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2006 Practice Attendance Expectations Philosophy By choosing to participate in cross country at Davis Senior High, students are making a committment of their time that requires discipline and motivation. They are acknowledging that they can manage their academic responsibilities and other personal obligations in addition to honoring the expectations that go with being on the cross country team. By choosing to participate in cross country an athlete may also have to choose to forego other activities during the season. Practice Schedule Beginning August 14th, the team will practice 5 days per week, Monday through Friday. Practice from August 14 to August 23 will be at 7:00 pm. Meet at the Community Pool Solar Panels. The team's training camp will be August 24-27 at Soda Springs. Attendance at camp is optional, but highly recommended. Practice on Monday, August 28 will be at 7:00 pm at the Community Pool Solar Panels. Beginning Tuesday, August 29, practice will be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm every day after school. Meet at the Community Pool Solar Panels. Conflicts with practice time The coaches recognize that some athletes may be participating in other school sponsored extracurricular activities during practice time. Under certain circumstances, with the coach's approval, athletes with scheduling conflicts may be accommodated. Early and proactive communication is very important with regard to practice attendance. It is expected that other optional after school activities that are not school sponsored will be scheduled so as not to conflict with cross country practice; attending practice should be the athlete's priority during the 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm time period. Examples of optional activities that need to be scheduled subordinate to cross country practice times include private music lessons, part time jobs, tutoring, test prep classes, and participating on club sports teams. Contact coach Bill if you need to talk about practice attendance. Excusing Absences It is the athlete's responsibility to communicate about absences from practice due to illness or extenuating circumstances. Communication must be prior to practice or the day of practice, but no later than the evening of a missed practice. An e-mail to coach Bill is the simplest and most convenient method to request that an absence be excused. Another option is a note signed by a parent on a regular sized 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Requests to be excused from practice that are delivered verbally from an athlete or deliverd verbally by a teammate for another athlete will not be accepted. Regarding Eligibility to travel and compete at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational October 20-22: Only athletes with no unexcused absences are eligible to participate on the team trip to the Mt. SAC Invitational. |
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