High School Athletics Power Point - Barnegat Township School District
High School Athletics Power Point - Barnegat Township School District
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<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Mr. John Germano, MAEd<br />
Director of <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Supervisor of Health & Physical Education K-12<br />
<strong>Barnegat</strong> <strong>Township</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
Mr. Wayne Wedderman, Jr, MAEd, ATC<br />
Head Athletic Trainer<br />
Wellness Committee Coordinator<br />
<strong>Barnegat</strong> <strong>Township</strong> <strong>School</strong>s
<strong>Barnegat</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Member of the National Federation of <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s (NFHS), New Jersey State<br />
Interscholastic Athletic Association<br />
(NJSIAA and Shore Conference of <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s<br />
First Varsity Sports offered in 2005<br />
Full Varsity Program in 2006<br />
Offers 35 programs<br />
Programs are offered at various levels.<br />
– Varsity<br />
– Junior Varsity<br />
– Freshman<br />
Programs offered in Fall, Spring and<br />
Winter Seasons
Programs Offered by BHS Athletic<br />
Department<br />
FALL WINTER SPRING<br />
FOOTBALL BOYS' BASKETBALL SOFTBALL<br />
BOYS' SOCCER GIRLS' BASKETBALL BOYS' TENNIS<br />
GIRLS' SOCCER WRESTLING BOYS' GOLF<br />
FIELD HOCKEY BOYS' SWIMMING GIRLS' GOLF<br />
BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS' SWIMMING BOYS' TRACK<br />
GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY BOYS' BOWLING GIRLS' TRACK<br />
GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL GIRLS' BOWLING GIRLS' LACROSSE<br />
GIRLS' TENNIS WINTER TRACK BOYS' LACROSSE<br />
GIRLS' GYMNASTICS CHEERLEADING BASEBALL<br />
CHEERLEADING DANCE TEAM BOYS' VOLLEYBALL<br />
DANCE TEAM<br />
OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED<br />
CHALLENGER LEAGUE<br />
WEIGHT ROOM<br />
MARCHING BAND<br />
COLOR GUARD
HS VS Middle <strong>School</strong> Vs Rec. Sports<br />
Recreation Sports<br />
– Introduction of sports<br />
– Teaching and development of basic sports skills and sense of<br />
sportsmanship<br />
– Begin to introduced more intermediate skills as students mature and<br />
master basics<br />
– Prepare students for next level<br />
Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
– Introduction of sports<br />
– Further teaching and development of basic sports skills and sense of<br />
sportsmanship<br />
– Begin to introduced more intermediate skills as students mature and<br />
master basics<br />
– Prepare students for next level<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
– Introduction of intermediate and advanced sports<br />
– Further teaching and development of sports skills and sense of<br />
sportsmanship<br />
– Begin to introduced more advance skills as students mature and<br />
master basics and intermediate skills.<br />
– Introduce advance team strategies<br />
– Prepare students for next level or life after sports
Varsity vs. JV vs. Freshman<br />
Freshman<br />
– Only freshman are allowed to participate<br />
– Develop skills to advance to next level<br />
Junior Varsity<br />
– Any grade can participate<br />
– Further develop and refine skills to advance to<br />
Varsity level<br />
Varsity<br />
– Any grade can participate<br />
– <strong>High</strong>est level of competition in <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
– Teams compete for Division, Conference, and<br />
State Championships
Eligibility<br />
All students must meet the Eligibility<br />
requirements of the NJSIAA.<br />
Requirements vary by season and<br />
grade level of student.<br />
Specific information can be found at<br />
www.NJSIAA.org or by contacting<br />
the Athletic Department.
Student<br />
Expectations/Responsibility<br />
Follow all rules of the NJSIAA, Shore Conference<br />
and <strong>Barnegat</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />
Hold themselves to the highest level of<br />
sportsmanship at all times.<br />
Embrace the values of good sportsmanship and<br />
should lead by example by demonstrating fairness,<br />
respect and self-control both on and off the field.<br />
Provide all necessary paperwork signed by the<br />
parent to the Athletic Department in timely manner<br />
Maintain <strong>High</strong> Academic Achievement<br />
<strong>Barnegat</strong> Student Athlete Code of Conduct can be<br />
found at Athletic Section of<br />
www.barnegatschools.com
Parent<br />
Expectations/Responsibility<br />
Adhere to all the rules of the NJSIAA,<br />
Shore Conference and <strong>Barnegat</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Positive support of student athletes<br />
Provide all necessary paperwork<br />
signed by the parent to the Athletic<br />
Department in timely manner<br />
Be positive role models for students<br />
both on and off the field
Coach<br />
Expectations/Responsibility<br />
Be positive role models for students both<br />
on and off the field<br />
Teach and develop sport skills of student<br />
athletes.<br />
Provide safe and organized practices.<br />
Provide environment for students to excel<br />
both athletically and academically<br />
Continually attend workshops and clinics<br />
to stay up to date with all current trends<br />
and requirements for their sports.
