ATHLETICSThe
athletic handbook may be found on our school website. Both athletes and their parents are obliged to abide by its contents. Please be sure to read the athletic handbook carefully in order to be familiar with all of its contents.
Students must maintain at least a C average in scholastic subjects and maintain satisfactory behavior in order to be eligible for participation in athletic activities. Should a student’s average in a class fall below a C the student will not be allowed to attend practices or games. After consultation with the teacher the principal will decide when the student may be reinstated on the team.
Good sportsmanship is expected at all times. Failure in this matter could result in removal from the team. The principal will make the final decision in the matter after consultation with the coach and homeroom teacher.
All students must comply with directives of the town/state concerning physicals, etc., before tryouts for any sports team.
Students are responsible for all uniforms and equipment issued to them. These must be returned to the coach at the end of the season. Students failing to do so will be billed for the unreturned items or items that are damaged through improper use. At all school related events appropriate attire must be worn. Please follow the no uniform dress code as found in this handbook for athletic events/clubs in which a uniform is not worn.
Parents are responsible for their child/ren’s transportation and are required to ensure that their child/ren is picked up right after practices and games. Students must always be supervised.
Students may not participate in school-sponsored athletic activities if s/he is wearing a cast (even with a doctor’s note). This includes both P.E. and St. John School athletic teams. Also, a student who is absent from school cannot participate in practice or games that night. A student who is suspended from school may not participate in practices or games until the suspension time is fulfilled.
Coaches are to fulfill all Safe Environment requirements and take the online course to become a “double goal coach” which is a wonderful support for our school mission. Found at www.positivecoach.org, this program was “established at Stanford University in 1998. PCA believes that winning is a goal in youth sports but that there is a second, more important goal of using sports to teach life lessons through positive coaching.”