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version here. We hope that the following pages will help you understand the policies, expectations, and obligations of being a Drill / Pom Team member at Liberty. It is very IMPORTANT that you know what is expected of you when you accept this responsibility .We are particularly stressing that members have a sense of SCHOOL PRIDE AND DEMONSTRATE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP and that this experience becomes a positive one. Being on Drill / Pom Team is HARD WORK, and the responsibility is great; however the rewards, experiences and close friendships can be well worthwhile. Good Luck. We look forward to a SUPERIOR year with the Liberty High School Drill / Pom Team.
Sincerely, Liberty Drill / Pom Team Coaches
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL DRILL / POM TEAM PHILOSOPHY The Liberty High School Drill / Pom Team is a first class organization. It is run with the highest expectations of its members and Coaches. It is our intention to perform to the best of our ability, and to aim for the perfect performance at every pep assembly, game and competition. We will work to increase poise, coordination, flexibility, confidence, loyalty, pride, responsibility, intelligence and good sportsmanship. As a member of the Drill / Pom Team, you are now an important part of a winning tradition. This team belongs to you, and its success will be the result of your hard work and dedication. 1. We are goal-oriented. Team and personal goals are set at the beginning of each school year and are continuously evaluated; Past goals have included team unity, team pride and a more comprehensive knowledge of the routines. 2. We expect commitment. First to the team as a whole, second to yourself. This commitment is to work towards team and personal goals. Every team member must attend all team practices, performances, competitions, and clinics- regardless of whether she is performing. When a member misses a practice she inconveniences the rest of the team, therefore, it is her responsibility to make lost time by meeting with a team member PRIOR to the next practice. 3. In order for practices and performances to be as effective as possible, it is imperative that personal differences not be brought to Drill / Pom Team and that they are constructively resolved in a timely manner. Every decision you make will have a direct impact on your teammates. This is a tremendous responsibility by itself, but in order for us to be successful, the TEAM MUST COME FIRST. 4. Academics are high priority. All of our performers are student athletes. This means they are students FIRST and athletes SECOND. If at any time a team member's grades are in danger, she w ill be put on academic probation until her grades improve. 5. Always conduct yourself with pride as your actions at all times reflect on the rest of the team. Remember that you are a part of a FIRST CLASS TEAM, and behave accordingly. 6. Appearance is important. Personal cleanliness is of the utmost importance. This means a clean body, clean hair, clothing and uniform. Each member should take pride in her appearance in order to promote a positive Drill / Pom Team image.
These are the traits we saw in you that we expect from all our
members.
TEAM I. the Liberty Drill / Pom Team shall consist of 2 Coaches, Officers and members. II. Drill / Pom Team Officers positions will be selected each year by the Coaches and team members based on the size of the team. Other officer positions which may be adopted as deemed appropriate by the Coaches. Officers will be selected by a procedure determined by the Coaches and are on probations for three months, starting the month they became an officer. After the probation period an officer can still be removed from office by the Coaches for not fulfilling her officers position or for failure to follow the rules as well as following below the academic qualifications. III. The Drill / Pom Team members shall consist of any number of qualified girls as determined by the Executive Board (Coaches and officers). < /SPAN>Member qualification will be determined by a Drill / Pom Team tryout procedure as defined by the Executive Board. COACHES The Coaches shall be the Chairman of the Executive Board and will have final say over all Liberty Drill / Pom Team decisions. Communication is most important; therefore all officers shall work very closely with the Coaches. All team activities will be coordinated through the Coaches. The responsibilities of the Coaches include:
CAPTAIN(S) The Captain shall have 2 consecutive years prior Liberty Drill / Pom ,Team experience and will be determined by a procedure as determined by the Coaches and members based on her skill, leadership, grades, attitude and attendance of the previous year. The Captain must have accumulated less than 3 demerits in the prior year. The Captain should be a TA if possible and should take a leadership class if it can fit into her schedule. The responsibilities of the Captain are:
CO-CAPTAIN(S) The Co-Captain shall have 2 consecutive years prior Liberty Drill / Pom Team experience and will be determined by a procedure as determined by the Coaches based on her skill, leadership, grades, attitude and attendance of the previous year. The Co-Captain must have accumulated less than 3 demerits in the prior year. The responsibilities of the Co-Captain are:
To assist the Captain in developing and teaching the tryout routine (in April or May) to those trying out for the following year team. LIEUTENANT SECRETARY/TREASURER & SPECIAL EVENTS The Lieutenant Secretary/Treasurer position will be determined appropriate by the Coaches. If this office is required, the Lieutenant Secretary/Treasurer / Special Events shall have 1 year prior Liberty Drill / Pom Team experience and no more then 3 demerits the prior year will be determined by a procedure as determined by the Coaches based on her skill, leadership, attitude and attendance of the previous year. The responsibilities of the Lieutenant Secretary/Treasurer are:
TRYOUT ROUTINE All "NEW" Officers are responsible for developing and teaching the try-out routine for the following year. TERMINATION OF OFFICE In the event that an officer is terminated or quits, the Coaches will determine how the vacated office will be filled. OFFICER'S PROBATION Officers are on probation for three months starting the month they become an officer. After the probation period an officer can still be removed from office by the Coaches for not fulfilling her officer's position or for failure to follow all the rules or meet academic requirements. There will be another handbook JUST for officers. AWARD BANQUET All officers must make individual team awards for presentation at the Drill / Pom Team Awards Banquet. DRILL / POM TEAM MEMBERS 1. FINANCIAL Cost of uniform varies from year to year. Fund Raisers are done to help pay for State Conference. All Uniform payments and fees must be paid before the first Performance as well as all State payments needs to be paid before going to State Conference. 2. ATTITUDE Each member is expected to be pleasant, positive, cheerful, willing to work towards positive team development, promote Liberty Drill / Pom Team and demonstrate good sportsmanship. 3. ACADEMIC Each member must be passing all classes and must maintain a 2.3 or better accumulative grade point, Officers must stay at a 2.5 or better GPA to hold a leadership position. Grades will be checked by the Liberty Athletic Director or upon the request of the Coaches.
