2012-13 Athletics Booklet

2012 - 2013

3www.asparis.org/athletics ASP Athletics Booklet

OUR ATHLETIC PHILOSOPY

THE AmERICAN SCHOOL Of PARIS

BELIEvES THERE IS mORE TO AN ATHLETIC

PROgRAm THAN THE fINAL SCORE.

WE STRIvE fOR COmPETITIvE ExCELLENCE

BUT ALSO fOR THE PERSONAL dEvELOPmENT

Of OUR STUdENT ATHLETES BY HELPINg THEm

LEARN ANd UNdERSTANd THE ImPORTANCE

Of COmmITmENT, ATTITUdE, SPORTSmANSHIP,

TEAmWORK ANd COmmUNICATION

IN AN INTERNATIONAL SETTINg,

BOTH ON ANd Off THE fIELd.

WORKINg WITH PROfESSIONAL COACHES,

EdUCATORS ANd THE WIdER ASP COmmUNITY,

OUR PROgRAm fOSTERS A SENSE Of PRIdE ANd

ACCOmPLISHmENT; WHETHER IT’S

ImPROvINg THEIR PERSONAL BEST,

PERfECTINg A SKILL OR BEINg AN ExEmPLARY

HOUSEgUEST WHEN vISITINg OTHER

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS.

WE ARE PROUd THAT OUR ATHLETES

ARE RESPECTEd INTERNATIONALLY BOTH

fOR THEIR ACHIEvEmENTS ANd THEIR

SPORTSmANSHIP. WE HOPE OUR ATHLETES

HAvE fUN, WIN HUmBLY ANd LOSE gRACIOUSLY.

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fROm THE ATHLETIC dIRECTOR

Dear Athletes and Parents,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the ASP Athletic Program. At ASP, athletics is an

integral part of the total educational program. It is essential that all involved - athletes, parents, coaches,

administrators - act responsibly and cooperatively to ensure that all our athletic programs run smoothly.

This handbook has been assembled to give you the guidelines for your role as a host family and as parents

of athletes in the ASP Athletic Program. We have included duplicate copies of necessary contracts and forms

for your information and convenience.

We have the opportunity to host and be hosted by families from other international schools, to learn about their school, their

culture and thus gain experience beyond the sports activity. It is your responsibility to be welcoming hosts.

The success of any athletic program is built upon a combined effort from parents, students and staff, with some basic rules

which obviously must be adhered to at all times. The most important element in taking part in athletic activities is a fair and

enjoyable environment.

In the interest of the well being of the ASP sports program we would like to share with you the ISST Statement of Sportsmanship:

“The purpose of the International School Sports Tournament is to provide a venue for athletes from the member

schools to compete in an environment that is safe, challenging, professional and educational. Each athlete is given

the opportunity to demonstrate his or her best athletic ability while maintaining a spirit of respect and cooperation

with fellow athletes from various international backgrounds.

Each event involves students and adults in their different roles: these include the athletes, coaches, sports officials

and spectators. All those involved in the event are expected to uphold the same spirit of respect and cooperation. This

spirit is demonstrated by fair play among athletes, positive encouragement from coaches, impartial judgments from

officials, and respectful enthusiasm from spectators. The behavior of the adults is crucial to the successful educational

aspect of the tournament.

The adults act as models for our athletes. Therefore, profanity, deliberately distracting noises to interfere with the

performance of a competing athlete, the condemnation of coaches or officials, or any behavior that is disrespectful

or degrading to the ISST standard of sportsmanship, jeopardizes the purpose of the ISST organization and, most of all,

jeopardizes the quality of the experience for our athletes.

As the event ensues, we ask that all of our parents, coaches, officials and athletes keep this vision of our purpose in mind.”

We would like to embrace this statement as a framework for our athletic program at every level at ASP. I wish all athletes

success in their endeavors and all parents enriching experiences watching their children enjoy athletics at ASP.

If there are any concerns please direct them to the Athletic Director.

Yours in Sport,

Han HoegenAthletic Director

Cathy McLauryAssistant


inTroducTion

*Exception: JV tennis practices on Mon. & Thurs.

Athletics Book

FALL Boys & Girls SoccerBoys & Girls Volleyball

Registration forms and detailed practice information will be communicated at the start of the school year.

