Meet the Coaches Night

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Meet the Coaches Night

• Presented by
• Parkway West Activities Department

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Longhorn Lineup Beth Plunkett
Principal Jennifer Spotanski Eligibility Center
Brian Kessler and Susan Dean MSHSAA By-Laws
and Student/Parent Athletic Handbook Tim Trupiano
Athletic Maintenance 101 Team Meetings
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Fall Sports
Football - Jeff Duncan Boys Soccer - Mike
Skordos Girls Cross Country - Charlie Cutelli
Boys Cross Country - Dale Shepherd Boys
Swimming - Lane Page Girls Golf - Nancy
Sachtleben Field Hockey - Tracy Grass Softball
- Jeff Chazen Girls Tennis - Jason
Townsend Girls Volleyball - Susan Dean
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Winter Sports
Wrestling Jason Lewis Boys Basketball Bill
Sodemann Girls Basketball Tommie Rowe Girls
Swimming Lane Page
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Spring Sports
Baseball Jeff Chazen Water Polo Charlie
Cutelli Girls Soccer Annie Wayland Boys Golf
Greg Schade Lacrosse Emily Lovercheck Girls
Track Nancy Sachtleben Boys Track Zaven
Nalbandian Boys Tennis Jason Townsend Boys
Volleyball Emily LeFlore
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Missouri State High School Activities Association
(MSHSAA)
MSHSAA Statement Eligibility to represent a
school in interscholastic activities is a
privilege students may attain by meeting the
essential eligibility requirements established by
member schools through this association and any
additional requirements set by a member school
for its own students. Eligibility is not a
students right by law, and precedent setting
legal cases have affirmed this.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility

• Bona Fide Student
• Enrolled in and regularly attending classes at
  the member school.

Creditable Citizens By Law 212 Students who
represent a school in interscholastic activities
must be creditable citizens and judged so by the
proper authority. Those students whose character
or conduct is such as to reflect discredit upon
themselves or their schools are not considered
creditable citizens. Conduct shall be
satisfactory in accord with the standards of good
discipline.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Creditable Citizens By Law 212 (Continued)
Law Enforcement A student who commits an act
for which charges may be or have been filed by
law enforcement authorities under any municipal
ordinance, misdemeanor or felony statute shall
not be eligible until all proceedings with the
legal system have been concluded and any penalty
(i.e. jail time, fine, court costs, etc.) or
special condition of probation (i.e. restitution,
community service, counseling, etc.) has been
satisfied. If law enforcement authorities
determine that charges will not be filed,
eligibility will be contingent upon local school
policies. Minor moving traffic offenses shall not
affect eligibility, unless they involve drugs,
alcohol, accidents or injuries. After a student
has completed all court appearances and
penalties, and has satisfied all special
conditions of probation and remains under general
probation only, local school authorities shall
determine eligibility.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Creditable Citizens By Law 212 (Continued)
Local School A A student who violates a local
school policy is ineligible until completion of
the prescribed school penalties. B The
eligibility of a student who is serving detention
or in-school suspension shall be determined by
local school authorities. Students are not
eligible while serving an in-school
suspension. C A student shall not be
considered eligible while serving an
out-of-school suspension. D A student who is
expelled or who withdraws from school because of
disciplinary measures shall not be considered
eligible for 365 days from the date of expulsion
or withdrawal. E Each individual school has
the authority to set more restrictive
citizenship standards and shall have the
authority and responsibility to judge its
students under those standards. Each school
shall diligently and completely investigate any
issue that could affect student eligibility.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Creditable Citizens By Law 212 (Continued)
Student Responsibility Each student is
responsible to notify the school of any and all
situations that would affect his/her eligibility
under the above standards. If the student does
not notify the school of the situation prior to
the schools discovery, then the student shall be
ineligible for up to 365 days from discovery,
pending review by the Board of Directors.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Attendance in School If a student misses
class(es) without being excused by the principal,
the student shall not be considered eligible on
that date. Further, the student cannot be
certified eligible to participate on any
subsequent date until the student attends a full
day of classes.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility

• Excused Absences
• Illness of Student
• Death in the students immediate family
• Days of religious observance
• Medical or Dental appointments
• Court Appearance
• Quarantine or Hospital confinement
• Medical, mental health/psychological, or
  substance abuse treatment when documented
  by appropriate licensed professionals
• Field trips or other school initiated absences
  (includes college visits).
• An emergency, in the judgment of the principal,
  constitutes a reasonable cause of absence from
  school
• Attendance at an approved alternative educational
  setting/program

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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Unexcused Absences Are those absences
that do not fall within the areas listed on the
previous slide and include vacations, visiting
out-of-town relatives, or participating in
non-school sponsored activities or events.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility

• Academics
• Students must have earned, the preceding semester
  of attendance, a minimum of 3.0 units of credit.
  A student must pass 6 classes at West High to be
  eligible.
• For the current semester, students must be
  enrolled in and regularly attending 3.0 units of
  credit.
• Credits earned after the close of the semester
  will not fulfill this requirement
• Up to 1 unit of summer school credit can be
  counted toward this requirement (fall semester
  only) provided the course is necessary for
  graduation and is placed on the school
  transcript.
• Do not drop courses without first consulting your
  high school principal, counselor, and athletic
  director in order to determine your eligibility
  status.

