RULES AND REGULATIONS - GENERAL

Please read the following information carefully and ask a Tigers Athletics staff member if you have any questions! These Rules & Regulations are here to provide you and your family with an understanding of the expectations that come with your participation as a Tigers Athletics program member.

GYM ETIQUETTE & SAFETY

Only registered athletes are permitted in the training area. Parents must ask permission before entering the training floor.
No use of equipment is permitted without the supervision of a Tigers Athletics coach.
No stunting or tumbling is permitted in or around the gym without the supervision of a Tigers Athletics coach.
Parents are not permitted to spot or assist tumbling and/or stunting and it is not recommended that parents or friends assist these types of skills at home without certified supervision and instruction.
No parent/siblings/friends are allowed on the gym floor/training area unless invited; a waiting area is provided.
Food, beverages, and gum are not permitted on the training floor.
Cell phones must be kept on ‘silent’ mode during training; parents are encouraged to phone the gym if they need to contact their child in an emergency situation. Athletes who do not comply with this rule will have their cell phones taken away during their training time.
Our facility is nut-free.
It is mandatory for Tigers Athletics athletes to participate in fundraising.

Tigers Athletics is not responsible for lost/stolen valuables at the gym. To avoid disappointment, please leave valuables at home and label your items.

PROPER ATTIRE

For safety hair must be pulled away from the face & off the neck, cheer shoes worn, & absolutely no jewelry or finger nails past the tips of your fingers as these can harm others.

Athletes are required to wear their Tigers Athletics training gear at team practices and when representing Tigers Athletics at competitions, fundraisers, and events.
Athletes are welcome to wear alternate clothing items (including cheer event clothing) to any tumble classes and/or private lessons.
There is to be absolutely NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS when in uniform, at a cheerleading event, or when representing Tigers Athletics in any way, this includes ALL social media.

SPORTSMANSHIP & RESPECT

At practices, events, and competitions, both athletes and parents are expected to represent Tigers Athletics in a professional manner by displaying good sportsmanship, supporting Tigers Athletics and other teams and programs, and being positive role models for others. It is essential that there be respect among teammates, parents, coaches, and members of other programs. Any disrespect toward others in person or on social media will not be tolerated.
Athletes will accept team awards respectfully no matter what the expectation or outcome.

RULES AND REGULATIONS – ATHLETES

COMMUNICATION & CONCERNS

We will do our best to ensure proper communication through our website, Facebook group, live calendar, Android and Apple Apps and emails. We encourage you to stay actively involved in the communication process by checking your email often and our Calendar regularly as it will contain important information. We also request that parents attend all scheduled parent meetings.
In order to provide the most positive experience possible for all of our athletes, we ask that parents not discuss their concerns with or in front of the athletes. A scheduled time with the team’s coach to discuss any concerns can be arranged in private.

ATTENDANCE

General

Please be prepared and on time for all practices. On time means that you are on the floor and ready to practice the minute your scheduled practice begins. This means that you need to arrive at the gym 10-15 minutes early to change shoes/clothes, put your hair up, get taped, etc.
ALL TEAM PRACTICES ARE MANDATORY. Unless determined by your Doctor to be contagious, you should still attend team practices (sitting out on the side) and observe/learn even if you don‘t feel well enough to actively participate. If an athlete becomes sick unexpectedly and must miss a practice, a personal phone call directly to the gym or call/text to the athlete‘s cheer coach MUST be made as early as possible.
Think about it: if every team member were allowed to miss one practice, we would have 15 practices (almost two months!!) without full team attendance. We cannot do our job as coaches if we are unable to work with the entire team at every practice. Therefore, practices are mandatory.
Coaches have the right to remove a team member from participating in a competition if they miss a team practice directly leading up to that competition.

Time Management/Extra-Curricular Events

Please manage your school time effectively, as this is your first priority. Cheer is an extra-curricular activity and we believe that all athletes are capable of performing well in school while still keeping their commitment to their Tigers Athletics team. It’s about prioritizing.
Regular doctor & dentist appointments, concert/theatre opportunities, and social party plans must not conflict with the schedule of events and practices. Please schedule these appointments/opportunities/plans for non-practice days. They are not acceptable reasons for jeopardizing the success of the entire team.

Withholding Cheer as a Punishment

Tigers Athletics Cheer families must agree that they will not withhold participation in cheer as a punishment tool, as they would use taking away TV, the internet, or going out with friends. This is because every member of a team depends on every other member’s participation. A parent withholding participation in Tigers Athletics as a punishment negatively affects the whole team, and ultimately the program, not just their child.
If there are any concerns with behavior outside of cheer, please contact your child’s coach to coordinate a solution that will not affect the whole team.

