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Group 5 ** Athletic Policies **

Alexis Efron, Caity Hackmann, Raylyn DiPaolo, and Brooklyn DeFlorio

Question: How do athletic policies affect students? Alexis: What are the expectations of a student athlete? Caity: Why do athletic policies make athletes obtain a certain grade requirement? Brooklyn: How do athletic policies affect an athlete's social life? Raylyn: What are the psychological impacts of athletic policies?
 * Description of issue: **

Alexis: After going through all my articles and reading information on school athletic policies, I have been able to determine what they are. For my part of the presentation, I determined the meaning and background of an athletic policy. I figured out the key factors that go into an athletic policy. I highlighted on community service. This stood out to me because I had to do community service when I did cheerleading in high school. Lots of schools make their athletes give back to the community.
 * Group Summaries **

Caity: Student athletes are held to a certain expectation. These students are often times a direct representation of the school itself. They step onto the field, or court, or rink and are wearing the name of their school. They way they behave and act, reflects the school itself. There are certain standards that these student athletes are held to in order to ensure that they are representing their school in a well manner. A big part of these requirements are academic. The school also wants to make sure that the students are not focusing all of their energy solely into sports, but also their academics. They are attending school to obtain an education first, their involvements in sports are just a privilege not a right. These requirements ensure that the student is performing to the best of their ability in school and also making time for things other than their sports. These requirements vary throughout the country and are enforced in many different ways in which I will explore.

Raylyn: Many of the policies on the code of conduct rely on the honesty of the athletes and everybody else involved. However having so many people involved, such as the athletes themselves, teammates, peers, parents, coaches, athletic  directors, principals, cops, and even people from other schools, can create a big problem when it comes to justifying a situation. When there are so many people involved and the fate of the athlete is relying on the word of others even when no real proof may exist, this can be extremely unfair and leave the athlete feeling manipulated and controlled, taking away their independence and freedom. On the other hand, athletic policies may give athletes a reason to strive for better grades, good attendance, have good sportsmanship and stay out of trouble. Overall, athletic policies can be both a good and a bad thing. They could be more effective and fair if adjustments were made to them, giving athletes more freedom, trust, independence and ability to have a social life.

Brooklyn:

Presentation overview: 1. Introduction 2. Definition of athletic policies 3. Questions 4. Community service 5. Grade requirement 6. Attendance requirement 7. Drug tests 8. Social life 9. Personal experience 10. Pros 11. Cons 12. Ball game


 * Citations: **

Alexis: What are the expectations of a student athlete?

Caity: Why do athletic policies make athletes obtain a certain grade requirement?

Raylyn:

Brooklyn: