Reminder: Spring Upper School Athletics

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Dear Upper School Families, 

The spring sports season is just a few weeks away! Below are details on all of our spring sports and how to sign up. If you have not already, please reach out to the head coach for the program your child is interested in so that you can receive all of the details leading up to the start of the season. The official start date for spring sports is Monday, January 29.

2024-25 Spring Coach Contact Information
Below is a list of contacts for our JV and Varsity spring sports:

• Boys Tennis (JV, Grades 6-10; Varsity, Grades 9-12, tryouts)

  • Varsity - Mehdi El-Khediwi, boystennis@portergaud.edu

  • JV - Tracy Zirneklis, tzirneklis@portergaud.edu

• Track and Field (Varsity, Grades 6-12)

  • Hugh Knight, hknight@portergaud.edu

• Baseball (Varsity, Grades 8-12, tryouts)

  • Ricky Tillman, rtillman@portergaud.edu

• Boys Golf (Varsity, Grades 8-12, tryouts)

  • Will Schmieding, wschmieding@portergaud.edu

• Girls Soccer (JV, Grades 6-10; Varsity Grades 6-12, tryouts)

  • Varsity - Hope Walters, hwalters@portergaud.edu

  • JV - Daniel Jordan, djordan@portergaud.edu

• Boys Soccer (JV, Grades 6-10; Varsity Grades 6-12, tryouts)

  • Jeff Tozzi, varsityboyssoccer@portergaud.edu

  • George Stambokis, jvboyssoccercoach@portergaud.edu

• Boys Lacrosse (Varsity, Grades 8-12, tryouts)

  • Robbie Robinson, rrobinson@portergaud.edu

• Girls Lacrosse (JV, Grades 6-10; Varsity Grades 7-12, tryouts)

  • Brent Hilpert, bhilpert@portergaud.edu

How to Sign Up 
In addition to selecting the sport of interest on schooldoc.com, please take a moment to fill out this form so we can create communication rosters to send out details. This step is very important and ensures you receive email communications for each team.

24-25 Eligibility Information (Download)

• Log into schooldoc.com, select the sport(s) of interest for the year, and fill out all the required documents.

• Upload a current physical (if your child's most recent physical was prior to April 1, 2024, then they will need a new one)

• Upload a signed two-page inherent risk document.

• Upload a signed concussion awareness form. 

• Upload a signed agreement for participation form.

• Review and familiarize yourself with the 24-25 Porter-Gaud Athletics Handbook. 

• All 9th and 11th-grade students or new students in 7th grade and up will need a baseline IMPACT test. These tests will be sent to your child’s school email address from “ImPACT Applications.”  Any questions regarding these requirements can be directed to Jacob Loughman, Assistant Athletic Trainer.

PG Athletic Trainers
The Sports Medicine Center will be open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. until the conclusion of the last practice or game. Our Head Athletic Trainer, Dr. Lauren Willis, is on parental leave at the start of the spring season, so please contact Assistant Athletic Trainer, Jacob Loughman, at jloughman@portergaud.edu with questions or to schedule an appointment. If your child is injured during a team workout or practice, we ask that you always reach out to Jacob so he can evaluate the injury and develop a treatment plan.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.  

Go Cyclones!

Al Wilson 
Athletic Director
awilson@portergaud.edu
843-402-4721

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