Monday, January 8, 2018

Weekly Announcements - January 8, 2018

Games this Week
Thursday, January 11:
g:00pm - Varsity Swimming @ Metrolina Christian Academy (AWAY - Rock Hill Aquatics)
Friday, January 12:
5:00pm - MS Boys' Basketball @ Northside Christian Academy (AWAY)

MS Softball Interest Sign-Ups
Any 6th-8th grade girls interested in possibly trying out for MS Softball this year are encouraged to add their name to the interest sign-up sheet this week in the MS hallway. This is just meant to gauge interest in MS Softball for the upcoming season. Official spring sports sign-ups will be held at the end of January, and information regarding tryouts will be released later this month.

Functional Movement Screening for Varsity Spring Athletes
HGCS will be hosting a Functional Movement Screening for Varsity spring athletes on Saturday, January 13th with Coach Michelle Larson. The Functional Movement Screening will involve screening athletes for areas in which they may be susceptible to injury and offering corrective exercises to prevent injuries in the upcoming season.
The initial screening will be accompanied by two follow-up sessions for each participating athlete on January 27th and February 3rd. 
The total cost to the athlete for the all three FMS sessions is $65, to be paid to Coach Larson. If there are any questions regarding the specific details of FMS, Coach Larson can be contacted at michellelarson@hgchristian.org
The following link is for a Google Document from Coach Larson with information regarding the upcoming Functional Movement Screening: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iAeR7DLMSIsuhVU4hm-WBZn48A1Hm3ov3Tmv7Iqr3Yc/edit?usp=sharing. Please look over the document to find out more about FMS
Athletes can sign up for a time slot for the January 13th screening at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQjWDJYe-L2YaSZ7rP_4dTyN6FDtN3m5lX-JrVgy1_s/edit?usp=sharing. To sign up for a time slot, please type your name in the appropriate available field in the document.
Once you sign up for a time slot, Coach Larson will contact you with additional information and forms to bring to the screening session.
FMS is not required for athletic participation at HGCS, but the Athletic Department would like to encourage our athletes to participate to help aid in injury prevention for the upcoming season.

Track Workouts Start January 16
Varsity Track workouts will begin on January 16th and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the football field from 3:00 to 4:15pm through February 15th. Athletes are also encouraged to attend off-season workouts with Coach Pondo on Mondays and Wednesdays until the start of the spring season.

Lane Timers for Home Swim Meet
We need volunteers to help out with collecting admissions and lane timing at this year's home swim meet on January 25th. If you are able to help out, please sign up on our Sign Up Genius page.

Off-Season Workouts for All Male Athletes
The HGCS Athletic Department is offering off-season conditioning workouts with Coach Pondo for ALL athletes grades 6th-12th not involved in a sport in the current season.
Coach Pondo has been doing these workouts for the last ten years and is BFS certified. Workouts will start Wednesday, January 3, 2018 and will be held Monday through Thursday each week in the field house after school until 5:00pm. The program Coach Pondo follows is the nationally recognized "Bigger, Faster, Strong (BFS)" program, which is used by most high schools and small colleges/universities in the country. It is a great program for ALL athletes in all sports. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer in order to participate.
The off-season is the time for you to improve as an individual. It is our hope that all will take advantage of this program. This program is free of charge, convenient, and it works! Please contact Coach Pondo (mikepondo@hgchristian.org) with any concerns or questions. Also, please review Google Doc in the following link for additional information and instructions: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZgpzQuYM69qUt7j7IsI1fZ_DCiHkagjWyzrrulhwK2k/edit?usp=sharing

Volunteers Needed for Winter Season
The HGCS Athletic Department and AAA Booster Club need the help of volunteers to assist with admissions and concessions at athletic events throughout the winter season. Please sign up for a volunteer time slot on our Sign Up Genius page.

Golf Tournament 2018
Save the date for the 19th Annual HGCS Golf Tournament sponsored by the AAA Booster Club! April 30, 2018 at Pine Lake Country Club!

Join AAA Booster Club
Don't forget to join the AAA Booster Club for the 2017-2018 school year! Visit http://hgchristian.org/aaa/ to register now! Booster Club Membership will give you free admission to all home athletic events excluding any MAC (Conference) tournament and NCISAA (state) tournament games.

Sign Up for Remind Notifications
Notifications about athletic event cancellations, changes, and reminders are sent out via text through Remind. You must sign up with Remind to receive these text notifications on your phone. To sign up with Remind, text @hgcslions to the number 81010. 



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