7th Grade Football
We are excited you have chosen to participate in football during the Fall 2014 season! Attached you will find a tentative schedule. Throughout the season we will continue to communicate any changes.
Attire
Please arrive dressed and ready to participate. You will need shirt, shorts, cleats and to bring your own water bottle.
Physicals
A physical is REQUIRED in order to practice and compete. Please have your physical completed and in the office prior to the first day of practice. A physical can be conducted by your physician. Contact the office if you need more information.
Pay-to-Participate
Pay to participate forms are also due no more than two weeks after practice date. Pay-to-Participate is a one-time participation fee to play sports for the entire year, which is based on income. Physical & Pay-to-Play forms can be obtained in the office o you can download a MHSAA physical form from Rolland – Warner’s Athletic web page.
Eligibility
You must maintain your GPA to maintain your eligibility, see the Student Code of Conduct for eligibility requirements. If you are ineligible you are required to attend meets to support your team members.
Practice /Schedule
Practice will start Aug. 25thand run Monday-Friday from 4:30pm-6:30pm. All 7th grade practices will be held at the Rolland-Warner Campus. All parents are expected to pick their child up on time from both practice and games. Students are dismissed from practice at Rolland-Warner at 6:30pm. Coaches will be handing out more detailed practice and game schedules on Aug. 25th.
Games
All 7th grade football games home and away, will be played on Wednesday evening starting at 4:45pm. Home games will be played on the Varsity Football field at the CFI (West) Campus. For all away games, on the bus ride home, students will begin calling parents to notify them that they will be back at Rolland-Warner within 20 minutes. Coach does expect students to be picked up within 15 minutes ofthe bus having arrived back at school. Late pick-ups will cause an inconvenience for everyone and their families.
Athletic Clearance
School administration will be holding athletic clearance at the Zemmer Campus the week of Aug. 11th-15th during regular school hours (8am-2:30pm) and until 4pm on Thursday Aug. 14th. At this time, student athletes can turn in their physical, student code of conduct and permission to treat cards. Students will also be academically cleared to participate in athletics.
ImPACT Testing
All 7th grade athletes will be required to complete ImPACT testing prior to the start of Fall practices. ImPACT testing is a baseline concussion test that is administered on the computers taking about an hour to complete. ImPACT testing will be provided at Zemmer the week of Aug. 11th-15th.
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