Transcript 2009 Girls Basketball Parent Night Thursday, January 15 4

Kaneland Harter Middle
School Winter Sports
Orientation
Thursday, January 10
Kaneland Middle
School Athletics
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Mr. Zwemke : Harter Middle School Principal
Mrs. Mattern: Assistant Principal
Ms. Weiss: Assistant Principal
Mr. Huels: Athletic Director, Full-time Teacher
Tonight’s Objectives
• Explain Middle School Athletic Philosophy, Goals and
Expectation of Middle School Athletes and Parents
• Prairie Conference – yes we are a member
• Introduce online scheduling program
• Understand Eligibility Standards
• Become a part of Kaneland Sports Boosters
• Introduce Coaches
• Distribute Handbook and Schedules
• Introduce Kaneland Web Store
• Pay any fees or complete forms
Athletic Goals
• Kaneland Harter Middle School Athletics
strives to:
– Build a successful and competitive program
– Learn fundamentals of basketball, wrestling
– Embrace and respect competition
– Build a cohesive program from community feeder
programs to Kaneland High School
– Help students understand the role of sports in
their lives
Sportsmanship
• Failure to display proper
sportsmanship may result in a
student not being permitted to
further participate in athletics for up
to one year, or as listed under the
attendance policy
Sports Boosters
• President: Mr. Ryan Delahanty
• KHMS parents are welcome to join KHS sports
boosters
• Website is www.kanelandsportsboosters.com
• During the last two school years this group has
funded trips to Normal, and Peoria for Cross
Country and Track
• Applications are on the table
Prairie Conference 2013
• Oswego Plank, Oswego Thompson, Oswego
Bednarcik, Oswego Traughber, Oswego Murphy,
Yorkville, Sandwich and Plano
• All matches at 4:15, dependent on transportation
availability of the visiting school
• Basketball 7th @ Yorkville Tue, Thu, Fri wk of 3/5
8th @ Harter Tue, Thu, Fri wk of 3/5
Eligibility
INELIGIBILITY MEANS
• One or more failing grades (F)
• More than two warning grades anything above an (F)
• Ineligible athletes may continue to practice with team but
may not participate in or travel to any athletic contests
• The warning week from previous years is no longer valid
• Grades in all classes are used to determine eligibility
including exploratories
• Eligibility runs Monday through Sunday
• The AD may build in a 2 week buffer at the beginning of a
season
Code of Conduct
1. Attend school, practices, and contests/performances.
2. Travel on school arranged transportation for all away from school
events.
3. In all activities, participants must maintain eligibility standards as
established for such activities.
4. Be responsible for all equipment and/or clothing issued for the
activity and the return of such equipment at the end of the activity.
5. Adhere to all rules set forth in the student handbook.
6. Display conduct becoming a Kaneland Middle School representative
including the respect for people and property at all times.
7. No use, possession, or distribution of alcohol, and other controlled
substances on school property or at school sponsored events.
Behavior of Spectators
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School Holiday Practices
• Effective immediately, coaches are discouraged from having
practices on holidays and holiday weekends, such as Labor
Day, Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, etc. This certainly includes
practices that involve parents providing transportation to and
from practice. In the event that practice is necessary due to
contests scheduled immediately after the holiday in question,
those practices are to be structured as optional or open gym
formats. Players should not be penalized for their absence,
i.e. losing the ability to start or play significant time in the next
scheduled contest.
2013 Spirit Pack
• Program is totally optional
• Funds raised will be used to support Kaneland
Harter Middle School Athletic Programs
• Process is completed totally online
• Items range from sweatshirts, tshirts, shorts,
other basketball related items
• Sale runs from now through 1-13-13
Fee Payment
Parents wishing to pay athletic fees online, in
addition to lunch money, PE clothes, etc. may do
so using the
Kaneland Web Store at kaneland.org.
Select Harter Middle School
Select HMS Athletics
Select Sport
Print a receipt for your records
Participation
• Students who are present in PE class that day
and do not participate in PE will not
participate on athletic teams on that day. This
includes students with a no dress or without
appropriate shoes for that class.
• There will be consistent communication
between the PE Dept. and the Coaching Staff
www.highschoolsports.net
• Select “Harter Middle School”
– Select “Athletics”
– Select “Athletics Calendar
– Create an account
– Select “Team Subscriptions and Notifications”
– Use pull-down menu to add schools and teams
Parent Pick Up
Practice and Events
• We ask that students be picked up at the Student Events
Entrance promptly at the conclusion of practice.
• Practice times will be firm, events will vary based on arrival of
both teams, length of game, etc.
• Any student who is not picked up within 30 minutes of the
end of the scheduled event will face the following
consequences:
– 1st Offense Warning
– 2nd Offense – 1 full competition suspension
– Subsequent Offenses - 1 full competition suspension
Picture Day
– Basketball Team Pictures, Tuesday Jan. 22nd
after school
Basketball Organization
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“A” Teams
8-12 players
Competition emphasized
Development and mastery
of High School offensive and
defensive strategy
Roster is not set
Learning pace is quicker
Playing Time is not
guaranteed
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“B” Teams
8-12 players
Participation emphasized
Introduction and
development of High School
offensive and defensive
strategy
Playing time more evenly
distributed throughout
season
IESA Rule Change
At it’s June 2012 Board of
Director’s meeting, the IESA
adopted a new rule in regards
to participation in club or AAU
sports. Basically, the
participation requirements
are now totally set by the
individual school district.
Individual coaches already
have rules in place in regards
to attendance, etc.
Those stated rules will now
be followed with no
exceptions.
Resulting discipline based on
the type of infraction.
In all cases, school contests
supercede “club” activity
Consider Track in Spring
Signups in Middle February
Prairie Conference Defending
Champions in 4 of the 4 levels
Sectional Champions for 8th Grade
Girls in IESA two years ago
Opportunity for both 7th and
8th Graders to participate in
State Competition through
IESA
Season runs from Late
March to Mid-May