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
Fall Season Program Heads
Football: Matt Morrison mmorrison@francisparker.org
Girls Volleyball: Audra Dent adent@francisparker.org
Boys Sand Volleyball: John Herman jherman@francisparker.org
Boys Water Polo: Sam Busby sbusby@francisparker.org
Girls Golf: Jack Klein jklein@francisparker.org
Girls Tennis: Tracey Plascencia tplascencia@francisparker.org
Cross Country: Matt Schellenberg mschellenberg@francisparker.org
Sailing: Chris McGrath cmcgrath@francisparker.org
Cheer: Jocelin Morales jmorales@francisparker.org
Dance: Amber Hendrix ahendrix@francisparker.org
Surf: Cecile Santini csantini@francisparker.org
Winter Season Program Heads
Boys Basketball: Jim Tomey jtomey@francisparker.org
Girls Basketball: Judy Spoelstra jspoelstra@francisparker.org
Boys Soccer: Amani Walker awalker@francisparker.org
Girls Soccer: Melissa Warner mwarner@francisparker.org
Cheer: Jocelin Morales jmorales@francisparker.org
Dance: Amber Hendrix ahendrix@francisparker.org
Surf: Cecile Santini csantini@francisparker.org
Spring Season Program Heads
Baseball: Amad Stephens astephens@francisparker.org
Boys Golf: Jack Klein jklein@francisparker.org
Boys Lacrosse: Ken Maguire kmaguire@francisparker.org
Girls Lacrosse: Casey Taggart ctaggart@francisparker.org
Sailing: Chris McGrath cmcgrath@francisparker.org
Girls Sand Volleyball: Audra Dent adent@francisparker.org
Softball: Jenny Schafran jschafran@francisparker.org
Boys Tennis: Tucker Clary tclary@francisparker.org
Track and Field: DJ Wallcott dwalcott@francisparker.org
Boys Volleyball: John Herman jherman@francisparker.org