A new approach to our Strength and Conditioning

 A Message from our Strength and Conditioning Coach- Adam Hughes

In order to grow into your optimal practice, reflection and self-awareness are essential.  Strength and Conditioning at Canton High School has been providing students with the opportunity to have consistent and high quality training throughout the school year and summer since 2018.  The program has offered both in-season and off-season training components.  In the last two years, our off-season program and student engagement has taken a large dip.  There are multiple reasons that this has happened and a shift in practice is needed for our continued growth and physical improvement of our students.  This shift comes with great consideration of how to best impact all of our students and help them establish positive routines, practices, and healthy habits.

Beginning on Monday, March 6, 2023, the structure of training throughout the school year will change.  We will begin offering our off-season training model after school 3-4 times per week for an hour and fifteen to thirty minutes each session.  Our in-season programs will be provided with a consistent program that they themselves can execute under the direction of each coach and captains.  This new model will provide in-season athletes with a stretch band to keep and a set of stick rollers for each team to use during the season.  The program will be aimed at providing consistent pre-practice/game warm-up, mobility, and flexibility routines as well as post-practice/game band stretch routines for active recovery.  These programs will be the responsibility of coaches and captains to facilitate each day and to hold teams accountable to doing.  

This shift will allow our off-season program to build a solid foundation for our students to engage in and will promote optimal student growth in their physical strength and conditioning.  We highly encourage ALL students to register on Family ID for Strength and Conditioning so that you can receive the weekly email with the scheduled sessions for the week.  Should you have any questions please reach out to Adam Hughes, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at hughesa@cantonma.org.

Register Here

Winter Post-Season Team Info- updated 3-9-23 at 10:17am

It's been yet another very successful winter sports season for all of our Bulldogs. Our Boys Basketball, Girls Hockey and Boys Hockey teams have all punched their tickets to the MIAA Tournaments. Information about their games can be found below and will be updated throughout their state tournament runs. 

Boys Hockey-

Seeded- #3 in MIAA D2 Boys Hockey Tournament- Record- 19-4-0
Previous Round Games-
Round of 32- Defeated #30 Medford, 3-0
Sweet 16- Defeated #19 Wilmington, 6-0
Elite 8- Defeated #6 Newburyport, 2-0

Next Game- Final Four- Against #2 Duxbury
This Weekend! Date, Time and Place TBA by Friday morning.  

Click Here for MIAA D2 Boys Hockey Tournament Bracket

Ticket Sales-
Ticket sales will be digital only through GoFan. We highly suggest that you purchase tickets prior to arriving at the event. No Cash sales at gate.  NOTE- Children under 14 MUST be supervised by an adult. 

Link for Tix will be live when available 

Girls Hockey-

Seeded #4 in MIAA D2 Girls Hockey Tournament- record- 17-2-4

Previous Round Games-

Round of 32- Defeated #29 Westwood 4-1
Sweet 16- Defeated #13 Milton, 3-1

Next Game- Elite 8- vs. winner of #5 Algonquin
Thursday, March 9th at 7:00pm at Canton Ice House

Click Here for MIAA D2 Girls Hockey Bracket

Ticket Sales-
Ticket sales will be digital only through GoFan. We highly suggest that you purchase tickets prior to arriving at the event. No Cash sales at gate.  NOTE- Children under 14 MUST be supervised by an adult. 

CLICK HERE for tickets to Girls game Thursday at the Ice House

ELIMINATED-

Boys Basketball-

Seeded- #14 in MIAA D2 Boys Basketball Tournament- Record
Round of 32- Defeated by #19 seeded Burlington, 62-50

Final Record- 10-11

Click Here for D2 Boys Basketball MIAA Tournament Bracket

Here is some info on some other high achieving Bulldog teams/individuals- 

Cheer is competing in the Hockomock Meet on Sunday, February 26th at Foxboro High School at roughly 2:00pm. 

Girls Basketball showed us all how to do it the right way by being honored with the Hockomock Sportsmanship Award. 

The Gymnastics team showed huge improvements this year from last and from early season to late. 

We have also had several Wrestlers, Swimmers and Tracksters qualify and reach great heights in their respective MIAA individual Tournaments. 

Track- Katie Oliver advanced to the MIAA Meet of Champions

Wrestling- Rauiri Ritson crowned Sectional Champion and finished 4th in the States. Max Kupferman finished 4th in Sectionals. Julian Prentice finished 3rd in sectionals. 

