PCA Presentation set for January 12th for ALL CHS Freshmen Athletes

The CHS Athletic Department is happy to announce a Positive Coaching Alliance presentation for our freshmen athletes.  The presentation will take place on Monday, January 12th from 6:30-7:30 at CHS's Morse Auditorium. The presentation will focus on becoming a triple threat competitor- making myself better, making my teammates better and making the game better.

This valuable presentation is required of ALL CHS freshmen athletes- Fall, Winter and Spring Seasons. Attendance will be taken. 

Although it is an hour away from your family and homework, we believe that this will be well worth it.

See you on the 12th!

Off and running!

The winter athletic season has officially kicked off with the CHS Swim teams in action against Franklin yesterday (Thursday, December 11th). The Boys earned a huge win over the Panthers (92-74) while the Girls fell in a meet filled with close races. 

Here is First Contest information for all of our Varsity Teams:

Indoor Track- Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13th- 9:00am vs. Sharon High School at the Reggie Lewis Center-  1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120

Wrestling- Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13th- 10:00am- Individual Tournament at Scituate High School- 606 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy. Scituate, MA 02066

Girls Hockey- Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13th- vs. OA/Mansfield at 6:00pm at Canton's Metropolis Rink

Boys Hockey- Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13th- vs. Quincy at 8:00pm at Quincy Youth Arena- 60 Murphy Memorial Dr., Quincy

Girls Basketball- Monday, Dec. 15th vs. Norton at CHS at 5:30pm

Boys Basketball- Tuesday, Dec. 16th vs. Franklin at CHS at 6:30pm

Reminders- 

• Home Wrestling, Hockey and Basketball contests have an admission fee- $6 for adults and $4 for students and senior citizens.
• Be sure to always be a positive force at our contests. Let's continue to maintain the utmost level of sportsmanship- Link to Hockomock League Sportsmanship Expectations. 

Go Dogs!

CHS Athletics looks to continue to improve the student athlete experience through partnership with PCA

As part of a targeted effort to provide the most positive experience for its athletes, Canton High School has established a partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).  PCA, a Stanford University-based non-profit organization, works with coaches, organizational leaders and parents to more effectively teach young athletes not only how to win, but also how to learn about teamwork, discipline, respect and goal-setting through their sports experience.

The partnership is sponsored by the CHS Athletic Booster Club who supports the CHS Athletic Department in our goal of continuing to improve the student athlete experience here at CHS.

“Many people think that misbehavior in youth sports is like the weather," said Jim Thompson, founder and director of Positive Coaching Alliance.    "You can complain about it but you can't do anything about it.  Working with hundreds of youth sports organizations and schools around the United States, we know you can change youth sports, and we've developed many practical tools and guidelines to do just that.  We’re excited that Canton High School recognizes the tremendous potential sports participation offers for today’s youth and is stepping up to realize that potential through their athletic programs.” 

Coach, parent and player misbehavior in youth sports has become national news. Canton High School sees its partnership with PCA as a key step in preventing such incidents; developing clear, positive expectations for its players, fans and coaches; and thus helping promote the school’s core values & behaviors. CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson explained that, "the CHS Athletic Department is guided by our school's core values of:

• Continuous Improvement
• Academic Excellence and Rigor
• Respectful and Responsible Relationships
• Inclusive Community

"Our new relationship with PCA will help us all navigate the complex situations encountered during the high school athletic journey," continued Erickson. "This relationship will help us continue to strengthen the correlation between our practice and our core values."

The partnership includes 3 workshops annually.  The first two workshops were held this fall at CHS- one for captains and one for coaches. The 3rd workshop for this academic year will be held on Monday, January 12th from 6:30-7:30 in the CHS Auditorium. This workshop will be targeted at our freshmen athletes and it will be required for them to attend. 

 About Positive Coaching Alliance

Founded as a non-profit within the Stanford University Athletic Department in 1998, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is committed to providing all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience. To that end, PCA has conducted more than 10,000 live group workshops nationwide for more than 675,000 youth and high school sports coaches, parents, student-athletes and school/organizational leaders. Through workshops and companion online courses, PCA has impacted more than 4.5 million youth.

PCA’s partnership network includes more than 1,700 youth sports organizations, cities and schools. In 2012, PCA will conduct roughly 1,200 live, group workshops across the U.S., while assisting tens of thousands of other individuals via online courses at www.PositiveCoach.org.

PCA workshops and courses strive to establish these prevailing models in youth and high school sports:

·         The Double-Goal Coach^®, whose first goal is winning, and whose second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports

·         The Second-Goal Parent^®, who concentrates on life lessons, while letting coaches and athletes focus on competing

·         The Triple-Impact Competitor^®, who strives to impact sport on three levels by improving oneself, teammates and the game as a whole.

PCA has the support of elite coaches and athletes on a National Advisory Board, including National Spokesperson and 11-time NBA Champion Coach Phil Jackson.

Callahan named Varsity Softball Coach

Bulldog nation is happy to announce the recent hiring of Tracy Callahan as our new Head Varsity Softball coach effective immediately.

Callahan, a 1999 graduate of Canton High School, currently teaches at the Galvin Middle School. Back in her playing days at CHS, she was two-sport standout.  As captain of both the field hockey team and the softball team, she made a major impact on both programs, playing at the varsity level of both all four years. Softball was where she received the most accolades, earning both the Hockomock MVP award and being honored as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic.  After her successful Bulldog career, she moved on to play collegiate softball at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, NH where she graduated in 2003.

"I am beyond thrilled to begin coaching at Canton High School," Callahan shared. "I can't wait to get started!"

Callahan takes over a program looking to grow with the support of the local Little League softball program. Good things are in the future for CHS Softball.