FAQs

Beaver competes in the Eastern Independent League (EIL) against Bancroft, Berwick, Concord Academy, Dana Hall, Landmark, Lexington Christian, Newton Country Day, Pingree, Portsmouth Abbey, and Winsor.

Our varsity teams also compete against non-league opponents such as Thayer, Brooks, Noble and Greenough, Rivers, Marianapolis, Holderness, New Hampton, Brewster and Proctor.

Tryouts take place at the beginning of each season for both upper school and middle school teams.  There are no cuts in middle school, but students may be placed on an A or B team (for soccer and basketball) based on their level of skill. In some cases when appropriate, middle schoolers may play up on a varsity team only.  In the Upper School, all teams will be based on skill and ability, not the student’s grade year seniority. We do our very best to accommodate players of all skill levels by offering varsity and sub varsity teams when allowable.  Depending on the number of students who try out, and capacity limits for some teams, there may be cuts in a particular program or team. 

Our athletic program seeks to develop the skills of all athletes regardless of the level at which they begin. While we strive to field competitive teams at the varsity level, we encourage broad participation and value sportsmanship, teamwork, and effort as much as winning. Middle school students are encouraged to try new sports. New participants are welcome additions to the US athletics program, usually to the JV or thirds teams.

The Upper School athletic season begins in the fall with preseason practices, which typically begin a week or two prior to the start of classes. All Upper School athletes are required to attend the formal preseason tryouts. The fall season runs until the first week in November. Winter sports begin mid-November and finish at the end of February. The spring season begins the first week of March and ends the third week in May.

In the Middle School, fall athletics begin at the start of school, the winter season begins after Thanksgiving break, and the spring season starts a week before spring break.

The complete game and practice schedule for all teams may be found by visiting the teams and schedules page on the website and selecting a team.

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Beaver provides transportation to and from games and most off-campus practice facilities. Students are not permitted to drive to a game without written permission from a parent or guardian. 

For away games, parents/guardians may take their son or daughter home directly from the game. Before a student leaves a site, parents/guardians need to make a visual/verbal contact with the coach so that he or she can confirm the athlete’s dismissal.

When a team must travel off-campus for practice each day, students may drive themselves with written permission from a parent. Students are not permitted to drive other students.

Every student must submit a completed Parental Consent Health Form and a completed physician’s health form each year. These are the same forms that are required by the school nurse for all Beaver students. The athletic trainer will ensure that each student-athlete has a completed form on file prior to participation in a sport. The forms must be on file for a student to participate in the fall preseason practices. If a student does not have the proper forms on file, he or she will not be allowed to participate in practices or games.

In both the Middle and Upper School all athletes are expected to take a baseline concussion test through ImPact Testing. MS athletes are required to have an updated baseline exam every year, and US athletes complete the test every 2 years. This is a cognitive assessment that is used as a tool to measure the time frame for re-entering into athletics if a concussion is diagnosed. A parental permission form is required and is available from Magnus Health forms.

Please direct questions about whether your child may be able to qualify for a waiver for participating in a sport outside of school to the Director of Athletics.

All members of a team are issued game uniforms and in some cases practice gear. Uniforms are issued by the school at no charge. It is each student’s responsibility to return all pieces of the uniform after the last game. Students who do not return their uniforms at the end of each season are subject to charges.

Personal equipment is the responsibility of the individual student.  Proper shoes or cleats and required equipment for all sports are the student’s responsibility.  We will send out a list of required items prior to each season.

Athletes must attend team practices every day that they attend school.

The coach must receive advance notice from a parent or guardian if a student is unable to attend a practice or game. The coach should be informed of an absence directly by the student and a parent or guardian. An unexcused absence may result in disciplinary action and loss of playing time. We ask that all non-urgent medical appointments and outside lessons be scheduled so as not to conflict with practice and game times.

If a student suffers an injury or an illness the Athletic Trainer and coach must be notified immediately. Students must attend practices everyday even if unable to participate.

If a student is seen by a physician they must receive documented medical clearance prior to participation.

If you have questions about these policies, contact the Athletic Trainer.

Start by contacting the team’s head coach. Every coach is assigned an @bcdschool.org e-mail address (listed on the team’s web page). Issues that cannot be resolved directly with the coach may be brought to the attention of the Director of Athletics.