LAKEWOOD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT �PRE-SEASON MEETING

Lakewood Athletic Department Vision Statement

Our vision is to create an athletic program, K-12, that embodies the viewpoints of ALL stakeholders; coaches, administrators, district personnel, athletes, parents, and community members.

Build Character

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Win Championships

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LAKEWOOD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT �PRE-SEASON MEETING

Rob Slone

District Director of Athletics

rob.slone@lakewoodcityschools.org

216-529-4034

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HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

CONTACT INFORMATION

Rob Slone

District Director of Athletics

rob.slone@lakewoodcityschools.org

Joy Morgan

High School Principal

joy.morgan@lakewoodcityschools.org

April Patton

Garfield Middle School Principal

april.patton@lakewoodcityschools.org

Christopher Plush

Harding Middle School Principal

christopher.plush@lakewoodcityschools.org

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Shelly Jones

Athletic Trainer

JONESS142@ccf.org

Megan Fenko

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

megan.fenko@lakewoodcityschools.org

FALL HEAD COACH

INTRODUCTIONS

HIGH SCHOOL

Cheerleading Stephanie Ricottone

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Football Michael Polevacik

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Girls Tennis Lucy Finnegan

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Boys Soccer Andrew Toth

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Girls Soccer John Stalzer

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Volleyball Terry Spilker

Boys Cross Country Charles Moore

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Girls Cross Country Adam Swiat

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Golf Derek Smith

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Cheerleading Grace Gregory

Nicole Schultz

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Football Dennis Rodgers

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Volleyball

Garfield 7th Lilly Germaine

Garfield 8th Ava Andjeski

Harding 7th Miranda Bush

Harding 8th McKenna Mullenax

Cross Country Danielle Hammond

WINTER HEAD COACH

INTRODUCTIONS

HIGH SCHOOL

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Cheerleading Maura Flynn

Basketball - Boys Alex Cammock

Basketball - Girls Julie Work

Hockey Andy Senkovich

Boys Swimming Patricia Portik

Girls Swimming Sean O’Connor

Boys Bowling Don Murrey

Girls Bowling Derek Smith

Boys Wrestling Kevin Claridy

Girls Wrestling Russ Germaine

Boys Indoor Track Charles Moore

Girls Indoor Track Stephanie Toole

Gymnastics Tom Glunt

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Cheerleading Nicole Schultz

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Basketball - Boys

Garfield 7th Brayden Volcansek

Garfield 8th Alex Bransteter

Harding 7th Logan Swift

Harding 8th Jacob Sala

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Basketball - Girls

Middle 7th Brayden Volcansek

Middle 8th Maureen Dowell

Middle (Gold) Lilly Germaine

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Wrestling

Middle 7th/8th Darryl Schroth

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SPRING HEAD COACH

INTRODUCTIONS

HIGH SCHOOL

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Baseball Grant Graves

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Softball Lucas Yousko

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Lacrosse -

Boys Mike Comiono

Girls Michelle Blauman

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Tennis - Boys Derek Smith

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Track & Field

Boys Mike Dow

Girls Stephanie Toole

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Softball Chris Shafer

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Track & Field Danielle Hammond

Tyler Marvin

Abi Sacha

Christina Auck

Ben Toole

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Why We Want Our Students

To Play Sports

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Participation in interscholastic athletics programs:

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• Compliments and enhances your school experience

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• Makes you a stronger and more well-rounded student. If a coach tells you to concentrate on that sport year round RUN from them!!

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• Fosters a sense of community and teaches lifelong lessons of hard work, discipline, teamwork as well as a strong sense of citizenship.

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• Builds lifelong friendships, confidence, resilience and leadership skills

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Expectations of a Ranger Athlete

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• Respect the Game
• Respect the Rules
• Respect our Opponents
• Respect the Coaches & Teammates
• Respect the Officials
• Respect the Fans
• Respect the Property
• Respect your Training

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• Make Friendships
• 100% Commitment
• Set & Achieve Goals
• Build Confidence, Leadership Skills & Resilience
• Learn & Improve Each Day
• Attend Events & Cheer On our Athletes
• Be Proud To Be a Ranger!

