August 2, 2010 The fall athletics season kicks off today for high school athletes across the Commonwealth of Virginia.   At Maggie Walker, we will be fielding teams in sports for both our boys and girls student athletes.  Cross country, field hockey, volleyball and golf are a few of the sports that are available to our student athletes this year.  Many followers of the school are aware of the lack of a school football program.  However, what many do not fully understand is how important football revenues are to most high school athletic departments.   Did you know that some high schools generate over $10,000 in revenues for their athletic department during a single home football game in the fall?  So how does Maggie Walker fund athletics?

The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Athletic Boosters Club’s mission is to champion and support our School’s athletic programs, with a focus on funding a portion of the athletic department’s annual budget shortfall and to provide capital for athletic related projects not within the school’s budget.  There are many ways in which you can support athletics at Maggie Walker, and one of them is serving as a Team Representative.

Purpose

Team Representatives serve as a vital link between the sports teams and the Athletic Boosters.   Because our athletes are from 12 localities, the need for support of our student-athletics is critical. 

Team representatives are the link - communicating the needs of the team to the Athletic Boosters Club, encouraging family involvement in both the athletic programs and Boosters, soliciting Athletic Booster membership, and helping the MLWGS sense of community among the parents of the team.

Responsibilities

1)     Become a member of the Athletic Boosters.

2)     Attend monthly meetings of the Athletic Boosters for that season and report on the team.

3)     Attend and assist with running that season’s Kickoff Parent meeting.

4)     Compile a parent listing for team members (including email addresses and phone numbers) and share it with the coach, the other parents, and the Athletic Boosters Membership Chair.

5)     Assist the coach with parent organization, including car pools, snacks at games, and other duties, as needed.

6)     Immediately following each game/match, email the date, location, teams played against, and score to the Athletic Booster Secretary and Website Editor

7)     Encourage 100% Athletic Booster membership by all parents of students on your team.

8)     Assist in identifying and recruiting new Athletic Booster Team Representatives.

Term

Each Team Representative serves for a term of the length of that sport’s season.

Thank you For Your Support

Volunteering as a team representative is a rewarding opportunity – involvement in MLWGS sports and the Boosters is a valuable opportunity to support our children’s high school years.   If you are interested, please contact Barbara Reese, President at barbarawreese@gmail.com or 804-897-6940.