United States Military Academy

 

Department of Physical Education

 

USCC CIR 28-1

REGULATION FOR COMPANY ATHLETICS

 

 

AY 2008 – 2009

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Every cadet an athlete, every athlete challenged.”

         

 

Message from the Director of Company Athletics:

 

This manual will provide information on the specifics of the DPE Company Athletics (CA) program, an athletic model designed to teach character through sport. The mission of Company Athletics at West Point is to develop warrior athletes of character and build teams of significance through a cadet led and instructor supervised program. The end state of this program is to have our future military leaders’ character developed through their sport and athletic experiences at West Point. Character is the foundation of leadership.

 All those representing Company Athletics: the sport educators, cadets-in-charge, cadet coaches, cadet officials, and cadet participants play an important role in the success of our outcome goals. These are teaching character through sport, developing the winning spirit, instilling the warrior ethos and building teams of significance. The professional manner in which you conduct yourself and those whom you serve with, impacts the behavior of everyone involved in our program and someday will better serve your soldiers in the future.

This manual will give you the specific details necessary to make our CA program the premier program in the nation for teaching character through sport. General Douglas MacArthur’s motto of “every cadet an athlete, every athlete challenged,” is the theme of our program and we believe in his underlying principle, “Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory.”  This program prepares cadets for the challenges that lay in front of them, for the remainder of their time at West Point, and as future commissioned officers in the United States Army. Your individual efforts are responsible for success. Good luck.

 

AY 2009 Competitive Sports Team:

 

Dr. Ralph Pim, Chief of Competitive Sports

MAJ Joe Gelineau, Director of Company Athletics

MAJ Khanh Diep, Director of Club Athletics (current)

Mr. Craig Yunker, Director of Club Athletics (deployed until Summer 09)

LTC Joe Doty, Special Assistant to the Director for Teaching Character

Mr. Paul Gannon, Special Events and Brigade Open Specialist

MAJ Shawn Bault: Company Athletics Special Assistant

CPT Scott Blanchard: Competitive Club Athletics Special Assistant

CDT Brigade Athletics Officer

CDT Assistant Brigade Athletics Officer

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Introduction to DPE Competitive Sports……………………………………………… 4      

 

Company Athletic Seasons……………………………………………………………. 8

 

Company Athletic Participation….……………………………………………………. 8      

 

Company Athletic Eligibility………………………………………………………….. 9     

 

Company Athletic Assignments……………………………………………………….. 9     

 

Company Athletic Team Strength…………………………………………………….. 17   

 

Attendance and Tracking Accountability……………………………………………... 18   

 

Reconditioning…..……………………………………………………………………. 18    

 

Protests…..……………………………………………………………………………. 19    

 

Awards….…………………………………………………………………………….. 20

 

Fair Play and Sportsmanship………………………………………………………….. 21  

 

Safety………………………………………………………………………………….. 22

 

Athletic Officer Responsibilities………………………………………………………. 23

     

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

COMPETITIVE SPORTS

 

EVERY CADET AN ATHLETE

 

Following World War I, Superintendent Douglas MacArthur introduced major changes in the athletics program at West Point in recognition of the intense physical demands of modern warfare. MacArthur required every cadet to participate in athletic competition because he was “convinced that the men who had taken part in organized sport made the best soldiers.”  He described these soldiers as “the most dependable, hardy, and courageous officers” and the “readiest to accept and enforce discipline.” 

 

Today, every cadet participates in athletics at a level of competition consistent with one’s ability and interest.  There are three levels of competition at West Point: intercollegiate athletics, competitive club team athletics, and company athletics.  The Department of Physical Education oversees approximately 3300 cadets in competitive club team athletics and company athletics.

 

 

“UPON THE FIELDS OF FRIENDLY STRIFE…”

 

Douglas MacArthur’s quote, “Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory” serves as an underlying principle for sports at West Point.  MacArthur believed no other activity brought out the qualities of leadership, decision-making, promptness of action, mental and muscular coordination, aggressiveness, and courage quicker than competitive athletics.      

 

West Point’s competitive sports program supports the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, honor, selfless service, integrity, and personal courage and is designed to teach these values in an athletic setting.  The nature of competitive sports provides opportunities that are unavailable in the conventional classroom, in other extracurricular activities, and in various phases of military training.    

 

 

MISSION

 

The mission of the Department of Physical Education competitive sports program is to develop warrior athletes of character and build teams of significance. 

 

Warrior Athlete of Character

A warrior athlete of character is a team player who combines mental toughness, perseverance, and athletic skill with superior sportsmanship and fair play.  The warrior athlete of character has a teachable spirit and demonstrates the drive, will, and courage to stay committed and succeed regardless of the challenge. 

 

 

 

 

Qualities of a Warrior Athlete of Character

 

Component

Qualities

Fair Play

-Honors the game by playing within the rules and the spirit of the game

-Never cheats or uses gamesmanship tactics to gain an unfair advantage

-Corrects a teammate that plays unfair or exhibits inappropriate conduct

-Does not use performance-enhancing drugs

Sportsmanship

-Shows respect for referees and opponents

-Congratulates opponents following either victory or defeat

-Wins or loses with dignity.

-Maintains self-control in response to any physical or verbal harassment, or fouls Refrains from:

-profanity and vulgar language

-arguments with referees, opponents, and coaches

-temper outbursts or displaying anger after a mistake, loss, or poor performance

-gamesmanship tactics, including harassment, heckling, or trash talking

-blaming others for personal errors, over-celebration

-intentional aggressive acts which are not part of a competitive, fairly-played game

Mental Toughness

-Possesses the discipline and inner drive to give their best regardless of the score,  weather, or any condition that could be a distraction

-Exhibits the moral courage to compete ethically

-Thrives and succeeds in competitive situations

-Performs the best during crucial moments

-Never makes excuses

-Doesn’t allow frustration to undermine confidence or concentration

Perseverance

-Never quits

-Refuses to allow their spirit to be broken.

