Dawson Meet the Coaches Night

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Dawson Meet the Coaches Night

• Hosted by
• Dene Matthews, Dustin Gunter, Tim Hayes, Brandon
  Thomas, Renae Osborne, Alissa Asaff, Richard
  Prather, Aimee Tekell Currie Hildebrand

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Athletic Website

• The Dawson Middle School Athletic website is
  located at
• Http//teacherweb.com/tx/DawsonMiddleSchool/DMSAth
  letics
• Please access the webpage through the Dawson
  website and sign up for the appropriate NEWSFLASH
  with your email address and students name.

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Middle School Philosophy

• The philosophy of Carroll ISD Middle School
  athletics is to include as many athletes as
  possible in as many activities as possible
  thereby, exposing students to a variety of sports
  that teach discipline, respect, and integrity.

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Coaches Role in Middle School

• The role of the coach in middle school is to
  provide your child with a positive experience in
  athletics that can lead to lifelong friendships,
  a healthy lifestyle, and a positive self-image.

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Parents role in Middle School Athletics

• Communication. Please communicate any concerns
  about YOUR child. We will be glad to discuss
  your child with you. We will not discuss another
  child. We will also not discuss playing time and
  game strategy. Your school board and principal
  feel they have hired professionals with knowledge
  of the sports we coach and the ability to treat
  students fairly and with a positive influence.

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Forms

• PhysicalUIL Participation Form
• Acknowledgement of RulesSubstance Abuse Form
• Handbook Acknowledgement

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Grading Policy

• Students begin each six weeks with a score of
  100. Each time a student does not participate,
  the grade is dropped 5 points. Inappropriate
  athletic attire will result in a grade drop of 3
  points.

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Illness and Injuries

• As we all know there are days we just dont feel
  well. In this case students are asked to bring a
  note from home excusing them from participation.
  This note is acceptable for three consecutive
  days. At that point should the student note have
  the ability to participate, a doctors not is
  then required. Students sidelined with lengthy
  illnesses or injuries will be assigned written
  papers on which to work during the class period.

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Illnesses and Injuries

• Every effort should be made to participate. A
  new law enacted by the legislature requires
  documentation of a child physical fitness at the
  beginning of the year and the progression made by
  the end of the year. Lack of participation will
  hamper this progression in your students
  physical fitness.

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Athletic Clothes

• Appropriate athletic clothing includes wearing
  black, green, gray or white along with
  appropriate shoes. During the winter sweats
  should also be of the appropriate colors.

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Lockers and Locker Room

• Each athlete is assigned a locker and
  combination. It is his or her responsibility to
  memorize the combination and not share this
  number with friends. All clothes should be
  placed in the locker after class and the locker
  shut and locked. Failure to do so will result in
  clothing and shoes being placed in lost and
  found. All items in lost and found are washed
  and given to local charities at the end of each
  six weeks.

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Travel Teams

• During volleyball season we field three travel
  teams. Athletes not making a travel team have
  the option to participate in our Monday league.
  The number of teams that participate in our
  Monday league is determined by the number of
  participants. Team size is limited to 8 girls
  per team. Travel team games for both 7th and 8th
  grade are on Thursdays.

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Travel Teams cont.

• During basketball season, there are also three
  travel teams. Athletes not making one of the
  three travel teams will participate in offseason
  or should she choose, cross country. Seventh
  grade games are held on Mondays and 8th grade
  games are held on Thursdays.

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Cross Country

• Cross country will begin training in October.
  The season will run from December through the
  first part of February. This is different from
  years past. Most of the training will occur
  during the class period. Meets are on
  Wednesdays. Cross country is a no-cut sport.
  The top 7 runners per division will be on the A
  team, all other runners will be on the B team.
  However, it is possible that a B team runner
  outperform an A team runner in either practice
  or at a meet, and a changing of teams may occur.

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Track

• All students will be timed in 100, 200, and 400
  meter events. The top 15-20 students showing the
  most promise in those events will be asked to
  continue with workouts. Students not scoring in
  the top 15-20 will be asked to participate, if
  they so choose, in other running events. Field
  events are held after school. After an initial
  tryout period, the top athletes in those events
  will be asked to continue. All athletes are
  encouraged to tryout for as many field events as
  they would like.

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Soccer and Tennis

• Soccer and Tennis practice will be held outside
  of the school day. The coaches at Dawson will
  not be your childs coach. The coaches from the
  high school and senior high will be responsible
  for the soccer practices and games. This season
  will begin at the end of track season.

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Tennis cont.

• Tennis will have a fall and spring season. The
  fall season is run by the Southlake Tennis
  center. The spring schedule has not been set yet.