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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility

• Transferring schools
• If you transfer schools, you will be ineligible
  for 365 days unless you meet one of the
  exceptions listed below
• Corresponding change of residence
• Transfer at promotion All 9th graders are
  eligible 1st semester
• Transfer from a non-member school
• Transfer from unaccredited public school
• Special Transfer
• Boarding Schools
• Transfer from an approved foreign exchange
  program
• Hardship
• Waiver Sub varsity participation

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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Amateur and Awards Standards After
entering a member school, you will become
ineligible in the sport concerned if you receive
cash or services for participating in an athletic
contest or being an athlete. Age Limits
If you reach 19 years of age prior to July 1, you
will be ineligible the next school year.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Nonschool Competition You may not
practice for or participate with a nonschool team
in any organized nonschool athletic competition
and for your school team in the same sport during
the same season of the school team.
Swimming and diving has a special
exception You may participate on a school
team and a nonschool team in different sports
during the same season however, you may not
practice for the nonschool team or participate in
organized nonschool athletic competition on the
same day that you practice with or participate
for the school team without prior approval of the
school administrator. Student athletes
should always communicate with their high school
coaches regarding participation in non-school
sports.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Sports Camps and Clinics You may attend a
specialized summer athletic camp/clinic where you
receive instruction or coaching from a member of
your schools coaching staff for a maximum of 2
calendar weeks. During the school year
outside of the school sport season, you may
attend a nonschool-sponsored specialized sports
camp or group instruction, provided it does not
result in any loss of school time, attendance
does not occur within 14 days of the start of the
school sport season for the sport concerned, it
is not a team camp, no competition occurs other
than limited scrimmaging, and no member of the
coaching staff of the school you attend Is
involved in any way. Open gym
opportunities are available for student athletes
outside the sport season and school coaches can
instruct players on an individual basis.
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How to Maintain and Protect Your High School
Eligibility
Sportsmanship If you commit an
unsportsmanlike act while participating in an
event, you could become ineligible If your
conduct as a spectator is found to be
unsportsmanlike, you could be barred from
attending any further high school athletic
contests.
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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook
Physicals All athletes must have a
physical, dated after February 1, 2009, on file
in order to participate in any manner. All
physicals must be completed on a Parkway Physical
form. This form is available in the activities
office or on-line. All physicals should
be submitted to the activities office at least
one week prior to the start of a given sport
season. Some coaches want to collect
physicals and submit them to the activities
office, that is perfectly fine. Emergency
Forms Emergency forms must be submitted to
the coach on the first day of practice.
Emergency forms are available in the activities
office or on-line.
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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook
Injuries Parkway West is fortunate to have a
full time certified athletic trainer on site
daily. Any student that visits a doctor for
any reason related to an athletic injury, must be
cleared medically by a doctor to return to
practice. Medical clearance must be in writing.
When a student is medically cleared to
participate, they should take the doctor note to
Trainer Tim who will then clear him with his
coach to resume participation.
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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook
Code of Conduct for Participants in Parkway
Athletics and Activities Secondary
students who participate in athletics and
co-curricular activities are thought of as school
leaders. They represent the school in the eyes
of the community. They serve as role models for
other students. As such, these students should
be held to a high standard of behavior. Such
students need to maintain their physical and
mental well-being not only while at school and
school-sponsored activities, but at other times
as well. In an effort to achieve these goals,
Parkway has developed a prevention program which
includes an Athletic and Activity Student Pledge.
To participate in school sponsored athletics and
designated school sponsored activities, an
Athletic and Activity Student Pledge must be
signed by students and their parents are
requested to indicate support of the Code by
signing the pledge along with their student.  
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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook

• Code of Conduct for Participants in
• Parkway Athletics and Activities
• To demonstrate my commitment, I pledge
• to abstain from the use and possession of alcohol
  and other illegal drugs
• to seek information and assistance in dealing
  with any chemical dependency problems
• to approach my parents, coach, or sponsor about
  my needs and problems
• to follow training rules established by my coach
  or sponsor to promote my health and
  well-being.   

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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook

• Consequences for Violations
• The first violation shall result in the student
  being suspended from team competition or from all
  co-curricular activities for two weeks. During
  the two week suspension, students seeking
  reinstatement to a team or activity must attend,
  with their parent or guardian, two drug and
  alcohol education meetings.
• A second violation will result in the student
  being removed from all school-sponsored
  designated MSHSAA activities for a one year
  period.
• A third violation will result in the student
  being permanently disqualified from participation
  in all school sponsored designated MSHSAA
  activities.

