Cohasset High School Athletics Fall Preseason Sports Night

Cohasset High School Athletics Fall Preseason Sports Night August 28, 2017

AGENDA l l l Welcome to CHS Athletics Program overview Athletic Handbook Review Health Precautions for CHS Athletes SRO St. Ives and Guest Team Meetings

CHS ATHLETICS “The Best Choice” COHASSET MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL SKIPPERS 2005, 2006, , 2011, 2015 BOSTON GLOBE DIVISION 4 LARRY AMES AWARD Winners for overall Excellence in Athletics

Cohasset Student-Athletes are successful Cohasset has won the Boston Globe Division 4 LARRY AMES AWARD in 2005, 2006, 2011 and again in 2015 for having the best overall winning percentage of any varsity athletic program in schools with enrollments of 699 students or less in Eastern Massachusetts.

ATHLETIC PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS q 12 State Championships in 7 different sports in the past fourteen years. q 20 Individual Sport State Champions in four sports since 2000 q 15 MIAA Sectional Titles and 93 League Titles in 18 different sports since 2000. q CHS Graduates go on to play collegiate sports (graduates currently playing at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels) q 35 graduates currently playing college interscholastic athletics, 9 student-athletes are playing in D 1 programs.

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE AT COHASSET q Opportunity to play at a small school where very few student athletes are cut from teams. q Opportunity to play multiple sports where those opportunities might not exist at a larger school.

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE AT COHASSET q Opportunity to compete in the very strong South Shore League which has programs competing at the highest level in our State. q Support of very active Booster Clubs which parents can become involved with to expand our school and athletic program community.

COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 2017 -18 HANDBOOK

Leadership Standards l l l A leader is someone who has demonstrated qualities of Leadership, Character, Service, and Integrity and is: Approachable and outgoing with teammates and/or activity members. A link between players/participants and coaches/advisors. A positive role model who is able to lead by example. Respectful to coaches/advisors, teammates/activity members, and opponents/guests. Someone who demonstrates sportsmanlike behavior at all times. A well respected, law abiding good citizen at all times. A good motivator. A clear communicator. An advocate/mentor for new team members/ activity members. A hard worker. A leader who demonstrates honesty, punctuality, reliability, confidence, and the ability to organize others on a daily basis.

Leadership Standards l Process of selection for student leadership positions: l In order to become a leader of a co-curricular group, whether it is as a captain of an athletic team, an officer in student council, or any other similar position of leadership in any of our cocurricular groups, one must meet and accept the standards below. The members of CHS athletic teams and co-curricular groups will be asked to consider the leadership standards and provide input to the coach or advisor regarding recommendations for positions of leadership (e. g. , Captains). The coach/advisor will consider the student input and make a recommendation to the appropriate leadership council for final approval. Other student leadership positions (e. g. , class officers) will be elected by traditional methods (secret ballot). l

Leadership Standards l In the event of a disciplinary matter: l The student leader would receive notification of the transgression. The student leader will be offered due process. The leadership council may invoke consequences regarding the transgression including but not limited to suspension, conditional service, and/or dismissal from their leadership responsibilities. School administrators have the right to assign an immediate consequence which can be appealed to the Athletic Council. The student may be allowed to remain as a participant in the co-curricular group/team. Student leader may appeal the Leadership Council’s decision to the Principal If a student leader is suspended from a leadership position for a specific period of time by a leadership council, he or she will be suspended from all positions of leadership that he or she may hold and will not be eligible to assume any new positions of leadership for the duration of the suspension. If a student leader is permanently dismissed from a leadership position by a leadership council, he or she will be permanently dismissed from all positions of leadership that he or she may hold and will be permanently barred from assuming any other leadership positions at CHS. l l l l

Eligibility l All students at Cohasset High School have equal access to all programs including athletics and extracurricular activities l Students at Cohasset High School need to pass three (3) academic majors or their equivalent to be eligible for cocurricular participation. l Middle school students deemed eligible for high school sports in accordance with the Cohasset School Committee must pass all courses in order to retain eligibility.

