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WILDCAT BASKETBALL AND SOCCER DAY: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009
On Saturday, November 28th, we welcome back our basketball and soccer alumni and alumnae. Here is the schedule:
11 AM Varsity Girls' Soccer vs. Alumnae, J.B. Murphy Field
1 PM Varsity Boys' Soccer vs. Alumni, J.B. Murphy Field
3 PM Varsity Girls' Basketball vs. Alumnae, Drucker Court in McCullough Gym
5 PM Varsity Boys' Basketball vs. Alumni, Drucker Court in McCullough Gym
Admission is free to all these games.
Basketball Alumni/Alumnae: Click here for details.
Soccer Alumni/Alumnae: Click here for details.
SPORT LOCKERS
Fall athletes, with the exception of the varsity football and cross country teams, please clean out your sport lockers by the end of school Tuesday, November 24th. Varsity cross country and football teams have until December 1st. After that, lockers will be emptied and their contents discarded. If you are also playing a winter sport, check in at the athletic office to keep your locker for the upcoming season. We will begin renting winter sport lockers on Monday, November 30th. Bring $5 rental fee to the athletic office.
FALL ATHLETIC BANQUET INVITATIONS
Click on the "View Invitation" link below to view and print your banquet invitation.
| PROGRAM | DATE |
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| Cross Country | Tuesday, November 10 |
St. Ignatius |
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| Field Hockey | Thursday, November 19 |
St. Ignatius |
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| Football | Wednesday, December 2 |
St. Ignatius |
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| Tennis | Thursday, November 12 |
Irish Cultural Center |
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| Volleyball | TBA |
TBA |
View Invitation |
| Boys' Water Polo | Thursday, November 19 |
Irish Cultural Center |
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| Girls' Water Polo | Tuesday, December 1 |
St. Ignatius |
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| Reservations must be made in advance for all banquets. | |||
| Student-athlete attire is dress up - no jeans, tennis shoes or filp-flop sandals. | |||
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
By state law, all high school students who play a sport must have an annual physical examination. If a student plans to play a winter or spring sport and has not yet had a physical, he or she can get this done at the Menlo Park office of BAK Physiotherapy. The exams are on Thursday, October 29, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Click here to download the form to bring to the exam, and click here for details on this event.
BASEBALL: SI's GAME AGAINST SHC IS PART OF THE 2010 DANTE BENEDETTI CLASSIC
The varsity baseball game between St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Cathedral originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, 2010, has been moved to Friday, April 16, 2010. It will be played at AT&T Park. Game time is 3:45 PM. Admission is $10. Although SI is the home team, our sponsor passes will not be accepted, because this game is part of the Dante Benedetti Classic, with the University of San Francisco playing St. Mary's College following the SI-SHC game.
ATHLETE & PARENT HANDBOOK
The 2009-2010 Athlete & Parent Handbook is now available. Click here to download a copy in PDF form. If you would like us to mail a hard copy to you, click here to request a copy.
CLEARANCE FORMS
By state law, anyone who plays high school sports must have an annual physical examination. If your son or daughter plans to try out for a sport at St. Ignatius this coming school year, you need to turn in a current “Medical Clearance and Parental Permission to Play” form. Click here to download this form. Many forms have already been received in the Athletic Office. Remember that a student will not be allowed to try out, practice, or play until his or her form is in. If you have not already done so, be sure to schedule your physical early and take care of this important matter as soon as possible.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Sportsmanship encompasses the practice of playing fair, taking defeat without complaint and victory without gloating, and treating teammates and opponents with respect and dignity. In accordance with the school’s philosophy and goals, the promotion of sportsmanship is of utmost importance. Sportsmanship demonstrated by all involved in athletics is perhaps the clearest sign of the Christian mission of our school. Everyone associated with an athletic event — coaches, athletes, students, parents, spectators — has a responsibility to uphold the highest standards of sportsmanship before, during, and after a contest. Sportsmanship includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Showing respect for teammates, opponents, and officials;
2. Maintaining self-control;
3. Showing respect for the facility in which the contest is taking place;
4. Refraining from heckling, jeering, or using profane language;
5. In general, being positive in words and actions.
Certain behaviors are considered inappropriate and unacceptable by St. Ignatius. The school and Athletic Department reserve the right to remove or refuse admission to persons who exhibit such behaviors:
1. Repeated berating, humiliating, or taunting of our coaches or players.
2. Repeated berating, humiliating, or taunting of our opponents’ coaches, players, or spectators.
3. Repeated berating or harassment of game officials.
4. Racist, sexist, or profane remarks directed at any coach, player, spectator, or official.
As parents are the primary role models for their children, it is critical that parents set the best possible example of sportsmanship, particularly when they are spectators at an athletic contest.