Preseason Information
Preseason for football and golf begins Monday, August 7. Preseason for all other fall sports begins Monday, August 14. Some fall teams have optional summer practices and workouts. See below for team-by-team summer and preseason information, and information on summer baseline concussion testing.
Summer and Fall 2023 Preseason Information by Team
CHEERLEADING
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 14. Contact Head Coach Charla Southers for more information.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 14. Contact Head Coach Paul Ejzak for more information.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 14. Contact Head Coach Sue Whitney for more information.
FIELD HOCKEY
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 14. The head coach is TBA. Contact Athletic Director Sean Simmons for more information.
FOOTBALL
All summer activities before August 7 are entirely optional:
- Summer workouts are usually held Monday through Thursday from 5-8 p.m., from June 12-July 27 at the SSA Stadium. Some team activities, such as 7-on-7 passing and the Steelers 11-On event, may occur on different dates or times.
- Off days are built into the summer calendar for vacations, college visits and time with family: June 3-11, June 30-July 4 and July 30-August 6.
The season begins Monday, August 7:
- Heat acclimatization is required by the PIAA before the start of camp and will take place the week of August 7-11 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Players must have a completed PIAA physical exam form on file in Magnus Health before starting heat acclimatization. Players who do not attend these mandatory sessions will be ineligible to participate in the first scrimmage by PIAA rule.
- Preseason camp will begin Monday, August 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and conclude with a scrimmage against Westinghouse on Saturday, August 19, at 10 a.m. at SSA.
Contact Head Coach Chuck DiNardo with any questions.
NOTE: Football is a cooperative sponsorship with The Neighborhood Academy, with TNA students competing on the SSA football team.
BOYS GOLF
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 7, with tryouts at Pittsburgh National Golf Course. Students who intend to try out should complete this survey. Contact Head Coach David Lieberman for more information.
GIRLS GOLF
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 7. Contact Head Coach Betsy Thompson for more information.
BOYS SOCCER
Optional summer captains' practices will be held Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m. beginning Monday, June 12, on SSA's Gene Deal Fields. Players will have access to the weight room from 1-2 p.m. before practice for strength and conditioning. Contact senior captain Drew McKim for more information about summer practices. The season begins Monday, August 14, and the team's head coach is Ed Ellsworth.
GIRLS SOCCER
Optional summer workouts with SSA Strength and Conditioning Coach Chuck DiNardo will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. at SSA beginning Monday, June 26, and running through July (except July 3). Team captains Caroline Liptak and Sadie Navid will be in touch with players about optional summer captains’ practices, some of which will take place immediately following the strength and conditioning sessions. The season begins Monday, August 14. Contact Head Coach Mary Lynch for more information.
GIRLS TENNIS
No organized summer activities. The season begins Monday, August 14. Contact Head Coach David Hasley for more information.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Optional summer workouts begin Tuesday, July 11, at The Neighborhood Academy gym:
- Tuesday, July 11: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Thursday, July 13: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Tuesday, July 18: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Thursday, July 20: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Tuesday, July 25: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Thursday, July 27: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Monday, July 31: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Wednesday, August 2: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Thursday, August 3: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Monday, August 7: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Wednesday, August 9: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Thursday, August 10: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
The season begins Monday, August 14, at The Neighborhood Academy gym:
- Monday, August 14: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Tuesday, August 15: 4-6:30 p.m. - Team Workout
- Wednesday, August 16: 4-6:30 p.m. - 1st Day of Tryouts
- Thursday, August 17: 4-6:30 p.m.- 2nd Day of Tryouts; Roster Decisions Made
- Friday, August 18: 4-6:30 p.m. - Practice and Parent Meeting
Contact Head Coach Sophia Duck for more information.
NOTE: Girls' volleyball is a cooperative sponsorship with The Neighborhood Academy, with SSA students competing on the TNA girls' volleyball team.
Summer Baseline Concussion Testing
A SWAY baseline concussion test is mandatory for all newly enrolled students entering grades 7-12 and all returning students entering grades 7, 9 and 11 prior to participation in athletics. Testing will be offered by SSA's athletic trainers from June 12-August 3 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-7 p.m. in the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation, Room 126, on the Senior School campus.
To register, email athletic trainer Kaelin Agar and/or Chris Leonard with your child's name and the date and time they will be coming for the test. Testing is by appointment only; no drop-ins allowed. Students should download the SWAY Medical app to their phone or tablet and bring it to the test. Tablets will be available for students who do not have their own device.
For more information, read this AHN document regarding the SWAY program or contact one of the athletic trainers above.