Ridge View High School TENNIS
4801 Hard Scrabble Road Columbia, SC 29229
John Combs, Head Boys Varsity Tennis Coach
Spring 2014
Dear Students/Parents/Guardians: Practice for the upcoming Boys Tennis season will begin on Friday, February 21 at 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the Ridge View High School tennis courts! Before a student can participate in practice, we MUST have the following from each student: 1. Have the $25 Participation Fee paid and the receipt turned into Coach Combs or already have one on file with Coach David Gordon—RVHS Athletic Director. 2. A current physical (dated after April 2013) signed by a doctor along with the parent permission formed signed TO GET THIS FORM GO TO: https://docs.google.com/a/richland2.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9y Z3xydmhzLXNwb3J0cy1tZWRpY2luZXxneDozN2ViZTY2ZmQzNWY0MGY3
We are a NO CUT tennis program and each student will be a part of our team—but they are not guaranteed to play in “x” amount of actual matches. Who actually plays depends mainly on their spot on the ladder. Generally everyone gets a chance to play some. Before a student is able to play in a match they then must pay the Richland 2 $25 made the team fee (if you played a fall or winter sport and already have paid the fees then you do NOT owe more money).
Any who decides plays tennis will need to pay $45 to cover a Nike match shirt and Nike shorts that is due ASAP. I believe it is important to look like a team together when we play at home and when we travel. If you have an issues with this please let me know. Enclosed is a copy of our practice schedule and match schedule as it currently stands (dates and times may have to be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances). Each student is expected to come to practice with his tennis racket, dressed for practice, and ready to work HARD for the whole time! From 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM students are excepted top warm-up on their own and/or with their teammates according to their needs. Then from 4 PM to 5 PM we will do drills and challenge matches. Academics and classroom discipline are top priorities for our tennis program. The students may be asked to periodically to get academic forms signed by their teachers. A student may be removed from the program if we feel a student is not giving satisfactory effort or acting properly in the classroom. I encourage you to contact me via telephone 803.348.2365 or e-mail (
[email protected]) with any questions you may have. Thank-you for your support of Ridge View Tennis! Sincerely,
John Combs
NOTE: If you get any type of INSCHOOL or OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION during the time practice first starts till the end of the season then you will be suspended for at LEAST one match (NO EXCEPTIONS). After school detention is NOT a part of this.
2014 Ridge View Tennis Schedule Sun
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Wed
Fri
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Sat
Practices are scheduled to start at 4:00 PM and we end no later than 5:00 PM—we will not ever go over. We encourage the students to be on the courts by 3:45 PM to warm-up on their own. Please have your ride home lined up in advance. If it rains and/or the courts are wet then we do NOT have practice. Please be on time for the start of practice. Coach John Combs Phone # 803.348.2365,
[email protected] February February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 Feb 22 16
February 23
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
*NO SCHOOL*
*NO SCHOOL*
March 18 Match vs. RNE March 25 Match at Irmo
NO PRACTICE OFF February 26 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 5 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 12 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 19 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 26 Practice 4PM to 5 PM
NO PRACTICE OFF February 27 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 6 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 13 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 20 Match at Spring Valley March 27 Match vs. Blythewood
February 24 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 3 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 10 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 17 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 24 Match at Westwood
February 25 OFF
March 31 Practice 4PM to 5 PM April 7 Match vs. Westwood
April 1 Match vs. Lugoff-Elgin April 8 Match vs. Irmo
April 2 Practice 4PM to 5 PM April 9 Practice 4PM to 5 PM
April 3 Match at RNE April 10 Match vs. Spring Valley
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
March 4 OFF March 11 OFF
First Practice
4PM to 5 PM February 28 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 7 OFF
April 21 *NO SCHOOL* OFF
April 22 Match at Lugoff-Elgin
April 23 Practice 4PM to 5 PM
April 24 Match at Blythewood
March 8
March 14 Practice 4PM to 5 PM March 21 OFF
March 15
March 22 OFF
March 29
April 4 OFF
April 5
April 11 OFF
April 12
April 18
April 19
April 25 OFF
April 26
SPRING BREAK April 20
March 1
March 22
**Tennis matches will start between 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Please check with Coach Combs the day before each match to get a more precise start time.