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REPRESENT your SCHOOL, your FAMILY, your COMMUNITY at the HIGHEST STANDARD

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HAVE FUN!

Schedules & Website

In order to “Subscribe” to your child’s schedule for updates and notifications of changes:

• Go to lakewoodrangerathletics.com
• Click on SPORTS
• Click on appropriate sport
• Click on “Schedule”
• Click on “SUBSCRIBE” and follow prompts

You can also click on “Sign up for Alerts” at any point on the webpage. It is located at the top of every page. Just click on it, follow prompts, and add any teams you would like to receive alerts for when changes and/or additions are made.

Tickets

CWC Price ($8.00 Adult, $6.00 Student)

Middle School ($5.00 Adult, $4.00 Student)

Season/All Year Pass Options

As of now, tickets may be purchased ONLINE or with cash at at least ONE gate per event. You can buy passes and/or single game tickets at https://www.payschoolsevents.com/events/org/lakewood-city-schools-athletics

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REQUIRED FORMS &

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The Athletic Department will NO LONGER accept paper copies of our Forms

We are very excited to announce that the Lakewood City Schools Athletic Department has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice!

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FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update. Click on the Parent Playbook (attached) to get started in FinalForms.

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If you require any support during the process, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Get Help” button in the right corner. We are asking that ALL parents of athletes use FinalForms. This includes parents of fall athletes even though the required forms to play for the season have already been turned in. FinalForms will be an invaluable tool for our department, and yourselves, moving forward.

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Please register at: https://lakewood-oh.finalforms.com/ and follow the prompts to create your account, create your student’s account, and sign your forms.

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Thank you for your assistance in streamlining our paperwork processes at Lakewood City Schools.

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REQUIRED FORMS

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Final Forms

• Located on the Ranger Athletic website - under Latest News on the Home page or on the “More” drop down.
• Students must be in Final Forms to participate in athletics.
• Parent/guardian must register and complete all forms, as well as student athlete - prior to the 1st day of practice.

Physicals Forms

• Please download (print and get filled out) & upload (scan into “Forms”) the entire physical form into FinalForms.
• If you have difficulty uploading your physical form contact Megan or myself and we can walk you through the process:

rob.slone@lakewoodcityschools.org

megan.fenko@lakewoodcityschools.org

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REQUIRED FORMS &

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Every New School Year

Since Final Forms carries data over from year to year, the majority of the “paperwork” is done for you every new school year. The one issue, and it is a big one, is that on June 1st every year, Final Forms does a hard reset, which unpopulates the teams rosters. So the first thing you need to do when you log into a new school year to begin the process is SELECT A SPORT for your child. Once you have done that, all items in RED must be tended to. For the most part that is just going back through, double checking that the information is still accurate and signing off.

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Remember, your child needs to log in and sign off on a few of the items as well which may be why some of you are still in the red.

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Ms. Fenko or myself are happy to walk you through the process at any point that you have an issue.

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REQUIRED FORMS &

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REQUIRED FORMS

FORMS

OHSAA Pre-Participation Physical Exam (must be current - valid for 13 months from date of physical exam)

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• Eligibility rules exist to help maintain competitive balance in school sports and to promote the purpose of education-based athletics.
• As a student-athlete, YOU are primarily responsible for your compliance.
• Besides OHSAA regulations, your school also has the authority to establish additional academic standards and codes of conduct.

GENERAL OHSAA ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

• There ARE exceptions to some OHSAA regulations. If you believe you qualify for an exception or if you have questions pertaining to your eligibility or about any of the regulations, please consult with your school principal or athletic administrator.
• Ask your school principal or athletic administrator to discuss any unresolved issues with the administrators in the OHSAA office who handle eligibility issues.
• You can also review all OHSAA regulations on eligibility standards by going to the OHSAA website at www.ohsaa.org.

