If you have any questions about the Channahon Junior High Athletic program please feel free to contact:

Brad Homerding
Channahon Junior High Athletic Director
email: bhomerding@csd17.org

To Families of Softball Players:

I wanted to inform you that on Friday afternoon the IESA changed its original decision and is now allowing games to be played between schools. I am not sure as to how many games will be played, but some games versus other schools will be played along with a Regional Tournament. It will be a limited schedule with a limited number of games. At this time, I am not certain how many games will be scheduled. The first game will not be played until at least Aug 15th. Given this new guidance from the IESA, any girls that want to participate in softball are still welcome. All girls that attended practices last week will be placed on a team. Given this new information if you now want to play softball please attend practice on Tues. Aug. 4th from 8am to 10am at Channahon Jr. High. If attending softball for the first time on Tues. Aug. 4th please take your child's temperature as they need to have a temperature below 100.4 to attend. Then go to the CJHS main office with your child to fill out a Covid-19 Athlete Monitoring Form/Medical Form. Also, you need to have a current physical on file with the school. If you had a physical recently you should bring a copy of it with you. Please know that we are following IESA guidelines throughout the season and there is the possibility that plans can change. If you have any questions you can contact me at bhomerding@csd17.org

To Families of Baseball Players:

I wanted to inform you that on Friday afternoon the IESA changed its original decision and is now allowing games to be played between schools. I am not sure as to how many games will be played, but some games versus other schools will be played along with a Regional Tournament. It will be a limited schedule with a limited number of games. At this time, I am not certain how many games will be scheduled. The first game will not be played until at least Aug 15th. Baseball tryouts will be held on Mon. Aug. 3rd, Tue. Aug. 4th, and Wed. Aug. 5th from 8am to 10am at Channahon Jr. High. Please take your child's temperature as they need to have a temperature below 100.4 to attend. Please go to the CJHS main office with your child to fill out a Covid-19 Athlete Monitoring Form/Medical Form. Also, you need to have a current physical on file with the school to participate in tryouts. If you had a physical recently you should bring a copy of it with you. Please know that we are following IESA guidelines throughout the season and there is the possibility that plans can change. If you have any questions, you can contact me at bhomerding@csd17.org.

To Families of Athletes and XCC runners and Soccer players:

Policy Update: The state has recently mandated that students that are e-learning may participate in extra-curricular activities and athletics at school

The IESA has also reversed its original decision and will now allow for limited competition against other schools in the sport of XCC as it falls in the low risk category. I'm not certain what the season will look like at this point as I'm working with area schools and coaches to determine a plan that is both the safest and most beneficial to our runners. There will be no invitationals or large meets this year. The meets will be smaller in numbers and limited to a maximum of 2 meets per week. It looks for now that all runners will not participate at every meet. The first XCC practice will be held on Mon. Aug. 10th from 8:00am to 9:30am at Channahon Jr. High.

Soccer will be a developmental season as it has been placed at the medium risk level. The soccer team will not be traveling and competing against other schools. The program will be based on skill development and some scrimmages amongst ourselves. The first practice is on Mon. Aug. 10th from 10:30am-12:30pm.

For all sports:

On the first day of practice all parents must take their child's temperature prior to bringing them to practice. They must have a temperature below 100.4 degrees in order to attend. In addition, parents along with their child must stop by the Jr. High main office to fill out a COVID 19 Athlete Monitoring Form/Medical Contact Information Form. All students must have a current physical on file with the school. If you had a recent physical please bring it with you to the first day of practice. The office will be open at 7:30. All students will need a green participation slip which will be given to them in the office. Below you will find two forms - the Athletic Handbook page must be filled out and given to the coach the first day of practice. The COVID-19 Athlete Monitoring Form must be filled out each day and given to the coach before practice. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to fill out a new COVID 19 Monitoring form each day.

Athletic Handbook Signature Page - COVID 19 Monitoring Form