AMS Girls Athletic Information

1. AMS Girls Athletic Information email: ronda.coffer@granburyisd.org Coaches office: 817-408-4819

2. General Information Physicals: • Your child cannot participate until we have their physical. • They must have their physical and all other paperwork in by the end of the 2nd week, if not they will be moved out of athletics. Absences: • Call or email the coach if your child will miss Athletics • Your child will have a makeup workout for absences • Absences can affect playing time Requirement: • Athletes must try out for at least 2 sports, they do not have to make a team, just try out.

3. Athlete/Parent Concerns or Questions Chain of Command: Step 1 - Start with your coach, we prefer the athlete talk to their coach first, then the parent can set up a conference with the coach. We will not have conferences about playing time. Step 2 - AMS Girls Athletic coordinator – Ronda Coffer Step 3 - High school head coach: Tammy Clark - Volleyball or Coach Schmidt - Basketball Step 4 - Girls athletic director – Coach Steve Schmidt Step 5 – District Athletic Director – Dwight Butler

4. Expectations and consequences • RESPECT. Respect yourself, your teammates, and your coaches/teachers. • BE ON TIME. Always be on time and prepared for team practice. Contact the Coaches’ Office, (817)408-4819, and leave a message if you will not be at practice. All missed practices will be made up and can also affect playing time. • ACADEMICS/BEHAVIOR. If you want to play, you must be in class and in practice. Academics is more important than sports. Failing results in suspension until the 3 week mark of the following six-weeks (UIL rule), as well as other consequences for other discipline actions taken against our athletes. Failing two consecutive Six Weeks will result in required and monitored tutorials. We expect our athletes to be the best-behaved students at AMS. If an athlete is placed in ISS, they will be suspended from play in the game that week.

5. Game Procedures • HOME GAME PROCEDURES. We would like to have encouragement and support for Purple, Gold, and White teams. All athletes are encouraged to stay after their contests to cheer on their teammates. Athletes will call for a ride when the last game is halfway over. If the athlete is not picked up within 15 minutes, after the game, they will not be allowed to attend the next game. If the occurrence happens again, the student is subject to a more severe consequence. • AWAY GAME PROCEDURES. If an athlete plans on riding with a parent/guardian, the athlete must be signed out by the parent/guardian at the game BEFORE they leave. Athletes must be signed out by no one other than their parent/guardian. If an athlete needs to ride home with a parent other than their own, it must be approved by Mr. Dawson 24 hours in advance. If the athlete is not picked up within 15 minutes, after arrival, they will not be allowed to attend the next out of town game. If the occurrence happens again, the athlete is subject to a more severe consequence.

6. School issued and personal property • ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT.Athletes are responsible for ALL uniforms and equipment issued by the coach. Athletes will be required to pay for the entire uniform if for some reason they aren’t able to check it in. (AMS purchases sets of uniforms, not individual pieces) *Athletic Sweats = $50 *Athletic workout Jersey/Shorts = $30 *AMS Uniforms = $50 • PERSONAL PROPERTY. We encourage our athletes to leave personal items and valuables at home or locked in their lockers. They are not to give their locker combinations to anyone, we have a record of their combination in case they forget it, and are not to share a locker with another athlete. We are not responsible for lost or stolen belongings, they should be locked up.

7. Injuries and illness • INJURY POLICY: If an athlete is injured during the athletic period/game, we will notify the trainer, if necessary. We handle all injury reports then notify parents, but it is parent/guardian’s responsibility to make an appt w/ a GISD trainer (817-408-4655) after the injury report has been submitted. Please see the trainer before consulting a doctor unless it’s extreme/obvious circumstances. Keep us informed and be sure we have a copy of any medical documents/notes. • Your daughter is only allowed to sit out 2 consecutive DAYS with a parent note, after that she will need a note from the trainer if injured at school or a doctor note.

8. 7th Grade Practice Schedule • Volleyball and Basketball practice schedule – M-W doors open at 7:00 a.m., must be dressed and in the gym by 7:10 am. Th. & F doors open at 8:00 a.m., must be dressed and in the gym by 8:20 a.m. Athletes will be released in time to get dressed and eat breakfast before 2nd period. • Track practice schedule - M-W after school until 4:45 p.m. Thursdays are track meets, however we do not have meets every Thursday, so on those days we will practice after school until 4:45 p.m. Friday until 4:00 p.m., the athletes will have time to catch the bus.

