HGCS Athletic Announcements: July 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

Meet our New Varsity Baseball Coach

Join us Thursday, August 4 for a "Meet the Coach Night" as we introduce our new Varsity Baseball coach! All those interested or involved in our baseball program are invited to meet with the new coach at 6:00 p.m. in Room 4102 in the Family Life Center.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

MS Boys' Soccer Workouts Cancelled

MS Boys' Soccer workouts have been cancelled for Thursday, July 28 due to the expected high heat index. Tryouts will be held next Monday through Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

New HGCS Cheerleading Coaches

The Hickory Grove Christian School Athletic Department is excited to announce the new Varsity Cheerleading and Middle School Cheerleading coaches for the 2016-2017 season!

Coach Stephanie Huffman has been named the head coach of our Varsity Cheerleading squad. She previously served as the basketball cheerleading coach at Cuthbertson Middle School and the assistant JV cheerleading coach at Myers Park High School. She has been the Dance Team Director for the Carolina Speed, Charlotte Hounds, and Carolina Force, as well as the Studio Owner/Director/Choreographer of Championz Dance Company. We are excited to welcome Coach Huffman to the HGCS cheerleading program!

Coach Abbie Turner has been selected to coach our Middle School Cheerleading squad. She participated in collegiate cheerleading as a member of the squad at UNC Charlotte for two years. Additionally, she has three years of cheer coaching experience with Charlotte Cheer Elite Allstars. We are happy to welcome Coach Turner to the HGCS coaching staff!

This Thursday, July 28, the Athletic Department is hosting a Fall Sports Informational Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in room 3012 (Education Center Basement) intended primarily for new students and parents. Our new Varsity and MS Cheerleading coaches will be present at this meeting and would like to meet with students and parents interested in cheerleading at HGCS. Immediately following the Fall Sports Informational Meeting, they will hold a Cheerleading Information Meeting to introduce themselves and go over expectations for tryouts and the upcoming season. If your student intends to try out for cheerleading next week, please plan to attend this meeting.

Monday, July 25, 2016

New Athletic Forms and Policy

As we near the beginning of the new school year, we would like to make you aware of additions and changes in the athletic forms that will be required for every student's participation in athletics at HGCS.

As always, all students intending to participate in any athletic activity at HGCS, including workouts, practices, games, camps, etc., must turn in a current physical form to the Athletic Office or Athletic Trainer prior to participation. Physicals are considered current for one calendar year from the examination date. The HGCS Athletic Physical Form is available on the Athletics page of the school website.

In accordance with our new partnership with Carolinas Healthcare System, students will be required to turn in two new medical forms in addition to the previously required Emergency Medical Treatment Authorization and Concussion Statement Forms. These two new forms, the CHS Release for Student Athletes and CHS Request for Treatment and Authorization, have been grouped together with our previously required medical forms into one HGCS Athletic Medical Forms packet. This packet is be available as one PDF document on the Athletics page of the school website. All forms in the Athletic Medical Forms packet must be completed, signed, and returned to the Athletic Office prior to the beginning of tryouts for the current season.

Additionally, our Athletic Participation Agreement has been updated to reflect this year's eligibility requirements and athletic policies. Both the student-athlete and a parent/legal guardian must initial each page as well as sign and date the final page of the Athletic Participation Agreement. As always, the updated Athletic Participation Agreement is available on the Athletics page of the school website. Students participating in Varsity or JV Football must sign and return the football-specific form. The Athletic Participation Agreement must be turned in to the Athletic Office prior to the beginning of tryouts for the current season. Students who have turned in last year's Athletic Participation Agreement over the summer must also turn in the updated Athletic Participation Agreement for the 2016-2017 school year.

All forms, including the Athletic Physical Form, Athletic Medical Forms Packet, and Athletic Participation Agreement, must be turned in BEFORE tryouts begin for the current athletic season. Students trying out for fall teams that begin tryouts on August 1 must turn in all forms prior to the beginning of tryouts on August 1. Students trying out for fall teams that begin tryouts on August 8 must turn in all forms prior to the beginning of tryouts on August 8. Any student who has not turned in all required forms will not be allowed to participate in tryouts.

