To: Parents/Athletes



2017-2018 Pioneer Tennis

Preseason Packet

Table of Contents

|Page |Return |Item |

|1 |No |Table of Contents |

|2 |No |Letter From Coaching Staff |

|3 |No |Upcoming Schedules |

|4 |No |Ten Commandments for Parents |

|5 |Yes |Athlete Information Sheet |

|6 |Yes |Release of Liability Form |

|7 |Yes |Physical Page 1 |

|8 |Yes |Physical Page 2 |

|9 |Yes |Physical Page 3 |

|10 |Yes |Physical Page 4 |

|11 |No |Master Schedule Page 1 |

|12 |No |Master Schedule Page 2 |

|13 |No |Boys Varsity Schedule |

|14 |No |Girls Varsity Schedule |

|15 |Yes |Transportation Consent |

|16 |Yes |Insurance Reminder |

|17 |TBD |Optional Insurance Enrollment |

Prospective Athlete and Guardian,    

I am very excited about the upcoming tennis season.  This is my thirteenth year as the Girls’ Head Tennis Coach and second year as Boys’ Head Tennis Coach at Simon Kenton High School and I am looking forward to a great year with the student-athletes.  Last year was great as the girls’ team broke many school records and sent another girls doubles team to the state tournament!  The varsity girls finished the season with a 14-5 record while playing a very difficult schedule; the boys team finished 6-11 under the new regime. The girls’ JV had another strong season as well, winning 1st in singles and 1st and 2nd in doubles in the Northern Kentucky JV Region. The boys only have a handful of players returning this season but the coaches are excited for the challenge of continuing to rebuild the program. I am pleased to welcome Coach Tommy Chen back for his 4th year with the program and Coach Mieko Hampton for 2nd year. Coach Jessica Green will be joining us this year as well.

The fees for both boys’ and girls’ tennis will be $110.  A $40 check made payable to Simon Kenton must be provided as a participation fee (this is separate for each season).  The other $70 will cover uniforms, which the players will keep, and this check should be written to Simon Kenton Tennis.  A form of other optional tennis apparel, as well as for uniform sizes, will be handed out the first week or so of practice. Each player will need to have an athletics physical current for this school year.  If they have already had one done for another sport I need to have a copy.  I will also need a signed consent form, a copy of an insurance card from everyone, and the transportation form with all possible drivers.  A blank physical, consent form, and transportation for are attached.

Our winter schedule will continue through late-February. Our season schedule begins with tryouts beginning February 20th and is attached. Boys and girls varsity match schedules are attached as well. For those who are new, be advised that once the regular season starts in March, we will have matches several days a week. We generally do not take buses as doing as such would not allow enough daylight for JV/Freshmen matches to occur. Each week a detailed email with who will be at what events, locations, and times will be sent out. The attached master schedule is a general calendar. Practices at Pioneer Park and Richardson Road will generally be reserved for varsity players who drive.

A group of dedicated parents operate the Simon Kenton Tennis Boosters.  I am very appreciative of their efforts as they have helped to fund the winter tennis clinics at Mercy Healthplex.  Please let them know if you are interested in helping. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.  I am looking forward to another successful season.

Sincerely,

Coach Nathan Gilbert

Simon Kenton Science Department Phone:  (859) 468-7414

Tennis Head Coach Email:  Nathan.Gilbert@Kenton.KYSchools.us

Wrestling Assistant Coach

Volleyball Assistant Coach

FCA / First Priority

Coach Tommy Chen

Simon Kenton Math Department Phone: (859) 588-2173

Tennis Assistant Coach Email: Yin.Chen2@Kenton.KYSchools.us

Chess Club

Coach Jessica Green

Northern Kentucky University Student Phone: (859) 409-3559

Exercise Science Major Email: Jessica_Ann.Green@

Tennis Assistant Coach

Coach Mieko Hampton

Northern Kentucky University Student Phone: (859) 750-6510

Physical Education Major Email: Mieko.Hampton@

Tennis Assistant Coach

Schedules

Weight Lifting (optional, lower field house)

Continuous (Please contact Coach Gilbert before attending.)