-Stays fully committed to the team’s mission.

-Starts and finishes all endeavors with positive energy and enthusiasm.

Team Player

-Shows respect for teammates

-Places team goals ahead of personal goals and individual statistics

-Willing to play any role in order to make the team better

-Displays an unwavering commitment to team goals

-Compliments rather than criticizes team members

-Attempts to make every teammate a better player

-Exhibits an all-out effort in order to never let teammates down

-Is not jealous of the success of team members

-Takes on additional responsibilities to achieve team goals

-Exemplifies team pride both on and off the athletic playing fields

Coachable

-Shows respect for coaches and listens intently to their instructions

-Eager to learn

-Accepts corrections constructively

-Admits mistakes and learns from them

Athletic Skill

-Combines health and skill-related physical fitness with superior sport-specific skills

 

 

Team of Significance

A team of significance is a group of warrior athletes of character that bond together into a single, selfless unit and accomplish memorable feats through their commitment to excellence.  Four essential components for a team of significance are character, competency, commitment, and cohesion.

 

 

 

 

Qualities of a Team of Significance

 

Component

                                         Qualities

Character

-Establishes a value-based program that teaches character through sport

-Models ethical behavior on-and-off the playing fields

-Promotes and reinforces fair play and sportsmanship

-Demonstrates respect for others at all times

-Acts in an honest and trustworthy manner

-Maintains self-control even when others are acting poorly

-Serves as ambassadors for West Point

Competency

 

-Demonstrates a high level of functional fitness and sport-specific skills

-Excels as a team because everyone plays the role that is needed to accomplish mission

-Understands the rules of their sport

-Experiences success against similar opponents

Commitment

 

-Displays unwavering dedication to the team’s vision and goals

-Possesses the discipline and inner drive to always give their best effort

-Never gives up or quits

-Refuses to allow their spirit to be broken

-Sets process goals rather than outcome goals (focuses on tasks that will lead to victory)

Cohesion

-Identifies, defines, teaches, and reinforces core values in order to create foundation

-Works together to accomplish team goals

-Demonstrates a high degree of unity during stressful situations

-Exhibits respects and trust for one another

-Develops strong bonds among team members

-Forms a team identity and a sense of pride

-Creates a culture of camaraderie and positive energy

-Understands and accepts roles

-Demonstrates responsibility and accountability

-Creates a culture of camaraderie and positive energy

 

 

Company Athletics Overview

 

Prior to 2006, athletics at West Point on the brigade level was called intramurals.  The name was changed to company athletics to cultivate the warrior ethos and instill pride in the military culture of West Point.  It represents the tough-mindedness and “never quit” attitude that takes place when two companies compete on “the fields of friendly strife”.  The name “company athletics” constantly serves as a reminder that an athletics program committed to teaching the Army Values and instilling the warrior ethos is not your typical “intramural” program.  Company athletics is more than a recreational experience for cadets.  It is an educational program designed to help develop future Army officers.

 

Company athletics offer 12 sports annually - Six in the fall season and six in the spring season.  The sports are selected from the following menu:  football, soccer, basketball, boxing, wrestling, biathlon, ultimate frisbee, team handball, rugby, flickerball, submission grappling, area hockey, swimming, and orienteering.

 

Competition is based on the military organization of the United States Corps of Cadets.  West Point is organized into a brigade of four regiments, eight battalions, and 32 companies.  Each company is represented by one team in each sport.  During the regular season, a company competes against other companies in their regiment.  At the end of the season, regimental champions participate in a playoff to determine a brigade champion.  All members of brigade championship teams are awarded a company athletic monogram in recognition of their championship season. 

 

The company athletics program is supervised by DPE sport educators and led by qualified upper-class cadets.  Maximum participation is encouraged by requiring each cadet to compete in a minimum of half of each scheduled competition.

 

If a cadet becomes injured during company athletics season, he/she will report immediately to the DPE Sports Medicine Office for evaluation and referral.  If the DPE Sports Medicine staff determines that the cadet can no longer fulfill his/her competitive sports requirement, the place of duty for the injured cadet during company athletics time is DPE reconditioning.

 

Competitive Club Team Athletics

 

The Department of Physical Education has one of the premier competitive club programs in America.  The 24 competitive club teams include: boxing, crew, cycling, equestrian, fencing, in-line hockey, judo, lacrosse (women), marathon, martial arts, mountaineering, orienteering, powerlifting, rugby (men), rugby (women), sailing, ski alpine, ski nordic, submission grappling, team handball (men), team handball (women), triathlon, volleyball, and water polo.

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY ATHLETIC SEASONS and  AY 09 SPORTS:

 

There are three Company Athletic (CA) seasons: fall, winter, and spring. Each season includes practices, record contests, playoffs and championships. This year’s AY 09 sports are: 

 

Fall

Spring

Basketball

Rugby

Football

Orienteering

Wrestling

Swimming

Soccer

Combative Grappling

Biathlon

Hockey

Ultimate Frisbee

Flicker ball

 

* Winter: CA Boxing and Cadet Discretionary Activities

 

Fall Season

The fall season starts on 02 September 2008 and ends on/around 19 November 2008

 

Winter Season

The winter season starts on 12 January 2009 and ends on/around 13 February 2009.

 

Spring Season

The spring season starts on 02 March 2009 and ends on/around 05 May 2009.

 

CA PARTICIPATION:

 

All cadets will participate in CA for all three seasons, except those who are on a Corps Squad (CS) team or DPE Competitive Club (CC)*.

* Sandhurst participants receive CA credit in the winter and spring seasons.

