NOTE: These dates and times are for the 2026-27 season and subject to change, so it is recommended that you always communicate with the coach or point of contact listed below.
Artistic Swimming (w)
Dates: Sept. 8, 10, 11, 13
Time:
Sept. 8: 6:00 – 8:30 PM – All returning and new athletes
- First 30 minutes are on the pool deck so wear your bathing suit but also comfortable clothing for activation and flexibility
Sept. 10: 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM - Returning athletes only
Sept. 11: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM - New athletes only
Sept. 13: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM – All returning and new athletes
All three tryout sessions are mandatory (i.e. Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday for returning athletes; Tuesday, Friday, Sunday for new athletes). Athletes should meet on deck with their bathing suits on.
Location: Memorial Pool (Currie Gym)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Lindsay Duncan at lindsay.duncan@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Basketball (m)
Date: Sept. 8, 2026
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Currie Gym (Love Competition Hall; Gyms 3 & 4)
NOTE: There is a $45 fee to participate and this includes c McGill Basketball T-shirt.
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email associate coach Kris Joseph at kristopher.joseph@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Basketball (w)
Date: Sept. 3, 2026
Time: 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Currie Gym (Love Competition Hall; Gyms 3 & 4)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Rikki Bowles at bowles.rikki@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Cheerleading (w)
Date: Aug. 27, 2026
Location: meeting at Currie Gym - Room B-218)
Time: 7 pm to 10 pm
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Marie-Eve Bertrand at marie-eve.bertrand2@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Cross-Country Running (m & w)
Aug. 24, 2026 (info meeting at Currie Gym - Rooms 408 & 409)
Time: 10 am to 12 noon
Aug. 24, 2026 (open tryout at Molson Stadium - outdoor track, near Tomlinson Hall)
Time: 4 pm
Location: see above
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Dennis Barrett at dennis.barrett@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Flag Football (w)
Date: (TBC)
Time: Daily
Location: Percival Molson Stadium
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Philip Cutler at philip.cutler@mcgill.ca for more information.
Football (m)
Date: Aug. 11-21, 2026
Time: Daily
Location: Percival Molson Stadium
NOTE: Training camp is by invitation only (i.e. for recruited athletes)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Alex Surprenant at alex.surprenant@mcgill.ca (prior to the start of training camp) for more information.
Ice Hockey (m)
Date: Sept. 3, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location: McConnell Arena (Montreal, Que.)
NOTE: There is a $20 fee to participate.
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email assistant head coach Jocelyn Perreault at jocelyn.perreault@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Ice Hockey (w)
Dates: Aug. 24-28
Times: (see below)
Location: McConnell Arena (Montreal, Que.)
August 24, 2026: 14:00-16:00 - Fitness testing @ Currie Gym
August 25: 8:30 - Fitness testing @ Currie Gym
- 11:30-13:30 - Ice @ McConnell Arena
August 26:11:30-13:30 - Ice @ McConnell Arena
August 27: 11:30-13:30 - Ice @ McConnell Arena
August 28: 11:30-13:30 - Ice @ McConnell Arena
NOTES: There is a $25 fee to participate. Cuts will be made throughout the week, so it is possible that a player may not attend all practices
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email associate coach Leslie Oles at leslie.oles@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Lacrosse (m)
Dates: Aug. 23 - Aug. 26, 2026
Open tryouts (first round of cuts will be made after this):
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Andrew Meakes at andrew.meakes@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Rowing (m & w)
Varsity Tryouts:
Dates: Aug. 24-28 (6 am to 8 am or 10 am)
Novice Tryouts:
Dates: September: first two weeks (more info: TBA)
Location: Olympic Rowing Basin (140 Chem. du Chenal le Moyne)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email murc.recruiting@gmail.com and/or head coach stephanie.marchand@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Rugby (m)
Dates:
Aug. 23, 2026 (2 pm to 5 pm at Parc Rutherford)
Aug. 24-27, 2026 (6 pm to 8 pm at Parc Rutherford)
Aug. 29, 2026 (12 noon to 3 pm at Percival Molson Stadium)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Ian Baillie at ian.baillie@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Soccer (m)
Date: Sept. 2, 2026
Time: 9:30 p.m. - 10:30 pm
Location: Percival Molson Stadium
NOTE: There is a $20 fee to participate.
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Marc Mounicot at marc.mounicot@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Soccer (w)
Date: Aug. 25, 2026
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Percival Molson Stadium
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Jose Valdes at jose-luis.valdes@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Swimming (m & w)
Dates: Sept. 3-5 and Sept. 8-9, 2026
Time: (see below)
Sept. 3 (4:30 to 6:30 pm)
Sept. 4 (4:30 to 6:30 pm)
Sept. 5 (7:30 am to 9:45 am)
Sept. 8-9 (4:30 to 6:30 pm)
Location: Memorial Pool (Currie Gym)
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email head coach Peter Carpenter at peter.carpenter@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
Volleyball (w)
Date: Sept. 3, 2026
Time: 4 pm - 6 pm
Location: Currie Gym - Love Competition Hall (Gyms 1 & 2)
NOTE: There is a $20 fee to participate.
**Only full-time McGill students are eligible. Please email assistant coach Salome Deslauriers-Brouillard at Salome.deslauriers-brouillard@mcgill.ca if you are planning to attend.
