Please print the following page for your records. Below are the policies for gym usage. Any disregard to these policies could result in termination of gym time.

2019/20 Elementary Gym Procedures

All groups should be prepared for the possibility of splitting their gym time with another team.

Gym practices/events will start August 19th and end May 15th.  Sponsors/coaches must complete a form identifying the group name, what they are using the gym for, and the sponsors and or the head coach contact information.  Along with this, each team must submit a team roster with each player’s home address. In order to process your request, a roster MUST be provided. Only the head coach may schedule practices (1 per week).  These forms must be filled out before you may use the gym each school year. You can find the link for these forms on the school website. Registering for teams may begin on Wednesday, August 14th at 8:00am.. 

This year students in grades Kdg/1st  may schedule practice at Anchor Pointe with Mrs. Flynn at jenniferflynn@bennps.org.  2nd/3rd will be at Heritage with Mr. Miller at bmiller@bennps.org.  4th/adult rec groups will be at Pine Creek with Mrs. Rischling at trischling@bennps.org.  5th/6th/7th/8th grade groups will be at Bennington Elementary with Mr. Johanek at rjohanek@bennps.org.   All BBA (3rd-8th Select Teams) should go through Nick Cemer at ncemerbba@gmail.com for scheduling practice times.  All scheduling requests need to be done via email.  Do not call the school to schedule the gym.   Coaches should plan in advance for their gym usage.  Sponsors may begin this process on Wednesday, Aug. 14th, 2019.

Time slots for gym use are as follows, each team is only allowed 1 hour for practice with a 15 minutes window for teams to exit and enter.  That does not mean extend your practice that extra 15 minutes. Times are 5:30-6:30, 6:45-7:45, 8:00-9:00 pm. Weekend time slots are on Saturdays only and may be scheduled between the times of 8:00 am –3:00 pm.  

Priority will be given to all school sponsored activities or district approved activities, and then to in-season youth activities as defined below:  You may be asked to move a practice if it is necessary to have a high school sport that is in season practice at the facility you are at.

•Volleyball (August 19th – November 17th).

•Regular Season Basketball (November 19th – March 2nd)

•Softball/Baseball/Soccer (March 4th – May 17th) – No bats, spikes, and only Incredi-balls allowed in gyms for baseball and softball!

You are required to set equipment up and take it down.  

**Out of season activities may be scheduled, however they may lose their time to in-season activities**

Each team that schedules gym time will be sent a monthly calendar.  Please look at it very closely because there will also be days the gym will be closed to groups during holidays and school functions.  The gym will be closed on all snow days, all staff in-service days, and school vacations.  

Each team that uses the gyms for practices must consist of at least 50% of their players living in the Bennington School District or attending Bennington Public Schools.  You must submit a roster along with the players home addresses and your head and assistant coaches names with your gym usage paperwork.

While using the gym the sponsor is responsible for keeping everyone associated with the group in the designated area and will be responsible for damage/vandalism that occurs in the school.

Groups that neglect the school building or do not follow the above procedures will be reported to the district office and run the risk of losing their gym access or other disciplinary actions.

To request gym time, please visit:

https://goo.gl/forms/fMlNbxGa1lxNzNgN2