INSIDE ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS MISSION
At Parker, we believe that athletics is an integral and valuable component of our students’ overall educational experience. We believe that student-athletes benefit not only physically and emotionally by participating and competing in sports, we believe that one of our fundamental responsibilities is to help student-athletes develop critical skills (e.g., teamwork, resilience, leadership, tenacity, etc.) that promote success in the classroom, in college and in life.
The Athletics Department fulfills this mission by:
- Emphasizing the importance of our coaches as educators – we expect our coaches to teach student-athletes the fundamentals of their sport and to be role models for sportsmanship, respect, and integrity
- Ensuring that our student-athletes understand that participation in athletics is a privilege, not a right – we expect all of our student-athletes to represent Parker as model citizens
- Building school spirit, camaraderie and an atmosphere of togetherness across all of our sports teams – we strive to be a source of pride for our students, school, and community
MEET OUR ATHLETICS TEAM
Season I (Fall) Start Dates and Program Heads
Cheer (Dec. 12): Azantia Límon alimon@francisparker.org
Cross Country (Dec. 12): Matt Schellenberg mschellenberg@francisparker.org
Dance (TBD): Amber Hendrix ahendrix@francisparker.org
Football (Dec. 12): Matt Morrison mmorrison@francisparker.org
Sailing (TBA): Chris McGrath cmcgrath@francisparker.org
Surf (TBA): Cecile Santini csantini@francisparker.org
Boys Volleyball (Dec. 12): John Herman jherman@francisparker.org
Boys Sand Volleyball (TBA): John Herman jherman@francisparker.org
Girls Volleyball (Dec. 12): Audra Dent adent@francisparker.org
Boys Water Polo (Dec. 12): Sam Busby sbusby@francisparker.org
Girls Water Polo (Dec. 12): Sam Busby sbusby@francisparker.org
Boys Rugby (TBA): Danny Barrett dbarrett@francisparker.org
Season IIA (Spring) Start Dates and Program Heads
Girls Golf (Feb. 8): Jack Klein jklein@francisparker.org
Boys Golf (Feb. 15): Jack Klein jklein@francisparker.org
Boys Soccer (Feb. 22): Amani Walker awalker@francisparker.org
Girls Soccer (Feb. 22): Melissa Warner mwarner@francisparker.org
Girls Tennis (Feb. 22): Tucker Clary tclary@francisparker.org
Boys Tennis (Feb. 22): Tucker Clary tclary@francisparker.org
Season IIB (Spring) Start Dates and Program Heads
Baseball (March 13): Amad Stephens astephens@francisparker.org
Boys Basketball (March 13): Jim Tomey jtomey@francisparker.org
Girls Basketball (March 13): Judy Spoelstra jspoelstra@francisparker.org
Cheer (March 13): Azantia Límon alimon@francisparker.org
Dance (TBA): Amber Hendrix ahendrix@francisparker.org
Boys Lacrosse (March 13): Ken Maguire kmaguire@francisparker.org
Girls Lacrosse (March 13): Emily Lotkowictz elotkowictz@francisparker.org
Sailing (TBA): Chris McGrath cmcgrath@francisparker.org
Softball (March 13): Jenny Schafran jschafran@francisparker.org
Surf (TBD): Cecile Santini csantini@francisparker.org
Track and Field (March 13): DJ Wallcott dwalcott@francisparker.org
Girls Sand Volleyball (TBA): Audra Dent adent@francisparker.org