Eligibility l l Attendance Students participating in athletics or other co-curricular activities must be present in school by 7: 40 AM and must remain in school for the remainder of the day in order to participate. l Good Citizen Rule: Students may not represent their school if they are on in-house or outside disciplinary suspension. l Social Probation Students may be prohibited from attending non-academic activities or field trips, including activities that occur outside of the school day, including athletic events, dances, community- l building events and performances.

Online Registration Fall 2017 l l All student-athletes must use the online sports registration system. Below is a link to our new online registration form. This system has eliminated the need to fill out and collect hard copy forms. We are using an online secured website called Formsite. All information is stored on an SSL secured site and only the school athletic department, medical staff, and administration will have access to the information generated from the form submissions. This program will also allow you to log in as a user. You will be able to save and return to your work if you need to leave your computer while completing the form. Here is the link to the online registration form: http: //www. cohassetk 12. org/Domain/100

CHS Athletic Policies l l Letter Awards: Eligibility Requirements. In order to qualify for a letter, each participant must: A. Participate in 25% of scheduled games, periods, matches or meets. B. Complete the scheduled season Attend all scheduled contests: 1. Exceptions may be made for injury, illness, conflicting school events or school vacations. 2. Exceptions for extenuating circumstances may be granted by the Athletic Director. Insurance: All members of interscholastic teams representing Cohasset High School are covered by special athletic insurance. This insurance is "non- duplicating"; it is intended to provide coverage for expenses in excess of any personal or family coverage, but within the limitations of the policy.

MIAA Rules l l l Rule 56 Physical Examination: All students must pass a physical examination prior to participation in High School Athletics. A physical exam covers the student for 13 months from the exam date. A student’s eligibility will terminate once a physical has reached the 13 month limit. Physical examinations must be performed by a duly registered Licensed Physician, Physician’s Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.

MIAA Rules l Age: Students shall be under nineteen (19) years of age on September 1 st of the current school year. l Seasons of Participation: After enrollment in Grade 9, students may not participate more than four (4) years in any sport. Students who do not participate in the 9 th grade will be limited to three (3) years of participation in grades 10 -12. l Starting Times - For Seasonal Co-Curricular Activities: Fall: May begin the Monday before Labor Day weekend or as outlined in MIAA Rules and Regulations. Winter: May begin the Monday after Thanksgiving. Spring: May begin the 3 rd Monday of March.

MIAA Rules l l Rule 45/96 Loyalty to the High School Team: This rule should be viewed as supplemental to the Bona Fide Team Member Rule 45. A bona fide member of the school team is a student who is regularly present for, and actively participates in, all team practices and competitions. Bona fide members of a school team are precluded from missing a high school practice or competition in order to practice or compete with an out-of-school team or event in any sport recognized by the MIAA. Students cannot be given special treatment (late arrival, early dismissal, etc. ) for non-school athletic programs. * (New Rule Change) l “Optional Practice” called by a coach CAN NOT be used to circumvent this rule. l Penalty: Any student who violates this standard is ineligible 25 % of the season. Second offense is an additional 25 % of the season and postseason tournament play.

MIAA Rules New section: 45. 1 l A student-athlete must be a Team Member for 50% of the regular season schedule for that sport to participate in any MIAA Tournament competition (team member: any student athlete who attends practices or games for his/her sport teams – e. g. Freshman basketball player moved to JV and then Varsity). l

User Fee l l l The Cohasset School Committee has established a users' fee of $250 for the first sport, $250 for the second sport and $150 for the third sport - per athlete - for a total of $650 per year if a student participates in three different sports. There is a $900 cap per family. These funds will be utilized to offset the reductions in the athletic budget. In order for a student to participate in a sport, the entire user’s fee must be received on or before the first day of competition; no exceptions will be made. This fee, which is non-refundable, does not guarantee that a student will receive equal playing time during each game of his/her selected sport. Payment should be by check, made payable to: Cohasset High School. If this fee poses an unusual hardship for any student's family, the parent/guardian should contact either the Principal or Athletic Director so that arrangements may be made for the student(s) to participate.