OHSAA GENERAL ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

• In order to maintain eligibility, you must be officially enrolled in an OHSAA member school, or participating in accordance with state law, and you must have a biological and/or adoptive parent who lives in Ohio.

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• You shall not be eligible if you are competing under a false name or have provided your school with an incorrect home address.

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• You may not be eligible if you have been recruited to attend this school.

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GENERAL OHSAA ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

• All incoming seventh graders are eligible insofar as the scholarship bylaw regardless of previous academic achievement.

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• To maintain eligibility, 7^th-8^th grade students must have received passing grades in a minimum of four classes in the immediately preceding grading period.

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OHSAA 7/8 GRADE SCHOLARSHIP STANDARDS

• All incoming ninth graders must have received passing grades in a minimum of four subjects in the immediately preceding grading period. All grades must be recorded in a student’s academic record.
• To maintain eligibility, high school students must have received passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses, or the equivalent, in the immediately preceding grading period.

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OHSAA HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOLARSHIP STANDARDS

• Students taking College Credit Plus must comply with OHSAA scholarship standards.
• All students participating at an OHSAA member school via state law (home educated, non-public, community and STEM school students) shall also comply with OHSAA scholarship standards.
• Semester and yearly grades have no effect on OHSAA eligibility unless your school provides grades only at the end of a semester or school year pursuant to Board of Education policy.

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OHSAA SCHOLARSHIP STANDARDS

• If you fail to meet the scholarship standard during the last grading period of the school year, you are NOT allowed to use summer school/summer CCP courses to try to regain your eligibility for the fall.

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• If you drop a course or change your schedule, it is critically important that you contact your principal or athletic administrator to see if this affects your OHSAA eligibility. While understanding that many seniors often have enough credits to graduate, not having received passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses, or the equivalent, in the immediately preceding grading period will leave you ineligible.

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• GPA standards are a local school district decision.

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OHSAA SCHOLARSHIP STANDARDS

• At the HS level, a student may be eligible for eight semesters taken in order of attendance, regardless of whether the student participates or is even eligible to participate.
• At the 7/8 grade level, a student may be eligible for four semesters taken in order of attendance, whether the student participates or not.

OHSAA SEMESTER STANDARDS

• High school students will be ineligible whenever they turn 20 years old.

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• Seventh- and eighth-grade students who turn 15 before August 1st are also ineligible for 7^th and 8^th grade sports but MAY BE eligible to participate in high school athletics.

OHSAA AGE STANDARDS

• You will be subject to a period of ineligibility if you are a member of a school team competing on a non-school team in the same sport during your school team’s season (example: club soccer team during school’s soccer season).
• Coaches and schools cannot require that you participate in an open gym/open facility OR in a conditioning or instructional program. Violations of this regulation will result in penalties.

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OHSAA NON-SCHOOL TEAMS/PROGRAMS & OUT-OF-SEASON REGULATIONS

• There are certain restrictions regarding tryouts, practices and competitions with non-school teams before, during and after the school season.
• There are also restrictions for instruction you can receive from school coaches outside of your season in an OHSAA team sport.
• There are no restrictions for instruction you can receive from school coaches outside of your season in OHSAA individual sports of bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field and wrestling.

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OHSAA NON-SCHOOL TEAMS/PROGRAMS & OUT-OF-SEASON REGULATIONS

• You could lose your amateur status and forfeit your eligibility if you compete for money or other monetary compensation OR capitalize on your athletic fame by receiving money, merchandise or services or by entering into an agreement with a professional team or agent.
• You are also not permitted to earn money, merchandise or services of value by promoting a product on your social media platforms if those promotions are done based on your notoriety as an athlete.

