St. Pius/St. Leo Panthers

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Team Rules & Expectations

JUST SO EVERYONE (PLAYERS & PARENTS) ARE CLEAR, HERE IS A LIST OF OUR TEAM GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS:

#1 - BE AT PRACTICE ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE START TIME, SO WE CAN WARM-UP, GET STRETCHED, AND GET TO WORK ON TIME.

#2 - BE AT ALL GAMES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE TIP-OFF, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

#3 - IF YOU CAN'T MAKE A PRACTICE OR A GAME, YOU MUST LET ME KNOW AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE. BOYS, YOU ARE ALL OLD ENOUGH TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ME. DON'T MAKE IT YOUR PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY.

#4 - WHEN AT PRACTICE AND GAMES, YOU MUST RESPECT YOUR COACHES, OFFICIALS, OPPONENTS, AND OPPOSING COACHES. WE ARE A TEAM THAT PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING CLASSY. KEEP IT THAT WAY.

#5 - IF YOU ARE A NO CALL/NO SHOW FOR PRACTICE OR A GAME, THERE WILL BE PUNISHMENT. NO SHOWS WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF PLAYING TIME IN THE NEXT GAME. IF YOU SHOW UP AFTER TIPOFF, YOU WILL SIT AT LEAST A QUARTER OF THAT GAME.

#6 - ANY PLAYING TIME ISSUES, ETC. THAT YOU MAY HAVE, DO NOT (PLAYER OR PARENT) APPROACH ME ABOUT IT AFTER THE GAME. EITHER CALL OR E-MAIL ME THE NEXT DAY, OR TALK TO ME AT THE NEXT PRACTICE. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I GET INTO THE GAMES AS MUCH AS ANYONE. SO PLEASE, WAIT TO TALK TO ME UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

#7 - AND FINALLY, GUYS, WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FUN THIS YEAR. MY GOAL IS TO BETTER YOU IN BASKETBALL AND IN LIFE. YOU ALL NEED TO WORK HARD, PRACTICES AND GAMES, ALL YEAR LONG. RESPECT YOUR COACHES, AND KEEP THE MESSING AROUND TO A MINIMUM. I LIKE TO HAVE FUN TOO, BUT WE NEED TO GET OUR WORK DONE BEFORE WE PLAY. MOST OF YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW, IF WE GET DONE WHAT I HAVE PLANNED, THAN WE WILL SCRIMMAGE, PLAY BATTLE OF THE BOARDS, KNOCKOUT, ETC. LET'S HAVE A FUN YEAR, WIN A LOT OF GAMES, AND BE CLASSY DOING IT. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SEASON AHEAD. GO PANTHERS!