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Lakeside Middle SchoolAthletic Program

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Lakeside Coaching Staff

Dustin WilsonBlake JamesonCraig StensgardMike YakeBen JamesonJohnny CastanonSean Coffey

Hack Holcomb

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Physicals

All athletes are required to have a physical on file before they will

be allowed to participate in the athletic period. All paperwork is

due by June 5, 2015.

Athletes can have a physical done by their own doctor, but it will

need to be filled out on LEISD/U.I.L. physical paperwork.

Physicals must be dated after May 1, 2015.

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Athletic Dress Code

Athletes will be expected to purchase required

practice gear to wear during workouts.

Athletes are expected to dress in this attire for

daily practices, and responsible for keeping

up with it throughout the year.

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Athletic Dress Code Athletes will be expected to dress out everyday, even if

they are injured.

No jewelry allowed during practices or games.

No piercings are allowed during the school year – due to the fact they are advised to not remove the jewelry for a certain amount of time. Putting tape over the earrings is unacceptable.

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Tardiness and Inappropriate Workout clothes

1st offense: OFI (opportunity for Improvement)

2nd offense: OFI and parent contact

3rd offense: one-game suspension/change teams

4th offense: dismissal

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Bus Transportation

Transportation will be provided to all away sporting events.

All athletes are expected to ride the bus to events.

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Bus Transportation

Athletes will be allowed to ride home with their parents. A sign-out sheet will be provided for parents and must be signed before taking your child (this only applies to away games). If you wish for you son to ride home with another parent you must call or email the Head Coach the day before the game.

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Grades/Eligibility

Athletes must pass each of their classes for the six weeks or they will be ineligible to participate in U.I.L. sponsored sports. Grades will be checked at the 3 week Progress Report period. If they are passing all their classes they are eligible to play. If they are not at the three week progress report check then they will be ineligible for the rest of the grading period.

Players must continue to practice with the team after school but may not participate in any games.

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Grades/Eligibility

Conduct grades lower than satisfactory, detentions or other behavioral problems will not be tolerated. If these situations occur, they will be dealt with on an individual basis.

If an athlete is in ISS on the day of a competition, he will not be able to participate in that particular game.

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Illness/Injuries

NOTES: Athletes are expected to work out daily. However, we understand illnesses and injuries do occur. In such cases, parent notes are required and are good for two days only.

Your son should be evaluated either by our athletic trainers or a doctor if ill or injured and needs to be out more than two days. In addition, any athlete who cannot workout will be required to attend practice and dress out.

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Illness/Injuries

If an athlete is sick, but well enough to attend school, he should dress out and participate in practice as possible.

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Trainers Laws Kidwell-Cox and Jonathan Shipley are

trainers for the Little Elm school district.

One of the trainers will be at the Jr. High on Wednesday mornings between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.

See the trainer before going to see a doctor unless it is an emergency.

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Missed Practices/Games

All student/athletes must attend scheduled practices and games. If you need to miss a practice and/or a game, parents should notify the coaching staff in advance by calling (972) 292-3200 ext.12021, or via e-mail.

 

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Missed Practice/Games

Missed practice without notification to coach:

1st offense: OFI

2nd offense: one game suspension

3rd offense: dismissal

Missed game without advanced notification to coach results in dismissal.

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Rides From Practices/Games

We ask that all athletes make prior arrangements for rides from practice and/or games.  

Ride Pick-up Policies: Late pick-up more than ten (10) minutes:

1st offense: warning

2nd offense: parent contact

3rd offense: one game suspension

4th offense: dismissal  

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School vs. Club

Expectations: All school practices and games will take priority over club.

If an athlete is too injured to practice and/or play in school competitions then they should not be practicing and/or playing in club activities.

It is unacceptable to miss school workouts and then play club that same day.

Only .2% of H.S. athletes make it to the Pro Level.

L.E. Recent .2% (Cole Beasley)

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Expectations

Respect all authority including coaches, teachers, parents, officials, and administrators on our campus, as well as, those from other campuses.

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Expectations

All Lobo athletes are expected to demonstrate sportsmanlike conduct and loyalty to their team in any athletic competition and practice.

When other teams are playing, Lobo teams are expected to sit together in the assigned area until they are to take the field or court.

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Coaches and parents WILL NOT take part in any kind of conference before, during or after a game. If you would like to speak to a coach about any concerns or questions you may have, please contact the coach during their conference period to set up a meeting.

Communicati

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Communication parents can expect from the coach

Locations and times of practices and contests.

Team requirements, i.e., fees, special equipment needed, school & team rules, off-season expectations.

Procedures that will be followed if your child becomes injured during participation.

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Communication Coaches expect from the parents

Notification of any schedule conflicts well in advance.

As your child becomes involved in interscholastic athletics, they will experience some of the most rewarding moments of their lives. It’s important to understand there may be times when things do not go the way you or your child wishes. These are the times discussion with the coach is encouraged.

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Appropriate concerns to discuss with a coach

What your child needs to do to improve.

Concerns about your child’s behavior.

Your child’s grades

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Chain of Command

Athlete speaks with coach first

Parent and athlete speaks with coach

Parent to Athletic Coordinator

Parent to Principal/Athletic Director

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Facilities

Take pride in the athletic facilities, including keeping locker rooms clean.

Lock all personal items in your locker at ALL times.

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Making the Team

All athletes will participate in tryouts for football, basketball & track.

Tryout dates will be announced at school in the weeks prior to the beginning of each season.

Football tryouts are the very first day of school

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Making the Team

Anyone may tryout for any sport, as long as they have a physical on file.

Typically 90 athletes are chosen for a football and 30 for Basketball. Track numbers change from year to year.

There will be an A, B and C team in football and basketball.

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Making the team for Football

Tryouts will begin on Monday August 24 and will last through Thursday, August 27.

Tryouts will be held during the athletic period and after school until 5:00 p.m.

Athletes will be talked to individually regarding if they made the team or not and why this decision was reached.

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Making the Football team

Tryouts will include:

Catching skillsPassing skillsAgilityAttitudeGame situationsKnowledge of the game

Please understand these are just a few of the tangibles that the coaches will look for during tryouts.

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Making the Basketball team

Tryouts will begin around the first week of November.

Tryouts will be held during the athletic period and after school until 5:00 p.m.

Athletes will be talked to individually regarding if they made the team or not and why this decision was reached.

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Making the Basketball team

Try-outs will include:

Dribbling Skills

Passing Skills

Shooting Skills

Attitude

Game situations

Knowledge of the game

Please understand these are just a few of the tangibles that the coaches will look for during tryouts.

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Making the Track team

Tryouts will begin around the third week of February.

Tryouts will be held during the athletic period and after school until 5:00 p.m.

Track team member can vary from meet to meet.

Athletes will be talked to individually regarding if they made the team or not and why this decision was reached.

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Making the Track team

Try-outs will include:

Times taken on the

100

200

400

1600

Field events offered:

High jump Shot

Long jumpDiscus

Triple jump Pole Vault

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Schedules

Schedules for each sport can be found on:

*LMS webpage under the Athletics tab

* www.rankonesport.com

Hard copies will also be issued to athletes when the season begins.

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Summer Camps

http://tinyurl.com/2015camps

Football Camp: August. 3rd – 7th

W. I. T. Camp: June 8th – June 26th

(7:00 to 9:00 AM)

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Wrap-Up

Physicals Due June 5th (Document Available)

Purchase Athletic Attire Document

Sign up to Remind 101 Document

Athletic Equipment Handout Document

Athletic Code of Conduct Document

Other

Fund Raiser (Example)

STEM Transportation