Harker Lower School

AthleticsFall Sports

Parent Meeting

LS/MS Athletics Administration

Theresa Smith, LS/MS Athletic Director (BLD) Email: theresas@harker.org

Karriem Stinson, Assistant LS/MS Athletic Director (BKN) Email: karriems@harker.org

Brighid Wood, Assistant to the Athletic Directors (BLD)

Email: brighidw@staff.harker.org

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 emailed 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 email signature of

Theresa Smith, Lower School and Middle School Athletics Director

Weekly email comes out on Thursday’s for the following week’s activities

Reminder emails 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: 1st: Student communicates with Coach

2nd: Parent communicates with Coach

3rd: 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 (5th Grade)

Coaches:

Mike Delfino

Tobias Wade

Kristian Tiopo

Intramural Flag Football (4th 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 (6th/5th/4th Grade)

Coaches:

Vanessa Rios

Maria Maldonado

Intramural Girls Softball (4th Grade) Coaches:

Karriem Stinson

Thank you for coming!GO EAGLES!!