Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
James Connor GVMS Athletic Director 610-842-0762
connorj_at_garnetvalleyschools.com
Jim Connor, Athletic Director
610-842-0762 connorj_at_garnetvalleyschools
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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
School Wide Focus

• Academic Eligibility Student First, Athlete
  
• 
  Second
• Discipline and Demeanor How do we carry
  
• 
  ourselves in school?
• Community Service Giving Back through
• Sports
• Sportsmanship Fair Play, Character, and
• Respect
• Jaguar Spirit Events Promoting School Spirit

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics

• Middle School Program Goals
• Instruction Knowledge of the Sport
• Participation Active Time within the Sport
• Positive Experience Players, Coaches, and
  Parents

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
PIAA Physicals

• PIAA requires an Original Physical dated
• after June1, 2008
• PIAA Physicals cover a student-athlete for
• one school year June 1, 2008 through May
• 31, 2009
• Physicals must be handed into the GVMS
• Main Office by November 10, 2008

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
PIAA Re-Certification Form

• PIAA Re-Certification Form is Page 6 Section 5
• Physicals must be handed into the GVMS
• Main Office by November 10, 2008
• Re-Certification Form is required for
  student-athletes who
• participated in a Fall Sport
• It is completed by the Parent/Guardian only.
• Re-Certification Forms must be handed into the
  GVMS
• Main Office by November 10, 2008

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
Athletic Schedules

• Garnet Valley Middle School Athletic Website
• League Minder Sign Up for Specific Sports
• League Minder will alert you of changes to the
  general
• athletic schedule as well as dates, times,
  and locations of
• Athletic Contests

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Garnet Valley Middle School Athletics
Future Program Goals

• Mission and Vision Committee
• Supervision and Safety of Student-Athletes and
• Student Fans
• Improve methods of communication between
• Athletic Program stakeholders
• Interscholastic Middle School Eligibility
  Policy
• Build an appropriate, supportive, and positive
• bridge to our High School Athletics