Tennis

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Tennis Girls Athletics Parent Meeting2009-10

• Janet Gribnitz SMS Girls Athletic Coordinator
• Angie Hudnall FHS/SMS Tennis Coach

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Tonights Agenda

• Logistics (schedules, times, etc.)
• Forms other requirements
• Policies Procedures
• Expectations
• Communication
• Questions Answers

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Logistics -- Tennis

• Advanced class 3rd period
• Mostly 8th graders experienced players
• Play matches in both fall spring
• Beginner class 4th period
• Mostly 7th graders less experienced players
• Rotate from tennis to PE in tryouts to make the
  class 2nd semester
• Aiming toward being in the Advanced class
• All tennis players wear the standard FISD PE
  uniform

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Logistics Tennis

• Advanced class plays matches in both fall and
  spring
• Mostly on Tuesdays beginning at 430
• Athletes are able to participate in both tennis
  and athletics whether they are in the Advanced
  class or the Beginner class

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Logistics Athletics

• 7th grade Athletics 7th period
• Wear FISD-issued athletic clothes to 8th period
  class and then practice after school until 530
• 8th grade Athletics 8th period
• Practice straight through the period and after
  school until 530
• VB and BB are the only sports that are practiced
  during the athletic period.
• CC, soccer, and track are after-school sports.

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Logistics Athletics

• An athlete does not need to be enrolled in the
  athletic class to try out for a sport.
• High school coaches work with VB and BB athletes
  during the class period.
• Athletes who are enrolled in the athletics class
  and do not make the VB or BB team will
  participate in the off-season program
  (conditioning as well as preparing for the next
  sport).

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Logistics Athletics

• VB season 1st day of school until
• early Nov.
• BB season end of VB until mid-Feb.
• CC season end of Jan. until end of Feb.
• Track season end of BB until early April
• Soccer season beginning of March until end of
  May
• Coaches work together to share athletes so they
  can participate in all 5 sports.

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Logistics Athletics

• VB and BB carry 3 teams per grade A, B, C
• 8 regular season games (Thurs.) plus 2
  tournaments for A team only (weekends)
• CC carries an unlimited number of athletes
• 4 meets on Wed. (last meet is District Meet)
• Track carries 3 athletes per event with a limit
  of 5 events per athlete
• 4-5 meets on weeknights
• Soccer carries 2 teams (1 7th, 1 8th)
• 8 games on Tues./Wed. plus district tournament on
  a weekend

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Forms

• All forms must be completely filled out, signed,
  and returned before an athlete is allowed to work
  out during school or after school.
• UIL Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation
• UIL Acknowledgment of Rules
• UIL Anabolic Steroid Use/Testing Form
• Emergency Contact Information
• SMS Athletics Philosophy Policies and/or SMS
  Tennis Philosophy Policies

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UIL PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL Front (pictured)
needs to be filled out every year. Back (not
pictured) 7th graders need to get the back
filled out by a physician and marked as
cleared 8th graders need to get the back
filled out by a physician ONLY if there were
yes answers to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 on the
front. Please sign the signature lines INSIDE
THE BOX on the front the signature lines at the
bottom are for the coaches to sign after we have
reviewed the form.
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UIL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RULES Please fill out and
sign the front (pictured) and the back (not
pictured).
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UIL ANABOLIC STEROID USE/TESTING FORM Please
fill out and sign.
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EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Please fill out
this form completely and put none if needed (do
not leave anything blank). These forms go with
us to all road games, and we must have an
emergency contact other than the
parents/guardians.
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SMS ATHLETIC POLICIES Please sign and return the
last page and keep the other pages for your
information. All athletes trying out for VB, BB,
CC, soccer, or track need to have this signed and
returned.
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SMS TENNIS POLICIES Please sign and return the
last page. All athletes trying out for tennis
need to have this signed and returned.
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Summer Camps

• Highly recommended but NOT required
• All information and registration forms are
  available here in the auditeria.
• Sport-specific camps run by HS coaches
• Turn in and forms to HS coaches
• We feed FHS, WHS other schools online
• FISD MS Strength Conditioning Camp
• Turn in to Coach Gribnitz in PE class

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Policies Expectations

• Athletics and Tennis are highly competitive
  programs that will prepare athletes to compete at
  the high school level.
• They are NOT intended to be a fitness class or a
  PE class.
• We have high expectations of our athletes as far
  as their attitude, effort, behavior, and work
  ethic both on the court and off.

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Policies Expectations

• Dressing out (PE uniform/athletic clothes and
  including proper shoes)
• Attendance (parent/doctor notes)
• Workouts including 800 mile
• Responsibility in relaying information home
  (calendars, schedules, events, etc.)
• Communicating about conflicts with other
  activities (SMS or outside school)

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Policies Expectations

• No Pass/No Play
• Even if an athlete is not competing in matches
  this year, we need to know he/she can stay
  eligible consistently and can take care of
  business in the classroom.
• Tryouts/cuts/off-season program
• 24-hour rule
• Grading vs. other consequences

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Communication

• FISD Middle School Athletic
  Chain of Command
• Athlete (we encourage 1-on-1 communication as the
  first step)
• Team Coach (ex. 7th grade C team, etc.)
• Head Coach (ex. 7th grade head BB coach)
• Campus Athletic Coordinator (Janet Gribnitz)
• District Athletic Director (Ronny Mullins)
• Campus Principal (Dennis McDonald)

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Communication

• Coaches schedules/availability
• Calendars and other info. sent home
• Picking up athletes after games/practices
• Players play, coaches coach, parents cheer.
• Volunteers for tennis team mom, athletics game
  day meals?

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Contact Information

• Janet Gribnitz
• Staley Girls Athletic Coordinator
• Email GribnitJ_at_friscoisd.org
• Phone [phone]
• Angie Hudnall
• Frisco HS/Staley Tennis Coach
• Email Hudnall_at_friscoisd.org
• Phone [phone]