WINTER Boys & Girls Basketball

SPRINGBoys & Girls TrackCo-ed SoftballBoys & Girls Soccer

MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle School sports offered are as follows:

Try-Outs: Monday, March 18 – Thursday, March 21

ISST Tournaments:Track & Field ASP/BSP Paris May 22-24Golf COB London May 22-24Baseball TBD May 22-25TTennis ISB Brussels May 22-25Softball ASL London May 22-25

SPRING (March-June)Baseball, Softball, Golf, Tennis, Track & Field

Try-Outs: Tuesday, November 13 – Thursday, November 15

ISST Tournaments:Basketball (Boys) FIS Frankfurt March 6-9Basketball (Girls) ASH The Hague March 6-9Swimming ISB/BSB Brussels March 6-8

WINTER (November-March)Basketball & Swimming

Try-Outs: Thursday, August 30 – Tuesday, September 4

ISST Tournaments:Soccer (Boys) SJH Milan November 7-10Soccer (Girls) ISD Dusseldorf November 7-10Volleyball (Boys) ASP Paris November 7-10VVolleyball (Girls) STJ Brussels November 7-10Cross-Country ZIS Zurich November 8-9

FALL (September-November)Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country


HOST fAmILY’S RESPONSIBILITIES

These guidelines are intended for the

use of parents hosting regular weekend

meets as well as tournaments sponsored

by ASP or by the International Schools

Sports Tournament (ISST). During the

period of competition, you stand in place

of the parents of the student(s) you host.

Please extend to them the same supervi-

sion and care that you would normally

exercise with your own child(ren).

During the school year, ASP will be

hosting visiting teams for interscholastic

competition. Housing for these teams

is the responsibility of ASP families. All

ASP athletes taking part in competition

are required to assist in the housing of

visiting athletes. Should a family be un-

able to meet their obligation to host, they

are responsible for finding an alternative

host. This should be the exception rather

than the norm.

Under no circumstances are the visit-

ing athletes to be housed without adult

supervision.

All host families should understand

the ISST rules and regulations and ensure

their own child(ren) and visiting athletes

are aware of them. All rules and regula-

tions come into effect from the time the

visiting team leaves their school until

the time they return home.They are also

in effect for the home athletes. ISST

Rules and Regulations are included in

this packet.Any violation of these rules

and regulations must be reported to the

Athletic Director at once.

Specific times and schedules will

be given to athletes by their coaches. A

housing list with telephone numbers

will be provided to each visiting athlete

which will include the phone number

of host families and a number where

coaches can be contacted, as well as

other numbers that may be helpful in an

emergency.

Athletes are not permitted to change

housing arrangements. Guests are ex-

pected to respect all “house rules”.

Host families are required to make

contact with athletes at the end of their

respective games. Visiting athletes can

be brought home by your child(ren) on

the regular school bus if the schedule

allows, or on the late bus if available. You

are responsible for suitable transporta-

tion of the athlete(s) that you are hosting.

All visiting athletes should be given a

small card with the host family’s name,

telephone number and address. Wher-

ever possible, visiting athletes should be

accompanied by an adult/host family

when visiting the local area. The host

athletes should always accompany the

visiting athletes.

All guest athletes should be provided

with a packed lunch for their return

journey. During their stay with ASP

host families, athletes should be pro-

vided with a suitable evening meal and

breakfast.

Remember that as a host family you

are “in loco parentis”.

HOST ATHLETE’S RESPONSIBILITES

Any student accepting membership

on an athletic team at ASP should have

a clear understanding of the hosting re-

sponsibilities that ASP accepts as a mem-

ber of the ISST. Athletes are required to

provide accommodations for students

who are visiting ASP to participate in

either tournaments or weekend events

where an overnight stay is required.

Athletes are also required to attend their

sports banquet at the end of the season.

All ASP athletes are required to host

2-4 athletes per home game. Under-

standably, visiting athletes (like our own

students) prefer to be housed with a

friend and the ideal situation is for the

host family to take a pair of visitors. If

there are extenuating circumstances

and you are unable to host a student for

game, you should inform your coach as

soon as possible, but this should be a rare

exception. Please make sure that your

game schedule is discussed with your

parents before committing to your coach

and team. You will receive a detailed

schedule of home and away events from

your coach. The home weekends will be

clearly indicated.

