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Woodgrove
    Fall Parent / Athlete Meeting
             2020-2021

                                             Support TEAM WOODGROVE

Please visit:   www.woodgroveathletics.org

Purpose of Meeting:
• Congratulations to all athletes for being selected to be a
  member of a Fall sports team.

   –   General information-Fall Sports
   –   ATS COVID Screening
   –   Spectators
   –   NFHS Network
   –   Face Coverings
   –   LCPS Athletic Fee
   –   LCPS and VHSL policies
   –   Sportsmanship
   –   Communication

2020-2021 Fall Sports General Information
                                                           ATS COVID Screening instructions
Loudoun County Public Schools will be
participating in fall interscholastic sports             and protocol for LCPS Athletic Training
under guidelines set forth by the VHSL,
which governs interscholastic sports for all         -students and managers already have this information
317 public high schools in the
Commonwealth.
Practices for fall sports began Thursday
February 4th for football and cheer and on
February 15th for golf, cross country, field         •     NFHS Live-streaming for
hockey and volleyball. The fall sports season
will end April 24th.                                       Woodgrove Home events

     Possible Pauses in the Fall Season
   Programs may have to pause due to COVID-19
 exposures and/or positive cases being identified
within a team or program. Schools understand that
 games may have to be canceled due to their team
 being placed in quarantine related to a COVID-19
                                                     •     https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/
 exposure or a positive case. LCPS Student Health          woodgrove-high-school-purcellville-va
     Services and the Loudoun County Health
Department work together on contact investigations
  and determining if individuals or groups have to
               quarantine or isolate.

Face Covering Restrictions-as of 2/22/2021
Student-athletes will not be required to wear masks or face coverings during outdoor
competitions. If the student-athlete wants to wear a face covering, they may still wear it. The
mask requirement will remain in place for all athletes, coaches, and others when not in
competition, at all practices, and when competing indoors. During football games, sideline
cheerleaders must wear their face coverings the entire time as required under the
EO72. Everyone on the sideline during all competitions are required to wear a face-covering or
mask.

LCPS will continue to monitor the CDC core indicators and notify schools of any changes.

Spectators at Fall Athletic Events

Parents will receive an email from their coaches regarding limitations,
restrictions, directions and online ordering processes. A LCPS health
questionnaire survey link will also be sent in the same correspondence
which is required for attendance to any athletic contest within LCPS.

LCPS Athletic Fee
– $75 fee per sport
This fee has been assessed at the discretion of the
School Board. Online payment located at
(www.woodgroveathletics.org – More – Pay Athletic
Fee)
• Fee may be waived for anyone qualifying for free
  lunch program
• There is no relationship of athletic fees to a
  guarantee of student playing time. Playing time for
  athletes is the sole decision of the Head Coach and
  his/her staff.

COMMUNICATION
   Parent/Coach Communication Pamphlet

PARENT – COACH RELATIONSHIP                                       Guidelines for Parents to Discuss Concerns with the Coach
It is the goal of everyone that each high school student-         • Call the coach to set up an appointment.
athlete will experience some of the most rewarding moments        • If the coach cannot be reached, call the Athletic Director.
of their lives. It is important to understand that there may be   He/she will set up the meeting for you and the coach.
times when things do not go the way you and your child wish.      • Please DO NOT attempt to confront a coach before or after
When this occurs, discussion with the coach is encouraged. It     a contest or practice. These can be emotional times for both
is the first and most integral step to understanding and          the parent and the coach. Meetings of this nature usually do
resolution.                                                       not promote a positive resolution. Please use the 24 HOUR
•       By establishing an understanding of each role, we are     RULE.
better able to accept the actions of each other and provide a     THE NEXT STEP What can a parent do if the meeting with the
greater benefit to our children. When your child becomes          coach did not provide a satisfactory resolution?
involved in LCPS Athletic programs, clear communication is a      • Call and set up an appointment with the Athletic Director to
critical expectation from the coach of the program.               discuss the situation.
COACHES WILL COMMUNICATE THE FOLLOWING:                           • At this meeting the appropriate next step can be
1. Team requirements, special equipment, strength and             determined.
     conditioning programs.                                          Examples of concerns to discuss with the coaching staff?
2. Procedure if your child is injured during participation.                       • Treatment of your child.
3. Game/practice schedule and updates.                                            • Ways to help your child improve.
4. Team rules, guidelines and consequences for infractions.                       • Concerns about your child’s behavior.
5. Team selection process.                                        It may be difficult to accept that your child is not playing as
COACHES EXPECT THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICTION FROM                    much as you expect. Coaches are professionals. They make
ATHLETES AND PARENTS                                              decisions based on what they believe to be the best for the
1. Any concerns expressed directly to the coach.                  team and for all student-athletes involved. Parents should
2. Advance notification of any schedule conflicts.                understand that the decision on playing time, team strategy
3. Advanced notification of illness or injury – when possible.    and play selection are the sole discretion of the Head Coach
                                                                  and his staff.
                                                                  WE ARE THEIR ROLE MODELS! The critical factor in
                                                                  determining whether your child has a positive experience is
                                                                  the quality of their adult leaders – their parent and coach.

