Attendance/Tardy Policies
-Players must be at practice unless they become ill, have a medical appointment, need to attend a funeral, religious function, or if excused for other reasons by the head coach.
-Players and/or a parent/guardian must directly contact Coach Johnson if they cannot make it to practice on any given day. This must be done prior to missing practice. If no contact is made the absence is unexcused.
-An unexcused absence may also occur if the reason for a player being absent is unacceptable (as determined by Coach Johnson).
-Injured players must be at practice, in workout clothes, unless excused by the head coach.
-When a player's absence is excused, their playing time may still be reduced because they may not be prepared to play in the next game.
Unexcused Absence
1st Unexcused Absence
-The player will not start or will miss playing time in the next game. If the player is a captain the title is removed.
2nd Unexcused Absence
-The player will apologize to their teammates and coaches, explaining what they plan to do to ensure the unexcused absence does not happen again.
-The player will not play in the first half of the next game.
3rd Unexcused Absence
-The player will not play in the next game.
Future Unexcused Absences
-At this point, all decisions will be decided by the coaching staff and will be for the best interest of the team.
-The player will not be allowed to suit up or wear their jersey for the next game.
Unexcused Tardy
-A tardy is defined as up to 20 minutes late to practice, after 20 minutes it will be an unexcused absence.
1st & 2nd Unexcused Tardy
-The player will meet with Coach Johnson.
-Playing time may be reduced.
3rd Unexcused Tardy
-The player will apologize to their teammates and coaches, explaining what they plan to do to ensure the unexcused tardy does not happen again.
-Playing time may be reduced.
4th Unexcused Tardy
-The player will not start or will miss playing time in the next game.
Future Unexcused Absences
-At this point, all decisions will be decided by the coaching staff and will be for the best interest of the team.
-The player will not be allowed to play in a half of football or potentially we not play in the next game.
School Rule Policy
Along with the punishments administered through the school, a player that breaks school rules will do the following:
(1) Apologize to the teacher(s) involved.
(2) Have their playing time reduced following the guidelines of the unexcused absence policy.