1. Sports Informational Night

2. VISION/GOAL
Good, Better, Best…

3. Introductions Winter Coaches: Ben Brown—Principal
Scott Laman—Athletic Director
Kristin Henley- Athletic Secretary
Winter Coaches:
Cheer: Casey Farmer, Meghan Lester
7th Football: Jay Zurlindin, Jim Breech, Scotty Johnson
8th Football: Ken Jones, Russ Turner
Volleyball: Kyleigh Feenstra, Jessica Lambert
Cross Country: Frank Willis, Mike McManus
Golf: Eric Numbers
Girls Tennis: Sheri Frey

4. Coaching Qualifications
In order to be board approved, coaches have to complete the following steps:
Apply for a Ohio Pupil Activity Permit (3-5 years)
Fundamentals of Coaching Class
First Aid, Health, and Safety for Coaches Class
Concussions in Sports Class
CPR
Cardiac Arrest
FBI/BCI Background Check and Fingerprinting

5. Trainer
Carlee Shafer- We encourage you to see her first before going to the doctor
Contact information can be acquired from Coaches!

6. Paperwork
All Paperwork on Final forms must be completed before a student will be permitted to participate
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IS NEW!!!

7. Communication 24 Hour Period for Problems
Ways to know about changes due to weather or other last minute things:
Ridge Athletics Website
from Coaches
Remind App- Remind 101
Coaches should NOT text students directly
Want to see pictures of what’s going on here at Ridge?

8. Social Media
Social media can result in discipline handed down by administration!
Twitter, Snap chat, facebook, etc….- USE IT APROPRAITELY OR CONSEQUECES WILL FOLLOW!!!

9. Eligibility Students are expected to maintain good grades.
Eligibility will be run electronically and checked by Mrs. Conley or myself each Monday.
According to the OHSAA, any student that is not passing FIVE classes will be ineligible for any and all games the entire week.
End of 9 weeks- not passing 5 classes- YOU ARE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY SPORTS FOLLOWING 9 WEEKS!!
Some coaches will bench an athlete with one F; it is at the coach’s discretion.
NOTE: FIRST 3 WEEKS OF THE 9 WEEKS
IS A GRACE PERIOD FOR WEEKLY CHECKS!

10. Grades get you Scholarships!!
MAGIC NUMBER- 2.5 GPA and 25 on ACT can allow you to start getting looked at.
Around a 3.0 GPA- you have about 50% of schools you can attend!
Minimum- NCAA Division 1 and 2 have a 2.3 minimum GPA and the NAIA is 2.0 GPA
GRADES MATTER- SOME OF YOU WILL TAKE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT CLASSES!!!

11. Participation Fees
Participation fees for the 2019 school year are $150.
Family Cap- $400, $600, $800 (pending # kids)
You may pay on EZPay with a credit card or pay with cash, check, or money order to the front office.
Checks- Make payable to Lakota Ridge Atheltics
Central Office will be invoicing payments this year- cut in fees results in a lot of credits!
They are due by first game or you don’t play!!

12. Daily Attendance
An athlete must attend school at least one half of the regular school day to be eligible to practice or compete interscholastically.
This would mean you need to be at school by 10:45 AM to go to practice or a game.
If you are too ill to come to school, you are too ill to participate in athletics that day.

13. Game Transportation
Transportation to all away games will be provided by the school.
In most cases, athletes will stay after school and report to the cafeteria. Athletes will have a snack provided by the team and wait for their transportaion to arrive around 3:30 PM.
Transportation is DROP ONLY. Transportation will NOT be provided back from the away contests.
- This includes football this year!!- Too much money going away!!

14. Practice Transportation
Students that are participating in golf, cross country, and tennis will be provided a shuttle to their practice locations.
The bus will be parked outside at 2:00 PM and will transport them to practice.
Parents will need to pick them up from those practice locations.

15. Practice and Game Pick up!
Parents are expected to pick up their child no later than 15 minutes after the conclusion of practice or games!
Coaches are not available, nor paid to supervise after these times!
Students- must be in cafeteria or coaches room after school- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Roaming the halls will NOT be permitted!

16. Fundraising T-Shirts Concessions Fundraising
$20. Gets students in FREE to home games!
Concessions
Concessions are sold at all home football, volleyball, and basketball games.
Fundraising
Working on coming up with something BIG!!

17. Athletic Pictures August 23rd- After School
Picture Forms will be handed out by Coaches!

18. Questions? Questions for the General good of all??
Individual Questions- See me in the cafeteria!!

19. Breakout Sessions Football- Gym CC- Café Volleyball- Band Room
Golf- Mr. Numbers Room 107
Tennis- Good to go!
Cheer- Good to go!