MIAA PHILOSOPHY
Within high school sport programs, young people learn the values associated with discipline, performing under stress, teamwork, sacrifice, commitment, effort, accountability, citizenship, sportsmanship, confidence, leadership and organizational skills, participating within rules, physical well-being and healthy lifestyles, striving towards excellence, and many other characteristics that come quickly to the mind of any educator. If interscholastic athletics are to be justified as school activities, then values such as these must be the priorities of every program. Ethics, playing within the spirit of the rules, and good sportsmanship (which is good citizenship) must be woven into the fabric of the high school athletic program.
In the education of approximately 70% of the young people attending MIAA member schools, athletic participation is a critical component. What should drive those responsible for student-athletes and their programs is the educational mission of school activities. For many students, the most stable environment in their lives is that provided by high school activity programs. Often the best opportunities for crisis intervention, drug prevention, "day care" programs, and the like are school activity programs. The cost is minimal, while the worth is maximal.
While winning contests, rather than losing them, is a laudable goal, it should not supersede the primary priorities of high school sport programs. What should be the rationale behind high school activities is preparing students to succeed rather than merely to win games. Win or lose, students should learn lessons of a lasting and positive nature.
If the success of any high school athletic program is measured by an undefeated season, then 99% of the thousands of high school teams, which participate annually in Massachusetts, have failed. If a league championship is the measure of success, then 85% of our programs are failures. Even if success is measured merely by qualification for MIAA end-of-season tournaments, then 50% of our students are "losers."
What should be encouraged is participation in varied activities under different teacher/coach role models. The percentage of student-athletes who complete their formal athletic experiences at the high school level is overwhelming (well in excess of 90%). Schools should focus their attention upon goals other than championships or the development of "blue chip" athletes.
Young people need varied activities: time at the beach, time to study and, in fact, time just to be kids. Young people need to learn, to think, and simply to grow up. Schools should guide them, through athletics, to allow that to happen as comfortably as possible.
If you weren't able to attend the 8/17 Fall Pre-season meeting, the presentation can be accessed below.
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HIGHSCHOOL SPORTS
Boys JV/VAR SOCCER (@ Tahanto) Aug 18th , 19th, 20th 6:30am - 8:30 am
· Coach Goulet and Coach Doherty will be at pre-season meeting to discuss the high school program
Girls JV/VAR SOCCER (@Tahanto) Aug 18th, Aug 19th 8:00am -10:30am
· Coach Ashman and Coach Porter will be at the pre-season meeting to discuss the high school program
JV/VAR FIELD HOCKEY (@Tahanto) Aug 18th-22nd 2:30pm -5:00pm /Sat Aug 23rd 8:00-9:30
· Coach Draper and Coach Sawyer will be at the pre-season meeting to discuss the high school program
GOLF No tryouts First day Aug 25th 2:30-4:30
· Coach Greenwald will not be able to attend pre season mtg
CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS AND BOYS The team will practice on Tuesday, Aug19th and Thursday Aug 21st from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Athletes should meet in front of Tahanto.
FOOTBALL CO-OP with WEST BOYLSTON (@ West Boylston High) Aug 15th
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
GOLF : No tryouts, First day Sept 2nd
· Coach Boudreau will be at pre-season mtg to discuss the season and the high number of registrants
GIRLS SOCCER No tryout date set yet
· Coach Lowe and Coach Chapman will be at the preseason meeting to discuss the season
BOYS SOCCER Wednesday 8/27 and Thursday 8/28 from 5 - 6:30 PM at Tahanto
· Coaches will be at the pre-season meeting to discuss the season
Per the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), high school sports cannot start before specific dates for all participating member schools. Tahanto Regional High School is governed by all rules and regulations set by the MIAA.
Tahanto Middle School, however, is not governed by the MIAA, so there exists more flexibility with start dates. Start dates for the middle school sports do still begin around the same time as the high school teams.
Information on tryout dates will be posted on this website, distributed through email, and posted on social media sites.
Despite our middle school not being bound by the rules and regulations set forth by the MIAA, the athletic administration and its coaches support the MIAA philosophy stated above for all its middle school athletes.
Fall sports - Start the second Monday preceding Labor Day. August 18th 2025
Football and golf start the third Friday preceding Labor Day. August 15th 2025
Winter sports - Start the Monday after Thanksgiving.
December 1st, 2025
Spring sports - Start the third Monday in March.
March, 16th 2026
Important Links
Athletic Fee Waiver Request Form (confidential)
Arbiter Live: Tahanto Sports' Schedules
Concussion fact sheet informational
Concussion for Students Course (REQUIRED)
Concussion for Parent/Guardian Sports Course (REQUIRED)
MIAA Handbook | Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
MIAA Rules Changes Approved for 2025-2027 Handbook
*How to upload a Physical to a Completed Athletics Registration**
Athletic Director:
Julie Lee
Email: TahantoAD@bbrsd.org
Office:
Cell: 508-688-7988
School Nurse:
Lisa Lamoureux
Email: llamoureuxbbrsd.org
Fall Sports Offered
Boys Soccer
Varsity
JV
MS
Girls Soccer
Varsity
JV
MS
Field Hockey
Varsity
JV
Boys and Girls Cross Country
Varsity
Golf
Varsity
MS
Boys FOOTBALL Co-op with West Boylston West Boylston Athletic Website
WISHING ALL THE BEST IN HEALTH AND COMPETITION TO ALL 2025-2026 TAHANTO ATHLETES AND COACHES.
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT, STAY HUMBLE, BE GRATEFUL, AND LEAVE IT ON THE FIELD.
GO STAGS!
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