2010
 MUST
PASS 5 – 1 CREDIT COURSES
 MUST HAVE A 1.51 GRADE POINT AVERAGE
 PLEASE CUNSULT GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
BEFORE DROPPING OR ADDING A COURSE AS
THIS COULD HAVE IN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON
YOUR ELIGIBILTY
OHSAA PHYSICAL PAPER –MUST BE FILLED OUT
COMPLETELY (PLEASE GET FORM FROM US)
 INSURANCE WAIVER MUST BE COMPLETED
 EMERGENCY MEDICAL FORM-FILLED OUT
COMPLETELY AND THE COACH KEEPS THIS FORM
 CODE OF CONDUCT – FOUND AT THE END OF THE
STUDENT ATHLETE HANDBOOK
 TRANSPORTATION REQUEST-PLEASE SEND A
NOTE SIGNED BY YOU AT LEAST ONE DAY IN
ADVANCE-DAY OF THE GAME MAY BE TOO LATE AS
WE ARE NOT ALWAYS IN THE OFFICE- ATHLETES
CAN ONLY RIDE HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS

 NONE
COACH – PLEASE SPEAK TO THE COACH FIRST
WITH CONCERNS (MANY ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED
AT THIS LEVEL) (USING THE EXCUSE THAT YOU
BELIEVE THE COACH WILL “TAKE IT OUT” ON
YOUR CHILD IS NOT A REASON TO SKIP THIS STEP)
 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR – IF DISCUSSING THE ISSUES
WITH THE COACH DID NOT BRING ABOUT A
RESOLUTION THEN CONTACT THE AD
 BUILDING PRINCIPAL – THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
WILL CONTACT THE BUILDING PRINCIPAL IF THERE
IS STILL NO RESOLUTION
 SUPERINTENDENT – THE PRINCIPAL AND
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WILL CONTACT AND SET UP
MEETING

 PHISOPHY
OF THE COACH
 TEAM RULES AND CONSEQUENCES
 LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF PRACTICES AND
CONTESTS
 DISCIPLINE ISSUES
 EXPECTATIONS
 HOW AND WHEN TO CONTACT THE COACH
WITH PROBLEMS
 THE
TREATMENT OF YOUR CHILD VERBALLY
AND PHYSICALLY
 CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR
 PLAYING
TIME (MEETING OR CONVERSATION
WILL END AT THIS POINT)
 TEAM STRATEGY
 PLAY CALLING
 OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES
 SPECIAL AWARDS OR HONORS
 CALL
COACH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT
 DO NOT CONFRONT A COACH BEFORE OR
AFTER A CONTEST OR PRACTICE
 PLEASE
DISCUSS THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS
OF ALL PRACTICES, CONTESTS AND BUS TIMES
 LET YOUR CHILD KNOW THAT WIN OR LOSE,
YOU LOVE THEM,APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS
AND ARE NOT DISAPPOINTED IN THEM. THIS
WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR BEST
WITHOUT FEAR OF FAILURE
 DON’T
COMPARE SKILL,COURAGE OR
ATTITUDE OF YOUR CHILD WITH OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE TEAM
 TRY TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT YOUR
CHILD’S ABILITIES
 TRY NOT TO RELIVE YOUR ATHLETIC LIFE
THROUGH YOUR CHILD
 DON’T COMPETE WITH THE COACH. IF
YOUR CHILD IS RECEIVING MIXED
MESSAGES FROM TWO DIFFERENT
AUTHORITY FIGURES, THEY WILL LIKELY
BECOME DISENCHANTED
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT CHILDREN SOMETIMES
EXAGGERATE, BOTH WHEN PRAISED AND
CRITICIZED. TEMPER YOUR REACTION BEFORE
YOU BECOME INVOLVED
 WHEN APPROPRIATE, ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COACH WHEN
PROBLEMS OCCUR BEFORE YOU BECOME
INVOLVED
 IF PLAYING TIME IS AN ISSUE, ENCOURAGE YOUR
CHILD TO TALK TO THE COACH ABOUT WHAT
THEY CAN DO TO EARN MORE PLAYING TIME,
REMEMBER IT IS NOT APPRORIATE FOR PARENT TO
DISCUSS PLAYING TIME WITH THE COACH

 SPORTSMANSHIP
IS AN EXPECTATION AT
McClain
 LET THE PLAYERS PLAY
 LET THE COACHES COACH
 LET THE OFFICIALS OFFICIATE
 BE POSITIVE WITH COMMENTS – DO NOT
“BOO” OR “HECKLE’ THE ATHLETES,
COACHES, OFFICIALS OR OPPPOSING FANS
 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE
ANYONE FROM CONTESTS AND CAN ALSO
KEEP PEOPLE OUT FOR UP TO A YEAR
 ADMISSION
PRICES @ Greenfield AND
OTHER SCOL SCHOOLS:
 MIDDLE SCHOOL
ADULTS-$3.00
STUDENTS/SENIORS-$2.00 (THIS PRICE
ALSO IF FRESHMAN OR JV WITH NO
VARSITY)
 VARISTY CONTESTS
ADUTLTS- $5.00
STUDENTS/SENIORS $3.00
 www.greenfield.k12.oh.us
is the official
athletic website of the McClain Tigers