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FRIENDS OF CAMBRIDGE ATHLETICS

Tuesday December 13th

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Agenda

6.00 - 6.10 pm Introductions

6.10 - 6.20 pm Athletic Director’s Update

6.20 – 6.50 pm Ongoing FOCA initiatives

- City Run

- Scholarships

- Outreach

6.50 – 7.15pm Volunteer Needs

- Team Liaisons

- Event Planning

7.15 - 7.25pm FOCA Board Activities

7.25 – 7.30pm Any Other Business

Next Meeting: Tuesday January 10 @ 6pm

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Athletic Director’s Update

Tom Arria

tarria@cpsd.us

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FOCA Activity Updtes

Maija, Sue, Liza, Annie

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Ongoing FOCA Initiatives

  • City Run

  • Scholarships

  • Outreach
    • Winter Sports: Parent Meeting - December 6th
      • Any feedback?

    • Coaches Meeting - December 6th
      • Intro into FOCA, in-depth conversation around team accounts, fundraising, grants
      • Multiple questions on fundraising
      • Reaching out to coaches for feedback
      • Repeat at the beginning of each season?

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Scholarships

  • Awards:
    • Most Improved Athlete - Awarded to a CRLS male and female student-athlete who has shown outstanding athletic development over time

    • Student-Athlete Courage - Awarded to a CRLS male and female student-athlete who has shown courage in overcoming hardship or adversity in their life

    • Team Spirit – Awarded to a CRLS male and female student-athlete who has demonstrated selflessness and support for their teammates and team success

  • Recipients: Graduating seniors who have:
    • Been involved with at least one CRLS season during at least three of their four years
    • Demonstrated the following attributes:
      • Commitment - To CRLS athletics through regular attendance and good work ethic at practices and games/matches/meets
      • Team membership - Maintained positive attitude and supportive behavior toward team members and coaches
      • Sportsmanship - Towards opponents and officials during competitions with other schools

  • Process question: How should coaches be involved?

  • Volunteers: Need 2-3 volunteers in mid-March to mid-April – review of applications

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Volunteer Needs

Maija

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Volunteer Needs

  • Team Liaison
    • Work with the coach to identify the best ways to support the team.
    • No minimum time commitment required.
    • Each sport and team has a distinctive set of circumstances and given volunteer time is limited, there’s no right way for the liaison to support the team.

  • City Run Organization
    • Event - Sunday April 2nd @ 9am @ Fresh Pond
    • Planning - Help obtain local Sponsorship
    • On-the-day volunteers

  • Scholarship Review (max. 3 people)
    • Review of scholarship applications in the mid-March to mid-April

  • Clothing Store

  • Event Planning
    • Join a group of people to help organize a winter event or spring event
    • No minimum time commitment required

  • Ad hoc help
    • Web-site management, other

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Fall Sports – Team Liaisons

Coach

Liaison

Cheerleading (Football)

Jazzmyne Jacobs

Cherry Jacobs

Crew – Boys

Kate Smith

John Stone

Sumit Nagpal

Courtney Wilson

Crew - Girls

Lane Lauriet

X-country - Boys

Scott Cody

X-country - Girls

Jamahl Prince

Golf

Jay Mahoney

Nancy Shapiro

Football

Roy Howard

Danitra Bennett

Sailing

Max Mulhern

Sachi Rodes

Soccer - Boys

Phil Fousek

Peter Crawley / Wen-hao Tien

Soccer - Girls

Meg Willette

Lena Kozloski

Orienteering

David Landrigan

Ellen Van Bever

Fencing

Greg Berger

Sara Ontiveros

Unified Basketball

Eric Chase

Volleyball - Girls

Kelley Leary

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Winter Sports – Team Liaisons

Coach

Liaison

Basketball – Boys

Geo Rodriguez

Basketball - Girls

Reece Freeman

Cheerleading (Basketball)

Jazzmyne Jacobs

Cherry Jacobs

Fencing

Greg Berger

Sara Ontiveros

Gymnastics

Rachel Adamsky

Ice Hockey - Boys

Stewart Wiley

Ice Hockey - Girls

Yuhgo Yamaguchi

Renee Daniliuk / Belinda Watt

Indoor Track & Field - Boys

Scott Cody

Indoor Track & Field - Girls

Jamahl Prince

Swim & Dive - Boys

Siobhan Reardon

Swim & Dive - Girls

Georgia Kostopoulos

Unified Weight Intermurals

Eric Chase

Wrestling

Spenser Lund

Melissa Garcia / Belinda Gaskill / Neil McCullagh

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Spring Sports – Team Liaisons

Coach

Liaison

Baseball

Robert Merrill

E-sports

TBD

Lacrosse - Boys

TBD

Lacrosse - Girls

TBD

Rugby - Boys

Jesse Nocon

Heather Kelly

Rugby - Girls

TBD

Softball

Tati Santos

Tennis - Boys

Joseph Nicholson

Tennis - Girls

Dacia Antunes

Volleyball - Boys

Kelley Leary

Eleni Voy

Unified Outdoor Track & Field

Eric Chase

Ultimate Frisbee - Girls

Erik Sebesta

Sue Swalley

Fall sports (same coach / liaison):

Crew, Orienteering, Sailing, Outdoor Track & Field

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Board Activities

Maija, Bette

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Board Activities

  • FOCA Meeting - November 8th
    • Follow-up on grant making process and scholarships
    • Approval of Minutes

  • Treasurer’s Report

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Thanks!

focambridgeathletics@gmail.com

friendsofcambridgeathletics.org

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