COACHES – EMNS School

The following should provide all coaches with the information required to ensure the safe, secure and future use of the EMNS School Gymnasium by the Lancaster Minor Basketball Association.

1.       Steve Titus (652-6461) is the Facilities Coordinator responsible for EMNS.

2.       As the school custodian remains in the building until after 6:00pm on Mondays thru Thursdays, coaches will be allowed access to the building by the custodians.    For weekend games, the school will be opened and closed by an LMBA Board member .

3.       Supervisors must be assigned to monitor entrance door/changing room/washroom area on practice nights.

4.       All necessary equipment is contained in a LMBA ball box, located in the room to the right as you enter the gym.   The combination to the ball box is  .  All coaches should have this with them in case it becomes locked by mistake during your practice. The ball box should also contain a first aid kit, pinnies and other equipment.

5.       LMBA is permitted the use of the upper and lower gymnasiums (as scheduled), washrooms, and areas immediately outside the gym door. All other areas are OFF LIMITS to players, coaches and spectators.

6.       The main hoops in the upper gym are adjustable.   The equipment for lowering and raising the rims are located in the equipment room to the left as you come into the gym.

7.       Upon arriving for your practice, the first team coach should do a quick check of the area, (gym floor, washrooms, etc.) to ensure that everything is in order.

8.       The last team should ensure that all equipment is returned to the ball box, and that the ball box is locked. Any chairs, benches, desks, etc. that have been used  on the gym floor should be returned to where they were found. Any garbage remaining should be put away, and any mess cleaned up. Washrooms should be checked-toilets flushed and washrooms neat and tidy. Gym lights should be turned off and all areas checked before leaving.

9.       All exit doors must be checked to ensure they are firmly latched - please do this physically and not just visually.

10.   Coaches are not to leave until all their players have been picked up at the school.

11.   Spectators must not be allowed to wander the halls – it is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure that only designated areas are utilized by the LMBA.

12.   Street shoes are not permitted on the gym floor. This applies to coaches, volunteers and spectators as well as to players. Also, sneakers leaving black marks on the floor are also not permitted. There will also be no tolerance for shoes that have the roller skates in them.

13.   No food or drink of any kind is allowed in the gym. At the present time, we are allowed food/drink in the hallway area, however, if garbage is not disposed of properly, we will not be allowed food or drinks in this area either.

14.   Smoking is not permitted by ANYONE (parents or coaches). This includes the entire school property and the grounds. This rule will be strictly enforced and if we are caught our contract with the schools will be terminated.