Dutchess Day School Fall 2007 Sports Program
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the start of a new school year and the prospect of another exciting after school fall sports program. Once more we are offering three main sports for your child to choose from: Soccer, Field Hockey and Cross Country. Remember, our aim is to teach and develop the basic skills and tactics of the game, develop a strong team spirit (win or lose) and to foster a sense of commitment and sportsmanship. All this, we hope will be reflected in the way we play on the field.
Soccer: After two seasons with mixed success for our two teams, Junior Varsity and Varsity, we are looking forward to a season with much promise. The interest from the students is as high as ever and it looks like we will be fielding two substantial squads once more.
Athletic Director, Mr. Nigel Pink, will once more be coaching the Varsity team, assisted by new Headmaster Mr. John Cissel who has a great deal of soccer coaching experience.. Mrs. Fran Rainsford will once more apply her immense experience and knowledge of soccer to the task of coaching the Junior Varsity team. She will be ably assisted by Mr. John Blakley who has been appointed to teach Information Technology amongst other things at DDS.
Field Hockey: Field Hockey this year will sadly be without the coaching talents of Ms. Lauren Bontecou who has moved on to fresh pastures in her career. However, having lost a number of strong eighth graders from last year’s team, it is clear that there are many talented players coming through who can create a serious challenge to opponents this season. New kindergarten teacher and field hockey coach Ms. Rebecca DeMyer is looking forward to working with the players.
Cross-Country: Coach Mr. Krys Wasielewski returns this year to continue his sterling work with students keen to develop their running talents. He is hoping to enter the team in more competitions this year.
Sports Blog: A new development this year for our sports program is the introduction of our sports blog website which will be updated each week to inform parents of results and schedule changes, to view photographs of teams in action and lots more. Only a brief summary of sports news will now be included in the weekly fencepost. A link to the sports blog will be made available for parents to access more detailed news.
Late Pick Up: Coaches are expected to wait around after practice is over to make sure that everyone has a ride and that no-one is left alone at the pick-up point. If a parent has not arrived to pick up a child, at some stage the coach must decide whether to keep waiting at the pick-up point or take the student to study hall in the main building. This is one of the reasons that study hall exists. In most instances, coaches usually stay around with the student until the parent arrives. However, if a coach has an appointment or commitment somewhere else at a certain time, waiting for a parent to arrive may cause them a problem. This is the case for myself on a Monday for example. If the coach needs or wants to leave, once practice has ended, then the school policy is that the student will be escorted to study hall until the parent can get here. Taking students to the study hall, is also ensuring their safety. Also, please remember that if practice goes on longer than expected, you are free to pick your child up at the time stated or even before. Parents often do that.
I would suggest that if you are late, and I can understand this happening from time to time, please go to the pick-up point first. This is invariably where your child will be. If there is no sign of life there, then you should go to the study hall in the main building.
Athletic Trainer: Once more we are privileged to enjoy the free service offered by Athletic Trainer, Ryan Stevens and Millbrook Orthopedic and Sports Therapy. Ryan will be available on Thursday evenings from 4 – 5:15 p.m. and is keen to extend his services to all players, coaches, staff and parents of the school. Please help by encouraging your youngsters to let us know immediately when they have physiological concerns. You can always e-mail the Athletic Director at pink@dutchessday.org if need be!
Finally, I hope everyone is looking forward to the season ahead. It will be great to see you out on the fields supporting the teams. Please help us by watching the games from the opposite side of the field/court to the team benches.
Best Wishes
Nigel Pink
Athletic Director.
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