2017 Fall Sports Information

The following information will help parents and incoming 10th, 11th, and 12th graders as you prepare for the fall sports season:

The fall sports season begins on August 9th.
All 10th, 11th, and 12th graders planning on trying out for a Fall Sport must have a 2.0 GPA with no more than one failing grade for the marking period.

All 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will need the following:

• Current physical: Howard County policy requires every athlete to have a physical exam dated after April 1, 2017 in order to try out for any high school sport for the school year 2017-2018.
  • River Hill High School Boosters are offering Sports Physicals.   For information and registration, see:  http://www.riverhill.org/boosters/2017-river-hill-sports-physical
• Athletic Participation form.
• Copy of Birth Certificate. One time item. If the student has played a sport before, this is already on file.
• Proof of residency. This may be a BGE bill, phone bill, etc.
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest form.
• Concussion Information Sheet
• Concussion Release Form (if tested)

You can download all forms on the RHHS website: www.rhhs.hcpss.org

All student athletes must be insured.
All students must have concussion testing prior to the first practice, except for Golf and Cross Country. Concussion testing is good for 2 years.

All outstanding student obligations must be rectified prior to August 9th tryouts for all perspective student-athletes.

The Fall Athletic Form Turn-In Night will be held on Tuesday, August 1st and Tuesday, August 8th @ 5:00 pm in the Auditorium. One parent or guardian of each fall student-athlete is expected to attend.

The following is a list of all fall head coaches. It includes their email addresses and first practice date and time. Please refer all questions to the coaches, and do not mail information to the school. It may get misplaced.

Sport	Coach	Email	Start Time	Location
Allied Soccer	Danny Ives	danny_ives@hcpss.org	Practice will begin in early September	TBA
Cheerleading	Katie Hyrowski	coachkatiecarpenter@gmail.com	August 9th - 9:00 AM	Cafeteria
Boys Cross Country	Paul Hugus	paul_hugus@hcpss.org	August 9th - 9:00 AM	Track
Girls Cross Country	John DiFato	john_difato@hcpss.org	August 9th - 9:00 AM	Track
Field Hockey	Shelly Chamness	shelly_chamness@hcpss.org	August 9th - 8:00 AM	Track
Football	Brian Van Deusen	brian_vandeusen@hcpss.org	Equipment Handout 8/8 @ 8 AM	Fitness Lab
Golf (Boys & Girls)	Matt Graves	matthew_graves@hcpss.org	Interest Meeting 8/9 @ 9 AM	Media Center
Boys Soccer	Matt Shagogue	matthew_shagogue@hcpss.org	August 9th - 8:00 AM	Stadium Field
Girls Soccer	Brian Song	briansong@havtech.com	August 9th - 5:00 PM	Stadium Field
Volleyball	Lynn Paynter	lnpaynter@verizon.net	August 9th - Main Gym: Varsity:  2-5:30 Freshmen/JV:  3:30 - 5:30 Tryout times for August 10th-11th - Main Gym Varsity:  2-5:30 Freshmen/JV:  4:00 - 6:00	Main Gym

Concussion Testing will be held in the Media Center computer lab under the direction of our Athletic Trainer, Daquan Ellington, on the following dates:

5/24 - 3:00

5/25 - 3:00

5/31 - 2:30 football only, 3:30 

6/1 - 3:00 

 

Freshmen concussion testing dates:

8/1 - Field Hockey and Girls Soccer 12pm

8/2 - Volleyball 12pm

8/3 - Football 12pm

8/4 - Boys Soccer 1pm

8/8 - Cheer 12pm

8/9 - Make ups 12pm

All are expected on time with the concussion paperwork. Email DQ with questions at dellington@pivotphysicaltherapy.com.