April 7, 2021

Dear Stuyvesant Families,

The restart of interscholastic sports through the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) is a breath of fresh air for our students and staff. We are excited to offer various athletic team opportunities (see PSAL timeline below) for the next three months.

In order to restart our athletic program for an abbreviated season, we had to make key decisions following the guidelines provided by the PSAL. Our decision to offer specific sports teams were determined by the following factors:

Staffing - the availability of certified coaches and coaching preferences dictated our ability to field certain teams (NOTE: Many of our coaches are from other schools and who coach multiple teams; coaches can only coach one team this season)
Spring Sports - priority to teams normally offered during Spring season due to lost season from Spring 2020
Equity - priority to balance available Boys, Girls, and Coed teams as possible

Although we will not be able to field as many teams as we traditionally do, we are excited to offer the ones we can for this brief season. We ask that you work in partnership with us as we restart our athletic program for our students to socialize with one another, to build teamwork, and to compete against other school teams.

Coaches (see list below) are starting to meet with their respective teams this week, and the month of April will focus on strength and conditioning activities. Students who want to join any of the designated PSAL teams will be required to fulfill the following requirements prior to any activity:

Submit required documents (click here) - all paperwork must be submitted to the coach prior to tryout/practice. Students will not be allowed to participate without all four documents.
Complete daily DOE health screening and temperature check

Our coaches are following both the PSAL Health Guidance and Stuyvesant Athletic COVID Action Plan (see attachments) to ensure safety and precautions measures are in place for our teams. Additionally, please click here for frequently asked questions related to PSAL. If you have questions, please reach out to Mr. Bologna for any questions related to our PSAL teams and coaches.

Again, we look forward to bringing back many of our PSAL teams and excited to cheer on our student-athletes this school year!

Here is the PSAL Timeline for Stuyvesant teams:

PSAL Timeline (April – June)

Session

Sports

Phase I: Conditioning

Window

Phase II: Practice

Window

Phase III: Competition

Window (if applicable)

#Girls Fencing

Coed-Golf

Girls Table Tennis

#Girls Handball

1 – 2 weeks

April 5 – April 18

1 – 2 weeks

April 12 – April 25

Starts April 17

Baseball

Coed- Cricket

Boys Tennis

Softball

#Girls Tennis

Boys Track

Girls Track

2 weeks

April 5 – April 18

2 weeks

April 19 – April 30

Starts May 1

III

Boys Basketball*

Football

Coed- Stunt

Boys Volleyball*

#Girls Volleyball*

3 weeks

April 5 – April 25

3 Weeks

April 26 – May 14

Starts May 15

*Outdoor only.
#Tentative season.

2020 - 2021 Stuyvesant Coaches

Sport	Coach	Email
Girls Fencing	Mr. Winston	x123y@hotmail.com
Football	Mr. Strasser	mtauber@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Football	Mr. Waldeck	dwaldeck@schools.nyc.gov
Girls Table Tennis	Mr. Nieves	ENieves5@schools.nyc.gov
Girls Tennis	Ms. Brandan	sbrandan@schools.nyc.gov
Girls Volleyball	TBD	pbologn@schools.nyc.gov
Boys Basketball	Mr. Sewell	sewell.charlie@gmail.com
Boys Track	Mr. Ghita	CGhita@schools.nyc.gov
Girls Track	Mr. DiSarno	CDisarno2@schools.nyc.gov
Baseball	Mr. Carlesi	JCarles@schools.nyc.gov
Cricket	Mr. Kahn	Mkhan@schools.nyc.gov
Co-ed Golf	Mr. Skinner	jacob.skinner@gmail.com
Girls Handball	Mr. Barbin	HBarbin@schools.nyc.gov
Softball	Mr. Miller	VMiller3@schools.nyc.gov
Co-ed Stunt	Ms. Parris	AParris2@schools.nyc.gov
Boys Tennis	Mr. Autry	Mautry@schools.nyc.gov
Boys Volleyball	Mr. Choubaralian	VChoubaralian@schools.nyc.gov

Sincerely,

Stuyvesant High School