LCPS and VHSL

Rules & Regulations

HAZING
• Definition
  – To recklessly or intentionally endanger the health
    or safety of a student or to inflict bodily injury on
    a student in connection with or for the purpose of
    initiation, admission into or affiliation with, or as a
    condition for continued membership in a club,
    organization, association, fraternity, sorority or
    student body regardless of whether the student
    so endangered or injured participated voluntarily
    in the relevant activity.

• LCPS will not tolerate!

LCPS Training Rules
• Important Training rules that always seem to
  come up:

                      • #8
                      • #9
                     • #10

#8
• In order to participate in an athletic activity
  or practice on any given day, an athlete or
  manager must report to school (online or
  hybrid) and must remain in school that
  entire day. Exceptions may be made for
  Doctor or Dental appointments or reasons
  excused by the Principal. (A Doctor/Dental
  note is required for this exception)

#9
• Any athlete or manager serving suspension or
  in-school restriction for violation of school rules
  will be ineligible to practice or play in a
  scheduled event on the day or days he/she is
  serving the punishment, including Saturdays.

• Not eligible to practice or play in a game until the
  day after the last day of ISR/OSS.

#10 (1st Time Violation)
Any athlete or manager who uses or
possesses tobacco, electronic cigarettes,
drugs, or alcohol during his or her VHSL
athletic career will be ineligible to participate
for 30 calendar days in competitions on the
first violation. During the 30-day suspension
from competitions, the athlete may attend
practices and events (not in uniform at
competitions) unless the student is
suspended from school or otherwise
declared ineligible to participate.

#10 (2nd Time Violation)

A second violation would result in a 45-
calendar day removal of the athlete from all
team events or until the end of the season,
whichever is longer. If the 45-calendar day
suspension extends into the next sport
season, the athlete may still have the
opportunity to try out for the next season
and will have to serve the remainder of the
45-calendar day suspension after the
conclusion of the tryouts.

#10 (3rd Time Violation)

A third violation would result in a 365-day
suspension from all VHSL team participation
and extracurricular activities. Each incident is
cumulative over the athlete’s VHSL athletic
career and is not rescinded at the end of
each school year.

VHSL Handbook Rules
         (see handout for complete list of VHSL rules)

• 28-4-1 Scholarship
  Rule
• Student athletes must
  be currently enrolled
  in not fewer than 5
  subjects and have
  passed 5 subjects the
  preceding semester.

VHSL Handbook Rules cont.
• 28-7-1 Semester Rule
• The student shall not have
  been enrolled in the last four
  years of high school for a
  period of more than eight
  consecutive semesters,
  beginning with the semester
  in which he/she was enrolled
  for the first time in ninth
  grade.

Sportsmanship
• Sportsmanship is a
  priority in LCPS
• VHSL Sportsmanship
  Awards:
   – Wachovia award
   – Stay in the game
     award

• SET THE EXAMPLE!

Athletic Department
•   We are available for questions or concerns
    – Rusty Lowery – Athletic Director
    – Vernon Mathews – Assistant Athletic Director
•   Office phone – (540) 751-2610
•   Athletic Web Page
    www.woodgroveathletics.orgwwwwwwwthleticsww.woodgroveathle
    tics.org www.woodgroveathletics.orgwww.woodgroveathletics.org
    –   Schedules
    –   Rescheduled contests
    –   All required paperwork available to download
    –   Student Handbook
    –   Updated results for the season