Harker Lower School Athletics Fall Sports Parent Meeting

LS/MS Athletics Administration  Theresa Smith, LS/MS Athletic Director (BLD)   Karriem Stinson, Assistant LS/MS Athletic Director (BKN)   Brighid Wood, Assistant to the Athletic Directors (BLD) 

Registration/Release Form  Online registration available in August for the entire school year  Also available quarter by quarter  NO child can participate without a Release of Liability form on file  Forms must be completed and turned into Athletic Administrative Staff immediately

Practice Expectations  MANDATORY PRACTICES:  Tuesday and Wednesday  Practice occurs EVERYDAY. We want student-athletes to come to practice whenever possible  EXCEPT: SWIMMING (Tuesday and Thursday)  Homework or outside activities (beside club sports) are not an excuse to skip mandatory practices  If your child is injured, we want them to still attend mandatory practices.  Doctor’s appointments, Dentist appointments, and outside activities MUST BE scheduled outside of mandatory practice times.

Game Days  Early Dismissal: Dismissal times for competitions are ed home to parents and students the week prior to competition  Students must communicate with teachers for assignments and makeups  AFTER Away Competitions: A parent may take their child home from an away competition ONLY after signing out with their coach.

Game Schedules/Sports Information  Hard copies of game schedule available with your child’s coach  Schedules are on the website  Direct link available in the signature of Theresa Smith, Lower School and Middle School Athletics Director  Weekly comes out on Thursday’s for the following week’s activities  Reminder s also come out day of game/contest

Team Parents  Volunteer – sign up today with your child’s coach  Help with snack schedule for matches  Help with team party Parent Roles  Be a POSITIVE spectator.  Cheer for HARKER.  Please be prompt at pick-up times  Let the coaches coach, officials officiate, and the players play.

Parent/Coach Communication  WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE:  1 st : Student communicates with Coach  2 nd : Parent communicates with Coach  3 rd : Parent to Athletic Director (Theresa Smith or Karriem Stinson)  If any parental concerns (ie. Playing time) come up during the course of competition, please do not approach the coach during or directly following the competition.

Flag Football  JVB Flag Football (5 th Grade)  Coaches:  Mike Delfino  Tobias Wade  Kristian Tiopo  Intramural Flag Football (4 th Grade)  Coaches:  Ken Allen  Joe Mentillo  Jim McGovern

Swimming  Lower School Swim Team  Coaches  Melissa Dondero – Head Coach  Andrew Booth  Sachi Ujifusa

Softball  JVA Girls Softball (6 th /5 th /4 th Grade)  Coaches:  Vanessa Rios  Maria Maldonado  Intramural Girls Softball (4 th Grade)  Coaches:  Karriem Stinson

Thank you for coming! GO EAGLES!!