CONTRACT
All athletes that I coach are
required to sign or at least acknowledge a pro-active
athlete/parent/coach contract. This
will
help keep the parents informed if there are any areas of concern, and
show a
level of commitment by the athlete to achieve the highest level of
academic
progress, athletic skill, and citizenship.
1. ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND
ELIGIBILITY:
The Athletic Director will perform grade checks on after
each grading period. Any
athlete falling
below a 2.0 GPA may be suspended from the team.
The athlete will be directed to get help, tutoring
or study session. I
may monitor the grades of any athlete via
weekly progress reports. The
athlete
will not be able to compete until the next grading period. If the athlete fails to
improve by the next
grading period, he or she may be dismissed from the team because
maintaining
your grades supersedes participating in extra-curricular activities.
2. PRACTICE ATTENDANCE:
If any athlete has to miss practice due to illness, notify me
prior to practice when possible. Any
other reason for missing practice should be discussed with me beforehand. (See the contact
information below). The
first unexcused absence may result in a
telephone call home to a parent. The
second unexcused absence may result in a meeting with me, and a call
home. The third
unexcused absence will result in a
one meet suspension and a call home, no matter when or what the next
meet is. Any future
unexcused absences will result in
dismissal from the team. Saturday
practices are mandatory. You cannot improve if you are not at
practice consistently.
3. TRAINING:
Team members are not allowed to participate in outside
races, meets, or practices. Unless
specific permission or direction has been given, there will be no
training on
Sundays. Team
members cannot train with
friends, family members, etc. The
control and monitoring of the training program are key components in
injury
prevention and consistent progress.
4. OUTSIDE COACHING,
OUTSIDE RUNNING and OTHER SPORTS:
During the cross country season, outside coaching is not
allowed unless there is some extraordinary circumstance that the head
coach has
approved prior to its commencement.
In
addition, participating in outside practices, races or meets is not
allowed. The
training for the season is planned with
short and long-term goals. We
tweak the
plans as conditions change. If
someone
is participating in another sport, the coaches will not cut back the
training
for cross country. Requests to leave early for the other sport will not
be granted.
5. TEAMS:
In cross country, no two meets are exactly alike so the
composition of the teams will vary from meet to meet.
The best interest of the team as a whole is
the highest priority. The
coaching staff
will determine composition. If
there is
time, discussion of decisions may occur.
However, once the decision is made, it is final. If you are going to
compete for Cupertino HS,
you must put the team first, yourself.
6.
MEETS:
Most of the meets on our schedule are invitationals. All
meets are mandatory. There
is an entry
fee for all invitational meets and some have qualifying standards or
limited
entry. The coaching
staff will decide
whom to enter in each meet when entry is limited.
You have an obligation to attend all meets
and perform to expectations. Failure to compete may result in
suspension or
termination from the team. If
you have
submitted an approved conflict by the required
date, there will be no
consequence to your status on the team.
7. PARENTS:
Your child spends a lot of time and hard work at practice
preparing to compete at our meets.
Please support their efforts whenever you can. I encourage parents to
attend our meets. I
urge you to attend at least one meet during
the year. We need
drivers to transport
the team to and from meets since the school does not provide buses. You can also help by
providing well-balanced
meals for your athlete, a suitable environment to study, the equipment
that is required
to participate, and enabling your student athlete to develop and
maintain good
time management as well as responsibility.
Do not add extra responsibilities to your child’s
duties that will
interfere with practices or meets.
Let
your child begin taking responsibility if you have not already done so.
8. ISSUES and RULES:
If an issue arises during the course of the season, I expect
to be informed of the problem and allowed to offer a remedy if
necessary or
possible. There are
a number of
guidelines and rules, which provide a framework for a successful
season. Please
become familiar with them.
Please read over this sheet.
Both athlete and parent/guardian must sign. I look forward to
providing my
student/athletes with the best coaching I can provide as well as an
informative
and a great athletic experience. If
you
have any concerns or questions about this document or anything else, do
not
hesitate to contact me.
____________________________________
___________________ ________________________________________
(athlete)
(student
id #)
(parent/guardian)
____________________________________
________________________________________
(date)
(date)
Go
Tino Pioneers,
Head
Coach Paul Armstrong
cell (408)
691-3022 Coacha@prodigy.net
or CoachA@TinoRunners.org
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