FAQs

Q. How much does the school charge for entrance fee into games?

Q. What are the Transportation rules?

Q. What forms must I fill out and return to the Athletic Department?

Q. When can my son or daughter start team sports and what sports are offered each season for specific grade levels?

Q. Where can I find the game schedules?

Q. If there is a game time or location change how will I know?

Q. How can I contact the coach of my child's team?

Q. Who can I contact with further questions?

Q. When a team travels, will they stop for food, eat at the host school, or do I need to send food with my child?

Q. How do I get directions to the site of my child's athletic events?

Q. In the event of bad weather, how will we know if practices or games have been canceled?

Q. What about lightning?
 

Q. How much does the school charge for entrance fee into games?
A. As of 2007-2008 school year we will charge a $5.00 fee to enter and view games at GDS. This fee will be increased for all state tournament games, as this is set by the state association and not GDS. If you join the Bengal Booster Club, a one time $100.00 fee, you receive not only free admission for your entire family to HOME non tournament games, but you also receive tickets to the Little 4 Basketball Tournament in December. Please see the Booster Club link for further information.

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Q. What are the Transportation rules?
A. It is our hope to provide comfortable, spacious, and timely transportation for our student athletes. This can be in the form of a Minibus (14 passenger), School/Activity Bus (28-41 passenger), or a rental tour bus (45-57 Passenger). Return times are tentative. Stopping for food will be limited as it is our goal to return all students as quickly as possible.

Transportation will not be provided to some MS and JV events in Guilford County that take place after 4-4:30pm as most MS and JV students will go home prior to the event.

Students eligible to drive, may do so ONLY for events taking place in Guilford County, and only after notifying their coach.

It is the hope of the Athletic Dept. that students will return home to GDS on the transportation provided. Post game trips, either after a win or loss, builds team unity and strengthens the team for future competition.

However, students may ride home with their parents ONLY after notifying their coach. At no time may a student ride home with anyone other then their own parent.

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Q. What forms must I fill out and return to the Athletic Department?
A. There are 3 forms that must be on file with the Athletic Department.

1. An up to date Pre-participation Physical form for the current academic school year. A new form must be turned in each year. It must be signed by a physician and a parent.

2. An Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Understanding Policy. This form must be signed by both the student athlete and the parents. It needs only to be completed once during the students tenure at GDS and will be kept on file.

3. An Athletic Uniform Agreement form. This form must be signed by both the student athlete and the parents. It needs only to be completed once during the students tenure at GDS and will be kept on file.

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Q. When can my son or daughter start team sports and what sports are offered each season for specific grade levels?
A. Greensboro Day School provides a wide selection of opportunities for our students to participate in the Athletics programs. Please see the full list of programs currently offered under the "Sports Options" link off the Athletic page.

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Q. Where can I find the game schedules?
A. The daily athletics calendar can be found on the GDS homepage. For a schedule of the entire season, please go the athletics portion of the Web site and look under team pages or calendar.

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Q. If there is a game time or location change how will I know?
A. All changes will be posted on the Athletics News and Events page as well as on the Athletic Calendar. Student athletes and coaches may be emailed when changes are made with very short notice. You can also sign up for an athletics "text alert" that will notify you via a text message of any changes. Click on any of the "bells" you find next to a calendar event, or the alert icon next to a news story to sign up for this feature.

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Q. How can I contact the coach of my child's team?
A. A coaches email contact information is posted on the Team Page under the heading Coaches. If you are logged into the web page you may also search the directory listing for other contact information as well.

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Q. Who can I contact with further questions?
A. Fred Johnson, AD 288-8597 or 314-4701 fjohnson@greensboroday.org
Jon Schner, Asst. A.D. 282-7735 x 707 or 314-4711 jschner@greensboroday.org

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Q. When a team travels, will they stop for food, eat at the host school, or do I need to send food with my child?
A. Please check the Athletic Calendar for that event. You will notice buttons for transportation (dismiss time) and a More Information button. Specific information regaarding food and return times may be posted here. You may also check with your individual coach as well. Our policy is to limit stops on the road in an effort to get the children home sooner. Some teams will stay and watch the next teams play in order to boost school spirit. During these times we try to be sure the host school will have food available for purchase. It is always a good idea to send a nutritious snack for a child to eat after a long day, as well as provide them with a little spending money.

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Q. How do I get directions to the site of my child's athletic events?
A. They are listed on the Athletics Directions page. You may also view them through the calendar by clicking on the directions tab under the event. If you can not find the information, please contact the Athletic department. We always attempt to keep these directions current and will do our best to update them often. Sometimes construction changes occur that we are not aware of, so please inform us of any discrepancies.

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Q. In the event of bad weather, how will we know if practices or games have been canceled?
A. All last minute changes will be posted on the Athletics News & Events Page. We may send an email to teams and coaches with very short notice changes. All game changes will be made to the main athletic calendar. You can also sign up for an athletics "text alert" that will notify you via a text message of any changes. Click on any of the "bells" you find next to a calendar event, or the alert icon next to a news story to sign up for this feature.

We attempt to make weather related decisions by 1:00 pm if at all possible.

An indoor practice schedule for Varsity teams has been established.

However, due to our limited space, this is a rotational schedule and not all teams can practice indoors on a given day.

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Q. What about lightning?
A. Greensboro Day School follows the NCAA and NATA Lightning Safety Guidelines. This provides a 30 second FLASH to BANG minimum (the time from when you see lightning to the time you hear thunder). If we are below this 30 second minimum, the fields are cleared for a minimum of 30 minutes (depending on subsequent lightning strikes). The Sports Medicine Staff uses a lightning detector as well as real time GDS specific radar to track all storms. The staff has been trained in Hazardous Weather Preparedness and is constantly aware of weather related issues affecting the GDS campus.

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