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    VFMS ATHLETICS

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    Practice Info and Weekly Updates:
    Announcements & Sport Updates (via Schoology)

     

    Game Schedule Website:
    vfms.digitalsports.com

     

    Athletics Office:
    610-240-1311

     

    VFMS Athletic Director: Mr. Horace Rooney 

    TESD Athletic Director: Kevin Pechin
     
    Mascot: Eagles
    Colors:     Blue and Gold      
     
     
    Everyone interested in playing a sport needs to complete the entire PIAA packet.  Paperwork can only be submitted through PowerSchool and must be completed before you can participate. 
    Please visit the PARTICIPATION FORMS link on the left for more information about how to join a team. 

     

    ABOUT VFMS ATHLETICS

    The VFMS interscholastic program emphasizes participation, fun and safety. Our school offers athletic programs which provide for athletic and social developmental needs of our students. These are open to all 7th and 8th grade students as per the PIAA guidelines. For many of our students, involvement in interscholastic sports is a very important aspect of school life.

     

    Sports Offered at VFMS

    Fall Season

    Winter Season

    Spring Season

    Boys Soccer

    Boys Basketball

    Boys Baseball

    Field Hockey

    Girls Basketball

    Boys Lacrosse

    Varsity Football

    Wrestling

    Boys Track and Field

    JV Football

     

    Girls Lacrosse

    Girls Soccer

     

    Girls Softball

    Girls Volleyball

     

    Girls Track and Field

     

    Please check out the CLUB link for info on RUNNING CLUB and other activities offered at VFMS.

     

     

    When and how does it start?  Practices for the fall season typically begin during the first full week of school.  Students should listen to the morning announcements for organizational meetings and first practices.  Students can also informally sign up on sheets in the cafeteria during lunch.  Questions about starting times can be directed to the athletic/main office or to the coach.  To be eligible to attend practice, students must have all paperwork completed in the athletic/main office and need to have taken an ImPACT baseline test.

     

     

    Philosophy
    The middle school years are a time for exploration. As a student's self-image crystallizes, exposure to a variety of experiences promotes prudent risk-taking along a pathway to a positive self-image. The interscholastic sports program at VFMS emphasizes the values of participation, team play and sportsmanship. As one progresses through the middle school years, this emphasis is augmented with a process of skill development.  

     

    Team Selection
    We encourage all students to participate in any of the sports offered.  However, certain teams select players through a try-out process.  Currently, those teams are boys and girls basketball and boys baseball.  The try-out schedule will be posted on the athletic bulletin board, outside the main office, and on the athletic page on the school website.  They will also be announced on the morning announcements.

     

    Season Schedule
    The season schedule of games is available on our school website’s athletics page.  Daily practice and game updates (as well as weather-related updates) are available on Schoology (see links at top of page).

     

    Practices
    The coach will give the players information on what they need to bring to practice (attire, equipment, etc.) at the team meeting before the first practice.  Practices typically conclude at 5:00.  Parents are responsible for picking up their student-athletes promptly.

     

    Academic Eligibility
    To be eligible for interscholastic athletic sports in grades 7 and 8, a student may not be failing more than one (1) major subject or more than three (3) special areas.
    In the case where a student's work in any preceding grading period does not meet the standards provided for in this article, the student shall be ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics for the first four (4) weeks of the next grading period.

     

     

     

    Go Eagles!