1. Summit Trail MS Girls Basketball Parent Meeting
Effort & Concentration

2. Your Coaches
8th Grade
Dan Shamseldin
7th Grade
Scott Sims

3. Reminders Participation Fee Pictures E-funds Cashier
Bring order form to picture day
If forgotten, just mail in your order

4. Summit Trail Girls Basketball Web Site
Summit Trail MS
Staff Websites
Girls Basketball
The site contains team and parent announcements, practice/game schedule, documents and pictures.

5. Team Philosophy Team/program philosophy Have Fun Be a good teammate
Learn the fundamentals of basketball
Prepare athletes to be successful at the High School level
Players can expect to play in at least one contest each week.

6. Policies & Rules Practice Attendance
Players are expected to be at all practices
Players who miss practice due to an excused absence may be held out 1 qtr. of the next game
Players who miss practice due to an un-excused absence may miss the next game.
A player may be removed from the team after 3 unexcused absences.
Academics & Behavior
Players are students first. Poor grades and/or behavior will have a direct impact on playing time.
View Athletic Handbook for district policy

7. Policies & Rules Supervision
Practices/Home games - After school players need to meet in Mr. Sims’ room – 501. They will then be taken to the locker room to change.
Away Games – Players will ride the bus to the opposing school. They will be met by a coach and taken to the approved supervision area.
Note – All players need to stay in the supervised area with their coach at all times. Players who leave the supervised area or misbehave under supervision, may miss the next game. Multiple offenses result in removal from the team.

8. Athlete Transportation
Practice Pick-up
Practice will end at 4:30pm
Please arrange transportation home for your child.
If consistently late, athlete may be removed from team
Game Pick-up
Players will be bussed to away games
Parents must arrange for transportation home

9. General Information and Team Policies
Injuries – Let coaches know immediately after you suffer ANY kind of injury
Head Injuries –Athletes who show signs of having a concussion will not be allowed to return to play. Some examples of signs & symptoms reported by athletes:
Headache
Nausea
Dizziness
Double vision or dizziness
Sensitivity to light or noise
Feeling sluggish
Feeling foggy or groggy
Concentration or memory problems
Confusion

10. General Information and Team Policies required
Head injuries
Information sheet in Co-Curricular Handbook
Roles
Coaches
Athletes
Parents
More information available at wiaa.com
Medical clearance required for return to play.
REQUIRED INFORMATION – AT MINIMUM REFER TO CO-CURRICULAR HANDBOOK

11. Parent/Coach Conduct
It is important for coaches and parents to model appropriate behavior for these young athletes. Mistakes may be made by each of these groups. We should treat these as learning opportunities.
Let the Referees ref
Let the Players play
Let the Coaches coach
Let the Parents CHEER

12. Parent/Coach Communication
Appropriate Concerns To Discuss with Coaches
Psychological/Physical Treatment
Ways to help your child improve
Concerns about behavior

13. Parent/Coach Communication
Appreciate that your focus is on your child – the coaches focus must be on all members of the team.
Coaches Decisions
Playing Time
Team Strategy
Matters concerning other student-athletes

14. Gear
All players will be issued gear. All lost gear will be subject to a replacement fee. Additional fees payable to STMS:

15. Friday Early Release
As you know, Tahoma has adopted a schedule for professional staff development that will use training sessions every Friday afternoon for teachers. Basketball players must choose to do one of the following:
Remain at school for study table sessions until practice begins at 2:30.
Leave school at the early dismissal time and then return for practice at 2:30.
Students who stay must follow the behavioral guidelines set for the study tables or they may be removed.
Any player removed from the study tables will be required to go home on Fridays and will have to arrange their own ride back to practice.

16. We look forward to a successful season of learning and fun
Thank you for your support!