Casteel High School Incoming Freshman Athletic Night Sandy Lundberg – Principal Ryan Ridenour-AD

Athletic Contacts Athletic Director Ryan Ridenour Ridenour.ryan@cusd80.com Athletic Assistant Jen Pugh Pugh.jennifer@cusd80.com CUSD District Athletic Director Marcus Williams Williams.marcus@cusd80.com

“Chain of command” Position Coach Head Coach Ryan Ridenour- Athletic Director Sandy Lundberg- Principal Marcus Williams- District Athletic Director Dr. Gilbert- Associate superintendent for Secondary Schools Dr. Casteel- Superintendent Please be sure the follow the above protocol. It can be very frustrating for any step in the chain to not have the opportunity to fix a situation at their specific level. District policy: Parent concerns https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/41/Parent%20P rotocol%207-12.pdf

Athletic Website Online Clearance Packet Athletic Handbook Administrative Contacts Athletic Forms Athletic Eligibility Important CUSD/AIA Links Sports Pages ***will post this information on the website!

Clearance Process AIA Athletic Pre-Participation Form includes parent/doctor signatures AIA Physical Form includes the current physical examination completed by a Medical Doctor AIA MBTI/Concussion Form Trainer form Brain Book Concussion Course Certificate Clearance Packet Confirmation Sheet

Transfer Students Let your coach know you are a transfer student!! 520 form (Aiaonline.org) 530 form (participation verification) will be generated by Athletic office Hardship (unforeseeable, unavoidable, uncorrectable)

Random Student Drug Testing All students in 9th through 12th grade who complete an Athletic Clearance Packet will go into the testing pool. For purposes of this policy, drugs shall include, but not be limited to: All alcoholic beverages All controlled substances prohibited by law Any legal medication not specifically and lawfully prescribed for the student Hallucinogenic substances Inhalants ** prescribed medication must be noted on clearance paperwork

Academic Athletic Eligibility CUSD Academic Athletic Eligibility: Students receiving an “F” in any class on a Progress Report, or Semester Report, will not be eligible to participate in AIA sanctioned events until they have improved their failing grade(s) to a “D” or better. After each official grading period, weekly grade checks may be completed on each subsequent Friday by athletic office. Ineligible students who have earned a passing grade in all of their failing classes will be eligible on the following Monday. Once a student regains eligibility, the student will remain eligible until the following progress report, or semester grade. Please contact the high school athletic office for further clarification. Note: Any student-athlete who receives an ‘F’ at any grading period will be ineligible for a mandatory 1 week period.

Regaining Academic Eligibility Student must attend 5 consecutive Study Halls and/or Academic Enrichment If a student misses a day, the ineligibility will continue and start over the following week. A student must attend 5 consecutive days of Study Hall even if grades are recovered before the end of the week. Athletic Eligibility Card is due on Friday, for eligibility Monday. Acceptable Study Hall’s/Academic Enrichment Go to a teacher/class the student failed. Go to a tutoring session. Go to a different teacher for tutoring.

TRYOUTS A MINIMUM OF 5 DAYS!! Tryout Process TRYOUTS A MINIMUM OF 5 DAYS!! Athletes who come late to tryouts may get less days to tryout Athletes not making the team may request a personal meeting with the coach Participation in pre-season activities, camps or clinics does not guarantee a spot on a team The coach’s decision on who makes the team is final Coaches will host a meeting after defining season expectations and criteria for making team

Weight Training Weight training is a year-round program and all Casteel Athletic teams participate Academy class will support a majority of strength needs Cost Academy student - $50 per school year Covers: Holidays, Breaks, before/after school, Saturdays, and any supplemental workout a coach may want Non-Academy - $40 per season – all after school hours and Saturdays

General Information Parent involvement Booster Clubs Tax Credit

Breakout sessions Basketball: Soccer: Wrestling: Brett Huston (Men’s) Erika Ernst(Women’s) Soccer: Greg Lanman (Men’s) Jason Hammonds (Women’s) Wrestling: Bob Callison