Athletic Updates for October 31 - November 6
Greetings families!
Please see the practice and game schedules and reminders for the upcoming week. Please keep in mind that all games are subject to change, sometimes with short notice. Thank you!
If your child has an expired or near expiring Universal Health Certificate you will need to resubmit the updated form to SEAMLESS DOCS.
The Alice Deal Athletics Calendar will be updated weekly with the most accurate schedule information.
Please review the District's vaccine requirement information below:
Winter Student-Athletes and Coaches
Beginning on November 1, any student-athlete 12 and older or any coach participating on a winter team must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Unvaccinated individuals will not be allowed to participate in any team activities. Students that are 11 years old are exempt from this until they turn 12 and can participate in winter sports and activities. Winter sports include basketball, bowling, indoor track, swimming, and wrestling. Spring student-athletes and coaches wishing to participate in pre-season activities must also be fully vaccinated. Please email your child's Covid-19 vaccination card to deal.athletics@k12.dc.gov.
Winter Sports Registration Is Now Open
Please submit the pre-registration form to express interest in your child participating on a winter sports team at Deal. The last day to register will be Monday, November 15 by the COB. Additionally, you must upload all eligibility documents to SEAMLESS DOCS, and email your child's Covid-19 vaccine card to deal.athletics@k12.dc.gov.
Winter Sports Being Offered Include:
Boys & Girls Basketball
Boys & Girls Indoor Track
Co-Ed Wrestling
Lacrosse Conditioning
Ice Hockey
Boys & Girls Swimming
Swim Team Interest Meetings and Paperwork
For Athletes: There will be an informational meeting for all athletes interested in joining the swim team in COT10 (Mr. Helsabeck’s classroom in the cottage) at 3:30 pm on Thursday, November 4th. This meeting is required for all those interested in joining the swim team this year.
For Parents/Guardians: There will be a virtual informational meeting for the parents/guardians of anyone interested in joining the Deal swim team on Monday, November 8th at 6:00 pm. Please CLICK HERE to join the meeting Tuesday evening. Please fill out the pre-registration winter sports interest form if you haven’t already.
Paperwork: If you have not already done so, please submit your athletic participation paperwork as soon as you can. The paperwork is available HERE. Only those with paperwork cleared at the start of the season will be allowed to participate.
Archery:
Wednesday 11/3 - Practice: 7:30 to 8:30 am
Thursday 11/4 - Meet vs. Eliot-Hine @ Deal, 4 pm
Girls Soccer
Monday 11/1 - Game vs. Stuart-Hobson @ Deal, 4 pm
Tuesday 11/2 - *tentative* practice (pending championship status), 3:30 to 5 pm
Boys Soccer:
Monday 11/1 - Game vs. Hardy @ Deal, 5 pm
Tuesday 11/2 - *tentative* practice (pending championship status), 3:30 to 5 pm
Volleyball:
Monday 11/1 - practice: 3:30 to 5 pm
Wednesday 11/3 - practice: 3:30 to 5 pm
*playoff schedule TBA*
Flag Football:
Tuesday 11/2 - practice: 3:30 to 5 pm
Thursday 11/4 - practice: 3:30 to 5 pm
*this will be the last week for FlagStar
Cheer:
Tuesday 11/2 - practice: 3:45 to 6 pm
Thursday 11/4 - practice: 3:45 to 6 pm
Lacrosse Conditioning with Coach Jones:
Tuesday 11/2 - practice: 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Wednesday 11/3 - practice: 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Ultimate Frisbee
Wednesday 11/3 - Practice from 3:30 to 6 pm
Please see coach contact information below:
General sports/athletics inquiries and covid vaccine card submission: deal.athletics@k12.dc.gov
Boys Basketball: Dontue Peoples, dphillippeoples@gmail.com
Girls Basketball: Darieal Wimbley, darieal.wimbley@k12.dc.gov
Swimming: Russell Helsabeck, DealSwimming@k12.dc.gov
Boys and Girls Indoor Track: Sydney Feagen, sydney.feagen@k12.dc.gov
Wrestling: Archie Hogan, archie.hogan@gmail.com
Ice Hockey: Donald Fishman, dfishman@washcaps.com
Lacrosse Conditioning: Ryan Jones, ryan.jones.lax@gmail.com