Lee's Summit North Track and Field

Lee’s Summit North Boys Track and Field Team Expectations


I. Competition
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• We will travel to and from away meets in a bus as a team.  This policy is a school policy.  Traveling together is an important part of the team building process, and essential for communicating pre/post-meet information.  Under extenuating circumstances, you may ride to or from a meet with your parents only.  In these cases, a note must be turned in ahead of time and approved by our activities director in the front office and then turned into your coach. 
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• Support your teammates during their races and competitions!  If you are not racing, you should be stretching, warming up, or cooling down near the course so that you can cheer for your teammates.  No one should be sitting in the tent or stands unless you have been told to by your coach.
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• Clean up the campsite.  All team members will be responsible for gathering up garbage and any athletic gear before we leave a meet.
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• Finally, and most important, unsportsmanlike conduct, foul language, or any misbehavior on the bus or at a meet will result in immediate disciplinary action.  Your actions reflect not only on yourself, but on your team and your school.  Lee’s Summit North athletes are to represent their school and team as intelligent, well-behaved young men with good manners.
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2. Uniforms
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• Uniforms are to be worn only at meets.  It is your responsibility to keep your uniform clean and intact.  Loss or damage to the uniform will result in a replacement charge.  If you don’t have a uniform, you cannot compete.  Multiple uniforms will not be checked out to you unless you pay for your original one first.
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• You will turn in your uniform, sweats, warm-ups and all other equipment immediately following your final competition.
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3. Safe and Respectful Environment
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• All athletes should feel welcomed, included, and free from harassment based upon race, religion, gender, size or sexual orientation.  If you feel at any time that this is not the case either because of our behavior as coaches, or that of your teammates, I expect you to let us know. We will try to be aware of what goes on when the team is together, but this is a big team and we don’t always see, hear, or understand all that transpires.  We believe it is crucial for everyone to strive to provide an inclusive and non-threatening environment and we expect that each of you will help make that a reality.

4. Attendance & Tardy Policies
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• Attendance at all practices and meets is mandatory.  Practices are typically 1½ to 2 hours long Monday through Friday and start promptly at 2:50 PM.
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• Be on time to practice every day.  Important information is communicated in the first few minutes regarding workouts, meets, accomplishments, etc.  Chronic tardiness will result in a call home, and could result in a meet suspension, make-up workouts or possible dismissal from the team if the problem persists.
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• If you are home from school sick, or leave early due to sickness, please have a parent leave a message that day; the earlier the better (coaches’ email addresses and phone numbers are provided on the website).  Do not let your coaches know of your sickness by relaying a message through a teammate.  Also, if you are home from school sick, you cannot practice or compete in a meet.
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• If you are to miss a practice(s) due to unusual circumstances (death/sickness in family, college visits, vacation, etc.) it must be presented in writing and if possible cleared ahead of time.
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• If any practice or meet is missed and considered unexcused, the following consequences will apply.  The first unexcused absence will result in a one meet suspension (you will attend the meet but not compete).  The second will result in further meet suspensions.  The third unexcused absence will result in your removal from the team.