Fall Sports Meeting Schedule 7:00-7:30 pm –Football, Tennis, Cheerleading general meeting in the auditorium –Volleyball (gymnasium) and Cross Country (choir room AHS media center) breakout meetings with the head coaches 7:30-8:00 pm –Football (gymnasium) and Tennis (choir room) breakout meetings with the head coaches –Volleyball and Cross Country- general meeting in the auditorium

Welcome to the Annandale Parent, Student & Coach Preseason Meeting (Fall 2015) Luke MacLean, Activities Director “Go Cardinals”

Tonight’s Goals Meet/reconnect Key details Prepare

Contact Info Luke MacLean – Activities Director ( ext. 3610) Wendy Storkamp – Activities Administrative Assistant ( ext. 3100) Phone Numbers –AHS Main Office ( ) –AMS Main Office ( ) –Annandale Public Schools Health Service Office Nancy Lipinski, School District Nurse High School ( ext. 3800) Middle School ( ext. 2800) –Community Education Tiffany Grube, Community Education Director ( ) Chris Runke, Community Education Program Coordinator ( )

3 Steps to Register* *new online registration 1.MSHSL brochure and emergency information (to be completed once per year) NEW THIS YEAR: Go to “Athletics/Activities” webpage to complete online (should take about 10 minutes) 2.Pay your athletics/activity fee online NEW THIS YEAR: Pay activity fee through Parent Portal (or by bringing in check/cash to the High School Office) 3.Up-to-date physical on file (they are good for three years) 1.Up-to-date physical on file 2.MSHSL eligibility form signed and returned 3.Activity fee paid

Activities Schedules Practice Schedules –To be addressed at breakout meetings Annandale Activities Calendar (Competition Schedules) bin/client.cgi?G5genie=16&school_id=3

Schedule Changes Communication –PA announcements at school –Infinite Campus mass communication: , voice message, text message Based on info in Parent Portal –“Notify Me!” (see next slide) Questions? – call the AHS office

“Notify Me!” Annandale Activities Calendar:

@AnnandaleCards Follow Annandale Cardinals Activities –Scores/Results –Announcements/Reminders –Cancellation/Postponement Notifications –Photos –News Articles

Annandale’s Certified Athletic Trainer Jeff Vossen- Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (Buffalo Hospital): –Phone: –Fax: – Sports-related injury: –Evaluation –Management –Basic rehabilitation All varsity home events + some JV home events AHS Training Room Hours –Preseason- Tuesday and Thursday mornings –During the school year- Wednesdays from 3-5PM

ImPACT Testing Schedule ImPACT Concussion Testing –Baseline test –Available for teams and individuals at no cost Date and time: –High School Tues, Aug 11 and Thurs, Aug 13 from 12-2PM in the AHS and Thursday, August 21 st in the AHS media center computer labs media center computer labs –Middle School Wed, Sept 2 in the AMS media center computer labs (Tentative) –3:00-4:00PM

Cardinal Athletic Foundation (CAF) Booster club Goal: increase financial and volunteer support –$ 150,000+ in contributions Majority of revenue: concession sales –Goal: each parent sign up for one shift –Sign up sheet at breakout meetings Looking to get involved in CAF? –Dave Ahsenmacher ( )

Transportation All away events- transportation provided Expectation: student-athletes travel to and from events on the team bus –Exceptions: Parent/guardian  his/her own child –Must let the coach know Parent/guardian  participant other than his/her child –Parent/guardian approval from: 1.Student that plans to travel with a parent/guardian other than his/her own 2.Person that is requesting permission to transport a student that is not his/her own

Student-Athlete Academic eligibility –grade checks –“good standing” School attendance- mandatory for participation –Exception: prior approval is requested by the parent/guardian Code of conduct

You will be held accountable for the content on your social media sites: Twitter Facebook Other Social Media “Discipline yourself and others won’t need to.” -John Wooden Social Media

Channels of Communication 1.Student-athlete meets with the coach 2.Parent and student-athlete meets with the coach 3.Parent, student-athlete, coach, and AD meet

Appropriate Discussion Topics- Parents/Coach Welfare of the the student-athlete Academics Logistics — practice times, busing, etc. “What” or “How” questions

Inappropriate Discussion Topics-Parents/Coach Team selection Playing time Team strategy Other student-athletes “Why” questions

Survey Results Why do you play? Most common answer: “to have fun”

Goals of Education-Based Athletics To have fun To learn To help others succeed To improve To conduct yourself well To appreciate the opponent To do your best To learn life skills To learn from both winning and losing

Interesting Survey Survey of college students that participated in HS athletics “Worst memory from playing youth and high school sports?” –Most common response: "The ride home from games with my parents." What did your parents do that enhanced your experience during and after competition in HS athletics? –Most common response: "I love to watch you play."

Sportsmanship

“Top 3” 1)Student-athlete 2)Work hard 3)Have fun

Fall Sports Meeting Schedule 7:00-7:30 pm –Football, Tennis, Cheerleading general meeting in the auditorium –Volleyball (gymnasium) and Cross Country (choir room AHS media center) breakout meetings with the head coaches 7:30-8:00 pm –Football (gymnasium) and Tennis (choir room) breakout meetings with the head coaches –Volleyball and Tennis - general meeting in the auditorium