WINTER ATHLETIC SEASON
Officially
begins October 29th with tryouts/mandatory practices and runs through early/mid-February.
ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS
- All
students must be officially accepted and enrolled at Hickory Grove Christian
School for the 2018-2019 school year in order to participate in any athletic
activity, including workouts, tryouts, camps, games, etc.
- All
students must have a current, completed physical form on file with the Athletic
Trainer in order to participate in any athletic activity, including workouts,
tryouts, camps, games, etc. Athletic physical forms can be downloaded from the
Athletics page of the school website.
- All
students must submit the forms listed below to the coach on the first day of
tryouts. These forms will be reviewed and filed by the Athletic Trainer. All
forms are available on the Athletics page of the school website.
- The player’s fee for the 2018-2019 school
year is $95 for Middle School and JV teams and $105 for Varsity teams. Athletes
participating in multiple sports throughout the school year may be eligible for
a 50% discount for the player’s fee applied to the second and third sport once
the player’s fee for the first sport has been paid in full. The player’s fee for the spring season must be turned in to your team’s
coach before the first game/meet of the season. Any student-athlete
who has not turned in their player’s fee will not be allowed to participate in
any games until the outstanding balance has been paid.
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY
High School
Academic
Coaching is provided for students who have 2 or more D's or 1 or more F's at
the mid or end of quarter grade check. Students in Academic Coaching will
be assigned an academic coach, who will be available to meet with students at least
once per week. Students will also be required to attend SMART lunch
sessions with the teacher of each class in which they have a D or an F.
Students will be given a form with which to plan and track their own
attendance. Students who miss SMART Lunch
sessions will be given ten demerits. At the mid or end of quarter grade
check, grades will be reviewed to determine if a student needs to remain in
Academic Coaching.
Grades
will be checked according to the following schedule:
Grade Check
|
Date
|
Mid Quarter
|
9/10/18
|
End of Quarter
|
10/15/18
|
Mid Quarter
|
11/13/18
|
End of Semester/Final
Grade
|
1/2/19
|
Mid Quarter
|
2/12/19
|
End of Quarter
|
3/19/19
|
Mid of Quarter
|
4/22/19
|
End of Semester/Final
Grade
|
5/24/19
|
Athletic
Eligibility
Any student athlete who is placed into the Academic
Coaching program will fall into one of these three categories:
Category
|
Grade
Qualifications
|
Action
|
On
Athletic Probation
|
2 or more
D’s or 1 or more F’s
|
Required to meet weekly with assigned academic coach
Required to attend SMART lunch sessions with the teacher of
each class in which they have a D or an F
Able to practice and play in games
|
Released
from Athletic Probation
|
Fewer
than 2 D’s and no F’s
|
Released from academic coaching
|
Athletically
Ineligible
|
On
Athletic Probation for consecutive grade checks
|
Required to meet weekly with assigned academic coach
Required to attend SMART lunch sessions with the teacher of
each class in which they have a D or an F
Cannot practice or play in games
|
End
of Course Policy:
Student-athletes
must pass all core classes, including any foreign language being taken, to be
eligible to participate in summer workouts and any fall sport tryout. If a
student-athlete does not pass a core class, he/she must complete remediation
with a passing grade to become eligible to participate in summer workouts and
any fall sport tryout.
Student-athletes
who do not pass a first semester core class will be athletically ineligible and
placed on academic coaching until the next grade check. He/she can become
eligible again during the second semester once released from academic coaching;
however, the athlete will be required to complete remediation for the failed
class to be eligible to participate in summer workouts and any fall sport
tryout the following school year.
Middle School
Category
|
Grade Qualifications
|
On Athletic Probation
|
3 or more D’s or 1 or
more F’s
|
Released from Athletic
Probation
|
Fewer than 3 D’s and no
F’s
|
Athletically Ineligible
|
On Athletic Probation for
consecutive grade checks. Cannot practice or play until the next grade check.
|
Grade Check
|
Date
|
End of First Quarter
|
10/15/18
|
End of Second Quarter
|
1/2/19
|
End of Third Quarter
|
3/19/19
|
Final Grade
|
5/24/19
|
End of Year Policy:
Student-athletes must pass all core classes to
be eligible to participate in summer workouts and any fall sport tryout. If a student-athlete does not
pass a core class, he/she must complete remediation with a passing grade to
become eligible to participate in summer workouts and any fall sport tryout.
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
A concussion is an injury to the
brain caused by a direct or indirect blow to the head. It results in your brain
not working as it should. It may or may not cause you to black out or pass out.
It can happen to you from a fall, a hit to the head, or a hit to the body that
causes your head and your brain to move quickly back and forth.
