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POPE Greyhound FootballParent Night Meeting

April 28, 2016

Welcome

Pope TD Club

Our Purpose

To be a positive influence for Pope High School Football, promoting and

supporting the program, coaches, players and administration.

To reach the financial goals set forth by the budget, to encourage parent

and community involvement, and to build excitement for Pope football.

• Executive Board

President Abbie Woyce

Vice President DJ Vandeusen

Treasurer Cheryl Nielsen

Secretary John Cannon

Membership Dave Olszewski

• Fundraising

Concessions Linda Wood

Mother’s Club Lauren Waddilove

Father’s Club Chuck Thain

Iron Man Marla Huyck

Matt Hobby Jennifer Kennedy

Sponsorship Julie Conley, Kirsten Rickers, Angela Coppedge, Michael Braun

Programs Kristie Lewis

Discount Cards Barbara Conte

Fundraising Other DJ Huyck

• Operational

Game Day Richard Smith

Special Events Kristi Olszewski

Website Richard Corby, Dave Olszewski

JR/Youth President Kelvin Patterson

JR/Youth Liason DJ Huyck

Head Coach Kyle Adkins

Past President Abbie Woyce

PTC Board Members

• Grade Representatives

Senior Susie Barnhill susiebarnhill@bellsouth.net

Junior Barbara Conte barbara.conte@cobbk12.org

Sophomore Roxanne Owens roxanne5@ymail.com

Freshman Christi Trombetti ctrombetti91@gmail.com

PTC Board Members

• Refinanced Field House

– Loan Balance: $579,800

– Quarterly loan payment: $19,700

• Income & Expenses aligned with 2015 Actuals

– Projected Income: $212,500

– Projected Expenses: $199,900

– Projected Profit: $12,800

• Invest in Player Development

– Camps: Kennesaw State University, Reinhardt University (3 day) …

– 7 on 7 Competitions: UGA, USA Football, etc

• Increase involvement with Youth & Junior programs

• Update Bylaws in July

2016 PTC Budget

• Expenses include:

⁻ Field House Loan

⁻ Field & Field House Maintenance

⁻ Nutrition

⁻ Senior Gifts & Senior Banquet Expenses

⁻ Operational expenses

⁻ Equipment

⁻ Coaches Supplements

⁻ Coaches Clinics

⁻ Game Day Expenses

⁻ Player Camps & 7 on 7 Competitions

2016 PTC Budget

• Cost per player: ~ $2,000 (at 100 players)

• Registration Fee: $650 – Early registration (before or on 05/01/2016): $600

– Fees haven’t increased in at least the last 10 years

• We fundraise to make up the difference– Sponsorships (PTC Board & Individuals)

– Iron Man

– Discount Cards

– Spring Game ($5 gate) & Dinner on the Green ($ tbd)

– Pancake Breakfast ($5/player, $20 max per family)

– Fall Concessions

– Mom & Dad’s Clubs

– Parking

– Other - Shopping Boss, Gala, Publix Partners, Amazon-Smile, Xmas Trees, etc.)

• 2016 Registration to date– Players: 78

– Mom’s Club: 37

– Dad’s Club: 29

2016 PTC Budget

• Bring in a new PTC Sponsors

• 3 Refund Levels: $500+, $1000+, $1500+

– Bring in at least $500 in sponsorships, receive a check for $200

– Bring in at least $1000 in sponsorships, receive a check for $400

– Bring in at least $1500 in sponsorships, receive a check for $600

Example 1: Bring in new sponsor, ABC Corp for $1500, receive a check from PTC for $600.

Example 2: Bring in new sponsors DEF Company for $500, ACME International for $500

for total of $1000, receive a check from PTC for $400.

• All forms and payments from sponsors due by July 15 to allow time for banners to be

made, and artwork for Game Program

• Full Sponsorship information and forms available on Pope website.