Swimming- The following swimmers qualified for both the Sectionals and States-

Talis Vedia, Shauna Harney, Keeley Harney, Annie McLean, Olivia Hickey, Atina Lee, Juliann Gilchrist, Tema Mazonzon

Spring Track & Field Meeting

There will be an important meeting for any student interested in joining the CHS Spring Track & Field Team this spring on Tuesday, March 7th at 3:00pm in the CHS Gymnasium. 

New members welcome!

Can't make it? email coach Amico- amicoa@cantonma.org or coach Gotsell- gotsellb@cantonma.org

Spring Season Registration now open

Anyone interested in trying out for a spring athletic program MUST have a parent/guardian register you prior to doing so. The easiest way to register is to visit the CHS Athletics website and complete the online registration available there. See link below.

The following sports programs are offered at CHS in the spring season:

Boys-
Tennis (Varsity)

Track & Field (Varsity)

Lacrosse (Varsity, JV)

Baseball (Varsity, JV, Froshmore)

Girls-

Tennis (Varsity) 

Track & Field (Varsity)

Lacrosse (Varsity, JV)

Softball (Varsity, JV)

COED-

Unified Track and Field (An MIAA and Special Olympics program)

User Fees- 
There are three ways to pay the User Fee for CHS Athletics:
1. Submit a check with the User Fee Form
2. Pay through the FamilyID registration process at the time you register. (You may not want to choose this option if you are not sure your child will be on the final rosters.)
3. Pay through the FamilyID site at a time after you register but prior to the deadline.

User Fee payment deadline for the spring season is April 5, 2023. 

DEADLINE TO REGISTER to be eligible for the first day of tryouts/practices is SUNDAY, March 12th. 

Register early and cross it off the list!

First Day Information for each sport will be updated at this blog as it becomes available.

Click here to Register today!

Coaching shake-up in Spring Track

The CHS Athletic Office is excited to announce a shake-up with the coaching staff structure of our Spring Track & Field program beginning next month. 

For the past decade both the Boys & Girls Spring Track teams have had a single head coach- Anna Amico. Given the growth of the programs and the growing demands that come with that growth, we have restructured the coaching staff. There will now be a Head Varsity Boys coach and a Head Varsity Girls coach. 

Coach Amico will be narrowing her role to that of Head Varsity Girls coach while Coach Brian Gotsell will head the Boys program.  Amico has been leading the track programs at CHS since 2014.  Gotsell joined the Bulldog coaching staff this past fall as Head Cross Country Coach. 

We are confident that this shift in structure will lead towards an overall better experience for our student athletes in our Spring Track programs. 

Best of luck to both Coach Amico and Coach Gotsell in the spring!

Girls Lacrosse Meeting

Coach Casey Bradley will be hosting an informational meeting for any CHS girl interested in playing lacrosse this spring.  The meeting will be important for both returning members of the team and potential new member. Coach will provide important information about the start of the season- which is roughly one month away!

Meeting info- Tuesday, February 28th at 2:45 in the Distance Learning Lab

The meeting will be brief.  

Unable to attend? email Coach Bradley that you are interested but cannot attend. bradleyc@cantonma.org

You should not skip winter sports commitment for this meeting. 

Boys Hockey celebrates 300 wins under Coach Shuman

Coach Brian Shuman & Matty
Marcone being honored in
2016-one of Shuman's
many COY awards

The CHS Athletic office is very proud to announce that this past Wednesday's 5-0 win over Hockomock rival Mansfield was our Boys Hockey team's 300th win under Coach Brian Shuman.

At today's Ed Burns Tournament tilt vs. Marshfield, a grateful crowd including dozens of alumni players and parents celebrated Coach Shuman’s huge accomplishment.

It has taken Coach Shuman less than 18 full seasons to reach this milestone.  Let that sink in- 300 wins in less than 18 seasons. 

The milestone is certainly an accomplishment for the entire Canton Hockey community which continues to produce many talented young hockey players.  However, it is impossible to overstate the impact that Coach Shuman's coaching has had on our Boys Hockey program and the boys who have been a part of it over the past 18 seasons.

During that time, the CHS Boys Hockey team has amassed a remarkable record of 300 wins, 35 ties and 63 losses.

Highlights are truly too many to list but among them are:

• Three State Championships- 2010, 2019, 2020
• Five trips to the State Finals- 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021
• 15 League Championships
• Numerous Sportsmanship Awards
• Later-to-be-appointed commissioner Matty Marcone's "One Shift" Goal

Coach Shuman and the 2010 boys celebrating the 
first State Championship

A personal note from the AD-

"Brian is the gold standard here at CHS.  He models what it means to have a growth mindset and to be a lifelong learner. He embodies what it means to be a player-centered coach. 

