Our philosophy is to take the best female student-athletes and represent Flowing Wells High School, to the highest degree, out on the basketball court. High class and hard work by both the coaching staff and players will be the expected norm. Anything less is not satisfactory. We expect our players to represent Hard Work, Unity, and Heart through all of their dealings on and off the court.
COACHES GOAL'S
The goal at the Varsity level will be the same every year: (1) Win Region (2) Qualify for state play-offs (3) Win state play-offs.
The goal for Freshman and Junior Varsity programs are the same every year: (1) Develop young talent and focus on the fundamentals (2) Prepare to become a varsity basketball player (3) Have a winning record.
FLOWING WELLS HIGH SCHOOL - DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS ELIGIBILITY PHILOSOPHY
Dear parent/Guardian and Student Athlete:
We would like to take a moment to partially explain how the athletic program is conducted at the high school as well as some of our expectations and philosophy.
In each program, coaches are hired by the school district to be respnsible for team selection. The head coach establishes conditions for selection, possibly with input from other coaches. This may be a highly subjective process and any one of us might select different athletes for the team. We believe it is the coaches' responsibility and right to select the team with whom they will work for the entire season. If you have questions regarding the procedure used to determine a team, please feel free to talk with the head coach. Please call the coach to make an appointment outside of class time, practice time, or game time.
A main goal of a competitive athletic team is to play the best combination of athletes available, in the judgement of the coaches, in order to win the contest. Starting positions and playing time are not guaranteed to any team member. Each member of the team is very valuable to the team's overall progress. Some members may play a great deal of time in a contest while others may not see what a parent would consider "significant" playing time. We believe it is the coaches' responsibility and right to determine the playing time each team member receives in a game or during a season. Each student should have a personal improvement as one of his or her goals.
Every team and every coach wants to win. In the attempt to win, coaches will use different game strategies at appropriate times. These strategies may differ with the decisions you might have made if you were the coach. The coaches do the best that they can to make the proper decisions so that our teams play well and hopefully win the game. We believe it is the coaches' responsibility and right to determine the strategies used during a game.
There may be times when you have concerns about your child's participation in our teams. When these concerns arise, we ask that you follow the described chain of command to deal with the concern. First, have the athlete talk with the coach. If the concern has not been resolved, then the parent or guardian may request a meeting with the coach. The athlete should be present at this meeting. If these first two steps have not solved the concern, then the parent should request a meeting with the athletic director. The coach and athlete should be included in this meeting. If these meetings have not addressed your concerns to your satisfaction, the parent and student-athlete may request a meeting with the principal. We believe that by using this approach, most of the concerns can be resolved to the benefit of all.