Parents can offset Registration fee

• Each family required 2 “Game Day” volunteer dutiesConcessions Vol. Needed

Thursdays 5:30pm – EOG 4

Fridays shift 1 5:30pm – 7:30pm 8

Fridays shift 2 7:30pm – EOG 8

Parking Fridays tbd 4

Chains Fridays 7:15pm – EOG 4

• Other Game Day volunteers (TBD) - Thursday Press Box, etc.

• $200 volunteer “deposit check” (due before or at player equipment pickup)

• Check cashed only if volunteer requirements not met

• Freshman parents do at least 1 parking as available

• Volunteer signups posted on football website closer to Fall season

• Signups staggered … Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshman

Game Day Volunteer Requirements

• Volunteers will be needed throughout the year:

Film the Games Matt Hobby Game

Iron Man Homecoming Week/Game

Hound Fun-Run Senior Night / Senior Banquet

Pancake Breakfast End of Season Banquet

Thursday Game Announcer Stadium, Field House, Grounds cleanup

Friday Pregame Meals Discount Cards Blitz drivers

Game Day Field Setup / Take-down Game Day Photographer(s)

• It takes all of us to make Pope Football successful!

www.popefootball.com

Other Volunteer Needs

Projected Schedule

• Weight Room conversion into current small gym May 1 - Summer 2016

• New Gym/Theater in upper parking lot/Green House May 25 - December 2017

• Tennis Court relocation to Softball parking lot Summer/Fall 2016

• Track Resurface Summer 2016

• Roundabout at Hembree Road entry Summer 2016 – Summer 2017

Pope AD will be encouraging everyone to buy football game tickets online.

Access to the field will be different, possibly through existing school.

Pope Construction Project

• Limited number of parking spaces due to Pope Construction project

– Upper lot will be used for work zone

– Expected Softball & Cafeteria lot will not be available

– Lower Lot only ~ 400 parking spaces

• PTC will not be charging for parking or issuing parking passes

• PTC allotment of 30 reserved parking spaces in the lower lot

– Auctioned 10 at Greyhound Nation Celebration (Gala)

– Auctioned 2 at Walkup Registration

– Auctioning 2 Reserved Parking Spaces tonight

– The balance will be up for bidding at various events during the spring & summer with final auction at the Pancake Breakfast/Picture Day on July 30, 2016.

• Additional parking on Friday nights at High Tower Trail Middle School with free shuttle.

2016 Fall Parking

• Online Athletic Physical Registration on Cobb County’s ParentVue system.

• Must use the Physical Examination form found on ParentVue or can be picked up at the Pope front office or Athletic Department.

• All rising 9th graders (and H.S. players who did not have a physical during the 2015-16 school year), will need a physical dated by a doctor after April 1, 2016 on the Physical Examination form before participation in spring football.

• All current H.S. players who have a physical dated after April 1, 2015 are covered for Spring football, but will need a physical dated by a doctor after April 1, 2016 on the Physical Examination form in order to participate in summer workouts, camps, or other football activities.

• Physical exams dated by a doctor after April 1, 2016 covers ALL athletic participation for the 2016-17 school year including this summer’s workouts, camps or other football activities.

Athletic Physicals

• May 1 Last day to register at reduced player fee

• May 7 Pope stadium & grounds cleanup 9:00 am - 11:30 am

• May 9 First day of Spring Practice 3:50 pm (rising 9th 5:30 pm)

• May 20 Blue-White Spring Game

– Rising 9th Grade Scrimmage 5:30 pm

– Dinner on the Green (End Zone) 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

– Girls Powderpuff Championships 6:00 pm

– JR Program Scrimmages 6:30 pm

– Alumni Recognition 7:30 pm

– Blue White Spring Game 7:45 pm

– Social at Keegan’s after the game

• June 6 First day of Summer workouts 7:00 am – 10:00 am (Mon – Thu)

• June 6 – 9 East Cobb Youth Football Camp 10:00 am – noon (ages 7-14)

Upcoming Events

Help reduce the spread of germs in the Locker Room

• The locker room is cleaned every 3-4 weeks during the season

• Ozone Machine runs every night

• Players hang up clothes & towels in your locker

• Take home dirty clothes

• Sanitize mouth piece

One Last Thing …

Coach Kyle Adkins

Head Football Coach

Pope High School

Fundraising

What to expect from the Pope

Football Program in regards to player

fundraising?

