Notice of Middle School Sports Start Dates

To: DMS Parents

From: Peter Wotton Director of Athletics and Physical Education; Dover
Re: Middle School Sports Starting Dates
Date: June 2 2!"#
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Dover Middle School Sports Start Up Dates
$he Dover Middle School Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Cross-country, Volleyball and
Field Hockey sports tea%s &ill start on the follo&ing dates and ti%es' (n $hursday August 2)
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there &ill *e an organi+ational %eeting *eginning at 2',! in the Dover Middle School gy%nasiu%
for all four sports groups- $he %eeting should last appro.i%ately ,! %inutes-
$he purpose of this %eeting is for all prospective athletes to %eet their coaches and to
confir% that all appropriate registrations and paper&or/ are co%pleted and to ensure that the
appropriate fees are paid- 0egistration infor%ation %ust *e co%pleted prior to the first day of
tryouts and can *e found at https'11&&&-fa%ilyid-co%1dover2high%iddle2school All student2
athletes %ust have a Physical E.a%ination prior to trying out 2 physicals are valid for a t&o2year
period fro% date of issuance- Physical e.a%s are *eing perfor%ed at Seacoast (rthopedics on the
follo&ing dates' June ")
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August 3
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and August ",
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*et&een the ti%es of 4',! and 5'!! PM
N( APP(6N$MEN$S NE7ESSA089 Physical E.a%s &ill cost :"!-!!- All student2athletes
&ill *e charged a :#! transportation fee &hen registering on ;a%ily 6-D- (nly those student2
athletes &ho <ualify for =reduced lunch> &ill receive a reduced transportation fee &hile those
student2athletes &ho <ualify for =free lunch> &ill receive a &aiver of the transportation fee-
Reular !ractices"tryouts #ill be $eld beinnin on Tuesday Se!tember %
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Anyone playing Boys or Girls soccer should *ring a %outhpiece shin guards soccer *all and a
&ater *ottle to practice- Soccer is open to students in grades 5 and )- Field $ockey players are
as/ed to *ring a stic/ &ater *ottle and %outhpiece to practice and are re<uired to &ear protective
eye&ear to all ga%es and practices ?please contact the Dover Athletic depart%ent for further
details on eye&ear@- ;ield hoc/ey is open to students in grades 3 5 and )- Volleyball players
should *ring a &ater *ottle shorts snea/ers and protective /nee pads- Aolley*all is open to all
students in grades 3 5 and )- Cross-country runners should *ring shorts a $2shirt a &ater
*ottle and running shoes to the first practice- 7ross2country is open to students in grades 42)-
All students are urged to do so%e running and aero*ic &or/ prior to participation in the
athletic progra% of choice-
6f you have any <uestions a*out %iddle school athletics please contact the athletic
depart%ent at 4"323B4!-
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Peter 0- Wotton