Ams incoming 7th grade athletics meeting August 18, 2016 Ams Boys Coordinator- Jon Allen Ryan Hopkins Greg McCarthy Daniel Wager Landry Mullins Jacob Herbold

Non Sport Particpants will be in offseason Sports Offered at AMS Football Basketball Track Cross Country Non Sport Particpants will be in offseason

Practice 7th Grade – We are on the field at 7AM. Please have your child here by 6:35 AM. A coach will be here at 6:15 AM to open the door. We will not have AM practice on Wednesdays, once the season begins.

Practice will be after school Practice will end at 5:40 PM. 8th grade – Practice will be after school Practice will end at 5:40 PM. Shuttle bus @ 6:00 PM. NO PRACTICES ON FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL

Equipment/Locker Rooms General- All students will receive an AMS issued workout shirt and shorts. Football- All Equipment issued except for cleats (Personal equipment needs to be check by Andy Rankin- Head Athletic Trainer) Basketball- After Tryout, All equipment except shoes will be issued Track- All Equipment except spikes/shoes will be issued Locker Rooms- All Students will receive a locker to lock all of their belonging during practice. Anything issued to them that becomes lost will need to be replaced by that student.

SHOWERS Students must take a shower before they go to class. We wash all athletic clothes here at AMS. Personal clothes (towels) need to be washed at home, frequently. We will open the locker room at 4:15 each day so that 7th grade can get their stuff out to take home.

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PARENTS Expectations Be supportive! Be encouraging! Support! No profanity!! Remember we can’t hear you, but your child can pick you out of 100 fans screaming at him! Be encouraging! No matter how the game turns out, 99% of the players will forget about the game 20 minutes after it is over. Don’t keep bringing up their mistakes! Find something positive they did and focus on that.

Expectations Coaches Office #: 817-408-4820 Questions – after the games and during practice is not the time to talk about questions or concerns. Please make an appointment with the coach during his conference or with me, Coach Allen, and we will be more than happy to accommodate you. All coaches’ phone numbers, emails and conference times are on the AMS website. Coaches Office #: 817-408-4820

Other After practices/Games We please ask that you pick your child up as soon as the practice/games are over. Our coaches all have families to get home to. Out of town games: you are allowed to take your child home and only your child. There is a sign out sheet and we ask that you respectfully sign it so we can ensure that all athletes are accounted for. ** It is now district policy that, even with parent personal note or phone call you cannot take another child home. They must ride the bus back to AMS. **

Injuries If an Athlete gets an injury, we prefer that that athlete and family make an appointment to see Andy Rankin our Head Athletic Trainer at the high school. If the injury is more severe (ex. Broken Bones) Then we can bypass that appointment and go straight to the hospital. Andy Rankin Boys Athletic Trainer (817) 408-4645 andy.rankin@granburyisd.org Connie Rhodes Girls Athletic Trainer (817) 408-4655 connie.rhodes@granburyisd.org

HAIR: We will be compliant with the GISD Athletic hand book THE LITTLE STUFF HAIR: We will be compliant with the GISD Athletic hand book We want our Athletes to represent themselves, their school and their family Hair will be cut above the eyebrows, off the ears and collar.

THE LITTLE STUFF Keeping up with equipment/lockers Your child is responsible for making sure his Locker is secure every time he/she leaves for practice or home. Anything lost or stolen will be his responsibility and payment for items from AMS will be paid for before he/she is reissued equipment.

Home & Away Games Booster Club –Angie Grizzell, Jennifer Opperman THE LITTLE STUFF Game day procedures (food policy) Home & Away Games Booster Club –Angie Grizzell, Jennifer Opperman AMS T-shirts

7th Grade @ 7:00 AM 8th Grade @ 3:50 PM THE LITTLE STUFF Pictures - Thursday, September 15 7th Grade @ 7:00 AM 8th Grade @ 3:50 PM Packets will be sent home the Monday prior to picture day.

Team placement – Purple, Gold, White. THE LITTLE STUFF Team placement – Purple, Gold, White. Coaches will work together to place your child in the best possible position to be successful. Chain of Command AMS Boys Coaches AMS BOYS COORDINATOR Campus Administration Athletic Director

See jennifer Oppermann for T- Shirts - $20 T-Shirts/ Meals See jennifer Oppermann for T- Shirts - $20 Meals for football season - $28

Please email Coach Allen @ jon.allen@granburyisd.org Questions? Please email Coach Allen @ jon.allen@granburyisd.org Call coaches office at 817-408-4820