Monday, Wednesday

6am-655am

Clinics (optional, Mercy Healthplex - Anderson)

Now through February 17

Monday, Thursday 8pm-930pm

Saturday 8-10am

Conditioning (optional)

Now through February 16

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

245-415 @ Room 143

Regular Season (Mandatory Tryouts, Practices, and Matches)

February 20 – Early May

Monday – Friday/Saturday

(Schedule attached)

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR PARENTS WITH ATHLETIC CHILDREN

1. Make sure your child knows that, win or lose, scared or heroic, you love her, appreciate her efforts, and are not disappointed in her.

2. Try your best to be completely honest about your child's athletic capabilities, her competitive attitude, sportsmanship, and actual skill level.

3. Be helpful but don't coach them on the way to the rink, pool, field, gym or track or on the way back or at breakfast and so on. It is tough not to, but it is a lot tougher for the child to be inundated with advice, pep talks, and often critical instruction.

4. Teach them to enjoy the thrill of competition, to be "out there trying," to be working to improve their skills and attitudes.

5. Try not to relive your athletic life through your child in a way that creates pressure; you fumbled too, you lost as well as won. You were frightened, you backed off at times, you were not always heroic. Don't pressure her because you lost your pride.

6. Don't compete with the coach. If the coach becomes an authority figure, it will run from enchantment to disenchantment, etc., with your athlete.

7. Don't compare skill, courage or attitudes of your child with other members of the team, at least within her hearing.

8. Get to know the coach so that you can be assured that the philosophy, attitudes, ethics and knowledge are such that you are happy to have your child under his leadership.

9. Always remember that children tend to exaggerate, both when praised and when criticized. Temper your reaction and investigate before overreacting.

10. Make a point of understanding courage and the fact that it is relative. Some of us can climb mountains but are afraid to fight. Some of us will fight but turn to jelly if a bee approaches. Everyone is frightened in certain areas. Explain that courage is not the absence of fear but a means of doing something in spite of fear of discomfort. The job of the parent of an athletic child is a tough one, and it takes a lot of effort to do it well. It is worth all the effort when you hear your youngster say, "My parents helped, I was lucky in this."

Simon Kenton Tennis

ATHLETE INFORMATION SHEET

Name: ________________________________

Grade: ___________

Date of Birth: __________________

Player Cell # ____________________

Player E-mail ________________________________________

Schedule:

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Parent 1 E-mail _____________________________________

Parent 1 Cell # ______________________________________

Parent 2 Name ________________________________

Parent 2 E-mail _____________________________________

Parent 2 Cell # ______________________________________

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| |Girls |Boys |

|Thursday, February 15, 2018 |Optional Clinics 8-930p @ Mercy |Optional Clinics 8-930p @ Mercy |

|Friday, February 16, 2018 |Optional Open Courts 3-430 @ SK |Optional Open Courts 3-430 @ SK |

|Saturday, February 17, 2018 |Optional Clinics 8-10a @ Mercy |Optional Clinics 8-10a @ Mercy |

|Sunday, February 18, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, February 19, 2018 |No School |No School |

|Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |Tryouts 245 - 415 @ SK |Tryouts 345-5 @ SK |

|Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |Tryouts 245 - 415 @ SK |Tryouts 345-5 @ SK |

|Thursday, February 22, 2018 |Tryouts 245 - 415 @ SK |Tryouts 345-5 @ SK |

|Friday, February 23, 2018 |Tryouts 245 - 415 @ SK |Tryouts 345-5 @ SK |

|Saturday, February 24, 2018 |Tryouts 1-230 @ SK |Tryouts 230-4 @ SK |

|Sunday, February 25, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, February 26, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Tuesday, February 27, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Wednesday, February 28, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Thursday, March 01, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Friday, March 02, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Preseason Tournament 7-10p @ 5-Seasons |

|Saturday, March 03, 2018 |x |Preseason Tournament 5-8p @ 5-Seasons |

|Sunday, March 04, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, March 05, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Tuesday, March 06, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Wednesday, March 07, 2018 |JV Highlands @ SK |V/JV @ CovCath |

|Thursday, March 08, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Friday, March 09, 2018 |Preseason Tournament 7-10p @ 5-Seasons |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Saturday, March 10, 2018 |Preseason Tournament 5-8p @ 5-Seasons |x |

|Sunday, March 11, 2018 |x, Daylight Savings |x, Daylight Savings |

|Monday, March 12, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |V/JV Highlands @ Tower Park |

|Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |V/JV Highlands @ Tower Park |V/JV @ Ryle |

|Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Thursday, March 15, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Friday, March 16, 2018 |V/JV Pendleton @ Pendleton AP 315p |V/JV Pendleton @ Pendleton AP 315p |

