Perfect Practice Makes Perfect!
Proper work out attire:
- Gym shorts or athletic shorts. No cut offs, Bermudas or clam diggers! The shorts must be black, gray, white or gold (school colors). Always have at least 2 clean back up pairs.
- T-shirts, long sleeve shirts or sweatshirts must also be black, gray, white or gold (school colors).
Always have at least 3 or 4 clean back up t-shirts. You may use them all at one practice!
- Socks must be white or black. Always have several pairs of clean socks.
- Black wrestling shoes only! (2 exceptions: Senior or State Qualifier) A back up pair is ideal.
- Head Gear – You will be issued a head gear and it must be worn for both practice and matches.
Your head gear should be cleaned with rubbing alcohol at least twice a week.
The message is clear-We want you to look sharp and look like a team!
Attendance Expectations:
Every wrestler is expected to be on time and attend every practice - including holidays. We will either practice or have matches for 6 days of the week unless otherwise specified. Arriving 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time for practice will allow each wrestler time to properly stretch and take care of any necessary paper work. On match day, the schedule will be posted outside of my classroom and outside of the mat room.
Practices run between 2 ½ and 3 hours in length. Generally, practices will shorten as the season progresses. It is recommended that the wrestler call for his ride before showering so he will be ready to go when you arrive.
During the holidays, practices will be from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm unless otherwise specified.
During teacher workdays, practices will be from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm unless otherwise specified.
Missed practices:
If a wrestler stays after school with a teacher and will be late to practice then he should bring a signed note from that teacher with the time he arrived for help and the time he left the class room. It would be wise to let me know ahead of time! The time missed from practice will be excused and must be made up before the next wrestling match in order to compete. If you are planning a dentist and/or doctor appointment between 11/12 and 2/23 please keep this in mind when scheduling. Make up time is not a punishment! It is for conditioning, instructional and safety purposes.
If you know of any possible conflicts that could arise, I expect to be notified well in advance. This will help minimize the impact on our team. We cannot have wrestlers in and out of the line up because of attendance issues. I want to encourage our wrestlers to be responsible and communicate. Please use them as the primary vehicle for communicating. It is also wise to email as a back up if necessary ( chuck.hoskins@fcps.edu ) .
If a wrestler misses practice with out a valid reason (Coach’s discretion) then he will make up three 20 minute sessions. It will be the coach’s decision on when that wrestler is allowed to compete again.
If a wrestler is late to practice than the amount of time he was late will be doubled and that will be the make up time along with one or several of the following duties : cleaning the mats, cleaning the locker room, cleaning up the bleachers after a match, carrying team equipment or writing a paper-theme or subject to be determined by me.