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INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC PROGRAM
The following forms have been approved for the 2009-2010 school year. They may be printed and used as needed. They are the some of the forms found in the appendix of the Athletics Policies and Procedures manual.
Xavier High School is a member of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and is therefore bound by all rules of that organization. Xavier competes in the Southern Connecticut Conference. Mr. Anthony Jaskot, Director of Athletics; Mr. Tim Kohs, the Assistant Director of Athletics; and a competent coaching staff supervise interscholastic sports on varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen levels. Sports Information night is held for parents of athletes prior to the beginning of each season.
Xavier offers a wide variety of interscholastic sports each season:
Eligibility: Students who fail more than one course at the end of a marking period may not participate in extracurricular activities of any kind for the entire next marking period, with the time of the ineligibility beginning on the day grades are reported to the school office. Extracurricular activities are defined as any and all school-supervised activities in which the participation constitutes a significant expenditure of time (sports, organized clubs, plays, intramurals, organized weight-lifting, etc.) Ineligibility does not pertain to dances, proms, retreats, or community service. Parents desiring to have their sons become ineligible may do so by notifying Mr. A.T. Gargano or Mr. Donohue. At any time during the year, teachers may submit to Mr. A.T. Gargano or Mr. Donohue the names of any students they think should become ineligible because of studies or poor attitude. A meeting will be called with the student's teacher to determine his status.
Physical Exams: Any student trying out for any team must have a physical examination after June 1st of the current school year by his private physician. The athletic director and school nurse will see to it that sports physicals are scheduled prior to each season for athletes unable to have a private physical.
Insurance: Xavier High School has non-duplicating insurance. For any athletic injury, a parent must first make claim against his or her own insurance. The school insurance covers what the parent's insurance does not. Forms are available in the business office.
Intramurals: Xavier also offers an extensive intramural program for its students including basketball, golf, volleyball, weight training and conditioning, wrestling, mountain biking and ping pong. Offerings vary each year based on student interest.
Player Participation in more than one sport: C.I.A.C regulations, which prohibit player participation in more than one sport per season, govern in this area. In addition, a boy who makes a team after the final cut cannot withdraw from one team during a sport's season to become a member of another team except by mutual consent of the coaches nor may he join an existing intramural team.
Absenteeism: Any day a student is absent from school, he is ineligible to play in an athletic contest. He should neither report for practice nor dress for the game. Any student reporting to school after the start of period 3 or leaving school before the end of period 5/5A will not be allowed to participate in any athletic practice or game. Any student who is truant may be declared ineligible to play in his next athletic contest. A student who is absent due to illness on Friday will not be eligible to play in a contest on Saturday without the approval of the athletic director or his assistant after consultation with the coach.
Practice Time: After school practices for freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity teams begin no earlier than 3:30 p.m. and should conclude after a maximum practice time of 2 ½ hours. Student athletes should be ready to leave the school property by 6:30 p.m. Changes and exceptions to this rule will be announced. Please note that practice times for teams practicing off campus are determined by the availability of the venue. There will be no practice sessions on Sundays or the following major holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve (after 12 noon), Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, and Memorial Day. Any exception to these policies will be made by the Principal.
Postponements: Athletic events requiring cancellation/postponement due to inclement weather will be determined after 1:30 p.m. and posted on our website as well as the CIAC website www.casciac.org.
Athletic Event Cancellation Policy
Cancellations and/or postponements of athletic events will be determined after 1:30 p.m. on the day of the event and posted on the homepage of the website under announcements. Please do not call the main office for this information, if at all possible.