In-Season

In-Season Responsibilities

1. Registration­ - Prior to participation, all students must complete the registration process. All required forms and fees will be collected during this process. Notify the Activities Office of any transfer, foreign exchange, and other special situation students immediately.

2. Team or Activity Roster ­ All rosters must be certified and submitted to the MSHSL through the activities office. Complete and accurate rosters should be reviewed with the Activities Assistant and to the attendance personnel at the respective buildings. These rosters will be used, to check on participants eligibility, game programs, travel rosters for early dismissals, and for Section/State roster certification.. Deadlines for roster certifications are generally 2­3 days prior to first regularly scheduled contest.

3. Equipment Care­ Head Coaches/Advisors along with the Activities Director are responsible for the care, control, storage of all equipment and supplies within their program.

4. Special Needs ­ During the season, emergencies or unexpected needs may arise in various activities. This may involve supplies, equipment or travel and may require money not in the budget. On these occasions, do not order or approve any order of supplies and equipment. This must be done through the Activities Director, after a discussion of the matter.

5. Assessing/Evaluating Student Participants ­Coaches, directors, and advisors should be fair in their evaluation of student participants so the most capable participants perform at the appropriate level of competition.

   1. Varsity participants will be expected to perform at a higher level of excellence than junior varsity, and other levels of competition.

   2. Playing time for varsity athletes will be based on a number of factors such as ability of individual, blending of his/her skills into the team play, sportsmanship, competitiveness, performance and attitude in practice and games, and the quality of competition.

   3. Each participant can play a vital role in the success of the program. The role may be providing starters with tough competition in practice, moral support, and being prepared to play when called upon. We must be intentional about communicating the important role every team member offers our program!

6. Student Conduct ­ Coaches, Advisors, and Directors should impress upon the student athlete the importance of good conduct not only at practice, but at all contests home and away, and also during the school day. Please take an interest in their behavior throughout the year. You have a great deal of influence on these young people. Ensure that your participants are properly supervised during away events. DO NOT allow them to be running through the halls, repeating trips to locker rooms, lobbies or leaving the school premises.

7. Discipline ­ maintaining discipline should be a major concern for all programs. Rules and regulations should be realistic and fair. Enforcement of these rules and regulations should be consistent. A student problem outside of team participation (i.e. in trouble with the law) not covered by MSHSL Rules will be dealt with by a committee made up of the Principal, Activities Director, counselor, the student's coach/advisor plus any additional personnel deemed appropriate to the case.

8. Transportation­ District 001 provides transportation for all of its student athletes to and from all contests. All activity members will be transported in this manner. Under no circumstances should a coach permit a student participant to go to or come home from a contest with other students or driving themselves. If alternate transportation is requested by the parents, the student participant may be released to the parent. Upon returning from an out of town contest, coaches, advisors, and directors will be expected to inspect the buses/cars/vans for equipment and debris. Ask students to help clean vehicles.

   1. Only coaches, advisors, and district employees are permitted to drive school district vehicles. If a coach needs to drive a Suburban or Sprinter to transport athletes they must get Type III vehicle training from the Transportation Department. Pre­determined training sessions will be scheduled through the Transportation Department.

9. INJURIES ­ Coaches/Advisor should familiarize themselves with first aid procedures and CPR. Coaches should plan for emergencies and have established procedures with which they, their staff, and team members are familiar. Any injury of a serious nature, or one that requires service by a physician should be written up on an accident form and filed with the Activities Director.

10. Practice Schedules ­ Coaches/Advisors should be organized and efficient in using practice time. Our facilities are used by many activities, and by different groups from the community. Space for practice is at a premium. Be sure your practices are well designed to follow time guidelines. We cannot expect to use more than our allotted time because of our failure to plan.

11. Wednesday Evenings ­ Wednesday evenings are regarded as church activities nights. Coaches/Advisors should be sure that student athletes are released from practice early enough to allow them to get to their respective activities at church. No activities should continue past 6 pm.

12. EVENT PROCEDURES ­ All coaches, advisors, and directors should be aware of what their responsibilities are for contest dates. These will vary from building to building and event. If you are not sure of what is expected, please discuss with the Activities Director.

    1. Severe Weather ­. In regard to outside activities in the spring and fall, anytime there is threatening weather (tornado, lightning, etc.) coaches/advisors should instruct their squads to move inside their respective building and remain there until the danger is passed. In the winter season, anytime school is dismissed because of the weather, All ISD 181 activities will generally be cancelled. Varsity Activities at the high school will be reviewed by the Superintendent, Activities Director, Principal and Coaches/Advisors to determine if a special exemption will be made.

    2. Regular Season/Post­Season Tournaments ­ Coaches/Advisors should be aware of what their responsibilities are in regards to events/tournaments. Squad rosters, team pictures, team records and official's ratings must be completed on time. Please contact the Activities Director if you are not sure of your obligations. Team photos should be completed and copies given to the Activities Director's secretary one month before tournaments.

    3. Advise participants of event times, site location, directions to away event sites and remind participants to inform their parents.