Summer Camps
Our football coaches asked student athletes who are both baseball and football players to attend a football camp during baseball season. If the student athletes would have attended the football camp, they would have missed baseball games and practices. Being placed in a position of having to choose upset the baseball coaches, parents, and athletes, hence administration becoming aware and having to step in. Central's student athletes should not have been put in the position of having to choose between participating in a sport in season versus participating in an off season camp – the sport in season should always be the priority. When this situation came to the attention of the administration, the situation was remedied so there was no possibility of Central being in violation of the rules.
Here is a copy of the State Law:
(36.15(6)
(b) A summer team or individual camp or clinic held at a member or associate-member school facility shall not conflict with sports in season. Summertime coaching activities shall not conflict with sports in season.
(d) Penalty. A school whose volunteer or compensated coaching personnel violate this rule is ineligible to participate in a governing organization-sponsored event in that sport for one year with the violator(s) coaching.
Summer practices/open gyms/weight lifting/etc.
Due to many concerns Mr. Yanda and I received from parents, students, and coaches we felt the need to make some changes to building usage. These changes again go back to State law in which activities should not interfere with in season sports. State law also prohibits the tracking of student athletes attendance at open gyms, etc.
It was brought to my attention that on game days of summer sports, our off season coaches were hosting practices/open gyms of off season sports. Student athletes were then showing fatigue in their in season sporting event. Because of this Mr. Yanda made a new rule that no open gyms/practices were to be held on game days. This rule is out of respect to our summer coaches and athletes that participate in those sports.
Another concern brought to my attention was the amount of open gyms/practices occurring. To be fair to family time and our student athletes busy schedules, Mr. Yanda set an open gym/practice limit of 3 times a week with a limit of 2 hours for all off season sports.
Going Forward
Mr. Yanda and I plan on having a coaches meeting at the start of the school year to address our concerns and ensure that Central sports programs remain ethical and follow State law/District policy. Due to our size, we need our student athletes to participate in all sports. Because of this, it is crucial that our off season coaches honor the in season sports that are taking place. By improving our communication and working together, all Central sports programs can thrive.
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