Important Procedures for Sport – Communication, Absences and Wet Weather

Remember!

Do not miss any important sports information! Please make sure you check Schoology messages, emails, Facebook AND the sports updates in the newsletter. The sports update always contains fixtures and registration information so you should never miss a registration.

Absences from Sport

What to Do When You Are Not Able to Make Training or a Game

On the rare occasions that it may be necessary for a player to miss training or a competition, please follow the below instructions.

• If the inability to attend is known in advance, a written explanation (email) from the player’s parent/carer is to be given to the coach and Sports Department in advance. This notice should be given as early as possible.
• If the player is absent from school on the day of training or on competition day, the player’s parent/carer is asked to advise the coach and Sports Department of their daughter’s absence from training or the game.
• Do not ask friends or teammates to give your coach the message.
• Do give as much notice as possible.
• If there is a clash with another sport or school event, please speak with the Sports Department to determine which game/event you should attend.

Please note: Continued failure to attend training or competitions without a timely written explanation is unacceptable and may jeopardise the player’s continued involvement in sport.

A member of the Sports Department will contact parents/carers of students whose non-attendance at training or games is not notified in the correct manner.

Pockets are only awarded to students who have attended at least 80% of training and games.

MLC School has a NO TRAIN, DON’T EXPECT TO PLAY policy. This means if a student misses training for any reason, they should not expect to get game time during the next scheduled match. The amount of game time given to students after a missed training will be at the coach’s discretion.

Wet Weather

What do I do if it is Wet Weather?

If you are playing an IPSHA Sport, please use this link to take you to the IPSHA Wet Weather site. Once on the site, select your venue and there will be a notification if your venue is closed. IPSHA normally makes a decision by 7am.

If you are playing an IGSSA Sport, visit this website. The IGSSA website will let you know if your venue is closed or open.

For Santa Sabina Basketball and Volleyball use the Santa Sabina Sport Twitter link.

When possible, we will also post the cancellations on our Sport Facebook page.

On all occasions, it is each individual’s responsibility to check the wet weather information. The Sports Department, coaches and managers are not always in a position to relay any game cancellations.

– Lisa Filby
Director of Sport