|Saturday, March 17, 2018 |Open Courts TBD |Open Courts TBD |

|Sunday, March 18, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, March 19, 2018 |V Holy Cross @ SK |V/JV @ Cooper |

|Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |V Ryle @ SK |Optional Open Courts 315-5 @ Pioneer |

|Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |JV NDA @ SK |x |

|Thursday, March 22, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Friday, March 23, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |V/JV Beechwood @ Richardson Road |

|Saturday, March 24, 2018 |V/JV @ Campbell 10am (potluck) |x |

|Sunday, March 25, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, March 26, 2018 |V/JV St. Henry @ Richardson Road |V/JV St. Henry @ Richardson Road |

|Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |JV @ Campbell, Practice 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Thursday, March 29, 2018 |V Conner @ Bwoods, JV St. Henry @ SK |V/JV Conner @ Boonewoods |

|Friday, March 30, 2018 |Good Friday |Good Friday |

|Saturday, March 31, 2018 |Open Courts TBD |Open Courts TBD |

|Sunday, April 01, 2018 |x, Easter |x, Easter |

|Monday, April 02, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Tuesday, April 03, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Wednesday, April 04, 2018 |JV East Central @ SK |V/JV @ Dixie |

|Thursday, April 05, 2018 |V Dixie @ Dixie |V/JV @ Scott |

|Friday, April 06, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK, Practice 315-5 @ RR |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Saturday, April 07, 2018 |Open Courts TBD |Open Courts TBD |

|Sunday, April 08, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, April 09, 2018 |Spring Break, TBD |Spring Break, TBD |

|Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |Spring Break, TBD |Spring Break, TBD |

|Wednesday, April 11, 2018 |Spring Break, TBD |Spring Break, TBD |

|Thursday, April 12, 2018 |Spring Break, TBD |Spring Break, TBD |

|Friday, April 13, 2018 |Spring Break, JV Region @ RR Park |Spring Break, TBD |

|Saturday, April 14, 2018 |Spring Break, ACT, JV Region @ RR Park |Spring Break, ACT |

|Sunday, April 15, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, April 16, 2018 |V/JV @ Ryle |V/JV Villa @ SK |

|Tuesday, April 17, 2018 |V/JV @ Scott |  |

|Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |V/JV @ East Central 4:45pm |V/JV @ Campbell 5pm |

|Thursday, April 19, 2018 |245-530 @ SK, 315-5 @ Pioneer |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Friday, April 20, 2018 |Louisville Trip |Louisville Trip |

|Saturday, April 21, 2018 |Louisville Trip |Louisville Trip |

|Sunday, April 22, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, April 23, 2018 |V Boone @ SK , V/JV @ NDA |x |

|Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |V/JV @ Cooper |V/JV Holy Cross @ SK |

|Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |Practice 245-530 @ SK |Practice 245-530 @ SK |

|Thursday, April 26, 2018 |V Walton @ Walton AP |V Walton @ Walton AP |

|Friday, April 27, 2018 |Sectionals @ Lexington |V Calvary @ RR Park, JV Region |

|Saturday, April 28, 2018 |Sectionals @ Lexington |JV Region |

|Sunday, April 29, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, April 30, 2018 |V/JV @ Beechwood |V/JV Boone @ SK |

|Tuesday, May 01, 2018 |V/JV Villa @ SK |Practice 245-4 @ SK |

|Wednesday, May 02, 2018 |Varsity Practice 3-5 @ SK |Varsity Practice 3-5 @ SK |

|Thursday, May 03, 2018 |Honors Night |Honors Night |

|Friday, May 04, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Saturday, May 05, 2018 |Region, Prom |Region, Prom |

|Sunday, May 06, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, May 07, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Tuesday, May 08, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Wednesday, May 09, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Thursday, May 10, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Friday, May 11, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Saturday, May 12, 2018 |Region |Region |

|Sunday, May 13, 2018 |x |x |

|Monday, May 14, 2018 |State |State |

|Tuesday, May 15, 2018 |State |State |

|Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |State |State |

|Thursday, May 17, 2018 |State |State |

|Friday, May 18, 2018 |State |State |

|Saturday, May 19, 2018 |State |State |

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|Notes: |

|North Laurel Classic Boys and Girls Dates TBD |

|Exact practice and match times will be emailed out weekly. |

| 2018 Pioneer Men's Varsity Tennis |

|Date |Opponent |Location |Time |

|Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, 2018 |Preseason Tournament |5-Seasons |TBD |

