Aloha Parents and Student Athletes,
Welcome back Bulldogs!
A lot has happened over the past few weeks so I am sending out an overview of what you can expect for each sport.... State tournaments for all season 1 sports have been canceled. PAC 5 sports offerings have not been solidified at this time.
Girls Basketball (Regular ILH season canceled but LJA season initiated) -Practice start date-Jan 5th -Two weeks of practices and then as many games as we can find before the end of February. Practices will be 5 days a week, 4pm-6pm M-F. -Combining intermediate and varsity teams for this short season. -No experience necessary -Masks will be required -Coach Janeen Olds, janeenolds@gmail.com
Boys Basketball (Regular ILH season canceled but LJA season initiated) -Practice start date-Jan 5th -Two weeks of practices and then as many games as we can find before the end of February. Practices will be 5 days a week, 4-6pm (subject to change) -Intermediate and varsity teams for this short season. -Masks will be required -Coach Tim Harrison, timharrison.coach@gmail.com
Boys Soccer (Regular ILH season canceled but LJA season initiated) -Practice start date-Jan 5th -Two weeks of practices and then as many games as we can find before the end of February. Practices will be M, T, W, F, Sat. -Combining intermediate and varsity teams for this short season. -Masks will be required -Coach Joel Saito, joel.saito@lejardinacademy.org
Swimming (normal ILH season with the exception of virtual and dual meets) -Practice start date Jan. 11th -Practices 4 days a week from 4-6:30pm -Intermediate, JV and Varsity teams for both genders -Masks will be required when not in pool -coach Joe Glenn, joeglenn@hawaiiaquatics.org
Cross Country (normal ILH season- dual meets, 2 mile races) -Practice start date Jan. 7th -Practices M, Th from 5-6:16pm -JV and Varsity teams for both genders (no intermediate offering this year) -Masks will be required -Coach Jenny Helman, jennyhelman@gmail.com
Intermediate Tennis (Normal ILH Season) -Practice start date-Jan 5th -Practices will be M, Tu, Th, F, 4-5:30pm -Intermediate team with both genders for this slightly abbreviated season. -Masks will be required -Head Coach Brian Weinstein, cecblw@hotmail.com
Canoe Paddling ( Regular ILH season canceled) -We are currently working out the feasibility of offering some sort of experience. -Details forthcoming, no practices scheduled at this time -Head coach Scotty Freitas (boys), alakaiservices@gmail.com and Natascha Hopkins-Moniz (girls), sassychic75@hotmail.com
Mahalo, Jana Fraser Athletics Director
Season 1 (January 4th-March 14th)
Cheerleading Boys and girls basketball Boys and girls* soccer Boys and girls cross country Boys and girls swimming Boys and girls intermediate tennis Boys and girls canoe paddling Boys and girls sporter air riflery* Boys and girls wrestling*
Season 2 (March 1st-May 16th)
Boys and girls track and field Boys and girls water polo Boys and girls sailing Boys and girls varsity tennis Boys and girls judo* Boys and girls golf Boys and girls kayaking Boys and girls volleyball Boys and girls precision riflery* Girls softball* Baseball* * indicates the sport is offered through PAC 5
Weight Room Update Many of our teams are now in their modified seasons and will need the weight room. Please plan on allowing sports teams to use the weight room M-F from 3-5pm or contact Dave Cosier, the Strength and Conditioning coach at david.cosierjr@lejardinacademy.org. Thank you
Congratulations to Le Jeadin Soccer Academy Coach Connor Artigue for joining the HPU men's soccer team coaching staff!
Swim Update from Coach Joe Glenn
Aloha LJA students,
The ILH swim season is here! This week will be Captain's practice hosted by Skylar Webb, Ethan Ravelo and Alana Barthel. Practices this week will be 4:00-5:15 PM for High school students only. The captains practices aren't required but are strongly recommended.
Starting next week (01/11) our season officially begins. Here is the daily schedule: Intermediate: 4:00-5:00 PM High school: 5:00-6:30 PM Monday-Thursday only.
Please email me if you have any questions. Joe Glenn,
COVID Related -Parents please stay in your cars while waiting for practices to end. While LJA is in level 1+, we are minimizing people on campus, which includes spectators. -The self-screening link is done everyday by athletes, coaches and staff connected with Athletics at LJA. -The ILH is looking into live streaming options for next semester's regular season games. This will enable parents to watch competitions, since it remains doubtful that they will be able to attend games in person. -Hand washing is promoted during all water breaks and before practice begins, as an attempt to minimize risk. -In level 1+, masking is required indoors at all times. When outdoors and socially distanced, masking is not required. It also is not required in the pool, but all practices are socially distanced as well. -Masking will be required during participation in all sports (except water sports). -Transportation to and from contests and practices may not be available. There are limited options this year which may mean that parents will be needed for transportation assistance.
Justin Drain Athletics Trainer 517-262-2473
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