Dropping off and picking up your football players

During the Varsity summer workouts, there was a traffic accident in which a parent struck a football player with the family car while dropping off a player back by the coach's office.  The player suffered a broken ankle and the police had to come out to investigate the traffic collision.

In working with the Administration at Patrick Henry, I know a ban of personal vehicles will be coming soon.  Being a parent myself, I want to make it easy for my kids to get to the car after practice.  So I understand parking close to the field.  But the traffic is a bit heavy back by the coach's office before and after practice.

So I am asking my parents to set the example for safety's sake.  I will be asking my parents for the Freshmen Football team NOT to park their cars in the back by the office and to NOT to drop or pick up your son by the coach's office.

I am sure that there will be parents from other teams or sports that will continue to drop and pick up their student athletes back in that area by the coach's office.  I am asking the parents of the Freshmen Football team to set the example. 

I am only asking for the safety of our players and coaches.  I won't go out and write tickets like a cop because I enjoy being off duty.  But I think as a team, we can all benefit by making the school a safer place for everyone.