In Middle School, students develop physical fitness and coordination skills while learning the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and fair play. The curriculum becomes more sports-oriented as students learn to use skills developed in earlier years. A well-rounded physical education program in fifth and sixth grades, which includes soccer, touch football, baseball, wrestling, basketball, floor hockey, volleyball, and track and field, provides opportunities for healthy competition and exposure to rules, strategies, and tactics of a number of sports. Interscholastic sports competition starts in seventh grade. IVY Road fields teams in cross-country, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, and track. In seventh and eighth grades students will either participate on teams or continue in regular physical education classes

Physical Education – 5

Physical Education classes meet daily, Monday through Thursday, throughout the year.  The program includes the following units and activities:

Fall Units: soccer, touch football, baseball, speedball, cross-country running, fitness pre-testing, conditioning, and games. 

Winter Units: basketball, wrestling, volleyball, floor hockey, racket sports (paddleball, floor pong), strength and resistance training, fitness, team handball, conditioning, and games.

Spring Units: track and field, lacrosse, baseball, speedball, and fitness-testing.

Physical Education – 6

Physical Education classes meet daily, Monday through Thursday, throughout the year.  The program includes the following units and activities:

Fall Units: Soccer, touch football, baseball, speedball, cross-country, fitness pre-testing, conditioning, and games. 

Winter Units:   Basketball, wrestling, volleyball, floor hockey, racket sports (paddleball, floor pong), strength and resistance training, fitness, team handball, conditioning, and games.

Spring Units: Track and field, lacrosse, speedball, baseball, fitness post testing, conditioning, and games.

Physical Education – 7

Each boy is required to be a member of an inter-scholastic team or join the regular Physical Education class. Students on athletic teams will use fields at 104th St./Riverside Drive and Van Cortlandt Park. The Cross-Country team and Track teams use the area near the track at 72nd Street in Riverside Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Teams are bussed up and back daily to 104th St./Riverside Drive. Practice runs from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Games run until 5:30 p.m.

Physical Education classes and teams meet daily Tuesday through Thursday for a double period. Monday is a single period class used as a conditioning period. The athletic offerings throughout the year are as follows:

FALL UNITS:

Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): touch football, speedball, softball, fitness pre-testing, conditioning.

Cross Country Team 7-8 (Matthew Smith, Sarah Heard)

Soccer Team (Ray Voelkel, Paul Mankowich, Justin Aaronson, Joel Spielberger, Gabriel Bahena, Paul Francis)

WINTER UNITS:

Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): volleyball/ strength and resistance training, floor hockey/strength and resistance training, floor pong/strength and resistance training, conditioning, indoor rock climbing, badminton.

Basketball Teams (Craig Mutzman, Justin Aaronson, Sarah Heard)

Wrestling Team (Tom Rabstenek, Lule Dyasi)

Winter Running (Paul Francis)

SPRING UNITS:

Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): team handball, ultimate frisbee, fitness post testing, conditioning, orienteering.

Baseball Teams (Ray Voelkel, Justin Aaronson)

Track Team (Matthew Smith, Lule Dyasi)

Lacrosse Team (Alain Davis)

Physical Education – 8

Each boy is required to be a member of an inter-scholastic team or join the regular Physical Education class. Students on athletic teams will use fields at 104th St./Riverside Drive and Van Cortlandt Park. The Cross-Country team and Track teams use the area near the track at 72nd Street in Riverside Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Teams are bussed up and back daily to 104th St./Riverside Drive. Practice runs from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Games run until 5:30 p.m.
 

Physical Education classes and teams meet daily Tuesday through Thursday for a double period. Monday is a single period class used as a conditioning period. The athletic offerings throughout the year are as follows:
 

FALL UNITS:
Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): touch football, speedball, softball, fitness pre-testing, conditioning.
Cross Country Team 7-8 (Matthew Smith, Sarah Heard)
Soccer Team (Ray Voelkel, Paul Mankowich, Justin Aaronson, Joel Spielberger, Gabriel Bahena, Paul Francis)
 

WINTER UNITS:
Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): volleyball/ strength and resistance training, floor hockey/strength and resistance training, floor pong/strength and resistance training, conditioning, indoor rock climbing, badminton.
Basketball Teams (Craig Mutzman, Justin Aaronson, Sarah Heard)
Wrestling Team (Tom Rabstenek, Lule Dyasi)
Winter Running (Paul Francis)
 

SPRING UNITS:
Physical Education (Ricardo Charriez): team handball, ultimate frisbee, fitness post testing, conditioning, orienteering.
Baseball Teams (Ray Voelkel, Justin Aaronson)
Track Team (Matthew Smith, Lule Dyasi)
Lacrosse Team (Alain Davis)