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OHSAA AMATEURISM STANDARDS

• Once eligibility has been established at a member high school, a transfer to a different high school may mean you will lose eligibility for interscholastic athletics for a period of time at your new school (50% of season and OHSAA tournament)
• This regulation has several exceptions, most of which require a ruling from the OHSAA Executive Director’s Office.

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OHSAA TRANSFER STANDARDS

• You are not permitted to try and influence a student to transfer to your school to play with you. Likewise, your coaches are not allowed to recruit students to enroll at your school for athletic purposes.
• An attempt to recruit a student to attend your school, or if you were recruited to attend this school, could make you subject to a period of ineligibility and could also cause penalties to the school.

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OHSAA RECRUITING STANDARDS

YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Before the season’s first practice (or prior to your first participation should you join the team after the season has started), you must have had a physical examination within the past 13 months AND an examination clearance form must be on file at the school.

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• Physical examinations are valid for 13 months from the date of the exam. Exams taking place from May 1 to June 1 are valid for one year plus through the end of the next school year’s spring season.

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YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Athletic participation forms shall be signed by a medical examiner (Physician [M.D., D.O. or D.C.], Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant), the participant and by a parent or guardian.
• In addition, you will not be eligible unless you and your parents have signed the OHSAA Authorization Form; the OHSAA Eligibility & Authorization Statement; the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) concussion form, and ODH’s sudden cardiac arrest form, all of which must be on file at your school.

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YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY

• In Ohio, any athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion . . . such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion or balance problems . . . shall be IMMEDIATELY removed from the contest or practice and shall not return to play that same day.

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• Thereafter, the student shall not return to practice or competition until cleared with WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION from a physician or health care provider approved by the local board in accordance with state law.

CONCUSSIONS

• Each school is required to review its concussion management protocol with participants and their parents.
• In addition, participants and parents must review and sign the Ohio Department of Health’s “Concussion Information Sheet” prior to participation and are highly encouraged to review a short presentation on concussions available at no cost (www.nfhslearn.com).

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CONCUSSIONS

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the most common cause of death among student-athletes, and dizziness, loss of breath and a racing heart are often symptoms that are overlooked. In many cases, recognizing the signs of cardiac trouble means student-athletes can continue their athletic participation.
• Participants and parents are required to view the Ohio Department of Health’s sudden cardiac arrest video that may be shown at your school.
• In addition, participants and parents must review and sign the Ohio Department of Health’s “Sudden Cardiac Arrest Information Sheet” prior to participation.

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SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST

• The OHSAA does not permit the use of any form of alcohol, tobacco (including electronic cigarettes) or illegal drugs at the playing site of an athletic contest.
• Besides the health risks involved, use of any of these items will result in students being disqualified from contests and violators likely facing additional school and legal penalties.

ADDITIONAL HEALTH &

SAFETY GUIDELINES

• Another prominent issue is the use of performance enhancing supplements.
• The increased availability of these items allows students easy access to a wide variety of products aggressively marketed to include promises — endorsed by faulty research claims — of extraordinary weight loss, explosive power or tremendous strength gains.
• It is important for parents to educate themselves about what substances their child may be using and about the potential risks involved with uneducated supplement use.

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ADDITIONAL HEALTH &

SAFETY GUIDELINES

• Beyond performance enhancing supplements, there are additional issues related to illicit drugs, such as anabolic steroids and some prescription drugs used with the goal of aiding performance.
• Use of these drugs will result in disqualification from all interscholastic athletics.
• The OHSAA website (www.OHSAA.org) provides a wealth of information to assist parents, coaches, students and anyone interested in learning more about sports medicine and healthy lifestyles.

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ADDITIONAL HEALTH &

SAFETY GUIDELINES

• Just as important as caring for student-athletes’ physical well-being  these days is also caring for student-athletes’ mental well-being.
• Students are highly encouraged to discuss any issues related to their mental health with their parents, coaches and/or mental health experts.

