Unless explicitly specified by the Athletic Director, parents are responsible for promptly picking child up from every practice, game, and meet from the event location. 5. Support and encourage your child in conjunction with the Cathedral athletic philosophy. 6. Resist coaching your child during game-play; instead, provide positive reinforcement and encourage- ment for your child, the team, and the opponents. 7. Attend games when possible. If you are unable to attend, remember to ask your child about his experience. Start with questions like, “How was the game?” or “Did you have fun?” or “Did you play hard?” as opposed to “Did you win or lose the game?” or “How many points did you score?” 8. Parents MUST NOT confront the coach before/after a practice and/or game. 9. Avoid discussing these topics with the coach: a. Team strategy 10. If you have a concern, please express it at the appropriate time and follow these steps: • Prior to expressing your concern about your child’s experience, have your son talk to the coach one-on-one. • If this does not resolve the problem, the parent should call the coach or Athletic Director and request a return call or face-to-face meeting with the coach. • If the situation remains unresolved, the parent should set a meeting with the Athletic Director and coach. In keeping with the Cathedral School for Boys athletic department philosophy, we organize team sports from fifth grade onwards and focus on daily physical education (P.E.) in Lower School. The purpose of this section is to recommend against younger students starting team sports outside of school—some boys will not be ready developmentally or have any interest until later. In kindergarten, for example, after-school activities at Cathedral don’t start until January to give the boys time to transition to their new school and routine. Some Lower School children may become overwhelmed if they are asked to develop team skills after a tiring day at school. These boys may prefer to strengthen friendships with peers through small play dates at playgrounds or at home with plenty of opportunity for imaginative play. However, we recognize that some families in Lower School will want to participate in team sports with their classmates, so the Athletic Director and Lower School Director have put together brief guidelines to help parents select and work with coaches for their children (available upon request). Although practices and games happen outside of Cathedral, what the boys learn about sports and the values instilled at this early b. Play calling c. Playing time d. Other student-athletes Lower School Team Sports Outside of School
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