MSD of Pike Township 2017-2018 Pike High School Student Athletic Handbook Table of Contents Important Dates for 2017-2018 ......................................................................................................... 4 Pike High School Sport and District Administration ........................................................................ 5 Human Dignity Policy ...................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of Athletics .......................................................................................................................... 7 Athletics and the Total School Program ........................................................................................... 7 What Does It Take To Be A Red Devil? .......................................................................................... 7-8 Sports Offered At Pike High School ................................................................................................. 9 Call out Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 9 Paying the Price ................................................................................................................................ 9 Building the Better Athlete ............................................................................................................... 9-10 2017-2018 PHS Head Coaches and Season Start Dates ................................................................... 11 Consent to Participate in School-Sponsored Sports .......................................................................... 12 Parent/Guardian and Coach Conferences ......................................................................................... 13 Communication ................................................................................................................................. 13 IHSAA/Pike Rules for Athletic Eligibility and Participation ........................................................... 15-17 Rules for Age Requirement .............................................................................................................. 17 Rules for Practice/Game Attendance ................................................................................................ 18 Team Meals and Social Activities .................................................................................................... 18 Practice Packages .............................................................................................................................. 19 Bus Transportation ............................................................................................................................ 19 Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Cooperative Agreement ........................................................... 20 Admission to Athletic Events ........................................................................................................... 21 Patron Expectations/Behavioral Expectations .................................................................................. 22-23 Sportsmanship ................................................................................................................................... 24-27 Administrative Guidelines for MSD Pike Students .......................................................................... 27 Policy 5511 – Dress & Grooming ......................................................................................... 27 Policy 5136 - Wireless Communication Devices ................................................................. 28-29 Transportation ....................................................................................................................... 30 Supervision ........................................................................................................................... 30 Policy 3213 – Student Supervision and Welfare .................................................................. 30 Inappropriate Conduct .......................................................................................................... 31 Policy 5500 – Student Conduct ............................................................................................. 31 Policy 5520 – Disorderly Conduct ........................................................................................ 32 Lockers .................................................................................................................................. 32 Policy 5513 - Care of School Property ................................................................................. 33 District Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Policy ..................................................................................... 33 Procedure for Suspension from Athletic Activities .......................................................................... 34 Policy 5512 – Use of Tobacco .............................................................................................. 35 Policy 5517.01 - Bullying ..................................................................................................... 35 Policy 5516 – Student Hazing............................................................................................... 36 Policy 5517 – Anti-Harassment ............................................................................................ 36-37 MSD of Pike Township District-Wide Behavior Guide ................................................................... 38-39 Sports Medicine ................................................................................................................................ 40 Physical Examinations .......................................................................................................... 41 2 Insurance ............................................................................................................................... 41 Concussion Law .................................................................................................................... 42-43 Concussion/Head Injury Information and Acknowledgement ............................................. 44 Concussion Fact Sheet for Athletes ...................................................................................... 45 Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents ........................................................................................ 46 Sudden Cardiac Arrest Law .................................................................................................. 47-48 SCA Fact Sheet for Student-Athletes ................................................................................... 49 SCA Fact Sheet for Parents................................................................................................... 50 Concussion and SCA Acknowledgement and Signature Form ............................................ 51 Staph Infections .................................................................................................................... 52 MRSA ................................................................................................................................... 53 MSD of Pike Township Special Building Closing Policy ................................................................ 54 Inclement Weather Procedures for Outdoor Sports .......................................................................... 54 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) ............................................................................... 55 Athletic Award Policies .................................................................................................................... 56-59 Athletic/Medical Emergency Information Form .............................................................................. 60 St. Vincent Sports Performance Consent for Athletic Training Services ......................................... 61 Pike High School Insurance Waiver ................................................................................................. 62 MSD of Pike Township Student and Parent Athletic Participation Consent Form .......................... 63 3 Important Dates for 2017-2018 School Year First Day of School – Continuous School Tuesday, August 1 First Day of School – Traditional School Thursday, August 3 Middle School Football Jamboree – 7th & 8th Grade Saturday, August 12 Middle School Volleyball & Tennis Tournaments Saturday, September 23 Middle School Cross Country Tournament Saturday, September 26 Fall Break – Continuous Schools October 9-20 Fall Break – Traditional Schools October 16-20 Pike Educational Foundation “Race for Education” Saturday, November 11 Thanksgiving Break November 20-25 Winter Break December 22 – January 5 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 15 Middle School Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday, January 6 Middle School Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday, February 24 Middle Wrestling Tournament Tuesday, February 27 Spring Recess – Continuous Schools March 19– March 30 Spring Break – Traditional Schools March 26 – March 30 All Sports Fair/Pike Township Community Literacy Fair Friday, April 6 Sport Physical Day: Pike High School & Middle Schools TBD All Pike Township Athletes TBD Middle School Baseball, Track & Field, Softball Tournaments Saturday, May 12 Last Day of School – Traditional