1. Casteel High School Incoming Freshman Athletic Night
Sandy Lundberg – Principal
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2. Athletic Contacts
Athletic Director Ryan Ridenour Athletic Assistant Jen Pugh CUSD District Athletic Director Marcus Williams

3. “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 rotocol% pdf

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. General Information
Parent involvement
Booster Clubs
Tax Credit

14. 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