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Bow High School Falcon Athletics

BOW HIGH Athletic Orientation 4/5/16 • Welcome class of 2020 and Parents/ Guardians from the falcon

Tonight’s Agenda • Welcome Jim Kaufman • Bow Falcon Athletic Booster Club-Michele Fortin. Presidnt • Cliff Chulada- Bow High School Athletic Trainer • Overview of BHS Athletic Program • Overview of Important Rules and Policies for BHS Athletes Sign Up Procedure-and Forms night Raffle • Events scheduled for next year • Participation for each sport team 2015 -16 season • Questions and Answers

Important For 2016 -17 • Fall forms night is Monday August 8 th-4 -6 pm- Physicals – help with Familyid registration. • In the main entry !!!!!!!! • Coaches meetings after school for each season at 3 PM Fall coaches information will take place Monday June 11 th

Bow School District Athletics Mission Statement • 1. The mission of our athletic program is to blend in harmony the academic and athletic programs. We believe that athletics is an extension of the classroom. • 2. We will create an environment where individuals can reach their potential as people, students and athletes.

Mission Statement • 3. We will recruit the best people possible who will work to develop the abilities of our students • 4. The athletic program will promote athletic endeavors which will instill in the athlete a sense of accomplishment, integrity, and good sportsmanship: and in the student body and in the town of Bow a feeling of pride and community.

Bow School District’s Guidelines for Athletics • The Bow School District encourages students to participate in multiple sports. • The Bow School District will promote the opportunity to participate in sports for many students.

Guidelines For Athletics • The Bow School district will hire the best qualified coaching staff with a preference of utilizing teachers as coaches. • • The Bow School District will develop an athletic program that is competitive while stressing the ethics of good sportsmanship. • Coaches of a varsity sport will oversee the entire program of that sport.

Overview of Bow High School Athletics • 26 Varsity Teams • 10 Junior Varsity Teams • BHS Will participate in NHIAA Division 2 -3. Division change every 2 years • Many schedules are already online at our new independent website bowhighschoolathletics. org

Bow Falcon Booster Club Michelle Fortin - President Falcon Booster Club • 1. Purpose and Mission • 2. Activities • 3. Projects • 4. Scholarships • 5. How to get involved-Leaders please join

Athletic Physicals • Athletic Physicals-Who Do They Go To!!! • NHIAA and Bow School District Requirement • Accepted dates-February 1, 2016 or later • Green Form • Concord Hospital Residency Physicals • Convienient MD

Physicals • Student athletes must have a preparticipation physical, performed by a physician or a non-physician health practitioner under the direct supervision of a physician, after February 1 st of their 8 th grade year. A medical statement provided by that physician must be on file at Bow High School stating that the student is able to have full participation in interscholastic athletics.

Cliff Chulada - Athletic Trainer • Policies the procedures. • What your son/daughter should do if they are injured during practice or game.

Parent must register your Child • Online at FAMILYID. COM • 2. Initial Health screen form. • 3. GREEN form must be on file in school for record or submit a phyicians athletic participation physical exam form • 4. YELLOW - Emergency information card • 5. We do have an activity user fee - $50 paid in office or $52 online – Hockey is $100 in office $102 online. Spring sport is free if you paid for fall and winter with that student.

Promotions • Complementary seasonal scheduling posters • Schedules and results available on web page • Seasonal awards nights Sponsored by Falcon Booster Club featuring Falcon awards, Plaques for Mvp/Coaches Awardletters and certificates. • Picture day - team and individual pictures available for piurchase • Seasonal Sport Programs • Meet the Coaches Night (Each Season)

Fundraising • Many of our athletic teams will be conducting fundraisers. These fundraisers are to help with the cost of personal team sportswear that they like to have. Fundraisers could also buy equipment that the budget can not supply at the present time. No begging (tagging). Sportswear plans should be shared with parents at meet the coaches night.

Bow High School Athletic Handbook • • Online at bowhighschoolathletics. org 1. Athletic Expectations of Student Athletes 2. BHS Athletics Philosophy and Dates 3. NHIAA Rules 4. Academic requirements 5. Team attendance 6. Temporary Suspensions

Athletic Handbook - Continued • 7. Travel and uniforms • 8. NCAA information (changing) • 9. Sports Medicine guidelines for athletes. • Expectations are in effect for all three athletic seasons.

NHIAA Eligibility Standards • Student athlete must be an enrolled student in the high school • They must have passed at least 4 classes in the quarter prior to participation • They cannot participate if they have turned 19 prior to September 1 st of the school year • They can only participate for 8 consecutive semester after they enter high school

BHS Eligibility Standards • Student/Athletes must pass at least 4 classes in the quarter prior to participation. Students should be taking at least 5 courses • The minimum passing grade at Bow High School is 70% • Student/Athletes must meet all of the standards set by the NHIAA

NHIAA Non School Competition • A member of a school team is present for and participates in all team practices and competitions. Bona fide members of a school team are prevented from missing a practice or competition to compete with an out-of-school team. • When a conflict arises between the high school event and out-of-school event, the high school practice/game must be honored.

Non-School competition rule • Penalties - Any student who violates this rule for the first time shall be declared ineligible for the next 4 consecutive interscholastic contests or 3 weeks, whichever is greater. • Any student who violates this rule for a second time will be declared ineligible for the balance of that sport season.

