Contest Travel Release
The Department of Athletics wants to emphasize the importance of student-athletes riding the team bus to and from athletic events. The riding of the team bus creates a bond – a team unity among teammates and coaches. It is an educational classroom where coaches can discuss team goals, strategies, give skill, game or practice instructions. A place where a coach can console, congratulate, or motivate an athlete. It is where the athlete and coach have an opportunity to communicate without any interruptions or outside interference. It is an environment that cannot be duplicated or recaptured at any other time than at that moment.
Under certain circumstances or exceptional situations, athletes may be excused from riding either to or from an athletic event on school authorized transportation. Form must be filled out by 3:00 PM on week night events and by 8:00 PM on Friday for Saturday event to give AD time to approve. Your athletes' coach should be asked before you fill out this form to see if they are OK with this request.