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2013 SUMMER PHYSICALS @ High School

August 13 9AM-12PM  August 15th Noon-3PM  August 20th 3-6PM

Concussion Management and awareness information can be found on the following website:  http://www.nysphsaa.org/safety/

Below are some of the major area outlined in our Athletic Handbook.  To download a copy of our entire handbook select the related link at the bottom of this page.

Sports Participation

A. Participating on an athletic team demands a great deal of time and hard work. Serious consideration prior to the start of the sports season must be given when deciding to participate. When a student decides to participate they are encouraged to complete the sports season. However, a student may leave the team during the first three weeks of the season without any penalty, providing they conference with the coach and return all equipment issued to them.

1. The next sport season the student participates in, the student may practice but will not participate in the first three games or any scrimmages prior to the first three games.
2. For any level of football, bowling, track, wrestling and all modified sports, the student will not participate in any scrimmages prior to any games or matches and will not participate in the first game.
3. After the first three weeks of the season a student may not leave one team and go out for another during the season.
4. If there are extenuating circumstances that force a student to leave a team after the first three weeks of the season articles 2 or 3 may be waived. In order for articles 2 or 3 to be waived by the coach, and the coach of the next sport the student wishes to participate in must reach an agreement of the validity of the extenuating circumstances and both coaches must must agree to waive articles 2 or 3. If agreement cannot be reached, then the Athletic Director will determine whether to waive articles 2 orIf ther
5. If a student is suspended or dismissed from a team; articles 2,3 or 4 will take effect for the next sport the athlete participates in.

B. For information on the Cut Policy please refer to page 10 of Interscholastic Athletic Handbook.

Health and Medical

A.Interscholastic athletic program participants must be given a physical examination and must receive final approval for participation by the school physician.

B.Students who are injured in athletics must report all injuries no matter how minor to the Coach.

C.When an athlete is injured and requires medical treatment, an accident report must be filled out and given to the school nurse as soon as possible.

D.If a student has a physican-attended injury or is absent with an illness for five or more days, they must have the approval of a physician before they can return to the activity.

***WARNING***

Participation in athletics involves some risk of physical injury. It may occur in either “contact” or “non-contact” sports. Many injuries are truly accidental in nature and involve no negligence by anyone, including a student and their parents or guardian assume the risks for injuries to occur.

Eligibility

1. Students who participate on athletic teams will do so under the eligibility requirements, rules and regulations of the NYS Commissioner of Education and the NYS Public High School Athletic Association as well as the local Board of Education.
2. Equal opportunity to participate in interschool competition, either on separate teams or in mixed competition on the same team shall be provided to male and female students, except as outlined in the a Commissioner’s Regulations and regulations of the N.Y.S.P.H.S.A.A.
3. For each team a student participates on they must sign and return, within the first week, the “Code of Conduct” form to the Coach of that sport.
4. Upon entry into the 9^th grade, a student is eligible for Senior High athletic competition in a sport for four consecutive seasons for each sport until his or her 19^th birthday (prior to 7/1).

Attendance

A.In order for a student to participate in a practice or game, a 9^th through 12^th grade student must be in school by 10:45 AM and a 7^th or 8^th grade student must be in school by 10:30 AM unless excused for a legal reason other than illness. Any absence from school must be an accepted excusable absence.

1. Excusable absences recognized by the District are:
2. Sickness
3. Sickness or death in family
4. Impassable road or weather
5. Quarantine
6. Religious observance
7. Required Court Appearance
8. Remedial health treatment – Doctor, Dentist, etc.
9. Music Lessons
10. Approved college visit
11. Military obligation

B. Athletes will be allowed three unexcusable cuts from practice during the course of a season. These absences cannot be the day before a game. The athlete must let the coach know as early as possible that they will be missing practice. If the coach is unavailable, the Director of Athletics or his secretary must be notified. If a fourth unexcused absence occurs during a sport season, the athlete will be suspended for one game. If it occurs a fifth time the student is dropped from the team.

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