Welcome to the Middletown Middies Interscholastic Athletic Program.

Secondary school offers students new opportunities, including our extensive interscholastic sports, which are proven to enhance grades, time management, discipline, and graduation rates. Participating in athletics is a privilege that fosters development beyond the classroom, aiming for personal and team growth in a supportive environment.

Middletown City School District views athletics as crucial to educational development, enriching students' lives through physical and mental pursuits that bolster school and community spirit. Interscholastic sports teach valuable life lessons such as responsibility, teamwork, respect, and resilience, embodying a microcosm of life's broader challenges.

While striving for victory, our program emphasizes personal bests and learning to face outcomes with grace. Academic achievement remains our top priority, never sidelined by athletic pursuits. Governed by New York State education and athletic associations, our program adheres to high standards and regulations.

For any inquiries about our athletic offerings, please reach out. We're excited to help students seize the vast benefits of participating in sports. GO MIDDIES!

David Coates, CMAA

Welcome to the Middletown Middies 7th and 8th grade middle school interscholastic athletic program.  

The Middletown City School District believes that a dynamic middle school program of student activities is important to the educational development of all students. Therefore, interscholastic athletics are an integral part of the total education process. Athletics should be a broadening experience in which harmony of mind-body functions is created through striving for physical and mental excellence. A well-coordinated program for our 7th and 8th grade students is vitally important to the morale of the school and our community.
 
Young people learn a great deal from participation in interscholastic athletics. Athletics serve as a miniature model of life in that they provide opportunities for students with regard to responsibility, fair play, cooperation, concern for others, leadership, respect for authority, good citizenship, loyalty and perseverance.
 
It is the nature of athletic competition to strive for victory. However, the number of victories is only one criterion when determining success. Developing the will to win and attaining maximum potential are the ultimate goals. To this end, the Athletic Department strives to teach student-athletes to prepare their minds and bodies in order to reach maximum potential and then to be modest in victory and steadfast in defeat.  

It is extremely important to note that at no time will our program place the educational academic curriculum secondary in emphasis to interscholastic athletics.

The middle school interscholastic athletic program is available to all students in the 7th and 8th grade students between the ages of 12 to 15.  At this level the focus is on learning athletic skills and game rules, fundamentals of team play, socio-emotional growth, physiologically appropriate demands on the adolescent body and healthy competition. This program is designed to offer students the opportunity to engage in a more highly organized competitive experience than that which is found in intramural or recreational programs, but not as involved as those found in varsity and junior varsity interscholastic competition. An attempt will be made to give all team members meaningful contest participation over the course of a season.
 
Please feel free to contact the Athletic Department if you have any questions or concerns regarding our middle school athletic programing. We look forward to working with you to ensure that you take advantage of the tremendous opportunities athletics can provide. GO MIDDIES!

David Coates, CMAA