Supplemental_Rules_page

PLAYER RECRUITMENT AND ASSIGNMENT:
Players shall be accepted on first come, first served basis until teams are full. Should teams of the respective school be full, the player shall have the opportunity to play on another team at the school closest to their school or go on a waiting list for a team at their school.
Recruitment: Under no circumstances shall any person recruiting players make any promises as to team assignment or entice a roster player on another team to request a change of team. All players shall play for a team at the school they attend. The only exception shall be returning player who change schools within the North Thurston School District. They shall have the option of remaining with their former team or going into the team at their new school.

HEAD COACH CONDUCT AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safe Environment: Head coaches will provide a non-smoking, weapons free, drug free, alcohol free, and profanity free environment during practice and games. This rule will be strictly enforced in compliance with existing Washington State law(s). Parents, coaches, and players who repeatedly violate this rule will be removed from participating in practices, games, and/or removed from the league.

SCHOOL AND GAME SUSPENSION:
Should a player be suspended from school for any reason, that player is suspended from participating in practice and games until he/she returns to school. There shall be no appeal. Players given a long term suspension, who then transfer out of their district or are home schooled will not participate until they have been reinstated in their original district. Coaches are to encourage high academics and good behavior from their players while in school. If a player is ejected from a game, suspension from participating in the next scheduled game shall be automatic. There shall be no appeal involving the ejection of a player unless a head coach can clearly show that the wrong player was ejected.

INJURED PLAYERS:
Head coaches must submit in writing to the board within seven (7) days all available information with regards to players who have been injured and require a Physicians assistance. Coaches are to obtain from a parent a doctors release and submit this to a board official. Injured players will not be allowed to participate in practices or games until this has been cleared by the board.

PRACTICE TIMES AND DATES:
Practices shall start on the first Monday in August. Teams may practice up to four (4) days per week until the first week of school in the North Thurston School District. Starting with the first week of school, teams may practice only three (3) days per week. Teams may practice only Monday through Thursday. No practice shall start before 5:00pm. No practice shall exceed two (2) hours in length. Practice days and times shall be at each team’s head coaches’ discretion. After Labor Day, players who fail to make a minimum of two (2) practices per week for an unexcused reason shall have the following restrictions:
Players missing one (1) unexcused practice shall not play in the first quarter.
Players missing two (2) unexcused practice shall not play in the first half.
Players missing three (3) unexcused practice shall not play in the game.