LIBERTY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 2017-2018 COACHES’ HANDBOOK Bay Valley Athletic League North Coast Section, CIF: http://www.cifncs.org California Interscholastic Federation: http://www.cifstate.org National Federation of High Schools http://www.nfhs.org Freedom High School Athletic Director: Steve Amaro, CMAA Phone: 925-625-5900 x3044 Fax: 925-625-0396 E-mail: [email protected] Mascot: Falcons Web Site: www.luhsd.net/freedom Athletic Boosters: Heritage High School Athletic Director: Pat Cruickshank Phone: 925-634-0037 x6090 Fax: 925-516-4461 E-mail: [email protected] Mascot: Patriots Web Site: www.luhsd.net/heritage Athletic Boosters: Liberty High School Athletic Director: Curtis Cunningham Phone: 925-634-3521 x5596 Fax: 925-516-2963 E-mail: [email protected] Mascot: Lions Web site: www.luhsd.net/liberty Athletic Boosters: Liberty Union High School District Associate Superintendent: Denise Rugani Phone: 925-634-2166 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.luhsd.net ../../../../Documents and Settings/ruganid.LUHSD/Local Settings/Temp/2011-12/www.tamdistrict.org/athletics Revised 04/2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1 RELATIONSHIP WITH ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................. 1 COACHING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 1 FINGERPRINT/TB CLEARANCE ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 NCS/BVAL EXPECTATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 1 SEASON OF SPORT MEETINGS .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 SEASONS OF SPORT DATES: ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 WARNING: .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ELIGIBILITY................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 CIF/NCS/BVAL TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY ............................................................................................................................................. 2 ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 RECRUITMENT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES: .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 SCHEDULING GAMES: .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 RULES OF SPORT ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 FORFEITS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 SUNDAYS: ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 REPORTING SCORES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 911/EMERGENCY PLANS ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 ACCIDENT REPORTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 HIRING ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 QUALIFIED COACHES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 BULLYING: ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 CHILD ABUSE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 COMPLAINTS: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 CONTRACTS: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 DISCRIMINATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 DISMISSAL OF A COACH .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 ENDORSEMENTS: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 EVALUATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 HAZING: ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 LIABILITY INSURANCE: .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HIGH SCHOOL (NFHS) COACHES ASSOCIATION ............................................................................................. 5 PAYCHECK ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PROFESSIONALISM ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 PURCHASING: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 SEXUAL HARASSMENT: .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 SCHOOL/TEAM EXPECTATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 6 BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 COACHING EDUCATION: ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 COMMUNICATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 EARLY RELEASES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 CONCUSSIONS: ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 EMERGENCY PLANS: .....................................................................................................................................................................