Dear Basketball Player:
Congratulations! As the recipient of this letter you have been chosen as one of the 15 -18 girls who were selected for the 2020 Clifford Smart 7th grade girls basketball team. You have every right to be proud for being selected as a result of your hard work, basketball skills, success in the classroom, and your behavior. We expect you to keep up the hard work. Keep in mind, however, that one of your very best friends may not have made the team. Be sensitive to their disappointment.
I expect that you will be at all practices and games. You will receive your uniform in the next few days. Our first game is Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020! To start the season, our practices will go from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
There are lockers available in the team locker room and we require you to lock your uniforms, practice gear, and other valuables in the locker. It is better to be safe than sorry. You must bring a combo lock on the first day of practice.
For those of you who did not play a sport here at Smart already this year, there is a $200.00 dollars pay-to-participate fee that must be paid before our first game. Please have your parents take care of this through Family Access or in the main office. Coaches do not deal with money.
Another area we need to let you know about is the school district’s policy of not providing transportation home from away games. Please pick up your daughter as soon as you can as the coaches cannot leave until every player has been picked up. If you want a player's parent to take your child home from an away game, we will need a note from you.
Once again, congratulations on making the team. It is now your job to make sure that the hard work and dedication that earned you a spot on the team continues throughout the season. I am very excited about our chances for a very successful season.
Sincerely,
Coach Rickens
Coach Singelyn
7th grade Basketball Coaches