Coaching Standards of Professionalism

1. Exemplify the highest character, behavior, and leadership.

2. Display modesty in victory and graciousness in defeat.

3. Encourage the highest standards of conduct and scholastic achievement among all athletes.

4. Always promote healthy lifestyles for all athletes and students.

5. Always be enthusiastic.

6. Be dedicated and loyal to each other and the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

7. Set good examples for the athletes and the community 365 days a year.

8. Work as long as necessary.

9. Avoid “shop talk” with people outside our coaching family.

10. Have the appearance of a coach that the students can follow and respect.

11.Be willing to help the athletes with any problem.

12.Be sincere in all that you do.

13.All athletes in this program will follow the guidelines of the athletic program. It is the responsibility of each coach to make sure they are followed.

14.Do not correct another coach on the field or interrupt while he/she is explaining something. If he/she is wrong, it will be discussed later in a staff meeting.

15. No profanity will be used in the presence of our athletes on or off thefield.

16. Never drink or talk about drinking around athletes.

17. No dipping or chewing on campus or in the coach’s office.

18. No smoking around the athletes or on Lamar CISD property.

19. Gambling or betting of any form will not be tolerated in the athleticprogram.

20.Respect the integrity and judgment of sports officials.

21.Coaches must dress professionally for games. No jeans, flip flops, sweats, etc. are allowed.

Coaches are expected to follow the dress code set forth by LCISD:

• Classroom – professional attire as stated in the LCISD Handbook; No blue jeans except on days specified by the Campus Principal

• Practice – school colors and appropriate dress and shoes for practice.

• Competition (games & tournaments) – Professional dress. Example: coaches in slacks and collared shirt (school colors)

• No jeans, T-shirts, or flip-flops are allowed.

• In team events where special colors are utilized (i.e. cancer awareness, etc.) the Athletic Director must approve.

Over the past 20 years, through thousands of lawsuits, the courts have defined and continue to define the legal duties of a coach. These duties may vary from state to state and may change as sport litigation continues unabatedly over the years. The NIAAA, National Federation of High School Associations, The Coalition of Americans to Protect Sports and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education all recognized these legal duties. Your fourteen legal duties as a coach are:

Duty:

1:Properly plan the activity. Duty

2: Supervise the activity closely. Duty

3: Provide a safe physical environment. Duty

4: Evaluate athletes for injury or incapacity. Duty

5: Provide adequate and proper equipment. Duty

6: Provide proper instruction. Duty

7: Duty to condition properly. Duty

8: Warn of inherent risks. Duty

9: Provide Emergency Care. Duty

10: Design an Emergency Response Plan. Duty 

11: To Select Train and Supervise Coaches. Duty

12: To Match/Equate Athletes. Duty

13: Provide Safe transportation. Duty

14: Provide Insurance Disclosure.