Sportsmanship l l l Taunting: Special mention is being made in this handbook relative to the MIAA’s rule on taunting. Taunting includes any actions or comments by coaches, players, or spectators, which are intended to bait, anger, embarrass, ridicule, or demean others, whether or not the deeds or words are vulgar or racist. Included is conduct that berates, needles, intimidates, or threatens based on race, gender, ethnic origin, or background, and conduct that attacks religious beliefs, size, economic status, speech, family, special needs or personal matters. At all MIAA contest sites and tournament venues, appropriate management may give spectators one warning for taunting. Thereafter, spectators who taunt players, coaches, game officials, or other spectators are subject to ejection and/or further disciplinary action. We expect all Cohasset High School athletes, coaches, and spectators to maintain a high level of decorum at all school events.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF HAZING MGL Chapter 269…Section 17 l l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Chapter 269 ‑ of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following three sections: Section 17: Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing as defined herein shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than one hundred days, or both such fine and imprisonment. The term "hazing" as used in this section and in sections eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the physical health or other person, to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF HAZING MGL Chapter 269…Section 18 -19 l l l Section 18: Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in section seventeen and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger or peril to himself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Whoever fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. Section 19: Each secondary school and each public and private school or college shall issue to every group or organization under its authority or operating on or in conjunction with its campus or school, and to every member, plebe, pledge or applicant for membership in such group or organization, a copy of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen. An officer of each such group or organization, and each individual receiving a copy of said sections seventeen and eighteen shall sign an acknowledgement stating that such group, organization or individual has received a copy of said sections seventeen and eighteen.

HAZING REPORTING AND CORPORAL PUNISHMENT LAWS l Each secondary school and each public or private school or college shall file, at least annually, a report with the regents of higher education and in the case of secondary schools, the board of education, notifying that such institution has complied with the provisions of this section and also certifying that said school has adopted a disciplinary policy with regards to the organizers and participants of hazing. The board of regents and in the case of secondary schools, the board of education, shall promulgate regulations governing the content and frequency of such reports, and shall forthwith report to the attorney general any such institution, which fails to make such report. l CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Corporal punishment in public schools is illegal in Massachusetts. School staff may not hit, spank or physically punish students. School staff members may, however, use reasonable force if necessary to protect students, other persons or themselves from an assault by a student. l l

The Massachusetts Bullying Prevention Law l Massachusetts adopted Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2010 relative to Bullying in Schools on May 3, 2010. l In accordance with the law all Cohasset Public School staff members, including the coaching staff, will be trained in Bullying Prevention and CMHS Bullying Intervention Plan.

Law Regarding Sports-Related Head Injury and Concussions: l This law requires that all schools subject to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) rules make sure that student athletes and their parents, coaches athletic directors, school nurses and physicians and others learn about the consequences of head injuries and concussions through training programs and written materials. The law requires that athletes and their parents inform their coaches about prior head injuries at the beginning of the season. If a student athlete becomes unconscious during a game or practice, the law now mandates taking the student out of play or practice, and requires written certification from a licensed medical professional for “return to play”. The law also prohibits coaches, trainers and others from encouraging or permitting a student athlete from using sports equipment as a weapon or engaging in sports techniques that unreasonably endanger the health and safety him/herself or other players.

Who needs to participate in a Sports Head Injury and Concussions Awareness Course? l The law says that the following people must participate in this training program: l Coaches Athletic trainers Parent volunteers for any extracurricular athletic activity Physicians employed by the school or who volunteer for any extracurricular athletic activity School nurses or nurses who volunteer for any extracurricular athletic activity Athletic Directors School marching band directors Parents or legal guardians of children who participate in any extracurricular athletic activity. The Department of Public Health also recommends that student athletes themselves participate in such a course or receive printed materials with information about concussions. l l l l

