St.
Clement Parish Athletic Committee
- Team Formation Guidelines -
Purpose
It is the
intention of the St. Clement Athletic Committee that all children who express an
interest, be allowed to participate in a meaningful way. At times the number of
children expressing an interest in participating on a SCAC approved team is more
than can be accommodated in terms of adequate supervision or practice/playing
time. In this situation, the following
guidelines should be followed in order of priority.
1.) Solicit more
coaching volunteers.
2.) Explore the
feasibility of starting a second team if it can be supported (registration fees,
uniforms, facilities) by SCAC. It will
be SCAC’s decision as to how the teams will be divided (equally, A and B, etc.)
in consultation with the coaching staff.
The leagues available to participate in and skill
level of all children will primarily determine the composition of
multiple teams.
3.) If the above
two options are not feasible, team try-outs will be conducted.
Multi-Grade Teams – especially Junior Varsity
and Varsity
1.) SCAC
acknowledges that the optimal amount of players for each team should be in the
12 –14 member range.
2.) When it is
possible, the committee strongly suggests that each team keep as many players as
it can accommodate, especially when it is a very close decision as to who makes
the last few remaining team positions.
3.) When a team
involves two
or more grade levels, SCAC feels it is important to consider the entire
program and its competitiveness in successive years. To this end, SCAC strongly encourages each
coaching staff to:
For teams made up of
two grades
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Have the
team composed of no more than approximately 75% of higher grade children unless
there are not enough children in the lower grade, and
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Have the
team composed of no less than approximately 25% of
children of the higher grade unless there are not enough children in the higher grade or there is a clear superiority of skill of the
lower grade children.
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If a Head
Coach wishes to form a team that is outside of the above guidelines, he must
consult and obtain the approval of the Athletic Director before any cuts are
made.
For teams made up
of more than two grades
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Be guided by
the following unless there are not enough children in any one grade(s)
# of Grades # from any one grade
4
No more than
40% in any one grade
3
No more than
50% in any one grade
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If a Head
Coach wishes to form a team that is outside of the above guidelines, he must
consult and obtain the approval of the Athletic Director before any cuts are
made.
Try-Out Guidelines
1)
The team
coaching staff will conduct try-outs.
2) A
representative of SAC will be present at all try-outs. If a SAC member is a coach or team volunteer,
another member of SAC with no team affiliation as a coach or volunteer will be
present.
3) At
least 72-hour notice must be given to all children eligible to participate on
the team.
4) Only
those eligible children (i.e. age, gender) in good standing with SCAC (no
outstanding issues in CCD with attendance or behavior) will be allowed to try-out.
5)
Try-outs should be for a minimum of two full practice sessions. Each session should include a variety of
drills in order to properly evaluate each participant.
6) An
objective scoring system should be utilized to rank each player.
7) Due to
the fact that some children will not make the team, the Head Coach should;
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Thank all participants for trying out – the key is they all tried!
- When
stating that some will obviously not make the team, the coach should mention it
is natural to feel disappointed but they should not be discouraged – there are
other opportunities to play and chances in the future to try-out again for other
teams.
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The Head
Coach should offer to talk with any child or parent/guardian to explain the
reason(s) why they did not make the team and offer their advise on what skills
need to be developed.
8) If
possible, the coaching staff should select the team within 72 hours after
conducting the final try-out.
9)
SCAC is particularly sensitive to those children who do not make the
team. The Head Coach must
call either the child or parent/guardian to notify them that they did
not make the team, explain the reason(s) why and offer their advise as to what
skills need to be developed.
10)
All children that make the team should receive a call from the Head Coach
notifying them when the first practice will be.
Play-Up Policy
1) It is
the policy of SCAC that no child should play on a higher-grade level team than
they are eligible for.
2) In
those instances where a requesting coach and parent feel that such a situation
is in the best interest of the child, each must submit in writing to
SCAC the following:
a. Team child is requesting permission to play
for.
b. Reasons why
it is in the best interest of the child.
c. Reasons why
it is in the best interest of the team.
3) After
receiving, reviewing and considering the two written requests, SCAC will render
a final and binding decision.
Adopted: April 20, 2002