After School Sports

The school offers a program of interscholastic competition for students in grades 6-8 for three seasons and grade 5 in the fall and spring.  Students are encouraged to participate in at least one of the three seasons per year.  Offerings include: fall (soccer, field hockey); winter (basketball); spring (boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse, tennis for grades 6-8).  Students in grade 4 may participate in a boys’ or girls’ instructional lacrosse program during the spring season.  Children work with others in their age group under the supervision of a coach.  They learn strategies, positions on the field, skills specific to the sport, and skills to develop effective teamwork.  The Charles River School Sports Program encourages group cooperation in a competitive setting, as each team plays games with teams from other area schools of similar age and ability.

Fall: This season begins the first full week of school, and ends approximately a week before Thanksgiving.  Fall sports teams include:

• 5&6 girls soccer
• 5&6 boys soccer
• 7&8 co-ed soccer
• 5-8 co-ed field hockey (or 5&6 and 7&8 co-ed teams if numbers allow)

Winter: This season begins the Monday after Thanksgiving and continues until the end of February. Winter sports teams include:

• 6th grade girls basketball
• 6th grade boys basketball
• 7th grade girls basketball
• 7th grade boys basketball
• 8th grade girls basketball
• 8th grade boys basketball
• 5th grade – After-School-Activities (ASA), a program of varied activities, including team-building games and outdoor winter sports.

Spring: This season begins the Monday after Spring Break and continues until the end of May.  Spring sports teams include:

• 6-8 boys lacrosse (or 5&6 and 7&8 teams if numbers allow)
• 6-8 girls lacrosse (or 5&6 and 7&8 teams if numbers allow)
• 7&8 tennis (Try-outs are conducted if significantly more than 12  7th and 8th graders are interested in joining the tennis team.)
• 4&5 girls instructional lacrosse
• 4&5 boys instructional lacrosse