Riverside Athletes and Parents,

Happy first day of summer!   This correspondence contains information about athletic paperwork, VHSL physicals, online paperwork, and fall sports tryouts. We have a few new processes to make you aware of.  

ATHLETIC PHYSICALS:

In the past, all students needed a new VHSL physical each school year.  New state law; however, allows for VHSL physicals to be valid for 14 months from the date of the doctor’s physical.   The physical must still be on the VHSL form (which is posted on RiversideRams.Net under “Required Forms for Participation”).  Students’ physicals will expire 14 months after the date of the last physical.  Please realize that often will be in the middle of a sports season, so please keep your VHSL doctor’s physical current.  They can continue to be emailed to Matt.Oblas@LCPS.org throughout the summer.  Please only send Pages 1-3, as Pages 4-6 remain with the medical provider.  

ONLINE REGISTRATION:

Parents must also complete the online athletic registration for next school year.  Please complete that now for this upcoming school year.  Register at https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/riverside-high-school.  Please choose one sport each season in which your child might play.   This is a new online registration system this year for LCPS.  

In order to participate in weight room, green days, tryouts, etc. athletes must have a current VHSL physical AND online paperwork completed.  These two new processes (the new registration system and 14 month physical law) may take a week or so to be able to produce valid rosters for coaches.  When that process happens, athletes will have to sit out of workouts until both are completed.  

Important Dates:

Fall Sports Begin---August 4th (tryout times are listed below).  Golf will begin the week of July 28, although specific days and times haven’t been confirmed yet with the course.   All athletes must attend all tryouts/practices beginning on August 4th. Vacations are unexcused absences for tryouts/practices.

Fall Sports Parent Meeting---August 11th, 7PM (Main Gym)

Winter Sports Begin---November 10

Spring Sports Begin---February 23

Fall tryout times beginning August 4:

Cheerleading 3-6pm Auxiliary Gym

Cross Country 7-8:30am Track

Field Hockey 4:30-7pm Stadium

Football 8am-2:30pm Practice Turf

Golf—begins week of July 28 at Lansdowne

10^th-12^th Volleyball 4:30-6pm Main Gym

9^th Volleyball 6-7:30pm Main Gym

STAY CONNECTED WITH RIVERSIDE ATHLETICS:

-RiversideRams.Net is the primary website/source of athletics information (schedules, department updates, team news and calendars, etc.)

-Sign up to receive email alerts on RiversideRams.Net (select your team/s)

-Follow us on twitter at @RVHSRamsSports

-Follow us on Instagram at @rvhs_sports

Fall Coaches Contacts:

Football: Ernie.Porter@LCPS.org

Volleyball: ReggieCruz_12@yahoo.com 

Cross Country: MtSarafin@gmail.com

Cheer: Carolyn.Boyle@LCPS.org 

Golf:  Coach information made public immediately after LCPS clearance

Field Hockey: Kevin.Brosius@LCPS.org