Equipment Return Dates and Procedures

Dear TERPS Family,

We will be collecting all HC TERPS owned football equipment next week on Wednesday, November 11 and Saturday, November 14th.   All student-athletes are to return their uniforms and equipment on one of the below designated dates.  Student-athletes that are on teams that are playing beyond these dates because of the playoffs will be given alternative dates to be determined.   

 

Date	Team	Time
Wed. Nov. 11 2009	5-6 thru 7-9	6pm-7pm
	8-10 thru 11-13	7pm-8pm
Sat. Nov. 14, 2009	5-6 thru 6-8	10am-11:30am
	7-9 thru 9-11	11:30am-1:00pm
	10-12 thru 11-13	1:00pm-2:00pm

Equipment and uniforms should be returned to Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, Md 21046 (in the double-wide trailer behind Warehouse C).  

Parents/Legal Guardians will be charged for the replacement value of any equipment items missing at equipment return.   Missing Jerseys will result in your check being deposited.  Pads must be removed from pants.  All equipment must be cleaned and uniforms washed (practice pants bleached).  If uniform is not clean, you will be charged $15 at time of return or non-return of your check until uniform is returned clean.   We realize that white practice pants will possibly not be returned completely white, but please bleach and wash them.   

It is the parent or legal guardian’s responsibility to contact the Sports Coordinator before the December 20 deadline if you miss the return date. **Failure to satisfy this requirement will result in the cashing of the deposit check after December 20, 2009.   

Do not return equipment or uniforms to a coach or drop it off to office personnel at the County building.  If you do so, you will be responsible and pay for any equipment that is not inventoried by Sandra Lambert.

Head coaches equipment bags and water coolers are due at that time also.  Please clean out all extra things and remember to include your repair kit, first aid kit, and footballs.

MVA CARDS:  Your child’s MVA cards should be collected from your team administrator or coach at the last season game.  The department does not receive or store your cards.  Any cards not picked up from the team admin or coach by the end of season celebration, will be returned to the Department of Motor Vehicle. 

 For more information, please contact Sandra Lambert,  Howard County Sports Coordinator at 410-313-4715 or via email at Slambert@howardcountymd.gov         

Memory Book Fundraiser

Memory Book Fundraiser orders should be given to your Team Administrator on or before Saturday, November 7th.  For more information about the Memory Books, please contact Tracy McMullan at tmcmullan2@verizon.net.

Life After Football

Dear HC TERPS Family,

Some of you may be thinking about what to do after the football season ends in a few weeks. As you know, there are many options if your student-athlete wants to continue playing a sport. 

Many of our student-athletes choose to play basketball or wrestle so we are providing details about two programs that you might want to consider.  The Howard County TERPS are not affiliated with either of these two programs:  

• Celebration Church/Columbia Basketball Association (CBA) will be hosting winter travel tryouts on October 14, 15, 28, and 29 from 6-8pm at Cradlerock School.  Tryouts are open to middle school-aged students grades 6-8.  For more information, contact Bernard Durham at 410-491-1863.

 

• Howard County Wrestling, Inc. (HCW) is currently registering student-athletes for their program.  HCW offers clinic, recreation, and travel programs for students ages five through fifteen years old.  For more information, contact Vince Thomas (7-9 HC TERPS National Assistant Coach) at 301-221-9917 or visit their web site at  http://www.howardcountywrestling.com/.  Coach Thomas, who has coached wrestling for more than 7 years, says “Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp and Tony Siragusa were all Super Bowl Champions who were also high school wrestling state champions.”  Coach Thomas is also won a MD state wresting championship at 167lbs waaaaay back in 1982 J

AXIS to Host Sports Speed and Agility Stations

This year’s Homecoming celebration will feature something new and fun for our student-athletes to do after they’ve finished playing their football game or cheer leading.  AXIS Sport Performance and Training company will be on-site at Schooley Mill Park on Saturday, October 3 to host several speed and agility stations.  These stations will include combine and mini-camp type drills designed to put our student-athletes to the test as they run through the various drills and compete against one another for time and prizes.

