Middle School Athletics
Hillcrest Middle School Athletics Overview
All Hillcrest MS students are invited to participate in the athletics program. Currently we field the teams listed in the table below. All MS sports except cross-country are run through the Middle School Sports League, a small school league in the area, which includes: Redwood Day, St. Paul’s, Tehiyah Day School, Bentley, Prospect Sierra, Athenian, Park Day, Windrush, Raskob and Archway.
Sport |
Season |
Co-ed Flag Football |
Fall (Sep through Mid-Nov); for 2012 practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning 8/27 |
Co-ed Cross Country Running |
Fall (Sept through Mid-Nov); meets are typically on Mondays and Thursdays |
Boys’ Basketball |
Winter (Dec through Mid-March); practice days TBD |
Girls’ Basketball |
Winter (Dec through Mid-March); practice days TBD |
Co-ed Volleyball |
Spring (Mid-March through May); practice days TBD |
Philosophy
The athletic program at Hillcrest is intended to be fun, educational, team-spirited and inclusive. We are a small school, and thus, it is expected that participants will have a wide variety of experience and skill levels. The following outlines some basic tenets on which the program is run.
- Every MS student is invited to play, regardless of experience.
- The number of teams fielded for a given sport is dependent on student interest, experience level of the collective group and number of coaches available to assist.
- If there is more than one team:
- 6th graders should generally expect to play on the JV team.
- Most 8th graders, particularly if they have participated in a sport for the prior two years, can expect to play on the Varsity Team. However, 8th graders are not guaranteed to play Varsity. Coaches will consider prior commitment and experience of individual players, and also the experience level of all players when forming teams.
- JV a learning level team and coaches are instructed to create game line-up’s with approximately equal play time regardless of player experience. Varsity is a competitive team and play time will be based on skill, attitude, effort, team play and commitment.
Costs
The MS athletics program must be financially self-sufficient. Fees requested are voluntary and scholarships are available such that every interested student can play. Contact the MS Athletic Director for more information on scholarships. By its charter, the PTA is not allowed to support MS athletics financially. Volunteer coaches help keep the cost of participation down. If you are a parent with a skill set that would help, please let us know. Parent volunteers (and all coaches) are asked to go through the OUSD security clearance process.
Costs for the program include: field/court rentals, league referee fees, coaching costs, and equipment maintenance costs. The Athletic Director collects and distributes all funds. This is not a fundraiser—the fees collected for MS sports are expected to directly offset the costs.
Communications
Parents are informed about opportunities to participate in athletics via email from the Athletic Director (sent through the Middle School Board Representative). Once players come to the first sessions and commit to joining a team, rosters and schedules for individual teams are maintained online on a Team Snap account. The Athletic Director will provide instructions for how to join Team Snap and have access to important information.
The following is a link to the home page of team snap: http://www.teamsnap.com/
Questions
Please contact the 2012-2013 Athletic Director, Monica Marcone at monica@marcone.us for more information on Hillcrest Middle School Athletics.