4. ATTENDANCE Each member must have good attendance both in school and at practice. Quality of performance is based on quality and quantity of practice.
5. RULES Each member must commit to and follow all Drill / Pom Team rules as she is always a representative of Liberty High School.
6. HEALTH / INJURIES Drill / Pom Team is a very demanding sport as are countless others: football gymnastics soccer etc. There will be demands on your bodies and muscles all year long. It is imperative that you use the 15 minutes at the beginning of practice to warm up (and cool down if needed). You will be given numerous breaks thought practice you may use that time to stretch out further. The Coaches and officers make up the routines with in the Guidelines under which we compete which are the WIAA, as well as the Issaquah School District. We understand that some members may have certain limitations and we will do our best to accommodate those limitations. But we must also keep in mind the criteria in which we are judged including difficulty, level changes, and continues movement to name a few. Please remember we will never ask one girl to do something that no other member is doing or is capable of. Drill / Pom team is an elective activity and we as coaches or the Issaquah school district are in no way responsible for injuries received at practices or performances and competitions. 7. TERMINATION If a member decides to quit, they must submit their resignation in writing to the Coaches. The Coaches will hold the written resignation for three days before it becomes final. The member may rescind their resignation during this three day waiting period. Upon completion of the three day waiting period, the team will be notified of the member resignation and the written notice may be read to the entire team if deemed appropriate by the Coaches. Once resignation is accepted, that member can no longer wear any part of her Drill / Pom Team uniform to any school related function without prior permission. 8. SEASON Drill / Pom Team season runs from April or May (try-outs) to State Conference which is usually held in March. March is District and State Month. You must be at all practices which includes every Saturday during March practice times. 9. UNIFORMS The cost of the uniform varies from year to year and must be paid for in full before they will be issued or you will be able to compete in any competition. We get new uniforms every year because in competition we must look like one on the floor and changes in dye lot from year to year may have an effect on how the uniforms match. Sweaters and shoes need to be cleaned after every performance and skirts as needed. LETTERING QUALIFICATIONS A. A member must participate (or attend if injured) in the Washington State Drill / Pom Team Conference. & state B. A member must participate (or attend if injured) in at least 90% of all practices, performances and fund raisers. C. If you don't qualify to letter and you make the team the following year, you will get 2 chevrons for your uniform, but you will only get a first year letter if you qualify the following year.
