Tahoma Jr' High Basketball Parent Meeting

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Tahoma Jr. High BasketballParent Meeting
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Your Coaches

• 8th Grade
• Dan Shamseldin

7th Grade Scott Sims
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Tahoma Boys Basketball BLUEWeb Site

• Main Page tahoma.wednet.edu
• Our Schools Across the top of the page
• Tahoma Jr. High (visit web page)
• Staff Websites
• Tahoma Boys Basketball (Blue)
• The site contains team and parent announcements,
  practice/game schedule, documents and pictures.

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General Information and Team Philosophy

• Injuries Let coaches know
• Team/program philosophy
• Have Fun
• Be a good teammate
• Learn the fundamentals of basketball
• Prepare athletes to be successful at the High
  School level

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Policies Rules

• Practice Attendance
• Players are expected to be at all practices
• Players who miss practice due to an excused
  absence will be held out 1 qtr. of the next game
• Players who miss practice due to an un-excused
  absence will miss the next game.
• A player will be removed from the team after 3
  unexcused absences.
• Academics Behavior
• Players are students first. Poor grades and/or
  behavior will have a direct impact on playing
  time.
• View Athletic Handbook for district policy

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Athlete Transportation

• Practice Pick-up
• Practice will end at 445pm
• Please arrange transportation home for your
  child.
• Coaches stay until the last athlete is picked up
• If consistently late, athlete will be removed
  from team
• Game Pick-up
• Players will be bussed to away games
• Parents must arrange for transportation home

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Team Philosophy

• Team/program philosophy
• Have Fun
• Be a good teammate
• Learn the fundamentals of basketball
• Prepare athletes to be successful at the High
  School level
• Players can expect to play in at least one
  contest each week.

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General Information and Team Policies

• Injuries Let coaches know immediately after you
  suffer ANY kind of injury
• Head Injuries Athletes who show signs of having
  a concussion will not be allowed to return to
  play. Some examples of signs symptoms reported
  by athletes
• Headache
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Double vision or dizziness
• Sensitivity to light or noise
• Feeling sluggish
• Feeling foggy or groggy
• Concentration or memory problems
• Confusion

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General Information and Team Policiesrequired

• Head injuries
• Information sheet in Co-Curricular Handbook
• Roles
• Coaches
• Athletes
• Parents
• More information available at wiaa.com
• Medical clearance required for return to play.

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Parent/Coach Communication

• Appropriate Concerns To Discuss with Coaches
• Psychological/Physical Treatment
• Ways to help your son improve
• Concerns about behavior

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Parent/Coach Communication

• Appreciate that your focus is on your child the
  coaches focus must be on all members of the team.
• Coaches Decisions
• Playing Time
• Team Strategy
• Matters concerning other student-athletes

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Gear

• All players will be issued gear. All lost gear
  will be subject to a replacement fee. Additional
  fees payable to TJH

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• Thank you for your support!