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The following
policies were created with you in mind. We
want the speech program at El Camino to thrive, and irresponsible student
behavior has in the past caused college programs to be canceled mid-year.
The damage one student can do may be irreversible to the program and to
your coaches. Thank you for always keeping this in mind.
Generally, the
team president will be elected by the team and will be serve a term of one year.
Occasionally, the coaches may appoint the team president in the event
that a clearly qualified returning student is available.
The team president will also serve as Phi Rho Pi president and will
represent the team at various school council meetings.
In addition, the president will act as a liaison, carrying student
grievances to the coaches, and may serve as a mediator between squad members who
are having problems. In some cases,
the president will assist the coaches in determining whether events are ready to
be performed at tournaments. The
president will also coordinate such things as additional practices, special
meetings, and the purchase of team shirts.
The president will collect the sweepstakes trophies at the local
tournaments. Team Etiquette Whether on the
road, or at ECC, we ask that you respect the privacy and property of others.
Coaches’ offices are off limits unless occupied by a coach; their
phones are not for student use. As
long as a coach is on campus, the squad room is open for your benefit.
Feel free to use it as a place to meet, study, and discuss the topics of
the day. Keep it as neat and
clean as possible. Do not
leave food, litter, books, paper, etc., in the squad room.
Any items left in the squad room which do not belong there, may be
discarded. Because anyone could
walk in, do not leave valuable items in the squad room. Attendance The forensics
workshop is not a normal one-unit class. Because
debate is not an individual event, people are depending on you to be at practice
regularly. If you cannot make a
practice it is vital that you call a coach and leave a message.
Tournament invitations and directions to the tournaments will be posted
on the bulletin board. You must attend the Monday and Wednesday meetings the week of
each tournament to get this information. Because
we must get tournament funds through a system that would make even the most avid
videogame player cringe, we must decide who is going well in advance of the
tournament. So let a coach know that you would like to compete and we'll
evaluate your readiness. If you
know ahead of time that you are unavailable on a specific weekend, let a
coach know as soon as possible so alternate debate pairings can be made. Phone list About the
second month of the semester, we will pass out a phone list. The purpose of the phone list is to make it easier for team
members to communicate with each other about tournament information, debate,
etc. In the past, however, phone
calls to coaches have been excessive. The
most commonly abused reason to call a coach has been to get another student's
phone number. Never call a coach to
get a phone number! You can call a
coach for emergencies before a tournament, or if you had arranged to talk to
that coach during the day. Never
call a coach after 9:00 p.m.
Tournament
Dress Virtually every
study done on appearance indicates that it affects credibility.
You may see people at tournaments who look as if they are going bowling;
this will be rare, but it happens. A
good rule of thumb is to dress as if you were going on a job interview—not
overly formal, but not too casual. Jeans,
t-shirts, or sloppy dress is not acceptable.
After one or two tournaments you'll feel more comfortable deciding what
to wear. Overnight
tournaments When we attend
an overnight tournament there is a curfew of 11:00 p. m. Mind and body need to be rested and sharp for competition,
and it is our opinion that lack of sleep directly affects your performance.
You will likely be sharing a room with several teammates, so please
respect their right to get their rest. El
Camino does not pay for room service, telephone calls, etc.
So remember to bring some cash for these if you intend to use them. Money
The El Camino
forensics team will pay for entry and registration fees, transportation, and
lodging. At overnight tournaments
you will also receive a supplemental allowance for food during a tournament.
You will need money for incidental and personal items.
If you arrange to go to a tournament and fail to show up you are required
to pay back the entry fees to the forensics team. No-shows A no-show
means, that for whatever reason, you failed to go to one of your scheduled
rounds. A no-show says to the judge
that you don't care. It is likely
he or she will remember your code and feel negative towards ECC competitors in
general. In other words, a no-show
affects the entire team and your coaches strongly frown on this behavior.
If you have any physical problem, find your coach immediately and discuss
it. A no-show at any tournament may
jeopardize your standing on the team. Call
us as soon as you know that you are going to miss a tournament. Driving If you leave
for a tournament from El Camino, ECC insurance requires that you are a
designated driver (meaning you have completed a course in driver's safety and
have been approved by the proper authorities), or that you are riding with a
designated driver. You are required
to provide transportation to El Camino prior to the tournament, and from El
Camino after the tournament. We,
and the State of California, require that you wear a seatbelt when traveling to
and from an El Camino College sponsored event. Attitude Individual
attitude affects the entire team. It
is essential that you get along with the coaches and your teammates.
If you are a team player, if you work hard, if you act like an adult, and
if you respect authority, you probably be fine.
Insubordinate behavior however, is grounds for dismissal. Drugs Using illegal
drugs will result in immediate dismissal from the team.
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