* The following DCA extracurricular clubs receive certain seasonal authorizations: Band, Debate, Drill, Glee, Howitzer, Mule Riders, Pistol, Cannoneers, Scuba, Ski Patrol/Instructors, Speech and WKDT. Please view “seasonal authorizations” posted on the DCA Website, under OIC information (internal only). 

 

Cadets will be on one roster per season: CA, CS or CC. A cadet cannot participate in CA in addition to a CS team or a DPE CC team.

 

Cadets who are dismissed from a CS or CC sport will join a CA team. The only CA teams they cannot join are Football, Wrestling, Rugby, Boxing or Combative Grappling due to the medical screening requirements.

 

Cadets who are cut or dismissed from a CS or CC midway through the season (October/April) will join a CA sport. Their Athletic Participation (AP) grade will come from their original team: CS or CC.

 

Teams that fall under the minimum number of team strength due to injuries may add player(s) subject to Competitive Sports and Athletic Trainer approval.  Exceptions will be made only in the interests of safety, based on the number of players and the requirements of the sport.

 

CA ELIGIBILITY:

 

All cadets are eligible to participate in CA. Cadets who have played on a varsity or junior varsity CS team, or a DPE CC team, can participate in CA (as long as they are not carried on another team’s roster-see above: participation)

 

Cadets who are non-playing managers, photographers, and/or trainers will participate on a CA team for one semester during the academic year (during the season they are not fulfilling these responsibilities).

 

Cadets will participate in one discretionary activity during the winter season. Cadets can volunteer for any and as many Brigade Open Tournaments as they desire.

 

First class cadets will participate in CA during their spring semester. This includes those who participated on a CS or DPE CC team during the fall season of their firstie year. As long as they are no longer carried on their team’s roster, they will participate in a CA sport. This includes winter graduates.

 

Female cadets participate in all CA sports. Female athletes are eligible to compete in football, wrestling, rugby, boxing and combative grappling after meeting the medical screening requirements and gaining approval from the DPE Athletic Trainers.

 

CA ASSIGNMENTS:

 

Cadets will be assigned as a: Cadet in charge (CIC), Cadet coach, or Cadet official:

 

CIC:

First class cadets.

 

Cadet Coach:

First class and Second class cadets.

 

Officials:

First class and Second class cadets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Season

Officials Required

Football

2 per company

Soccer

1 per company

Basketball

1 per company

Wrestling

2 per battalion

Biathlon

1 per company

Ultimate Frisbee

Not required

Spring Season

Officials Require

Orienteering

2 per battalion

Combative Grappling

1 per company

Rugby

1 per company (C & D side assist)

Swimming

                       1 per company      

                             Hockey

            1 per company

Flicker ball

            1 per company

                

* AY 09 Winter Season CA Boxing Officials: TBD

                

 

Regimental sport Cadet-in-Charge 

 

Sport CICs are responsible for ensuring that their respective sports are administered IAW DPE Competitive Sports. This is mainly an administrative responsibility and entails daily coordination with the DPE Sport Educator. The Brigade Athletic Officer and his/her staff are responsible for selecting the sport CICs. Each CIC has the following responsibilities:

 

  • Each day make face to face contact with the DPE Sport Educators assigned to their sport. Keep an open line of communication and use it between you the “CIC”, coaches, officials, and DPE Sport Educators. Inform DPE Sport Educators of all personnel, equipment, activity changes, and or issues big or small. Assist with any matters the DPE Sport Educator deems necessary for the smooth conduct of your sport.

 

  • Be an expert on all rules of the game. Ensure team coaches and officials all understand rules of the game. Coordinate with DPE Sport Educators for coach and official rules clinic at the beginning of the season. Make on the spot corrections as necessary. Ensure officials know the proper game mechanics: how to move, where to go, proper hand signals.  Make corrections as necessary. Assist officials with control of players/coaches behavior when necessary. Assign officials to the cover down on record contests. Organize the officials for both practices and record contests. Ensure that all protests during contests are settled before play continues. Resolve conflicts and or address unsportsmanlike behavior.

 

  • Coordinate with the other CICs with regard to the breakdown of fields, court/mat space for practices and contests. Draw the equipment required (stopwatches, portable scoreboards, etc) from the DPE Supply Room and maintain accountability of the equipment throughout the CA season. Ensure equipment used each day is accounted for and properly secured. At the end of the season, enforce timely turn-in of all equipment to DPE supply in accordance with supply room turn in policy.

 

  • Enforce all teams to run in formation to and from their playing sites. Ensure that contests are started promptly and completed on time (1630-1830). Ensure all cadets are present and in the correct uniform. For sports like biathlon and orienteering: manage the setup, rotation, and take-down of various courses throughout the season. Manage daily timeline (start, end, team/course rotations, etc). Organize start/finish procedures.

 

  • Obtain daily accountability reports for officials and from coaches of CA participants. Maintain accountability of all cadets while they are on the playing fields or on course (prior to departure). Conduct daily “End of Day Huddle” with DPE Sport Educator. Conduct end of season AAR with coaches and officials. Submit results of each record contest via email to the Regimental Athletic Officer and DPE Sport Educator (read and be familiar with AO responsibilities in this manual). Enforce area cleanup of trash, equipment, etc. Recommend grades for each coach and official to the Company Athletic Officer.

 

  • Assist with the organization and conduct of CA playoffs as necessary. Coordinate logistical and administrative requirements for double Regimental and Brigade championship contests.

 

  • DPE Sport Educators will work directly with CICs to administer the Character in Sport Index (CSI) grading rubric. After each sport’s Brigade championships, CSI grades for each CA participant will be formulated by the cadet coaches of each team and reviewed/approved by the sport CIC. Upon CIC approval, they will turn them into the DPE Sport Educator for final grade submission. CICs, coaches, and officials will have their performance assessed (graded) by the DPE Sport Educator. Information about grading and the CSI will be available at the beginning of each season.

