Vanden High School

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VANDEN HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETIC CONTRACT AND POLICIES

Athletes, Managers and Statisticians:

In order that we might experience the benefits of a successful season and represent ourselves as we should, it is important that each athlete understands, from the beginning, what is expected. Participation in high school athletics is a privilege. That privilege is subject to regulation by the representatives of the various schools and districts of the State of California, California Interscholastic Federation. Each such representative has been appointed by the school board and acts on behalf of all students in the state.

The Athletic Director will review this Athletic Contract with all athletes/parents at the pre-season sports meeting.

ELIGIBILITY RULES

The regulation of high school athletic eligibility is taken seriously by the school administrators, Athletic Director, coaches and athletes. The requirements for eligibility are reviewed by administrators, coaches and athletic directors who are responsible for the athletic programs of our schools. The following requirements are:

1.Athletics shall be an integral part of the total education offered to students and shall be conducted within the framework of the educational program of member schools.

2.Academic performance of student/athletes shall be monitored closely to insure that athletic participation remains secondary to successful classroom experiences.

3.Eligibility to compete shall be monitored by member schools to insure competitive equity among schools.

In order to meet the foregoing objectives, requirements have been set which ALL students must meet in order to participate in athletic competition. Not every student or parent may agree with each requirement. However, the regulations do apply to you! Their sole purpose is to assure that each student/athlete is playing by the same rules and that enforcement of the rules is consistent and uniform among all participants.

The constitution and by-laws of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the Sac-Joaquin Section, the various leagues' school districts and the school's regulations have set forth eligibility requirements in detail. Copies of each are available at the high school for thorough examination.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY

In order to participate in athletics a student/athlete must demonstrate satisfactory educational progress in meeting the requirements for graduation. In addition, the academic standard for the student/athlete is a GPA of 2.0 or above and no F’s. Any student/athlete who earns an F grade or a GPA that falls below a 2.0 at the quarter/semester will be declared ineligible.

If a student/athlete falls below this academic standard (2.0 and no F’s), he/she may opt to use probationunder the following conditions:

1.The student has a 2.0 GPA or better.

2.The student can have a GPA that is below 2.0, but can not have more thanone ‘D’ or one ‘F’ grade. Any student that falls below this academic standard will not be allowed to access probation.

• A student can access a maximum of two probation periods during their high school years (9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade). A student can access his/her second probationary period if he/she successfully completes his/her first probationary period.
• The probationary periods cannot be used in back-to-back grading periods.
• A student that was unsuccessful completing the criteria of their Academic Eligibility Plan must wait out five (5) quarters to access the second probation.

Incomplete grades must be changed to a letter grade before the student/athlete can be declared eligible. The letter grade will then be averaged with the student's other grades. The total must be at least a 2.0 GPA. Fall athletes will be held accountable for their grades during the previous Spring Semester. Intersession grades and other summer course work as approved by the superintendent or designee may be applied to fourth-quarter grades for determining eligibility.

If any of the foregoing is not completely understood, please contact the high school for further information.

CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR

1.An athlete may be dropped or suspended from a squad or team for violating school policy; team policy; insubordination; behavior detrimental to the betterment of the team.

2.Student/athletes who are chronic disciplinary, attendance or tardy problems may be suspended or dropped from a squad or team.

3.The coach, Athletic Director and/or Administrator may declare the athlete ineligible to represent

Vanden High School in interscholastic competition as stipulated by the school rules, the league, the

Sac Joaquin Section and CIF rules.

4.Athletes declared ineligible to represent Vanden High School by a coach may appeal the decision to the Athletic Director.

5.Athletes declared ineligible to represent Vanden High School by the Athletic Director may appeal the decision to the Principal.

6.Use and/or possession of any controlled substances by an athlete will result in immediate dismissal from the team on which the athlete is participating. Pictures or videos on social media showing athletes drinking alcohol or using drugs will result in immediate dismissal from Vanden athletic teams.

7.Students who are involved in extracurricular functions that require physical activity (Athletics, Marching Band, Color Guard, Cheer, etc) must dress out and participate in their Physical Education class to be eligible to participate in that day’s after school activity. Students who are injured, not dressed or too ill for Physical Education class may not partake in any after school activity on that day.

