Season II –Boys Volleyball, Girls
Badminton, Girls Softball, and Boys
Baseball
Season Dates – Oct 19 to December 10
 Athletic Director and Administrator
 Athletic Director –
Scott Jones [email protected] and 480-472-1526
 Administrator –
Aaron Rogers [email protected] and 480-472-1502
If you have questions after this meeting…
You may call or email athletic director. 
 Coaches
 8th Baseball – Coach Mas: varsity baseball at Mesa High
 7th Baseball – Coach Bandura: JV baseball at Mesa
 8th Softball – Coach Cooper and Coach Huskey
 7th Softball – Coach Morales
 Girls Badminton – Coach Scott and Coach Maile: Mesa students
 Boys Volleyball – Coach McEvers
 Players must maintain a ‘C’ or above in every class to remain
eligible to practice and play
1. Before your son or daughter may tryout a
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“Permission to Participate” form must be turned in.
Make sure to write their grade level at the top.
If that paper is not turned in, they may not
participate until it is.
Your son or daughter must also give the coach a
copy of their 1st quarter report card.
If a player does not turn in their report card, they
may not be chosen for the team.
EQUIPMENT
 Begin tomorrow at field and in the gym.
Badminton and volleyball will share the gym.
 Tryouts will be three days (this may be adjusted
due to weather)
 Tryouts are closed to parents - per district policy
 Each team will consist of 12-15 players
 There will be separate 7th and 8th grade teams in
baseball and softball - but not volleyball or
badminton
 Equipment for baseball and softball must be store
before school in PE storage room-back of gym
 NO GUARENTEED PLAYING TIME
 If selected for team and a player does not pay on
time - they will be dropped Monday, October 31st.
 Practices will 3-5 days a week and will be more
intense with goals and drills designed at a high
level
 Players must maintain a ‘C’ in every class with
weekly grade checks which begin November 7th.
 Players must maintain a ‘C’ in every class with
weekly grade checks
 Team practices begin Monday, October 24th.
 Practices will end each day between 6-7 PM.
 Players must have a ride home.
 The objective of these teams is to give ALL players
opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge
in the sport so Taylor may be competitive in games
and the player may be better prepared for high
school – but there is no guaranteed playing time.
 Pictures are scheduled for Nov 4th after school.
 Tryout sheet – must be turned in before you leave
 Registration
 Only when your son or daughter is chosen for a
team - stop by the bookstore and pick up a packet.
The packet will include the following …
1. Registration and payment form
2. Emergency contact form
3. Ride home with parents form (optional) and
4. The Taylor Sports Contract
 All of these papers must be submitted to the
bookstore to complete the process - by Monday,
Oct 31st.
You may pay on-line or through the
bookstore
On-line – 2 links: you may access the site
through the Taylor home page
http://www.mpsaz.org/taylor OR
http://www.mesasports.org/jha/
OR here at Taylor in Bookstore: pay with
check or cash
 Players will maintain a ‘C’ or above in every class to
remain eligible to practice and play
 Players will be at school at least 6 out of 8 classes every day
and have very few behavior issues (less time at school results
in missed practices or games)
 Players will attend every practice and game
 Players will have a ride home from every practice and game
 Players will ride the bus to and from away games unless a
“Ride Home” permission slip is turned in to bookstore
 Players will represent both their family and Taylor Jr. High
with their best behavior, effort, attitude and sportsmanship both at practice and at games (home or away)
 Players will maintain a ‘C’ or above in every class to
remain eligible to practice and play
 If a player is not able to meet the expectations
there will be follow through.
Follow through could include, but is not limited to:
 Suspension from practice
 Suspension from games
 Suspension from travel with the team
 Removal from the team for current season and
maybe the following season
 All of these examples will not lead to money being
refunded.
 At the junior high level we are preparing
students for the rigors of high school and high
school sports.
 Most high schools have weekly grade checks so
that the coaches are aware of the player’s
academic standing.
 Since many of these players desire to play at the
next level, it only makes sense for them to learn
the responsibilities that come with the desire to
play at the next level.
 After teams are chosen- Players will give their portal print out every
Monday to their coach. This will determine if the
player is eligible to participate in the practices
and/or games that week
 Any player that is at school and does not turn in a
print out of their grades will be classified as
‘ineligible’ to practice or play that week
 If a student is absent on Monday they are able to
turn in the grade sheet Tuesday, before school, to
the athletic director. If they don’t - they are
ineligible for the week.
At this time are there any general questions
I may address?
If you have individual questions, feel free to
see me after the meeting.
If there are no more questions…
All Baseball – stay right here
All Softball – to my right
Badminton - move to my right and back
Volleyball – back section just outside the short wall