Girls Tennis

SK Girls Tennis Information:

Coach – Mark Myers

Coach - Dorina Potz

New league – 4 courts at most away matches – teams may bus JV to opponent’s courts while Varsity travels to away matches

Home matches – everyone plays every match – everyone travels

More individual attention throughout the team - building the team

Eligibility

●Sports physicals, athletic fees and all paperwork required before you are allowed to participate in any way with the team.
●Grades – grade reports will be issued during the season – if you’re not performing in the classroom, you will not be performing on the tennis court – and will most likely be running
●You must complete 10 practices before you are eligible to participate in competitive matches

Sportsmanship – We do not tolerate any unsportsmanlike behavior

Practice – First day of Practice – Monday, February 27, 2019

Practice starts at 2:30 pm precisely and will end at 4:30 typically

Rain outs-There will be no rain outs for the first 10 practices-if it rains we will meet in the commons

If you need any treatment from the Athletic Medicine, please have that done prior to practice starting

Water will be provided – underclassmen are typically tasked with bringing it from Ath Med prior to practice starting and returning it when practice ends –

If you are injured or go to the doctor/dentist, please let us know immediately – we need doctor/dentist notes on file.

Practice Format:

●Warm up and stretching – run by the captain(s)
●Conditioning
●Drills and challenge matches
●Serving practice
●Coach talk and dismissal

All tennis balls will be picked up prior to practice ending and player dismissal

Matches:

●Home matches – All home matches are held at the high school and players are expected to be at the courts and ready by 2:30
●Scorecards need to be set up
●Water needs to be brought down to the courts
●Matches are typically complete by 5pm – please do not leave without checking in with a coach
●Away matches – busses will leave per schedule – typical travel team will not exceed 25 players – we will rotate JV through to make sure everyone is scheduled for at least one away match
●Typically we stop and eat – bring $$$
●Arrival back at SKHS will usually be 6-6:30 PM
●The buses depart from and return to the pool parking lot
●Transportation home after the bus returns needs to be arranged by the student