 

  • Track cadet injuries closely with coaches, and ensure cadets are seen by DPE AT and/or dropped from CA rosters, as required.

 

  • Enforce safety at all times; know emergency action plan procedures

 

Cadet Officials:

 

Cadet officials have one of the toughest responsibilities in CA. They must know all rules of the game and be the authority on the field, court or mat. Every day, whether practice or record contest, they can be faced with moral and ethical dilemmas which will test their character. Will they make the harder right or the easier wrong? It is a Company Athletic Officer’s responsibility to choose the right cadets to be officials. Cadet officials are first or second class cadets with experience in the sport. Cadet official responsibilities include:

 

  • Know all rules of the game and become an authority on the field.
  • Report to the playing site in the proper uniform at the prescribed time. Walk the field/court to check for any hazards.
  • Inspect each team's equipment prior to any record contest.
  • Prohibit anyone from participating without the required protective equipment or with equipment that is not in acceptable condition (officials call on weather acceptable or not).
  • Inspect fields and surfaces prior to any practice/competition and ensure they are safe. If not, report to a DPE Sport Educator.
  • If there is protest of a call or rule interpretation, solve the issue immediately. If it requires further attention, immediately stop play and contact the CIC or DPE Sport Educator for a decision.
  • Cadet officials will have their performance assessed (grade) by the DPE Sport Educator. Information about grading and the CSI will be available at the beginning of each season.

 

 

Cadet Coaches:

 

Cadet coaches have a tremendous responsibility in CA. Not only does each cadet coach have to have thorough experience in their sport, but they are responsible for completing the DPE Competitive Sports’ mission: developing warrior athletes of character and building teams of significance. This responsibility is very similar to one they will find soon as an Army officer. It is a Company Athletic Officer’s responsibility to choose the right cadets coaches for each of their 6 sports. A cadet coach is a first or second class cadet. Responsibilities include:

 

Prior to the first scheduled practice period:

  • Read and understand all regulations pertaining to your sport’s manual and this manual.
  • One of your primary responsibilities is to ensure that cadets assigned to your team are eligible to participate in the sport. All of your players must be screened medically prior to the first day of practice (if your sport requires this screen). If required, pick up and turn in medical screening forms from DPE Athletic Trainers at the date prescribed by your regimental CIC or DPE Sport Educator.   Failure to comply will result in your company not having a team.
  • Coordinate with the regimental CIC to draw sport’s equipment from the DPE Supply Room. Date time groups will be posted during re-organization week. If a coach is removed from this position after they have signed for their team’s equipment, they are responsible for signing over their hand-receipt to the new coach.

 

During the Season:

  • Your focus during the season focuses on DPE Competitive Sports’ mission: developing Warrior Athletes of Character and building Teams of Significance. For example, do members on your team play within the rules and spirit of the game? Do your players maintain self control in response to any physical or verbal harassment, or fouls? Are they showing respect for cadet referees and opponents? Is your team congratulating opponents following either victory or defeat? Are you winning and losing with dignity. It is your responsibility to correct teammates that play unfairly and/or exhibit inappropriate behavior.
  • Organize, teach, and condition the team. Focus on the discipline and inner drive for each member of your team to give it their best regardless of the score. Start and finish this job with positive energy and enthusiasm.
  • Ensure all team members are in the proper uniform. Appearance is a reflection of a team’s discipline. Discipline is needed to succeed in competitive situations.
  • If you have to drop or add team members, you must inform and seek approval by the Regimental Sport CIC and your CAO.

 

Daily:

  • Upon arriving at your sports site, ensure you comply with all movement instructions, i.e. running from the barracks to the playing fields, etc. Turn in your accountability to the CIC and report all absences.
  • Ensure that each team member is wearing the prescribed uniform and safety equipment i.e. mouthpieces are worn at all times.
  • All injuries sustained during games and practices are referred to the DPE Sport Educator and Athletic Trainer for evaluation and treatment. Players who are injured and will not be able to participate in further record contests, should immediately be entered into the DPE Reconditioning program.

 

Following each record contest:

  • Make appropriate recommendations on the athletic participation form (see information under Company Athletic Officer responsibilities). Coaches ensure that all team members meet the minimum daily participation requirement for the sport. Each sport has different requirements which can be found in each individual sport manual.

 

At the conclusion of the season:

  • Ensuring each player receives credit for their participation. DPE Sport Educators will work directly with CICs to administer the Character in Sport Index (CSI) grading rubric. After each sport’s Brigade championships, CSI grades for each CA participant will be formulated by the cadet coaches of each team and reviewed/approved by the sport CIC. Cadet coaches will have their performance assessed by the DPE Sport Educator. Information about grading and the CSI will be available at the beginning of each season.
  • Return all team equipment to the DPE Supply Room within 48 hours of the team's final contest of the season (see below).  All items of equipment, except jerseys, rugby shorts, and football trousers, must be clean prior to turn-in.
  • Coaches request, receive, and turn-in DPE Company Athletics and DPE Supply’s equipment.
  • At turn-in, the coach must have 100% of the equipment present.
  • Coaches, Officials, and CICs turn-in individual equipment, i.e. shirts, whistles, etc. at the completion of the season.
  • Note: Individual Companies will have their DPE Supply Accounts frozen and not be allowed to draw equipment if they have not cleared their respective team hand receipts from the previous season.
  • Coaching your team:  

-Plan: organize yourself and your team

-Teaching: introduce skills, demonstrate/explain skills/tactics, practice skills (learn by doing), give feedback (reinforce correct things/give information on mistakes).

