The football game originally scheduled for 10/13 has been moved to 10/31

Equipment needed for tryouts---shirt, shorts and shoes(cleats are not necessary until you make the team).
If you make the team, we supply all equipment except mouthpieces and game packages. We sell mouthpieces for $1.00 and you must have one in order to practice in pads. Failure to have a mouthpiece could result in dismissal from team. A team package of t-shirt and home and away game socks is required and purchase from us These will be sold after 9/15.

Tryouts for the 2011 Rippon football team will be on Sept. 8th, 9th, and 12th. Equipment pickup will be at 7:00pm on Sept. 12th, for those who have been at all three tryout dates. The first cut will be posted on the morning of 9/14, if necessary.
You must have a physical, on the Prince William County Middle School physical form, and if must have been given after May 1, 2011.  Physical forms are available in the locker room at Rippon and all middle school front offices in Prince William County or online at www.pwcs.edu.  Be advised that doctors' offices donot have this form and substitute forms are not accepted. 
Physicals will be offered at Rippon on 9/1 at 6:30pm by physicians from Family Medicine of Lake Ridge; cost $27.00. This will be the only time they will be offered at Rippon.
There are numerous walk-in clinics plus the Minute Clinic at select CVS drug stores as alternative locations to obtain physicals.

To all parents and students:
    A new state law concerning concussions in athletes is mandating concussion training for parents and athletes beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. Athletes cannot attend tryouts until this training is completed. Dates will be announced as soon as a schedule is available. Please watch for newsletters from Rippon and further posting on our school fusion site.

email: petermtl@pwcs.edu