Informational Parent Webinar

CHS Athletics

IntroductionsAthletic Director: James Gilmore

● james_gilmore@fuhsd.org● 408-366-7314

Asst. Principal Athletics: Steven Puccinelli● steven_puccinelli@fuhsd.org● 408-366-7374

Athletic Trainer: Katelyn Watts● katelyn_watts@fuhsd.org● 408-366-7331

Department Vision

Goals vs. Purpose

I lead to help adolescents become adults of empathy, discipline and kindness to empower positive change throughout their lives

The safety of our student/athletes is paramount

Webinar AgendaPart-One for Everyone

What We Know:● Current Athletics Calendar● Season-One Dates● Fall Fitness & Conditioning● Dual Sport Single Season Athletes● PE Credit● Concussion Testing● CHS Athletic Boosters

What We Don’t Know● What is uncertain

Q & A

Part-Two for New Families to CHS

● Academic Eligibility ● Athletic Clearance● Website Navigation ● 7th Period Athletics ● Q & A

Interaction with Webinar● Presentation will be posted on

website tomorrow● Post all questions in

Q & A function● Chat function disabled

What We Do Know

Part-One for everyone

2020-2021 Athletics CalendarDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following changes have been made to the 2020-2021 athletics calendar:

● All athletics have been postponed until Dec. 14th 2020.● The three seasons of sport (fall, winter, spring) have been reduced to just

two (season-one & season-two).

Season-One: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Water Polo, Volleyball*, Gymnastics*, Trad. Comp. Cheer

Season-Two: Badminton, Baseball, Basketball*, Golf, Soccer*, Softball, Swimming/Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling*

Bylaw restricting club sport activity has been suspended for this year

Season-One Sports First Practice First Contest Section Final

DateLast Day for

Regional/State Championships

Football 12/14/2020 1/8/2021 4/10/2021 4/17/2021

Field Hockey 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/20/2021

Cross Country 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/20/2021 3/27/2021

Gymnastics 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 TBD TBD

Boys Volleyball 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/13/2021 3/20/2021

Girls Volleyball 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/13/2021 3/20/2021

Boys Water Polo 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/13/2021 3/20/2021

Girls Water Polo 12/14/2020 12/28/2020 3/13/2021 3/20/2021

November 6th, End of 2nd Grading Period Determines beginning of season-one academic eligibility

December 14th, Season-One Start Date and Finals WeekTryouts begin (may vary between sports)

December 18th, End of 1st Semester Determines continuing academic eligibility and takes effect on Monday January 11th

December 19th thru January 3rd, Winter BreakNo school

January 18th, MLK DayNo school

February 15th thru February 19th 3rd, Presidents BreakNo school

February 26th, End of 4th Grading PeriodDetermines continuing academic eligibility and takes effect on Monday March 8th

Important Dates in Season-One

Season-Two Sports First Practice First Contest Section Final

DateLast Day for

Regional/State Championships

Badminton 2/22/2021 3/8/2021 5/22/2021 5/29/2021

Boys/Girls Soccer 2/22/2021 3/8/2021 5/29/2021 6/5/2021

Boys/Girls Tennis 2/22/2021 3/8/2021 5/29/2021 6/5/2021

Swimming & Dive 3/8/2021 3/22/2021 5/29/2021 6/5/2021

Wrestling 3/15/2021 3/29/2021 6/5/2021 6/12/2021

Boys & Girls Basketball

3/15/2021 3/29/2021 6/12/2021 6/19/2021

Baseball 3/15/2021 3/29/2021 6/19/2021 6/26/2021

Boys & Girls Golf 3/15/2021 3/29/2021 Boys 6/8/2021Girls 6/9/2021

6/23/2021

Softball 3/15/2021 3/29/2021 6/19/2021 6/26/2021

Track & Field 3/15/2021 3/29/2021 6/19/2021 6/26/2021

February 26th, End of 4th Grading PeriodDetermines continuing academic eligibility and takes effect on Monday March 8th

February 22nd, Season-Two Start DateBadminton, Soccer, Tennis

March 8th, Season-Two Start DateSwimming & Diving

March 15th, Season-Two Start DateBaseball, Basketball, Golf, Softball, Track Wrestling

April 12th thru April 16th, Spring BreakNo school

Important Dates in Season-TwoApril 23rd, End of 5th Grading PeriodDetermines continuing academic eligibility and takes effect on Monday May 3rd

May 31st, Memorial DayNo school

June 3rd, End of 2nd Semester & GraduationDetermines continuing academic eligibility

----------------------------------------------------March 13th, May 8th, June 5th, SAT DatesAll Saturdays

April 17th, June 12th, ACT DatesBoth Saturdays

May 3rd thru May 14th, AP TestingSpecific dates will vary

Due to the shortening of the Sports Seasons, you will have games during breaks and possibly on Saturdays.

