Useful Websites for Parents

Useful Websites for Parents Please go to the links below for sport related articles and free tests to better understand todays issues involving your athlete. Most of our information will come from the AHSAA (Alabama High School Athletic Association) and the NFHS ( National Federation of High Schools). As a parent you should check out both of these sites for the safety of your child, their eligibility, and the rules that govern the sport they play. Please consider the courses on the sites because they will give you a better insight to how your child SHOULD be coached, and the dangers involved for each sport. We strongly encourage you to know your heat related information and concussion information. Concussions are not just football related, ALL sports suffer them, some more than others. We are committed to giving your athlete the best possible experience while they are with us. We also want to build the bridge between us and the high school for them and you the parent as they grow and mature. Please communicate with our coaches at all times, that is the one thing we stress as they enter Middle School sports. Transitioning from park league/daddy ball is always a stressful time. There are courses on here to address almost anything. Thank you for your support and Go Indians! AHSAA http://www.ahsaa.com/ NFHS http://www.nfhs.org/ AHSAA Radio Networkhttp://www.ahsaaradionetwork.com/ Heat Acclimation Course http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=34000 Required Forms from AHSAA http://www.ahsaa.com/AHSAA/Information/RequiredFormsStudentsParents/tabid/4022/Default.aspx STAR Sportsmanship http://www.starsportsmanship.com/kc2005/star.php Our sign-in to this site is STAR00428 for your athlete to complete this. Sign in with this exact word and number. PLEASE make sure you choose ADVANCED MIDDLE SCHOOL and NOT 7th grade!!! Just print up your certificate and return to your coach. This is required to participate in any sport from the 7th thru 12th grades. Concussion, Helmet Facts http://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/pdf/other/NOCSAE%20Urges%20Fact-Finding.pdf The Role of Parents in Sports http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=18000 Sports Safety http://www.ahsaa.com/Coaches/AHSADCA/tabid/2583/Default.aspx NCAA Compliance & Eligibility http://content.ncaa.org/vo/?FileID=44944aaf-3139-429c-a813- 3a374aba7642&m=109753a3-a644-476d-b0b2-b5c740954166&MailID=27230139 Steroids http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3295 Hazing http://www.nfhs.org/hazing.aspx NFHSLearn: Courses for Parents involving specific sports, cheer and sportsmanship http://nfhslearn.com