Gotha Grizzly Athletic Information Sheet-

If you are interested in becoming a member of one of our Grizzly Athletic Teams please see the following information below! Our Athletic Teams compete against other schools in our Cluster as well as other schools in OCPS. There are a limited number of Athletes that can make the team and each sport will use Tryout Platform to have Athletes perform drills, conditioning, scrimmages, and other activities to evaluate and compile a list of players who will represent Gotha Athletics! ALL Athletes MUST complete the Athletic Packet Sign-up Process by the deadlines listed in order to be eligible to try out for a sport.

Sports General Information-. Practices are usually every day and could be before or after school depending on the coach. Athletes are expected to attend all of the practices unless they have arranged with the coach otherwise. Athletes are required to have and maintain a 2.0 average AND exhibit exemplary behavior to be considered and remain on any Gotha Sports team. A student who reaches the age of 15 before September 1st will be ineligible for athletics at the middle school level.

Season Dates and Athletic Packet Deadline on Aktivate- Please leave yourself time to get your Athlete approved in case you have not completely filled out the packet or there is an issue with the Physical or forms and you need to make corrections. An incomplete packet will not be allowed to be completed beyond the Due Date. Thank you for your understanding! School Physicals are not the same as a sports physical. A sports physical is good for one calendar year from date of the physical. A blank OCPS EL2 Form ONLY can be picked up in the Main office or downloaded from this site.

Season Dates and Deadlines

Soccer Season- (August 14^th – October 13^th) Tryouts- August 14^th,15^th, & 18^th  

• Aktivate/Physical Upload Deadline- August 13^th

Volleyball Season- (October 14^th – December17^th) Tryouts October 9th,10^th,14^th

• Aktivate/Physical Upload Deadline- October 1^st

Basketball Season- (January 7^th – March 10^th) Tryouts January 7^th,8^th,9^th

• Aktivate/Physical Upload Deadline- December 15^th

Track Season- (March 5^th – April 23^rd) Tryouts- March 5^th,6^th, 9^th

• Aktivate/Physical Upload Deadline- February 23^rd

*There are no fees for being on the team. However, if they do make the team, we do have the players purchase an Athletic Spirit shirt to wear to represent the team on Spirit day and possible game days.

If you have any concerns or questions please contact the Athletic Director-Michelle Davis at Michelle.Davis2@ocps.net

Aktivate Tutorials/Directions-

Aktivate Athlete Registration Guide/Tutorial - English Click Here

Aktivate Athlete Registration Guide/Tutorial - Spanish Click Here

Athletic Physical Packet - Revised EL2 (2/25) Form Click Here

How to get approved for Athletics- Go to the Aktivate website (CANNOT USE APP) (Aktivate.com). ALL Physicals and information MUST be submitted electronically on the Aktivate website. Forms will NOT be accepted at the school.

1. IMPORTANT- ONLY upload Page 4 of 4 on the EL2 Form to Aktivate.com. No other form needs to be uploaded. You MUST have a Physician complete the Physical/Form and stamp their credentials in the box provided. All information MUST be filled out and Athlete and Parent MUST sign and date Page 4 where listed. It will not be approved if this is not completed.

2. IMPORTANT- In order to try out for a sport, the Sport has to be selected when you sign-up on Aktivate. If you are not sure, then it is recommended to select all sports so that you will be eligible.

3. The deadline(s) listed above for each sport will be firm with NO exceptions. If you have any questions there is a tech support team on the Aktivate website to assist you with anything you might need.

4. If you already have an account because you have High School kids, then you can just use that account to add your Middle School student.

5. IMPORTANT- Please be sure that if you use a form that is not on our Gotha Website that it has the Revised Date of 02/25 under EL2. If you turn in one without this revised date it WILL NOT be accepted.

URGENT- EL2 Example- Be sure all information highlighted is completed for approval

:: Click 2025-26 Athletic Physical to download ::

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