Swansboro High SchoolLadies’ Tennis Team
2013-2014 Season
Coach: Mrs. Megan Mahone Asst. Coach: Mr. Nick Bailey
Twitter: @mahonebiology(910)326-4300 (School)
(910)326-4300 (School) (828)406-2309 (Cell)
(804)389-1855 (Cell)
Paperwork:
Players are required to have a physical form, concussion form, insurance waiver, permission for medical treatment form, and student athlete information sheeton fileprior to tryouts. Electronic copies of these forms can be found on the tennis team website.
FREE Physicals:
On Tuesday, June 4th, starting at 2:30 pm in the SBHS gym, there will be FREE physicals being given. Please bring a physical form with the general information and parent/guardian signaturealready completed.
Required Equipment:
Appropriate practice tennis apparel (tennis shoes, shorts/skirt + shirt, or dress)
Team uniform (must be purchased by each player)
Tennis racket
Water bottle
Open Court:
Open court opportunities will be held over the summer. You will be given a survey about your summer availability to help determine what dates & times open court will be held. The open court schedule will be posted on the tennis team website. These open courts are NOT mandatory, but you are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this court-time opportunity. You must have all paperwork (listed above) on file prior to participating in open court.
Tryouts:
Tryouts will be held on Thursday,August1st– Tuesday, August 6th from 8:00 – 11:00am. You must have all paperwork (listed above) on file prior to tryouts. Players who make the team will be posted on the tennis team webpage on the evening of Tuesday, August 6th.
Practices & Matches:
All practices and matches are mandatory.
- Summer practices(August 7th– 16th):Monday – Friday from8:00 – 10:30 amonthe SHS tennis courts
***Inclement weather summer practice time: 8:00 – 9:15 am.
Fall practices (starting August 19th):Monday – Friday from 2:45 – 5:15 pm on the SHS tennis courts
***Inclement weather fall practice time: 2:45 – 4:00 pm. - Players are required to arrive to and depart from practices/matches on time. If you are going to miss a practice/match (or are running late), prior to that practice/match you must let the coach know and provide a legitimate reason why.
- Players must arrange their own transportation to and from practices/matches.
- Player must show up to practices/matches already dressed and ready to play. We will not waste time.
- All players will help in the set-up process (e.g., unlocking courts/barn, filling water bottles, getting balls, etc.).
- Players will practice safety, sportsmanship, and a strong work ethic each day.
Absences:
If you are too sick to attend school, you are too sick to attend that practice/match. Please let a coach know immediately so that we know why you are not present.
Grades:
You are a student-athlete. You are expected to pass all of your classes. Any player failing a class will not attend Tuesday & Thursday practices and will instead attend after-school tutoring. During away matches when you miss class time, you are expected to make-up all missed work (please get your work in advance to complete on the bus).
Fundraisers:
We will hold a fundraiser for the tennis team by selling Pirate Cards with discounts to local businesses/restaurants. You will be responsible for selling these cards to parents, family, neighbors, friends, etc. We hope to raise ~ $2,000 for the ladies’ and men’s teams combined.All players are expected to participate in fundraising events.
Swansboro High School Tennis Team Code of Conduct:
- I will show excellent sportsmanship, honesty, and perseverance.
- I will come to practice every day on time, depart on time, and complete the workout given to me.
- I will attend all matches and ride the bus to and from the matches.
- I will come to practice with all needed equipment and appropriate apparel.
- I will listen to the coaches and captains and show them the respect their positions deserve.
- My behavior at practices, on the bus, and at matches will be mature (i.e., no profanity, no bullying, etc.).
- If my health is hazardous to myselfor to the team, I will inform the coaches immediately.
- I will participate in all fundraisers.
- I am a student athlete. I am a student first, then an athlete. I understand that I am responsible for all work when school is missed due to leaving early for a tennis match.
- I will become a better tennis player and have fun!
Failure to comply with these team requirements, expectations, and Code of Conduct, will result in exclusion from a match. If the behavior continues, the result will be expulsion from the team.
Schedule:
This schedule is tentative. Please check the tennis team webpage for the most current match schedule. Unless otherwise noted, warm-ups will start at 3:00pm. Matches will start at 3:30 pm. The (*) indicates a Conference Match.
Thursday, Aug 15th / Topsail (Scrimmage) / Swansboro High School
Tuesday, Aug 20th / Croatan / Fort Benjamin Courts
Thursday, Aug 22nd / West Carteret* / West Carteret High School
Monday, Aug 26th / Topsail / Topsail High School
Tuesday, Aug 27th / Havelock* / Havelock High School
Thursday, Aug 29th / White Oak* / Swansboro High School
Tuesday, Sept 3rd / West Craven* / Swansboro High School
Wednesday, Sept 4th / New Bern / New Bern High School
Thursday, Sept 5th / East Carteret / Swansboro High School
Thursday, Sept 10th / Jacksonville* / Swansboro High School
Wednesday, Sept 11th / New Bern (Start Time: 4pm) / Swansboro High School
Thursday, Sept 12th / Richlands* / Swansboro High School
Tuesday, Sept 17th / West Carteret* / Swansboro High School
Thursday, Sept 19th / Havelock* / Swansboro High School
Tuesday, Sept 24th / White Oak* / White Oak High School
Thursday, Sept 26th / West Craven* / West Craven High School
Wednesday, Oct 2nd / Croatan / Swansboro High School
Thursday, Oct 3rd / Jacksonville* / Jacksonville High School
Tuesday, Oct 8th / Richlands* / Swansboro High School
Thursday, Oct 10th / Conference Tournament* / Swansboro High School
Tuesday, Oct 15th / Dual Team – 1st Round* / TBD
Fri, Oct 18th – Sat, Oct 19th / Regional Tournament / TBD