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End of Season Award Night - Wednesday, April 28th. 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Click on this link to RSVP by April 21st https://forms.gle/MDHUJN54v3xUUb769 Our Final Record: 9-2. WELL DONE, BRONCOS! 2021-2022 Season begins August 2nd. Stay tuned for details and keep practicing!! Click here for the PLAYER SURVEY. SENIOR DAY is Wednesday, March 17th. Parents welcome. Please be there by 3:10 pm at the courts! Practice today, Friday, 2/19 has been cancelled due to rain. See you on Monday for practice. Next match is Tuesday HOME vs. Woodcreek. Player Profiles - Let Coach Lori you're interested in being featured on our Instagram page. The questions will be sent to you and you can either submit a photo or have one taken at practice. TEAM PHOTOS have been scheduled for Monday, March 15th at 3:15 pm Thursday, February 11 - Cancelled due to rain. Hope to see this new TEAM tomorrow! CONGRATULATIONS to the 2021 Bella Vista High School Girls Tennis Team! We have 23 amazing girls ready to play! Congratulations to our captains! Varsity and JV Rosters will be posted in the next few days! Tryouts are THIS WEEK! Tuesday, 2/9, Wednesday 2/10 and Thursday 2/11. Seniors and Juniors need to be at tryouts from 3:10 - 4:20 each day and Sophomores and Freshman, please be there at 4:20 until 5:25. Any problems with those times, please see Coach Lori. February Calendar has been posted under "Schedule" March Calendar has been posted under "Schedule" Conditioning on Tuesday 2/2/21 has been CANCELLED due to 100% chance of RAIN IMPORTANT UPDATED INFORMATION as of 1/28/21 (Email sent to parents) Parents/Players Hello once again! Thank you for your patience and flexibility during this trying time. I truly appreciate your interest for these girls. This is an important email, so please read. There are a few ACTION ITEMS (in red) with the information I'm going to give you. I'm thrilled to be able to say, "WE GET TO RESTART" again! However, there are some tidbits you'll need to decide as a family if you want to pursue tennis this season. So here I go... 1. Girls Tennis will be from Feb. 2 - March 27. (Boys will start March 29, so March 27 is our final day no matter what). We will start Tuesday Feb. 2 returning to conditioning. Next week, (weather permitting), we will meet Tuesday through Friday. 2. All Bella Vista Athletes will have to choose ONE SPORT ONLY. Unfortunately, this is due to state COVID guidelines. All athletes will need to remain in one cohort at this time. Update: Girls may play ONE CLUB SPORT and ONE HS TEAM SPORT (CIF change on 2/9/21) 3. We will hold our "tryouts" the week of Feb. 8, followed by practice the following week of Feb. 15 (Yes, I know that is President's Week for BV), but we will have practices. ACTION ITEM NEEDED: If you are planning on being away with family that week, I need to be aware of it before Feb. 15. If you're going to be in town, make this a priority. We are limited on time. I will post the tryout schedule on our website early next week. I'll have "new" players attend the first day of tryouts. 4. Matches begin Feb. 23. That's why I need to have tryouts the week of Feb. 8. I will hand out the schedule to all the girls who make the team. 5. I will post the season's matches on the website. ACTION ITEM: Please look that over. Matches will be Tuesdays, and Thursdays, some weeks - Tuesdays - Thursdays. If we need to make up any, we could do that on any day except Sunday. I will most likely plan them on our BYE weeks or on a Friday. Our district has not approved matches, however will assess week-by-week for competitions to be held. 6. Transportation will be the responsibility of parents. We do not have busses. I will need to know if a player will not be able to make a match 24 hours ahead of match time, so I can rearrange the ladder (lineup) for that match. 7. Donations for our expenses will be dropped to $100 this year per girl. The explanation of those expenses are in the handbook. 8. Parents and Girls will be responsible to read and sign the Player/Parent Handbook. I will be giving each girl a copy at tryouts. 9. Fundraising will be an option. 10. I will be taking 24-26 girls for this year's team due to these circumstances.. However, the Top 18 will most likely play the majority of the time. If an opposing team has an Exhibition Team, I will be trying to play as many players as possible. 11. ACTION ITEM: Please let Coach Lori know if you plan on playing another sport and have decided not to play tennis this season. A text is fine, but make sure you let me know who you are in your text. My number is 916-276-1987. 12. Masks will be worn while walking to the courts, checking in (temp. checks and health questions answered), while on the courts during conditioning, may be removed once players are playing points with opponents. Masks will be on by coaches and players during "team talks". Masks must be worn leaving the courts. 