Nonnewaug High School Athletic Department Parent Information Meeting October 2, 2014

Nonnewaug High School Athletic

DepartmentParent Information Meeting

October 2, 2014

Nonnewaug High School Athletic Department

• Welcome:• Introductions:• Bill Nemec, Athletic Director/ Dean of Students/Health and PE

Dept. Head/etc.etc.etc• Contact Info:

– [email protected]• 203-263-6418 office• 203-263-2186 school ext. 2806

• Katie Simmons Athletic Department Assistant– 203-263-2186 ext. 2804– [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


• Agenda:1. Introduction Sports2. Student Athlete Handbook3. Student Eligibility4. Family ID5. CIAC Website/ Region 14 Athletic Page6. Communication

1. Athlete Coach2. Coach Athlete3. Parent Athlete4. Parent Coach

7. Concussion Management8. NCAA Eligibility9. Parent Video CIAC

Nonnewaug High School Athletic DepartmentFall

• Cheerleading• Cross Country

- Boys and Girls

• Field Hockey - Girls (Varsity and JV)

• Football - (Varsity and JV)

• Soccer - Boys and Girls (Varsity and JV)

• Volleyball - Girls (Varsity and JV)

Winter

• Basketball – Boys/ Girls (Varsity, JV)

• Cheerleading• Gymnastics• Wrestling• Indoor Track –

Boys and Girls• Unified Sports

(Basketball)

Spring

• Boys Baseball (Varsity and JV)

• Girls Softball (Varsity and JV)

• Track - Boys and Girls

• Tennis - Boys and Girls

• Unified Sports (Volleyball)

• Golf – Boys and Girls


• Intramurals • Nonnewaug High School offers

intramurals as an extracurricular activity. Offerings may include soccer, flag football, tennis, ping pong, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, and mountain biking. Intramurals are open to all Nonnewaug High School students and usually last until 3:30 p.m.


Student Athlete Handbook


Student Eligibility

• Eligibility to participate on a CIAC school team is a privilege that students attain by meeting the eligibility requirements established by the CIAC as well as any additional requirements set by their schools.

• Athletes and parents are responsible for knowing and abiding by all CIAC Rules. To safeguard your eligibility refer any questions to your school’s athletic director or principal. Both your athletic director and principal have access to the CIAC staff for interpretations and rulings.


Student Eligibility• In order to represent your school, you

must be a bona fide student and meet all CIAC eligibility requirements, including the school’s academic requirements.

• Student-athletes at all levels of play, e.g. freshman, junior varsity and varsity, must conform to all CIAC eligibility rules.


Student Eligibility• Eligibility for fall sports is determined by the number of credits

received toward graduation at the close of the previous school year, not the fourth marking period grades. You must have received credit in at least four Carnegie units of work for which you did not previously receive credit to be eligible for fall sports participation. This may include credits earned during the summer. Thereafter, marking period grades, not semester grades, are used to determine eligibility. You must take and earn passing grades in at least four quarter Carnegie units and meet the academic requirements of your school to achieve eligibility. For additional information on academic eligibility, consult your athletic director, guidance counselor or school principal. Also, see Appendix B in the CIAC Handbook for additional information on eligibility.


Family ID• FamilyID is a secure registration platform that

provides you with an easy, user-friendly way to register for our programs, and helps us to be more administratively efficient and environmentally responsible. When you register through FamilyID, the system keeps track of your information in your FamilyID profile so you enter your information only once for multiple uses, multiple family members and multiple programs.

• All registration will be done online during the “open registration” period. Athletes will not be allowed to play or practice until all information has been completed in the registration process.


• To access Family ID: https://www.familyid.com/nonnewaug-high-school

orNonnewaug High School Athletic Page http://www.ctreg14.org

https://www.familyid.com/nonnewaug-high-school






http://www.ctreg14.org/


For the Technologically Savvy!CIAC Website/ Region 14 Athletic PageTwo ways to access team schedules

CIAC website, ciacmobile.com• Sports Tab• Click Email & SMS updates and follow

Prompts

CTREG14.org website• Instant updates

http://www.casciac.org/



http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3169

http://ciacsports.com/site/?page_id=202


http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=3158


4. Communication ( all team rules in writing)• Athletes• Parents

• Pyramid of Communication • Parent meeting with Coaches following this

presentation



When is it best time to contact a coach? Make an appointment to speak to them. Most Coaches prepare their practice times to the minute. Please respect their time and privacy. Parents may schedule an appointment with the coach or contact the athletic office so we can arrange a meeting if necessary.

We recommend that all conversations regarding an athlete follow the communication pyramid.

Athletic Director will only get involved after the communication pyramid is followed


When its not appropriate to contact a coach• Not before, during or immediately after a contest.• Not during a practice• Not late at night.

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• Concussion Management• The CIAC Board of Control at their November 2013 meeting passed a new

rule that requires all member schools to educate all student-athletes and their parents on concussions beginning July 1, 2014. The mandatory topics that must be covered include the following:

• the recognition of signs and symptoms of concussion• the means of obtaining proper medical treatment for a person suspected

of sustaining a concussion• the nature and risks of a concussion, including the danger in continuing to

engage in athletic activity after sustaining a concussion• the proper procedures for allowing a student who has sustained a

concussion to return to athletic activity• current best practices in the prevention and treatment of concussion• Further, CIAC also requires that all student-athletes and their parents

must sign an informed consent form developed by the school that attests they are aware of the signs and symptoms of concussion and return-to-play requirements. This consent form will be completed through the Family ID registration process.

• Concussion Consent Form


• Concussion Management– CIAC Concussion Central– Concerns need to:

• Athletic Trainer• Athletic Director• Report Filed with School Nurse

http://concussioncentral.ciacsports.com/


• Building Renovation Project– Fields, locker rooms, storage, tennis

courts– Weight room/wellness center….etc

– WOODBURY — A Waterbury Superior Court judge has ruled against five residents of Woodbury and Bethlehem seeking to overturn a 2013 referendum that approved a $63.8 million renovation of Nonnewaug High School.

Nonnewaug High School Athletic DepartmentNCAA Eligibility

–Requirements–When should you start preparing–Contact Mr. Maclean in The

Counseling Dept. for more details



• Parenting the Student Athlete



• Q+A

Documents

Nonnewaug High School Athletic Department Parent Information Meeting October 2, 2014