2013-14 TRYOUT/PRACTICE INFORMATION GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY - Head Coach: Maureen Levanti Wednesday, August 14th 8:00-10:00 Meet on track - practice for all Girls Cross Country athletes. Thursday, August 15th 8:00-10:00 am Meet on track Friday, August 16th 8:00-10:00am Meet on the track Saturday, August 17th 8:00-10:00am Meet on the track Come to practice prepared to run with attire appropriate to the weather, running shoes and bring a water bottle. BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY - Head Coach: Scott Sommers August 14th Wednesday 8:00am - Meet on the Track August 15th Thursday 7:00am - Meet on the Track August 16th Friday 7:00am - Meet on the Track August 17th Saturday 7:00am - Meet on the Track Come to practice prepared to run with attire appropriate to the weather, running shoes and bring a water bottle. FOOTBALL - Head Coach: Bill McNamara Team meeting and equipment hand out schedule: Tuesday, August 13th - Meet in Cage Area Varsity at 8:00 a.m. and 8:15 am Health rooms Sophomore at 9:00 a.m. Cage area Freshmen - 10:00 a.m. Sports Center Practice will begin on August 14th: Varsity/Soph 3pm-4pm (walk through) 4pm-6pm (rest, eat & film) 6pm-9pm (practice) Frosh - 9:00 am Noon Frosh Practice Field
BOYS' GOLF - Head Coach: John Rueth Monday, August 12 - All Freshman and Sophomore Boys must report to Room 2004 in the west building @ 9:00 a.m. for the rules, etiquette and tryout procedures meeting. All players must have all forms and physical turned into the athletic office before this date. The meeting will last for about two hours and cover the tryout procedures, rules of golf, etiquette and the requirements for making the Boys Golf team. Tuesday, August 13- Play/practice on your own Wednesday, August 14- All players report to Crane s Landing Golf Course (Marriott) for first round of tryouts. Seniors and Juniors will play first, followed by Sophomores and Freshman; the first tee time is 7:00 a.m. The cost of the round will be $30.00. All players will play from the white tees. The first cut will be made on this day, with the results being posted on the Boys Golf web page. Thursday, August 15 Senior and Junior players making the first cut will report to Arboretum Golf Course @ 3:00 p.m. for the 2nd round of tryouts. Cost is $26.00 and free to those players having an Arboretum junior pass. All Sophomore and Freshman players making the first cut will report to Crane s Landing Golf Course at 7:00 am for the second round of tryouts at a cost of $30.00. Friday, August 16 All players making the first two cuts will report to the Arboretum Golf Club at 6:30 am at a cost of $26.00 and is free if you have a junior pass. A third cut will be made after this round. All players must have their forms into the athletic office by August 8th. All players must provide their own transportation to all tryout rounds. A shuttle bus will be available beginning August 21st. Dress Code is either long pants, or walking shorts of knee length. All players must wear a collared shirt. NO JEANS! All players must walk; no power carts allowed. GIRLS GOLF - Head Coach: Brent Mork Wednesday, August 14th: Varsity/Junior Varsity 9 hole tryouts; 8:00 a.m. at Crane's Landing (Marriott's) Golf Course. Bring $15 for greens fees. From 8:00-9:30 there will be a practice session followed by tee times starting at 9:30. Thursday, August 15th:
Varsity 18 hole tryouts; 8:30 a.m. at Crane s Landing (Marriott s) Golf Course; bring $30 for greens fees Junior Varsity 9 hole tryouts; 8:30 a.m. at Crane s Landing (Marriott s) Golf Course; bring $15 for greens fees From 8:30-9:30 there will be a practice session followed by tee times starting at 9:30. Any candidate interested in being a varsity athlete will be asked to play 18 holes. Friday, August 16th: Varsity/Junior Varsity 9 hole tryouts; 8:30 a.m. at Crane's Landing (Marriott's) Golf Course; bring $15 for greens fees. From 8:30-9:30 there will be a practice session followed by tee times starting at 9:30. After the completion of the rounds, there will be a team meeting at Crane's Landing to cover team rules and expectations. All players must provide their own transportation to all tryout rounds. A shuttle bus will be available beginning August 21st. BOYS' SOCCER - Head Coach: Mark Schartner Practices for Freshmen & Sophomores begin on August 14th, 8:00 10:00 am. Meet on the west side of the multi purpose sport courts/north side of the D parking lot. Equipment needed water, t-shirt, shorts and soccer flats & cleats & running shoes, shin guards and a soccer ball. All (Jr. & Sr.) Varsity players will meet August 14th, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 (noon) at the VHAC Fields. Equipment needed water, t-shirt, shorts and soccer flats & cleats & running shoes, shin guards and a soccer ball. GIRLS' SWIMMING/DIVING - Head Coach: Karl Milkereit Girls Diving Coach: Don Carmichael Practice begins on August 14th. All swimmers and divers are expected to be at ALL the practices as scheduled below. Equipment needed: swim suit and towel/sammy for all. Swimmers must come with goggles, cap, running shoes, athletic shorts, and a t-shirt. All athletes are expected to report in good physical condition ready to practice. All Swimmers and Divers: August 14-16 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. GIRLS' TENNIS - Head Coach Tom Stanhope Tryouts begin on Wednesday, August 14th at the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex according to the following schedule:
