February 2005 - Seabury Hall

Spartan Sports
By Steve Colflesh
Athletes of the Month
Congratulations to our three senior soccer players who
were recognized as Athletes of the Month. All three of
these students have shown a true passion for their sport.
They have played club soccer for years, coached youth
teams or have played on select teams.
Gena Gammie, Katie Kilbride and Evan Koehler are
true leaders of their teams and are wonderful models for
our younger athletes. We are very fortunate to have had
the opportunity to have these three in our program.
Changing Seasons
We will be beginning our Spring season in two weeks.
The choices at this time are as follows: Baseball, Girls’
Basketball, Track & Field, Golf, Tennis, Water Polo, and
the athletics class. There has always been some overlap
between certain winter and spring sports, for example
paddling goes through March 3rd. Any conflict can be
worked out between the student and involved coaches.
We are looking forward to an exciting spring season.
“No Cut” Policy
It is important to clarify our “no cut policy” with the
coming of the Spring sports season. We attempt to
place youngsters at the level that will give them an opportunity
to participate. For example, in volleyball we
have three levels of play. The most competitive level is
varsity, the second level is junior varsity and we also
have a level for those students just beginning a sport or
who would like more of a recreational experience. We
11 th Annual
Golf Tournament
at the
Dunes at Maui Lani
on
Saturday, April 2
Volunteers needed!
Get involved with this fun activity to raise
funds for the Athletic Department.
Entry forms will be coming next month.
For more information, call Steve Colflesh at 572-8394 .
believe that any youngster who wants to experience an
interscholastic sport should be given that opportunity.
Tennis and Golf do not allow us to be so accommodating.
We are limited to the number of levels and participants
because of our practice facilities. Our golf coach is
told that he can cut the team to six players. The tennis
coaches are allowed to field a team of eight players.
Our goal is to keep as many students in the program as
possible. A policy whereby we “cut” students without
giving them the opportunity to play at some level would
be unacceptable. With regards to Tennis and Golf for
those students who do not make a team, we will give
them the opportunity to play two days a week off campus
in a structured format.
Please call the Athletic Office if there is clarification
needed on this point. We look forward to an enjoyable
Spring season.
Middle School League
We will be concluding our basketball league this month.
We are planning a two-day tournament where we will
keep score and have foul shots. This tournament will be
held February 25 and 26. The dates for Seabury are
somewhat awkward as we will be concluding our Winterim
week. Students who commit to playing will need
to be on island for those two days in February.
After basketball we begin our track unit. We compete in
the Kiwanis meet and then we will have two or three
other opportunities for our students to participate in a
track meet.
Please encourage your child to get involved - no matter
what the skill level. We encourage participation over
winning and losing.
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