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Midway High SchoolBasketball Expectations

Panther Basketball DO’s…• Align Your individual Goals with TEAM GOALS• Be a good teammate; encourage each other• Take pride in your facilities (gym, locker rooms,

buses, as well as other gyms and locker rooms)• Play hard every practice, every game• Be academically reliable• Be an asset• Represent US in a good way• Be on time for all practices and games (No

practice = No play)• Attend all assigned tutorials

Panther Basketball DO’s• Encourage your teammates in games

and practices•Keep jerseys tucked in at all times•Cover all tattoos during GAMES!•Wear only a school colored

undershirts during games ex: Blue, White, or Red

Panther Basketball DON’TS

•Walk during practices•Be a team distraction (you will NOT

kill the team)• Talk to officials!•Miss practices or games for non-

school/family emergencies without alerting your coach in advance

Panther Basketball DON’TS

• Steal from each other•Have your parents call your coach to

discuss playing time, YOU will earn IT!• Earn a placement in ISS/DAEP• Take off your practice/game jersey

before Coach gives permission• Abuse Teammates/Opponents/Coaches on

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Panther Basketball DON’TS

Wear flip flops on game days.Do Not Quit (your Midway career is OVER if you quit).NEVER wear any other COLOR shoes or socks during games. Only Red, White, or Blue.

Basketball Discipline Policy

Three Strike Policy

•1st Offense: Warning from Coach and athletic discipline•2nd Offense: Athletic discipline and game(s) suspension•3rd Offense: Dismissal from program. FOREVER!!!!

ISS and DAEP Placement Policy• EACH day of ISS= One timed mile on track

before returning to games or practices• EACH day of DAEP= Two timed miles on track

before returning to games or practices• All DAEP placements will be reviewed by

Coach Patton to decide when/if reinstatement can be earned• CONTINUOUS DISCIPLINE ISSUES WILL

RESULT IN INSTANT REMOVAL FROM PROGRAM!

Travel Policy

• Players Will Conduct themselves appropriately during all School related trips. • Players who attempt to wear flip-flops to

any game WILL NOT be allowed to travel

Travel Policy & Dress Code• Be on time for all bus departures. We

won’t WAIT!• “Do rags” Will NOT be worn to any

games• All players and managers must be in

athletic dress code on game day• Varsity – Shirt & Tie (Home) & Collared

Polo & Wind suits (Away)• Sub Varsity – Program T-shirt & Jeans,• (Home), Wind Suits/T-shirts (AWAY)

Travel PolicyWhat is Allowed on Trips• Head phones• Snacks* With trash thrown any after eating• Baseball hats/beanies/skull hats (if worn properly)• All head gear is removed upon entering game site(s)• Game bags• Cell phones

Fundraising Duties

•All coaches, players, and student assistants WILL participate in fundraising•The more money we raise, The more You Get$$$$$

Choices “If I want to be a part of the Panther

basketball program, I agree to all of the policies listed, and I agree to abide by any additional policy Coach Patton determines to be applicable to the program.”

2014-2015 Boys’ Basketball Coaches•Coach Patton: Varsity•Coach Holder: Varsity Asst. •Coach Washington: JV•Coach Jones: Freshman A•Coach: Freshman B

TEAM• http://youtu.be/1fw1CcxCUgg