Sports Offered
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) supports three athletic seasons per year, offering 30 different athletic programs and 44 teams over the course of the three-season school year. Listed below are the sports offered during each competitive season.
Students interested in participating in the athletic program during the 2025-26 school year are asked to complete the OHS Athletics Interest Form. Information will be shared with sport head coaches for communication and planning purposes.
- Cheerleading (V, JV)
- Cross Country – Boys (V)
- Cross Country – Grls (V)
- Field Hockey – Girls (V, JV)
- Flag Football – Girls (V, JV)
- Football (V, JV)
- Golf (V)
- Soccer – Boys (V, JV)
- Soccer – Girls (V, JV)
- Tennis – Unified (V)
- Volleyball – Girls (V, JV)
- Basketball – Boys (V, JV)
- Basketball – Girls (V, JV)
- Bocce – Unified (V)
- Cheerleading (V, JV)
- Indoor Track – Boys (V)
- Indoor Track – Girls (V)
- Swimming & Diving – Boys (V)
- Swimming & Diving – Girls (V)
- Wrestling (V)
- Wrestling – Girls (V)
- Baseball (V, JV)
- Lacrosse – Boys (V, JV)
- Lacrosse – Girls (V, JV)
- Softball – Girls (V, JV)
- Tennis – Boys (V)
- Tennis – Girls (V)
- Track & Field – Boys (V)
- Track & Field – Girls (V)
- Track & Field – Unified (V)
Registration Information
All prospective student-athletes must complete the required FCPS Online Athletic Registration (OAR) and submit an athletic physical dated April 1, 2025 or later. These requirements must be completed prior to the first day of tryouts for each athletic season for the student to be permitted to participate. Â
Following team selections, students must pay the FCPS required non-refundable interscholastic seasonal athletic fee.
Prospective student-athletes must complete the FCPS Online Athletic Registration prior to the first day of tryouts.
- FCPS Online Athletic Registration
- Athletes must register for each athletic season.
- Students may only register and participate in one sport per season unless a Dual Sports Participation Contract has been submitted and approved by the respective coaches and school administration.
- Review information on the new registration process for the 2025-26 school year.
- Registration opening dates.
- Fall Sports – Registration will open in mid July.
- Winter Sports – Registration will open in mid October.
- Spring Sports – Registration will open in late January.
All prospective student-athletes must submit an FCPS Athletic Physical completed by a physician in order to participate in tryouts and the ensuing athletic season.
- FCPS Athletic Physical Form (must be dated April 1, 2025 or later).
- FCPS Physical Form – Spanish
- The physical must be completed on the current FCPS Athletic Physical form.
- Only the “Medical Eligibility Form” from the physical packet is to be turned into the school.
- If a physical was submitted for the current school year fall or winter athletic season, it is on file and does not need to be resubmitted.
Students interested in participating in two sports during the same season should visit the Dual Sports Participation Page and review requirements and processes to apply.
- The Dual Sports Participation Contract must be submitted to the Coordinator of Athletics at least 7 days prior to the first day of tryouts for consideration.
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) requires that each student pay a non-refundable interscholastic athletic fee of $185 for each athletic season in which they participate (Dual sport athletes must pay an additional $148 for their secondary sport).
Once the athletic team is chosen and the roster is finalized, families will receive an email informing them that the athletic fee may now be paid (it cannot be paid prior to team selections).
- FCPS athletic fees may be paid online via SchoolCash Online.
- Payment due dates for the 2025-26 school year are:
- Fall Sports – Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Winter Sports – Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Spring Sports – Thursday, March 19, 2026
There are no seasonal athletic fees for Unified Sports programs.
If fees are not paid by the due dates listed above, participants will be removed from the team rosters and will not be able to participate for the athletic season.
Important Dates
Prospective stuident-athletes and parents can review important dates related to season start dates, tryout schedules, and meeting dates below.
For the 2025-26 school year, athletic season tryout/practice start dates are as follows.
- Fall Season – August 13, 2025
- Fall athletes must be available beginning August 13, 2025 to participate on fall sports teams.
- Winter Season – November 15, 2025
- Winter atheltes must be available over the thanksgiving and winter break to participate on winter sports teams.
- Spring Season – February 28, 2026
- Spring athletes must be available over spring break to participate on spring sports teams.
The Oakdale athletic department will hold seasonal athletics open house nights prior to each athletic season. Parents and athletes can meet with coaches, ask questions, submit physicals, and obtain information regarding the upcoming athletic season.
- Fall Sports – Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- 7:00-7:30pm in the OHS Gym Lobby
- Please park in the stadium lot and enter the building at the gymnasium entrance.
- Winter Sports – Monday, November 3, 2025
- 7:00-7:30pm in the OHS Cafeteria
- Please park in the stadium lot and enter the building at the cafeteria near the outdoor picnic tables.
- Spring Sports – Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- 7:00-7:30pm in the OHS Cafeteria
- Please park in the stadium lot and enter the building at the cafeteria near the outdoor picnic tables.
Parents and students can contact sport specific coaches with questions regarding the upcoming season and off-season porgramming by visiting the Staff Directory.
Tryouts for athletics teams are conducted over the first three days of the season. Tryout/practice schedules for the opening days of the season are available below.
- Fall Sports – Tryout Schedule (will be posted by July 15, 2025)
- Winter Sports – Tryout Schedule (will be posted by October 15, 2025)
- Spring Sports – Tryout Schedule (will be posted by January 31, 2026)
Following the conclusion of tryouts and team selections, players and parents are required to attend athletic department and team meetings in order to review program expectations as well as other important team related information.
- Fall Sports – Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 7:00pm in the OHS Auditorium
- Winter Sports – Monday, November 24, 2025, 7:00pm in the OHS Auditorium
- Spring Sports – Thursday, March 5, 2026, 7:00pm in the OHS Auditorium
The evening schedule will be:
- 7:00-7:25pm (OHS Auditorium) – Athletic Department Information
- 7:30-8:00pm (OHS Classrooms) – Team Specific Information
If a player/parents attended the Athletic Department portion of the meeting during the fall or winter season, they do not need to attend it again for the following athletic seasons of the school year. They may arrive at 7:25pm to attend their team specific meeting.
Future Season Start Dates
For planning purposes, projected future MPSSAA season start dates are available below.
Fall Season – Wednesday, August 12, 2026- Winter Season – Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Spring Season – Monday, March 1, 2027
Fall Season – Wednesday, August 11, 2027
Winter Season – Monday, November 15, 2027
- Spring Season – Wednesday, March 1, 2028
Fall Season – Wednesday, August 9, 2028
- Winter Season – Wednesday, November 15, 2028
- Spring Season – Thursday, March 1, 2029
Fall Season – Wednesday, August 8, 2029
- Winter Season – Thursday, November 15, 2029Â
- Spring Season – Friday, March 1, 2030Â
Fall Season – Wednesday, August 14, 2030
- Winter Season – Friday, November 15, 2030
- Spring Season – Saturday, March 1, 2031