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• For further information, you can take this free course through:
• The NFHS Learning Center:
•     https://nfhslearn.com/courses/student-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention
• The Ohio State University LiFEsports website at:
•     https://lifesports.osu.edu/what-we-do/research/past-research/

MENTAL HEALTH

Strength & Conditioning

Coach Jimmy Gajewski

coachjimmygajewski@gmail.com

Athletic Training Program

2025-2026

LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

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Team Physician: Marie Schaefer, MD

• Board certified in Family Medicine with a specialty certification in Primary Care Sports Medicine. 
• Former college athlete: Track
• Treats patients at Lakewood Family Health Center & onsite at LHS Cleveland Clinic Location
• On the sidelines at football games.
• Office phone 216.444.2606

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If you are in need of a Sports Physical, this can be completed at the Cleveland Clinic's Lakewood High School Medical Clinic every Monday afternoon from 2-4 PM at our Sports Medicine Clinic. You can schedule an appointment by calling 216-221-5379 or contacting LHS Athletic Trainer Jennifer Dix at dixj@ccf.org. Students will need to be registered with the School-Based Health Care program. You can start the online enrollment process at clevelandclinicchildrens.org/regform and find more information about the program at clevelandclinicchildrens.org/school. Please contact SBHCteam@ccf.org or call 216-221-5379 with any questions regarding enrollment or scheduling.

Availability:

• Training Room Hours: M-F 2:30pm – 6pm
• Hours will vary on weekends and on home game nights

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• Athletic Training Rooms are located in the stadium (fall) and in the athletic wing room E13 (winter/spring)
• We are available for: Injury evaluation, injury management and rehabilitation*
• We are available to assist with facilitation of sports medicine appointments at any Cleveland Clinic Facility (including concussion management) .

*We cannot override a physician. If athlete is seen by an outside physician, ER, etc, we must follow their plan of care. A Doctors note is required for return to play.

Athletic Event Coverage

LHS has ONE Athletic Trainer.

Due to the large number of teams, multiple facilities, and overlapping event schedules, we cannot guarantee coverage for all listed events.

Coverage is prioritized by risk of catastrophic injury

(Collision sports > Contact Sports > Non Contact Sports)

High School Events Only

Fall

• Varsity Football, JV Football, Frosh Football
• Varsity Soccer
• Varsity Volleyball

Winter

• Wrestling /Hockey
• Varsity Basketball, JV Basketball

Spring

• Lacrosse
• Varsity Baseball
• Varsity Softball
• Track

Key points and Resposibilities:

• There is no state law that requires an AT at HS sports
• There is a requirement for coaches to complete a PAV, etc
• LHS pays zero $ for AT services

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Concussion Management

• All collision and contact sports athletes should complete a baseline test every 2 years. If they have had a concussion they should complete a new baseline prior to the season. C3 is only offered once a year but the ImPACT test can be taken at any time.

• ImPACT can be accessed on your home computer from the LHS Athletic Dept Website under the “Coaches Corner” tab or www.impacttestonline.com/testing 
• ImPACT Access Code is:  GP1B6LEHW7
• Pick school: Lakewood High School

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Thank You!

877-440-TEAM�sports-health.org

Transportation

Athletes must ride the school bus to a competition and return to the school by the same means.

No food or drinks are allowed on the bus.

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Should a need arise for a student to be transported privately, the parent/guardian fill out a Transportation Waiver at least 24 hours prior to the event and email it to the Director of Athletics to obtain permission.

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It is highly encouraged that all athletes ride the bus to and from events, as it builds team unity.

• The OHSAA’s vision for positive sporting behavior is built on expectations. It calls on the school community — administrators, contest officials, coaches, students, parents and fans — to strive for positive sporting behavior in everything they do by teaching the values of ethics, integrity, equity, fairness and respect.
• As a student-athlete, you must always remember to Respect The Game!