|Wednesday, March 07, 2018 |Covington Catholic |Covington Catholic High School |3:45pm |

|Monday, March 12, 2018 |Highlands |Tower Park |3:45pm |

|Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |Ryle |Larry A. Ryle High School |3:45pm |

|Friday, March 16, 2018 |*Pendleton County |Pendleton County Athletic Park |3:15pm |

|Monday, March 19, 2018 |Cooper |Randall K. Cooper High School |3:45pm |

|Friday, March 23, 2018 |Beechwood |Richardson Road Park |3:45pm |

|Monday, March 26, 2018 |*St. Henry |Richardson Road Park |3:45pm |

|Thursday, March 29, 2018 |Conner |Boonewoods Park |3:45pm |

|Wednesday, April 04, 2018 |Dixie Heights |Dixie Heights High School |3:45pm |

|Thursday, April 05, 2018 |Scott |Scott High School |3:45pm |

|Monday, April 16, 2018 |Villa Madonna |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |Campbell County |Campbell County High School |5:00/7:00pm |

|Friday, April 20, 2018 |*Eastern |TBD |5:00pm |

|Saturday, April 21, 2018 |Christian Academy of Lousiville |TBD |TBD |

|Saturday, April 21, 2018 |St. Xavier |TBD |TBD |

|Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |Holy Cross (Senior Night) |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Thursday, April 26, 2018 |*Walton Verona |Walton Verona Athletic Complex |3:45pm |

|Friday, April 27, 2018 |*Calvary Christian |Richardson Road Park |3:45pm |

|Monday, April 30, 2018 |Boone County |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Saturday-Friday, May 5-11, 2018 |Regionals |Covington Catholic High School |TBD |

|Monday-Saturday, May 14-19, 2018 |KHSAA State Tournament |University of Kentucky |TBD |

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|*Denotes Men's / Women's Double-Header |

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|Note: The North Laurel Classic has not yet been scheduled. |

|2018 Pioneer Women's Varsity Tennis |

|Date |Opponent |Location |Time |

|Friday-Saturday, March 9-10, 2018 |Preseason Tournament |5-Seasons |TBD |

|Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |Highlands |Tower Park |3:45pm |

|Friday, March 16, 2018 |*Pendleton County |Pendleton County Athletic Park |3:15pm |

|Monday, March 19, 2018 |Holy Cross |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |Ryle |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Saturday, March 24, 2018 |Campbell County |Campbell County High School |10:00am |

|Monday, March 26, 2018 |*St. Henry |Richardson Road Park |3:45pm |

|Thursday, March 29, 2018 |Conner |Boonewoods Park |3:45pm |

|Thursday, April 05, 2018 |Dixie Heights |Dixie Heights High School |3:45pm |

|Monday, April 16, 2018 |Ryle |Larry A. Ryle High School |3:45pm |

|Tuesday, April 17, 2018 |Scott |Scott High School |3:45pm |

|Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |East Central |East Central High School |4:45pm |

|Friday, April 20, 2018 |Assumption |TBD |5:00pm |

|Friday, April 20, 2018 |*Eastern |TBD |5:00pm |

|Saturday, April 21, 2018 |South Warren |TBD |TBD |

|Saturday, April 21, 2018 |St. Francis |TBD |TBD |

|Monday, April 23, 2018 |Boone County (Senior Night) |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Monday, April 23, 2018 |Notre Dame Academy |Notre Dame Academy |3:45pm |

|Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |Cooper |Randall K. Cooper High School |3:45p, |

|Thursday, April 26, 2018 |*Walton Verona |Walton Verona Athletic Complex |3:45pm |

|Friday-Saturday, April 27-28, 2018 |Sectionals |Lexington, KY |TBD |

|Monday, April 30, 2018 |Beechwood |Beechwood High School |3:45pm |

|Tuesday, May 01, 2018 |Villa Madonna Academy |Simon Kenton High School |3:45pm |

|Friday-Friday, May 4-11, 2018 |Regionals |Lloyd Memorial High School |TBD |

|Monday-Saturday, May 14-19, 2018 |KHSAA State Tournament |University of Kentucky |TBD |

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|*Denotes Men's / Women's Double-Header |

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|Note: The North Laurel Classic has not yet been scheduled. |

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