Dear Parents/Guardians, 

Welcome back to another academic year at the Upper School!  As an Athletic Department we are very excited to be returning to a robust Fall Season with a variety of program offerings such as intramurals, fitness, dance, sport training clinics, athletic clubs and our regular competitive CISAA team league play.

Our goal at the Upper School is to ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate in daily physical activities that meet their developmental needs and desired participation level.  Whether you are starting off in Grade 7, a new student in Grade 9 or nearing the end of your career at TMS in Grade 12, we aim to have an Athletic Program that is inclusive, fun and engaging for all.  We also expect that all students in Grade 7 - 12 participate in at least one athletic activity within the walls of TMS each school year to meet the TMS Upper School Pillar Expectations.  

TMS Upper School Athletic Offerings below:

At TMS we believe that our students should be well-rounded and involved in a variety of activities within the arts, athletics, academic and citizenship areas.  We ask that you as a parent/guardian support your child in their athletic endeavours and help them with their time management and interpersonal skills, so they can go beyond and truly experience the full breadth of our academic and co-curricular programs.

During Advisory in Week 1, your child will learn more about our programs and will be asked to fill out the “Fall Athletic Declaration Google Form”, where they can sign up for different competitive athletic teams and clubs.  They will also learn how to access the “TMS Upper School Athletic Portal” to find team tryouts, practice and game schedules for the upcoming season.  

Community Partnerships:

At TMS we are very proud to announce that we have partnered with different elite sport organizations in the community, to help to continue to enhance our long term athlete development model and success within CISAA.  These community partners provide expert coaches to attend our competitive team practices on a weekly basis to assist our faculty coaches in providing an enriching experience.  They also run “open” training sessions, where they offer clinic style lessons to help to further the development of any student who wishes to learn and grow within that sport.

We encourage parents to also look into the external programs that each of these clubs run in the community, and if your son or daughter is passionate about the sport, it is a great way to propel their development of the game and exposure to the sport.  We will continue to advertise opportunities that come up that we feel would be a great fit for our TMS students.

Our Community Sport Partners include and schedule:

•  THUNDERCAT Volleyball - Term 1 and Term 2 (TMS GYM)
  • Development Training Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 AM Grade 9 - 12 and 
  • Development Training Wednesday 12:15 -1 :00 PM for Grade 7/ 8 
• ELITE Basketball - Term 1 and 2 (TMS GYM)
  • Development Training Friday 4:30 - 5:30 PM Grade 7 - 12 
• KC Badminton - Term 2 and Term 3 (TMS GYM)
  • Development Training Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 AM Grade 9 - 12 and
  • Development Training Wednesday 12:15 - 1:00 PM Grade 7/8

TMS Upper School Athletic Schedule:

Please note that tryouts will commence the first week of school, on Wednesday, September 6th and run until September 12th.  At TMS Upper School, we run three different practice slots on various days of the week dependent on the team.  It is an expectation that if your son or daughter makes a team, they attend all practices unless there is an emergency.

Slot 1:  7:15 - 8:00 AM        Slot 2:  3:30 - 4:30 PM            Slot 3:  4:30 - 5:30 PM 

The Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) is committed to consistent competition-dates for the upcoming athletic season.  If your son or daughter commits to a team, they will usually be busy with game play on these days of the week:  Please be aware that play-offs may be scheduled off of these days

Tuesday - U13/U14 league games 
Wednesday - JR/SR league games 

For team schedules, including tryouts, practices and game times, please use the link below and bookmark it on your device.  Final league schedules should be available and online by Friday, September 15th 2023.

TMS Upper School Athletic Portal

User Name:  TMS
Password:  TMS

To properly ensure your son or daughter is prepared for tryouts, we will also be providing access to sport workshops within HPE classes focusing on volleyball, basketball and field hockey, specifically at the Grade 7 or 8 level.  

Permission Forms:

At TMS upper school, we only require parents to fill out only 1 “universal” athletic permission google form that will cover your son or daughter’s participation for the entire year on any respective team.  We ask that the form below is filled out by all parents who has a son or daughter who is interested in participating in a CISAA team sport by Tuesday, September 12th.  

** If your daughter is interested in trying out for JR or SR Girls Field Hockey the permission form will need to be completed by Wednesday, September 6th, so they can travel on the shuttle bus to Crosby Field for tryouts. The bus will depart at 3:45 PM from TMS Campus. Parents are asked to pick up their child at the end of tryout at Crosby Turf Field at 5:00PM.

Click below to complete:  

Upper School Athletic Term Permission Form 2023/2024

This form can also be found on the TMS Website/ Upper School Athletic Page

Thank you for your ongoing support and engagement with our Athletic Program.  At TMS, we feel very strongly that all students should have access and opportunity to be active at school - whether that is through our internal programs or competitive team sport stream (CISAA).  To learn more about our Upper School Athletic Program, please visit our handbook located on the TMS Athletic Website at the bottom of the page by clicking on the link below:  

TMS Upper School Athletic Handbook - 2023/2024

We hope to see many new and returning faces participating in athletics this school year.  We are also very happy to announce that we are open for spectators and cannot wait to connect with our parent community at upcoming events and home games.  If you have any questions, concerns or thoughts, please feel free to reach out.

Ashley Willis
Upper School Athletics Director
TMS