-Focus on fundamentals: select the most important fundamental in your sport. Develop a plan to improve your team in that area.

-Develop individual and team tactics: individual tactics for the sport, style of play (e.g. fast/slow), team offense and special situation plays (start game/end of   period/out-of-bounds), team defense and special situations, transition – offense to defense and defense to offense.

-Team focus - get your team to: play hard – must be an assumption, play smart – with reason and intelligence, play together - unselfishly, team first.

-Conditioning: select conditioning drills, and follow FITT principle.

  • Coaching Guidelines for developing Warrior Athletes of Character and building Teams of Significance:

 

 

 

Text Box: Warrior Athletes of Character

 

DPE Competitive Sports definition – A warrior athlete of character is a team player who combines mental toughness, perseverance, and athletic skill with superior sportsmanship and fair play.  He or she has a teachable spirit and demonstrates the drive, will, and courage to stay committed and succeed regardless of the challenge. 

 

Define a “warrior athlete of character” in your specific sport.

 

 

Complete the table below by describing your expectations for a warrior athlete of character in your sport.

 

Component

Traits / Expectations in your sport

 

Fair Play

 

 

 

 

 

Sportsmanship

 

 

 

 

 

Mental Toughness

 

 

 

 

 

Perseverance

 

 

 

 

 

Team Player

 

 

 

 

 

Coachable

 

 

 

 

 

Athletic Skill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box:  Building a Team of Significance

DPE Competitive Sports definition – a team of significance is a group of players and coaches that bond together into a single, selfless unit and accomplish memorable feats through their commitment to excellence.

 

 

Complete the table below:

Vision

 

 

 

State the vision for your program.

Core Values

 

List your team’s core values and define them in behavioral expectations.

 

 

Team Goals

 

 

 

List your team’s goals for the upcoming year.

Character

 

 

 

How will you incorporate teaching character through sport into your coaching methodology this year?

 

Commitment

 

In what ways will you increase the level of commitment of your team members?

 

 

Cohesion

 

What strategies will you use to develop teamwork and stronger bonds among team members both on and off the playing field?

 

Competency

 

 

 

In what ways will you improve the skill-level of your team members?

 

 


TEAM STRENGH:

 

CA rosters have minimum and maximum number requirements for each sport. Cadet coaches and Company Athletic Officers are responsible for ensuring their teams roster meet these requirements. Cadet coaches will provide an updated list to their sport’s regimental CIC and ensure their Company Athletic Officer is tracking the same. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of a team’s record contest.

 

CA sports require a “priority fill” which means the roster of one sport must be filled with the minimum number of participants prior to another sport’s roster being filled. The priority fill supports Competitive Sports’ mission of developing warrior athletes of character and building teams of significance. The priority fill sports also require additional medical screening, practice time: including skill work and drills, and an officials clinic in order to mitigate risks of safety. This year’s priority fill is the following:

 

 

Priority

Fall

Spring

1

Wrestling

Rugby

2

Football

Grappling

3

Ultimate Frisbee

Flicker ball

4

Basketball

Hockey

5

Soccer

Swimming

6

Biathlon

Orienteering

 

The minimum and maximum numbers required for each sport are listed below. Cadets will be assigned to sports within the numbers identified below (numbers include the coach).

 

Fall  Season

Minimum Strength

Maximum Strength

Football

15

20

Biathlon

8

14

Soccer

8

15

Wrestling

10

14

Basketball

6

11

Ultimate Frisbee

5

10

Spring Season

Minimum Strength

Maximum Strength

Combative Grappling

10

14

Swimming

10

13

Rugby

12

14

Orienteering

6

10

               Hockey

10

14

Flicker ball

10

14

 

 

 

 

ATTENDANCE and TRACKING ACCOUNTABILITY:

 

A cadet will attend CA twice a week during a normal academic week starting at 1630 and ending at 1830. The only time a team can leave CA prior to 1830 is if the mission is complete for that day or upon approval of the DPE Sport Educator. Leaving early for mandatory dinner is not an option.

 

Cadets may not miss CA practices or record contests for any Tactical Officer appointments, Additional Instruction (AI), medical appointments, or any other extracurricular activities.

 

Be on Time!! Teams are required to run in formation to their playing site and back.

 

RECONDITIONING:

 

Company Athletics Reconditioning is a DPE program for cadets who cannot participate with a Company Athletics Team due to injury or illness.  The purpose of the reconditioning program is to provide cadets with an opportunity to maintain or improve their current level of fitness without exacerbating their existing injury.  The certified athletic trainers working in DPE Sports Medicine, in accordance with each cadet’s individual needs, will oversee the workouts designed to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility.  In addition to allowing cadets to maintain adequate levels of physical fitness while coping with injury, this program provides a personal experience in conducting special population PT.

 

Who should attend:  All cadets enrolled in reconditioning will be assigned to teams based on their injury or illness limitations.  An upper class member of each team will be given responsibilities similar to a cadet coach in the Company Athletic Program.

 

Coaches:  Cadet coaches will be responsible for formulating a 75-minute workout for their team for each day of reconditioning.  Necessary modifications should be made for each team member in order that no cadet violates their excusal.  A copy of this workout will be submitted to the athletic trainer at the beginning of each workout.

 

Team Members:  Team members will workout under the guidance of their cadet coach.  They are responsible for reporting any changes to their excusal to their cadet coach and informing them if any part of the workout violates their excusal.

 

When to Attend:  Reconditioning teams will follow the same schedule as the other company athletics teams.  The rosters will be established based on the same date set for the other sports in company athletics.  If a company athletics cadet cannot participate in one of the company athletics activities, or becomes injured or ill during the season, they will report to reconditioning.  Cadets who fail to comply with this policy may receive an F for their athletic participation grade.  Cadets who are on a short term excusal which will allow them to participate to the extent that they will receive a grade from their company athletics sport should remain with their team and should not attend reconditioning. 