Please take the time to review the new and updated forms. If your student intends to try out for a sport, please complete, sign, and return all forms prior to the beginning of tryouts. All athletic forms will be available throughout the year on the Athletics page of the school website.

Friday, July 22, 2016

July 22 Announcements

Fall Sports Informational Meeting

The Fall Sports Informational Meeting for new students and parents will be held on Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 3012 (Education Center Basement).

Fall Sports Tryouts

Varsity Men's Soccer: August 1-3, 3:00-5:00pm
MS Boys' Soccer: August 1-3, 4:00-5:30pm
Varsity Volleyball: August 1-3, 10:00am-12:00pm
JV Volleyball: August 1-3, 10:00am-12:00pm
MS Volleyball: August 8-9, 1:00-3:00pm
Varsity Cheerleading: August 1-2, 2:00-5:30pm
MS Cheerleading: August 1-2, 2:00-5:30pm
Varsity Women's Tennis: August 8-9, 3:00-5:00pm (practice courts on campus)

The following teams will begin mandatory practices on August 1 in lieu of tryouts. It is essential that all team members attend every mandatory practice in preparation for the fall season.

Varsity Football: 7:45am-12:00pm
JV Football: 6:00-8:00pm
Cross Country: 6:00-7:30pm

New Athletic Calendar

Beginning this school year, the Athletic Department will no longer use Schedule Star. We are currently transitioning to Google Calendar for our athletic schedule. This will allow our schedule to be more compatible with our school's academic calendar and website, and it will be more mobile-friendly for our students and parents. To access the athletic schedule, please visit the Athletics page of the school website and click on the "Athletics Calendar" link on the left side of the page. On this page, you will see the Athletic Events Calendar at the top. This calendar will show all sports teams, meetings, and Athletic Department events by default. To narrow this down to specific teams, click on the drop-down menu arrow in the top right corner of the calendar and check or uncheck whichever teams you prefer. Additionally, there is a Practice Calendar below the Athletic Events Calendar on the same page. This calendar will show scheduled practice times for all teams by default, but can also be narrowed down to specific teams. You can add either of these calendars from the website to your own personal calendar on your computer or mobile device by clicking "+GoogleCalendar" at the bottom of the calendar. You can view additional details about each game/event, such as start/end times, locations, dismissal times, etc., by clicking on the game/event title.

New Announcements Blog

Weekly athletic announcements this year will be posted on the new HGCS Athletics blog. This blog will replace the Google Drive announcements page that was used last year. To view the announcements blog, please visit hgcsathletics.blogspot.com. Be sure to subscribe to the blog to receive email notifications when new announcements are posted.

Fall Volunteer Sign-Ups

The HGCS Athletic Department needs the help of volunteers to run the admissions booth/table and concessions stand at athletic events this fall. We will also need volunteers to help with timing at our home cross country meet in September. Please sign up via the HGCS Sign-Up Genius page to help out at football, soccer, volleyball, or cross country.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Fall 2016 Tryouts

Fall Sports Tryouts Schedule:

Varsity Men's Soccer: August 1-3, 3:00-5:00pm
MS Boys' Soccer: August 1-3, 4:00-5:30pm
Varsity Volleyball: August 1-3, 10:00am-12:00pm
JV Volleyball: August 1-3, 10:00am-12:00pm
MS Volleyball: August 8-9, 1:00-3:00pm
Varsity Cheerleading: August 1-2, 2:00-5:30pm
MS Cheerleading: August 1-2, 2:00-5:30pm
Varsity Women's Tennis: August 8-9, 3:00-5:00pm (practice courts on campus)

The following teams will begin mandatory practices on August 1 in lieu of tryouts. It is essential that all team members attend every mandatory practice in preparation for the fall season.

Varsity Football: 7:45am-12:00pm
JV Football: 6:00-8:00pm
Cross Country: 6:00-7:15pm