La Joya Independent School District

1. All coaches must have a signed professional acknowledgment form on file in the school office.

2. It is required that a game administrator be designated for all athletic team contests.

3. All coaches must complete the online RCP certification yearly, as prescribed by the U.I.L. prior

   to their sport season.

4. A grade check procedure for all sports must be implemented on every campus. Coaches,

   sponsors, and other faculty members must be aware of their responsibilities.

5. The UIL mandates that each campus develop and have on file, available to all coaches, a campus

   plan of action for immediate in-house handling of alleged violation of UIL, TEA, and LJISD

   rules, regulations, and policies.

6. It is the school’s responsibility to make sure that all students attending their school meet all the

   UIL and LJISD rules governing eligibility. It is the responsibility of each school to keep on file the required annual forms for each student who participates in any practice, scrimmage, or game (i.e. medical form, parent permit and acknowledgment form, parent and student steroid notification form, eligibility permit, transfer papers, foreign exchange forms, athletic eligibility form for average students (504 students), weekly game report forms, and injury forms (football only).

7. All coaches must be full-time employees of the school district and must sign a professional affidavit before the season begins. They also must have a degree from an accredited college or university and a Texas Teaching Certificate.

8. Head coaches in all sports need to distribute to all varsity athletes a written criteria for determining athletic lettering procedures. (See page 36.)

9. All coaches must meet the UIL requirements of the RCP (CPR, AED, and First-Aid certification) and have it on file with their campus administrator and/or athletic coordinator.

10. All first year coaches must complete the online National Federation of High School s New Coaches Certification Course at their own expense.

Responsible behavior where youngsters play hard, play safe, and accept the results of interscholastic competition is LJISD’s sportsmanship goal. Keep athletics in perspective.

Given the adverse influence that higher levels of athletic competition have on our communities as well as our student-athletes, it is important that we establish an acceptable standard for sportsmanlike behavior and admonish behavior that is unacceptable.

As a coach – we ask that you: 

• Exemplify the highest degree of moral character, behavior, and leadership – adhering to strong ethical standards.

• Respect the integrity and personality of the athlete.

• Teach the rules of the game – both the letter and spirit of the rule.

• Set a good example for players and spectators.

• Respect the integrity and judgment of game officials.

  • Teach and reward sportsmanship.

  • Do not promote any performance enhancing compounds.
     

Meet with the booster club, and parents: 

• Explain game rules

• Set standards of acceptable behavior.

• Let parents know that their actions can and will affect the team.

• Be aware that admission to an event is a privilege, and with that privilege comes the responsibility to conduct oneself in an appropriate manner.
   

As a student-athlete we ask that you: 

• Accept and understand both the seriousness of your responsibilities and the privilege of representing the school and community.

• Learn the rules of the game.

• Treat opponents the way you would like to be treated.

• Respect the integrity and judgment of game officials.

• Do not consume any performance enhancing compound.
   

Keys to good sportsmanship are simple: 

• Know the rules of the game.

• Recognize good plays in both teams.

• Respect your opponents and their spectators.

• Realize that individual and team errors lose more games than bad calls.

• Practice the golden rule: “Do onto others what you would want done unto you”

Administratively monitor the eligibility timelines for the school year (eligibility calendar).

Purpose: The Athletic Department emphasizes academics to all athletes by providing the following:

Coach 1st review student-athletes eligibility

Head Coach 2nd review student-athletes eligibility

Campus Coordinator 3rd review student-athletes eligibility

• Coaches submit a computerized printout of their student athletes ‘grades to their campus athletic coordinator.

• Grades are monitored by the coaches on a weekly basis, athletes are provided with guidance based on academic needs – tutoring, extra reading time, and conference with core area teachers (Coaches will keep a log to monitor progress of student athlete)..

• Coordinators create campus rosters on D-Mac to monitor our Bench Marks, TAKS, with an emphasis on our LEP and Special population student athletes (Coaches will keep a log to monitor progress of student athlete)..

• Coaches create rosters of our LEP and Special Population student athletes and provide a mentoring and tutoring program with our student athletes throughout the school year (Coaches will keep a log to monitor progress of student athlete).