AMS Athletics

Contact Information:

Athletic Director: Sarah Iba,  sarahiba@atasusd.org                                                                                  

ASB Secretary: Reinette Caballero,  reinettecaballero@atasusd.org

Athletics Clearance Process

Parents AND student-athletes must complete the following steps in order to be cleared to participate in AMS athletics. This includes tryouts and practices. THESE PROCEDURES MUST BE RE-DONE EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.

1. PRINT and COMPLETE the AMS Athletics Clearance Packet:

       a. Complete CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN ADVANCE OF NEED (page 1) and HEALTH SCREENING (page 2, with your physician). 

       b. AMS ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PACKET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE (page 3): READ ONLY the "AMS PARENT/ATHLETE CONTRACT 25-26" and "AMS Social Media Agreement 25-26" and SIGN the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE (page 3). 

2. Return the completed 3 pages of the AMS Athletics Clearance Packet to Reinette Caballero, ASB Secretary.

3. Get a copy of your ORANGE CARD (this is the first page of the Clearance packet - Emergency Contact Info and Release to Treat) from Ms. Reinette PRIOR to your first TRYOUT/PRACTICE date. STUDENT-ATHLETES must give this ORANGE CARD to the coach prior to trying out!

Athletic Eligibility

ATTENDANCE:

Students in extracurricular activities such as athletics, cheer, robotics, and drama productions must meet attendance guidelines in order to participate. These steps are being taken to ensure students have every opportunity to be successful in school and maintain their academic eligibility. 

Student-athletes are expected to maintain 90% positive attendance. 90% positive attendance is defined as attending 90% of the class PERIODS of the school year up to that point (or no more than 10% unexcused absent periods). Also, three unexcused tardies = one unexcused period absence. 

If a student fails to meet attendance eligibility guidelines they will not be allowed to compete/perform immediately upon receiving the attendance report. Student-athlete and parent will be notified by an Administrator or Athletic Director that they are ineligible and may be placed on an Attendance/Behavior Contract. It is the student-athlete's parent’s responsibility to clear their attendance.

ACADEMICS:

Student-athletes are required to maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA AND NO F grade marks on all grade checks and semester report cards to be eligible for athletic participation. Student-athletes receiving below a 2.0 GPA and/or one or more Fs on any grade check shall be ineligible for participation until the GPA is raised. 

If grades drop below the required 2.0 GPA and/or one or more Fs, the student-athlete may be placed on Academic Probation, at the discretion of Administration. Depending on the terms of Academic Probation, Student-athletes may be required to miss practices or games, complete Daily Grade Checks and/or attend Homework Club after school. With their coach’s approval, he/she may also sit on the bench or stand on the sidelines at home games only.

CITIZENSHIP:

Student-athletes who have behavioral issues on campus, either in or out of the classroom, may have their playing time reduced, lose their starting position or may be suspended or removed from the team. Any student with a suspension during the season may also have an extended activity suspension determined by administration. This means a student-athlete may or may not practice and may not compete. Student-athlete and parent will be notified by an Administrator or Athletic Director that they are ineligible and may be placed on an Attendance/Citizenship Contract.

SCHOOL POLICIES:

All school rules and policies, as stated in the AMS Handbook, must be followed. This includes the CELL PHONE POLICY (OFF and AWAY). Cell phones should remain OFF and AWAY during school-sponsored athletics events, including traveling on the bus, on school sites before and after home and away games, etc. Please also refer to the STUDENT-ATHLETE SOCIAL MEDIA AGREEMENT.

 All disciplinary action taken by the administration for an infraction of a school policy may also affect a student-athlete's position on their AMS team.  Any suspension will affect playing time.  Example:  one day of suspension = not participating in one competition.  Student-athletes may not practice or compete during the suspended time.

ACADEMIC PROBATION and ATTENDANCE/CITIZENSHIP CONTRACT

If a student-athlete becomes ineligible for athletic participation due to academics, attendance or citizenship, they may have an opportunity to return to eligibility by completing Academic Probation or Attendance/Citizenship Contract. These contracts are determined by the administration, athletic director, parent, student-athlete and coach. Each student-athlete may only use ONE Academic Probation and/or Attendance/Citizenship Contract PER SCHOOL YEAR, after which they become ineligible from participating in athletics.