All ASP athletes must be punctual for

the scheduled pick-up times. Athletes

should introduce themselves to their

guest(s), be friendly and make their

guest(s) feel at home.

All arrangements for after the game

should be discussed with visiting ath-

letes and ASP athletes should inform

their parents of these arrangements.

It is neither friendly nor advisable to

plan social activities which exclude your

guest. Avoid these types of conflicts.

Curfew applies to all students par-

ticipating in ISST games whether home

or away. Please remember this as well

as other ISST rules and regulations when

looking after your guest.

Breaches of the ASP and/or ISST ath-

letic code and rules and regulations will

result in suspension from the team.

Please be sure that you understand

ISST rules and regulations and your

obligation to the ASP and the Athletic

Program before completing the Athletic

Contract.


HOUSINg NOTES

For those of you new to the international school system, we

would like to explain a bit about how the sport weekends work.

The majority of our opponents are other international/

American schools throughout Europe. We are a member of the

International School Sports Tournament (ISST’s) and are gov-

erned by their rules and guidelines. For more information and a

list of participating schools, their website is www.isstsports.org.

Probably the biggest and most shocking difference for those

of you not familiar with our system is the practice of housing

visiting athletes. Since teams travel a long distance, travel is

done on Friday during the day (the athletes miss school). The

visiting team arrives at the host school around 3:00-3:30, play

games Friday afternoon, are housed by the host athletes on

Friday night, play again Saturday morning and return to Paris

Saturday afternoon/evening. This is a wonderful opportunity

for both the visiting athlete and the host family.

Housing visiting athletes is a requirement for our athletes.

We know there are many people who live in small apartments.

Please understand that sleeping bags, couches, mattresses, etc.

are FINE! We have late buses running into the city after games

on Friday nights if transportation is a problem! The bottom

line is that we cannot compete if we cannot house.

When a visiting team comes to Paris for a weekend of sports,

our families host the visiting athletes. Everyone must agree to

host visiting athletes, or to find alternative housing for their

share of the home weekends.

• We always house in pairs (or groups of 3 or 4) so that no

visiting athlete is housed without a teammate.

• Everyone is asked at the beginning of the season which

home weekends they would be available to house. If you mark

all the weekends, this does not mean you will house every

weekend, but it gives us some flexibility when planning.

• Each athlete will need to house ½ of the home weekends.

Obviously, if we have an odd number of weekends, some ath-

letes will house one extra weekend. We do our best to be fair

about housing, and if an athlete participates in another sport

we take their previous season housing into consideration.

• We house per athlete, not per family. This means that

if you have more than one athlete you should plan on housing

every home weekend (1/2 of the home weekends for each ath-

lete). Again, we keep track of who is housing, and if you are not

needed every weekend, you will be the first off the list.

• Please see the sections “Host Family Responsibilities” and

“Host Athlete’s Responsibilities” for more information.

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ASP TEAm PARENTS

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a team parent. The role of team parent grew out of a desire to improve communication. Since

this is a “developing” position we would appreciate your feedback regarding how to make this position more effective next year.

The following information will hopefully help you in your role of “team parent” and meet our goal of improved communication.

Attend Sports Booster meetings. These are held one a month at school during the day and you will

be notified of where and when. This is the best way to find out what is currently happening with the

athletic program so that you will be a good resource person for “your team”.

Upon receiving your “team list” please call each family and introduce yourself. Invite the parents to

attend games (this is SO important to our athletes), Sports Booster meetings, and volunteer to help

in support areas such as concessions, social activities, sportswear sales, end of the year banquet and

athlete transportation.

Explain to parents that if they have questions regarding game schedules, away game plans, traveling

to away games, housing, etc., they should call the person in charge. It is best if parents call Han Hoe-

gen, the Athletic Director, or Cathy McLaury, Secretary, regarding schedule and travel questions.

Act as your team’s “ambassador”. Try to solve problems. Take a neutral position and be a good

“sounding board” when concerns arise. Direct the concerns to the appropriate individuals so that the

participation of our students in the Athletic Program is an enjoyable experience for all.

