Falcon Catholic
Middle School Athletic Program
Vince Aquila—JPII Principal
Cliff Pate—JPII Director of Athletics ([email protected])
Kyle Overstreet—FCMS Director of Athletics ([email protected])
John Mumford—FCMS Assistant Director of Athletics ([email protected])
Fr. Louis Giardino Falcon Golf Classic
 Monday April 24, 2017 at Huntsville Country Club
 www.jp2falcons.org/athletics
Teams
Summer Camps at JPII
Fall
• 7th /8th
• FOOTBALL, Volleyball, Cheerleading
• 7th-12th
• CROSS COUNTRY, SWIM/DIVE
Winter
• 7th /8th
• Boys/Girls Basketball, Cheerleading
• 7th-12th
• INDOOR TRACK, WRESTLING, BOWLING
Spring
• 7th /8th
• Boys/Girls Soccer, Baseball, Softball,
TRACK
• 7th-12th
• GOLF, TENNIS
• ALL CAPS ARE NO-CUT SPORTS
• Most teams use a student manager(s)
• Typically have 6-8 Student Trainers
Requirements
Coaches
• Paid Courses—$190
• CPR, Sports First Aid, Coaching Principles
• Free Courses—still required
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heat Illness, Concussion, Sportsmanship
• Background Check, Drug Test, JPII Application, Youth Protection:
Level 1 – Parts 1 and 2
Requirements
Athletes
• Physical—Good for one year from end of month performed (April 26th at Holy
Family, May 3rd at JPII 3 pm, $10 each)
• Sportsmanship Course and Birth Certificate (one time)
• Concussion Release, AHSAA Release, JPII Release (yearly)
**FORMS CAN CHANGE FROM AHSAA
• Grades-Eligibility is based on previous 2 semesters
• 7th grade – all eligible
• 8th/9th grade – pass five new courses with a 74/70 average
• 10th – 12th grade – pass 6 courses (4 core) with a 70 average
• JPII has additional academic requirements (9th-12th grade)
• Participation Fee
• 9th – 12th grade: $300/$250/$175
• 7th – 8th grade: $175/$150/$100
• 8 practice limit—quitting after makes you ineligible for rest of season, not year
• $50 fee for quitting after roster deadline
• No refund if a player quits after 1st contest
Transfers
Transfer students
In general, if a student transfers from one member school to another, they would
have to sit out one year.
 1st Exception – Completion of Highest Grade Taught (allows you to
continue in feeder pattern)
 2nd Exception – Non-Resident
 3rd Exception – Bona Fide Move
 4th Exception – Home Rule (may return to home school except in
overlapping school zones, which most of us are in)
• Home school students are not eligible at JPII
• Send individual cases to [email protected]
Logistics
Tryouts
 Fall and Winter Sports
 Summer and beginning of practice season
 Spring Sports
 Fall
Practices/Games
 As often as possible, practices will be at JPII
 No outside teams during sports season (Example)
 List of locations next slide
 Summer practices (Dates on future slide)
• Practice from end of school until first fall practice date, non-mandatory
• ***Middle School students can start June 1
• Weight training and conditioning not restricted
• No practice or competition during Dead Week (July 17-22)
• Unlimited competition during 3 of 4 week period per sport
Practice/Game Locations/Transportation
*Teams can only compete against other ASHAA schools*
FALL—Fall Break Games and Practices
SPRING—Spring Break Games and Practices
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Football—JPII
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Baseball—JPII
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Volleyball—JPII, Holy Spirit/St. John’s/HF
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Softball—UAH/Riggs Field
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Swim/Dive—Dublin Park/Richard Showers
Center
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Tennis—Dublin Park
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Golf—Madison Golf Center/Sunset Landing
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Track—JPII, Bob Jones, Holy Family
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Soccer—JPII, Merrimack Fields
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Cross Country—JPII, John Hunt Park
WINTER—Thanksgiving/Christmas Break Games
and Practices
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Basketball—JPII/Holy Spirit/St. John’s
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Indoor Track—JPII, Milton Frank/Birmingham
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Crossplex
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Bowling—Madison Bowling Center
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Wrestling—Holy Family
Cheerleading – JPII/All MS
Summer Practice Schedules
 Football – June & July (helmets/camps) 7AM –
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9AM M-F
Boys Bball – June & July – Afternoons (June
competition)
Girls Bball – June & July – Mornings (June
competition)
Baseball – June 6-9, 20-23, 27-30
Volleyball – TBD* (late June/July live period)
Weightlifting – Coach Overstreet helps coaches
with workout routines
**Due to the official AHSAA join date – FCMS will not
be able to participate in spring practices or workouts.
**Dead Week July 17-22 is the best time for vacations
More Information
www.jp2falcons.org/athletics
 Schedules on Calendar
 Boys and Girls Soccer--March 21 – Middle School Kids and Parents Free @ UAH
 FCMS Handbook
 Forms
 This Presentation
www.ahsaa.com
 Publications
 Handbook
 Sports Book
Questions?
[email protected]
[email protected]