New London Public Schools

Welcome to New London High School Athletics!

BDJMS 8^th grade students and families.

I hope each of you are healthy and safe. My name is Phil Orbe and I am the new Athletic Director for New London Public Schools. The purpose of this correspondence to connect with those interested in participating in athletics next school year at NLHS.  As the 2019-2020 school year ends, preparations for next year’s athletic program are kicking into gear. We are all looking to forward to working with a new group of Whalers.

A few notes to be aware of:

• Students attending the Marine Science Magnet in Groton and Three Rivers Middle College in Norwich are eligible to participate in athletics at NLHS. Students going to other magnet or private schools are not eligible.

• Each prospective student-athlete is required to register for their desired sport. Student-athletes are not allowed to begin practice without having the following on file with the athletic director. We are currently working on implementing an online registration option. More information on this to follow. Forms to be filled out include:

o   Sports Participation Health Record (physical) – good for 13 months

o   Parent Permission & Emergency Medical Form & Athletic Responsibility Acknowledgment

o   Concussion Consent Form for Parents/Athletes

o   Sudden Cardiac Arrest Consent Form for Parents/Athletes

• Due to COVID-19, the state’s governing body for high school athletics has permitted coaches to provide skill-based instruction virtually this summer.  This form of “coaching” runs from June 1^st to August 13^th. Conditioning, which does not include sport specific equipment and skills, is also allowed year round. If interested in joining either contact the sport specific head coach.

• Official practice start dates are listed below. Due to COVID-19, the start dates for the fall season are subject to change.

o   Fall Sports

·       August 13th - Football                                        

·       August 27th - all other sports

o   Winter Sports                 

·       November 30th - Girls basketball, Wrestling      

·       December 3rd - all other sports

o   Spring Dates                    

·       March 13^th - Baseball conditioning                                  

·       March 20th - all other sports

• To view game schedules for the 2020-2021 school year click here https://www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=15840  Schedules are constantly being updated. There is an option to “follow” a team. This will allow you to get email notifications when a schedule gets altered.

• You can also sign up for all sports score updates via text by clicking here http://content.ciacsports.com/scheduleupdates.shtml

Below are the head coaches for each sport offered at NLHS. Please feel free to contact the coach directly with any questions. Also, it is a good idea to have prospective student-athletes contact the coaches directly to introduce themselves.

Lastly, I am available to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Be well,

Mr. Orbe
Director of Athletics

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