FINACIAL EXPECTATIONS A. Each member will be expected to purchase and maintain her own uniform every year. Cost will vary from year to y ear, but will range from $550-$650 for a sweater, shell, skirt, shoes, socks, briefs, pompons, hair pieces, team bag team sweat suites. She will also be required to purchase knee pads for practice. Additional items required during the year will include:
B. Each member is responsible for her own belongings and should keep everything locked up or in a safe place during practice. The school and the Coaches are no t responsible for lost articles. C. Each member will be expected to attend all of the practices and be on time. Practice is normally after school; however it is often juggled from week to week. Ever y effort will be made to notify members of practice time and place if changed from normal. An absence or tardiness will not be excused without a written note, email or phone call from parent filed with the Coaches within 3 days of absence or tardiness. D. Each member is expected to attend any Drill / Pom Team classes conducted or attended by the team. E. The team is expected to take advantage of any opportunity to provide service to their school and community. F. Each member is expected to promote Drill / Pom Team in a positive manner by thought, word, and deed. G. The School District expects all students involved in co-curricular programs to be in attendance all periods during the day to be eligible to participate in practice, games, meets, rehearsals, concerts, plays, performances, etc. Therefore, each member must attend all classes during the days required before a performance or have any absences excused by the methods mentioned above. Each member MUST be at practice 3 days before a game and 5 days before a competition or else she will not perform. NO SCHOOL, NO DRILL / POM TEAM. Waivers may be granted for medical and dental appointments or legal court appearance if pre-approved by the Coaches and/or Athletic Director. H. Drill / Pom Team members are expected to demonstrate good sportsmanship at all times. ABSENCES AND TARDINESS Absences and tardiness require a written note, email or phone call from parent or legal guardian within three days. All notes MUST be dated and give a reason for absence. Pre-arranged absences -If you know that you can not be at a practice or performance, you must notify the Coaches in writing, email or phone call a minimum of 3 days before the absence occurs and it will be considered an excused absence. Failure to give proper notice will be an unexcused absence and will cause issue of .5 demerit. Sicknesses, vacation, teacher assistance after school, or medical appointments are the only valid excuses for absence or tardiness from practice or fund raisers. After school teacher assistance will require a note from the teacher and must be limited to 30 minutes. This is just in effect for those practices right after school. NO teacher help will be excused if practice starts at 4:30pm. Dr. Appointments should be scheduled outside of drill practice time if at all possible and will require a note from parent or legal guardian. If you are home sick and are not at school you must not attend practice that day. The school absence list will be checked to verify who is eligible to practice. If you are involved in any other Liberty after school clubs, it will be unexcused. Exceptions: Math Club, Honor Society, DECA, Choir, and Band (not to exceed twice a month and you must have a note from Club Coaches and the absence from Drill / Pom Team must be pre approved by the Drill / Pom Team Coaches.) If you can not attend practice, you must notify a Coach. If you are at school and do not go to practice that day, the Coaches will call your guardian to check on your absence.
DEMERIT SYSTEM A. When an officer gives you a demerit you will sign the demerit notice and it will be given to the Coaches to file and track number of demerits. Demerits are given for just cause. Just cause includes, but is not limited to:
SUSPENSION A member may be suspended for
The Coaches will let the Drill / Pom Team member know when they have 3.5 demerits. When the member has 4 demerits or is suspended she will be given a written notification of when the suspension begins and when it ends. A copy will be retained for Drill / Pom Team files. If there is a performance during the week of the suspension, the Drill / Pom Team member will forfeit the privilege of performing. In the event that there is more than one performance in that one week, the Drill / Pom Team member will only miss one of the performances as determined by the Coaches. If there is no performance in the week of suspension, the Drill / Pom Team member will forfeit performing at the next possible performance. If on academic probation, the member will dress down and practice but will not be able to perform until her grades have improved. She will wear team sweats to all performances. TERMINATION If a member is terminated from the Drill / Pom Team, she may not wear her Drill / Pom Team uniform to any Drill / Pom Team Functions. A member may be terminated from the Drill / Pom Team for just cause. Just cause includes, but is not limited to กค Drinking alcoholic beverages or using drugs at Drill / Pom Team or Drill / Pom Team related activities. Issaquah School District Policy will be followed as well as termination from the Drill / Pom Team, กค In addition to termination from Drill / Pom Team, the Issaquah School District Policy will be followed for a second offense of possession of cigarettes, liquor, or chemical substance. กค Accumulation of 4 demerits per quarter กค GPA stays below a 2.3 after 6 weeks of academic probation DRILL / POM TEAM MEMBERSHIP RULES 1. Each member must be present and on time for all practices and meetings. 2. Each member must attend additional practices or meetings and classes when necessary. 3. Each member must show responsibilities toward self-neatness and cleanliness. 4. Each member should discuss all arguments with the Coaches, Captain or Co-Captain 5. The Coaches, Captain or Co-Captain must be informed by the member prior to practice, meetings and performances if not able to attend. (Leaving School due to illness included, (leave a note in the Coaches mailbox in the main office or tell a Drill / Pom Team Officer). 6. All absence and tardy notes must be given to the Coaches within 3 days. These notes must be filed with the Coaches and retained. The Coaches may waiver an absence or tardy. 7. The Coaches, Captain, Co-Captain is authorized to give out demerits. 8. An accurate record of demerits, absences, and tardies will be kept. 9. Each member must participate (or attend if injured) in 90% of the fund raising projects and performances in order to letter. 10. Each member must participate in all pep assembly or spirit-raising programs decided upon. 11. Each member must wear the entire uniform when decided upon by the Coaches and Captains. 12. Practice times and dates of performances are subject to change. *Calendars will be handed out as necessary or will be available on the liberty Drill / Pom Team website and updated weekly during the drill teams regular season and should be checked at least weekly if not more often for changes to the schedule 13. Any member that fails to attend and fully participate in anyone of the last three practices before a non-competition performance IE. Football or basketball game, school assembly etc.) Or anyone of the last five practices before a competition performance IE. Sonics, Salmon Day parade, Invitational competitions, State Conference, will not be allowed at |
Directing the activities of the team
in compliance with school policies and the best interest of the
whole team.