• Hybrid Cross Country

    Practices will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 4-5:30.  Meets will be Oct. 4th, Oct.11th, October 18th, and October 25th starting at 4:45pm.

    Coed Wrestling

    Wrestling will start September 18th. Practice will be from 4-5:45pm in the gym.

    Boys District Golf Team

    Tryouts will be on August 28th, all practices will be at Patty Jewett Golf Course.

    Middle School Girls Track

    Practices from 4:00-5:30pm on the Track at Mann

    Middle School Football Season

    Season starts Tuesday, August 1.

    Mann is partnering with North and Galileo to form a team for the 2023-2024 Season.

    Practices are at North Middle School. Monday-Wednesday 4:30-6:30pm, Friday 4:30-6:30pm

    Registration will be through Park and Rec. If you have questions, contact Matthew.Dobbins@d11.org

    Mann Lancers Athletics

    Middle School Sports Start Dates (Tentative)

     

    Fall Sports

    Football: August 1- September 29 (Partnership with Park and Rec)

    Girls Track: August 21-October 7

    Boys Golf (District Team) August 28-October 6

    Wrestling: September 19-November 6

    Boys and Girls Cross Country (Hybrid Sport): September 25-October 25

     

    Winter Sports

    Girls Basketball: October 23 -December 16

    Boys Basketball: January 8- March 2

     

    Spring Sports

    Girls Volleyball: February 26- April 27

    Hybrid Boys Volleyball: February 28-April 22

    Girls Golf (District Team): March 18-April 28

    Boys Track: April 3-May 13

    Co-ed Soccer (Hybrid Sport): April 8-May 13

    (Hybrid Sports are a cross between an Intramural and Interscholastic. Games, meets and matches may be off site where transportation is required. 

     

    Athletic Fees

    District 11 works hard to maintain affordable athletic fees to maximize student participation.   Middle school interscholastic athletic fees have been set as follows:

    • Full Fee - $50.00
    • Reduced Lunch Fee - $33.00
    • Free Lunch Fee - $17.00
    • Non District Athlete Fee - $75.00
    • Football Fee - $93 - Paid to Colorado Springs Parks & Rec
    • Golf, Softball & Soccer - Please contact the coach for more specifics about fees and associated costs.

     

    Required Paperwork

    All paperwork must be turned into the front office before the  first day of practice or tryouts.  Students may not practice or compete until all required paperwork is turned in.  Blank forms may be picked up from the front office or can be printed using the included documents.

    The following paperwork is required for interscholastic sports (football, track & field, wrestling, basketball, volleyball):

    • D11 Physical and Participation Form - A new sports physical is required every 365 days.  Even if you filled out this form during the 2022-2023 school year, you must fill out another form prior to playing a sport during the 2023-2024 school year.
    • D11 Emergency Information Card - A new emergency information card ("blue card") must be filled out for each sport you play during the 2021-2022 school year.

    The following paperwork is required for intramural sports (golf, soccer & softball):

    • D11 intramural Participation Form - A new form must be filled out for each intramural sport.

     

    *Eligibility is considered for academics, attendance, and behavior.

    Academic Eligibility:

    1) Student-athletes are expected and required to maintain passing grades for all of their classes.  Student-athletes should complete and submit all assignments on time.   They should also check their grades through PowerSchool on a frequent basis.

    2) If student-athletes have any questions about their grades or how to improve them, they should speak to that teacher directly.  The preferred times to speak to a teacher are during lunch, before school, or after school.  There may be occasional instances when it is appropriate to address these concerns before class, during class, or after class.  Student-athletes may also email teachers with their questions.  

    3) Academic eligibility reports will be checked once per week, sometime after 4 pm on Mondays.  Students should have any make-up work turned in no later than Friday, so that teachers have time to update grades prior to Monday at 4 pm.  In general, student-athletes should expect that assignments will be graded within 1 week of submitting the assignment.

    4) When the eligibility report is pulled, student-athletes may not have any failing grades.  If a student-athlete has any failing grades when the eligibility report is pulled, that individual will be ineligible for all contests the week (Monday - Saturday).  The individual may not play in any contests for one full week, even if that student-athlete raises their grade during that time.

    5) If the reason a student was ineligible was due to a teacher's mistake (for example, a score was incorrectly entered or the student was absent and received a zero before being given an opportunity to complete the assignment), they should ask their teacher to email the athletic director.

    6) Repeated issues with academic eligibility may result in the coach removing that student-athlete from the team.

     

    Attendance Eligibility:

    1) Student-athletes are expected and required to attend school whenever it is possible for that student to attend.  If a student-athlete will be absent, they should email their coach.

    2) Student-athletes that are absent from school on a given day may not participate in athletics on that given day.

    3) Repeated issues with attendance eligibility may result in the coach or building administration removing that student-athlete from the team.

     

    Behavior Eligibility:

    1) Student-athletes are also expected and required to behave appropriately.  These expectations extend to both District 11 and non-District 11 properties, both during school hours and outside of school hours.

    2) Student-athletes that are suspended on a given day may not participate in athletics on that given day.

    3) Repeated or severe issues with behavior eligibility may result in the coach or building administration removing that student-athlete from the team.

     

    Administrative Staff

    Matt Dobbins - Athletic Director/Asst Principal

    Jessie Shields- Business/Athletic Secretary

     

      

    Student-Athlete Expectations

    Student-athletes are expected to represent themselves and the school in a positive manner at all times.  Students must meet certain academic, behavior, and attendance expectations in order to compete and remain on the team.  Please view the "Eligibility" tab on our athletics page to understand our specific expectations.

     

    Spectator Expectations

    Spectators are expected to be both respectful and positive towards athletes, officials, game workers, and other spectators.  Spectators that do not meet these expectations will need to leave, and in repeated or severe instances, may be excluded from all future District 11 events and District 11 property.  PLEASE KNOW THAT NO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED AT PRACTICE.

     

    Equipment & Uniforms

    Mann Middle School receives a very limited athletic budget, so it is important that we take care of all school-issued equipment and uniforms.  Students that do not return equipment and uniforms in good condition will be charged the full replacement cost.

     

    Playing Time

    District 11 Middle School Athletics supports "competition and inclusion", meaning that all student-athletes (who are eligible) will receive playing time, but that the playing time will not be equal.  There are also certain playing time rules for each sport that coaches must follow.  If you have questions or concerns about playing time, please speak to the coach 24 hours after the conclusion of the contest.

     

    Transportation

    Transportation will be extremely limited this year.  Parents will be expected to provide their own transportation for their student-athletes.

     

    Volunteering

    Our head coaches will be allowed no more than one volunteer coach per sport.  For some sports, no volunteer coaches will be allowed.  If you are interested in becoming a volunteer coach, please begin by filling out a volunteeer application with Mrs. Peredes in the front office. 

     

    More Information

    You can find additional information regarding District 11 Athletics at https://www.d11.org/Athletics.