Athletic Involvement Policy
Athletes that participate in athletics are an important and necessary part of a team. Regular attendance at practices and games is important for the student athlete. Faithful attendance shows the athlete’s commitment to the team, allows for growth through the best possible conditioning and allows the athlete to receive all instructions, announcements and available training from their coaches.
Excused absences from practices and games include:
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Times when the student athlete is ill.
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Please note that a student must attend 6th, 7th and 8th hours to be considered eligible to participate in a sports contest on that day.
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Medical appointments that can not be made for other times or days that are communicated in advance with the coach or athletic director.
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Other family situations that are communicated in advance with the coach or athletic director.
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Involvement with other
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School related but not excused: Ski Club, SCHS athletics
Student athletes that have an unexcused absence from a practice or game will:
· Not be allowed to play in the next available game.
ü Unexcused is defined as not letting the coach and/or athletic director know that they will not be at a team event. This applies even if the absence falls under the excused criteria.
§ Acceptable ways to inform the coach:
§ Phone call
§ Note from parent the day before or earlier
§ Not acceptable ways to inform the coach:
§ Having another student tell the coach
§ Communicating to the coach the same day as absence occurs.
Other information:
· Student athletes that leave a team practices early three times during the season will not be allowed to play in the next contest. This consequence will again occur after the 6th and 9th absence.
· Student athletes are not allowed to leave a sports contest in the middle of the contest. If this occurs it will be considered an unexcused absence.
