Save the Date! Winter Athletics Tryouts start November 15, 2021
For sport-specific information, please see below. If you have general questions about the paperwork required for the winter sports season, please see below. Paperwork questions can be directed toward the head coach for each sport. If additional help is needed contact Mr. Creighton at james_creighton@hcpss.org.
Allied Bowling
Coach contact: Kelley Pfefferkorn at kelley_pfefferkorn@hcpss.org
Boys' Basketball
Coach contact: Matt Graves at matthew_graves@hcpss.org
Girls' Basketball
Coach contact: Teresa Waters at teresa_waters@hcpss.org
Cheerleading
Coach contact: Jessica Garry at jessica_garry@hcpss.org
Indoor Track
Coach contact: Donnie Richmond at sprinterace1984@gmail.com
Wrestling
Coach Contact: Kevin Cannon at kevin_cannon@hcpss.org
Instructions for Sports Registration: DUE BY NOVEMBER 14, 11:59PM
1. Go to https://www.hcpss.org/connect/
2. Do not use your Mobile Phone;
3. Login to your HCPSS Connect Portal (Parents & Guardian MUST use the parental login. Using your students log in info. will not allow you to register); Once logged in, go to the menu on the left and click the bottom option More Options (Family File, Reports Cards, etc.). If you have more than one student make sure you have selected the student from the drop down menu at the top of the page.)
4. Click on Athletic Registration on the right hand side Menu, select the correct season Fall/Winter/Spring;
5. Complete all of the forms: Parent Authorization Form, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Form, Concussion, please complete all additional documents…Do not skip or leave any boxes blank.
6. Upload the following forms: Covid-19 Vaccination Card (if applicable), Physical Examination Form dated on/after April 1, 2021. Upload ALL pages of the Physical Examination Form. Older physicals will not be accepted.
7. Upload a RECENT Utility bill. Older Utility bills will not be accepted. Utility (BGE, Potomac Edison, Solar,...Water, Cable/Satellite are allowed) **No Cell Phone Bills will be accepted**
**Reminder Physicals for Athletics are different from those used to register to attend school. The Athletic Physical includes a Clearance without restrictions by Medical Staff.
Please, make sure Physicals have all signatures (Parent/Guardian, Athlete, and Physician) before scanning and uploading. Fall 2021 physicals can be used for Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 season, Winter physicals can be used for Spring. Athletes will need a new physical for next school year, dated no earlier than April 1st of the previous school year.
**Returning Athletes-If a Student Athlete is returning from Fall to play Winter and/or Spring season and wants to use the fall physical, parent/guardians will need to click the checkbox (option to use physical on file dated...) and save. Otherwise, it’ll wait for a new one to be uploaded. Reminder, returning athletes will still need to complete permission information and upload a new utility bill.
Eligibility Sports Season
For high school, a full-time student earns academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities by maintaining a 2.0 grade-point average (GPA), calculated using credit or non-credit courses, with no more than one failing grade for the marking period which governs eligibility for that activity.
*WINTER is based on 1st Quarter
*SPRING is based on 2nd Quarter grades.