WINTER SPORTS TRYOUT SCHEDULE

GROSSE POINTE SOUTH ATHLETICS

I.  Individual Team Start-up Information For Winter 2023-2024:

Cheerleading:  Varsity Coach:  Paige Davey daveyp@gpschools.org

 JV Coach: Rachel Gealer gealerr@gpschools.org

November 6 4:00-6:00pm in Boll Gym, November 7 in Boll Gym (gymnastics) November 8, 9, 10 4:00-6pm in Boll Gym

Boys’ Basketball:  Varsity Coach: Steve Benard  benards@gpschools.org  

JV Coach: Jeff Edwards edwardsjeffreyscott@gmail.com  

Freshman Coach:  Noah Davey redbarons42@gmail.com

November 13,14,15,16 Main gym, Varsity 3:30-5:30, Freshman 5:30-7:30, JV 7-9pm

Girls’ Basketball:  Varsity Coach: Kevin Richards coachkrich313@gmail.com

JV/Freshman Coach: Bob Zaranek rezaranek1@gmail.com

November 20-22 5:30-7:30pm in the Main Gym - All levels

Figure Skating: Coach Clare LaDue claire_ladue@yahoo.com

Informational meeting to be held on Monday October 16th, 6:30pm at St Clair Shores Civic Arena. Parents are welcome. Practices will be held on Mondays 5:30-6:30pm, starting in November. After 1st practice team placement will be based on test level. Skaters are required to practice at least twice a week in addition to the team practice. November thru March. This is a combined coed team for all Grosse Pointe High schools. This team is for students who are currently active figure skaters. It is not a learn to figure skate team. Skaters should be passed all of the US figure skating group basic skills and be working on Freestyle levels.

Gymnastics: Coach Isabelle izzy17nguyen@gmail.com

Tryouts for gymnastics will start Monday October 30th - 4:30-7:00.

Parent Meeting: Monday October 16th at North HS in the Commons @7pm

Girls’ Hockey: Coach: Lexi Bohlinger ambohl06@gmail.com

October. 30, 5:00-6:00pm, November 1, 4:00-5:00pm, November 2 5:00-6:00pm

Tryouts at Eastside Hockey

Boys’ Hockey:  Coach Alan KorolewiczAKfoundation21@hotmail.com

Tuesday, October. 31 3:30pm and Thursday November 2, 3:30pm

Tryouts at Eastside Hockey

Boys’ Swim/Dive:  Coach John Fodell headgator83@gmail.com

First Practice: Monday, November 20, 3:30 – 6:00 pm @ Pool 

Synchronized Swim: Coach Lisa Aouad aouadl@gpschools.org

Tryouts are November 27 at Monday @ South 6:30-8:30pm,Tuesday @ North 6:30-8:30pm, Wednesday @ South 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday @ North 6:30-8:30pm, Friday @ North 6:30-8:30pm,Saturday @ South 2:30-4:30pm

Wrestling: Coaches:  David Salazar Slazar89@gmail.com

Monday, November 13, 3:15-5:15pm  in the wrestling room, no cut sport

TO TRY-OUT OR PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH SPORTS ****

II.  Sport Physicals:  Forms and information are available in the athletic office.

All completed forms must be approved by the athletic department before tryouts. The athletic office will be open to pick up hard copy forms and approve forms on weekdays 8am-3pm.

Sport Physicals are offered at:

Shores Urgent Care, $30 sport physical, 25631 Little Mack Ste. 104 (N of 10 Mile), 586-884-2727,

open 7 days from 8AM-9PM

Grosse Pointe Urgent Care $20 (ASK for the $20 sport physical), located at 20311 Mack Ave (corner of Lochmoor in G.P. Woods), 313-499-6000, open 7 days from 8AM-10PM.

CVS minute clinic $59 M-F 8:30AM-7:30PM, Sat 9AM-5:30PM, Sun 10AM-5:30PM

Henry Ford walk-in clinic $26 sport physical, 159 Kercheval Ave, GP Farms, 313-640-2175

M-F 8AM-8PM, S/S & holidays 10AM-2PM

MedPost Urgent Care $25 sport physical, 20599 Mack Ave, GP Woods 313-264-0270

III.  Sports offered at Grosse Pointe South :

IV.  Participation Fee: There is a $220.00 student athlete fee per sport with a family cap of $880 per year.  This fee helps to cover the costs of transportation, supplies, tournament fees and a number of other expenses that are no longer covered in the school district budget.  The payment will be paid online through the sport registration, FamilyID, once the student has been selected for a team.  The link for the FamilyID sport registration is available on the South athletic website www.gpsouthathletics.com or go directly to the FamilyID sport registration site https://www.familyid.com/organizations/grosse-pointe-south-high-school

The registration and fee should be completed by the end of the first week after tryouts or before the first contest. A student athlete will not be eligible to compete in athletic contests until the fee has been received.

Financial assistance is available to those with significant financial need.  For those that qualify for free or reduced lunch please see the sport registration website for discounted fees.

V. Athletic Office contact:

Athletic Office number:  313-432-3542

VI.  Athletic web-site:  www.gpsouthathletics.com

Items included:

• Link to highschoolsports.net – most up-to-date schedules & directions to events
• Important athletic dates, parent meetings etc…
• coach’s contact information
• Athletic Code of Conduct