BASEBALL  
Tryouts for the baseball team will be held during the break between fall and winter sports due to the uncertainty of the late winter weather.  Students are chosen for the team on the basis of their particular baseball skills.  Players are rated based on hitting, fielding, pitching and catching, speed and hustle as well as sportsmanship, attitude and attention.

BASKETBALL
Tryouts for the basketball teams are held during the last week of October.  Students are critiqued on the various skills used in basketball. 

CHEERLEADING 
The cheerleading tryouts are held in the Spring.  For three days, the participants practice a floor cheer, a sideline cheer, a dance, and a jump.   On the fourth day, they are judged by members of the UCA.  The girls with the top scores are placed on the squad. The squad practices twice a week for a month before the season begins.  During the season, they will practice at least once a week depending on how many games are scheduled.  The squad also has a short practice before each game. The season begins in August and lasts through the last week in February. 

CROSS COUNTRY 
Students interested in participating in cross country should listen for announcements concerning tryouts during the first week of school.  Students will run approximately 1.5 miles on a variety of courses.

DANCE TEAM 
This is the first year that Brentwood Middle School will have a dance team.  Student participating in this program, will perform at the boys and girls varsity basketball games.

FOOTBALL 
Tryouts for seventh or eighth grade students wishing to be a member of the football team will be held in April or May.  Interested sixth grade students will have the opportunity to tryout in August. 

GOLF   
Tryouts will be held within the first two weeks of school.  Interested students should be able to shoot 44 or better on a 9 hole course. 

MAT GIRLS
Tryouts for mat girls are held during the first or second week in April.  Participants are critiqued by a panel of outside judges on the basis of poise and personality; voice quality; cheerleading with a group of five or six; and an individual cheer.

SOCCER 
Soccer tryouts are typically held in October following football and volleyball season.  The soccer season runs through November.

SOFTBALL  
The tryouts for the softball team are typically held the last week of February or the first week of March.  Students are chosen on the basis of their fielding, batting, and pitching skills.  Team work and attitude are also considered. 

TENNIS     
The tennis teams generally consist of 8-12 players.  In each match there are 7 positions that play.  Three singles positions and two doubles positions.  Players are ranked and play according to their ranked position.  The team is generally selected by the top 10 positions at tryouts.  These positions are determined by playing a round-robin tournament. Tennis tryouts will be held during the first week of March.   All students wishing to participate should bring to the tryout their own tennis racket and their own tennis balls.  Students should also dress warmly due to the uncertain weather conditions during this month.  

TRACK    
Students participating in track will take part in a variety of running events, along with jumping and throwing events. All students interested in participating on the track team will notified the second week of March.  All students will be allowed to participate as long as they are academically eligible.  The track season begins at the end of March.   

VOLLEYBALL  
Volleyball tryouts are usually held during the first week of school. The team is selected on the basis of skill and potential.  Many of the sixth graders have never played volleyball and so the sixth and seventh grade years are used a teaching years for these players.  The volleyball team is divided into three sections.

WRESTLING 
Wrestling tryouts are typically held during the second week of September.  Selection for the team is based on a student's ability, strength, stamina, attitude, work ethic, and coach-ability.