Student-Athlete Services
The staff in the varsity office are here to help you and to answer your questions. We encourage you to drop-by anytime.
This page is your student-athlete resource. Other great resources for students include the First Year Office , Service Point and the Brown Student Services Building
For any questions or concerns regarding the following issues, please contact the varsity office directly:
Varsity Student-Athlete Guide
Click here to download (PDF) the McGill Varsity Guide that outlines the roles and responsibilities of all student-athletes, as well as capturing the services provided to both Level I & Level II sport teams.
Une version française du guide est disponible en cliquant ici.
If you have any questions, or want to get involved behind the scenes with the McGill Varsity Council, please contact our Varsity Council President.
Wellness Services
McGill students also have free, unlimited, 24/7 access to mental health support through keep.meSAFE. Available via telephone and text chat in over 60 languages with diverse counsellors who understand your experience and the unique needs of your community. Students can access this service by downloading the MySSP app for Apple iOS or Android.
A range of support services also are in place to support the University's commitment to safe and inclusive environments for McGill's students. These include:
Educational Services
It is important to acknowledge that being a student-athlete involves both striving to perform well at a competition or game, as well as in the classroom. McGill Athletics offers services to help you get there:
Please fill out the form(s) and send it to Zachary Pilling (Zachary.Pilling@mcgill.ca). You can also find hard copies of these forms in the varsity office which is located on the ground floor in room G68.
Please note, the Travel Release Form must be completed prior to the day of your travel and will not be signed outside of business hours (i.e. on weekends). The Course Conflict Forms must be completed, signed and returned to your professors two weeks before your course conflict, whether it is a lab, a midterm, etc.
Subsidized Tutoring Requests
Student-athletes can request to be tutored either in person at the Varsity offices or online using this link:
Student-athletes need to indicate the course(s) and the number of hours they wish to use for the upcoming two weeks. Students should only be filling out the request form if they want or need to be tutored during the next two-week period. Once a request form is completed, they will be matched with a tutor within the following 24-48 hours. If they would like to be tutored more after the initial hours have been used during that two-week period, they must complete a new form and the process begins again. Each student-athlete is granted 12 hours of subsidized tutoring for the academic period spanning the summer, fall and winter semesters. After the winter semester, the year resets and they are allotted a new total of 12 hours.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Maggie Chrzaszcz (malgorzata.chrzaszcz@mcgill.ca)
Important Dates
Please use the Google calendar below for the dates of open tryout, first meeting, orientations and more for the McGill varsity season.
For more information on pre-season training or open tryouts, please reach out to your sport's respective coach.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office
For information related to SEDE (Social Equity and Diversity Education), BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ resources click here.
Job Opportunities
McGill Athletics is often looking for part-time employees for positions including, but not limited to, lifeguards, sport officials, intramural referees, etc. If any of these positions interest you, please click here.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide services, programs and partnerships that enhance campus life and contribute to student-athletes enjoying a positive experience at McGill University. Athletes Services are designed to support student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence in the realms of academic, competitive and personal achievement. We aim to build positive links between academic and intellectual pursuits while highlighting ethical behaviour so that we not only increase graduation rates and athletic accomplishment, but also prepare student-athletes for long-term success in their chosen professions. We are committed to helping student-athletes have meaningful interactions with peers and faculty through tutorials and peer mentoring and to assist them ing meeting the demands of both rigorous academic and athletic schedules by providing sport/class conflict forms, and access to special time management and study skills workshops.
Questions?
If you have any further questions or to book an appointment, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Daniel Méthot, Director Sports Programs
Lisen Moore, Varsity Sports Manager
Zachary Pilling, Assistant Manager, Student-Athlete Services
Maggie Chrzaszcz, Varsity Administrative Coordinator
Neal Prokop, Strength and Conditioning Coach
David Lessard, Academic and Eligibility Officer