Student Athlete and Fan conduct at athletic events • Students at Bow High School athletic events expected to show positive school spirit. • The following behaviors are inappropriate. • Taunting or ridiculing players • Improper language • At basketball games, yelling out during the taking of foul shots.

Sportsmanship expectations

NHIAA Sportsmanship • Student athletes who are disqualified from a game for any reason will be ineligible for the next game. • A student athlete who is disqualified from a second game will be ineligible for the remainder of the season. • Student athletes who make physical contact with a referee or official will be disqualified from all athletic contests for 365 days.

Sportsmanship • Any spectator at any athletic contest who displays unsportsmanlike behavior will be asked to stop the unsportsmanlike behavior immediately. If the unsportsmanlike behavior continues, they will be told to leave school property. “Winning is for a day…Sportsmanship lasts for a lifetime”

Attendance • Students who participate athletics are expected to be present at all practices and games. Work is not an excuse. • Student athletes who do not meet minimum attendance standards will be declared ineligible from participation. • A student must attend school, for the entire day, on the day of a game/practice in order to participate. Students must be time for school (not tardy).

Attendance • Exceptions to this rule can be made in the case of a doctors appointment or college visitation.

Citizenship • Students who participate in co-curricular activities must display good citizenship both in and out of school • Student athletes who do not demonstrate good citizenship can be declared ineligible from participating in athletics and other activities.

SIGN UP DATES- 2013 -2014 • Fall Sports- Monday June 11 th-3: 30 BHS • Winter Sports Wednesday November 9 th 3: 00 (tentative) • Spring Sports- TBA

Bow High School -Student Athlete Leadership Council Julia Currier President and Gianna Celenza Vice President We believe Athletes should be competitive, Sportsmanlike And excel Academically!!!! Student led group looking to raise school spirit The pledge includes being a chemical free athlete!

Fall Sports

Fall Sports • • Boys’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country Field Hockey Football Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Boys’ Soccer Girls’ Soccer Spirit

2015 Fall Participation • • • Boys’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country Field Hockey Football Golf Boys’ Soccer Girls’ Soccer Spirit Totals Team Menbers 19 25 41 46 58 50 12 16 44 48 42 44 14 14 249 254(2008) 185(1998)

Highlights of fall season Golf Team State Champions X 4 Girls Soccer State Champions X 3

2016 Homecoming • • B Var. Soccer-Friday 10/18 Fall Mountain B. JV Soccer-Friday 10/18 Fall Mountain Football – Saturday 10/19 Bishop Brady Var. Field Hockey-Friday 10/18 Milford JV F. Hockey - Friday 10/18 Milford G Var. Soccer -Sat. 10/19 Kearsarge G JV Soccer - Sat 10/19 Kearsarge Cross Country -Sat 10/18 Capital area

Winter Sports

RAFFLE TIME

Winter Sports • • • Boys’ Basketball Ice Hockey Skiing (Apline) Skiing (Nordic) Swimming Wrestling • • • Girls’ Basketball Skiing (Apline) Skiing (Nordic) Spirit(tentative) Swimming Indoor Track

Winter Participation • Boys’ Basketball 23 Gymnastics Ind-2 • • Girls’ Basketball 23 Indoor Track 21 Nordic Skiing 50 Unified Basketball 15 Alpine Skiing 9 Hockey 23 Wrestling 14 Swimming 23 Spirit 14 Total 217 239 208(2009)

Highlights 2016 Winter Season • • Hockey Team State Finalists Max Johnson win State Wrestling championship Alex Hoeker wins Indoor Track 55 MM Dash title Unified basketball team reaches State Semi-Final

Spring Sports

Spring Sports • • Baseball Boys’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse Boys’ Tennis Girls’ Tennis Boys’ Track and Field Girls’ Track and Field Softball

2016 Spring Participation • • • Baseball Boys’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse Boys’ Tennis Girls’ Tennis Softball Coed Track Total 34 45 36 15 15 17 60 222 278 165 ( 1998)

Scheduling Division 3 Division 2 • Hopkinton John Stark • Hillsboro-Deering Merrimack Valley • Campbell Pembroke • Conant Hanover • Kearsarge Lebanon

Highlights of 2015 Spring Satrah Bailey State champion in shotput Maggie Jensen State Champion in triple jump Laura Zbelhlik tennis singles state semifinalist

Scheduling Division 3 Schools -24 -28 schools Monadnock Stevens Gilford Bow Newfound Campbell Belmont Winnisquam Hopkinton White Mountains Mascenic Conant Kearsarge Franklin Mascoma Berlin Raymond Hillsboro-Deering

Fall Practice Dates • First football Practice will be August 13 th • First practice all other sports- August 18 th • All participants must of attended June sign up meeting of been cleared by ad and nurse. • All participants must have a pre-participation physical on record with the school before try-outs • All participants must have a parental permission slip • All must have paid an activity fee. • All parents must turn in forms on forms night

Athletic Department Assistant Cathy Leclerc

The Athletic Administrator • Jim Kaufman , “CMAA” • E-mail address jimk@bownet. org or Jimkaufman 70@gmail. com • Twitter – Bow_falcons • Phone 228 -2210 x 303 • Fax 228 -2212 • Web Page – bowhighschoolathletics. org

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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