9. 8th grade practice schedule • Volleyball and Basketball practice schedule – M-W after school until 5:15 pm, athletes should be picked up by 5:30 p.m. Thursdays are game days and Friday we will release at 4:00 p.m., athletes will have time to catch the bus. • Track practice schedule - M-W after school until 4:45 p.m. Thursdays are track meets, however we do not have meets every Thursday, so on those days we will practice after school until 4:45 p.m. Friday until 4:00 p.m., the athletes will have time to catch the bus.

10. Volleyball Questions 1.What time should 7th graders arrive at school on the first day for volleyball tryouts? 7th grade volleyball tryouts will start at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of school.. 2.Will 7th graders dress out on the first day of school? Yes, if we have their physical they will be able to dress out and participate. 3.What will 7th graders wear for workout clothes? The athletes will wear their own school appropriate workout clothes for the first week. We will issue workout clothes during the 2nd week of school. Athletes will need their own knee pads, spandex, and athletic shoes. 4.Can the athletes wear spandex for volleyball? Yes, in the gym only. If they are not in the gym they need to have appropriate shorts over their spandex. 5.What time will 7th graders need to be at school on the second day of school for practice/tryouts? 7th grade athletes that are trying out for volleyball will need to arrive at school at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the first week of school. They will need to be on the court by 7:10 a.m. to participate in the tryout process. Practice will start at 8:20 a. m. on Friday of the first week of school. 6.What time will the games start? The games start at 5:00 p.m. and we play our games on Thursdays, the white team plays first, followed by the gold team, then the purple team plays last. 7.Will we have sport specific parent meetings? Yes, in volleyball and basketball we will have a parent meeting after the teams have been formed to make sure parents are informed about the specifics for each sport.

11. Volleyball Information • All AMS volleyball tryouts start on the first day of school, make sure you have turned in your physical, you cannot participate without it. See practice schedule for times. • We will have 2 cuts, one on the Friday of the first week and the second one, if necessary, on the following Wednesday. • The athletes will wear spandex (AMS does not provide spandex) during practice and games. However, when they are not actually participating they will put their athletic shorts on over their spandex. For example: in between games at tournaments, after games, on their way to practice and leaving practice. • AMS has 3 teams in both 7th and 8th grade: white, purple, and gold.

12. Basketball Information • The week after volleyball is over with, we will start basketball tryouts. This year we will start on Nov. 3, 2014. See practice schedule for times. • We will have 2 cuts, the 1st on Friday and the 2nd one, if necessary, on the following Wednesday. If we need extended time to make final cuts, we will notify the girls at that time. • AMS will have 3 teams for both 7th and 8th grade: white, gold, and purple. • The athletes will wear their issued athletic gear during practice, and will wear their issued jersey during the game. By this time of year, the girls will have athletic sweats issued to them that we will expect them to wear over their uniforms when we travel for games. The 7th grade girls can wear their athletic practice gear and sweats to practice in the morning. The 8th grade girls may only put on their issued athletic practice gear and sweats if they are driving straight home after practice. If they go anywhere else, they will need to change into their school clothes. It is a violation of UIL rules for participants to wear issued athletic gear to non-school sponsored sporting events.

13. Track Information • All AMS Girls track tryouts will begin 1 week after the conclusion of the Basketball season. This year we will start on Feb. 9, 2015. • We will practice Monday - Wednesday, after school, and have meets on Thursday. See the practice schedule for times. • We will host the first meet, here in Granbury, at GMS and then we will travel to other schools for the remainder of the season. • Both 7th and 8th grade teams will be selected based on practice times, jumps, and throws. • Uniforms will be issued to students, as well as a sweat suit to wear for warm-ups and colder practices and meets. Running spikes will not be issued, nor are they required to participate.

14. Communication Check websites frequently AMS Girls and Boy Athletics website:http://www.granburyisd.org/amsathletics AMS Girls Volleyball website:http://www.granburyisd.org/amsladypiratevolleyball AMS Girls Basketball website:http://www.granburyisd.org/amsladypiratebasketball Coaches emails ronda.coffer@granburyisd.orgkristen.callihan@granburyisd.org malarie.gill@granburyisd.orgsherri.nichols@granburyisd.org Sign up for “Remind”: : To sign up for text reminders and notifications for athletics, please do the following: 7th athletics: text @ams7ath to (682)498-3994 8th athletics: text @ams8ath to (682)498-3994 twitter: @AMSGIRLSSPORTS Facebook: Acton Booster Club School Messenger (Phone System)