• Necessary to reach our budget!

• Iron Man (Lift-A-Thon) – Summer– Player involvement - get at least 20 addresses, address envelopes, sign stock letter &

signing thank you notes

– Will need stamps for 20 letters

– Player letter writing campaign begins May 19 after practice for upperclassmen

– Iron Man competition June 30

– Raise $300, receive custom game jersey to keep, and wear at Matt Hobby game

– Raise $400, receive custom game jersey plus Spirit pack

• Discount Cards - Fall– Player involvement - sell discount cards

– Each Player required to sell 20 cards

– New Cards this year!

– PTC will hold $400 deposit check for each player

– Checks not cashed unless player doesn’t sell allotment of cards

– 6 weeks instead of 5 weeks to get the job done

– Cards issued week of June 27, ends with Blitz Day August 6

Fundraising

Fundraising

Lettering

What qualifications must my child

meet in order to letter for the Pope

Football Program?

Lettering

To letter your child must:

• Have been a part of the program for two years

and/or played in a varsity game.

Work Out and Practice Attire

Wear Pope colors:

• Shorts & Shirts - Navy Blue, Carolina Blue,

Gray, White or Pope issued apparel

The Role of the Parent

In regards to the football program,

what is the role of the parent?

The Role of the Parent

• Be positive with your child – make your child believe that they can achieve anything and that mediocrity in life is not acceptable

• The parents of the program will develop a positive image in the community with continual reinforcement.

• Forget the past – do not allow the events of the past to affect the movement toward the future.

The Role of the Parent

• The parents of the program will eliminate negativity about the program before it has an opportunity to become rampant.

• Total commitment – the parents of the program must continually stress the importance of being leaders, following the rules of the team, and attending all practices and training sessions.

The Role of the Parent

• Sacrifice – the parents of the program must

set aside all selfish wants and preferential

desires for the betterment of the program.

• Be supportive of the coaches – i.e. Social

Media

The Role of the Parent

• Playing time – is not discussed outside the

program.

• 24 Hour Rule – The purpose is to allow “cooler

heads” to prevail in a situation.

(i.e. enjoy a win; agonize over a loss)

• Open Door Policy – my door is always open to

you and to my players.

Academics

What kind of support can you expect

from the Pope Football Program in

regards to academics?

Academics

• Academics come first. No pass no play.

• Players who are not willing to put forth great effort in the classroom are developing bad habits for the future.

• In the Fall, players have four opportunities during and immediately after the school day to make-up assignments, get tutored, take tests, etc. (i.e. X-Block, AO (2), Thursday afternoons)

NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER QUICK

REFERENCE GUIDE

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Quick_Reference_Sheet.pdf

Recruiting

As a parent, what do I need to know?

Recruiting

What is an FBS school?

• Football Bowl Subdivision – 120 Teams (i.e. Georgia, Florida, Florida State). SEC, ACC, BIG 12, etc.

• FBS schools offer scholarships

What is an FCS school?

• Football Championship Subdivision - 124 Teams (i.e. Mercer, Samford, Harvard, Princeton)

• FCS schools offer scholarships

Recruiting

What is a D-II school?

• (i.e. Valdosta State, Delta State, North Alabama)

• D-II schools offer scholarships

What is a D-III school?

• (i.e. LaGrange College, Huntingdon College, Birmingham Southern College)

• D-III schools do not offer scholarships – D-III schools offer academic merit

Recruiting

What is an NAIA school?

