Poudre School District
Cache La Poudre Middle School

Cache La Poudre Middle School

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2023 and 2019 Recipient of the Colorado John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award
respect, rigor, relevance, responsibility and relationships

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CLP Middle School Activities and Clubs 

CLP Middle School Athletics

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Poudre School District Middle School Athletics Information

Fall Sports at CLP Middle School 

  • Boys and Girls Cross Country
  • Football
  • Boys and Girls Tennis
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Boys Soccer

**NEW THIS FALL: Boys’ soccer!  Seventh and eighth grade boys are invited to register to play Pirate soccer as a newly sanctioned PSD middle school sport.  We must have at least 14 boys registered by August 6 in order to have a team here at CLP.  Sign up today -- see instructions below.

The entire registration process (A Better Way registration, payment, and physical), must be completed by the first day of official practice for all sports:  8/12 for football, 8/18 for boys’ soccer, tennis and volleyball, 8/24 for cross country.

  • There is no pre-season window for football.  In order to participate in official football practice on 8/12, athletes must have all three steps completed.
  • On the first day of official practice, athletes who do not have the 3 step process complete will be asked to sit and watch practice until all requirements are met.
  • Poudre School District transportation: Students will have transportation via PSD buses to away games/matches/meets.  However, PSD does not provide transportation back to the school after away games.  Families must make arrangements to get your athlete home from the host school after away games.
  • PSD will post the Fall schedules for each sport on the PSD Middle School Athletics website as they become available.
  • There will be a parent/guardian meeting at CLPMS for all registered athletes and families on Tuesday, 8/25 at 4:30 PM in the large gym. 

We are CLP Middle School PIRATES!

Our GOAL: To play our best game, to win, and to improve.
Our PURPOSE: To Respect Ourselves, Others, and Our Environment – to be risk-takers, communicators, principled, reflective, knowledgeable, balanced and caring.  At CLP MS we engage students in school, connect them to a team and a coach, and improve the character of our athletes.

Sports at CLP Middle School

Register by completing the steps listed below.

FALL SPORTS REGISTRATION 

--Other seasons will be added to the system at a later date; only Fall sports are accessible for registration at this time.

 NEW for 2026-27 -- A Better Way -- online registration for all Poudre School District athletics. 

1. Go to the A Better Way registration website for PSD 

  • a. Create an account, which allows you to enter the registration process. 
  • b. As you navigate through the registration process, you may exit at any time and return to complete; your progress will be saved. 
  • c. The entire process will take approximately 30-40 minutes. 

2. New this year from PSD Athletics: parents/guardians are required to watch a few short videos. These videos take about 7 minutes to view (you can increase playback speed). 

3. There is a link to School Pay within the registration system.

  • a. PSD Athletics Fee for each sport is $150. 
  • b. You may pay online via School Pay; new for 2026-27 -- no online convenience fees! 
  • c. If you need to pay by cash or check, please do so in person at the PSD Support Services Center, 2407 LaPorte Ave., 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cash or checks will not be accepted at schools. 
  • d. Families who qualify for fee waivers must follow the steps listed on the PSD fees website. See the steps listed under “Qualifying Students May Apply to Have Fees/Charges Waived.” 

4. If you would like to include your spouse, a step-parent, guardian, grandparent, etc. in the registration for your child, do this using the “Add Relationship” tab. Please do this for anyone who needs to get sports information from the athletic coach or school, since some communications will come through the A Better Way. 

5. PSD requires students to watch 4 short videos as part of registration. This takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Note: if you are registering more than one athlete, each student needs to view videos separately. If a student plays multiple sports, they will watch the videos only once each school year.

6. There is a place to upload your PSD physical form on A Better Way. Pages 3 and 4 can be scanned and uploaded, or you may bring the completed form to the school office. The physical will be reviewed and approved by the athletic department prior to clearing the athlete for participation in practice. 

Home school students, online students or students who attend a school that does not offer middle school athletics or extracurricular activities will be placed upon request per the PSD Placement Guidelines. Interested parents must contact the PSD Athletic office at 970-490-3332 to request formal athletic placement.

PSD Health Center and Sports Physicals

The Health and Wellness Center at Lincoln Middle School and Centennial High School offers sports physicals/well child exams June through August. The Center can bill your insurance, and no child is ever turned away for inability to pay. 

Health and Wellness Centers in PSD

The Little Clinic at King Soopers on North College has walk in times and appointments available for physicals, as well. 

Fall Practices and Optional Camps

CLPM practice times will be from 2:45 to 4:45 each weekday (with some exceptions, see below).

  • Cross country will practice from 2:45-3:45 each weekday.
  • Football will practice in the morning on the days before school begins from 8 am to 10 am. Starting 8/18, football will practice from 2:45-5:00 each weekday.

Girls Tennis with Coach Groves: Optional Camp is 8/12 to 8/17 weekdays from 2:45 to 4:45. Official practice starts on 8/18.

Boys Tennis with Coach Hermann: Optional Camp is 8/12 to 8/17 weekdays from 2:45 to 4:45. Official practice starts on 8/18.

Football with Coach Oliver: 8/11 Equipment Check-out 3 to 4 pm. 8/12, 13, 14 and 8/17 practice from 8 to 10 am. Starting 8/18 practice is from 2:45 to 5 pm. 

Volleyball with Coach Bredehoft: Optional Camp is 8/12 to 8/17 weekdays from 2:45 to 4:45. Official practice starts on 8/18.

Boys Soccer with Coach Gruenke: Optional Camp is 8/12 to 8/17 weekdays from 2:45 to 4:45. Official practice starts on 8/18.

Cross Country with Coach Hall: Optional Camp is 8/18 to 8/21 weekdays from 2:45 to 3:45. Official practice from 2:45 to 3:45 starts on 8/24.

Fall Sports

  • Boys and Girls Cross Country |6, 7, 8|
  • Football |7, 8|
  • Boys and Girls Tennis |6, 7, 8|
  • Girls Volleyball |7, 8|
  • Boys Soccer |7, 8|

Winter Sports 

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Wrestling

Spring Sports

  • Softball
  • Boys Golf
  • Girls Golf
  • Boys and Girls Track and Field
  • Unified Basketball
  • Girls Soccer

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Thank You, 

Katy Sayers, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director

PSD does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, age or disability in access or admission to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities. A lack of English speaking skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation.