Athletics

Value of

good health, collaboration, fun, and building relationships

Ben Benoit

Athletic Director

bbenoit@theparkerschool.org

Registration Team Schedules Directions to Venues

Guidelines for Play

Middle School Teams:
Every student is provided an opportunity to play on a team. The Middle School has a no-cut policy.
The emphasis at this level is on instruction, development, teamwork, fair play, and sportsmanship.
Participation is a key component for Middle School teams. At this level, it is anticipated that all team members will play in every game.
With the Athletic Director's approval, eighth-grade students who are exceptionally proficient in a sport may try out for an Upper School team.
Junior Varsity Teams:
The junior varsity level stresses learning and refining fundamental skills, game strategies, game knowledge, and rules.
The junior varsity teams are a building block for the varsity teams.
Participation is the hallmark of the junior varsity level. At this level, it is anticipated that an effort will be made for all team members to receive reasonable playing time over the course of the season.
Varsity Teams:
The varsity level is an advanced level of play: students should start the season in proper condition, have the appropriate fundamental skills, and know basic strategies and all rules.
Parker's goal at this level is to field the strongest, most competitive team. (Players may not play in every game at this level).
This level provides an opportunity for players to play at a collegiate level after Parker.

Athletics Mission Statement

Parker's athletic program is, most importantly, where students learn the value of good health, collaboration, fun, and building relationships. The athletic program provides opportunities for instruction, participation, and growth and strives to promote healthy competition characterized by sportsmanship and teamwork. Athletics at Parker enhances the academic experience and, while fostering respectful relationships among the students, strengthens the community. Students are encouraged to strive to compete at the highest level their ability and performance will allow. Accordingly, Parker provides varied levels of competition for each athlete. These goals of the athletic program relate to the following common principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools: requiring students to demonstrate mastery through exhibition, personalizing teaching and learning, emphasizing depth over breadth, embracing the metaphor "student as worker, teacher as coach," stressing un-anxious expectation, trust and decency, considering teachers as generalists with a commitment to the entire school, and modeling democratic and equitable practices.

As a community, we meet the challenges of our athletic philosophy through the cultivation of the following values:

A commitment to age- and skill-appropriate coaching and competition at every level;
A commitment to achieving individual and team goals;
A commitment to diligent preparation, fair play, and self-discipline;
A commitment to exercise and competition that contributes to the development of an athlete's mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

REGISTRATION - Fall Sports

The season will start on Monday, August 18. Please see registration information below and register by Friday, August 15.

The following Parker sports teams will be offered in the Fall of 2025:

Cross Country
Soccer

Athlete Registration

The athlete registration for the fall is incorporated in the Student Emergency and Health Form and can be completed at this link: Student Emergency and Health Form with optional Athlete Registration.

Proof of Physical REQUIRMENT for Student Athletes:

Parents must provide proof of a current physical at the beginning of EVERY SEASON their student is participating in. A current physical is valid for 13 months from the day of the physical. Students with expired physicals will be ineligible to participate until a current physical form is submitted. Even if you have submitted proof of physical for a previous season, you must submit it for subsequent seasons. Upload proof of current physical to the Health Portal.

Sports User Fee of $300 and is due prior to the first game. It is preferred that the fee be paid online using an electronic check or credit card at: https://unipaygold.unibank.com/transactionInfo.aspx?CustomerID=1093. If writing a check, make it payable to Parker School and send it to the Main Office. There will be a family cap of $1,200 for the school year. Financial support is available for those who qualify. Please contact Michelle McKenna in the Business Office at mmckenna@theparkerschool.org for more information.

Registration/documentation questions can be sent to Lisa Zick, School Nurse, at lzick@theparkerschool.org.

Parker sports related questions can be sent to Ben Benoit, Athletic Director, at bbenoit@theparkerschool.org.

Team Schedules

Girls Varsity Soccer
2025 Season Schedule
- 8/22 Fri vs Oakmont (scrimmage) 4:00
- 8/30 Sat Framingham Play Day (scrim) 9:00am
- 9/2 Tue vs Ayer Shirley 4:00
- 9/8 Mon @ Sizer 4:00
- 9/11 Thur vs AMSA 4:00
- 9/15 Mon vs Abby Kelley 4:00
- 9/17 Wed @ Burncoat 4:00
- 9/19 Fri vs Worcester Tech 4:00
- 9/22 Mon vs Keefe Tech 4:00
- 9/26 Fri @ Abby Kelley 3:30
- 9/29 Mon vs Burncoat 4:00
- 10/1 Wed @ Worcester Tech 3:30
- 10/3 Fri @ Keefe Tech 4:00
- 10/6 Mon vs Monty Tech 4:00
- 10/10 Fri @ Trivium 3:30
- 10/14 Tue @ Ayer Shirley 5:00
- 10/16 Thur vs Sizer 4:00
- 10/20 Mon @ Monty Tech 4:00
- 10/24 Fri vs Assabet 4:00
- 10/27 Mon vs Trivium 3:30
Boys Varsity Soccer
2025 Season Schedule
- 8/28 Thur vs David Prouty (scrimmage) 4:30
- 9/3 Wed @ Abby Kelley 3:30
- 9/8 Tue vs Sizer 4:00
- 9/12 Fri vs David Prouty 4:00
- 9/15 Mon @ St.Paul (Glodis Field, Worc.) 3:30
- 9/17 Wed vs St.Bernards 3:30
- 9/19 Fri @ Bartlett 3:30
- 9/22 Mon vs Southbridge 4:00
- 9/24 Wed @ David Prouty 3:30
- 9/26 Fri vs St.Paul 4:00
- 9/29 Mon @ St.Bernards 4:00
- 10/1 Wed vs Bartlett 3:30
- 10/3 Fri @ Southbridge 3:30
- 10/10 Fri vs Trivium 3:30
- 10/16 Thur @ Sizer 4:00
- 10/20 Mon vs Abby Kelley 4:00
- 10/27 Mon @ Trivium 3:30
Girls JV Soccer
2025 Season Schedule
- 9/2 Tue vs Ayer Shirley 4:00
- 9/9 Tue @ Bancroft 4:00
- 9/11 Thur vs AMSA 4:00
- 9/15 Mon vs Keefe Tech 4:00
- 9/19 Fri vs Worcester Tech 4:00
- 9/23 Tue vs Keefe Tech 4:00
- 9/25 Thur @ Applewild 3:30
- 10/1 Wed @ Worcester Tech 3:30
- 10/3 Fri @ Keefe Tech 4:00
- 10/6 Mon vs Monty Tech 4:00
- 10/7 Tue vs Applewild 4:00
- 10/14 Tue @ Ayer Shirley 3:30
- 10/20 Mon @ Monty Tech 4:00
- 10/23 Thur vs Bancroft 4:00
Boys JV/MS Soccer
2025 Season Schedule
- 9/9 Tue @ Bancroft MS 4:00
- 9/11 Thur vs Applewild JV 3:30
- 9/11 Thur @ Applewild MS 3:30
- 9/16 Tue vs Innovation Acad. JV 4:00
- 9/23 Tue vs Applewild MS 3:30
- 9/24 Wed @ Fay JV 3:15
- 9/29 Mon @ Innovation Acad. JV 3:30
- 10/7 Tue @ Applewild JV 3:30
- 10/8 Wed @ Fay MS 3:30
- 10/10 Fri @ Fay JV 3:30
- 10/21 Tue vs Innovation Acad. JV 4:00
- 10/23 Thur vs Bancroft MS 4:00
Cross Country
2025 Season Schedule
- 9/2 Tue vs South Lancaster Academy
- 9/6 Sat MSTCA Relays (Highland Park, Attleboro)
- 9/9 Tue @ Burncoat, Notre Dame Academy
- 9/16 Tue vs Monty Tech, Worcester Tech
- 9/20 Sat Frank Kelley Invite (Wrentham)
- 9/23 Tue Middle School vs Applewild
- 9/27 Sat Ocean State Invite (Goddard Park, RI)
- 9/30 Tue @ Keefe Tech, Assabet
- 10/7 Tue vs Doherty, St.Paul
- 10/12 Sun Twilight Invite (C C Fairgrounds, Falmouth)
- 10/16 Thur Middle School vs Bromfield
- 10/21 Tue CMAC Middle School Championships (Devens)
- 10/22 Wed CMAC High School Championships (Devens)
- 11/1 Sat Middle School State Championships (Devens)
- 11/1 Sat MSTCA Coaches Invite for HS (Wrentham)
- 11/8 Sat District Championships (Devens)
- 11/15 Sat State Championships (Devens)