The following policies have been established for boy’s basketball players and managers at Clear Creek High School and will be enforced to uphold high standards not only during the playing season, but throughout the year. These policies are to be read, signed by all indicated on the last page, and the policies signature page must be returned within 24 hours to your coach before you may travel to the first scrimmage.

I. BUS TRIPS

1. Team members must ride with the team to and from all athletic events. Rare exceptions are permitted only if a signed permission form is in place with a principal prior to the trip and coach has given approval. Players will only be allowed to use one alternative travel form per season. Forms must be signed by the principal and given to the coach at least 48 hours before the departure time.

2. Team members are expected to inform parents of bus arrival and departure times. Parents are expected to pick up their child within 15 minutes at the latest after the bus has returned to the school.

3. Team members are expected to be on time for scheduled departures. The bus will leave at the designated departure time and will not wait for players who are late for the bus. If players miss the bus, they must find their own way to the destination and are assuming the risk of traveling on their own. Players will be disciplined for being tardy to the bus.

4. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a proper manner on the bus and are expected to clean the bus and put the windows up before leaving.

II. EQUIPMENT

1. Players will pay for lost or damaged equipment. Reusable equipment is full replacement price.

2. Players will take proper care of all gym facilities and equipment. All players will help to carry equipment on and off the bus.

3. Players must turn in all equipment before they will be released to get a schedule change to their next sport or out of the boy’s basketball class.

III. PRACTICES, GAMES, ETC.

1. Players are expected to be at practice every day. Players missing practices, athletic periods, or games for reasons other than illness and family emergencies are subject to dismissal. Routine medical and dental appointments are not an excuse for missing practices, athletic periods, or games. Parents should try to schedule these around basketball practices, athletic periods and games as much as possible. Players missing practice for any reason will not start in the next game and playing time could possibly be very limited or none at all.

2. If an athlete misses practice for any reason, he must call the office and let his coach know by

10:00 a.m. The boy’s basketball office phone number is 281-284-1764. Players can also email their coach. This is the player’s responsibility, not the parents.

3. Injured athletes are still expected to be present for all practices athletic periods and games and are expected to dress out. The only exception is if the athlete is physically unable to be present due to injury.

4. Team members must be present for all Saturday practices and holiday practices.

5. Athletes will wear no jewelry during practices athletic periods or games.

6. Cell phone usage is prohibited at all times. The only case when cell phone usage is allowed is to call parents to pick up the athlete. Any time a cell phone is used, it must be approved by the coach. This includes text messaging, checking messages, etc. The phone isn’t to be used, seen, or heard.

7. Sub-varsity athletes will stay and watch/cheer for varsity games.  Sub-varsity players are expected to be at all playoff games unless they are playing another sport and have a game/scrimmage. Varsity players will watch and support the sub-varsity teams as well.  Players are expected to sit as a team and only as a team (i.e. not with friends, girlfriends, etc.). Also, players are expected to not interact with players from other schools before we compete against them on that night. Players are expected to interact with their fellow CCHS players only before a game.

8. Athletes representing Clear Creek High School must reflect good sportsmanship on and off the court.  A team member showing anger at himself, opponents, teammates, coaches, or officials will be removed immediately from the event.

9. Athletes are assigned lockers and are responsible for locking up valuables.

10. Athletes are responsible for keeping the locker room and storage areas clean.

11. Players are to never display any public affection at school, at any basketball event, or at any school function of any kind. Hugs are permitted.

12. If a player quits the program at any point during the season or off season, it is at the coach’s discretion as to whether the player will be permitted back into the program.

IV. SUBSTANCE ABUSE

1. Substance abuse will not be tolerated during season or during off season. If caught at school, at a school function, or outside of school, the athlete will be disciplined.

V. CODE OF CONDUCT

1. Athletes are expected to follow the student code of conduct.

VI. GRADES

1. Athletes are expected to pass all courses with a 70 or better average.  Grade checks will be completed every 3 weeks to check progress.  Athletes must try to attend tutorials before school rather than miss practice.  If not possible, check with your coach. Athletes must attend Tuesday and Thursday after school tutorials from 2:30-3:15 during the boy’s basketball season. The athlete must get their tutorial pass signed by their teacher and bring it with them to practice/game. During the off season, players are expected to attend tutorials if they are struggling with their classes.

VII. DRESS

1. Athletes must wear team uniforms or appropriate dress approved by the coach for all practices athletic periods and games.

2. Players will dress in an appropriate manner to school and follow the school dress code. Players will also have certain shirts they are expected to wear on game days to school that will be assigned by the team captains.

3. Players will never wear AAU basketball attire or attire from another school at school or at any CCHS boy’s basketball function.

4. Jewelry is not permitted during practices athletic periods or games.

5. All players will wear matching T-shirts on the bus to travel to games, and any time in the gym for a CCHS game.

VIII. LETTERING

1. All sub-varsity athletes receive certificates for completing the season.

2. The first letter award on a varsity team is a letter jacket. Players will only receive a letter jacket if they complete the entire boys basketball season (don’t quit or get kicked off of team) and if they have played in at least 5 varsity games. The second and subsequent letter awards will be additional bars for the letter jacket.

3. Managers or student trainers must be a manager through their junior year to receive a letter jacket.

IX. OFF SEASON

1. Players who do not move on to another sport, are expected to be in the boy’s basketball off season athletic period. Players who do not participate in the boy’s basketball off season or in another sport will not be eligible to make the team the following school year.

X. CHAIN OF COMMAND AND PLAYING TIME

1. If the player wishes to have a meeting with the coach to discuss playing time, the player may do this once per season and may request to do this after a practice or during the athletic period, not before or after a game or tournament. Playing time and which team a player is put on will not be discussed between coaches and parents.

2. If there are concerns that need to be discussed with the coach that are not playing time related, please follow the chain of command. Athletes must first meet with their individual coach. Then, parents may meet with the coach. If necessary, the chain of command continues with the Head Coach, Campus Boy’s Athletic Coordinator, Principal, and then Athletic Director.

3. If a parent(s) wishes to have a meeting with the coach not concerning playing time, the player must be present at the meeting with the coach and parent(s).

XI. DISHONORING THE PROGRAM

1. Players will not do anything to dishonor the boy’s basketball program. If anything is done to dishonor the program, the athlete will be disciplined at the coach’s discretion.

CONSEQUENCES FOR POLICIES VIOLATIONS