CHS Concussion Management Policy for 2017 -18 1. The School Nurse will collect documentation of physical examination prior to a student’s participation in extracurricular athletic activities on an annual basis, consistent with 105 CMR 200. 100(B)(3): Physical Examination of School Children, and information for students participating in multiple sports seasons that documentation of one physical examination each year is sufficient. 2. The Athletic Director and School Nurse will establish the Procedure for the school to obtain and ensure review, prior to each sports season, of current information regarding an athlete’s history of head injuries and concussions using either the Department Pre-participation Head Injury/Concussion Reporting Form For Extracurricular Activities (herein after “Pre-participation Form”), or school-based equivalent. 3. The Athletic Director and School Nurse will establish the Procedure for medical or nursing review of all Pre-participation Forms indicating a history of head injury. Procedure for sharing information concerning an athlete’s history of head injury and concussion, recuperation, reentry plan, and authorization to return to play and academic activities on a need to know basis consistent with requirements of 105 CMR 201. 000 and applicable federal and state law including but not limited to the Massachusetts Student Records Regulations, 603 CMR 23. 00, and the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Regulations, 34 CFR Part 99. l

CHS Concussion Management Policy for 2017 -18 4. The School Nurse administers all Baseline and Post-Concussion IMPACT testing to all student athletes. Student-athletes will given a baseline test once every two years. 5. Coaches are will be responsible for reporting head injuries or suspected concussions sustained during extracurricular athletic activities to the School Nurse, Athletic Trainer, and the licensed athletic trainer or EMT in charge of the event at opposing school if applicable. 6. The School Nurse and Athletic Trainer will be responsible for the procedure for identifying head injuries or suspected concussions sustained during extracurricular and referring the student for medical evaluation. 7. After a head injury/concussion has occurred, Students must have a completed Commonwealth of Massachusetts Post Sports-Related Head Injury Medical Clearance and Authorization Form” completed before they can begin their ”return to play “program. 8. Im. Pact Post-Concussion Testing will also be made available for “return to play” decisions made by a student’s physician in the Cohasset High School Athletic Program. 9. The Athletic Trainer and School Nurse will work together and be responsible for the reporting of all concussions to the student’s parents, physician, coach, teachers, and school administration. The School Nurse and Athletic Trainer will work together to inform all the above mentioned parties of “return to play” decisions made by physicians and to develop and implement gradual reentry post-concussion plans and protocol for school and extracurricular activities.

CHS Concussion Management Policy for 2017 -18 10. Students and parents must complete the school “Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pre. Participation Head Injury/Concussion Reporting Form” and the “CHS Permission to Participate and Emergency Medical Form” section which is part of the Cohasset Athletics On-line Registration form before the first date of participation. 11. Student-athletes and parents will be informed about the Im. PACT Concussion Management Program at the preseason sports informational meetings. Im. PACT Baseline Testing has been mandatory in Athletic at Cohasset High School since 2008. 12. The NFHSLearn. com Concussion Course and/or the CDC Heads-Up Concussion Training will be offered to all students and parents. Students and parents will be given a sign off sheet confirming they completed the course and/or attending a head injury education session at a preseason sports information program. 13. Additional handouts from the CDC (Heads-Up Concussion) will be available to students and parents at the preseason sports information program and the CHS athletic page of the school’s website. 14. Appropriate information and resources will be posted on the CHS athletic page of the school website for athletes, coaches, faculty, and parents. Procedure for communicating with parents with limited English proficiency 15. The Athletic Director will implement a procedure for outreach to parents who do not return completed forms required for students to participate in extracurricular sports and for how to handle situations where a student verifies completion of the annual training requirement but a parent has not.

