Between the Lines

Volume 7. No 1 *** July 7, 2026

FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S DESK...

Dear DHS Families,

As summer vacation continues, Dartmouth High School Athletics has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming Fall 2026 athletic season.

At DHS, we are committed to providing timely, effective communication to help families stay informed and engaged. Our Athletic Department Newsletter serves as an important resource for sharing key updates, expectations, and information related to our athletic programs.

This edition includes essential details on the following topics:

🏫 Overview of the Fall 2026 season
🏅 Sport offerings
📋 Student-athlete participation requirements
📚 Academic eligibility guidelines
🏃 Tryout procedures and participation expectations
💵 User fee structure and payment process
📅 Start dates and times for all sports (first five days)
🎒 Equipment and materials required for student-athletes
📖 Explanation of Captain’s Practices under Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association guidelines
💪 Summer Strength & Conditioning opportunities
🧠 SWAY baseline concussion testing
🌐 DHS Athletics website and social media platforms

Our mission remains focused on providing a first-class educational athletic experience for every student-athlete. This commitment guides every decision we make and reflects our dedication to serving the Dartmouth community with excellence.

We look forward to another successful season and appreciate your continued support of DHS Athletics.

Sincerely,

Andrew D. Crisafulli
Director of Athletics
Dartmouth High School

FALL SPORTS INFORMATION

Fall Sport Offerings & Levels

🏈 Football – Varsity, Junior Varsity & Freshman

⚽ Girls Soccer – Varsity, Junior Varsity & Freshman

⚽ Boys Soccer – Varsity, Junior Varsity & Freshman

🏑 Field Hockey – Varsity & Junior Varsity

🏐 Volleyball – Varsity, Junior Varsity & Freshman

📣 Cheerleading – Varsity & Junior Varsity

⛳ Golf – Varsity & Junior Varsity

🏃 Boys Cross Country – Varsity & Junior Varsity

🏃 Girls Cross Country – Varsity & Junior Varsity

🏀 Unified Basketball – Varsity

📌 For any sport-specific questions, please contact the listed head coach. Contact emails can be found in the team sections below.

What do I need to do in order to tryout?

To be eligible to participate in tryouts, student-athletes must:

✔️ Be academically eligible
(All incoming 9th-grade students are eligible.)

✔️ Complete online registration through Arbiter Sports (Deadline is Monday, August 17th)
🌐 www.OneDartmouthSports.org

✔️ Submit a current physical examination

Must be signed and dated by a physician
Must clearly state clearance for athletic participation

📌 NEW THIS YEAR:
Families are strongly encouraged to upload physical forms directly into Arbiter Registration. This is the fastest and most efficient method for submission.

If you are unable to upload your physical, please email it to:
📧 DoloresConsoletti@dartmouthschools.org

Athletic Trainer Kathy Thornton will contact families if additional medical documentation is required.

**STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO DO NOT HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE PHYSICAL AND/OR ARE NOT REGISTERED ON ARBITER SPORTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE**

Academic Eligibility Standards

To be eligible to participate in extracurricular clubs, activities, and interscholastic athletics, students must meet the following academic requirements:

✅ Pass at least five classes with a grade of 65 or higher on your most recently published report card.

🍂 Fall Sports Only: Student-athletes must have earned a minimum of five credits during the previous school year to be eligible for participation.

Participation & Tryouts

Dartmouth High School Athletics strives to provide participation opportunities for as many student-athletes as possible. Whenever feasible, an unlimited participation policy will be utilized. However, in some sports, it may be necessary to limit roster sizes to ensure the safety of participants and provide a quality instructional, developmental, and competitive experience.

Factors that may require a limited roster include:

⛳ Nature of the sport
(e.g., golf, tennis)

🏟️ Available facilities, practice space, and scheduling limitations
(e.g., most indoor sports)

👥 An exceptionally large number of students participating in tryouts
(e.g., 75 candidates for soccer)

🛡️ Safety considerations
(including appropriate student-to-coach ratios)

⏱️ Whenever possible, student-athletes will participate in a minimum of three tryout sessions before any roster decisions are made.

📋 Final roster composition—including team size and personnel—is determined solely by the head coach and coaching staff.

Roster decisions will vary based on the unique needs and circumstances of each sport and are made with the goal of creating the safest and most successful experience for all student-athletes.

Be a good communicator

As the Fall season approaches, please remember that no issue or conflicting commitment is too big to be solved through communication and discussion.

If you have a conflict with an upcoming practice, tryout, competition, or team commitment, we encourage student-athletes and families to reach out to the head coach ahead of time.

✅ Communicating early allows coaches the opportunity to understand the situation and work together toward a solution.

✅ Waiting until the last minute can make conflicts more difficult to resolve.

