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2025-2026 Tryout Information

Sport Date/Time Location Selection Criteria Coach Email Tryout Fee
Badminton September 15 : 7-9 PM
September 22: 7-9 PM
Sport Hall Selection Criteria Jeslyn Chow $15
Baseball August 26: 5 - 9 PM  Volunteer Field, Dundas, Ont. Selection Criteria Adam Strongman
Basketball (W) Sept 4: 4 - 5:30 PM
Registration Link (must fill out before 4 PM on Sept 2 )
Selection Criteria Isabel Ormond
Basketball (M)  September 4: 5 PM Burridge Gymnasium Selection Criteria Sheldon Cassimy
Cross Country/ Distance Track August 25, 27, 29  Contact Head Coach, Paula Schnurr for time and location details Selection Criteria Paula Schnurr
Curling (W) October 20: 9:30-11 PM
October 23: 5-6 PM
Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club Selection Criteria Jacob Lamb
Curling (M) October 19: 3-5 PM 
October 20: 9:30-10:30 PM
Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club Byron Scott
Fast Pitch August 26:  4 - 6 PM
August 28:  4 - 6 PM
August 30:  4 - 6 PM
September 3: 4 - 6 PM
TBD Steph Sutton
Field Hockey September 2: 6:30 - 8:30 AM TBD Selection Criteria Katy William and Jonathan Roberts
Figure Skating September 9: 10 - 11:30 PM 
September 11: 10 - 11:30 PM
Harry Howell Arena  Selection Criteria Izzy Capone 
Emma Curtis
  
$40 ($20 per session)
Golf August 25: 7 AM (first tee time) TBD Selection Criteria Ben McFaul
Lacrosse (W)  August 30: 1- 3:00 PM
August 31: 1- 3:00 PM
Alumni Field Selection Criteria Melanie Schleehahn and Hannah Moore
Lacrosse (M) August 22: 7 - 9 PM
August 23: 11 AM - 1 PM
August 24: 11 AM - 1 PM
August 25: 8 - 10 PM
August 26: 8 - 10 PM
August 27: 8 - 10 PM
August 28 : 8 - 10 PM
August 29: 8 - 10 PM
August 30: 11 AM - 1PM
September 2: 6 - 8 PM
Alumni Field Selection Criteria Jason Tallevi
Rowing September 5: 8 AM - 12:30 PM (drop-in)
September 7: 3 - 6 PM 
Smith Gym (for Sept 5)

Leander Boat Club, 50 Leander Drive, Hamilton, Ont. (for Sept 7)
Selection Criteria Andrea Jansen and Myma Okuda-Rayfuse
Rugby (W) August 15 - 7:00 PM - Team meeting in DBAC
August 16 and 17: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Open Tryouts
10 Acre Field Selection Criteria Chris Jones
Soccer (W) August 21: 8 - 10 AM
Registration Link
TBD Selection Criteria Garrett Peters $30
Squash (W) September 16: 7 - 8:30 PM
September 19: 7 - 8:30 PM
DBAC Squash Courts Roozbeh Amirian
Squash (M) September 10: 7:30 - 9:00 PM DBAC Squash Courts Selection Criteria Mostafa Khobyari $5
Tennis (W) August 31: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
September 1: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Registration Link
Rosedale Tennis Club, Hamilton, Ont. Selection Criteria Meghan Mazer
Tennis (M) Only ONE of the Preliminary Dates: August 26 OR August 27 : 12 - 3:30 PM
PLUS if selected;
Final Tryout Date: August 28
Registration Link (fill out by Aug 25)
Stoney Creek Tennis Club. 830 Queenston Road (Green Acres Park) Mustapha (Moose) Jamal $25 (cash only)
Volleyball (W) September 2: 6 PM (mandatory zoom call, contact coach for link)
September 3: 11:30 AM
Selection Criteria Nathan Janzen
Volleyball (M) September 3: 3-4:30 PM  East Aux Gymnasium Selection Criteria Please email Tom Ellison to confirm attendance
Water Polo (W) Selection Criteria
Water Polo (M) Colin Colterjohn
Wrestling September 8:  7:30 AM
September 9: 5 PM
September 11:  5 PM
September 12:  5 PM
Rose Hill Studio (subject to change) Selection Criteria macwrest@mcmaster.ca