EMS Football Team Policy -- 2016
The EMS Football coaching staff welcomes you out for an exciting season of Cardinal
Football. The following policies detail the manner in which players will conduct themselves as
representatives of EMS and the Cardinal Football team. Please read these carefully. Please sign if
you are able to follow these guidelines and return to Coach Minton.
1. Any athlete found to be drinking alcoholic beverages, chewing or smoking tobacco, or using
illegal drugs will be in violation of the USD 491 Drug Policy and will be subject to the
consequences set forth by EMS Administration and the Eudora Board of Education.
2. You are responsible for attending practice unless there is a medical emergency or prior
arrangements have been made with Coach Minton. Notifications must be sent by email, phone
call, or note before practice begins. Failure to do this is considered an unexcused absence. Three
unexcused absences will result in dismissal from the team.
3. Conduct detrimental to yourself or the team will result in missed practice or playing time. This
would include receiving detentions and/or receiving poor behavior/academic reports from
teachers. You are a student-athlete, meaning your academics come first.
4. TEAM ELIGIBILITY POLICY (See page 2)
5. You must attend practice the day before and be in school the day of a game, in order to
participate in the game, unless pre-approval has been made with Coach Minton.
6. Obey all bus rules.
7. You may only leave an away game with your parents, unless the AD or Principal has given prior
written permission to ride with others. Parents must sign out with the assigned “sign out coach”
before leaving the away game.
8. You are responsible for your own equipment. Please wash your practice and game uniforms at
least once a week. I would recommend taking your practice uniforms home every Friday.
9. Players will earn playing time. Playing time will be determined by the athlete’s ability,
intensity, attitude, commitment and attendance. The Head Coach will make the final
judgment on playing time. If you have questions or concerns about playing time I want the athlete
to ask your coaches about it first. If we need to schedule a meeting with your parents to discuss
playing time we can.
Read these rules carefully, and if you feel you can abide by them, we welcome you as a member of
the Eudora Middle School Football Team. Take pride in what you do and you will succeed!
Return the third page of this document to Coach Minton ASAP.
The document needs to be signed by both you and your guardian(s).
Eudora Middle School Eligibility Policy
2016-17
The KSHSAA requirements for semester eligibility are that students pass at least five new subjects
the previous semester to be eligible for any activities during the current semester.
Weekly eligibility requirements at Eudora Middle School includes that students have no more than
one failing grade (F).
- Weekly eligibility will be checked every Thursday at 3:30 PM. The Athletic Director or Coach will
compile a report of all players or managers who are failing at least one class. Students failing more
than one class will be placed on probation for one week. They will still be eligible to fully
participate in all practices and games during this week. Students are allowed one probation week
per sport.
- If students still have more than one failing grade after their probation week, they will become
ineligible. Ineligibility starts the following Monday and ends on Sunday. Students can still practice
while they are ineligible, but cannot participate in or travel to contests. When determining
eligibility, other academic circumstances may be taken into consideration by the coaching staff,
Athletic Director, and Principal.
- If students are ineligible and their grades are showing a decline or no improvement, they could
become ineligible to practice until their grades improve. In addition, students are warned not to
participate in practices or competitions outside the school without first checking with the Athletic
Director or Coach to determine the effect of such participation on
Additional info for the Coaches Handbook
- Student-athletes must be in school for half a day (4 classes) in order to practice or compete in an
event. Students missing more than a half-day must get administrative approval to participate.
Eudora Middle School Football 2015
How to reach Coach Minton
Phone: 785-542-4960
Email: [email protected]
We need both you and your guardians’ signature before you can play.
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_____ I have read the above rules and will abide by the EMS Football Policy.
Please return to Coach Minton no later than Friday, August 21st.
GUARDIAN SIGNATURE _____________________________________________
ATHLETE SIGNATURE _______________________________________________
DATE ___________________