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The word excuse has been
misused and abused. Somewhere
along the way an excuse and
actually doing what you were supposed to do have become equal.
THIS IS NOT TRUE! An
excuse is NOT the same as doing it. The
feeling that "As long as I have an excuse anything goes" is not
acceptable. There are three
specific instances when a note of
explanation will be required.
One is BEFORE an athlete can miss a vacation practice.
A note from a parent is required to confirm an out of town
trip that would cause an athlete
to miss a practice. Relatives
visiting, baby-sitting, or any other vacation activities are NOT
reasons to miss practice.
The second instance that requires a note
of explanation is when you visit a doctor.
This note from a doctor serves two purposes. First, it informs the coaching staff of exactly what is wrong
with the athlete. This can
help in determining exactly when the athlete can return to practice and
what activity would be appropriate. Also,
if the trainer is involved in rehabilitation, the note can be of great
help to the training staff. The
second purpose of the doctors note is to negate the 90% attendance
requirement in order to earn a letter.
A doctor's note will only affect the attendance percentage for the
specific dates covered by the note. The
athlete will be expected to maintain 90% attendance for all other
practices.
Finally, a note will be required from a teacher when meeting
with the teacher for any reason causes you to miss all or part of a
practice. This note should be
given to coach Onstott in advance of the practice to be missed.
"The definition of insanity is to keep doing the
same thing over and over, expecting different results."
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