorders
• Extraordinary stress or fatigue associated with athletic participation
• The progress of your child’s sport-specific skills development

Parent/Coach Conferences

Situations will occur when it is necessary for parents and coaches to meet.  These conferences are encouraged so that both parties have a clear understanding of the other’s position.  When concerns arise, the initial contact should be made by the parent directly to the coach to arrange for a meeting at an agreed time and place. Confronting a coach before or after practice or contest is not appropriate given the fact that these are often emotional times.  Meetings such as these are frequently confrontational and rarely solve problems.

These are certain issues that are inappropriate to discuss with a coach:

• Playing time
• Team strategy
• Play calling
• Other student-athletes

If further communication is necessary, the next step is to contact the Director of Athletics to arrange for a meeting to discuss the situation.  The coach may or may not be asked to attend.

ATHLECTIC SCHEDULES / ALERTS / HOME GAMES FACILITY LOCATIONS

GAME SCHEDULES

PA - Central Athletic League Website
*Schedules may change due to inclement weather. 

Conestoga High School - Official Athletics Site (Digital Sports)

SETUP EMAIL/TEXT ALERTS

Click here for step-by-step directions. 

HOME GAMES FACILITY LOCATIONS

Click here for all sports' locations.

• Payment procedure for contactless payment: Please be sure your email information is correct in The Arbiter. TESD does not use Arbiter Pay for payment services. You will receive an email from Conestoga Athletics to verify your contact information and payment amount the day of your assignment. Please reply “CONFIRMED” to this email as verification of your intent to officiate that event. Reply as soon as possible for efficient processing of your voucher. This email may come from mccloskeyj@tesd.net, seefeldtr@tesd.net or mattisonr@tesd.net. Physical checks will be mailed within the week of your assignment.
   
• Officials' Locker room will available if needed, and for storage of personal items, when officiating indoor sporting events. Restrooms are available in the stadium and in the gym lobby.
   
• The use of mechanical or electronic whistles is permitted.
   
• Please supply personal, adequate hydration for the length of your assignment, refill stations are available.
   
• If you are unfamiliar with our campus, or satellite sites, have questions about parking or entrance/exit, please contact our office!
   
• If you have any concerns before/during/after an event, please speak with the Game Manager or Athletic Director. 

For AWAY contest directions, please visit the CENTRAL LEAGUE tab above.

Summer Workout Schedule

Last Updated: June 15, 2026

2026-2027 Fall Sports

2026-2027 WINTER SPORTS

2025-2027 SPRING SPORTS