 

Attendance:  Team members in reconditioning must sign-in no later than 1630 and sign-out no sooner than 1745.  If the cadet fails to comply on this issue, the cadet will be marked absent.  The cadet coaches will take attendance daily and report missing/late cadets each night in the Daily Event Calendar program.  Refer to the Company Athletics Regulation Manual or your Company Athletic Officer. 

 

Uniform:  The uniform is gym alpha.  A towel is required for all cadets using the Reconditioning Room, the ’62 Room, and the Third Floor Weight Room.

 

Workout Cards:  Each cadet is responsible for keeping a record of all workouts completed during company athletics time.  The cards will be checked periodically to ensure the cadet is progressing properly.  All team members’ cards will be filed together next to the sign-in computer.

 

Reconditioning Room Rules:  Cadet coaches are encouraged to use the reconditioning room whenever possible.  If a specific workout requires equipment that is not available in the reconditioning room, the cadet coach will know of this in advance and is responsible for making arrangements to conduct the workout in another location.  The official rules of engagement regarding use of the reconditioning room are posted in the room.  Cadets should rack weights and wipe down each piece of equipment with a towelette following use.  Ipods and other personal listening devices are acceptable for use in this program.

 

Exceptions:

 

-Coaches, Cadets-in-Charge, and officials are exempt from the reconditioning requirement during the season to perform their respective duties.

 

PROTESTS:

 

Cadets are responsible for determining the outcome of any protest. If needed, the DPE Sport Educator can assist. All protests should be resolved immediately, prior to resumption of play.   

Although the number of record contests may vary, each regimental champion will be determined by the regular season record. If two or more clubs in the same regiment finish with identical win-loss records, the following steps can be taken until a regimental champion is determined.

 

Tiebreaker procedure between two:

 

1.  Head-to-head (best win-loss percentage in games between the clubs).

2.  Strength of victory (Total points scored minus total points allowed)

3.  Strength of victory against next highest rated opponent (i.e. how did the companies   tie for 1st and 2nd place fair against the company that finished 3rd?)

4.  Most net points in all games

5.  Best win-loss percentage in common games (if less than 7 record contests)

6.  Most net points in common games (if less than 7 record contests)

Tiebreaker procedure between three:

1. Head-to-head (best win-loss percentage in games among the teams).

2. Strength of victory (Total points scored minus total points allowed)
3. Best win-loss percentage in common games.

4. Strength of victory against next highest rated opponent (i.e. how did the companies tie for 1st and 2nd place fair against the company that finished 3rd?)

5. Most net points in all games

 

AWARDS:

 

 Brigade Championship Plaques : 

 

-Plaques are awarded to the Brigade Championship teams in each sport at the conclusion of each season.  CAO are responsible for ensuring that the plaques remain in the possession of the company and are updated after each brigade championship win.

 

Certificate:

 

-Each company who wins a Brigade Championship will be awarded a certificate to be displayed in their company area.

 

The Bankers Association of New York Trophy:

 

-The “Bankers Trophy” is inscribed annually with the designation of the Cadet Company ranking first in each regiment in Company Athletics.  A Bankers Trophy Plaque is awarded annually to the Cadet Company ranking first in each regiment for the academic year.  The award was first presented in 1924. A certificate will be presented to each awardee.

 

Bankers Trophy Point System:

 

-A Company’s final team rank in each regiment is based on a combination of win/loss record. The company with the highest number of points will be the Regimental Champion in that sport. 

 

-The winners of Double-Regimental Championships (winner of 1st/2nd Regiments and winner of 3rd/4th Regiments) from each sport will compete in the Brigade Championships in a single elimination playoff.  In the event of a tie, the contest will be resolved as prescribed in the rules of the sport.

 

-The point distribution for the Bankers Trophy for each regiment is as follows: 

 

1st Place – 100

2nd Place   80

3rd Place   70

4th Place   60

5th Place   50

6th Place   40

7th Place   30

8th Place   10

 

In cases of a tie in team standings (except ties for first place) the Bankers

Trophy Points involved will be combined and distributed equally among the tied teams. 

 

The Brigade and Regimental Athletic Officers submit the BTP report at the end of each Company Athletics season.

 

The Mike Krzyzewski Teaching Character through Sport Award

  

-The Mike Krzyzewski Teaching Character through Sport Award allows DPE Competitive Sports the opportunity to recognize significant contributions in the area of sport education and character development.

 

-The recipient(s) shall have demonstrated outstanding work in creating an athletic environment that promotes and models the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.  Recipients also are individuals of personal integrity who have exemplified devoted service to the development of “leaders of character” through athletic competition.

 

-There are two divisions of the award:

 

1) Cadet Award: may be given each year to either a DPE Competitive Club Sport or Company Athletics cadet.

 

2) USMA Faculty and Staff Award: may be given each year to a Sport Educator in Company Athletics, or an OIC / coach in Club Sports.

 

-Each DPE Sport Educator and/or CIC can nominate one cadet per sport in November (fall sports) and March (winter/spring sports). Nominations must be in the form of one page or less and justify the criterion above. The selection committee will review all nominees in Company Athletics and Club Sports and select one cadet winner.

All nominees and sport educators will receive an invitation to the ceremony.

 

-The award will be given in April 2008.  There will be a permanent plaque in Arvin honoring the award winners. Individual recipients will receive a framed certificate.

 

 

FAIRPLAY and SPORTSMANSHIP:

 

It is expected that cadet-athletes will demonstrate fair play and sportsmanship at all times.  If at any time, cadets exhibit inappropriate or unacceptable behavior, the CIC and DPE sport educator will determine the consequences.

