SHEPHERD JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL Parents Meeting Presentation Coaching

SHEPHERD JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL Parents’ Meeting Presentation

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Lucas Logan Assistant Coaches: Rob Nyby and Rusty Hale ■ Coaching Philosophy – Our number one goal is to promote learning. Our athletes are students first and athletes second. – Learning also entails hard work, continually challenging yourself, and constantly trying to improve.

FORMS AND FEES ■ In order to practice, a physical and concussion form must be turned into the middle school office. ■ In order to play in games all forms must be turned in by August 28 th. ■ Those forms include physical form, concussion statement, code of conduct, impact test completed, and fees paid. ■ Activity fee is $30 and the sport fee $35 ■ Code of Conduct video can be watched and signed online through the Athletic Director’s website or the form can be picked up at the JH main office. ■ Impact test must be completed here at school. Coaches will schedule a time for our athlete to complete that test. ■ Also, athletes must provide their own mouthpieces and they cannot be entirely clear. In order for athletes to wear gloves they must have the NOCSAE seal on them.

Full Contact and Concussions ■ New rules implemented by the MHSA require football practices to only allow 90 minutes of full contact in a week. Full contact is defined as tackling to the ground or thud practices. ■ If a concussion is suspected, Mr. Logan will notify the parent that evening for further instructions. ■ Some symptoms of concussions may be immediate or delayed in onset by hours or days after injury, such as: – Concentration and memory complaints – Irritability and other personality changes – Sensitivity to light and noise – Sleep disturbances – Psychological adjustment problems and depression – Disorders of taste and smell

Concussion ■ Seek emergency care for an adult or child who experiences a head injury and symptoms such as: • Repeated vomiting • A loss of consciousness lasting longer than 30 seconds • A headache that gets worse over time • Changes in his or her behavior, such as irritability • Changes in physical coordination, such as stumbling or clumsiness • Confusion or disorientation, such as difficulty recognizing people or places • Slurred speech or other changes in speech ■ Other symptoms include: • Seizures • Vision or eye disturbances, such as pupils that are bigger than normal (dilated pupils) or pupils of unequal sizes • Lasting or recurrent dizziness • Obvious difficulty with mental function or physical coordination • Symptoms that worsen over time • Large head bumps or bruises on areas other than the forehead in children, especially in infants under 12 months of age

Attendance, Grades, and Behavior ■ If inappropriate behavior becomes habitual playing time will be affected. ■ Parent behavior is also important. During games if we disagree with calls from the referee or game-play from the other team we should keep our rhetoric positive and set a good example for our athletes. If we are negative our athletes will begin to model our behavior and lose focus. If you disagree with my calls on the field, please wait twenty-four hours for both of our emotions to subside and email or call me at 406 -850 -9623. Please keep those hours reasonable. ■ If an athlete has a D in a class, they have two weeks to raise the grade before playing time is affected. Practice time will be used to raise the athlete’s grade. If the grade has not been raised they will be held out of games until said grade has been raised to a C. ■ If an athlete has one unexcused absence from practice, in a seven day period, it will affect their playing time for the next game. ■ If an athlete has two unexcused absence in a seven day period he/she will not participate in the following game. ■ An unexcused absence is defined as and may include the following: – Not reporting an absence or vacation before it occurs – Too many family vacations

Watch to receive text reminders? ■ Text: @shepherdju ■ To: 81010 ■ If you would like to be on the email list for game travel itineraries please email me at l-logan@shepherd. k 12. mt. us