CHS Concussion Management Policy for 2017 -18 l l l l 16. All Athletic Department Staff will be required annually to complete the NFHSLearn. com Concussion Course and/or CDC Head’s Up Concussion Training Course. 17. Instructions will be given to coaches, licensed athletic trainers, trainers and volunteers: (a) to teach form, techniques and skills and promote protective equipment use to minimize sports-related head injury, and (b) to prohibit athletes from engaging in any unreasonably dangerous athletic technique that endangers the health or safety of an athlete, such as using a helmet or any other sports equipment as a weapon. 18. The CHS Faculty will be trained and given information re: school protocol, policy, and information regarding school’s concussion management program. The school nurse will communicate to the staff procedures, protocols, and academic accommodations once a student has suffered a head injury/concussion. 19. The School Nurse and the Athletic Director will be responsible for the implementation of these policies and protocols and will complete the Year End Reporting Form for Schools which is required for all public schools and other schools subject to the rules of the MIAA with extracurricular sports grades 6 -12 and should be submitted to the Department of Public Health annually by August 30. 20. Per the regulations schools or school districts shall provide MDPH with an affirmation on school or school district letterhead that it has developed policies in accordance with 105 CMR 201. 000 and it shall provide an updated affirmation by September 30, 2015 upon review and revision of its policies.

Concussion information l l Link to “Head’s Up Fact Sheet for Athletes” http: //www. cdc. gov/concussion/pdf/Athletes_ Fact_Sheet-a. pdf Link to “Head’s Up Fact Sheet for Parents” http: //www. cdc. gov/concussion/pdf/Parents_ Fact_Sheet-a. pdf

How to access the free on-line courses l l l l Two free on-line courses are available and contain all information required by the law, including the signs and symptoms of concussion, how to respond to a suspected concussion, what you need to do to help an athlete when s/he is cleared to safely return to play, and what you can do to prevent sports related head injuries. The first is available on-line through the National Federation of High School Coaches. You will need to click the “order here” button and complete a brief information form to register. At the end of the course, you will receive a completion receipt. Keep this receipt for the files your school will maintain to comply with the law. The entire course, including registration, can be completed in less than 30 minutes. http: //www. nfhslearn. com/elective. Detail. aspx? course. ID=15000 The second on-line course will be available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at: http: //www. cdc. gov/headsup/index. html The training uses expert interviews and interactive elements to train coaches and others on concussion. This course includes additional materials for coaches, parents, athletes and school nurses. It is expected that these materials will be available in Spanish as well.

Preseason Meeting Training l Attendance at a Preseason sports information night fulfills the concussion training requirement for parents and students. l Please make sure you sign in with your coach at the individual team meeting after the general meeting.

IMPACT TESTING l l l All student-athletes will participate in the IMPACT Concussion Management Program. Student-athletes will be baseline tested once every two years. If a concussion occurs students will be retested and the results will be used as a tool to help the physician make a well informed decision as to when the student-athlete can safely return to play.

HEALTH PRECAUTIONS l l l HYDRATION MOSQUITO REPELLANTS SUNSCREEN PROPER HYGIENE REPORTING INJURIES

HYDRATION l Student athletes and parents are reminded to take proper health precautions for the first week of practice. Student-athletes should come to practice properly nourished and hydrated. Water will be provided at practice, students–athletes should bring there own water bottles with their names clearly marked on them to avoid sharing water bottles.

MOSQUITO REPELLANT l Mosquito repellant will be made available at all practices and games. Student-athletes, coaches, and fans will be encouraged to use take the proper precautions to use bug spray and remain safe at all CHS athletic events. l Students and parents are reminded that there are still risks associated with mosquito borne illnesses such as West Nile Virus. I urge parents to use caution and follow the Preventing Diseases Spread by Mosquitos Fact Sheet that will be available at all Cohasset Public Schools and at the Massachusetts Department of Public Heath website: www. mass. gov/dph.

SUNSCREEN l l l Athletes are encouraged to wear sunscreen to avoid skin damage caused by exposure to the sun. Wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher (sweat proof or sport proof are recommended). Use sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays. Apply generously to all exposed skin. The average adult should use approximately one ounce of sunscreen per application. Not using the proper amount will reduce the product’s SPF and protection received. Be sure to cover often-missed spots- lips, ears, around eyes, neck, scalp, hands and feet.