Health Services for BHS Student<br />
Athletes<br />
Athletic Training Services<br />
Pre Participation Physical<br />
<strong>School</strong> Accident Insurance<br />
Referral List of local Physicians and<br />
Therapist
What is a Certified Athletic<br />
Trainer<br />
Certified athletic trainers (ATCs) are unique health care providers who<br />
specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of<br />
injuries and illnesses that occur to athletes and the physically active.<br />
(Provided by the National Athletic Trainers Association)<br />
Specialist in Sports Medicine in Injury prevention, injury assessment,<br />
injury treatment, Injury rehabilitation, protective tapping and padding.<br />
Over 70 percent of current certified athletic trainers in New Jersey hold<br />
advanced degrees.<br />
New Jersey certified athletic trainers are licensed healthcare providers by<br />
the State Board of Medical Examiners. <strong>High</strong> school athletic trainers are<br />
also certificated through the New Jersey Department of Education.<br />
Knowledge includes anatomy and physiology, injury/illness assessment,<br />
therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, pharmacology and nutrition.<br />
Certified athletic trainers must maintain Certification in CPR and AED
Athletic Training Services<br />
Certified Athletic Trainer available before, during and after<br />
practices and home games.<br />
Fully equipped Athletic Training Room to provide treatment,<br />
evaluation and rehabilitation of injuries.<br />
Preventative taping, padding and treatment.<br />
Skin checks.<br />
Consultations for injury prevention exercise programs.<br />
If injury needs evaluation by a physician, if needed referral list of<br />
possible physicians and other health care providers will be<br />
provided. The list of providers works very closely with the<br />
<strong>Barnegat</strong> Sports Medicine Program to provide the best quality of<br />
care to the students involved.<br />
<strong>School</strong> project resource.
Pre Participation Physical<br />
Must be completed and approved by the<br />
school nurse or certified athletic trainer<br />
and school physician before any student<br />
can participate in any mandatory<br />
practices, scrimmages or games.<br />
Physicals are good for one calendar year<br />
(365 days).<br />
Physicals are offered every Summer at<br />
BHS for students interested in athletics.
<strong>School</strong> Accident Insurance<br />
When a student is injured, student/parent should inform the coach and the<br />
Certified Athletic Trainer as soon as possible in order for all forms to be filed in<br />
a timely manner.<br />
Bollinger Insurance Solutions provides coverage on an EXCESS BASIS.<br />
– Those medical expenses, which are NOT payable by your own personal or<br />
group insurance, are eligible for coverage under this policy up to the limits.<br />
Please follow the instructions for filing a claim.<br />
All claims must be mailed by parent to Bollinger within 90 days of the date of<br />
the accident.<br />
If you do not have your own personal insurance, please let Bollinger know when<br />
you call and they will give you the number for Consumer Health Network who<br />
will work with you to get providers who will accept the negotiated rate.<br />
A copy of the accident report and the Bollinger Claim form is sent home for all<br />
injuries that are reported that need a physician evaluation.<br />
Instructions for filing a claim are included<br />
All questions regarding benefits must be directed to Bollinger at the number<br />
provided on the claim form.
Physician Visits<br />
We are continuously developing relationships<br />
with various health care providers in the area to<br />
help care for our students in the Athletic<br />
Department.<br />
<strong>School</strong> Physician, Orthopeadic physicians, Sports<br />
Medicine Specialists, Physical Therapists, etc.<br />
If a student sees a physician for any reason a<br />
note for return to play from the a physician needs<br />
to be presented before returning to any practice<br />
or game. The note must be approved by the<br />
school nurse, certified athletic trainer and school<br />
physician.
