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Gates Chili Central School District

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Participation in athletics

Participation in athletics

Athletic registration

All registrations are processed via the district’s central registration system, Family ID. FamilyID is a secure registration platform that provides you with an easy, user-friendly way to register for your athletic programs. When families register through FamilyID, the system keeps track of your information in your FamilyID profile. Families will enter their information only once for each family member per season. Information will be saved for the next sports season with an opportunity to update medical history from season to season, and electronically sign to give permission for your student-athlete to participate.

Registrations will be accepted beginning 30 days from the start of the season. Families may register their student-athletes using FamilyID.

Physical examinations

Student-athletes are required to have a physical examination prior to trying out for or playing on an interscholastic sport’s team. A physical is good for 12 months from the date of the physical.

The school district will provide free physicals by the school nurse practitioner prior to each sport season. Dates and times for these physicals will be announced and posted. Students may receive physicals from their physician, however, the physical must be forwarded and approved by the health office prior to participation in the sport. All medical appraisals must be completed electronically before any student can be approved by their buildings nurse for participation.

Academic eligibility

The purpose of the academic eligibility and attendance protocol is to communicate the value of a well-rounded education and the importance of academic achievement. We strive to hold student-athletes accountable for their academic performance while monitoring and supporting them during this process.

Student-athletes will be eligible if they maintain no more than one failing grade at any grade-check in any scheduled class.

Probation

Student-athletes will enter probation when they initially have one or more failing grades during the grade-check process. After serving their probationary period, students can only maintain one failing class on their schedule to stay on probation. Students are encouraged to attend 9th Opportunity or after-school help with a teacher while on probation. When students are on probation, they may practice and compete on their team.

Note: student-athletes who end the fourth quarter of the previous school year or summer school with two or more failing grades will begin the school year on probation. The most recent grade-check will determine eligibility at the start of the winter and spring seasons.

Ineligibility

If a student-athlete who is on probation has one or more failing grades at the next grade-check, they will enter academic ineligibility. Students are encouraged to attend Ninth Opportunity or after-school help with a teacher while ineligible. Academically ineligible students may practice but are not permitted to compete. Students will be asked to continue to attend competitions to support their teammates. To return to full eligibility, a student must have no more than one failing grade at any grade-check. Students who demonstrate poor behavior will be subject to ineligibility at the athletic director and/or principal’s discretion.

Grade checks

Grade-check dates will be defined before the season to all staff members, coaches and students. Only students on the probationary and ineligibility lists, whose grades are not updated in SchoolTool, will be given a run around sheet on dates identified.

Other expectations

Practice and game attendance

Student-athletes are expected to attend all scheduled practices and games unless excused by the coach in conjunction with the parent/guardian. Students are expected to be in attendance for the entire school day. Students who arrive late to school must have written permission from a parent/guardian for their absence to be eligible for after-school athletics.

Equipment

Team members are responsible for all equipment and uniforms issued. Equipment or uniforms must be returned to the coach on the last day of competition. Equipment or uniforms not returned will result in an invoice sent to the family for payment.

Quitting or leaving a team

If a student-athlete quits or leaves a team for any reason, they must notify the coach immediately in person and become ineligible for participation on another team in the same sport season, unless consent is granted from the first coach. If a student-athlete is asked to leave a team for disciplinary reasons, they cannot, under any circumstances, become a member of another team in that sport season. The student-athlete must complete their sport’s season to the full satisfaction of the team coach in order to receive awards and recognitions. Failure to do so may result in the student-athlete not being recognized for their participation.

Other

Student-athletes may participate in a sport team activity outside of school as long as it does not conflict with their commitment to the school team.