PROPER HYGIENE To avoid contracting the swine flu, Staph infections and other health issues related to athletics practice good hygiene l Good and frequent hand washing l Cover any open wounds l Shower with hot water and liquid soap after participating in contact sports l Practice good hygiene- keep both your body and clothing clean l Report any suspicious open areas to the nurse or athletic trainer l

REPORTING INJURIES l Be sure to report any injuries to your coach. Coaches will refer athletes to the Athletic Trainer, School Nurse, and/or Athletic Director l Athletic Trainer l Steve Budrick cell #: 617 -429 -4078 email: boston 1688@aol. com l If an athlete needs to see a physician regarding an injury they must bring a note from the doctor to return.

Contact info: l l l Judy Collins, RN, BSN School Nurse Cohasset Middle-High School 781 -383 -0853 jcollins@cohassetk 12. org

CHS Policies Away Game Travel l NO FOOD CONTAINING PEANUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS WILL BE EATEN ON THE BUS!!!! l All students-athletes are required to travel with the team to and from all away contests with the team on school-sponsored transportation. For liability purposes, students may only for extenuating circumstances if the following procedures are followed: Students must bring a note prior to the trip from a parent stating that they will be transporting the student. The note must be presented to and signed by the Principal, Assistant Principal or Athletic Director. The signed note must be presented to the coach by the student-athlete prior to the trip leaving CHS. If a parent/guardian wishes to have their student-athlete transported by another adult they must contact the Principal, Ms. Carolyn Connolly at 781 -383 -6100. l l

PARKING l l l Please park in marked spaces only. ALUMNI FIELD Please do not park in fire lanes, on the back circle, on the grass, or along the driveway leading to the field. DEER HILL Please do not park on the playground area behind the school.

ONLINE SCHEDULES CHS Athletics Webpage www. cohassetk 12. org l Online schedules and game results ……. l http: //schedulestar. com/Cohasset. High-School-Cohasset-MA#Cohasset-High. School-Cohasset-MA/day/ l You can establish an account and have it email changes to you as they happen.

CHS Communication Policy Communication l Open lines of communication are essential to the success of a high school athletic program. The following chain of communication should be followed: l Student-athletes and coaches are encouraged to keep an open line of communication and to discuss any issues they may have regarding the student-athletes role on the team. This should always be the first step in the process of communication. l Parents and coaches are also encouraged to keep an open line of communication and to appropriately discuss any issues parents may have with their son or daughters role on the team. Contact should be made with the coach through the means the coach has provided (email or phone). Approaching a coach with an issue during or directly after a game about a playing time issue is not the appropriate time. l If an issue can not be resolved at that level, an appointment should be made with the Athletic Director to set a meeting with the Coach to discuss the issue. Student-athletes will be invited to these meetings.

Contact Info l You may reach the Athletic Director or leave a message for a Coach at the following: l Ron Ford Athletic Director Cohasset Middle-High School 143 Pond Street, Cohasset, MA 02025 Office Phone: (781) 383 -6103 Fax: (781) 383 -4168 E-mail: rford@cohassetk 12. org Up-to-date Schedules: l l l l http: //schedulestar. com/Cohasset-High-School-Cohasset. MA#Cohasset-High-School-Cohasset-MA/day/ l CHS Athletics Page: www. cohassetk 12. org

CHS SPORTS ON TWITTER l You can follow CHS Sports on Twitter. CHS Sports news, daily updates with live score reports from games. l CHS Sports now has over 2000 followers l @Cohasset. Sports l

Fall Athletic Department Offerings l l l l Cheerleading Boys Cross Country (co-op w/ Hull) Field Hockey (V/JV/FR) Football (V/JV/FR) Boys Golf (V/JV) Boys Soccer (V/JV/FR) Girls Soccer (V/JV)

CHS Athletic Department Staff Fall 2017 l Football Football Football Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Pete Afanasiw Brian Pattison Jeff Knight Adam Sasso Phil Mahoney Don Silvia Bob Silvia Kevin Dooley Dave Terry l Cheerleading Head Coach Danielle Hoffman l Cross-Country Cross Country Head Coach Linda Saccone Ron Ford l l l l l

