Tryouts

Tryout Dates:

All fall sports begin tryouts on August 16th, 2008
Cheerleading and Poms hold tryouts in May/June for the Fall season. See below for details.
All winter sports begin tryouts on November 15th. See below for specific sport information.
All spring sports begin tryouts on March 1st.
Girls tennis will have tryouts on August 18th starting at 8am.

The following forms must be complete on the first day of tryouts for all sports at Blake High School:

Have a physician complete the Health Inventory. (Good for one calendar year).
Fill out and sign the Emergency Medical Card.
Fill out and sign the Student-Parent Athletic Form.
All students must present a copy of their most recent marking period report card to the coach.
Additionally, any student that participates in a sport in MCPS must pay the ECA fee, which can now be paid online at the MCPS website or through the MCPS ECA Form.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader free from Adobe.com to view the PDF documents above.

All candidates for Blake Athletics must have the above forms complete on the first day of tryouts. For additional information, please contact the individual coaches or Mr. Butch Hilliard, Athletic Director.

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball: All paperwork needs to be turned in to Coach Wiggins or Coach Williams by Friday, November 14th. Tryouts will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 7am-9am and 11am-1pm. Contact Varsity Coach Marcus Wiggins or JV Coach Ernie Williams for information.

Girls Basketball: Contact Varsity Coach Patti Gilmore or JV Coach Jim Mogge for information.

Cheerleading: Tryouts for the Winter Varsity and JV Cheerleading squads will be held Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th at 2:45pm in the Cafeteria. Contact Varsity Coach Ali Williams or JV Coach Cara Marbury for more information.

Swimming & Diving: Contact Coach Jared Fribush for information. Tryouts for new swimmers will be held on Thursday, November 20th at Olney Swim Center from 2:45-3:45pm. All swimmers will practice on Tuesday, November 25th at Fairland Aquatic Center from 3-4pm. The first practice for divers will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at MLK Swim Center from 3-5pm. Please turn in all required forms to Mr. Fribush! Click here for information forms.

Indoor Track & Field: The first practice will be at 9am on Saturday, November 15th at the track. Please see the Information Sheet and Team Expectations. Contact Coach Charlie Simms or Coach Chad Wilson for information.

Wrestling: Contact Varsity Coach Rob Pinsky or JV Coach Dustin Jeter for information.