August 14 th All Freshman & Sophomores tryouts 9-10:30 am August 15 th All Juniors & Seniors and possibly some invited underclassmen 9-10:30 am August 16 th Tryouts continue for All Freshman & Sophomores and possibly some invited upperclassmen 9-10:30 am August 17 th Tryouts continue for All Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors 9-10:30 am Tryouts end on the 17 th. The first practice will be Monday, August 19th 3:45-6:00pm Equipment needed - tennis shoes, shirts, shorts/skirts and racket. Athletes must bring their own water bottles and towels. You must provide your own transportation to the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex for tryouts. A shuttle bus from campus to VHAC begins August 21st GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL - Head Coach: Tim Crow Volleyball tryouts will take place on August 14 th, 15 th and 16 th. All participants are expected to be at ALL the appropriate tryouts as scheduled below. All candidates should wear shorts, t-shirt and suitable shoes. Knee pads should also be worn. Bring a snack, drink, or water bottle. TRYOUT SCHEDULE August 14, 15, 16 Freshmen 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sports Center August 14, 15, 16 So, Jr., Sr. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sports Center GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY - Head Coach: Laura Camastro Try-outs begin Wednesday, August 14th. Participants are expected to be at ALL applicable sessions. All sessions will be held at Stevenson's Stadium unless otherwise stated. Equipment needed: Running shoes, playing cleats, tall shin guards, field hockey stick, ASTM qualified goggles, moldable mouth guard (cannot be clear or white), water, white t-shirt and dark colored t-shirt (or reversible pinnie). Visit the field hockey page on Stevenson's website for more information on pre-season preparations and camps. Checkin on Wednesday starts at 2:40pm for beginners and 3:30pm for returning players. Please be punctual. Try-Out Schedule: August. 14: 3-5 pm Beginner players only 4-6 pm Returning players only August 15: 4-6 pm All players August 16: 4-6pm All players August 17: 8-10 am All players A VHAC shuttle bus will be available beginning August 21st.
BOY'S HOCKEY - Head Coach: Jim Wood Tryouts will be held at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Registration at Twin Rinks: Tuesday, August 20th 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, August 22nd 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tryouts: Saturday, August 24th - 12:00 pm -1:30 pm A-M 1:40 pm- 3:10 pm N-Z Sunday, August 25th - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (List will be posted) 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm (List will be posted) Tuesday, August 27 th - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (List will be posted) 8:40 pm -10:10 pm (List will be posted) Thursday, August 29 h - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (List will be posted) 8:40 pm - 10:10 pm (List will be posted) The group breakdowns will be determined by the coaches and will be posted at the rink after the last session each day. Full hockey equipment is REQUIRED. Cost for tryouts will be $225.00. The Hockey season will run from September through the beginning of March. Practices will be held two to three times per week on ice for both JV and Varsity. Tentative schedules for practices are Monday and Thursday nights, and Fridays immediately after school. League games are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Fall athletes may tryout for the hockey team, but should coordinate tryout dates and times with their fall coaches to attend hockey practices. Winter athletes are prohibited from playing ice hockey and another sport. Preseason Conditioning Clinics Sundays, August 4 th, 11 th, 18 th - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Tuesdays, August 6 th, 13 th, 20 th - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Thursdays, August 8 th, 15 th, 22 rd - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Cost for all nine clinics is $225.00 (no refunds for missed sessions) or $35 per session. Cost for Goaltenders is $100.00 for all nine sessions (no refunds for missed sessions) or $15 per session.