SPORTS ACTIVITIES AT GMS

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Note:  Students should pay close attention to WGMS morning announcements for information regarding specific tryout dates and times for each sport.  Students selected for teams must be willing to commit to daily participation during the season.  Anyone who intends to tryout for a sport must have a current physical on file at GMS.

BASEBALL
Baseball will begin holding information meetings in September with tryouts scheduled for October. There will be two cuts—one will be in October, and the other at the end of February. Our season begins at the end of March and runs through the beginning of May. Head Coach:  William Shipman

BASKETBALL
GIRLS basketball are held a tryout in late August and the season will begin in mid December. It will be a successful year!  Head Coach:  Brian Allsmiller  Assistant Coaches:  Allison Hill, Brenda Sanford
BOYS basketball begins with tryouts in late November. 
Head Coach:  Sean Hobson  Assistant Coach:  Will Shipman

CHEERLEADING
Rising 7th and 8th grade girls may tryout each spring for the following school year. First time cheerleading candidates are drawn from the membership of the Peppers. The tryouts are followed by a free cheerleading clinic at GMS. Students are selected for on of the four squads: dance team, basketball, wrestling, and football.  
Co-Sponsors:  Tiffany Satterfield and Whitney Jones

CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls. This is a NO-CUT sport, meaning all who wish to give it their best, can remain on the team. Cross country is a fall sport with practices daily from   2:45-4:45.
Girls Coach:  Holly McAllister   Boys Coach:  Jerry Clark

DANCE TEAM
Rising 7th and 8th grade girls may tryout each spring for the following school year. First time dance team candidates are drawn from the membership of the Peppers. The tryouts are followed by a free cheerleading/dance clinic at GMS. Students are selected for on of the four squads: dance team, basketball, wrestling, and football. 
Sponsor:  Lisa Arnold

FOOTBALL
Football tryouts are open to all boys in grades 6th – 8th.   There will be 45 players chosen for the varsity squad. There will be 40 players on the JV team.   Practices begin in August from 2:45-4:30 or 5:00. Sponsors:  Head:  Coach David Williams, Assistant Coaches:  Sean Hobson and Ray Phipps,  JV Grade Coach:  Robbie Whittemore

PEPPERS 
Peppers is a Pep Squad open to all girls in the 6th and 7th grade. Peppers encourages school spirit and responsibility through extra curricular activity. Information will be made available during early September to all students wishing to join Peppers.  Sponsor: Ruth Cleary

SOCCER
GIRLS tryouts are open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls. They will probably occur the first week in October.  This year we will have an "A" team and a "B" team.  The season begins in early October and ends in late November. Students will be given a two-day try out in early October.  Although we are restricted in the number of players we can accept, we do offer a "B" team in order to allow as many participants as we can. "C’mon Blue! Coach:  Clarke Oldham
BOYS GMS Boys soccer has a strong tradition of success. The season begins in early October and ends in late November. Students will be given a two-day try out in late September.  Although we are restricted in the number of players we can accept (we usually average 30 players in all), we do offer both a “Varsity” and “Junior Varsity” team in order to allow as many participants as possible.  Practices are held Monday - Thursday from 2:45 – 5:00.   Coach:  Russ Keller

SOFTBALL
Sign-ups and tryouts will occur during the last two weeks in February.  Tryouts will be conducted.  Practices will be daily at 3:00 p.m. (except game days) and least approximately 1 ˝ hours.  Head Coach:  Brenda Sanford  Assistant Coach:  Allison Hill

TENNIS
GMS offers in the spring a boys and girls tennis team that has a full schedule of matches, practices and instruction. Tryouts are usually 30 days before the season begins. Practices are 4 to 5 days a week and will begin right after tryouts are final. Last year the girls and boys practiced right behind the school on courts provided by Williamson County Parks. It is important that any child wanting to make the team to have some background on the game before trying out since there are only limited spaces available.
Girls Coach:  Heidi Allsmiller  Boys Coach:  Ginny Harwell

TRACK
Track is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls.  Tryouts are held after basketball season. Track begins in early spring and goes to mid May. 
Head Coaches:  Kendra Brooks, Leslea Hood
Assistant Coaches:  Robbie Whittemore, Tiffany Satterfield

VOLLEYBALL
Tryouts are in the last week of school. There will be a varsity team and a Jr. Varsity team.  Practices are Monday - Thursday from 2:30-4:30.  All announcements will be made over the intercom during the first week of school.
Head Coach:  Amanda Boone  Assistant Coaches:  Jennifer Keith, Tami McLeen

WRESTLING
Wrestling is open to all boys in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and follows the no-cut policy. The season begins after football season ends. Practices are every day after school from 2:45-4:30 or 5:00, lasting through the winter.
Head Coach:  Andrew Tomlinson    Assistant Coach:  Jerry Clark