Spring Coaches Meeting
2015-16
Rochester High School Athletics
Welcome
Athletic Director
Coaches Introductions
Name
Position
Years at Rochester
Athletic Director
• Location- Administrative wing, next to
Assistant Principals
• Contact Information
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Phone: 248-726-5414
• Cell: 248-470-2339
Communication
*Office Hours: 9-9:30 until close
*Best way of contacting me is e-mail
or text.
*Please, try your best not to send emails, call or text after hours (After
9pm) unless it is an emergency (bone
sticking out, transportations issue for
the next day, drug, alcohol or tobacco
issue)
Administration Team
Principal- Neil Deluca
Assistant Principal- Casey Wescott
Assistant Principal- Pasquale Cusumano
Athletic Trainer
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Name- Jim Niemi
Location- Next to the main gym
Contact information
E-mail:[email protected]
Training Room #: 248-726-5466
Cell#:
Jim Continued
• Availability
• Training Room Rules
• Training room is not a hangout, if they are
injured fine, if not go home.
• Contact Information
• Concussion Awareness
• E-Cards and Return to Participation Permission
Forms.
Boosters
President John Cloutier
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E-mail- [email protected]>
Getting parents involved
Sign up- Fee’s
What we provide
Fundraisers
Additional Information
Mandatory
• Physicals- Must have to participate day 1
• Pay-2-Play- They have to be in by Friday, April
1st. Kid will not participate if not turned in.
• Friday, APRIL 1st!!!!!!!!! Not after.
1. The MHSAA has a new policy
requiring all coaches to take the rules
training. My suggestion is to take it
together.
2. All varsity head coaches must also
be CPR/First-Aid Certified by August
10th.
Additional Forms
• IChat- Volunteer coaches: All must be I-Chatted every
year
• Coaching Contracts-Sign after meeting
• Rosters- I need them in asap in order to do eligibility
checks, to make a list for E-Cards, keep an accurate
record, and make available to the public.
• OAA Passes
Purchasing
• Any orders made must be cleared with me
first. ***No exceptions***
• Coaches must provide oversight of purchasing
of sub-varsity coaches.
• Please see Donna Lantz for any account
inquires.
• Deposits into internals can be made through
me or Donna.
• Overdrawn accounts will lead to
termination of coaching contract.
Fundraising
• Please clear any scheduled fundraiser with
Athletic Director.
• No car washes on school property
• Follow proper protocol for depositing monies
Inventory
• PLEASE!!!! Do proper inventory of your
uniforms and equipment, turn into me yearly.
• Uniform and equipment inventory sheets are
available.
• All Uniform Purchases Must Be Under Armour
• 3 year uniform rotation
Scheduling
• Rschool- http://www.oaklandactivitiesassoc.org/g5bin/client.cgi?G5genie=275&school_id=19
• Notify ME!!!! Sign up
• Please inform your parents of our scheduling site.
• E-mail me bussing needs, I will pass onto athletic
secretary.
• If you schedule outside games, please inform me.
• If you need games, please let me know.
EMS
• http://ems.rochester.k12.mi.us/VirtualEMS/Br
owseEvents.aspx
• Check for conflicts!
Captains Club
• What it is
• Purpose
• How it will work
• Expectation from
Coaches
Freshmen Mentor Program
• Inclusion (total program)
• Check-in once a week
• Building relationships
• Helping underclassmen learn the right way
• Coaches MUST MONITOR!
Code of Conduct
Important Points
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Eligibility
Maintaining Amateur Status
Outside of School Athletic Competition
Student Attendance
Transportation
Uniforms and Equipment
Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Policy
Inappropriate Behavior
Appeal Process
24 Hour Rule and Chain-of-command
Eligibility
• Please do eligibility checks (forms can be
provided)
• Enrollment
• Age
• Physical Examination
• Seasons of Competition
• Semesters of Eligibility
• Academic
Maintaining Amateur Status
Awards
• Student will not accept any financial award
• Student may only accept award $25 dollars in
value or less
• A parent may not accept award on their behalf
Outside of School Athletic Competition
• *Same sport, same season, no outside
participation*. Exceptions (swim 2)
Attendance
• Must attend school in order to participate that
day.
*Exceptions only granted by Principal or AD
• Attendance at practice is essential, they miss
practice, than they play at your discretion.
*Exceptions: Approved school or parent
sponsored trips.
Transportation
• If they travel to away game on school owned
vehicle, they must return.
*Exception: Parent makes prior arrangement
with the coach.
• All Transportation needs will now go through
Athletic Secretary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[email protected]
Uniforms and Equipment
• Keep inventory
• If they are lost or not returned, please let us
know asap.
• Students will be responsible for the cost
• Students will not be able to participate in
other sports until returned
• Please make a habit of the three year rotation--Pass them down!
Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug
• Report immediately, do not sit on it for a day
1st Offense
Restricted from athletic competition for 20% of
remaining season.
2nd Offense
Student-athlete will lose year of eligibility
3rd offense
Student-athlete will lose remaining eligibility for
their career
Inappropriate Behavior
Examples: Cursing, insubordination, fighting,
unsportsmanlike conduct.
*The coach and AD reserve the right to deny
athletic participation for inappropriate behavior
not found in the handbook.
Internal rules also follow under this rule.
*New Social Media Policy. Please inform me of
inappropriate social media activity.
Appeal Process
• Parent and/or guardian has three days upon
written notification to take action with
Principal.
• Review process: Coach, athletic director,
parents, and student-athlete may be present
• Final decision will be made by Principal unless
the Principal made the suspension. It will than
be handled by Superintendent.
24 Hour Rule
• Student-athletes or parent must uphold 24
hour rule with concerns.
Inappropriate Subjects for Parents to Discuss
Playing time, other players, game tactics,
position, etc.
Appropriate Subjects
How student-athlete can improve current skills,
behavior, treatment of student-athlete
Parent Concerns Suggestions
• Please refer to the 24 hour policy, as well as
appropriate and inappropriate subjects to discuss
with coaches.
• Please encourage parents to schedule a meeting
with the coach(es) and student-athlete first. If
they call AD without doing this first, they will be
directed back to the coach (unless there is an
emergency).
• Parents should schedule a meeting with the
athletic director if they feel the meeting with the
coach was not satisfactory.
Chain of Command
Coach
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Athletic Director
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Principal
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Assistant Superintendent
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Superintendent
Have a great season!
BEAT ADAMS!
Reference
Michigan High School Athletic Association. (201314). Handbook: Essential eligibility. p. 26.
Rochester Community Schools. (2012-13). Athletic
code of conduct. P.2
San Jose Youth Soccer League. (n.d.). Parent-Coach
Relationship. Retrieved from
http://www.ssjysl.org/parents_coach.shtml