RESPECT THE GAME

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Cleveland West Conference

Ejection Policy

1. Any parent, or fan, who is ejected from an athletic event shall be removed for the remainder of that contest.

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2. In addition, the individual shall be unable to attend contests in all sports, home or away, in which that school participates. This removal shall be in effect until two contests, at the same level, have been played in the sport in which the ejection occurred.

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3. These restrictions are a minimum and at the discretion of the school’s administration.

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Sportsmanship & Fan Expectations�

• Display The Highest Level of Sportsmanship
• Positive Approach – Cheer for the Rangers
• Let the Coaches Coach, Players Play, and the Officials Officiate
• Talking to and/or Yelling at Officials is Never Acceptable
• Be a Positive Role Model & Representative of our Community
• Be There for your Children – It Makes an Impact
• Be There for your Classmates/Community – It Makes an Impact

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Sportsmanship & Fan Expectations�

You should NOT yell at athletes (no names or numbers).

You should NOT talk about other people in a negative manner.

You should NOT scream at officials.

You should NOT scream at coaches.

You should NOT scream at other fans.

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This type of behavior will lead to you being removed from the venue and possibly being banned.

What NOT to say During a Contest

Athletic Department

Communication

COACH COMMUNICATIONS

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Now that we have it, expect a lot of communication via FinalForms

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Coaches can email or text students/families directly through Final Forms

• Coaches will communicate contest changes
• Students should email if they need to communicate with the coach

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FinalForms - Join Today by visiting -

https://lakewood-oh.finalforms.com/

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Some coaches will use social media to communicate with families, however, they should NOT be texting from their personal phones.

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Athletic Department

Communication

COACHING CONCERNS PROCEDURES

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Inappropriate topics to discuss with a Coach:

• Playing Time vs Other Players
• Can ask coach what techniques/physical and mental attributes need to be improved for a larger role on the team

• Team strategy, play calling, or child’s position
• Other student-athletes

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Please do not approach a coach before, during, or after a game/contest to discuss issue/concern. Wait 24 hours to approach

the coach with a concern.

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Always make an appointment with the coach.

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Chain of Communication

Communication

SOCIAL MEDIA

TAG US OR EMAIL US AND AND WE WILL TRY AND POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• Student-athletes must understand the positive and negative effects and impacts of social media - Be smart - tiny eyes are upon you.

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• Encourage our coaches to use it to promote our student-athletes

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• Inappropriate posts, Tweets, Snapchats, and pictures concerning athletes are unacceptable and may lead to disciplinary action.

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• Negative behaviors on social media are unacceptable - it is easy to complain on social media, but please direct concerns in person rather than on social media.

Code of Conduct

Student/Parent Handbook

• Code of Conduct is in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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• Major Violations may include but are not limited to:
• Use, misuse, possess, give, conceal, consume or be under the influence of any drug of abuse (controlled, dangerous, illegal/illicit substance), substances that produce toxic vapors, counterfeit (look-alike) drugs, alcoholic beverages or any type of tobacco product in any form.
• Any behavior that results in dishonor to the participant, his or her team or school will not be tolerated. Acts of unacceptable conduct include, but are not limited to, theft, vandalism, disrespect, involvement in violence, violation of law or violation of the student code of conduct.

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Code of Conduct

Consequences

1. First Offense: If a student athlete is reported to be in violation of this section (major violation) of the Athletic Code of Conduct and has been given due process, the student athlete will be removed from twenty percent (20%) of the originally scheduled contests for that season.

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• Second Offense: The student shall be removed from (50%) of the originally scheduled contests for that season.

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• Third Offense: Student athlete becomes ineligible for the remainder of their years enrolled in the Lakewood City School System.

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Quitting – Highly Discouraged

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If a student quits a team during the course of a season, they may not join a different team without permission from the Director of Athletics & approval of both coaches.

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UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT

At the start of the season coaches will issue team uniforms and equipment if necessary.

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At the end of the season, these items must be returned to the head coach. If these items are not returned, you will be charged for non-returned, missing and/or lost uniforms and equipment.