Signs and symptoms of a concussion
may include but are not limited to:
- Loss
of consciousness or unresponsiveness
- Seizure
or convulsive activity
- Balance
problems/unsteadiness
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Nausea
- Sensitivity
to noise or light
- Emotional
instability (abnormal laughing, crying, anger)
- Irritability
- Confusion
- Difficulty
concentrating
- Vision
problems
- Sleeping
more/less than usual
- Tiredness
The Return-to-Play Protocol must be
followed before any student-athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion may
continue in athletic participation:
- Any
student-athlete suspected of having a concussion MUST see a doctor following
the injury.
- Once
the student-athlete has been cleared by a doctor, he/she can begin the 5 stages
of the Return-to-Play Protocol with the Athletic Trainer.
- The
Athletic Trainer must clear the student following the completion of the
Return-to-Play Protocol before the student-athlete may continue participating
in school athletics.
BSN TEAM SHOPS
Each team
will set up a “team shop” through BSN Sports (www.bsnteamsports.com) for
parents to order required and/or optional items and team gear for their student
athletes. Coaches will give out specific information about their team’s online
shop at the beginning of the season. Please be sure to place all orders by the
designated deadline. Once the team shop closes, additional orders may not be placed.
Please keep in mind that sales on any items with team logos are final, and BSN
will not exchange or refund these items. Although available items are selected
by coaches, the team shops are managed entirely by BSN Sports.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
- Join the AAA Booster Club to support Academics, Arts,
and Athletics at HGCS. AAA Booster Club members will receive free admission to
all home athletic events (excluding MAC and NCISAA Tournament games). Join
online at www.hgchristian.org/AAA.
- Volunteer to help out with admissions and/or
concessions at any of our athletic events. The link to an online sign-up sheet
for volunteers will be emailed out as we get closer to the fall season.
- Volunteer to keep score or be an announcer at the
games throughout the season.
- Be a Team Parent! The Team Parent can help out the
coach by organizing team snacks, communicating with other parents, planning
team events, etc. Even if you are not able to take the lead as the Team Parent,
you can still support your child’s team by helping out when you are able.
- Pray for your child, the team, and the coach!
ATHLETIC INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
- Website: www.hgchristian.org/athletics
- Google Calendar: www.hgchristian.org/athletics/schedules
(click “+GoogleCalendar” to add the schedule to your personal calendar)
- Hickory Grove Christian School App (iPhone &
Android)
- Remind: Text @HGCSLions to 81010 to receive text
messages regarding game changes/cancellations, upcoming events, deadline
reminders, etc.
- Facebook: Like the HG Christian School Athletics page
- Twitter: Follow @HGCSAthletics
- Weekly Announcements: HGCS Athletic Announcements blog
(hgcsathletics.blogspot.com)
– An email with links to all announcement blogs for the school will be sent out
each Monday. Subscribe to the blog by email to receive new posts directly in
your inbox.
WINTER SPORTS TRYOUTS
VARSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL:
Monday, October 29th, 2:45-4:30pm, Gym C
Tuesday, October 30th, 2:45-5:00pm, Gym B
JV Boys’ Basketball:
Monday, October 29th, 2:45-4:30pm, Gym C
Tuesday, October 30th, 2:45-5:00pm, Gym B
MS Boys’ Basketball:
Tuesday, October 30th, 2:40-4:30pm, Gym C
Thursday, November 1st, 2:40-4:30pm, Gym C (1st
Cut)
Friday, November 2nd, 2:40-4:30pm, Gym C (Final
Cut)
Varsity Women’s Basketball:
Monday, October 29th, 2:45-4:30pm, Gym A
Tuesday, October 30th, 4:15-6:00pm, Gym A
MS Girls’ Basketball:
Tuesday, October 30th, 2:45-4:15pm, Gym A
Thursday, November 1st, 2:45-4:15pm, Gym A
Friday,
November 2nd, 2:45-4:15pm, Gym A
VARSITY SWIMMING:
Monday, October 29th, 3:00-4:30pm, Simmons YMCA (7th-12th
grades)
Tuesday, October 30th, 3:00-4:30pm, Simmons YMCA
(7th-12th grades)
Thursday, November 1st, 3:00-4:30pm, Simmons YMCA
(9th-12th grades only)
*7th and 8th grade students must attend
tryouts on Monday and Tuesday.
*9th-12th grade students must sign up
for two of the three tryout days with Coach Anderson.
VARSITY CHEERLEADING:
Tuesday, October 30th, 4:00-5:30pm, Event Center
Thursday, November 1st, 4:00-5:30pm, Event Center
Friday, November 2nd, 4:00-5:30pm, Event Center
*Study Hall for cheer will be held in room 3217 from 2:30 to 4:00 each day before tryouts.
MS CHEERLEADING:
Monday, October 29th, 2:45-4:00pm, Room 4106
(Aerobics Room)