Organize a “special event”. Some “special things” team parents have done in the past (these are NOT

required, just ideas): Bring a special refreshment to the game/meet, i.e. orange slices, Gator Aid, hot

cocoa, granola bars. Coordinate the purchase of special team wear, i.e. personalized sweatshirts,

hair bows, etc. Coordinate a contingency of parents to travel to an away game/meet together (this

is a great way to support the team, see other countries, and get to know other parents). Host a team

gathering at your home for “team bonding” and building team spirit. The sky is the limit on what

you can do to show your team support!!!!!

Lastly, team parents may or may not be the same person as the parent of the team captains. If not,

you may want to touch base with the team captain’s parents. Sometimes the team captain, along

with their parents, get gifts for coaches, etc. to present at the end of the year. You may want to

coordinate those efforts, if possible. In regard to a coach’s gift, this is something that is voluntary and

individual but it should be an appropriate gift (no alcoholic beverages, please). More information will

be shared regarding the end of the year Athletic Banquet that is being planned for all athletes and

their families.

Thank you for taking on this responsibility. It is

with your help that we will make the Athletic

Program at ASP even better than it already is.

Irma Almazan-Zepeda Sports Boosters

[email protected]


Teams should be adequately super-

vised during travel to host tournament

sites. A ratio of one chaperone/coach

to every 10 students is recommended.

Whatever guideline is used there should

always be a minimum of 2 adult chaper-

ones/coaches for each group involved in

ISST play.

At least one chaperone/coach should

be with the students until they are

turned over to host school parents or

until the host school has accepted the

responsibility by dismissing the chap-

erone/coach. When the letter is done,

all students must be fully aware of who

is responsible for them and that the

instructions of this person are to be fol-

lowed.

The host school should make every ef-

fort to discourage parents staying in the

coaches’ hotel with students.

The host school has the right to refuse

housing to those visiting students who

have failed to comply with the spirit and

intent of ISST code of conduct.

In the event that a host school re-

fuses to house a student or students, no

alternative housing arrangement should

be made until the chaperone/coach has

been directly communicated with and

told why the decision had been made.

As a matter of courtesy the host school

should discuss with the chaperone/

coach what the best alternative arrange-

ments for housing are available for the

dismissed student(s) while the decision

regarding the student’s involvement in

championship play is being made.

As a matter of professional cour-

tesy the host school headmaster, upon

deciding not to house an entire team,

should make every effort to contact the

dismissed team’s headmaster to discuss

the reasons for failing to house and to

discuss the alternative arrangements for

the team.

Only the tournament director or the

team’s coach or headmaster has the right

to dismiss a student or team from tour-

nament play.

Host schools planning activities for

arriving teams (e.g. sightseeing trips)

should make certain that these plans

have been fully discussed with and un-

derstood by the visiting school’s chaper-

one/coach and/or headmaster before the

team leaves for ISST play.

Visiting students are advised not to

bring alcohol to their host family as signs

of appreciation.

All visiting students should be aware

of the following points as consideration

to host schools:

1. Respect the school’s program

in progress and do nothing that

would interrupt it.

2. Visiting students should not wear

clothes that may offend.

3. The use of portable “music boxes”

is not permitted at ISST events.

Host school administrators and teach-

ers are the “bosses” of their territory

and should be respected whenever they

speak or give directions to visiting teams

or their individual members.

Visiting chaperones/coaches will be

expected to play supervisory roles on

a shared or equitably assigned basis in

the planned student activities for after

tournament play sponsored by the host

school.

During tournament play, chaper-

ones/coaches must be responsible and

accountable for the behavior of their stu-

dents. Players are not permitted to leave

tournament sites without the permission

of the chaperone/coach or the tourna-

ment director.

Athletes are to wear the official

school issued uniform. Schools should en-

sure that the uniforms and uniform ac-

cessories conform to the respective sport

according to the ISST adopted rule book.

Uniforms should have legal numbers in

sports where numbers are required.

Uniform accessories such as T-shirts,

running tights, spandex tights, spandex

shorts, headbands, gloves, etc. are per-

mitted provided that:

• They conform to the rules of the

respective game.

• They are of a solid color.

• All like uniform accessories worn

by team members are of the same color.

