East Bridgewater Athletics

1. East Bridgewater Athletics “Pursuing Victory with Honor, Dignity and Integrity”

2. East Bridgewater Athletics • East Bridgewater High School Athletics provides student-athletes with a platform to excel outside of the classroom. The goal of the East Bridgewater Athletic Department is to develop student-athletes that will become productive citizens, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and develop sportsmanship, accountability, leadership, and confidence. Participating in athletics is a commitment and a privilege. Student-athletes are expected to adhere to all team, school, and MIAA rules and regulations in order to represent East Bridgewater’s athletic teams.

3. Boys Football (V, JV, Freshman) Soccer (V & JV) Cross Country Golf Basketball (V, JV, Freshman) Ice Hockey Indoor Track Baseball ( V, JV, Freshman) Outdoor Track Girls Soccer (V & JV) Field Hockey (V & JV) Cross Country Cheerleading (Fall & Winter) Basketball (V, JV, Freshman) Indoor Track Softball (V & JV) Outdoor Track Tennis Sports Offered

4. Playing Sites • High School • Football, Basketball, Track and Field • Strong Field • Field Hockey, Baseball • Church Street • Varsity Soccer • Varsity and JV Softball • Cross Country

5. Playing Sites (cont.) • Belmont Street • JV Soccer • Wheaton College • Indoor Track • Ridder Country Club • Golf • Bridgewater Ice Arena • Ice Hockey

6. Requirements Before Participation • Academically Eligible • Blue Form completely filled out • Updated physical (Within 13 Months) • User fee of $350

7. Blue Form • Parent and Student sign off on rules/guidelines • Parents and Student sign off on completion of concussion course • Emergency contact information • Pre-participation head injury/concussion reporting form

8. Updated Physical • Student Athletes must maintain a current physical at all times • **Physicals can expire in the middle of a season (new rule for 2012-2013) • MIAA Rule 56 • 56. Student Eligibility/School Requirements: Physical Examinations/Medical Coverage/Concussions • 56.1 All students must pass a physical examination prior to participation in High School Athletics. A physical exam covers the student for 13 months from the exam date. Students no longer should be allowed to participate until the end of the season when their physical expires during the season. A student’s eligibility will terminate once a physical has reached the 13 month limit. • Physical examinations must be performed by a duly registered Licensed Physician, Physician’s Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. The Sports Medicine Committee recommended physical examination form is in the MIAA White Book. • PENALTY: A student in violation shall be suspended for the number of contests in which he/she participated without a proper physical.

9. User Fees • $350 per year • User fees go toward: • Buses • Game officials and staff • Police and EMT coverage • Registration and Entry Fees • Etc.

10. Memberships • MIAA • www.miaa.net • South Shore League • Abington, Carver, Cohasset, Harwich, Hull, Mashpee, Norwell, Rockland

11. Attendance • “A student who is tardy or dismissed must have been present for three full periods of the school day to participate in an extracurricular activity.”

12. Bona Fide Team Member Rule • 45. Loyalty to the High School Team: Bona Fide Team Members • A bona fide member of the school team is a student who is consistently present for, and actively participates in, all high school team sessions (e.g. practices, tryouts, competitions). Bona fide members of a school team are precluded from missing a high school practice or competition in order to participate in a non-school athletic activity/event in any sport recognized by the MIAA. First Offense: Student athlete is suspended for 25% of the season (see chart on Rule 62). Second Offense: Student athlete is suspended for an additional 25% of the season, and is ineligible for tournament play immediately upon confirmation of the violation.

13. Chemical Health • 62. Student (and Coach) Eligibility: Chemical Health/Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco • 62.1 From the earliest fall practice date, to the conclusion of the academic year or final athletic event (whichever is latest), a student shall not, regardless of the quantity, use, consume, possess, buy/sell, or give away any beverage containing alcohol; any tobacco product; marijuana; steroids; or any controlled substance. This policy includes products such as “NA or near beer”. It is not a violation for a student to be in possession of a legally defined drug specifically prescribed for the student’s own use by his/her doctor. This MIAA statewide minimum standard is not intended to render “guilt by association”, e.g. many student athletes might be present at a party where only a few violate this standard. This rule represents only a minimum standard upon which schools may develop more stringent requirements. • If a student in violation of this rule is unable to participate in interscholastic sports due to injury or academics, the penalty will not take effect until that student is able to participate again.

14. Chemical Health Penalties • Minimum PENALTIES: • First violation: When the Principal confirms, following an opportunity for the student to be heard, that a violation occurred, the student shall lose eligibility for the next consecutive interscholastic contests totaling 25% of all interscholastic contests in that sport. No exception is permitted for a student who becomes a participant in a treatment program. It is recommended that the student be allowed to remain at practice for the purpose of rehabilitation. During the suspension the disqualified student may not be in uniform and his/her attendance at the competition site is determined by the high school principal. All decimal part of an event will be truncated i.e. All fractional part of an event will be dropped when calculating the 25% of the season. • Second and subsequent violations: When the Principal confirms, following an opportunity for the student to be heard, that a violation occurred, the student shall lose eligibility for the next consecutive interscholastic contests totaling 60% of all interscholastic contests in that sport. All decimal part of an event will be truncated i.e. All fractional part of an event will be dropped when calculating the 60% of the season.

15. NFHS Concussion in Sports: What You Need to Know • http://www.nfhs.org/ • “When in doubt, sit them out” • Click NFHS Concussion Course under the Featured Items list • Login in or create an account • Click on the Concussion in Sports: What You Need to Know • The course is Free

16. Concussions • 3 forms from the state • Pre (Blue) • Injury (Yellow) • Return to play (Green) • Impact testing • Baseline (every 2 years)

17. Concussions • SportSmart • Partnership with Signature Healthcare at Brockton Hospital • Post injury Impact testing • Any school accommodations • 508-941-7971 • www.mysignaturecare.org/concussions

18. Social Media • Appropriate Use • Twitter • @EBHSAthletics • Facebook • East Bridgewater High School

19. Sportsmanship • Coaches • Players • Spectators

20. Schedules • www.highschoolsports.net • EB School Website • www.ebps.net • Follow the Athletic Department on Twitter @EBHSAthletics

21. Viking Sports Parents • Meet 2nd Tuesday of every month • 7:00 in Room 209 • Golf Tournament • Sticker Drive • Road Race • Senior Sports Banquet • Sports Points • Scholarships

22. Sports Start… Fall Sports August 23, 2012 Winter Sports November 26, 2012 Spring Sports March 18, 2013