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If a student damages uniforms, equipment and/or our facilities, they will be charged for these damages.

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LAKEWOOD COLLEGE

BOUND ATHLETES� ATHLETES��

• Meet with Guidance Counselor & Athletic Director

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• Must register for NCAA Clearinghouse at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• The Clearinghouse processes academic qualifications for all prospective Division I and Division II athletes and determines whether they are eligible to compete.

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• Full NCAA Resource packet for college-bound athletes here
• http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/CBSA.pdf

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GAMEWORKERS NEEDED

Ranger Athletics is in need of gameworkers to help run our games/contest. These positions range from: Ticket taker, scoreboard operator, scorekeeper, announcer, gameday coordinator, etc. These are paid positions.

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Contact Ms. Fenko if interested or if you have any questions at megan.fenko@lakewoodcityschools.org or call at 216-529-4034

OFFICIALS NEEDED

NE Ohio, across the State of Ohio and across the country, is in desperate need of officials for all sports. These can be lucrative opportunities.

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Football, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming,

Track & Field, Lacrosse

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To Become an Certified Official visit https://www.ohsaa.org/Officiating/permits

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Lakewood Athletic Boosters

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Purpose

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The Boosters support and promote student athletes by providing financial assistance to the school district’s athletic programs by donating funds for uniforms and equipment for all middle school and high school athletic teams, hosting senior nights, and providing scholarship opportunities for our athletes.

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Board of Directors

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President Kristen Moran kristen.moran@golakewood.org

Executive Vice President VACANT

Operations Manager Matt Moran

Treasurer David Hart

1st Vice President VACANT

2nd Vice President Dave Cummings

3rd Vice President Mike Coleman

Membership Director Bill Fraunfelder

Volunteer Director VACANT

Merchandising Director Vince Frantz

Development Director Cathy Frantz

Recording Secretary Katie Potoczak

Corresponding Secretary Laura Jaissle

Booster Bookkeeper Kristen Humphreys

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Our Programs

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Concession Stands

LHS, LUFC & LCBSA Team Fund Management

The Ranger Shop

Corporate Sponsorships

Booster Membership

Night at the Races

Booster Bucks

Booster Senior Scholarships

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Concession Stands

• All sports are assigned a football game to work the concessions stands during the football season
• Team assignments have been emailed to the coaches
• Coaches and Booster Reps are responsible for finding volunteers for their assigned game
• Games are both Friday and Saturday - LHS and St. Ed’s
• Volleyball and Soccer are responsible to fill all concession spots during their season
• Football will be assigned one varsity game and must cover all JV games
• SignUp Genius is used for all concessions

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Concession Stands

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Volunteers

• Earn $2.50 per hour in Booster Bucks to reduce Athletic Fees
• Earn $10 per hour toward your Team Funds!
• in 2024-25 the Boosters donated back more than $20,000 to the Team Funds for volunteer hours!

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Stand Managers (for the season)

• Earn $75 toward your Athletic Fees for one season
• Earn $10 per hour toward your Team Funds!

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Team Fund Management

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In addition to raising & donating $60,000 each year to the Athletic Department, the Boosters manages individual Team Funds for ALL Varsity & Middle School sports programs.

• Currently managing nearly 30 Team Funds
• Booster Rep is responsible for working with coach & Boosters to spend Team Funds appropriately

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Membership

Go to: www.lakewoodathleticboosters.com/member

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Scholarships

• The Athletic Boosters award up to 4 scholarships of $1,000 to qualifying LHS seniors
• Must be an Athletic Boosters member
• Applications will open around April of 2026

Lakewood Athletic Boosters

Meetings

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• Meetings are held the second Monday of each month, August through May. Look for communications and reminders before every meeting.
• 7:30pm in the LHS Cafeteria

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• Come and hear from the Board, the AD & committee members to stay on top of everything Lakewood Athletics!

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

OF RANGER ATHLETICS