RULES AND REGULATIONS –ATHLETES

Family Vacations

It is important for overall team success that vacations not be scheduled during the main competition season (December to mid-April) except during gym closure dates and specified training breaks such as Winter and Spring. Athletes and families need to understand the effect that these absences have on the rest of the team and that Tigers Athletics coaches must prioritize the team’s productivity needs over the absent athlete’s desires when put in this position. Absences may result in the missing athlete returning to a new position/choreography/placement in the routine. In these situations, an “ABSENCE REQUEST FORM” (available in the gym & on our website) must be filled out and handed in to the coaches at least 14 days prior to the absence.

School Trips/Events

Please fill out an “ABSENCE REQUEST FORM” and hand it in to the coaches at least 14 days prior to the absence with a copy of the notice from the school explaining the trip. We understand you do not have control over the scheduling of these trips/events!

Illness & Injuries

If you are injured (due to cheerleading or otherwise) and this injury will affect your participation in cheerleading, you are still expected to attend your team practices (sitting out on the side and/or doing what you can) to keep up with what is being taught. In addition, if an injury keeps you from participating in practice for an extended period of time (longer than a week), Tigers Athletics requires a Doctor’s note or a note from your parent BEFORE you return to training specifying that you are physically cleared to return.
All injuries must be reported to your coach immediately, no matter how insignificant the injury seems and whether or not it is cheer-related.

TRANSITIONS

Tigers Athletics may add/move athletes to different teams at any time during the season based on these criteria: attendance, maturity, skill-level, parental support and financial ability. Transitions of this nature are always at the coaches’ discretion, but are never made without much discussion and consideration first.

EARLY TERMINATION

The Tigers Athletics Program is an 11-month commitment. An athlete quitting mid-season causes multiple problems for their team and the program in general. When someone quits, instead of their team spending their limited practice time on improving, that time is spent re-choreographing and re-learning the routine to fill in the missing spots. It is a severe setback for the entire team that has worked so hard and is fulfilling their 11-month commitment to their team. It is unfair that the whole team must suffer because someone cannot fulfill their commitment.
Early termination does not mean that your payments end early; if you choose to leave the program at any time after October 1, you are still required to continue your monthly payment amounts until April. Your monthly payment amounts are made up of both monthly training fees, competition fees etc.; Tigers Athletics has already paid these competition fees out in full on your behalf in advance of the competition season and must be reimbursed in full by April regardless of whether you leave the program or not.
Athletes may not train concurrently at Tigers Athletics and another all-star cheerleading facility; if you choose to participate in team training or regular classes at another all-star cheerleading facility, you are choosing to leave Tigers Athletics but your financial commitment does not end early.

PAYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Having our own facility comes with much responsibility. Everyone must contribute to help promote the Tigers Athletics Gym and all of the programs that it offers. It is also imperative that all families make payments on time and ensure that there are sufficient funds to cover their children‘s monthly fees.

All membership and tuition fees collected are immediately paid out to rent, utilities, equipment, insurance, gym needs and requirements, and coaches’ salaries. All additional fees are immediately paid out to the competition companies, uniform suppliers, choreographers, music editors, etc. Therefore, there are ZERO refunds on all payments TO DATE including, but not limited to, tuition, competition fees, uniform & apparel payments, camp/clinic payments, etc.

Please note and adhere to the following payment policies and procedures:

1. Membership, uniform and Insurance Fees are non-refundable.

2. Cheques can be made payable to Tigers Athletics INC. There will be a $35 fee for returned cheques, due immediately.

3. A 2% interest fee will be charged monthly to accounts overdue by 30 days or longer.

4. Classes will run pending registration. If cancellation is required, you will be notified by Tigers Athletics and tuition fees for that specific class will be fully refunded.

5. Athletes registered in any of our programs are expected to be emotionally and socially capable of conducting themselves appropriately with their peers/coaches and to actively participate in all of the program activities. Athletes who do not demonstrate these abilities may be asked to withdraw from the program.

6. Athletes are welcome to participate in their cheer practices only when their accounts are up-to-date and all required payments have been arranged; this will be strictly enforced.

7. An athlete’s account must be in good standing in order to participate in additional activities such as privates, camps, clinics, competitions, and other special events.

8. We reserve the right to cancel or decline a registration at any time.

10. No Refunds will be issued after Athletes are signed up for 2019- 2020 season.

11. Classes missed due to injury, illness, vacation or time off will not be pro-rated.

12. All sales are final on Tigers Athletics uniforms, clothing, shoes and accessories.

There are no refunds on monies paid out by Tigers Athletics on behalf of athletes for competitions and travel. Although we have tried, we cannot pre-determine every possible circumstance that may arise; therefore, requests for refunds in exceptional and extenuating circumstances will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In these circumstances, requests must be made in writing to info@tigerscheerleading.com

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