2. B.L. Gray Tennis Welcome Slackers!!!!!

3. Join Mr. Neeley’s Class Remind Get the free Remind app and join @24e54 To join send a text to 956-287-3990 with this message @24e54 Email 24e54@mail.remind.com24e54@mail.remind.com

4. TRYOUTS STUDENTS WILL BE RATED ON THEIR FOREHAND AND BACKHAND EXPERTISE. ALL PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN ON EACH SKILL. EACH PLAYER WILL BE RATED BETWEEN 1 AND 10 WITH 10 BEING HIGH. A TOTAL OF 36 PLAYERS WILL BE CHOSEN TO PLAY FOR EACH TEAM. NO PLAYER CAN TRYOUT UNLESS THEY HAVE A PHYICAL. PHYSICALS MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY THE 29 TH

5. 2014 Tennis Season 10-18-2014- Sharyland Open 11-08-2014- PSJA Tournament 11-15-2015- STTCA Tournament 12-13-2014- Alamo Tournament 01-24-2015- McAllen Tournament 02-07-2015- District Tournament

6. B.L. GRAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE 8th Grade-7:15AM - 8:30 AM -Monday through Friday 7th Grade - 3:04 PM - 5:00 PM Monday through Thursday 3:04 PM- 3:56 PM Friday

7. Tournament Notes STUDENTS SHOULD REPORT TO THE B.L. GRAY TENNIS COURTS BY 6:45 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT THE BUS WILL LEAVE AT 7:00 A.M. ALL MATCHES WILL START AT 8:00 A.M. AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 4:00 PM. IF A STUDENT IS LATE FOR THE BUS, THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY. PARENTS SHOULD AVOID PICKING UP THEIR CHILDREN UP AT ANY OF THE TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE SITES DURING THE TOURNAMENT. IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ARISE, PARENTS SHOULD CHECK WITH COACH GUITEREZ SO SHE CAN PLACE THEIR NAME ON A MASTER LIST. PARENTS MAY AGONIZE DURING THE MATCHES, BUT THEY MAY NOT COACH. THIS LOFTY CHORE BELONGS TO THE COACH NEELEY AND HIS COMIC SIDEKICK COACH GUITERREZ. PHONE NUMBER: COACH NEELEY- 956-292-9032 * ONLY TENNIS QUESTIONS PLEASE COACH GUITEREZ- 956-607-8370 * ANY QUESTION ANYTIME 24, 7

8. B.L. GRAY HISTORY Year7th Grade Boys7th Grade Girls8th Grade Boys8th Grade Girls 1994-1995District Champs 1995-1996District Champs 1996-1997District Champs 1997-1998District Champs 1998-1999District Champs 1999-2000District Champs 2000-2001District Champs 2001-2002District Champs 2002-2003District Champs 2003-2004District Champs

9. B.L. Gray History Year7th Grade Boys7th Grade Girls8th Grade Boys8th Grade Girls 2004-2005District Champs 2005-2006District Champs 2006-2007District Champs2nd PlaceDistrict Champs 2007-2008District Champs 2nd Place 2008-2009District Champs 2009-2010District Champs 2010-2011District Champs 2011-2012District Champs 2 nd PlaceDistrict Champs 2012-2013District Champs 2013-2014District Champs

10. Mr. Neeley’s Schedule PeriodTimeSubject 1st 7:15-8:538th Grade Tennis 2nd 8:56-9:48American History 3rd 9:51-10:43American History PRE-AP 4th 10:46-11:38American History PRE_AP 5th 11:41-12:33Conference 6th 12:36-1:11Lunch 7th 1:14-2:06Reading Academy 8th 209-3:01American History 9th 3:04-3:56American History PRE-AP

11. No Trash Talking

12. No Throwing Racquets

13. Call Good Lines

14. Follow Proceedures!!!! Get to your designated court quickly or you will run. Get a hopper for your group or you will run. Start working on your serve until Mr. Neeley or Coach Guiterrez gives you further instructions or you will run. Always dress out or you will run!!! Only Tennis shoes are allowed on the B.L. Gray Courts. If you can’t play because of injury, please bring a note and dress out; always dress out. Never give you locker combination to anyone. Lock your lockers before you come to the courts Do not share a locker. Do not leave your tennis racquets or other valuables unattended.

15. Follow Proceedures!!!! Do not be the last the person on the court or you will run!!! Do not play with tennis balls while you are at the post. If you do you will run Do not walk across a court if they are in the middle of a point. If you do, you will run. If you take lessons, have your coach concentrate on you serve When you pick up balls, remember to do it as fast as you can or you will run. Do not complain about who you are playing with. Sometimes you will play good players, sometimes bad players, sometimes average players, and sometimes if your lucky, even legendary players like Mr. Neeley. Do not boo other players or applaud when they make a mistake.

16. A Taste of B.L. Gray!!!!

17. Let’s Play!!!!!