ATHLETIC HANDBOOK 2018–2019 Important Contact Information
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ATHLETIC HANDBOOK 2018–2019 Important Contact Information Director of Athletics and Physical Education Assistant Director of Athletics and Physical Education Jeff Hutzler, M.Ed. Robert Grasso 858-453-3440 x129 | [email protected] 858-453-3440 x259 | [email protected] 858-518-1905 mobile, 858-453-3099 fax Assistant to the Athletic Director Athletic Liaison for College Counseling for Middle School Athletic Transportation Coordinator Judy Spoelstra Terri Bamford 858-453-3440 x262 | [email protected] 858-453-3440 x233 | [email protected] Athletic Business Manager Athletic Trainer Kathy Dinwiddie Christine Mitchell 858-453-3440 x130 | [email protected] 858-453-3440 x138 | [email protected] 760-390-7903 mobile Page | 1 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Torrey Head Coaches Sport Coach School Ext./Home E-mail [email protected] Basketball, Men’s Ryan Meier x205 [email protected] Basketball, Women’s Terri Bamford x233 [email protected] Baseball John Edman x175 [email protected] Cheerleading Shayla Dinwiddie ’11 760-505-7388 [email protected] Cross Country Scott Sanders x248 [email protected] Equestrian (club) Hadley Zeavin x249 [email protected] Fencing (club) Tedd Padgitt 619-278-8114 [email protected] Field Hockey Krista Jackson 858-531-8392 [email protected] Football Tyler Hales x193 [email protected] Golf, Men’s Bob Simon 858-337-0719 [email protected] Golf, Women’s Bob Simon 858-337-0719 [email protected] Ice Hockey (club) Dan Wagner x322 [email protected] Lacrosse, Men’s Deane Mellor 610-517-4994 Lacrosse, Women’s Christa DeMovellan 617-759-2314 [email protected] Rock Climbing (club) Rob Bethea x182 [email protected] Sand Volleyball (club) Lynne Galli 858-395-9979 [email protected] Soccer, Men’s Jerry Fleischhacker x299 [email protected] Soccer, Women’s Chris Sorg 408-209-0145 [email protected] Softball Erin DaSilva 510-378-5676 [email protected] Surf (club) Jean Ah Lee x332 [email protected] Swimming Nate Heppner x227 [email protected] Tennis, Men’s Mike Reisinger 858-204-4603 [email protected] Tennis, Women’s Mike Reisinger 858-204-4603 [email protected] Track & Field Kevin Reaume x244 [email protected] Ultimate Frisbee (club) Rob Bethea x182 [email protected] Volleyball, Women’s Peter Ogle x272 [email protected] Volleyball, Men’s TBD TBD TBD Water Polo, Men’s Steve Traverso x133 [email protected] Page | 2 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Welcome to La Jolla Country Day School Athletics Dear students, parents, faculty and staff, The La Jolla Country Day School student-athlete embodies the spirit of interscholastic athletics by combining intellectual and artistic achievement with physical excellence. Surrounded by their intellectual equals off the field and their athletic equals on the field, student-athletes must strive to their limits to maintain their standing in both environments. LJCDS student-athletes are the most visible members of the school community and, as such, a student who elects to participate in athletics is voluntarily making a choice to represent him/herself, his/her family, his/her team and his/her school with dignity. The LJCDS athletic program provides our student-athletes with an opportunity to broaden their educational experiences through a wide assortment of team and individual sports. The many lessons learned in athletics will complement those taught at home. LJCDS athletics fosters personal integrity, work ethic, self-responsibility, responsibility to others, self-sacrifice, delayed gratification, teamwork, overcoming fears, attacking challenges, goal setting, the pursuit of excellence, community and being part of something greater than oneself. Student-athletes whose families share these principles will find participation in LJCDS athletics rewarding. And the pursuit and sharing of these ideals forges lifelong relationships among teammates, opponents and coaches. A thoughtful and well-organized athletic program includes a philosophy, best practices and regulations that govern the spirit of competition for the school. These principles require a broad basis of community understanding which is achieved through communication to our student-athletes and their parents and our faculty, staff and administration. We hope to accomplish our objective through this athletic handbook. If at any time you have questions or concerns, please call me so that we can discuss possible solutions. We look forward to your participation in, and support of, our athletic program and its student-athletes and coaches. Go Torreys! Jeff Hutzler Director of Athletics and Physical Education Upper School Athletics Page | 3 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Athletic Director Jeff Hutzler This is Jeff Hutzler’s 18th year as La Jolla Country Day School’s director of athletics and physical education. One Hundred and eighty-four championship banners (110 league/conference, 56 CIF, 12 Southern Regional and 6 