NJSIAA Steroid Testing<br />
2005 Governor Cody signed Executive Order 72, which directed the New Jersey,<br />
Department of Education and the NJSIAA to develop and implement a program<br />
of random testing for steroids and other performance enhancing substances<br />
NJSIAA mandate.<br />
– The NJSIAA is the state organization that governs high school athletics.<br />
– Must sign in order to be eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics<br />
Any person who tests positive in an NJSIAA-administered test, or any person<br />
who refuses to provide a testing sample, or any person who reports his or her<br />
own violation, will immediately forfeit his or her eligibility to participate in<br />
NJSIAA competition for a period of one year from the date of the test.<br />
Any such person will also forfeit any individual honor earned while in violation.<br />
No person who tests positive, refuses to provide a test sample, or who reports<br />
his or her own violation will resume eligibility until he or she has undergone<br />
counseling and produced a negative test result.<br />
Banned Substance list. Not random list. Similar to the NCAA list.<br />
More information can be found at www.njsiaa.org
NJSIAA CONCUSSION POLICY<br />
STATEMENT<br />
Parents/guardians of a student-athlete, who participates in interscholastic athletics,<br />
shall receive on an annual basis, per each year the student-athlete participates, a<br />
concussion informational sheet.<br />
The student-athlete and their parents/guardians shall sign one copy of the<br />
informational sheet acknowledging the receipt of this information.<br />
These forms are to be given to the proper authorities in the school district prior to<br />
the student-athlete initiating involvement in athletics. Failure to comply with the<br />
provision of this shall preclude the student-athlete from participating in athletics<br />
related to the desired sport.<br />
ANNUAL TRAINING RELATED TO CONCUSSION:<br />
– Coaches, athletic trainers, and physicians employed by the school district should have<br />
concussion training annually<br />
– Officials should receive annual training from their chapters.<br />
RETURN-TO-PLAY GUIDELINES<br />
– A student-athlete who is suspected of sustaining or who has sustained a concussion and/or<br />
has become unconscious during an athletic event shall not return-to-play until (s)he meets all<br />
of the following criteria:<br />
1. Immediate removal from play and no return-to-play that day.<br />
2. Medical evaluation by appropriate medical personnel to determine the<br />
presence/absence of concussion.<br />
3. Student-athlete diagnosed by a physician with a concussion complete a symptom-free<br />
week initiated on the first asymptomatic day before initiating a graduated return-to-play<br />
exercise protocol. The student-athlete must be monitored during this time period for any<br />
reoccurrence of concussion symptoms.<br />
More information can be found at www.njsiaa.org
Coaching Professional<br />
Development<br />
All coaches are certified in CPR/AED<br />
All coaches take a course in Concussion<br />
Awareness<br />
Other courses and training include:<br />
– Blood-borne Pathogens<br />
– Asthma<br />
– Diabetes<br />
– Epi Pen<br />
– Positive Coaching<br />
– First Aid<br />
– Various Sport Related Workshops and Clinics
A Parents Guide to Student<br />
Athlete Health Care<br />
Located on the Wellness section of the<br />
www.barnegatschools.com<br />
Provided to give parents a basic guide to follow to help<br />
understand some of the most common injuries and<br />
conditions that happen during athletic participation.<br />
Nothing in the guide or on our website is intended to take<br />
the place of the advice of a health care professional.<br />
The information available is intended to help our students,<br />
parents and community members understand the injuries<br />
that unfortunately go hand and hand with sports<br />
participation.
Wellness Tips<br />
Located at the Wellness section of<br />
www.barnegatschools.com<br />
Include various topics of interest for<br />
the Students, Staff, Parents and all of<br />
the Community.<br />
Provide by the BTSD Wellness<br />
Committee.
Additional Websites<br />
<strong>Barnegat</strong> <strong>Township</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
– www.barnegatschools.com<br />
Shore Conference of <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
– www.shoreconference.com<br />
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association<br />
– www.njsiaa.org<br />
National Federation of <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
– www.nfhs.org<br />
National Athletic Trainers’ Association<br />
– www.nata.org<br />
Athletic Trainers Society of New Jersey<br />
– www.atsnj.org<br />
National Collegiate Athletic Association<br />
– www.ncaa.org<br />
Athletic Office Contact Info<br />
– John Germano, AD jgermano@btsk12.com<br />
– Wayne Wedderman, ATC wwedderman@btsk12.com