Smokey Road Middle School Parent Meeting for Athletics

1. Smokey Road Middle School Parent Meeting for Athletics Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

2. Smokey Road Middle School Coaches • Joe Bence – Boys’ Track • Steve Black – Football • Donny Blacksher – Girls’ Basketball • Heather Clay – Pep Squad • Carrie May - Volleyball • Jan Pierce – Girls’ Soccer • Jessica Royal – Girls’ Track • Corey Searcy – Boys’ Basketball • Melanie Redmond-Mulholland – Boys’ Soccer • Michael Styles - Football • Kevin Wimbley - Football Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

3. Warning Film • http://youtu.be/sSQdXeMg87U http://youtu.be/sSQdXeMg87U Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

4. Middle School Athletic Program Focus • The middle school athletic program is focused on providing students with the opportunity to compete interscholastically with equally talented students throughout Coweta County Schools. We will accomplish this goal by promoting academic excellence, positive attitudes and behavior, high self-esteem, school spirit, and good sportsmanship. • INTEGRITY: Each participant should display the highest level of honesty in academics and athletics. When our actions are above reproach, our integrity will never be questioned. • SCHOLARSHIP: All participants are expected to maintain high scholastic standards. They are expected to give the same effort in their academic work as in athletics. • CITIZENSHIP: An important aspect of an education is learning to practice good citizenship. This goal is achieved each time our students show the proper respect for the American Flag and National Anthem at the appropriate time. • COURTESY: Building on our pillar of pride in our community, our students should be respectful to their teachers, parents, visiting teams, school visitors, and friends. • GROWTH: Achieving the above objectives will bring our students to one of the main tenets of attending middle school - growing mentally, physically, and behaviorally. Coaches are instrumental in providing proper guidance that helps maintain an environment that lends itself to facilitating positive growth and skill development among our students.

5. Requirements to Tryout • All paperwork must be turned in before tryouts. • Completed Athletic Packet: Current Physical Evaluation • Physical exams are good for twelve months from the date of the exam. • The physical exam must be conducted by a licensed medical physician, doctor, or a physician’s assistant. • Academically Eligible (Slides 4-6) • Warning Film: Parent/guardian must view the warning film and sign the form stating he or she has full understanding of the dangers involved in participating in athletics. • Athletic Contract: All student athletes and their parents must sign the form stating they have full understanding of the guidelines set forth in the Coweta County Middle School Student Athlete Participation Guidelines. • Hot Weather Practice Procedures: All parents must sign the form stating they understand hot weather practice procedures. Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

6. Eligibility • Each participant must pass four (4) out of five (5) subjects. • Participants may not have more than one failing grade from the Yearly Average previous to the proposed school year of participation in order to be eligible for participation in Fall Sports (Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Football Pep Squad). • For Spring Sports ( Basketball, Track, Pep Squad), participants may not have more than one failing grade the semester previous to the proposed semester of participation in order to be eligible for participation. • Each subject must be passed with a minimum grade of 70%. • The connections grades will be averaged as one of the subjects. • Successful completion of summer school or Extended School Year (ESY) requirements may result in eligibility for an athlete. However, a student may only be eligible through meeting summer school or ESY requirements one time during middle school. Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

7. This student is eligible for fall sports.

8. This Student is Ineligible for Spring and Fall sports.

9. Participation • Student athletes are expected to be at all athletic activities of which they are team members. • All team members must attend every activity, practice, or game as specified by the coach except in extreme cases of emergency or illness, in which case the coach should be notified prior to the event. • Absences related to illness may require verification by a note from a doctor. • After two unexcused absences, the student athlete may be dismissed from the team at the discretion of the coach, athletic director, and/or administrator. • All student athletes must be present for at least one half of the school day in order to be eligible to participate in any function that day, including practices, games, or other events. Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

10. Coweta County Board of Education Concussion Managementand Return to Play Policy • (1) Prior to the beginning of each athletic season of a youth athletic activity an information sheet, to be developed by the school system staff, shall be provided to all youth athletes' parents or legal guardians which informs them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury. • (2) If a youth athlete participating in a youth athletic activity exhibits symptoms of having a concussion, that athlete shall be removed from the game, competition, tryout, or practice and be evaluated by a health care provider. • (3) If a youth athlete is deemed by a health care provider to have sustained a concussion, the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until the youth athlete receives clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play. • (4) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 20-2-324.1, this policy section shall not create any liability for, or create a cause of action against, the local board of education or its officers, employees, volunteers, or other designated personnel for any act or omission to act related to the removal or non-removal of a youth athlete from a game, competition, tryout, or practice.

11. Games • For away games, all team members will be transported to athletic events in the transportation provided by the school. The buses will not bring students back to Smokey Road. • Game times will range from 1 hour to approximately 2 hours, depending on the sport. • Players must be signed out by their ride home. If a parent does not sign a child out at an away athletic event, the child may be placed on probation or dismissed from the team. • Failure to be picked up on time may result in verbal warnings, written warnings, and/or probation or dismissal from the team. • Participants may not ride home with anyone other than their parent or guardian unless a written note is presented to the coach. Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

12. Appearance, Uniforms, Equipment • For safety, long hair must be pulled back for all practices and games. • Jewelry may not be worn to any practice or game. • All team issued uniforms are the property of Smokey Road Middle School and the Coweta County School System. • Lost or damaged uniforms are the responsibility of the student athlete. All damaged or lost uniforms must be paid for by the athlete before he/she will be permitted to participate in another sport or other school activities. • Coaches may require participants to dress in a uniform manner at school on specified game days. The dress may include the team uniform, tee-shirt, shirt and tie, nice pants, etc. Striving to Reach and Motivate Students

13. Contact Information Email Coaches first.last@cowetaschools.net Email Principal Keafer Triplett keafer.triplett@cowetaschools.net Email Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Wanda Pettaway wanda.pettaway@cowetaschools.net Email Assistant Principal Ryan Sullivan ryan.sullivan@cowetaschools.net School Phone 770-254-2840 Striving to Reach and Motivate Students