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HALF HOLLOW HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS

6^TH GRADE ORIENTATION

DEBRA FERRY –

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

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THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS PHILOSOPHY

THE MISSION OF THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS DISTRICT ATHLETIC PROGRAM IS TO FOSTER THE QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE BY CREATING AN EDUCATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF SPORTSMANSHIP. WE STRIVE TO DEVELOP AND REALIZE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM POTENTIAL BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE, CHARACTER, CIVILITY AND CITIZENSHIP.

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ATHLETIC FRAMEWORK

Competence	Character	Civility	Citizenship
SKILL DEVELOPMENT	RESPONSIBILITY	RESPECT	LOYALTY
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME	ACCOUNTABILITY	FAIRNESS	COMMITMENT
FITNESS/CONDITIONING	DEDICATION	CARING	TEAMWORK
HEALTHY BEHAVIORS	TRUSTWORTHINESS		ROLE-MODELING
STRATEGIES	SELF-CONTROL

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ACADEMICS

ACADEMICS COMES BEFORE ANY SPORT TEAM

CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL TO GET AN EDUCATION

ATHLETICS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM

ATHLETICS IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. IF A STUDENT IS NOT PERFORMING TO THEIR ABILITY IN THE CLASSROOM, HE/SHE WILL JEOPARDIZE THEIR SEASON

WE ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP WELL ROUNDED STUDENT – ATHLETES

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STUDENT- ATHLETE RESPONSIBILITIES

BULLYING -BEING A GOOD TEAM MEMBER
SCHOOL BEHAVIOR
LOCKER ROOM RESPONSIBILITIES
MAINTAIN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING
ALL ISSUED EQUIPMENT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATHLETE. ANY LOST UNIFORM OR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THEIR EXPENSE – INDEBTED LIST
ATTEND ALL PRACTICES AND GAMES. INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS IS NOT INTRAMURALS

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SOCIAL MEDIA ~ WHAT IS YOUR CHILD USING? DO YOU KNOW?

72% OF TEENS REPORT BEING CYBERBULLIED IN THE LAST YEAR
4/5 TEENS SLEEP WITH PHONE WITHIN REACH
TEENS AVERAGE ONLY 42 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A DAY
94% OF PARENTS SAY THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT APPROPRIATE/INAPPROPRIATE ONLINE BEHAVIOR
Youtube ~ SnapCHAT ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ twitter ~ WhatsApp ~ pinterest ~ vine ~ Tumblr ~ oovoo ~ KIK ~Telegram ~ASKfm ~

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SPORTSMANSHIP

SPORTSMANSHIP INVOLVES APPROPRIATE RESPECT TOWARDS COACHES, FELLOW PLAYERS, OPPONENTS, OFFICIALS AND SPECTATORS. DISREGARD FOR THIS WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
HERE AT HALF HOLLOW HILLS OUR ATHLETES ARE TAUGHT TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH CLASS AND DIGNITY.
SPECTATOR SPORTSMANSHIP – CHEER FOR HHH NOT AGAINST THE OPPONENT

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TIPS TO MAKE ATHLETICS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CHILD

BE A CHEERLEADER, NOT A COACH. RESIST THE POST-GAME ANALYSIS. “PARENTAL PRAISE OPENS THE DOORS OF COMMUNICATION AND MOTIVATES…. CRITICISM CAN DO THE OPPOSITE.”
MULTI-SPORT PLAY HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO REDUCE BURNOUT AND OVERUSE INJURIES.

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“EARLY SPECIALIZATION”

STUDIES OF COLLEGE-LEVEL AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM PLAYED MULTIPLE SPORTS GROWING UP AND DID NOT SPECIALIZE EARLY
RESEARCH SHOWS THERE ARE PHYSICAL RISKS INVOLVED WITH SPECIALIZATION.
70% OF YOUNG ATHLETES DROP OUT OF SPORTS BEFORE THEY ARE 13. THEY CITE PRESSURE AS THE MOST OVERRIDING REASON.

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REALITY OF ATHLETICS

ONLY 2% OF GRADUATING SENIORS NATIONWIDE RECEIVE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS.
1% OF THOSE 2% ATHLETES MENTIONED ABOVE GO ON TO PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
IF ATHLETICS PROVIDES FOR YOUR SON/ DAUGHTER AN ENTRANCE INTO AN INSTITUTION THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE NORMALLY QUALIFIED FOR…… …… IT SERVED THEM WELL.

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CANDLEWOOD AND WEST HOLLOW ATHLETICS

FALL

START DATE:

SEPT. 6th

Field Hockey 7/8 Grade (one team)
Football ⅞ (one team)
Boys Soccer ~ 2 (7th grade & an 8th grade)
Girls Soccer ~ 2 2 (7th grade & an 8th grade)
X-Country B/G 7/8 (one team)

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CANDLEWOOD AND WEST HOLLOW ATHLETICS

EARLY WINTER START DATE: NOV. 7^TH

WINTER

LATE WINTER START DATE: JAN. 18th

Early Winter Sports

Boys Basketball (7th & 8th Grade Teams)
Girls Volleyball (7th & 8th Grade Teams)

Late Winter Sports

Girls Basketball (7th & 8th Grade Team)
Wrestling ⅞ Grade (one team)
Boys Volleyball 7/8^th Grade (one team)

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CANDLEWOOD AND WEST HOLLOW ATHLETICS

SPRING

SPRING START DATE: MARCH 28^TH

Spring Sport

Baseball 2 (2 teams of equal strength)
Lacrosse 7/8^th Grade Boys
Lacrosse 7/8^th Grade Girls
Softball 7/8^th Grade
Spring 7/8^th Grade Boys Track
Spring 7/8^th Grade Girls Track
Swim & Dive 7/8^th Grade Boys and Girls @ HSW