His coaching truly gets better every year and as a result, the positive impact he has on his student athletes is immeasurable.  In times of triumph, disappointment, and even tragedy, he has provided amazing leadership and care for his kids.

He is an amazing role model and representative of CHS. Thank you Coach!"

Coach Senyonjo takes his soccer expertise home

CHS Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Idris Senyonjo
in action at his tournament in Uganda

Coach Idris Senyonjo has been serving as our Bulldog Girls Varsity Soccer Coach since 2020.  During that three-season stretch, the team has played to a record of 25-14-11 while representing our school with great sportsmanship and pride.  This winter, Coach Senyonjo traveled with his family back to his native Uganda where he did a lot more than just vacation. He saw an opportunity to bring joy, competition and fun to Ugandan kids by holding a soccer tournament.

Below is his own account of his winter "vacation."  It's a great opportunity for all of us to feel grateful for all that we have here in Canton and to remember that sports are really about community and not all of the other distractions that can get in the way of the basic enjoyment of the game.

We, in Bulldogland, are very proud of Coach Senyonjo for his work in Uganda. 

Coach Idris Senyonjo's account-

Growing up I never thought I would ever want to coach soccer.  Growing up in Uganda, soccer is what everyone begins playing by about the age of three.  As a result, soccer has always been a part of my life.  Fast forward to now and I couldn't see myself enjoying that many things as I do coaching the sport I love. 

Because I grew up in Uganda, I make an effort to go visit my family at least once every year. Every time I visit, and look out the window as we drive through the city, I see kids out on dirt-filled soccer fields playing from dusk till dawn and this always brings memories and a reminder as to why I love the game and am obsessed with it.  

This past December I decided to do something that hadn't been done before in the country. I decided to put together a free soccer tournament for the kids who would love to play soccer but due to one reason or another, cannot afford to play in an organized soccer event.

The tournament was for both boys and girls.  It was the first of hopefully many more tournaments within Kampala, Uganda. Nothing was more gratifying than seeing 400+ kids out there playing soccer and enjoying the opportunity to be noticed by various coaches and youth organizations that would otherwise not have been possible for most of these kids.

Having a chat with lots of the kids over the weekend of the tournament actually made me realize that something like this was even more important to them than I had even imagined.

Soccer has always offered many youth in the country a way out. Whether its an opportunity to be good enough to one day represent the country, or a way to stay away from associating with the wrong crowds or even as the only way for them to stay in school seeing that a scholarship is the only way they can get an education, one thing is for certain, soccer is everything to them.

I also do want to thank all the families here who contributed lots of gently used soccer equipment that were part of the items presented to some of the players at the tournament.

Boys Tennis Informational Meeting

CHS Boys Tennis Coach Bill Donovan will be hosting an informational meeting for any student interested in joining the CHS Tennis team this spring. The meeting is for returning team members from 2022 as well as anyone interested in joining the team for the first time. 

Monday, February 13th at 2:45 in the Distance Learning Lab

Coach Donovan will be creating a contact list of interested students as well as sharing important information about the upcoming season. 

No in-season winter student athletes should miss a winter commitment to attend this meeting. However, it will be short and stopping by quickly before practice is an option. Can't make it at all but still interested in joining the team? Email Coach Donovan - BillDonovan@cantonma.org

Go Dogs!

Softball informational meeting

There will be a brief but important meeting on Thursday, February 16th at 2:45 in the CHS Library, for any girl interested in playing softball this spring. Coach Lombardi will provide some important information about the upcoming season. 

Please don't skip a winter season commitment to attend. Either stop by to see coach Lombardi prior to your commitment or email her. slombardi@rocklandschools.org

Canton High Coaching Vacancies- Become a Bulldog!

The CHS Athletic Department is currently searching for great candidates to serve in the coaching roles listed below. We are looking for great people who can lead our student athletes with passion, knowledge and care. 

Application deadlines differ for each posting below so get going on updating that resume!

Consider joining our Bulldog coaching staff. Help us spread the word!

Any Questions????  Contact CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson- ericksond@cantonma.org

Junior Varsity Baseball Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply 

Froshmore Baseball Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply

Assistant Baseball Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply

Assistant Girls Lacrosse Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply

Junior Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply

Assistant Boys Lacrosse Coach- Spring 2023- Click Here to apply

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Coach- Fall 2023- Click Here to apply

Assistant Boys & Girls Cross Country Coach- Fall 2023- Click here to apply

Assistant Girls Soccer Coach- Click Here to apply