St. John Bosco Track & Field Team Rules

1) Practice: PRACTICE IS MANDATORY!
Each athlete is expected to attend all practices.
Practice takes place daily (including Saturdays).
There will be practice during Easter break (April 13th – April 23rd). There will be a practice schedule handed out later.
In the case of rain, we will practice. If you have a valid reason for missing practice, you must notify Coach McIntosh prior to the start of practice.
If you are in football then you must do your weight lifting in the morning, you must be at Track practice after school no exceptions.
Practice starts at 2:50, you should be on time, and if you are repeatedly late it will be treated like a missed practice.
THOSE WHO FAIL TO FOLLOW THESE RULES COULD BE HELD OUT OF A TRACK MEET!

IF YOU MISS 7 PRACTICES EITHER EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED YOU MAY BE DISMISSED FROM THE TEAM.

2) Uniforms: Team uniforms & sweats are to be worn at all competitions. If you want to wear bike tights under your shorts they must be navy blue
THIS YEAR ALL ATHLETES WILL PURCHASE THEIR SWEATS.
Athletes are to step off the bus wearing sweat top & bottom. All t-shirts should be tucked in, no hats (except Bosco caps), no jewelry (C.I.F rule). You are there to compete!

3) Meet day: Every athlete will travel to our away meets on the bus, if there is a problem, please see Coach McIntosh. You are allowed to go home with your parents only! If you are in a carpool with someone else on the team please notify Coach McIntosh before the meet.
We will have mass every morning on week day track meets! This is mandatory!
- You are allowed by C.I.F. to compete in a maximum of 4 events at a meet. The coaching staff will use the athlete’s talents to help the team.
- You can only wear your sweat top at school on meet days, NO SWEAT BOTTOMS!
- Athletes are expected to provide their own transportation to invitational meets. This allows you to leave after your last event. If you fail to compete in an invitational that you have been entered in, you will be held responsible for the entry fee.
- C.I.F. rules for uniforms: any shirt worn beneath the uniform top must be a plain white t-shirt with no pictures or writing on it. No jewelry, rubber bands (including Lance Armstrong bands), ear rings or any other visible piercing.

4) Fundraising: Every athlete will fund raise to help cover the cost for any extra equipment, banquet costs (athletes), and for league championships t-shirts if we win.
The fundraising will be raffle tickets for a “Hawaii trip” and “Carl Jrs coupon books”. Each athlete will sell a combined total of $40 in raffle tickets and coupon books. 5) Athlete responsibility: team members are expected to attend every practice, every dual meet, and every invitational they are entered in unless excused by Coach McIntosh.
All athletes should report injuries to their event area coach. (BLISTERS, SORENESS, BRUISES ARE NOT INJURIES!)
Violations of any of these team rules could lead to punishment in the form of extra running, being held out of a meet, or being dropped from the team. Anybody dropped from the team has 2 days to return all school issued uniforms or equipment.