Our goal is to create a positive experience for all student-athletes while maintaining the expectations and commitments that come with being part of a team.

User Fee Payment

All members of Dartmouth High School interscholastic athletic teams are required to pay a $50 participation fee per season.

📌 Fee Limits:

🏃‍♂️ No more than $125 per student-athlete per school year
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 No more than $250 per family per school year

🚨 IMPORTANT PAYMENT DEADLINE:
Participation fees are due immediately after tryouts have concluded and must be paid before the first regular season contest.

💳 Payment Options:

✅ Online Payment (preferred):
Visit our Athletic Department website:
🌐 www.OneDartmouthSports.org

✅ Check Payment (payable to):

Town of Dartmouth/Athletics

555 Bakerville Road
Dartmouth, MA 02748

🚫 No cash payments will be accepted.

FIRST 5 DAYS OF TRYOUTS / PRACTICE - could be subject to change

FOOTBALL

🎒 Student-athletes will need:
Sneakers, spikes (if applicable), athletic clothing & water

📅 Monday, August 24th

📌 Practice, team meetings, and progressive equipment distribution will take place each day.

Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores

⏰ 7:30am - 11:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:15am

Freshmen

⏰ 8:00am - 10:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:45am

📅 Tuesday, August 25th

Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores

⏰ 7:30am - 11:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:15am

Freshmen

⏰ 8:00am - 10:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:45am

📅 Wednesday, August 26th

Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores

⏰ 7:30am - 11:30am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:15am

Freshmen

⏰ 8:00am - 10:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:45am

📅 Thursday, August 27th

Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores

⏰ 7:30am - 11:30am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:15am

Freshmen

⏰ 8:00am - 10:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:45am

📅 Friday, August 28th

Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores

⏰ 7:30am - 11:30am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:15am

Freshmen

⏰ 8:00am - 10:00am

📍 Dartmouth High School

➡️ Report by 7:45am

Sport-specific questions should be directed to Head Coach Richard White:

richardwhite@dartmouthschools.org

FIELD HOCKEY

🎒 Student-athletes will need:
Goggles, mouth guard, shinguards, stick, spikes, sneakers, athletic clothing & water

📅 Monday, August 24th

⏰ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 5:45pm

📅 Tuesday, August 25th

⏰ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 5:45pm

📅 Wednesday, August 26th

⏰ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 5:45pm

📅 Thursday, August 27th

⏰ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 5:45pm

📅 Friday, August 28th

⏰ 9:00am - 11:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 8:45am

Sport-specific questions should be directed to Head Coach Beth Arguin:
betharguin@dartmouthschools.org

GIRLS SOCCER

🎒 Student-athletes will need:
Soccer ball, cleats, shin guards, athletic clothing & water

📅 Monday, August 24th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Middle School

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Tuesday, August 25th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Wednesday, August 26th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Middle School

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Thursday, August 27th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Friday, August 28th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Middle School

➡️ Report by 6:45am

Sport-specific questions should be directed to Head Coach Robert Bernardo:
robertbernardo@dartmouthschools.org

BOYS SOCCER

🎒 Student-athletes will need:
Soccer ball, running sneakers, spikes, shin guards, dark color shirt (green), red shirt, white shirt, athletic clothing & water

📅 Monday, August 24th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Tuesday, August 25th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Quinn Elementary

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Wednesday, August 26th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Thursday, August 27th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Quinn Elementary

➡️ Report by 6:45am

📅 Friday, August 28th

⏰ 7:00am - 9:00am

📍 Dartmouth Memorial Stadium

➡️ Report by 6:45am

All sport-specific questions should be directed to Head Coach Josh Silva:

joshuasilva@dartmouthschools.org

GOLF

⚠️ Please note: Times could be subject to change based on scheduling adjustments at the golf course. Unfortunately, this is outside of our control.

🎒 Student-athletes will need:
Golf clubs and proper dress (golf shorts/pants and a collared shirt)

📅 Tuesday, August 25th

📍 Caddy Shack (900 State Road, North Dartmouth)

⏰ 9:00am

Returning JV players and any new student-athletes to the program

⏰ 10:00am

Returning Varsity players (those who played in matches last year)

📅 Wednesday, August 26th

📍 Caddy Shack (900 State Road, North Dartmouth)

⏰ 9:00am

Returning JV players and any new student-athletes to the program

⏰ 10:00am

Returning Varsity players (those who played in matches last year)

📅 Thursday, August 27th

⏰ TBA

📍 Allendale Country Club

📅 Friday, August 28th

⏰ TBA

📍 Allendale Country Club

All sport-specific questions should be directed to Head Coach Mike Frates:

michaelfrates@dartmouthschools.org