ENROLLMENT/PARTICIPATION

Students are eligible to compete for a maximum of eight consecutive semesters from their first entry into grade nine. Whether the student actually competes in any semester is immaterial. The student may compete in any sport a maximum of four seasons.

An athlete must attend at least four classes during the day to be eligible to practice or play in a contest that day. The Attendance Clerk will make daily checks and put notices in the coaches and Athletic Director's boxes. Exceptions can be made with the approval of the Athletic Director. (Doctor’s appointment, Dentist, Funeral, etc.) Athletes who attend practice without attending at least four classes must sit out at least half of the next scheduled game.

An athlete has two weeks to join a sport either once the sport begins practice or the athlete has concluded the previous sports season.

DUAL OR OUTSIDE COMPETITION

In all cases, students and parents are advised to inquire concerning outside competition PRIOR to such competition. A student/athlete becomes ineligible for further competition on a school team in a sport if he/she competes on an outside team in the same sport during the student's season of that sport. Once lost, eligibility may not be regained until the following year.

No athlete will be allowed to participate in two interscholastic sports simultaneously at Vanden High School. The sport that is concluding must be completed and all obligations to that sport fulfilled before the athlete will be allowed to participate in the subsequent sport. Athletes can compete in two concurrent sports with the approval of both coaches as per Section 600 of CIF By-Laws.

ATHLETIC FINES

Athletes will only be allowed to play or practice in school-issued gear as determined by the Athletic Director. It is the athlete's responsibility to take care of, launder properly and turn in at the end of their sport season. If this is not done properly, the athlete must pay the ORIGINAL FULL PRICE of the article or articles that have been lost or damaged. No awards will be issued until the gear is turned in or the fine is paid. An athlete will not be allowed to participate in another sport until all gear is turned in or the fine is paid in full! Prices for individual items can be obtained through the Athletic Director. Each Head Coach will maintain ACCURATE RECORDS of all athletic gear that is issued.

ATHLETIC THEFTS

All athletes should report all vandalism and thefts from lockers immediately! It should be reported to the coaches and the administration ASAP. Any athlete GUILTY of theft and/or extortion shall be suspended from their sport team immediately and referred to an administrator for disciplinary action.

ATHLETIC TEAM TRAVELING

Transportation to all athletic contests will be provided by the Travis Unified School District unless other legal arrangements have been made by the Athletic Director in advance. All transportation to and from athletic contests will be provided through District-approved means. There may be circumstances where athletes may be transported by coaches and/or parents who have completed the Travis Unified District Driver Certification Form. This will be considered District-approved transportation.

When traveling with the team you must return on the team bus. An athlete may return home only with his/her parents, provided he/she has written permission and coach approval. If an athlete does not have permission and does not ride the bus home, he/she will be referred to administrator for disciplinary action.

SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL TEAM RULES

A coach may have special eligibility rules for his/her team if:

1.Approved by Athletic Director and the Administration and does not violate CIF Regulations

2.Inform team members and parents.

QUITTING ATHLETIC TEAMS

If an athlete quits a team within the first four weeks of a season after he/she begins practice the athlete:

a.Must notify the coach of his/her intentions.

b.Must turn in all equipment and supplies issued to him/her.

c.May be eligible to participate in another sport concurrent with the one which he/she left.

If an athlete quits after a four-week period, it is the coach's responsibility to:Notify the Athletic Director that the athlete has forfeited his/her rights to all awards.

1.The athlete MUST NOTIFY THE COACH. The athlete may not participate in another sport during the same season that the athlete quit. The athlete must also sit out the first two weeks of contests in the following sports season.

2.IF the athlete quits the team and does NOT notify the coach, the athlete will be ineligible to play the next sport of his/her choice.

3.The athlete must turn in all equipment and supplies issued him/her immediately. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility for all sports at Vanden High School and report cards and/or transcripts will be held.

AWARDS

For an athlete to receive an award or certificate, he/she must complete the entire season, and be eligible at the end of the season.

Revised 4/21/16

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