TAFT team rules & expectations
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  • Player expectations
    1. All athletes understand they are students first students, athletes second.
    2. All athletes must perform academically year round, not just in season.
    3. All athletes are to be at their respective practices and on time.
    4. All athletes are to display sportsmanship at all times.
    5. All athletes are to show respect and support for their fellow athletes and coach.
    6. All athletes must show respect to all opposing players.
    7. All athletes must show respect to officials, no matter what.
  • Rules
    1. Unexcused absence from practice
      1. First offense - one game suspension
      2. Second offense - coaches discretion
      3. Third offense - possible removal from team (suspension assured)
    2. Suspension from school
      1. Can not play until suspension is over
      2. Second offense could be removal from team
    3. Detentions
      1. All detentions must be served
      2. Detentions on game day may be rescheduled but still must be served
  • Tardy to practice
    1. Coaches discretion
  • Disrespectful conduct to team mate, coach, official or opponet
    1. If athlete is removed from game by official-next game suspension plus one more game total two game suspension
    2. If witnessed by coach or other adult next game suspension
  • Forgetting uniform
    1. That game suspension
    2. Second offense- two game suspension
  • Academic responsibilty
    1. Must be passing a minimum of 4 classes weekly
    2. Must attend study hall if failing one class
    3. Must attend tutoring if failing more than one class
    4. Any player under a 2.0 g.p.a. mandatory tutoring
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