Ursuline Athletics Tryouts
Letter to New Parents from Mike O'Connor, Director of Athletics
**Note: Soccer Tryouts scheduled for Thursday, August 26 are cancelled due to wet field conditions.
In order to participate in Fall Tryouts, all athletes must
have previously passed the following in or bring on the first day of tryouts:
1. A Physical Examination must be completed within the 13
month period prior to the tryout date, August 26, 2010. This form must be turned into
the school nurse prior to participating in athletics. Your daughter will not be able to
participate either in the tryout sessions or subsequent
practices without it. Doctors‘ notes
without the last date of the examination can not
be accepted. This is a Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
(MIAA) regulation.
2. Emergency
Medical Information Form
3. Athletic
Waiver Form
4. Athletic
Handbook Certification /after reading Athletic Handbook
*These forms may be turned in during the Pre-tryout Conditioning Sessions. You may also mail them directly to our School Nurse as long as they arrive before tryouts begin! Contact info:
--> Attn: Dragica O'Malley, Ursuline Academy, 85 Lowder Street, Dedham, MA 02026
* All
uniforms from previous seasons must have been returned or a replacement
cost
paid.
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Click here: TRYOUT DATES & TIMES [BY SPORT]
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- Any
athlete who needs an inhaler must have it with her.
- Students
must bring their own lunch and drinks and remain on campus during lunch breaks while
participating in double sessions.
- All students
participating in Soccer and Field hockey must
wear a mouth guard when executing ball control
drills. Field hockey participants are required to wear a protective eye mask.
- The
cross-country team has a no-cut policy. All participants will be placed on the
team according
to their ability. The team is open to every student in grades 7 to 12.
- Sports are competitive at Ursuline Academy. We highly
recommend that, if your daughter plans to participate, she attend all tryout
sessions. Once the teams have been selected, practices will begin immediately
and held on a daily basis. Times for those practices will be announced. Junior
High teams and JV teams will not practice during weekends. Edline will have
updated information on the Athletic Page; please check it often!
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PRE-TRYOUT CONDITIONING SESSIONS AT URSULINE ACADEMY
August 16, 18 & 19 [6-8pm]
Before Tryouts kick-off on August 26, Ursuline will hold
three "Conditioning Sessions" at the school to give students (all
athletes and non-athletes welcome) an opportunity to jump back into shape for
the fall. Coaches will run the sessions and plan to go over stretching and
conditioning techniques. There is NO cost for this program, which will be held
the evenings of August 16, 18 and 19 from 6-8 pm. Please note that students are
NOT required to participate in this program, even if they do plan to try out
for a team sport the following week.
Those who attend this program are no more likely to make
a team than any other student who attends a tryout. We encourage participants
to dress in comfortable shorts and t-shirts, to wear sneakers and to bring a
water bottle. NO athletic equipment will be used during these sessions.
Students who plan to try-out the following week may bring any medical forms to
these sessions to avoid a back-up on the day of the tryout.
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Do not hesitate to contact Mike O'Connor, Athletic Director, with any questions.
781-326-6161 ext. 109 / Email: athletics@ursulineacademy.net