Under no circumstances are boxer

shorts or cut-offs permitted to be visible

below the uniform shorts.

Schools are encouraged to provide

a school issued uniform for tennis. If a

school does not have a standard issued

uniform for tennis, traditional tennis

clothing (shorts or skirt plus a tennis

shirt) must be worn. No cut-offs, “Jams”

beachwear, offensive T-shirts, etc. may

be worn.

Athletic Directors are responsible for

ensuring that their coaches are informed

of the standards of dress and that their

athletes are properly attired.

The host school Athletic Director has

the power to require athletes to change

their dress when violations of the above

occur.

The standards of dress, as provided

by the rules of the respective sport and

the ISST, apply to all weekend meetings

between member schools as well as ISST

sponsored tournaments.

ISST strongly urges member schools

to adopt policies that prohibit students/

athletes from drinking alcohol, smok-

ing and using other tobacco products at

any time-honored events. ISST supports

member schools in their enforcement of

these policies.

ISST RULES ANd gUIdELINES


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The Varsity and JV teams make trips to ISST schools and we in turn host ISST schools during the season. Our athletes will be housed by the host school on these occasions and we reciprocate by housing visiting athletes. As you willaappreciate, this is a big responsibility for the Athletic Department and it is therefore part of the Varsity and JV athlete's commitment to house on those occasions when ASP hosts a visiting team. Because of this reciprocal housing agreement, the costs of the trip are kept to a minimum. However, students are expected to pay the cost of their transportation. You will receive a breakdown of the travel fees for each season at the beginning of the season. A permission slip (example above) with all pertinent information will be distributed the week before the trip.

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Our Lower School athletic program is divided into 3 seasons:

fALL (September – December)

Soccer

WINTER (January – March)

Basketball

SPRINg (March – June)

Soccer

All sports are co-ed for grades K1 through grade 5. Everyone is welcome

to join!!

The Lower School athletic program is on Friday after school for grades

3-5 and on Saturdays for all grades.

At the conclusion of each season there is a tournament with trophies

and a pizza party. There is a participation fee of 10 euros per child to

cover the costs.

Purchasing a “Little Rebels” tee-shirt is optional and they can be or-

dered at the time of registration.

Parent participation is encouraged. Involvement is rewarding and fun!

Each year there is a volunteer coordinator who helps with organizing

the concessions and many parents who volunteer to help sell conces-

sions, be a “team parent” and be coaches.

Approximately 2 weeks before each season begins information and

registration forms are posted on the Lower School Athletics website

and sent home via the Lower School newsletter.

For more information and registration forms visit the website at:

www.asparis.org/LSathletics

LOWER SCHOOL PROgRAmS

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mIddLE SCHOOL PROgRAmS

Our Middle School athletic program is divided into 3 seasons:

fALL (September – November)

Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country

WINTER (November – March)

Basketball

SPRINg (March – May)

Soccer, Softball, Track & Field

All sports are co-ed for grades 6-8. Everyone is welcome to join!

Approximately 2 weeks before the season begins information and regis-

tration forms are posted on the Middle School Athletics website and sent

home via the Middle School newsletter.

Practices vary depending on the sport and season. They will always be

once or twice during the week. Exact days and times are on the registra-

tion forms.

Games are scheduled each season with local international schools and the

game dates and locations will be communicated through the coaches and

will also be posted on the ASP website on the Athletics Calendar.

Each season there will be one away game which will involve travel to an-

other city (Brussels, Frankfurt, etc). For those games the athletes who will

travel will be chosen by their coaches based on attitude, participation and

effort. The athletes will leave school on Friday during the day and return

Saturday evening. They will be housed on Friday night by members of the

host school. All transportation and contact information will be issued via

a permission slip (see sample in this booklet).

Each season there will also be one home game involving one school

outside of Paris. On the Friday that we host visiting athletes they will be

housed with athletes from the ASP team. Please see the section of this

booklet which explains housing and host family responsibilities.

Middle School students (grade 8) can also try-out for all JV/Varsity sports

and 7th graders can try out for JV Swimming, JV Cross Country and JV

Track & Field. Information about JV/Varsity sports is posted on the JV/

Varsity Athletics website under “Upper School”.

For more information and registration forms visit the website at:

www.asparis.org/MSathletics

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