State) have gone up in the Smith Gymnasium during Coach Hutzler’s 17 years as athletic director with Torrey baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, football, men’s golf, softball, women’s soccer, men’s swimming, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, women’s volleyball and men’s water polo teams capturing championships in recent years. In 2017–2018, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball teams competed in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division; the county’s eight elite programs regardless of enrollment. Nineteen members of the class of 2018 will play baseball (3), basketball (5), football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, softball (3), swimming, lacrosse, cross country/track and water polo at the college level at Columbia University (2), Tufts, NYU (2), MIT, Cal Poly Pomona, USD, UCSD (2), UC Davis, College of Wooster, Northwestern (2), Juniata College, Cal Baptists, Soka University, Swarthmore and Cal State SLO. Seventy-one former Torreys will compete for the nation’s finest college athletic programs in 2018–2019, including six competing in the Pac-12 Conference and 11 in the Ivy League. Alfonso Rivas ’15 (Arizona) was drafted by MLB, Oakland Athletics in the spring of 2018, the third former Torrey baseball player drafted in the past seven years. LJCDS students participate in athletics at a rate that is among California’s highest; 80 percent of the Upper School and 98 percent of the Middle School participated on at least one athletic team in 2017–2018 with 140 Upper School students playing two sports and 26 earning three-sport recognition. Coach Hutzler’s football teams posted a win-loss record of 101–37 from 2002–2013 claiming six league and three CIF Championships. He was honored as one of California’s 13 Model Coaches in 2009, was selected the 2016–2017 San Diego High School Sports Association’s Athletic Director of the Year and was honored as a High School Coaching Legend by the San Diego Hall of Champions in 2017. Prior to coming to LJCDS, coach Hutzler coached football, track and field, men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball in Nevada, Los Angeles and upstate New York. He is a two-time Football Nevada State Coach of the Year, six-time Southern Nevada Track and Field Coach of the Year, was inducted into the Southern Nevada Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005 and was inducted into The Meadows School (Las Vegas) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. Coach Hutzler grew up in Kailua, Hawaii. He competed in cross country, track and boxing at the University of Nevada where he earned a degree in education in 1983. He graduated from UNLV with a master’s degree in physical education in 2000. Page | 4 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Page | 5 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Table of Contents Content Page Number Alma Mater 42 Athletic Awards - Middle School 41 Athletic Awards - Upper School 17-19 Athletic Guidelines 8 Athletic Membership - Middle School 39 Athletic Membership - Upper School 9 Athletics Offered - Middle School 40 Athletics Offered - Upper School 12-13 Athletic/Physical Education Requirement 10-11 Athletic Principles 8-9 Athletic Trainer/Sports Medicine/Injuries 26-34 Away Contests 15 Booster Club 34 CIF Pursuing Victory with Honors 38-39 Club Sports 12-13 Coach Evaluation by Student Athlete 24 Coaches 24-25 Code of Sportsmanship 35 Communication with Coaches 36 Concussions/Sudden Cardiac Arrest 28-33 Dismissal of Athletes from Class 15 Dressing for Practices, Contests and Team Photos 14-15 Dual Sport Participation Contract 23-24 Fundamentals of Good Sportsmanship 38 Hall of Fame 19-20 Head Coaches 2 History of Excellence 52 Important Contact Information 1 Letterman Jackets 14 Location of Away Contests 44-51 Lockers, Athletic Bags and Equipment 14 Multi-Sport Athletes 23 No Cut Policy 16 Objective of Athletics at Country Day - Middle School 40-41 Objective of Athletics at Country Day - Upper School 16-17 Overlapping Athletic Seasons 23 Performance Enhancing Drugs 20-21 Physical Education Dress Code & Torrey Spirit Wear 14 Practices, Contests Times and Equipment 13 Practice and Contests During Vacations 13 Schedules, Schedule Changes and Notifications for Middle School 41 Schedules, LJCDS Torreys App – REPu for Upper School 11 Page | 6 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 Content Page Number Senior Night/Day 23 Students Driving to Contests 15-16 Tuition Assistance 35 Team Parents 34 Weight Room and Fitness Center 20 Page | 7 Table of Contents last updated: 5/8/2018 La Jolla Country Day School Athletic Guidelines 1. Athletes, coaches, parents and spectators are expected to abide by the Country Day Code of Sportsmanship (p.35). 2. “Quitting” is an intolerable habit to acquire. Joining a team represents a commitment to that team for the entire season. Therefore, a student-athlete who quits a team may not participate in the next LJCDS athletic season.