Jr. High Sports FAQs

Sign-ups are online.  Look for the "Sports Sign-Up" webpage under "Athletics" on the homepage. Sign-ups are only open during the following windows:

• Fall:  July 24-August 2, 2023
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Softball
• Early Winter:  August 28-September 8, 2023

  • Boys Basketball

  • Girls Soccer

  • Boys Wrestling

• Late Winter:  November 13-November 29, 2023

  • Girls Basketball

  • Boys Soccer

• Spring: January 17-January 26, 2024
  • Baseball
  • Boys/Girls Tennis
  • Boys/Girls Track
  • Boys Volleyball
  • Girls Volleyball

Tryouts are posted around school, and announcements are made through the morning student announcements, Knightly News broadcast, and weekly electronic bulletin, TKA Royal Reminders. Student-athletes are expected to make all of the tryout dates and times. If there is a conflict, students should communicate with the head coach if they are unable to make any days.

Communication can also be sent to Junior High Athletic Director, Hanna Sandquist. Athletes should dress in athletic clothes for tryouts.

Team members are selected by the head coach of each team and are selected based on several factors including, but not limited to: skill, experience, safety, effort, etc.

For team sports, team are generally broken down as follows: 

• A Team:  Highest level of competition (6th - 8th graders)
• B Team or below : Student-athletes that did not make the A Team (7th & 8th graders)
• Last Lettered Team: 6th grade ONLY level 

*** In cases where there are several 7th and 8th graders, a third- tiered team would be made and designated as C team. All teams are tiered with A being the highest level. The last lettered team is always a 6th grade only team. 6th graders will not play on an A team unless it is appropriate from both a competition and safety perspective.***

Yes!  We just ask that you prioritize TKA games over club practices. Furthermore, any conflicts between the club schedule and TKA athletic schedule should be communicated with your team’s head coach during, or immediately following, the tryout process.

Full practice and game schedules will be located on your student's TeamSnap account. TeamSnap accounts are created for each player as part of the sign up process. You will be able to see the full tryout and practice schedule once you sign up. Game schedules will be posted closer to the start of the season. 

Game Schedules are located under “Teams" on the homepage under "Athletics."

Find your team and click on the link for that team. Games will only be online once the season starts. 

If a student would like to participate in the fall Junior High Musical, they are not allowed to compete in a Fall or Early Winter Sport and vice versa. If a student would like to participate in the spring Junior High Play, they are not allowed to compete in a Late Winter or Spring Sport and vice versa.

Each team’s coach is responsible for setting up their practice schedule. Junior high sports are broken into high contact or low contact based on number of practices a week.

High contact sports generally have practices/events 4 days a week for 90-120 minutes right after school. Low contact sports generally have practices/events 3-4 days a week for 90-120 minutes right after school.

High Contact Junior High Sports

• Boys Baseball
• Boys Basketball
• Boys Flag Football
• Boys Soccer 
• Boys Volleyball
• Boys Wrestling
• Co-ed Tennis
• Girls Basketball
• Girls Soccer
• Girls Softball
• Girls Volleyball 

Low Contact Junior High Sports

• Co-ed Cross Country
• Co-ed Track

The coaches and parent(s) are responsible for coordinating all carpools needed to transport the team. TKA vans are available for use if there is a coach/parent willing to drive one.

All drivers must complete the Mandatory Parent Volunteer Requirements Form) to drive students:

• RETURNING Parent Volunteer Mandatory Requirements 2023-24
• NEW Parent Volunteer Mandatory Requirements 2023-24

Parents that wish to pick up their student from off-site events should plan to be there no later than 15 minutes after the scheduled end time.

Coaches are directed to never leave a student at an off-site facility and will default to transporting the student back to TKA once the allotted 15 minutes of wait time has passed.

Any schedule change notifications will occur through the TeamSnap app. In the event of cancellations due to weather, an alert will be sent out by noon on any day impacted by weather. If no alert goes out, the event will resume as scheduled.

Our league is responsible for scheduling our games and cannot meet the requests of every school. Our league and athletic department collaborate to ensure that we help meet the needs of every school involved, but not all conflicts can be avoided.

Please support the Athletic Office staff by giving appropriate feedback when necessary and coordinate with your coaching staff if there are unavoidable conflicts that will affect your student's attendance at a TKA athletic event.

No! In fact, a majority of our students participate on either a junior high or high school athletic team. In 2022-2023, TKA offered 12 sports and fielded 57 teams (16 - fall, 19 - winter, 22 - spring), including several non-try out sports every season. When they come to TKA, many students discover a talent for a sport they had never tried before.

The King’s Academy plays a variety of schools in non-league and league play. Our main league is the West Bay Athletic League (WBAL)

For more information on athletics at The King’s Academy, please contact Hanna Sandquist, Junior High Athletic Director.