Role of The Student Athlete

All eligible student athletes are encouraged to participate in the various C.Y.A.A. activities. Students who choose to participate in C.Y.A.A. activities must make a commitment to their team. To play on a C.Y.A.A. school team is both a privilege and responsibility. To practice and play takes a number of after school hours, and the student's usual grades must be maintained or the privilege of playing a sport will often be taken away from him/her. When a player is suspended from a team, the teammates as well as the player are affected. Any player who chooses to play on a team owes it to his/her coach and teammates as well as himself/herself to remain on the team until the conclusion of the season.

Any student athlete participating in a C.Y.A.A. activity is expected to:

• 1. Give fully of himself/herself during practice and games.
• 2. Be accepting of his/her honest mistakes.
• 3. Strive to win without placing undue pressure on self or teammates.
• 4. Recognize and respect the strengths and weaknesses of teammates.
• 5. Exhibit sportsmanship at all times - - being a good winner as well as a good loser.
• 6. Accept the guidance of coaches.
• 7. Respect the decisions of officials and umpires.
• 8. Refrain from offensive language and actions.
• 9. Maintain academic standards as delineated by his/her school of enrollment.
• 10. Demonstrate that he/she has health and/or student accident insurance.