When students choose to engage in an Athletic commitment, please know that failure to uphold this commitment may result in removal from the team or

forfeiture of PE credit eligibility

League schedules for Season-One are posted on CHS websiteWith exception to Gymnastics and Trad. Comp. Cheer

League schedules for Season-Two available shortly

Commitment to the Season

● September 14th for all programs who choose to participate

●12 athletes in a cohort allowed

●Parent COVID-19 waiver form must be filled out prior to attending

●Forms available on the Athletic Home Page & emailing your coach

●You must make contact with the coach prior to attending the workout.

●Masks must be worn to and from workouts.

●You are not excused/or exempt from PE or any class to attend conditioning

●Athletes are locked into a three-week period once with a cohort

Fall Fitness & Conditioning

Dual Sport Single-Season Athletes

Athletes may be able to participate in two sports simultaneously although it will be difficult.

Athletes must complete the Dual Sport Request form found on the Athletics webpage to begin the process.

All parties involved must agree to proceed

PE Credit

Athletes will still be able to earn five credits of P.E. with the completion of a single season according to the credit participation agreement. There is ten possible credits total for the year with completion of both season one and two.

Updated Credit Participation Agreements will be available once athlete has official made the team

Concussion Baseline Testing

Concussion baseline testing will take place remotely and must be proctored by a parent or guardian.

● Testing instructions and agreement link can be found on the CHS athletic webpage

● Athlete must have a completed form and valid test to be cleared for participation

● All testing questions: A.T. Katelyn Watts

CHS Athletic BoostersBooster Member & Co-Membership Chair: Kristin Furuta

We are a community building organization who value and appreciate what a profound impact a strong Athletics Program can have on individuals, a school, and a community. We support all athletic programs at Cupertino High School with volunteering, fundraising, granting wish lists items, scholarships, among many others. The Athletic Boosters annual fee is $50 which is tax deductible, but more than money, we need your time to support this most worthy of causes.

More on how to join at the Season-One Preseason Meeting

What We Don’t Know

● If there is athletics this year, we are uncertain if spectators will be able to attend contests in any capacity

● If there is athletics this year, it is uncertain what transportation will look like to and from competitions

● If there is athletics this year, we are uncertain what locker room protocols will consist of

● If there is athletics this year, it is uncertain if there will be enough officials to cover all contests

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● Without athletics this year, it is uncertain what PE credit for athletics will look like

There is NO Guarantee that Athletics will Happen

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Athletics Introduction

Part-Two for New Families to CHS

Academic EligibilityAcademic eligibility has two stipulations:

1. Must attain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher at one of the six official grading periods. Current grades on Schoology are irrelevant, only official grades in Infinite Campus are considered.

2. Must be passing five classes or more. Exception is with seniors on path to graduation, they only need to be passing four classes or more.

Academic Probation & Ineligibility:● If a athlete satisfies one stipulation but not both, athlete will be placed on

academic probation until the next grading period in which they must satisfy both to remove the probationary status. Athlete is able to fully participate while on probation.

● If at any time the athlete does not meet either stipulations or fails to meet both stipulations while on probation, the athlete will be declared academically ineligible and cannot participate.

Transfer Students

All transfer students are ineligible to compete in any contest without completing all Central Coast Section transfer paperwork prior to participation.

This is a BIG DEAL … just last year alone, CHS was forced to forfeit two contest due to this violation.

All transfer students please contact Athletic Director Gilmore immediately, we can complete all paperwork NOW, months ahead of the upcoming seasons

Athletic ClearanceAthletic Clearance is where athletes are medically cleared to play. Three steps:

1. Log in and update information or register and input all information 2. Attain and upload three needed documents:

a. Physical form-one, completed my parent or guardianb. Physical form-two, completed by a physician

i. Doctor’s signatureii. Doctor’s ID#iii. Date of examinationiv. Stamp of locationv. Doctor declares athlete is medically cleared to participate

c. Proof of insurance, scan or photo of insurance card3. Valid concussion baseline assessment and agreement

Visit Athletic Clearance Registration web page for more details.

Athletic Website NavigationCHS Homepage: www.chs.fuhsd.org● Top right red bar, “STUDENT LIFE”● Subtitle under “STUDENT LIFE”, click “ATHLETICS”● ATHLETICS main page

○ Administration contacts○ Important Links○ Athletics Calendar○ All coach contacts○ Additional Information

● Subpages, right side navigation bar: Season-One, Season-Two, FFC Plan, Athletic Clearance Registration

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