CHS Athletic Department Staff Fall 2017 l l l Field Hockey Head Coach Assistant Coach Laura Giuliano Heather Hawes Allison Mc. Court Golf Co-Head Coach JV Coach Torin Sweeney TBA Boys Soccer Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Head Coach JV Coach Freshman Coach Varsity Assistant Jim Willis Ed Savage Steve Rotundi John Duggan Paul Humphrey Head Coach Assistant Coach Deb Beal Olivia Almeida

Team Meeting Rooms l l l l Cheerleading Room 176 Boys Golf – Mr. Sweeney’s Room 174 Football – Auditorium Field Hockey- Chorus Room Cross Country Room 177 Girls Soccer – Upper Gym Lobby Boys Soccer - Gym

FALL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS * SEPT 6 -9 l OCT 17 -21 OPENING WEEK SPIRIT WEEK/HOMECOMING l NOV 24 THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL vs HULL

Chemical Health l Tobacco, Alcohol, Steroids, Controlled Substances: All Students shall not use or consume, possess, buy/sell, or give away any product containing tobacco, alcohol, steroids, or any other controlled substance on school grounds or at or prior to a school sponsored activity. If such a student violates this policy, the student will be disciplined as follows: l l First offense: The student is suspended from all co-curricular school activities for a period of thirty days. Subsequent offenses: The student is suspended from all cocurricular school activities for a period of sixty days.

Chemical Health Student Athletes Student-athletes shall not use or consume, possess, buy/sell, or give away any products containing tobacco, alcohol, steroids, or any other controlled substance at any time during the school year beginning with the first allowable day of fall athletic practice (August 24, 2009 through the end of the academic year or final athletic competition of the year, whichever is later. (Broadening this window from “in season” to the entire academic year reflects that the chemical health of students is not simply a seasonal concern – Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association). This is a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week rule covering the entire athletic year as defined by the M. I. A. A. Cheerleaders are not covered by MIAA rules; however at Cohasset Middle-High School they will be subject to the same 24/7 rule as other student-athletes.

Chemical Health continued……. * A student may be considered to be in violation of the MIAA’s chemical health policy if it is determined that he/she was in a vehicle where alcohol and/or illicit drugs are determined to be in plain view or when, in the opinion of the principal or his/her designee, the student should have been aware that said banned substances were in the vehicle. l l First offense: The student is suspended from all interscholastic sports activities for a period of 25% of all interscholastic contests in that sport in which the violation occurs. Subsequent offenses: The student is suspended from all interscholastic sports activities for a period of 60% of the contests in that sport in which the violation occurs.

Chemical Health continued……. l All athletes are reminded that the following M. I. A. A. rule applies in both of the scenarios above: penalties shall be cumulative each academic year. If the penalty period is not completed during the season of violation, the penalty shall carry over to the student’s next season of actual participation, which may affect the eligibility status of the student during the next academic year. In addition, students who begin a sports season under athletic suspension must complete the season in good standing in order for the suspension to be completed or the suspension will be carried forward to the next athletic season of choice. l Students who violate the MIAA/CMHS chemical health policy may not, at the principal’s discretion, be eligible to attend the post-season team banquet/ break-up celebration if they do not finish the season in good standing. Students declared ineligible for any part of a season due to violation of the chemical health policy are ineligible for post-season honors and recognition in any and all sports from which he/she was suspended (including letter awards and all-star teams). It is not a violation for any students to be in possession of a drug legally prescribed by his/her doctor for the student’s own use during the period of time when the student is a participating member of a school’s team, program, or activity. l l

Cohasset Police School Resource Officer l Officer St. Ives l Special Guest Jennifer Rowe Assistant District Attorney Norfolk County l l

Team Meeting Rooms l l l l Cheerleading Room 176 Boys Golf – Mr. Sweeney’s Room 174 Football – Auditorium Field Hockey- Chorus Room Cross Country Room 177 Girls Soccer – Upper Gym Lobby Boys Soccer - Gym

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