Fowler Falcon Athletics

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Fowler Falcon Athletics

• Policies and Procedures
• 2009-2010

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2009-2010COACHING STAFF

• Brett Phipps Boys Coordinator
• Bret Willis
• John Singleton
• James Maples
• Travis Hooker
• Josh Stevens

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7TH GRADE FORMS

• PRE-Participation Physical Evaluation
• Medical History
• Acknowledgement of Rules
• Steroid Acknowledgement
• Travel Information Sheet
• Policies and Procedures Contract
• ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE ANY
  EQUIPMNENT 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, we 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
• Steroid Use Form
• FMS Athlete Emergency Form
• Policies and Procedures Contract

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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 in-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, hair in
  their eyes, covering their ears 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
  Basketball 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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8th GRADE PRACTICEALL SPORTS

• Practice Times
• 1. All practices are in the mornings
• 2. Doors will open at 645 am and we will be
  on the field, court or track at 700 am.
• 3. Doors will be locked at 700 am
• 4. If athlete is late they will still be
  required to watch practice in street clothes
• 5. Unexcused Tardiness will result in loss of
  playing time.
• 6. Excessive Tardiness may result in removal
  from program.

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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.

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7th Grade Practice Cont

• Practice Times
• 1. All practices are in the mornings
• 2. Doors will open at 645 am and we will be
  on the field, court or track at 700 am.
• 3. Doors will be locked at 700 am
• 4. If athlete is late they will still be
  required to watch practice in street clothes
• 5. Unexcused Tardiness will result in loss of
  playing time.
• 6. Excessive Tardiness may result in removal
  from program.

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FOOTBALL

• HEAD 8TH GRADE BRETT PHIPPS
• 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

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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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Basketball Equipment

• We issue
• 1. Practice Jersey and Shorts
• 2. Compression Shorts
• Athlete supplies
• 1. Socks (White)
• 2. Shoes (preferably RED, BLACK, or WHITE)

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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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Quitting

• WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
• 24 HOUR rule will be enforced
• If an athlete quits a sport, he may be removed
  from the athletic program

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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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TRAVEL

• All Athletes are required to ride the bus to and
  from the athletic event.
• Sign outs will not be permitted.
• Emergency situations

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INJURIES

• During a practice or game
• See coach for initial evaluation
• Coaches will administer first aid and refer to
  Athletic Trainer at LHS (JOE WHITE)
• Athletic Trainer will evaluate further
• 4. If athlete is seen by nurse BEFORE they are
  seen by boys coaches, playing time WILL BE LOST
• Outside of school
• Athlete must have a parent letter (good for one
  day)
• After one day, athlete must have Dr.s note in
  order to not workout
• If the athlete has not been evaluated by the DR.,
  he will be required to workout