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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook
Hazing and HarassmentZero Tolerance
Hazing Willful conduct directed at a student
that is intended to physically or emotionally
intimidate, punish, embarrass, humiliate,
ridicule, or place any student in a disconcerting
position for the purpose of initiation,
affiliation, inclusion or membership in any team
or organization. Harassment Unwelcome
conduct by a person that is sufficiently serious,
persistent or pervasive, so that it affects
another person's ability to participate in or
benefit from the school program or activity by
creating an intimidating, threatening or abusive
environment.
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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook

• Parent/Coach Communication
• There are situations that may require a
  conference between the coach and parent. It is
  important that both parties involved have a clear
  understanding of the others position. When
  these conferences are necessary, the following
  procedure should be followed to help produce a
  resolution to the issue or concern.
• The student-athlete must bring the issue to the
  coachs attention.
• If the issue needs further attention, contact the
  coach for clarification or to set up a
  conference.
• NOTE Please do not attempt to confront a coach
  before or after a contest or practice.
• All conferences should include the coach, parent
  and athlete.
• If a resolution cannot be reached, the parent may
  then call to set up an appointment with the
  activities director, coach and athlete.

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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook

• Equipment and Uniforms
• All equipment and uniforms issued by a coach at
  West High are considered property of Parkway West
  High School.
• Athletes are responsible for the care of
  equipment and uniforms during the season of
  competition.
• Once the season is completed, all uniforms and
  equipment issued must be returned immediately.
• Students who do not return uniforms or equipment
  will be placed on the fee/fine list for the cost
  of replacement and will not be allowed to compete
  in a subsequent sport season until the fee/fine
  has been paid or the equipment has been returned.
• Students assume the responsibility for any damage
  to equipment or uniforms that occurs outside the
  normal use for a West High athletic practice or
  competition.
• Uniforms and practice gear are only to be worn at
  West High practices and for game day
  competitions.

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Parkway West Student/Parent Athletic Handbook

• Helpful Web Sites
• http//www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/west - Parkway West
  Web Site
• http//www.highschoolsports.net High School
  Sports (West High Schedules)
• http//www.stltoday.com St. Louis
  Post-Dispatch
• http//www.mshsaa.org - MSHSAA
• http//www.ncaa.org - NCAA

2009 Start Dates Fall Sports - August
10Wrestling - November 2Basketball - November
9Swimming - November 16Water Polo - February
22Spring Sports - March 1 Fall Sports
2009August 9, 2010
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Athletic Maintenance 101
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Hydration
During physical activity a considerable amount of
heat is generated as a by-product of the energy
metabolism that sustains the contraction and
relaxation processes in active muscles. The rate
of heat production by active muscles can be as
much as 100 times that of inactive muscles.
Proper fluid replacement before, during, and
after physical activity positively influences an
athletes performance. Maintaining body fluid
levels during exercise becomes especially
important when the body water loss from skin and
respiratory surfaces exceeds approximately 2
liters/hour, as it often does in hot weather.
Thirst is an unreliable indicator of fluid needs
after exercising in hot weather, partly because
the intake of water quickly dulls the thirst
sensation. Athletes sweating profusely for
several hours a day may need to consume 3-4 gal.
of fluid to replace losses. Unless sweat losses
are replaced, body temperature rises, leading to
heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and even death.
Sweat losses are tracked by decreases in body
weight. Fluid loss equal to as little as 1 of
total body weight can be associated with an
elevation in core body temperature during
exercise. A loss of 3-5 of body weight results
in cardiovascular strain and impaired ability to
dissipate heat. It is common for athletes to
dehydrate 2-6 during practice in the heat.
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Hydration Continued
A systematic approach to ensuring adequate
hydration is to record the athletes body weight
immediately before and after practice. Each pound
lost during practice represents 1 pt. of fluid
loss this has to be replaced prior to the next
practice session. The weight chart also
identifies those athletes that are chronically
dehydrated those who lose 5-10 pounds per week.
This weight loss early in the season can be
mistaken for fat loss however, fat loss does not
occur this rapidly. Consuming at least 1 pt. of
fluid two hours prior to activity provides the
fluid needed to achieve hydration, and allows
enough time for excretion of excess fluid. The
goal of fluid replacement during exercise is to
move the fluids into the circulatory system
rapidly and to provide a volume that matches
sweat loss. Athletes should start drinking before
sensing thirst, and continue to drink at regular
intervals (every 15 min.) larger volumes of
fluids (8oz. or more) tend to empty from the
stomach more rapidly than smaller amounts.
Rehydration will occur more rapidly when
beverages containing sodium- the major
electrolyte lost in sweat are consumed. This will
minimize urine output and speeds recovery of
water and electrolyte balance, allowing for
improved rehydration.
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Parkway West Fight Song Stand Up and
Cheer! Stand Up and Cheer Stand Up and Cheer For
Parkway West For Today We Raise, the Red and Blue
Above The Rest We Are The Best The Longhorns Are
Fighting, For We are Bound To Win This Game Weve
Got The Team, Weve Got The Steam For Its
Parkway Wests Day, Hey!