Fowler Falcon Athletics

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Fowler Falcon Athletics

• Policies and Procedures
• 2008-2009

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2008-2009COACHING STAFF

• Landon Barnes
• Bret Willis
• John Singleton
• James Maples
• Travis Hooker
• Josh Stevens

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7TH GRADE FORMS

• Physical Examination (White)
• Medical History (White)
• Acknowledgement of Rules (Baby Blue)
• Steroid Acknowledgement (Green)
• Travel Information Sheet (Yellow)
• ALL FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE ANY EQUIPMENT
  IS ISSUED

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8TH GRADE FORMS

• 8th Grade
• Medical History (WHITE Sheet)
• If I have a physical on file from last year, no
  physical is required. However, I must have the
  Medical History Form filled out for the new year.
  If your child had an injury that required
  medical attention, they will need a new physical
  to participate.
• UIL Acknowledgement of Rules (BLUE Sheet)
• Steroid Use Form (GREEN Sheet)
• FMS Athlete Emergency Form (YELLOW Sheet)

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ALL FORMS

• Due Date ASAP
• If a student does not have a physical within the
  1st week of school, they may be removed from
  athletics and placed into another elective.
• A student can not work out until a physical is on
  file.
• An athlete will not compete in ANY contest until
  all of the paperwork is completed and returned.

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EXPECTATIONS

• Discipline Tough on classroom misbehavior. A
  Falcon athlete should not ever be assigned a
  C-Hall, ISS, or OSS.
• Playing time will be lost!
• Opportunities for Improvement (OFI) will
  accompany any such misbehaviors. (Extra
  cardiovascular conditioning)
• Teacher/Coach communication is strong. We know
  what occurs in the classrooms.
• Athletes represent Falcon Athletics.

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IN-SEASON

• The following consequences may be implemented for
  athletes during in-season sports.
• 1 C-Hall in one week extra cardiovascular
  conditioning
• 2 C-Halls in one week full game suspension
• 4 total C-Halls during season season
  suspension
• Full day of ISS full game suspension
• 3 or more days ISS season suspension
• Short-Term ISS extra conditioning

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OFF-SEASON

• The following consequences may be implemented for
  athletes during off-season
• 1 C-Hall in one week extra cardiovascular
  conditioning
• Continuous C-Halls possible removal from
  athletic program
• ISS extra conditioning to removal of
  program
• Short-Term ISS extra conditioning

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HIGH EXPECTATIONS

• Grades
• We will have a weekly grade check. I will visit
  with the team leaders weekly to get a grade
  report on each athlete.
• We strongly encourage our athletes to attend
  tutorials.
• Teachers are available before and after school.
• Athletes will need to go during non-practice
  times.
• High Expectation 100 pass rate!!!

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GROOMING

• Students participating in athletics reflect an
  image by their appearance. Hairstyles and
  clothing, should not be disruptive. Male athletes
  are not allowed to have facial hair or have hair
  in their eyes or below their collar. Male
  athletes are not allowed to wear earrings on
  campus or at an athletic event.

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LOCKER ROOM, EQUIPMENT, AND THEFT

• Equipment, which is school property, will be
  issued to each player and a record will be kept.
  Students are issued a locker with their own
  combination. It is the athletes responsibility
  to take care of their equipment. The athlete will
  pay for any lost or stolen equipment. All
  equipment will remain at school unless instructed
  by a coach to take home. Athletes may not wear
  equipment home, wear another athletes equipment,
  leave equipment out or have a messy locker room.
  Any violation will result in disciplinary action.
  Stealing will not be tolerated! Any athlete
  caught stealing may be removed from the program
  for the remainder of the school year. Cell
  phones, music devices, etc. are brought to school
  at your own risk and should be locked up.

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PARTICIPATION

• We encourage all of our student athletes to
  participate in all the sports offered at Fowler.
  With this being said, every athlete must try-out
  for at least one sport. Unfortunately, the
  coaching staff will have to make roster cuts in
  Volleyball, Basketball, Track, and Soccer.
  Athletes that do not participate in any sports in
  7th grade will need a recommendation from the
  athletic coordinator to be in athletics in 8th
  grade.

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LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

• Feeder System
• FISD athletics has a system in place such that 2
  middle schools will ultimately feed into one high
  school. At this time, our students and athletes
  will attend LHS. Therefore, we follow the
  system, organization, and structure of ALL LHS
  Sports.

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FOOTBALL

• HEAD 8TH GRADE LANDON BARNES
• HEAD 7TH GRADE JAMES MAPLES
• ASST. 8TH BRET WILLIS JOHN SINGLETON
• ASST. 7TH TRAVIS HOOKER JOSH STEVENS
• We will have 2 teams each grade.
• A and B

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FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT

• We will issue
• a. Helmet
• b. Shoulder Pads
• c. 5 Pocket Girdle
• d. Workout Clothes w/ Laundry Clip
• e. Practice Jersey and Pants
• 7th Grade Practice Jersey and Pants will serve
  as game day Jersey and Pants.

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8th GRADE PRACTICE

• Practices
• Be there.
• Be on time.
• 8th With the exception of the first day of
  school, typical workouts will begin at 700 a.m.
  Doors open at 640 a.m. and no sooner.
• They will work out until 910 a.m. at which time
  they will be dismissed to shower.
• Game day and Post Game day practices will
  commence at 840 a.m. (1st period athletics.)

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7TH GRADE PRACTICE

• Practices
• Be there.
• Be on time.
• 7th With the exception of the first day of
  school, typical workouts will begin at 700 a.m.
  Doors open at 640 a.m. and no sooner.
• They will work out until 830 a.m. at which time
  they will be dismissed to the locker room to
  clean up for 1st period.
• 2nd period, they will finish their workout. We
  will dismiss them in time to shower.
• Game day and Post Game day practices will only
  occur during 2nd period.

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BASKETBALL

• Try-outs will begin after football season
• If numbers allow, 36 players will make the cut.
• Black 12
• Red 12
• White 12

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CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK SOCCER

• Try-outs will be held for track and soccer
• Only 3 athletes can compete per event in track.
  (TOP 3 GET TO GO)
• Soccer we will keep 19-21 players for each 7th
  and 8th grade.
• We will have more info. As those seasons approach.

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OTHER SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES

• We want to always encourage our student athletes
  to participate in as many sports and activities
  as they would like. All in-season sports should
  be a top priority for students. We will do our
  best to accommodate conflicts with other
  schedules by working with the sponsors of other
  programs at Fowler. Fowler athletics should have
  top priority over all other sports leagues not
  affiliated with FISD.

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INJURIES

• Injuries-
• Parent note needed to be excused from workout
• If an athlete is unable to work out for more than
  2 days in a row, a doctors note will be required
• Trainer- Joe White, Liberty HS
• Any athlete that is injured needs to be seen by
  the trainer