Athletics
Welcome to Harding Athletics! We are excited for you to join our growing family of student-athletes. At Harding , we embrace that we are scholars first and athletics is a privilege. This means that student-athletes must maintain passing grades, attend classes, and demonstrate Collaborative, Professional, & Respectful attitudes and actions. We encourage you to click through all of the links to learn about the necessary requirements to participate in athletics, the season and coach information.
Questions? Please contact Jeanette Carrington, Harding Student Engagement Coordinator. Email: jeanette.carrington@dmschools.org Phone #: 515-242-8445
Concussion protocol
What to look for in my athlete
Head Injury Protocol RTL and RTP
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Complete the middle school sports registration process: HERE
Complete the DMPS Middle School Code of Conduct HERE
North High School Athletic Website
Click here to get information about North High School’s Athletics.
Sports Physicals
All students participating in school sports are required to have a yearly physical to be eligible.
The following is a list of sports opportunities offered through Harding:
Fall Sports (August-October)
Cross Country (7th & 8th Grade) practices Starts Aug 28th M-TH 3:45-4:45 Sign-Up HERE
Football (8th Grade; Done through North High School) Sign-Up HERE
Volleyball (7th & 8th Grade) Sign-Up HERE
Cheer (7th & 8th Grade)-
Winter Sports Season 1 (October-December)
Wrestling (7th & 8th Grade; Done through North/Hoover High School) Season starts Oct 18th!
Girls Basketball (8th Grade) Season starts Oct 18th!
Cheer (7th & 8th Grade)
Winter Sports Season 2 (January-February)
Boys Basketball (8th Grade)
Cheer (7th & 8th Grade)
Spring Sports Season 1 (March-April)
Track & Field (7th & 8th Grade)
Spring Sports Season 2 (April-May)
Soccer (7th & 8th Grade)
Summer Sports
Softball & Baseball (8th Grade students can participate on the high school teams at North High School)
Year-Round Sports
Special Olympics Unified Sports (6th, 7th, & 8th Grade)