Thank you for your interest in middle school athletics.  My name is Tom Oakes, and I am the North Canton Middle School Athletic Director for the 2011-2012 school year.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at the email address at the bottom of this website.

Please remember all student-athletes trying out for a sport must have an active physical, an insurance waiver, and an emergency medical form completed before a coach can let the student-athlete participate in practice and/or try-outs.

Official Fall Sports Beginning of Practices Dates (as stated by the OHSAA):

Football - Monday, July 30, 2012

Cross Country - Monday, August 6, 2012

Volleyball - Monday, August 6, 2012

PARENTS -- We highly recommend you watch a 20-25 minute video from the OHSAA.  The link is on the MS Website (under the Sports tab), the HS website (under the Sports tab), the MS Athletic Director website (under links), or click on the following link (http://www.northcantonschools.org/ms/sports/ohsaa-video.html).

You can find a lot of valuable information on this site for athletes, their parents, and for our coaches.

The links page contains sites that can assist you in acquiring information regarding:

* Directions to athletic events

* Links to some webpages for some sports

* Pertinent eligibility information

The files page contains many important documents for students, parents and coaches.  Here you will be able to find:

* Team schedules and announcements

* Physical forms

* Emergency medical authorization forms

* Insurance waivers

The last three need to be on file in order to participate in any sport here at NCMS.

I strongly encourage you to examine the Athletic Department Parent Handbook, if your child is considering playing a sport.