Season III – Cross Country, Football,
and Girls Volleyball
Season Dates –
January 9 – March 4, 2017
 Admin Leadership and Athletic Director
 Athletic Director –
Scott Jones [email protected] and 480-472-1526
 Team Leader –
Aaron Rogers [email protected] and 480-472-1502
If you have ANY questions…
start with your coach then move to athletic director. 
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 Competitive Coaches
 8th Football – Coach Silva [email protected]
 7th Football – Coach Morales [email protected]
 8th Volleyball – Coach Strawn [email protected]
 7th Volleyball – Coach Schmidt [email protected]
 Cross Country – Coach Howard [email protected]
 Skill Camp Coaches (begins Jan 23rd)
 If we have enough interest from those ids that do not make the
competitive teams we will have a skill team or two. Those
teams will be coached by the following – but only if enough
kids sign up for the teams. More information will follow.
 Volleyball – Coach Cummard [email protected]
 Football – Coach Rodriguez [email protected]
1. Before your son or daughter may tryout a parent
must fill out the “Permission to Participate” sheet
you received when you walked in.
2. If that paper is not filled out, they may not
participate in tryouts.
3. Your son or daughter must also give the coach a
copy of their first semester report card.
4. If a player does not turn in their report card the
coach will not consider them for the competitive
team.
 Monday, Jan 9th at field, gym, or track
 Tryouts will be three days - ending on Wednesday
(this may be adjusted due to weather, if needed)
 Tryouts are closed to parents - per district policy
 Each team will consist of 12-18 players (coaches
choice)
 There will be separate 7th and 8th grade teams
 If your son or daughter does not make the
competitive team they will have the opportunity to
play on the Skills Team
 Most participants will have played before - some at a
high level (club or tackle)
 Difference in skills and knowledge of the game
 NO GUARENTEED PLAYING TIME
 If selected to team fees must be paid by Wednesday,
January 18th. If fee is not paid - player will be dropped
from the team.
 Practices will be a minimum of three times a week,
more intense, with goals and drills to execute at a
high level
 Weekly grade checks beginning January 16th.
 Will begin Thursday, January 12th
 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
 Pictures are scheduled for February 3rd - after
school
 Registration
 If your son or daughter is chosen for a team they
will stop by the bookstore and pick up a packet.
The packet will include the following …
1. Registration and payment form
2. Emergency contact sheet
3. Ride home with parents sheet and
4. The Taylor Sports Contract
 All of these papers must be submitted to the
bookstore to complete the process
ALL PAPERWORK IS DUE - Wednesday,
JANUARY 18th
Although a packet must be turned in you
may pay two different ways:
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
https://mpswebpay.mpsaz.org/signin.aspx
OR turn money in to Bookstore: pay with
check or cash
 Players will be at school a minimum of 6 out of 8 classes and
have few behavior issues (less time at school results in missed
practices or games)
 Players will have all fees due, to MPS, paid in full
 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 effort, behavior, 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 circumstances 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 present their portal grade 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 from the portal, will be
classified as ‘ineligible’ to practice or play that
week
 If a student is absent on Monday they will be able
to turn in the grade check Tuesday, before school,
to the athletic director. If they don’t - they are
ineligible for the week.
 If your son or daughter is not chosen for the competitive football or
volleyball team they may still participate in the Skill Team. The
registration for this will begin January 19th.
 They will pick up a packet from the bookstore and it will be due the
25th.
 A minimum of 12 players must sign up for the football or volleyball
for us to field a team.
 Teams will consist of skills and drills to get those players not chosen
for competitive teams better prepared to play for Taylor next year, if
they are 7th graders, or in high school.
 Games will be played at the completion of three or four weeks of
practices. In addition to this, there will be no weekly grade checks.
Games will not be exactly like the competitive games as they will be
adjusted to meet the skills and needs of the players on the teams.
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…
Volleyball – stay right here
Football – to my right
Cross Country – back right corner