Sanger Girls Volleyball Rules and Expectations
Player expectations:
Academic Expectations:
Attendance:
Practice and Game Day expectations:
Being a good teammate:
Athlete/Coach Communication:
Playing time:
Factors that can impact playing time are:
How to address issues with playing time:
Athlete/Coach:
Athlete/Parent/Coach:
In regards to injuries:
Player conduct:
Before and after competitions:
Class attendance:
Game day attendance:
Parent/Coach Relationship:
Parent's job:
Coach's job:
Parent/Boosters involvement:
All other discipline issues will be addressed according to the rules of the Sanger High School Athletics Program and can be found in the Handbook.
Please keep in mind that we desire your daughters to become better individuals as a result of participation in our program. With that, we want athletes to be well prepared for the real world whether that is going to college or getting a job. We hope that the lessons they learn about responsibility, honesty, hard work, and communication will help them be successful and contributing citizens to our community.
- The players we seek to be a part of our program are players who WANT to play volleyball and WANT to work hard. We see our program as not a divided program, but a FAMILY. It is important for players who enter our program to understand that they represent themselves, our volleyball family, their school, their coaches, and the community of Sanger.
Academic Expectations:
- As female athletes, girls in our program and all sports have a great opportunity to continue their education beyond high school. Some athletes may also have an opportunity to play a sport as well. This is why maintaining academic excellence is an important part of our program. Volleyball may not always be a part of our girls' lives, therefore we stress academic excellence so they can continue their education in some capacity beyond high school.
- Student-athletes in our program are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA. Because academics is an important part of our program, it does not mean that student-athletes may use homework assignments, school projects, or intervention as an excuse to miss practice, tournaments, or other program events. Being a student athlete means learning how to manage your time. Student-athletes need to manage their time wisely so they can get their homework done at home and still maintain their ability to have a high mental focus at practice.
- To ensure that student-athletes in our program maintain a 3.0 GPA all players will be required to turn in a progress report signed by their teachers throughout the season.
Attendance:
- Players are required to attend ALL practices, tournaments, and program events.
- Players are required to be ON TIME to all practices, tournaments, and program events. ON TIME means that if you are there 10 minutes before practice, you are LATE. All athletes are expected to be DRESSED (including having their shoes, ankle braces, and knee pads on) 15 MINUTES prior to the beginning of practice. Nets are to be set up before the schedule start time of practice. Players need to BEGIN warming up at the time practice is scheduled.
- If you are LATE, there will be consequences such as running or if the tardiness continues playing time will be taken away or dismissal from the team if the problem persists.
- If a practice is missed, the athlete will be required to make it up by staying an extra practice session. If a practice is missed the day before a game, they athlete will not be able to START the game the following day.
Practice and Game Day expectations:
- Be on time! 10 minutes early is LATE.
- Come to practice mentally and physically prepared.
- Do not abuse training room privileges; it is also not an excuse to be late.
- Cell phones are always to be put away and on SILENT during practice. The only exception is if the coach asks players to text parents. Texting during practice is otherwise not allowed.
- Be respectful to coaches and teammates. Always be coachable!
- Be positive!
- Work hard and give 100% EVERYDAY.
- No profanity.
Being a good teammate:
- Be someone that others want to be around.
- Make those around you better.
- Always put the team and teammates before yourself.
- Lead by example-other people and players are always watching you.
- No gossiping. EVER. This includes Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. You should NEVER post anything about your teammates or ANYBODY. Remember, once it goes on the Internet there is no getting it back.
- Encourage and support your teammates always.
- Develop good sportsmanship and character. It counts and will take you a long way in life!
Athlete/Coach Communication:
- For Coach Keener and all coaches in our program… Communication is KEY.
- If a players is going to miss practice for any reason, they must tell their coach directly and in advance (an example is a full day in advance, not the night before).
- It is NOT acceptable to tell a player to tell your coach why you are late or not at practice.
- If your coach sends a text, you MUST respond. A simple ‘ok’ or ‘ok coach’ is all it takes to keep the line of communication. A no response is unacceptable.
- BE HONEST AND UPFRONT TO YOUR COACH IF YOU ARE TO MISS A PRACTICE. IT IS BETTER FOR YOU TO BE HONEST THAN TO FIND OUT FROM SOMEONE ELSE WHERE YOU WERE. THAT IS CONSIDERED LYING.
Playing time:
- Playing time is a privilege and is earned in practice.
- Playing time for each athlete will be based on attitude, coachability, and work ethic. The least effective aspect on playing time is ability. You can have all the talent in the world, however, if you have a terrible attitude, do not listen to your coaches, and do no work hard you will NOT find playing time on this team and you most likely will not find yourself in the program.
Factors that can impact playing time are:
- Attendance, attitude and work ethic, leadership skills, team chemistry, skill level, statistical analysis, performance during practice and in games.
- Sulking, pouting, and failure to support teammates on the sidelines will not be tolerate.
How to address issues with playing time:
Athlete/Coach:
- Communication between the athlete and coach is vital. If the athlete has a question about her playing time, she needs to talk to her coach before or after practice. A good way to start the conversation would be, “Coach, what can I work on to get more playing time?” NOT, “Why am I not playing?”
Athlete/Parent/Coach:
- If the athlete has already had a conversation with her coach and there is still a question about playing time, a meeting can be set up with the athlete, parent, and coach, BEFORE or AFTER practice.
In regards to injuries:
- If an athlete is injured, attendance at practice is still REQUIRED. Having an injury does not dismiss the athlete from being apart of the team during there time of healing. This means they cannot use an injury to attend interventions, family functions, or other events they would normally not attend if they were healthy enough to practice.
- Depending on the amount of time the athlete is out due to the injury, the athlete may or may not be able to return to competition right away. This is dependent solely on the coach’s discretion and not anyone else’s (that either being the parent or the player).
Player conduct:
Before and after competitions:
- Players represent Sanger High School whether they are in class, practice, before, during and after competitions.
- If a player does not conduct themselves in a way that exemplifies our team and our school, they will be dismissed from the team.
Class attendance:
- Players need to attend all classes and be on time.
- Failure to do so will effect playing time.
Game day attendance:
- School policy is that student-athletes attend 4 out of 6 periods of class on a game day.
- If a players does not attend 4 out of 6 periods on a game day, they will not be allowed to travel with the team for an away game. If it is a home game, they will sit the bench, but not be allowed to play.
Parent/Coach Relationship:
- It is my goal to have a positive relationship with parents that is based on mutual respect. As a parent, you have a job and as a coach I have a job.
Parent's job:
- Support your daughters in all the good things, bad things, and challenges they may face,
- Encourage positive behaviors in your daughters by modeling those behaviors when addressing coaches and other players.
Coach's job:
- As a coach it is my responsibility to put my team in the best position to win and be successful.
- It is my job to prepare athletes during practice time to be successful in competition.
Parent/Boosters involvement:
- Parent involvement in our program and in boosters is highly encouraged and appreciated. However, parent involvement will NOT or EVER WILL impact a players playing time. Playing time is earned in practice by working hard everyday and having a positive attitude.
All other discipline issues will be addressed according to the rules of the Sanger High School Athletics Program and can be found in the Handbook.
Please keep in mind that we desire your daughters to become better individuals as a result of participation in our program. With that, we want athletes to be well prepared for the real world whether that is going to college or getting a job. We hope that the lessons they learn about responsibility, honesty, hard work, and communication will help them be successful and contributing citizens to our community.