Winter Sports

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Fox Creek athletics would like to announce that boys’ basketball tryouts will begin Monday, November 5th and girls’ basketball tryouts will begin Wednesday, November 7^th. These tryout and practices will take place after school from 2:45pm – 4:45pm in the Fox Creek gym. Transportation will be available through the After School Program buses or students can arranged to be picked up upon completion of tryouts. Tryouts are scheduled for at least two days but it is the coaches’ discretion to use any additional days necessary to select their teams.

Requirements for students to participate in interscholastic sports at Fox Creek Jr. High are as follows:

- Students must have their sports packet completed and turned into the front office before they are able to participate in any tryouts, conditioning, or practices.

o The sport packet includes permission to participate, proof of insurance, and physical exam form to be filled out by the physician. The physical exam must be less than a year old.

- The fee to participate in sports is $100 per sport per athlete (paid after announcement of teams).

o Tax Credits can be applied towards sports fees and are explained below.

o No matter how you pay, fill out the Tax Credit form to claim any amount that is possible.

- Students must maintain a passing grade (70% minimum) in all classes. See Sports Handbook for more details on academic and behavior expectations.