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2024-2025 Winter Tryout/Practice Information

The winter sports season for Berlin High School gets underway right after Thanksgiving Recess. 

Tryouts/First practices start on these days based on the sport you are involved in per CIAC rules and regulations:

Monday, December 2 (Girls Basketball/Wrestling/Ice Hockey) 

Thursday December 5  (Boys Basketball/Indoor Track*/Swim & Dive)

*Note: Indoor Track will begin on Friday, December 6

While these dates/times are official, changes may occur. Please pay attention to the method the coaches communicate with their student-athletes in case any changes do occur.

Monday, December 2

Girls Basketball

Varsity/JV/Freshman - All at same time

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 2:30-5:30 pm - A Gym

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 2:30-5:30 pm - A Gym

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 2:30-5:30 pm - A Gym

Wrestling

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 3:00-5:00 pm - B Gym

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 3:00-5:00 pm - B Gym

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 3:00-5:00 pm - B Gym

Note: There are no tryouts for wrestling. Come on out and join the team. All student-athletes welcome!

Boys Hockey 

Please refer to information Newington has planned for tryouts.

Thursday, December 5

Boys Basketball

Varsity/JV/Freshman - All at same time

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 5:00-7:00 pm - A Gym

Friday, December 6, 2024 -  5:00-7:00 pm - A Gym

Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 8:00-10:00 am - A Gym

Freshman

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 5:00-7:00 pm - A Gym

Friday, December 6, 2024 -  5:00-7:00 pm - A Gym

Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 8:00-10:00 am - A Gym

Indoor Track

Friday, December 6, 2024 - 3:00-4:45 pm - BHS Track

Monday, December 9, 2024 - 3:00-4:45 pm - BHS Track

Note: There are no tryouts for indoor track. Come on out and join the team. All student-athletes welcome!

Boys Swim & Dive

Thursday, December 5, 2024 and Friday, December 6, 2024

All Swimmers and Divers: Bus leaves Berlin HS @ 2:20 pm returns @ 5:30 pm - Meriden YMCA

All should meet in front lobby at 2:15 pm

Note: There are no tryouts for swimming. Come on out and join the team. All student-athletes welcome!

WINTER 2024-25 SPORTS REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN

Deadline to sign up - November 22, 2024

CLICK BELOW FOR LINK

***WINTER 2024-25 Family ID***

WINTER SPORTS FAMILY ID OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Family ID is OPEN! 

Students planning to try out for a winter sport must fill out Family ID, including having a valid physical on file with the Nurse's Office in order to try out. The deadline to fill out Family ID is Friday, November 22, 2024. This allows our winter coaches and medical staff enough time to prepare for tryouts. 

Berlin offers the following winter sports options ... 

Boys - basketball, hockey (coop team), indoor track, swim/dive, and wrestling plus unified sports;

Girls - basketball, hockey (coop team), indoor track, cheerleading plus unified sports; 

Tryouts will start as follows:
Monday, December 2 Girls Basketball/Wrestling/Ice Hockey
Thursday December 5  Boys Basketball/Indoor Track/Swim&Dive

Don't delay! Fill out Family ID now! 

Any questions, please reach out to the Athletic Department. 

Here is the link to the winter Family ID Registration Form (scroll to the bottom of the page for the Winter 2024-2025 sports link ) - https://www.familyid.com/berlin-high-school-athletics.

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2024

Berlin Hires John McNair As Head Boys Basketball Coach

Berlin, CT - Former Berlin High School player and Trinity College men’s assistant basketball coach John McNair has been named the next Berlin boys basketball coach.

“We are pleased to bring home Coach McNair, a former Redcoat with coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate level, to lead our boys basketball program,” said Berlin Athletic Director Dave Francalangia. “John will bring his passion and expertise of the game along with his history and knowledge of Berlin basketball to the position which will benefit both the student-athletes and program as a whole.”

A 2009 Berlin graduate, McNair met with the team for the first time earlier today. McNair spent the 2023-2024 season as an assistant coach at Trinity College helping lead the Bantams to a 30-2 record, NESCAC regular season and tournament titles and the first Final 4 berth in school history where they fell in the semifinals to eventual champion Trine University.

“I am humbled and honored to be named the next Berlin High School Boys Basketball Coach,” said McNair. “This program spurred my love for the game and coaching. I’m grateful to be in the same position once held by two of my mentors, Coach Bosso and Coach Veneziano. My family and I look forward to getting started with our current and future players. We look forward to making the town of Berlin proud with the way we represent ourselves and how we play.”

McNair also served various roles collegiately at Sacred Heart University (Coordinator of Men's Basketball Operations), University of New Haven (Graduate Assistant), and Western Connecticut State University (Assistant Coach). 

He also served as the JV girls basketball coach at Berlin HS before being named the head girl’s basketball coach at RHAM from 2020-2023, helping turn around a three-win program into a 14-win season receiving a bye in the CIAC State Tournament.

McNair will officially begin his Berlin coaching tenure when the CIAC allows practice to start on Thursday, December 5, 2024.

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