Dear Prospective and Current Cannon Athletes and Families,
Students who want to participate in Cannon Athletics at the middle school or high school level must have updated physical, concussion awareness, consent to treat, sudden cardiac form, and consent to participate and release forms filled out by parents, athletes, and doctors. These forms, also available on the Back-to-School Center webpage, are good for the entire year and all three seasons of athletics.
Once completed, the forms should be uploaded to your student's Magnus Health account by July 29, 2025. Questions? Contact Cannon's Athletic Trainer.Our recommendation from Cannon Athletics is to get ALL OF these forms filled out in June or July for participation in the upcoming academic year For all sport seasons. Many families like to use their family doctors and that, of course, is fine. However, many health plans prevent a physical from being updated until a twelve-month period has elapsed since the most recent physical. For some athletes, this date occurs in the middle of the season, after this date a 30 day grace period is implemented in order for appointments to be made and the new form being turned in. We highly recommend trying to schedule Athletic Pre-Participation Physicals during the summer months but understand that this is not feasible for all.
Thank you for your cooperation in handling your athlete's eligibility well in advance, and we look forward to seeing you on the fields, courts, tracks, and courses soon.
Information for 2025-2026
Fall Sports
Fall Sports - Tryouts Start Dates and Contacts
Sport | Tryout Start Date | Program Director / Coach | |
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Varsity Cheer | June 1-2 | Emily Nash | enash@cannonschool.org |
Varsity Football (grades 9-12) | July 28 | Jamaal Birch | jbirch@cannonschool.org |
JV & Varsity Volleyball | July 28 | Abby Hooker | abbyhooker@cannonschool.org |
JV & Varsity Soccer | July 28 | Matt Denton | mdenton@cannonschool.org |
Varsity Cross Country | August 4 | Katie Fisher | kfisher@cannonschool.org |
JV & Varsity Tennis | August 4 | Will Sinden | wsinden@cannonschool.org |
Varsity Girls Golf (location tbd) | August TBD | Pat Whisenant | pwhisenant@cannonschool.org |
Middle School Cheer | August 11 |
Kimberly Stiffel |
kstiffel@cannonschool.org |
Middle School Cross Country | August 11 | Kelli Waller | kwaller@cannonschool.org |
Middle School Football (grades 7 & 8) | August 11 | Kevin Fox | kfox@cannonschool.org |
Middle School Volleyball | August 11 | TBD | TBD |
Middle School Tennis | August 11 | Russell Marks | russmarks@cannonschool.org |
Middle School Soccer | August 11 | Jeremy Mattsson | jmattsson@cannonschool.org |
Fall Sports - Additional Information
Winter Sports
Winter Sports - Tryout Start Dates
Sport | Tryout Start Date |
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All Middle School Sports | Tuesday 10/21/2025 |
All Upper School Sports | Monday 10/27/2025 |
Winter Sports - Program Director Contact List
Sport | Coach | |
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Girls' Basketball | Kelvin Drakeford | kdrakeford@cannonschool.org |
Boys' Basketball | Jim Baker | jbaker@cannonschool.org |
Wrestling | TBD | TBD |
Swimming | Leigh Northrup | lnorthrup@cannonschool.org |
Spring Sports
Spring Sports - Tryout Start Dates
Sport | Tryout Start Date |
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All Middle School Sports | Tuesday 2/3/2026 |
All Upper School Sports | Monday 2/9/2026 |
Spring Sports - Program Director Contact List
Sport | Coach | |
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Baseball | Casey Harrell | charrell@cannonschool.org |
Boys' Soccer | Matt Denton | mdenton@cannonschool.org |
Boys' Lacrosse | Steve Schattner | sschattner@cannonschool.org |
Girls' Lacrosse | Brittany Pasut | bpasut@cannonschool.org |
Softball | Chris Evans | cevans@cannonschool.org |
Tennis | Will Sinden | wsindin@cannonschool.org |
Track & Field | Nate Fisher | nfisher@cannonschool.org |
Golf | Pat Whisenant | pwhisenant@cannonschool.org |
ATHLETIC TRAINER NOTES:
- ALL Athletic Compliance Paperwork for 2025-2026 school year is to uploaded to your student's Magnus Health account for ALL sports and seasons, and has a deadline of July 29, 2025. If there are any questions please reach out to athletic trainer Hayley Goldman at hgoldman@cannonschool.org.
- Injuries need to be communicated to the Athletic trainers and, if seen by a doctor, a note needs to be provided stating the diagnosis and parameters of what the athletic can and cannot do.
- ImPACT Concussion Tests need to be completed by the 7th graders, and any athlete that has never participated or taken the online concussion test. Instructions will be sent to coaches that can be passed along to parents and athletes. For ALL Fall Athletes this will have a deadline of Aug 15, 2025.
- Please have all athletes bring water bottles to practice/games everyday.
Continue Exploring Athletics
Cannon's Strength and Conditioning program focuses on four key areas: injury prevention, sports performance, self-confidence, and fitness for life.
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Athletic trainers specialize in the management, prevention, and recovery of injured athletes.
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Upcoming tryout and practice dates, as well as required athletic forms, may be found here.
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Team schedules, details, rosters, and scores are available on Team Pages.
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Cannon’s athletic facilities include the Randy Marion Field House, the Andrews Strength and Conditioning Center, Hill Grimmett Multipurpose Athletic Center, and more.
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