SPORTS PROGRAM
SPORTS
A program of sports for both boys and girls is offered. The various teams – boys’ and girls’ basketball, cheer squad, boys’ flag football, girls’ soccer, co-ed track and field, and girls’ volleyball – compete with other schools in the appropriate league. Practices are held during after school hours and games are played both at home and away. Parents of students who participate in sports are expected to help provide transportation to and from the games in addition to paying a sports fee.
- Students participating in sports must have a written permission form from their parents granting permission. Forms are provided by the school and kept in the office.
- Students must maintain a grade of “C” in all academic subjects and a “C” in conduct and effort. Failure to maintain satisfactory grades will necessitate suspension from the team until such time as the required standard is met.
- Suspension durations will be determined by the administration.
- Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend games. They are asked to remain polite spectators and enthusiastic during the games.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS AS COACHES
MRS allows parents to serve as coaches for its Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and other athletic programs offered throughout the school year. These programs may include:
- Boy’s Flag Football
- Girls’ Volleyball
- Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball
- Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer
- Boys’ and Girls’ Track and Field
- Girls’ Cheer Squad
To coach at MRS, an individual must meet the Archdiocese of Los Angeles CYO criteria, such as fingerprint based background check and high standards of conduct, as well as being VIRTUS® trained. Coaches:
- are responsible to be examples to their players.
- are required to attend CYO meetings and training sessions.
- are responsible to teach the rules of the sport and the proper skills, techniques, strategies, and tactics for their sport in an age appropriate manner.
- are responsible to conduct themselves in an appropriate fashion at practice and competitions.
- are responsible for supervision of their team at practice and competitions. Coaches are also responsible for the conduct of their spectators at competitions.
- must be represented at all scheduled practices, games and other events.
- may not hold “closed practices,” i.e., coaches are to engage in games or sports activities with minors only in the presence of other adults, or in a place openly accessible/visible to others.
- are expected to demonstrate behaviors that uphold the mission, values, and best practices of the school.
Note: It is recommended and encouraged to have women acting as head or assistant coaches in girls’ sports. When a girls’ team is coached by men only, it is required that a woman 18 years of age or older be associated with the team, and in attendance at all practices and games. In the case of a woman coaching a boys’ team, it is required that a man 18 years of age or older be associated with the team, and is in attendance at all practices and games.
PARENTS’ SUPPORT FOR COACHES/COACHES’ EXPECTATIONS OF PARENTS
All parents at MRS are expected to respect the coach’s authority delegated to him or her, whether the coach is a parent volunteer or not. A coach can remove a child from the team due to the child’s attitude and lack of cooperation as well as the parents’ attitude and lack of cooperation. Parents need to work with the coach for the betterment of their child and the team. Generally, parents need to attend meeting, address concerns in a respectful manner, pay fees and/or return uniforms (unsoiled) on time, etc. Therefore, to be supportive, parents need to cooperate, collaborate, follow the coach’s directives and deadlines, and be respectful in their interactions with their child’s coaches as they are expected to model exemplary behavior for our student athletes.
