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Coaches hold parent meeting for 2009 team
Parents, players given info on upcoming season, spring-break trip
Posted Oct. 1, 2008, 1:15 p.m.


Coach Jim Kirkley (center) addresses parents who gathered for the annual fall parents meeting in the RHS cafeteria.

Coach Jim Kirkley (center) is flanked by Assistant Coach Glenn Estacio (right) and JV Coach Mark Abbott (left) after the annual fall parents meeting.
Parents and players gathered in the RHS cafeteria on Sept. 30 for the annual meeting to hear Riverside Head Lacrosse Coach Jim Kirkley give some marching orders and general info for the upcoming 2009 season.

The first order of business was to introduce Glenn Estacio as Riverside's new assistant coach/offensive coordinator. Long-time RHS lax fans, of course, know Coach Estacio from his years in that same position until leaving after the 2003 season to go to Chapel Hill High School as head coach there, where he won three state championships in five years.

Coach Estacio will assist Coach Kirkley during the 2009 season and will take over as head coach for the 2010 season.

Other subjects mentioned at the meeting:

• Coach Kirkley told parents that usually freshmen don't get cut from the junior varsity team. He told them that he's had many freshmen surprise him with their development after looking not so great at the beginning.

• Some 75 students have signed up for lacrosse, he said. That's a lot of players, he said, so some will probably have to be cut before the season begins.

Practice begins on Feb. 16, with the first game coming only two weeks and a day after that. Parents were told that even if the school takes a day off for conferences or for a snow day, there will still be practice.

Eligibility, he told them, is based on a student's fall semester. If a player flunks two of four classes in the fall, he cannot play. Also, if a player misses more than 13.5 days in the fall semester, he cannot play. That includes suspensions. So, if a player gets a 10-day suspension and then is absent four more days, he's ineligible. This is pretty much non-negotiable with the school he said. But if someone breaks a leg or has a lengthy illness, there may be an opportunity to appeal the 13.5-day rule.

Physicals: Players who play a fall sport can use their fall physicals. But players who played lacrosse last year and haven't had a physical since then will have to get a new one. A PDF of the official Riverside physical form can be obtained here.

Communication: Coach Kirkley said he communicates mainly via e-mails, but also uses RHS Web page and on the RHS forum for announcements. He asked parents to pay close attention to those.

Spring break: The team will go to DisneyWorld again for the 2009 spring break tour. They will leave the Monday after Easter and return the next Saturday morning. Efforts are being made to keep the price at $500 per person. The annual spring mulch sale will help pay for the charter buses. The trip includes a four-park pass.

Battle at the Beach: RHS will take a 24-man team to the annual Battle at the Beach at Virginia Wesleyan in Virginia Beach on Nov. 8. Cost is $100 per player and includes two nights in a motel.

UNC Showcase: It's Dec. 13. Details later.

Help wanted: Calls were made for stat girls, ad sales for the program, stadium PA announcers, timekeepers and videographers, and mulch sale help.

Apparel: Those wanting to order RHS lacrosse apparel should fill out a forms and turn them in to Anne Abbott by Oct. 21. There is a form for t-shirts and sweatshirts (get a PDF here) and a separate form for jackets (get PDF here).

Booster club: Parents were also urged to join the Riverside athletic booster club to ensure that the lacrosse program is represented adequately.


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