Contacts:

You can contact us via phone or e-mail. The coaches' phone numbers and e-mail addresses are listed below.

Communication channels:  We have several outbound communication channels:

• Web site:  The Academy web site is our primary communication channel. We update it on a regular basis. When we start the season, we recommend you check it twice each week. (Depending on your web browser, you may need to do a "refresh" or "reload" to see the most current info.) Our web site may not have details about last-minute weather-related changes. Link: bad weather procedures for practice sessions and game days

• E-mail:  We'll send occasional group e-mails, usually only for polls or updates related to schedule changes. Some families like us to send to a single e-mail address, others prefer us to send to several (home, work, mom, dad, etc.). If you'd like us to add any e-mail addresses to our distribution list, just send the address(es) to Ward.

  • Notes for Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo accounts:  Gmail tends to redirect our group messages to spam or suspect e-mail folders (link: work-around). Hotmail and Yahoo often block them altogether. If you have one of these e-mail accounts, you may miss our group messages, but you can still stay current by checking our Academy web site.

• Phone hot-line:  We have a Junior Academy phone hot-line for late-breaking news, usually related to weather updates. If bad weather develops shortly before a practice or game, the hot-line will let you know if plans have changed. Info on the Academy hot-line takes precedence over info on the NASA field status hot-line. Academy hot-line: 1-866-206-9066, ext. 8870. (We don't update the hot-line on a daily basis, only when we switch from normal routine.)

• Twitter account:  We have a Twitter account for late-breaking news, usually related to weather updates. If bad weather develops shortly before a practice or game, you can check either our hot-line or Twitter account to find out if plans have changed. Twitter account: http://twitter.com/nasajracadg. You don't need your own Twitter account to check our Twitter feed. If you'd like to receive text (SMS) messages about any last-minute schedule changes, you can do so via Twitter. Link: text updates. (We don't update the Twitter account on a daily basis, only when we switch from normal routine.)

• Bad weather procedures:  For more about how we deal with bad weather, check our weather link.

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