13. TEAM CAPTAINS (ACTION ITEM): If you applied to be a team captain, please be prepared to present yourself to the group on Friday, Feb. 12th. Captain selection will be announced on or before Monday, Feb. 22nd. The Girls Tennis Program is usually in the Fall, so I hope everyone will come out next year. The Bella Vista Girls and Boys Tennis Program is considering hosting a camp this summer for the community's youth (if at all possible). We will send out information about that at a later time. I'm sorry this season looks like this, but at least we are going to get the girls out playing!! Any future updates will be sent via email and posted on the website, bvtennisgirls.com Lori McDevitt Girls Tennis Team Head Coach Bella Vista High School Website: BVTennisGirls.com Tryouts - Tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 from 3:15 - 5 pm. Click on the TRYOUT tab above. Girls Tryout Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 2 (new players only - if you were on the team last year, please report tomorrow at 3:15 pm) Wednesday, Feb. 3 Thursday, Feb. 4 (no rackets) Friday, Feb. 5 *** Monday, Feb. 8 - Rosters posted Tuesday, Feb. 9 - Team Meeting at 3:15 at the courts followed by practice. Scrimmages start next week! Important Update - January 6 There will be a ZOOM team meeting on Sunday, January 10 at 7 pm. Please check your email for the link coming Thursday. Please log in a few min. early, so we can start at 7 pm promptly. Lori McDevitt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BV Girls Tennis 1/10/21 Time: Jan 10, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9716820427?pwd=TG55VDA3RVhEY2gyZjhqQWVScEZRQT09 Meeting ID: 971 682 0427 Passcode: Check REMIND or your email for the password 1/10/21 slideshow Documents sent to all coaches: county_tier_colors_cif_sports.pdf covid_modifications_cif_cover_letter.pdf cif_sports_guidelines-recommendations_updated_dec18.pdf memo_sjs_update_12-18-20.pdf Important UPDATE - Dec. 14 As many of you are probably already aware, our Superintendent has asked all sports and extracurricular activities to halt all conditioning practices until further notice. At this point, our Athletic Director will be contacting all coaches after the first of the year with any updates to our schedules. The girls were informed via Instagram and our team REMIND app. If your daughter doesn't have those, she can check the website for updates. Lastly, if you know your daughter will not be coming out for the team conditioning in 2021, please let me know and I will remove you from my email distribution list. Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and please stay healthy, safe and happy! Coach Lori Important UPDATE - Nov. 9 Parents and Girls Due to the upcoming restrictions again in Sac. County and the Thanksgiving holiday, our Nov. conditioning schedule (found on the website) is going to be cancelled. I'm hoping I can see you all again on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Please check the December schedule and I will post the January schedule very soon. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I just want everyone to stay safe so we can have a tennis season! For Instant texts, go to REMIND app and do the following: The remind code is @bv-tennis and to join text that code to 810-10 Great 1st Day on Nov. 3rd! We have over 40 girls registered for this year's tennis team! Please make sure you register on SportsNet and if you have not had a physical this year or last year for a sport, please schedule it ASAP. Forms can be found on the school's website. I may even have a few in my binder for pick-up. Please follow our team's INSTAGRAM account for information and bookmark this website for future information. Click on the tab "Schedule" for this year' practice/conditioning and match schedules. Subject to change and will update as I schedule scrimmages in February. Tryouts will start Feb. 1, but for now just come out and CONDITION with the girls! Getting to know each other will be helpful and you'll get in shape in time for tryouts. Team Treasurer Needed - Is there a parent who would like to handle our finances working with the Coach Lori and Booster Club? Let Coach Lori know by email or text 916-276-1987. **Oct, 20 Update/Copy of Email** Please let me know if you did not receive the email as I am updating the family distribution list. Hello BV Girls Tennis Families, This has been a very different March-October but we are happy to announce the district and county have approved us to begin conditioning practices as long as we follow strict guidelines. Hopefully rackets and balls will be allowed soon, but we will take what we can get for now. 🙂 Important Dates: Preseason Conditioning/Practices (not mandatory) We will be starting on Tuesday, November 3 & 4 (not meeting on Friday, Nov. 6 this week). Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s. 3:15-4:15 through November, then until 5 pm starting in December. We may switch our Fridays to Thursdays later in our season. We are sharing the courts and season with the boys team, so we will not be practicing daily. Matches are Tuesday’s and Thursday’s for the girls. League begins Feb. 28, but we will start scrimmages about Feb. 8. I am scheduling a few now and will update you all as those dates are finalized. Tryouts (mandatory) start February 1st and will last all week. Unfortunately with the restrictions and added things we need to do at practices, we will not be carrying a large team this year. The team will consist of about 15 Varsity and 10-12 Junior Varsity (Exhibition) team members. I hope to return to the non-cut status next season. Rollingwood, Gold River and Miller Park have courts and pros who are offering clinics. Please ask if interested and I can guide you to those pros. Tell them you are practicing for the BV Girls Tennis Team. Some guidelines to follow for Conditioning Practices are listed below. Please make sure you discuss these as a family so everyone is aware. 🎾 Players should come straight from the parking lot to the tennis courts for temperature check and health question screening. No one with a fever or any other symptoms will be able to practice. 🎾 Everyone must maintain at least 6' distance at all times. 🎾 PLEASE do not congregate near the tennis shed, in the parking lot, etc 🎾 If players are waiting for rides after practice, please make sure they are not interacting with other students, etc. 🎾 Everyone must wear a mask to the courts and while walking back to the parking lot. 🎾 Practices are closed - only athletes and coaches are permitted to keep exposure to a minimum. Parents, please remain in your cars when dropping off or picking up. If you need to communicate with me, please text me and I’ll walk out to the parking lot or I can call you back after practice. 🎾 No equipment is allowed at this time, please only bring water and personal items that are necessary 🎾 Before coming to practice please register onSportsNet. SJUSD is allowing us to extend last year's physicals for another year so if your athlete was registered for BV sports last year they will be cleared again. If your student did not play a BV sport last year you will need a new physical or if you have one on a SJUSD form from middle school you may upload that for clearance. 🎾 Players must bring water and make sure they have eaten breakfast and/or lunch. 🎾 Restroom facilities are very limited at this time so "go" at home/school before you come to the courts. 🙂 We are excited to get together (in a socially distanced manner) and get moving! As you can see from the important dates above, things are still very fluid, but we hope to have some sort of normal season and will send out more info when it's available. Go Broncos! ** Please direct any interested players/families to the website. **Oct. 8 Update** If you missed the Oct. 8 Zoom Informational Meeting, contact me and I'll share the new link for Sunday, Oct. 11 at 7 pm. Click here to see the slides from today's Zoom call. Conditioning starts: Nov. 3rd (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Friday's: 3:15 - 4:15. No conditioning on Nov. 6th) Tryouts start: Dec. 7th (4 days) **September 30th Update** Zoom Informational Meeting for all interested players for the 20-21 "Modified" Season. Why: Conditioning Practices (no rackets or balls yet) can begin! We will have a modified schedule. We will be starting Nov. 3 and 4. When: Thursday, October 8th at 4 pm How: Zoom - Email Coach Lori for the code soon. *Make sure your name shows up on the participants. Unknown names will not be permitted in, so email now so I will be expecting you. * Complete the survey before Oct. 8th. * Any questions before, just email me at BVTennisGirls@gmail.com *Captain Selection* I will be bringing on two Seniors and two Juniors to be this year's Captain's. If you are interested in representing the team this year, running warm-ups, being present at all Varsity and Junior Varsity matches, have that school spirit, then I want you to apply! Please write up (under 200 words) why you think you should be selected as this "crazy" year's captain. What does it take for you to be a leader? Have those application essay's written by October 19th and emailed to Coach Lori by 5 pm. All applicants will present themselves to the players at our first November practice! ***August 13, 2020 UPDATE*** CIF has pushed back our season to begin in February. I am working on the possibility of getting out on the courts in a safe way prior to Feb. Stay tuned here and on our Instagram and Twitter accounts. Click here for the CIF - San Joaquin Section Announcement Boys and Girls tennis will be at the same time this year, so we are working diligently on what that will look like on the courts and for matches. Due to practice/court restrictions, we are currently looking at 15 Varsity and 10 JV players this year - a change from last year. Practice, practice, practice as much as you can safely! Hey Girls - CLICK on this link so we can get to know each other:
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