 

 

 

SAFETY:

 

-The Department of Physical Education requires daily reports on injuries in CA.  Immediate reports are rendered on the field, and further daily checks on hospital treatment records are made by the DPE Athletic Training Room Staff.

 

-Prior to competing in Football, Rugby, Wrestling, Boxing and Submission Grappling (to include all contact practices), cadets will complete an injury screening form and be cleared by the DPE Athletic Trainers.

 

-Cadets participating in the preceding sports who sustain head, shoulder, or knee injuries during the season must be seen and cleared by the DPE Athletic Trainer prior to resuming participation in the sport.

 

-After the Company Athletic Roster date, no cadet can join any of the four teams listed above. This is for medical and logistical reasons.

 

Inclement Weather Plan

 

-CA members will be moved to alternate locations when the severity of the weather threatens the safety of the participants or the fields might be damaged due to wet conditions. The on-site DPE Sport Educator will relocate CA members once lightning or anything that will damage a field is a reason to relocate. If moved, cadet coaches will execute conditioning work, skill work or strategy sessions as appropriate.

 

-No outdoor activities will be initiated when thunder and/or lightning is present.

A safe shelter is defined as a sturdy building that has metal plumbing or wiring, or both, to electrically ground the structure.  A shed or a shack is not a safe shelter. 

 

-If there is not a safe shelter within a reasonable distance (biathlon, orienteering, or cross country), crouch in a thick grove of small trees surrounded by taller trees or in a dry ditch.  Keeping your feet close together, crouch with only your feet touching the ground.  Wrap your arms around your knees and lower your head to minimize your body’s surface area.  Cover your ears with your hands.  Do not lie flat. 

 

-Stay away from tall or individual trees, lone objects (flag poles), metal objects, standing pools of water, and open fields.  Avoid close contact with others by maintaining a distance of 15-20 feet.

 

-Allow 30 minutes to pass after the last sound of thunder or sight of lightning before resuming any outdoor activities, INCLUDING WALKING FROM THE SAFE SHELTER BACK TO THE BARRACKS.

 

    * The stairway above the river courts is grounded and may be used to evacuate cadets to the barracks.

    ** Vehicles that do not have a metal roof are not protected from lightning and are not safe shelters.  In the event of a fast moving storm when there is not time to reach the barracks, cadets should move to the closest safe shelter.

 

 

 

Cadet Athletic Officer Responsibilities:

 

Cadet athletic officers, whether serving as the Brigade, Regimental, Battalion or Company, oversee the execution of the Company Athletics program. They are overall responsible for what does and does not happen out on the fields of friendly strife. Their primary responsibility is to execute DPE Competitive Sports’ mission: developing warrior athletes of character and building teams of significance. Each athletics officer, from Brigade through Company, will serve the cadets within their chain of command and ensure their athletic welfare is a credited and a valuable experience.

 

Brigade Athletics Officer (BAO)

 

·         Welcome to your new assignment. This is a very rewarding job and will prepare you very well for your upcoming career as an Army Officer. You will have a chance to be a part of a special team, working everyday with cadets, civilians and officers. You represent the Corps of Cadets views on athletics here at West Point. It is imperative that as you settle into this job, know that your primary responsibility is to execute and oversee the DPE Company Athletics and Competitive Club programs as outlined in their respective manuals: USCC Cir 28-1, the Company Athletics regulation manual and the Competitive Club Athletics Manual.

·         Each day, expect to make face to face contact with the Office of Competitive Sports during MacArthur’s time: 1630-1830.

·         You will be responsible for establishing a working staff: from the Deputy Assistant Brigade Athletic Officer (ABAO) and four Regimental Athletic Officers (RAO) through the Battalion and Company Athletic Officers (BnAO and CAO). Read over their duty descriptions and ensure both all understand their responsibilities and how they will contribute to the mission. Assign them specific areas of responsibility (roster compliance, equipment issue/turn in, athletic participation verification, reports, grades, regimental and brigade championships, winter season activity tracking, goat engineer game, etc) as you see necessary. In writing, conduct initial, mid and end of the year counseling with each of them with the ABAO and your four RAOs.

·         Communication is necessary for success in this program. Staff meetings, information briefs, and AARs will be held periodically with your staff. Organize periodic update briefs for the cadet regimental CICs of each sport, cadet coaches, and cadet officials in order to cross talk and listen to recommendations on how to further succeed in our mission.

·          Ensure accuracy, compliance and timeliness of all required reports and assignments. Initially this entails ensuring that all CA cadet participants comply with the eligibility and participation requirements stated in USCC Cir 28-1. It also involves that the cadet coaches and officials who are assigned in each sport are of the correct class and experience level. Another example is ensuring that all CA contact sports turn in their medical screening forms on time and by the cut off date for their sport. Everything is outlined in USCC Cir 28-1, and it is your responsibility to understand the implied tasks with all of its contents.

 

 

 

 

Deputy/Assistant Brigade Athletic Officer (ABAO)

 

  • Welcome to your new assignment. Expect that your primary responsibility is to support the BAO and assist in administering the CA Program. It is crucial that you maintain daily communication with the Office of Competitive Sports. You are the second in charge and will have to perform duties of the BAO in his/her absence.
  • Supervise the DPE reconditioning program.  This involves the whole spectrum:  accountability formations, taking cadets to the DPE training room, to supervising their workouts. See USCC 28-1: the regulation manual for CA for details about the reconditioning program.
  • Plan, coordinate and resource the CA red-letter events: CA Brigade Championships, Coach K and Bankers Trophy award ceremonies and the Goat/Engineer Game.
  • Keep up to date information and track of all CA schedules, record contests, rankings, teams, rosters, and photos. 