• National Association of Intercollegiate

Athletics

• Completely separate from the NCAA (FBS, FCS,

D-II, D-III)

• NAIA schools offer scholarships

Recruiting

What is an offer?

• The offering of a scholarship to a player.

• *Nothing is binding until a letter of intent is signed.

What is a scholarship?

• A grant or payment that is made to support a student’s education.

• *Athletic scholarships are reviewed yearly.

Recruiting

What is the difference between academic merit

and a scholarship?

• A scholarship is money awarded for excellence

in athletics.

• Academic merit is money awarded for

academic excellence.

*Both are providing student-athletes with

avenues to pay for their college education.

As a parent….

What role do I play in recruiting?

A Parent’s Role

• Make sure your son comes to school

• Make sure they are presentable when they

come to school

(i.e. Limit collegiate wear, no clothing that may

be seen as offensive, no clothes that advertise

alcohol, etc.)

• Be supportive in the process

(i.e. college wants you to visit – GO!)

As a player….

What do I need to do?

A Player’s Role

• Stay awake in class

• Treat each visit like a mini job interview

• Treat every school like they are your favorite

(the “you never know policy”)

• Firm handshake, look the man in the eye, and

SPEAK UP!

• Be polite (i.e. yes sir, no sir, etc.)

• Be humble

Recruiting and Camps

What is a camp or a combine?

• This is an opportunity for you to showcase

your skills.

• Activities include, but are not limited to: 40

yard dash, Pro shuttle, 1 on 1s, Bench Press, L-

Drill, etc.

How many camps should my child attend?

Camps

• Camps are a good thing, but they are not the

only thing.

• Be selective and choose the ones that are

going to genuinely fit your needs.

• One day camps are perhaps the most

beneficial for high school players and the most

cost effective.

Recruiting and Social Media

• Most college programs now have a graduate

assistant who follows current and prospective

players on social media to see what you are

doing.

• Be very careful as to what you put on social

media – even if deleted, it never goes away.

• When in doubt, use the “Mom” rule.

� VARSITY SCHEDULEFriday AUGUST 12 HARRISON (scrimmage) Away 7:30

Friday AUGUST 26 LASSITER (Hope Wall/TOTY/CEOTY) Home 7:30

Friday SEPTEMBER 2 WALTON Away 7:30

Friday SEPTEMBER 9 JOHNS CREEK Away 7:30

Friday SEPTEMBER 16 CAMBRIDGE (Homecoming) Home 7:30

Friday SEPTEMBER 23 N.ATLANTA (Matt Hobby/PJR Night) Home 7:30

Friday SEPTEMBER 30 Open

Friday OCTOBER 7 ALPHARETTA Away 7:30

Friday OCTOBER 14 DUNWOODY Home 7:30

Friday OCTOBER 21 CHATTAHOOCHEE (Senior Night) Home 7:30

Friday OCTOBER 28 CENTENNIAL Away 7:30

Friday NOVEMBER 4 NORTHVIEW Away 7:30

� JV/FRESHMAN SCHEDULE JV FreshmanThursday SEPTEMBER 1 CAMBRIDGE Away Home 6:00

Thursday SEPTEMBER 8 North SPRINGS Home Away 6:00

Thursday SEPTEMBER 15 Open

Thursday SEPTEMBER 22 RIVERWOOD Home Away 6:00

Thursday SEPTEMBER 29 CHATTAHOOCHEE Home Away 6:00 *Fall Break Week

Thursday OCTOBER 6 CENTENNIAL Away Home 6:00

Thursday OCTOBER 13 NORTHVIEW Home Away 6:00

Thursday OCTOBER 20 JOHNS CREEK Home Away 6:00

2016 Schedule

Contact Information

Remind Account

Text to this number: 81010

Message: @phsftball

Twitter - @CoachKAdkins

Email:

coachadkins@hotmail.com

Phone - (706) 799-0220

Thanks for your support!