KENMORE WEST
Lady Blue Devils Softball
TEAM RULES

1.  The parent consent card that you signed establishes the following rules that all Kenmore West athletes are expected to follow:

	a.  	Academic Eligibility - 
*Students must be enrolled in 5 classes and in physical education.  Student must have earned at least 4 units of credit plus have passed physical education between September and August of the preceding school year.  Grades are checked every 5 weeks.  If a student is not passing 4 classes plus physical education they have a week to get in good standing.

*A student must be in grades 7-12 and be less than 19 years old.  A student that reaches the age of 19 after September 1st may still participate in all sports during that school year.

*A student is eligible in a sport during each of four consecutive seasons beginning with the student's 9th grade year.

b.	Physical Eligibility - A physical by District Doctors must be given to each participant.  The school physical is good for 12 months but must be current through the end of the athletic season.

*A physical update must be given if the original physical was taken more than 30 days prior to the first practice.

*In addition to the physical 7th and 8th graders must pass the Selection Classification Fitness Examination.

*When an athlete is ready to return to action following an injury that required medical follow-up, the District doctor must release them.  A District doctor's release is also necessary after 5 consecutive school absences.

*Number of Practices - A softball player must have 6 practices prior to the first scrimmage and 8 practices prior to the first official contest.

c.  	Attendance at School - Absence from school for reason of illness or any other non-recognized action (school definition), will cause a student to be ineligible for PRACTICE, GAME or TOURNAMENT on that day.  An athlete must attend a minimum of four class periods in order to be eligible that day.  They must also be prepared for physical education that day.   If an athlete is absent on a Friday and wishes to participate on the weekend, he/she must present written verification of an illness from a family doctor and from a 
parent/guardian the morning of the contest.  The letters must be turned in to the principal's office and the Director of Athletics on Monday morning.
An athlete receiving any form of suspension for violating school rules will be ineligible to practice or play during that time period.  This would include any weekends that the suspension remains in effect.
	
d. 	 Substance Abuse - Using, selling, possession, distribution alcohol drugs, steroids and other banned substances (school handbook) will result in:

		*	School disciplinary steps (see school handbook).

*	First offense will result in the discipline that the district committee imposes.  

Second offense - suspension from the team for the remainder of the season.

e.  	Ejections -  If an athlete or coach is ejected from a contest by and official they are suspended from the next contest, non-league or league.  A second ejection will result in a 2 contest minimum.  Ejections do carry over from one sport to the next.

	f. 	 In addition to the above each player shall:

		*conform to other training rules as defined by the coach.
		*be a good citizen at all times.
*shall be financially responsible for all supplies and equipment issued to him/her.

2.  Practices:

a.  	The girls have a schedule of the possible practice dates and times for the whole season.  If a girl is in school, she is expected to be at practice that day.  If an emergency situation arises he is expected to tell or call Coach Chimera, Coach Catalano, Coach Leggett, or Coach Sarow or Coach Koppenhaver.  Telling another girl to relay the message is unacceptable.

b.  	Practices will begin no earlier than 3:45 on school days.  School 	ends at 2:50.  This 55 minutes every day is a perfect opportunity to get some homework done or seek extra help from a teacher.

3.  Game and Tournament Conduct:

a. 	 All weekday games begin at 4:45 P.M unless otherwise indicated.  Scheduled Saturday game times will vary. 

b.  	The girls will be expected to be on the field one hour prior to game time for home games.

c.  	For away games the bus departs "on time".  At the away school we are guests and are expected to act like guests.  Areas that we use should be left as clean as they were found.  

d. 	During a game all girls are expected to be either on the playing field or in the bench or warm up area.  Please do not go anywhere else without the permission of a coach.

e.	All girls must return to Kenmore West on the bus unless a parent personally talks to a coach.  They can then travel only with their own parent.  Traveling with another parent will require a note from their own parent.

f.	At Kenmore West we work extremely hard in practice.  Much of our success is because we work harder than any of our opponents.  Our practices are very rigorous. We strongly discourage participation in additional practices for outside organizations during the school season.  Arms and legs need time to recover after exercise and you risk serious injury if you don’t allow for that recovery period to take place.   

g.  	Once you've stepped onto the field or into the gym, either for a game or a practice we expect softball to be your #1 focus.  We are only asking about 2-3 hours of your time each day, so during that time we expect your attention.

Violation of any of the above rules will result in suspension or dismissal from the team!

Coach Chimera – 609-1854 (cell)		

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www.kenton.k12.ny.us/kentonkwhs/site/default.asp
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Kenmore West Softball
Parent/Player Contract

Player’s Name ____________________________		Grade __
Parent’s Names _______________________________________
Address		______________________________
City			__________			Zip  __________
D.O.B.		__________			Age  _______
Player Cell	___________			Parent Cell  __________
Parent Email	________________________________________
Emergency Contact ____________________________________
Medical Conditions we should be aware of:

Health Insurance Carrier	________________________________

OUR FAMILY GIVES THE COACHING STAFF, THE DISTRICT ATHLETIC TRAINER AND/OR THE EMT’S PERMISSION TO LOCATE MEDICAL SERVICES IN CASE OF INJURY OR ILLESS.
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE _____________________

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	My daughter and I have read and understand the school and team rules, school district and Niagara Frontier League rules governing the Kenmore West Lady Blue Devil Softball Program.  We understand that failure to comply with these rules can result in a suspension or dismissal from the team.  

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Player's Name (please print) 

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Player's Signature

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Parent or Guardian Name (please print)

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	Parent or Guardian Signature