Tahoma Jr' High Football Parent Meeting

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Tahoma Jr. High FootballParent Meeting
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Tahoma 8th grade Football Web Site

• Main Page Tahoma School District Home Page
• Our Schools Top of the page
• Athletics
• Football, 8
• The site contains team and parent announcements,
  documents and pictures,

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Your Coaches

• Tahoma Blue
• (Tahoma MS)
• -Dan Shamseldin
• -Roger Perkins

• Tahoma Gold
• (Cedar River MS)
• -Paul Campbell
• -Ben Todd

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Policies Rules

• Absence from practice
• -Players who miss practice due to an excused
  absence will be held out 1 qtr. of the next game
• -Players who miss practice due to an un-excused
  absence will miss the next game. A player will
  be removed from the team after 2 unexcused
  absences.
• -Players are students first. Poor grades and/or
  behavior will have a direct impact on playing
  time. Please refer to the district hand book
  for specifics.

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General Information and Team Philosophy

• Practice Players are expected to be at all
  practices
• Practice will end at 445 pm/Please arrange
  transportation for your son
• Team/program philosophy
• Have Fun
• Be a good teammate
• Learn the fundamentals of football
• Prepare athletes to be successful at the High
  School level
• Players can expect to play in at least one
  contest each week.

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General Information and Team Policies

• Injuries Let coaches know immediately after you
  suffer ANY kind of injury
• Head Injuries Athletes who show signs of having
  a concussion will not be allowed to return to
  play. Some examples of signs symptoms reported
  by athletes
• Headache
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Double vision or dizziness
• Sensitivity to light or noise
• Feeling sluggish
• Feeling foggy or groggy
• Concentration or memory problems
• Confusion

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General Information and Team Policiesrequired

• Head injuries
• Information sheet in Co-Curricular Handbook
• Roles
• Coaches
• Athletes
• Parents
• More information available at wiaa.com
• Medical clearance required for return to play.

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Parent/Coach Communication

• Appropriate Concerns To Discuss with Coaches
• Psychological/Physical Treatment
• Ways to help your son improve
• Concerns about behavior

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Parent/Coach Communication

• Appreciate that your focus is on your child the
  coaches focus must be on all members of the team.
• Coaches Decisions
• Playing Time
• Team Strategy
• Matters concerning other student-athletes

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Gear

• All players will be issued 370 in gear. All
  lost gear will be subject to a replacement fee.
  Additional fees payable to TJH
• -cleaning fee 5
• -locker clean-out 5
• -re-stocking fee 5

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• Thank you for your support!