Fall Parent Meeting 2018

Athletic Staff Becky Ellrich-Administrative Assistant bellrich@parkwayschools.net Mike Tzianos-Athletic Trainer michael.tzianos@mercy.net

Schedules can be found at psouthpatriots.com Also found at www.arbiterlive.com Search for Parkway South Updates are sent via Twitter. Send a text to 40404. Enter Follow @psouthsports

Booster passes are available in the Athletic Department. $75 for family. 5 person limit $25 for individual. Senior Citizens 65 and up Free Admission fees at Freshmen/JV/V Basketball and Wrestling Doesn’t work for tournaments.

Fall Pictures Online ordering information can be found on a flyer in the lobby with Becky Ellrich.

Officials We are in near crisis mode in the state of Missouri!! Avg age of new official 1971-21 years Avg age of new official 2017-45 years Avg age of officials across USA-53.9 years

Field Hockey-26 officials with limited availability Football-54% over age 50. 6%under the age of 30. 1980-21% worried about safety. 25% sportsmanship 2015-69% worried about safety. 67% sportsmanship

What does this mean and what can we do? -Cancellations!!! -Recruit Officials-Students, parents, friends -Sportsmanship-Allow officials to work and develop just like we do with players. -Feel free to contact me with questions or interest.

Maintaining and Protecting Eligibility 2.2.3 Local School: e) If a student misses class(es) without being excused by the principal the student shall not be considered eligible on that date. Further, the student cannot be certified eligible to participate on any subsequent date until the student attends a full day of classes *example: tournament on Saturday, but you aren’t at school on Friday, the student athlete is not eligible to compete in that tournament*

Student Attendance Students are expected to complete a FULL day of attendance in order to practice or participate in game. Administration can excuse: doctor appointments, funerals, special situations etc. Email AD, coach and student’s administrator for request.

ISS and OSS Students who are in ISS and OSS cannot practice or play on the days served.

Maintaining and Protecting Eligibility 2.2.1 Citizenship: Students who represent a school in interscholastic activities must be credible citizens and judged so by the proper authority.

Maintaining and Protecting Eligibility 2.2.2 Law Enforcement: A student who commits an act for which charges may be or have been filed by law enforcement authorities under any municipal ordinance, misdemeanor or felony statute shall not be eligible until all proceedings with the legal system have been concluded and any penalty (i.e. jail time, fine, court costs, etc.) or special condition of probation (i.e. restitution, community service, counseling, etc.) has been satisfied.

Maintaining and Protecting Eligibility 2.2.5 Student Responsibility: Each student is responsible to notify the school of any and all situations that would affect his / her eligibility under the above standards. If the student does not notify the school of the situation prior to the school’s discovery, then the student shall be ineligible for up to 365 days from discovery, pending review by the Board of Directors

Maintaining and Protecting Eligibility Academics •Students must have earned the preceding semester of attendance a minimum of 3.0 units of credit. A student must pass 6 classes at South High to be eligible •For the current semester, students must be enrolled in and regularly attending 3.0 units of credit i.e. 6 credit bearing classes

Sportsmanship If you commit an unsportsmanlike act while participating, you could become ineligible. If you commit an unsportsmanlike act as spectator you could be barred from attending future events.

College Eligibility NCAA-https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ NAIA-http://www.playnaia.org/ Contact your guidance counselor or AD if you have more questions.

Communication Between Athlete, Coach and Parent Student / Parent Athletic Handbook Parent / Coach Communication There are situations that may require a conference between the coach and parent. It is important that both parties involved have a clear understanding of each other’s position. Where these conferences are necessary, the following procedure should be followed to help produce a resolution to the issue or concern. 1.The student – athlete must bring the issue to the coach’s attention 2.If the issue needs further attention, contact the coach for clarification or to set up a conference.

Communication Between Athlete, Coach and Parent Note: Do not attempt to confront a coach before or after a contest or practice 3.All conferences should include the coach, parent and athlete. 4.If a resolution cannot be reached, the parent may then call to set up an appointment with the athletic director, coach and athlete

Communication Expectations Communication parents should expect from a coach: 1. Philosophy of the coach. 2. Expectations the coach has for your child 3. Location and times for practices and contests. 4. Team requirements, i.e. Fees, special equipment, off-season conditioning. 5. Procedure followed should your child be injured during practice. 6. Discipline that result in the denial of your child’s participation. Communication coaches expect from parents. 1. Concerns expressed directly to the coach. 2. Notification of any schedule conflicts well in advance. 3. Specific concerns with regard to a coach’s philosophy and/or expectations.

Contact Information Pat Burns-314-415-7789 pburns@parkwayschools.net

Room Assignments Softball-Library Boys Cross Country-Upper Commons Girls Cross Country-Lower Commons Field Hockey-1704 Football-Gym Tennis-1705 Swim-1707