As part of this partnership, AXIS is offering a special league discount for Howard County TERPS Football and Cheer student-athletes that register for their training sessions before December 31, 2009.  AXIS is located at 9030 Route 108, Oakland Center, Columbia, MD 21045.  For more information or to register, please call AXIS at 410-715-3700 or visit their web site at www.axissport.com

Homecoming Game Schedule_Saturday, October 3, 2009

TERPS TEAM	VISITING TEAM	FIELD	TIME
5-6 Pitbull	Elkridge Green	Schooley Mill Park #5	8:00 AM
6-8 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	8:30 AM
6-8 Centennial	Sykesville	Schooley Mill Park #5	9:00 AM
7-9 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	10:00 AM
7-9 Centennial	Sykesville	Schooley Mill Park #5	10:30 AM
8-10 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	11:30 AM
8-10 Centennial	Sykesville	Schooley Mill Park #5	12:00 PM
9-11 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	1:00 PM
9-11 Centennial	Sykesville	Schooley Mill Park #5	1:30 PM
10-12 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	2:30 PM
10-12 Centennial	Sykesville	Schooley Mill Park #5	3:00 PM
11-13 National	WHC	Schooley Mill Park #4	4:00 PM
11-13 Federal	Linganore	Schooley Mill Park #5	4:30 PM

Raffle Ticket Fundraiser for Homecoming

We are selling raffle tickets beginning this Friday, October 2 to help raise money to support Homecoming 2009.  Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10.  First place prize is a boat cruise for four people.  Second place is an IPOD Touch.  This is a great opportunity to support the HC TERPS Football and Cheer program while having a chance to win one of two great prizes.  So … get your tickets this weekend.  You could be a winner!

Team Photo Schedule Saturday, October 3rd 2009

Team pictures will be taken on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Schooley Mill Park.  The schedule is as follows:

TEAM	TIME
7-9 National	8:30 AM
7-9 Centennial	9:00 AM
Cheerleaders	9:30 AM
8-10 National	10:00 AM
8-10 Centennial	10:30 AM
9-11 National	11:30 AM
9-11 Centennial	12:00 PM
10-12 National	1:00 PM
10-12 Centennial	1:30 PM
11-13 National	2:30 PM
11-13 Federal	3:00 PM

Note: 5-6 Pitbull, 6-8 National, and 6-8 Centennial will take their team pictures on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ East Columbia Library.  This decision was made because these teams play early games and the photographers would not be able to accommodate the earlier time frames.  A schedule will be sent out ASAP for these team.

The “Picture Day” coordination is being handled by Dave Ragin.  If you have any additional questions or concerns, he can be contacted at fieldoperations@hcterps.org

Upcoming Homecoming Committee Meetings

Homecoming Committee Meetings will be held on the following dates in front of the shed at East Columbia Library practice fields @ 6:30 PM:

 

Thursday, Sept 24

Tuesday, Sept 29

Wednesday, Sept 30

 

We had an excellent kick off meeting on Friday, October 18.  We now need to finalize our events, schedule, etc…  We really need to have more volunteers in order to have a successful event. 

 

Concessions – For homecoming we will have a schedule of people posted for concessions.. We are planning to run concessions all day (or until the food runs out) beginning with breakfast items.  We will need a minimum of two parent volunteers from each team to successfully run the concessions. 

Homecoming Planning Committee Meeting

There will be a Homecoming Planning Committee Meeting on this Friday, September 18 at 6:30pm near the equipment shed at East Columbia Library practice fields.  We need your help to ensure this year’s Homecoming will be a success. 

Homecoming weekend will be Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3.

For more information, please see Monay Matthews or Exnovia Moody.

Wear Your HC TERPS Jersey to School on Fridays

HC TERPS student-athletes are encouraged to wear their jerseys to school every Friday.  It’s a great way to show TERPS spirit and to start preparing for game day on Saturdays.  Student-athletes that wear their jerseys to school may even receive a prize for doing so.  Let’s show the community that the HC TERPS are here and we are ready to excel in the classroom and on the field.