
BYRON AREA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Byron Area Athletic Association
Rules & Guidelines
Cheerleading/Football are sports that
require physical conditioning. Athletes
will be required to perform muscle strengthening and conditioning
exercises. It is the athlete’s
responsibility to learn and be able to perform correctly all the material that
has been taught. Athletes, who are not
able to perform as required, may be sitting out at games until the material is
performed or learned correctly.
It is the ultimate decision of the
coaching staff and the BAAA Board to determine if the conduct or an athlete
(whether stated in the “BAAA Rules & Guidelines” or not) warrrants
disciplinary action including loss of participation time, suspension from a
practice, game, activity, or team, and/or removal from the team.
It is the ultimate decision of the
coaching staff and the BAAA Board to determine if an athlete needs to be placed
on a different team, based on specified stipulations in the “BAAA Rules &
Guidelines” and the LCAJFL rules.
An athlete cannot participate in any
other sport or activity that interferes with any BAAA practices, games, or
activities.
It is required that athletes attend every
practice, game, and activity, and meet all specified due dates on time. It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to
make sure the athlete is dressed properly for any practice, game, or
activity. Failure of any of the above
may result in loss of playing/cheering time.
Excused absences include illness,
funeral, and mandatory school functions.
Practices, games, or activities missed due to illness will require a
doctor’s note.
Parents/guardians must notify coaches of
any excused scheduled absence at least 24 hours prior to a practice, game, or
activity.
Parents/guardians must arrange for
transportation for their children to and from practices, games, or activities
at the designated times. Children will
not be left until a coach is present and will be picked up on time at the end
of practices, games, and activities.
Coaches are not responsible for children who are not picked up on time
from practices, games, or activities.
Parents/guardians/friends are not
permitted on the practice field or game field with the athletes and can watch
from the designated areas. If
parents/guardians/friends cause distractions or interruptions to the coaches
and or athletes, the will be removed from school grounds.