Dougherty Valley High School

Tryouts

SPRING 2024 TRYOUTS - CHECK FOR UPDATES

Badminton - Feb. 5 & 8 - 4:45 - 6:00; Feb. 6 - 4:00 - 6:00; Feb. 7 - 4:45 - 6:30; Gale Ranch Middle School
Baseball - February 7-9; 3:45 - 5:15 (postponed from Feb. 5-7 due to rain)
Competitve Sport Cheer/Stunt - February 5-8; auxiliary gym, 4:30 - 6:30
Diving - Diving practice begins 2/5/24; sessions are 3:30 -5:30 Mon. & Wed. at Cal High; 3:30 - 5:30 Tues. & Thurs. at DVHS
Golf (men) - February 12-14, 3:30 p.m. at Canyon Lakes Golf Course. If you have B period, come immediately after B period dismissal.
Lacrosse (men and women) - February 5-9, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. DVHS stadium. Check with coaches for any changes due to playoofs or other conditions
Softball - February 5-9; softball field, 4:00 - 5:30 (except Wed. begins @ 3:30)
Swimming - Feb. 5-6, 4:00 - 6:00; Feb. 7, 3:30 - 5:30
Tennis (men) - February 5-8; 4:00 - 6:30
Track & Field - February 5-8, 4:30 - 6:30, DVHS track and field
Volleyball (men) - TBD

The Athletic Clearance process is mandatory for students to participate in sports at DVHS.

Please make sure you register under the 2023-24 school year when you log into AthleticClearance.com. Student showing unclear have not been processed by the office staff, students showing denied are missing a current physical or my have incomplete information in their registration. (Please check spam folders for denial emails.)

If you have any questions please contact DVHS Athletic Director SueEllen Thomas.

The Department of Athletics at Dougherty Valley High School is committed to enriching campus life through a program of interscholastic athletics. We promote the development of qualities in the student-athlete that will serve the participating individual and our community. At Dougherty Valley high School we believe athletics is an integral part of the educational process. The many lessons that athletics can learn include: sportsmanship, self-discipline, teamwork, commitment, and developing self-confidence, as well as dealing with success and overcoming adversity. These are lessons that will last a lifetime. The true value of High School athletics rests in the learning of these lessons and working to develop future leaders.

Our CIF/NCS/EBAL sport offerings include:

Fall: Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Song, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Volleyball, Men & Women's Water Polo

Winter: Men & Women’s Basketball, Men & Women's Soccer, Men & Women's Wrestling

Spring: Badminton, Baseball, Softball, Swimming, Diving, Track and Field, Lacrosse, Stunt, Men's Volleyball, Men's Tennis, Men's Golf

All registration and paperwork is due 1 week prior to first tryout date.

Tryouts begin:

Fall sports: Monday, August 8

Winter sports: Monday, October 30

Spring sports: Monday, February 5

Our online collection period (window) for the required online Athletic Clearance:

Registration will open on June 12, 2023 for all sports

Currently, we offer 26 programs with a coaching staff of over 100 coaches. Our coaches embody the principles of the Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal-Coach* job description.

DVHS is a member of the EBAL (East Bay Athletic League) and NCS (North Coast Section) and we have well over 1200 student athletes.

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PLANNING ON COLLEGE ATHLETICS

NCAA/NAIA/CCCAA/NJCAA Eligibility

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