Scott High School Girls Soccer: Eagles In The News: Scott Athletic Policies

Athletic Policies

1. Sports in season as defined by the KHSAA handbook have priority over sports not in

season. Sports finishing have priority over sports starting even ifboth are in season

as defined by the KHSAA handbook.

2. Varsity squads have priority over J. V. squads and J. V. squads have priority over

freshman squads. No sport has priority due to revenue or gender. This applies to all

situations where programs are in potential conflict.

3. Team fund-raisers must be approved by the principal or athletic director. Teams have

the right of first refusal if another team wants to use their previously executed fundraIser.

4. All participation fees, gate admissions, and season pass revenues go to the athletic

department. Fund-raisers go to the individual teams.

5. All food and beverage concession revenues go to the Eagle Club although that

organization may choose to modify or waive a particular event.

6. The athletic department is responsible for scheduling oversight, but coaches may

schedule subject to athletic department approval and compliance with State and local

regulations.

7. The athletic department has the sole authority to publish schedules for the general

public. This includes hard schedules, posters, magnetic schedules, etc.

8. The athletic department is responsible for publishing the seasonal program book. This

may be assigned to any sport as a fund-raiser.

9. The athletic department is responsible for the athletic Hall of Fame although a sport

may be assigned the event for purpose of fundraising.

10. All coaches are responsible for compliance with national, state, and local regulations

regarding athletics. The athletic department shall verify compliance with the dictates

A of governing bodies. Coaches are to be aware of and meet the requirements of the

current coaching evaluation form. If you are outside the rules, you may be liable. Be

smart, stay inside the rules.

11. The athletic department shall evaluate needs and generally provide for each sport the

state and conference registration fee, pfficials payment, basic equipment such as balls,

nets, etc., athletic facility support such as field paint, and the cost of training coaches

to include the medical symposium, coaches certification class, CPR class, and one

coaches' clinic per coach each year. The cost of the clinic registration fee and the cost

of housing for the coach may be paid. Coaches shall pay for their meals and

transportation.

12. The athletic department and the Eagle Club shall jointly proyide student awards for

participation in sports. The number of awards may be limited due to resources

available.

13. Championship awards shall be provided by the Eagle Club in accordance with their

most recent awards policy.

14. Awards banners in the gym shall be paid for by the Athletic Department after a team

reaches 5 championships.

15. The Athletic Department may pay for transportation inside a 50 mile radius. That

transportation shall be by school bus. Individual teams may choose to have their

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parents drive instead. Each parent is to be responsible for their child. Any team

transporting members beyond the 50 mile limit will have to bear the additional cost

themselves. This policy does not apply to Regional or State competition held outside

the 50 mile radius. In those cases, the athletic department will pay transportation.

16. The Athletic Department will not pay the costs of team housing except as part of the

State Championship process.

17. Any team considering an overnight trip must have the trip approved and then must

meet the Kenton County Board of Education policies for trips.

18. Team camps by any sport must be approved by the Athletic Director, Principal, Eagle

Club, and the Kenton County Board of Education.

19. No changes to the physical plant may be made without the consent of the Athletic

Director and The Principal.

20. All improvements and/or donations made to or for teams are officially made to the

Kenton County Board of Education and Scott High School. They may be regulated

accordingly.

21. All items owned by the teams or given to the teams are property of the Kenton

County Board of Education and Scott High School. They may only be disposed of in

accordance with state law and Kenton County Board policy.

22. No school personnel which includes coaches may accept gifts from business interests.

All items purchased through athletics are to be bid by either the Board of Education,

the Athletic Director, or the coach. Bids are to have supporting documentation.

23. Coaches will allow athletes to compete in as many sports as possible. Coaches shall

not discourage multi-sport participation. This shall not be interpreted to mean

athletes must be able to pursue multi-sports in a single fall, winter, or spring season.

Coaches who agree to let an athlete pursue more than one sport in a single season

may do so but are not required to allow it. The purpose of this policy is to follow the

County direction which encourages as great a participation as reasonably possible.

24. During the summer when many sports may be active, out of season coaches are to be

reasonable in their requirements for athletes. Bear in mind, all summer out of season

involvement is voluntary and may not be a criteria for making the team or playing

time. Insurance does not cover athletes during the summer out of season. A coach

may be personally liable for accident, injury, etc.

25. Coaches will support Title IX. No athlete may be treated unequally as a result of

race, color, creed, or gender. The Athletic Director, principal, and Title IX

Committee shall monitor the program and continually develop plans for improvement

of gender equity issues.

26. In all situations where there is no school policy in place, the policies of the Kenton

County Schools, the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference, the Kentucky High

School Athletic Association, and the State Board of Education shall be followed.

27. Be sure you have met all of your educational and training requirements. If you are in

doubt about the requirements, check with the athletic department.

28. Follow the opening procedures to the letter. Meet your deadlines all the time.

29. Read the closing procedures and follow them. Again, meet your deadlines.

30. Finances: Get a PO filled out including the amount, have the AD approve it, it will

be sent to the principal for approval, have a number assigned, and then you can order

it. Give yourself time to do this. For money spent out of your Eagle Club account,

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see the AD for a PO number, and then we can order. On items you want the Eagle

Club to buy or split the cost with you, fill out an Eagle Club funding request and

submit it to the AD. It will be taken to the Eagle Club Executive meeting to have it

placed on the agenda.

31. The Eagle Club is made up of the parents of your athletes. All members can vote.

Make sure your parents support the organization and help out. It is their organization

because athletic parents make up the vast majority of Eagle Club members. The

Eagle Club pays for all bars, letters, pins, and certificates we award at Scott. In

addition, the Club automatically pays for success by buying shirts, jackets, and even

rings for championship teams. The Eagle Club has spent more than thirty thousand

dollars on just awards in the last five years.

32. There are some equity and common sense priorities we follow. The Athletic

Department tries to apply the same financial standards to all programs. Basically the

department pays for necessities. The team raises the money for luxuries. Large ticket

items are often a case of splitting the cost between the team, the department, and

maybe the Eagle Club. What the kids keep, the kids buy. The Athletic Department

does not buy uniforms. Uniforms are purchased by splitting the cost between the

individual team's fundraising and matching funds provided by the Eagle Club.

33. Normal Common Sense rules apply to athletics. If you find it locked, lock it back.

Replace what you move. Supervise your athletes at all times. Pay attention to

building security. If you are the last one out, code out or call someone to code out.

Make sure all exterior doors are locked. Make sure your athletes follow the school

code of conduct in addition to the one of your team.

34. The Kenton County Board requires that you not have students outside in inclement

weather. Don't take chances. The results can be disasterous.

35. Profanity in any form is prohibited. Use common sense and restraint.

36. Academics comes first. No athlete may be punished for missing practices or contests

due to a school approved academic field trip or required attendance at classes which

.-.extend beyond our normal school day. The principal shall determine which trips and

classes are academic in nature and meet this requirement.

37. Have an Emergency Plan of Action. Know where a phone is. Call an ambulance

when in doubt. File the injury paperwork at once. Get the forms at once. BE

SMART AND SAFE.