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SHS encourages all students to participate in athletics. The three levels ofcompetition afford an opportunity to meet the needs of each individual athlete.Every student will be placed on a team; there will be no cuts. All efforts will bemade to keep the size of the team at a manageable level.TEAM SELECTIONWithin each division, SHS may have one or several teams depending on thenumber of students who participate.Team selection is based on four factors:• 2-3 practices (try-outs) before the start of the season.• Performance in physical education class in relation to that particular sport.• Performance on teams in previous years.• Outside camp/league experience.The Athletic Director, the physical education teacher, and the individualcoaches select players jointly. This selection process is also described in thesections for each individual sport. Teams may be created either by single gradelevel or by mixed grade levels. While grade level teams obviously provideopportunities to strengthen relationships among peers, mixed grade level teamsprovide a greater degree of interaction between players of different grades as wellas building strong friendships outside one’s own class. It also provides a strongcooperative learning experience. It is up to the Athletic Directors to decidewhich option best fits each group of athletes and an explanation of the reasonsfor the team selection will be given to players and parents at the beginning ofthe season.Boys Flag FootballVarsity: In most years the league provides for an A and B division. The VarsityA team will be made up of the top 12-14 athletes in grades 7-8 athletes whohave demonstrated a high level of skill and performance. The remainingathletes will comprise the Varsity B team. We will usually have one Varsity Bteam consisting of 16-24 players.Junior Varsity: The Junior Varsity provides for a JV-A and JV-B Division.There is an all-5th grade team to compete in the JV-B division, and an all-6thgrade team to compete in the JV-A division.Girls SoftballVarsity: The Varsity A team consists of the top 10-14 athletes in the 7-8 gradewho have demonstrated a high level of skill and performance. The remainingathletes will comprise the Varsity B team.Junior Varsity: The league provides for a JV-A and JV-B division. The JV-Adivision will be 6th graders, and the JV-B will be 5th graders. If there areenough girls, we will field two teams for each division and the teams will bedivided evenly.Boys/Girls BasketballVarsity: The league provides for both a Varsity A and Varsity B divisions. TheAthletic Director and the coaching staff will choose the top 8-10 athletes ingrades 7-8 who have demonstrated a high level of skill and performance to formthe Varsity A team. The remaining players will be divided as evenly as possibleto form as many Varsity B teams as necessary. Try-outs will be held in mid-October for the boys and mid-November for the girls. Serious considerationis given to team chemistry, players’ positions, as well as preparation for thefollowing year’s teams. The Athletic Directors and the coaches involved willmake these final decisions, and will communicate these decisions to the playersand their parents.Note: The boys’ Varsity A season runs from mid-October through the end ofJanuary, and there are a number of tournaments along with the league schedule.The team is entered in the St. Nicholas Tournament in January, which requiresthe players to house a member of one of the visiting teams for the weekend.Note: The girls’ Varsity A team will play in additional tournaments beyondleague play.Junior Varsity: The league provides for Junior Varsity A, B, and C divisions.The top 8-10 athletes from grades 5-6 who have demonstrated a high level ofskill and performance will be chosen to form the JVA team. The remainingfifth and sixth graders will be chosen to form the teams to represent the Bdivision. The fourth graders will be divided as evenly as possible to form asmany teams as needed to represent the C division.Boys/Girls SoccerVarsity: The league sponsors A and B divisions in soccer. The Athletic Directorand the coaching staff will choose the top 12-15 student athletes in grades7-8 who have demonstrated a high level of skill and performance to form theVarsity A team. The remainder of the players will play on the B team. If thereare enough players to sponsor two B teams, they will be divided equally.Junior Varsity: The Athletic Director and the coaching staff will choose thetop 12-15 student athletes who have demonstrated a high level of skill and50 51
performance to form the Varsity A team. The remainder of the players will playon the B team. If there are enough players to sponsor two B teams, they will bedivided evenly.Note: Because soccer requires an 11-player squad, it can be necessary to createteams that have as many as 18-22 players. When this occurs the coaches will dotheir best to give all players as much playing time as possible.Boys BaseballVarsity: The league usually sponsors only an A division, so one Varsity divisionis created. The Athletic Director and the coaching staff will choose the top11-13 student athletes in grades 7-8 who have demonstrated a high level ofskill and performance to play on the Varsity A-1 team. The remainder of theplayers will play on the Varsity A-2 team, which gives those players - whomight otherwise have limited playing time - a chance to play significantly moreinnings and thus improve their skills.Junior Varsity: The league sponsors A and B divisions at this level. TheAthletic Director and the coaching staff will choose the top 11-13 players whohave demonstrated a high level of skill and performance to play on the A team,and the remainder of the players are divided as evenly as possible to play on theB teams.Girls VolleyballVarsity: The girls will have one Varsity A team. This team usually consists ofthe top 7-9 student athletes in grades 7-8. The Varsity B level will consist ofas many as 5 teams (we keep the team numbers down to 7-9 on a team.) Theremaining players will be divided up as evenly as possible.Junior Varsity: The Athletic Director and the coaching staff will choose thetop 7-9 student athletes in grade 6 who have demonstrated a high level of skilland performance to play on the JV-A team. The remainder of the sixth graderswill play in the all-6th grade JV-B North division, and the fifth graders willparticipate in the JV-B South division. Teams in both divisions will be dividedevenly to form as many teams as needed.Coed TennisThe tennis team is open to boys and girls in grades 4-8. Players participate in aninitial tryout to determine level of ability. They are placed on either the JuniorVarsity or Varsity Teams. Fourth and fifth graders are eligible to play on theVarsity depending on their ability. The league plays four singles and five doublesper match plus some practice matches. Usually 20 players play per match.Matches are played during the week, but not all players participate in everymatch. The coaches determine the lineups before each match.NOTE: During the spring sports male athletes must choose between baseballor tennis and female athletes between volleyball or tennis. No athlete may playtwo spring sports. Students may, however, participate in the water polo leagueand play tennis or baseball or volleyball.Coed Water PoloFor student athletes in grades 6-8, there will be a six-week program gearedtowards players of all levels. The practice and time commitment are designedto permit students to participate in water polo and the spring sport. The seasonwill last six weeks with two practices a week and three Saturday tournaments.GAMES AND PRACTICESPE teachers conduct sign-ups prior to the beginning of that sport. Sign-upsfor the fall sports will be done before the school is dismissed in June, and newfamilies will receive information in the June mailing. Signing up for a sport atSHS means that the students, as well as their parents, have made a commitmentto that sport and are expected to make every effort possible to fulfill the teamobligations. Game schedules will be provided for the students and parentsimmediately upon completion by the league. All efforts will be made toadhere to these schedules, but due to the number of teams and gym/fieldavailability schedule changes may be necessary. Additional practice games andtournaments may be added to the schedule. Coaches will make every effort toadhere to these schedules. If a coach is sick or has an unexpected emergency, allefforts will be made to get a substitute coach for that day. If games or practicesare affected by weather conditions, parents may call the athletic directors after1:00 p.m. to find out if events are canceled.COMMITMENTWhen a student joins a team, he/she has the responsibility to his/her teammatesand to the school to play that sport for the entire season. Quitting a teamfor reasons other than serious academic difficulty or medical complications isunacceptable and very disruptive to the team. Players who miss an excessivenumber of games or practices or who have discipline problems may be subjectto removal from the team. The students are expected to see their coaches orthe appropriate Athletic Director before missing a practice or game; telling afriend is not acceptable. A student who does not attend a game and has notgiven prior notice immediately will be suspended for one game (unless illnessor family emergency precluded him/her from doing so). Failure to attend a52 53
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