This document provides information for the Linn-Mar Men's Soccer fall player meeting on October 20, 2015. It discusses how to connect with the team through social media and the website, expectations for grades, conduct, and online behavior. It also outlines the pre-season schedule including open gyms, lifting, meetings, and apparel orders. Details are provided on financial obligations and purchases as well as the spring season schedule.
2. HOW TO GET CONNECTED
All New Players
–Complete the New Player Registration Form
• Go To: www.linnmarsoccer.com
– Current Players > New Player Registration Form
» Complete & Submit
*This will get you and your parents' info into my contact
list for messages that are sent on behalf of the team
3. HOW TO STAY CONNECTED
Twitter @LinnMarSoccer
— Send text to 40404
— Message: follow linnmarsoccer
Instagram @LinnMarSoccer
**Bulletin Board outside of my classroom
Facebook LinnMarSoccer
— Like our page to follow
— Search : Linn-Mar Mens Soccer
Website www.linnmarsoccer.com
4. EXPECTATIONS
• Grades & Behavior
– Expected to attend classes regularly
– Maintain at least a ‘C’ in ALL classes during 3rd/4th Qtr
– Checks will be done during the season
– ‘D’ during the 3rd quarter will cause you to miss the first 3 games
– ‘F’ during the 3rd quarter will make you ineligible for the entire season
• Code of Conduct (Team Policy, not School Policy)
– 2 strikes
• 1st—sit for half of the games at the level you play at
• 2nd—do not play in any or the remainder of the games
• Online Personality
– What you say online reflects on everything you are involved in
• Before you post anything online, remember that it reflects on your teammates and our program as well as
on you
5. PRE-SEASON
• Open Gyms
– Starts Mon, Nov 9th
– Dates/Times on the bulletin board,
locker room signs, website calendar
• Lifting & Conditioning
– Fitness Testing (Required), Nov. 3/5
– Starts Tues, Nov. 10th
– Every Tues/Thurs, 3:45-5:15/5:30
• Meet in my room, running shoes
• Player-Parent Meeting, TBD
– DEC/JAN
– Apparel orders Dec/Jan
• Yoga, TBD
– JAN-FEB, if we do it again
– Every Mon/Wed
– Specific times/location to be determined
• Poster Picture
– February, TBD
– Open to:
• SRS that will be playing for their 3rd yr
• Returning Letter-Winners
• Foreign-Exchange Students
6. FINANCIAL OBLIGATION(S) / PURCHASES
• Apparel (online, Dec-Jan)
– Team shirt & Team shorts
– Team socks
• Grey: Practice
• White (home), Black (away)
• Can provide your own
– Need to be Nike or blank
• Food
– Road Trips, Jimmy Johns
• As desired
7. SPRING SEASON
• Practice officially begins March 14 (Spring Break)
– Two-a-days for spring break
– Makeup sessions during March 21-25 (Before school)
• Games
– Varsity, April 2 (Iowa City West Invitational)
• Linn-Mar Challenger Cup, April 9th
– JV, April 4th
– Fresh-Soph, April 7th