FY26 FALL Athletic Registration

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Online registration is now open for 2026-2027 FALL SPORTS ONLY.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR ALL 2026-2027 FALL STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN.

There will be an informational meeting for ALL STUDENTS who plan to participate in a fall sport during the 2026 - 2027 fall season AND parents/guardians.

This event is to review important information regarding rules, code of conduct, regulations, practices, and game times and locations. You will also have the opportunity to meet your student's coaches for all sports.

High School Sports: WMS Auditorium, August 18th, 2026 6:00 pm

Middle School Sports: WMS Auditorium, September 8th, 2026 6:00 pm

HIGH SCHOOL – SEASON 08/24/26 – 10/30/26 Teams in playoffs will run to mid November

Cheerleading - Coed (6th - 12th grades)

Cross Country - Boys (8th - 12 grades)
Cross Country - Girls (9th - 12th grades)

Field Hockey (8th - 12th grades)

Football - (9th - 12th grades)

Golf - (9th - 12th grades)

Soccer - Boys (8th - 12th grades)

Soccer - Girls (8th - 12th grades)

Volleyball - (9th - 12th grades)

MIDDLE SCHOOL – SEASON 09/14/26 – 10/30/26

Cross Country - Boys (6th - 8th grades with an 8th grade waiver for H.S. Team)

Cross Country - Girls (6th - 8th grades)

Field Hockey (6th - 8th grades with an 8th grade waiver for H.S. Team)

Football (6th - 8th grades)

Soccer - Boys (6th - 8th grades with an 8th grade waiver for H.S. Team)

Soccer - Girls (6th - 8th grades with an 8th grade waiver for H.S. Team)

PRACTICES/GAMES – Most sports practice or have games Monday - Friday for high school and Mon, Tue, Thu, & Fri for middle school athletes. Your coach will contact you with the practice schedule for your sport. Practice schedules will be posted one week before the season starts and can be found on our Athletic Webpage LINK: WATERTOWN ATHLETICS

NOTE: Some High School sports have an 8th-grade option. Student that choose this option will follow the high school schedule.

IMPORTANT: Some sports will have tryouts due to the limited size of teams. You must be registered and cleared (with a valid physical) to tryout on the first day of school's sports.

PRACTICES/GAMES – All practice and game information will be available 1 week before the season starts on our LINK: WATERTOWN ATHLETICS.

Games can also be found on Arbiterlive with this LINK: WATERTOWN GAMES

All high school and middle school students are encouraged to participate in athletics. Studies show students involved in athletics generally have improved academic performance, social relationships, self-esteem, and time management skills. Students also learn leadership skills, teamwork/cooperative skills, positive mentoring skills, and adopt a successful mindset and better lifelong fitness goals.

All students enrolling in a sport must:

1) Have a valid physical

2) Be a student in good standing

3) Pay athletic Fees

(DEFINITION: A student in "Good Academic Standing" is a student that is NOT on HOLD due to owing resources, uniforms, and fees and meets grade/academic requirements.)

NO STUDENT'S REGISTRATION WILL BE APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRYOUTS, PRACTICE, OR GAMES IF THEY OWE A UNIFORM FROM ANOTHER SEASON.

FEES - The School Committee has reinstated athletic fees for the coming year. Students will be required to complete payment to receive a uniform:

ATHLETIC FEES FOR 2026/2027

HIGH SCHOOL:

$250 for the first sport / $200 for the second sport / $0. for the second sport

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

$50 for each season

FAMILY CAP:

$750.

Fee Assistance Is available to high school athletes and families must annually apply for the school year need-based fee waiver by using this link. Please note that fee waivers do not affect eligibility. Reduced fees are not available to middle school athletes as their fee is already reduced.

All student-athletes must have a current physical on file. The MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association that governs school sports) requires that the student has seen a doctor, in-person, within the last 13 months and must contain a section that says the student may participate in school sports with no restrictions or with the restrictions listed.

The physical should be a school/camp form and must contain the following information:

1) Students name, date of birth, date of in-person physical

2) Statement stating that the student is eligible to participate in sports

5) Doctors electronic signature

We cannot accept a immunization chart, after visit summary, or a MyChart dump. You should look for the School/Camp form to download from your my chart account.

NO STUDENT CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANY PRACTICES OR GAMES WITHOUT THIS.

Due to the availability of school nurses, we STRONGLY SUGGEST that ALL registrants attach their current physical even if you think you have already submitted it. This will allow the school nurses to approve registrations remotely, therefore clearing students to start on the first day of their sport.

If your student's physical has expired and you cannot get an appointment with your pediatrician, these places offer a lost cost sports physical and will schedule appts quickly.

CVS MinuteClinic at 189 Watertown St, Watertown, MA 02472

AFC Urgent Care at 376 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472

Follow the link below to be directed t the Athletics Registration Form. High school students and middle school students participating on a high school sport starting on August 24th, MUST complete registration no later than Wednesday, August 19th. Students in middle school participating on a middle school team MUST complete the registration by Thursday, September 9th.

Students cannot try out or participate in any practices until they have been registered and cleared.

LINK: REGISTRATION HERE

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Registration deadlines are so that students can be cleared to participate in the first day of practice/tryouts. Registrations submitted after the deadline will take 3 school days to clear to participate in any practice/tryouts.

H.S. – Wednesday, August 19th for the first day Monday, August 24th. Middle School 8th students participating on a high school team.

M.S. – Thursday, September 9th for the first day Monday, September 14th (middle school students enrolling in a high school sport must follow the high school schedule).

NOTE TO PARENTS – Please review your student's profile for the following:

1) Please make sure your student's name and address are in upper / lower case (i.e., John Doe, 1 Main Street, Watertown). How you enter your student's name and address is how it will appear on all awards and mailings.

2) Please make sure the phone number and email address under the participant's information is your STUDENT'S information for their team captains and coaches. There is a place for your contact information. You will receive all communications as the FamilyID registration account holder.

For any questions during registration, please contact Jae Smith. She will be able to assist you with online registration and online payments and can be reached at 617-926-7748 or via email at jsmith@watertown.k12.ma.us.

Ryan Murphy

Athletic Director

ryan.murphy@watertown.k12.ma.us

Jae Smith

Athletic Administration

jsmith@watertown.k12.ma.us

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

Watertown High School is part of the Middlesex League Freedom Division, which is made up of the following twelve towns: Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Lexington, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, and Woburn. All of these towns and the Middlesex Leagues fall under the state organization for athletics known as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, (MIAA).

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE MISSION STATEMENT

The Middlesex League’s athletic programs are established to provide students with opportunities to achieve the highest degree of sportsmanship, fair play, and excellence in an atmosphere of mutual respect. The league’s athletic programs enrich the educational development of all participants and help prepare students for leadership roles in society