Eligibility:

The Athletic Director must clear you before you can participate.  In order to be cleared you must:

• Complete the Online Registration process- see below
• Have a current physical on file with the health office.  A physical is considered current if the date of exam is within 13 months of the first date of practice.  Physicals should also be uploaded on the FinalForms registration website.
• For incoming sophomores, juniors and seniors, you must have a passing grade in at least 5 classes in your final/F1 Quarter 4 report. If you only passed 4 classes you can apply for academic probation. Students passing 3 classes or less will not be permitted to tryout/participate. Contact the Athletic Director (rodney.brown@sau24.org) for more information.
• All incoming freshmen, juniors and any student that did not take an ImPACT test at John Stark last year regardless of sport played must take a concussion baseline test.  In order to take the test the online registration process must have been completed by a parent/guardian.

Online Registration Process:  The John Stark Athletic Department has partnered with a company called Final Forms that will allow parents to complete the required athletic forms on-line.  The online registration process is now active for fall sports.  To start the process of registering your student-athlete to play a fall sports please go to the following website https://johnstark-nh.finalforms.com/.  Then you will need to create a log in by entering in the required information.  An email will be sent to the address provided to finish the log in creation process.  Once that is done you will be ready to start registering your student-athlete(s) for fall sports.  Those that completed the process in previous seasons will just need to log in using the email address and password you used in the past.

Baseline Testing: All incoming freshmen, juniors and new students to John Stark regardless of sport played must take a concussion baseline test in order to be cleared to participate.  Parents must complete the on-line registration process before an athlete can take the baseline test.  It is also suggested for incoming freshmen, new students and those that had a physical exam during the summer bring a copy of the physical exam form with you to the baseline testing if the form was not uploaded on the Final Forms website.  Test will start on the time as listed below. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the test be checked in. Please email the Athletic Director (rodney.brown@sau24.org) to answer any questions.

Concussion testing schedule 

• Contact Athletic Director for impact testing appointment.

Students in need of concussion testing can show up at any of the dates/times listed above (Location - JSR Library). Laptops will be available for students and the test takes about 30 minutes. Contact Athletic Director, Rodney Brown (rodney.brown@sau24.org) for more information.

Fall Sport Practice/Try-out Schedule - Week #1 (Updated 8/11/25)

Bass Fishing - August 18, 4:00pm-5:30pm (JSRHS Baseball Field), August 19, 4:00pm-6:00pm (Stumpfield Boat Launch – Bring Kayak/Small Boat), August 21, 4:00pm-6:00pm (Pleasant Pond in Henniker – Bring Kayak/Small Boat). Questions contact Bass Fishing Head Coach, Rich Marquardt at rich.marquardt@sau24.org.

Cross Country - August 18 & 19 (JSRHS), 6:00pm-7:30pm. August 20 – OFF. August 21 (WMS), 6:00pm-7:30pm. August 22 (JSRHS) 3:30pm-5:15pm. Questions contact Cross Country Head Coaches, Syd Barnes at syd.barnes@sau24.org and Joel Kress at joel.kress@sau24.org. 

Field Hockey - August 18–20, 11:00am-1:30pm. August 21 & 22, 3:00pm-5:30pm. Be prepared for conditioning and skill work all week – Bring sneakers and cleats. August 23, Souhegan Jamboree (All day). Questions contact Field Hockey Head Coach, Cassidy Toms at cassidy.toms@sau24.org. 

Football - August 15, 4:15pm-7:15pm. August 16, 9:30am-11:30am. August 18-19, 4:15pm-7:15pm. August 20-22 (Vermont Academy Camp). August 23, Scrimmage at Kingswood. Questions contact Football Head Coach, Ray Kershaw at ray.kershaw@sau24.org. 

Golf -  August 18 & 19, 4:30pm-6:45pm. August 20, 11:00am-1:30pm, August 21 & 22, 4:30pm-6:45pm (at Angus Lea Golf Course in Hillsborough). Golfers meet at the golf course. Questions contact Golf Head Coaches, Rachel Fairhurst at rachel.fairhurst.org & Kim Bird at kim.bird@sau24.org. 

Soccer

Boys: August 18 & 19, 8:00am-11:00am. August 20 & August 21, 4:00pm-6:00pm. August 22, Home Scrimmages starting at 3:30pm vs. Hillsboro-Deering. August 23, 9:00am-10:30am. Questions contact Boys Soccer Head Coach, Mark Boucher at mark.boucher@sau24.org.

Girls: August 18-20, 8:00am-10:00am (Session #1) and 4:00pm-6:00pm (Session #2). August 21, Home Scrimmages starting at 4:00pm. August 22, JV – 3:30pm-5:30pm & Varsity – 4:15pm-5:45pm. August 23, NHTI Jamboree (all day). Questions contact Girls Soccer Head Coaches, Eddie Marceau at edmond.marceau@sau24.org & Dana Pellerin at dana.pellerin@sau24.org. 

Girls Volleyball - August 18 & 19, 5:30pm-7:30pm (JSRHS gymnasium). August 20-22, 3:30pm-5:30pm & 5:30pm-7:30pm (Group Split). August 24 (Plymouth State Jamboree). Questions contact Girls Volleyball Head Coach, Alisha Flanagan at alisha.flanagan@sau24.org.