Baseball
Third game of first round; Saturday, May 9, 1:00 pm, at Providence
TENNIS
State Semi Finals, Saturday, May 9, 2009 v Brookstone at 9:00 a.m.
State Finals that afternoon TBD
Clayton County International Park, 2300 Highway 138 S.E., Jonesboro.
Exit #228 off I-75 South (Jonesboro-Stockbridge). Turn right off the exit and proceed west on Highway 138. Or Exit #1 off I-675 (Highway l38) and proceed west on Highway 138. Entrance to the park will be on your left.
Details and forms will be mailed to the student's home address.
ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Varsity Boys will play at Darlington in Rome on Wednesday, March 4, at 6:00 p.m.
See the below link for Athens Academy Apparel.
The following is a Sport Parenting Self-assessment Test taken from the book “The Fulfilling Ride” by Greg Dale. Please take a few minutes to honestly and objectively reflect on your role as a Sport Parent. Using a scale of 1 to 5, rate yourself on your effectiveness as a Sport Parent. Ask your child and spouse to rate you as well.
1 Strongly Disagree -- 2 Disagree -- 3 Undecided -- 4 Agree -- 5 Strongly Agree
_______I model good sportsmanship at all competitions in the way I interact with other parents, athletes, coaches, and officials.
_______I conduct myself in a manner such that my family and friends enjoy sitting next to me during competitions.
_______I do not put too much pressure on my child to win or perform exceptionally well.
_______I allow and encourage my child to talk to the coach if he or she has an issue with the coach before intervening myself.
_______I do not criticize my child’s coach in front of my child.
_______I do not give technical or strategic instructions to my child or other athletes during competition.
_______I plan to allow and encourage my child to participate in multiple sports, rather than specializing in one sport, until he or she has finished high school.
_______I provide total and unconditional love and support for my child regardless of how he or she performs.
_______I do not expect any type of monetary return (i.e., college scholarship, professional contract) on the time and money I spend on my child’s sport.
_______I conduct myself in a manner that makes my child proud to have me in attendance.
Total Score
45-50 Excellent: You are a model Sport Parent.
40-44 Very Good: Communicate with your child to maintain your current perspective.
30-39 Cause for Concern: Be willing to listen and make changes to regain a proper perspective.
1-29 Out of Control: You have lost perspective. You could be in danger of ruining your child’s sport experience.
Always a work in progress, below you will find the scheduled summer opportunities for 2008:
Weight Training:
Middle School Football Mon, Tue and Thursday 8:00-10:00
Varsity Football Monday through Thursday 8:00-10:00
Girls Only (10:00-11:30) Monday through Thursday
Open to all: 11:30 to 1:00 Monday through Thursday
Baseball: Upper School -- June 2-14
Upper School Basketball:
Boys: June 2-6 skill development-TBA. June 23-28: practice at the Spartan Center and games in the Jackson County Team Camp
Girls: practice June 4-6 and 9-12 from 5:30-7:30; girls camp at Clemson will be June 13-15
Cheerleading: July 14-18: JV and Varsity Practice at SC, July 21-24 Cheer Camp at UGA
Football: Throwing sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays (grades 9-12)
Note this change: Middle School Football will begin August 11. They will not attend the camp in Habersham County the week of August 4.
Soccer: Girls Upper School--June 17-27
Track and CC: Camps at UGA: June 18-21, Weekly CC runs TBA
Volleyball: Team Camp at Emory, July 21-24, rising 8th-12th
Pat Bassett, President of the National Association of Independent Schools, offers an insightful look at the role of athletics in the development of young people: