GL Fencing Cetrulo Boys Tournament, Sat 1/7

The following is a message from Coach Paragano regarding the Cetrulo Boys Tournament on Saturday.

 

The bus will leave from GL promptly at 7:15.  The bus will be ONE WAY only.  All boys will be going to the meet.  Coach P will advise on Friday which boys need to be dressed in whites and be bringing their equipment.  All others should wear their blues. 

All athletes need to be picked up from the meet.  The meet will be held at Morris Knolls High School.  The address is  50 Knoll Dr., Rockaway, NJ 07866.  The phone number is 973-664-2200.

It will be tough to give an exact pick up time.   Your child should have access to a cellphone to reach you during the day to call when we are getting close to wrapping up.   For now, you can plan on an approximate 4 pm pick up.

If you will not be picking up your own athlete, you MUST send a note by Thursday to Steve Hopkins and Coach P with the name of the student and the authorized parent who will be taking your fencer home.  No fencer will be released to another parent unless that note is received and approved by Mr. Hopkins.  Parents are encouraged to attend and cheer on our fencers.  If you would like to be in uniform please contact Susan Menaker (usathome@verizon.net)  to purchase Spirit Wear.

With both the Santelli and Cetrulo Tournaments upon us, we thought it would be helpful to remind everyone about nutrition during the meets.  For those of you who are new to this experience, picture several quad meets happening at the same time, all day long!  It is a very long day for our fencers (and the parents).  The best thing we can do for our team is to make sure our fencers are well fed throughout the day.  Please consider bringing extra rations to support our athletes.   Remember we will not be allowed to purchase any of the food that will be available for sale that day.   

Please ensure that you have a large supply of approved foods:

water and Gatorade (you may want to cut the Gatorade in half)

bananas, raisins, grapes, cranberries, apples

carrots, celery

trail mix

protein bars

nuts

For  lunch time try these ideas:

 peanut butter, white meats, i.e. tuna, chicken, turkey, humus

 The following foods are absolutely prohibited on the day of the event AND the evening before:

 -- Breads of any kind (even Whole Wheats or Crackers)

-- Fried foods of any kind

-- Dairy (even cheeses or yogurts)

-- Candy of any kind

-- Granola

-- Soda

-- Caffeine

-- "Energy Drinks"

-- Fruit Drinks

-- Red Meats

-- Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard

Finally, some of the members of the girls team will be allowed to travel to the meet on the bus (and will have the same pick up requirements as the boys).   Coach P will advise the girls as to who will be authorized to travel on the bus by Friday's practice.