 

Regimental Athletic Officer (RAO)

 

  • Welcome to your new assignment. One of your primary responsibilities is to support the BAO an ABAO on all aspects of this program. Help them as much as you can and at a minimum, maintain daily communication with them.

·         You are responsible for the athletic well being of every cadet with in your regiment. That is big responsibility and implies that you read and know the information published in USCC Cir 28-1, as well as the Competitive Club Athletic manual. You will be the subject matter experts on matters pertaining to CA and the Competitive Club Athletics program.

·         Council your BnAOs in writing both at the beginning and at the end of the term. Communicate your expectations early on and assign them areas of responsibility. Meet with them weekly and at a minimum, ensure they are tracking (accuracy and timeliness) the CA rosters and attendance procedures within your regiment.

·         Keep your Regimental Tactical Officer and Cadet chain of command (Regimental Commander) informed on the CA and Competitive Club programs. Promote command support/emphasis.

·         CA assignments: sport CICs, cadet coaches, and cadet officials must be vetted through you. You are the quality assurance and control piece of all cadets assigned into these positions. Ensure cadets are qualified and eligible prior to your CAOs nominating them. Highly recommend that you ensure the selection of CICs, coaches and officials are by virtue of their experience and leadership abilities- see USCC Cir 28-1.

·         Receive accountability and record contest reports (results) from each sport CICs NLT 2300 hours daily. Correct any non-compliance issues. Complete Bankers Trophy Point reports and submit them to the ABAO.

 

 

 

 

Example of Record Contest Report for CA COMPETITION

 

Preparation Instructions:

Each sport CIC will include following data in the following format: Regiment, sport, date of competition, record contest number, standing to date, and CIC’s signature block.  Results can be tracked in hard copy, electronically (on a web site), or both. “Standings to Date” will be according to regimental place standing.  First place team will be listed first, etc.

Submission.  CIC’s for each sport will submit the results of CA Competition to RAOs and DPE Sport Educators via email after every record contest. RAOs will submit the compiled reports for each sport to all the Company Athletics Officers in their regiment and all Tactical Officers in their regiment NLT 0715 the following day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                  

2nd Regiment as of 21 October 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Sport

Company

Soccer

 

 

 

Biathlon

 

 

W

L

T

 

 

W

L

T

B2

6

0

 

 

H2

4

0

 

E2

5

1

 

 

A2

3

1

 

D2

4

1

1

 

E2

3

1

 

G2

4

2

 

 

G2

2

2

 

A2

3

3

 

 

B2

2

2

 

F2

1

4

1

 

C2

1

3

 

C2

1

5

 

 

D2

1

3

 

H2

0

6

 

 

F2

0

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultimate

 

 

 

Football

 

 

W

L

T

 

 

W

L

T

H2

5

0

 

 

D2

4

0

 

D2

4

1

 

 

A2

3

1

 

B2

4

1

 

 

C2

3

1

 

A2

3

2

 

 

G2

2

2

 

F2

2

3

 

 

B2

1

3

 

C2

2

3

 

 

E2

1

3

 

E2

1

4

 

 

F2

1

3

 

G2

0

5

 

 

H2

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrestling

 

 

 

     Bball

 

 

 

W

L

T

 

 

W

L

T

B2

3

0

 

 

G2

2

0

 

F2

3

0

 

 

D2

2

0

 

C2

2

1

 

 

A2

2

0

 

E2

2

1

 

 

E2

1

1

 

H2

1

2

 

 

H2

1

1

 

D2

1

2

 

 

C2

0

2

 

A2

0

3

 

 

F2

0

2

 

G2

0

3

 

 

B2

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example of Final Standings and Bankers Trophy Report for CA:

 

Preparation Instructions:  Report is submitted by each sport’s CIC to the RAO. Can be electronically and verified with hard copy. 

Submission:  Due two days after each sport’s Brigade Championship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Regiment

 

 

2nd Regiment

Company

Points

 

 

Company

Points

H1

430

 

 

D2

450

A1

390

 

 

H2

370

G1

390

 

 

A2

360

F1

370

 

 

B2

350

C1

340

 

 

E2

330

D1

280

 

 

C2

310

E1

280

 

 

G2

270

B1

190

 

 

F2

260

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Regiment

 

 

4th Regiment

Company

Points

 

 

Company

Points

H3

410

 

 

A4

420

A3

360

 

 

C4

370

D3

340

 

 

B4

350

F3

330

 

 

F4

350

C3

310

 

 

H4

320

B3

300

 

 

E4

310

E3

300

 

 

D4

280

G3

290

 

 

G4

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Place – 100

2nd Place   80

3rd Place   70

4th Place   60

5th Place   50

6th Place   40

7th Place   30

8th Place   10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battalion Athletic Officer (BnAO)

 

  • Welcome to your new assignment. The main responsibility that you have as a BnAO is to maintain daily communication with your RAOs and assist the 4 CAOs under your command as often as possible. This begins with initial counseling in writing with each of your CAOs. Communicate your expectations clearly.

·         Meet weekly with each of your CAOs and at a minimum, ensure their rosters and attendance within the battalion are accurate. Establish a “accountability non compliance” policy for your battalion and ensure that it is adhered to.

·         Ensure every company in your Bn has a plaque mounted in their company AO. Ensure their plates are engraved and up to date. For example, if a company in your BN won any of the Brigade championships or a Bankers Trophy award winner from last year, they should have a plate engraved. POC for engraving plates is the Office of Competitive Sports.

·         Act as the public affairs for your battalion. Provide coordination and/or assistance in getting each company team a team photo. Assist in advertising their successes and future record contests throughout their companies.

  • Act as the Company Athletic Supply liaison with DPE Supply room.  Check in with DPE Supply on the status of equipment issue within your battalion.

 

Company Athletic Officers (CAO)

 

  • Welcome to you new assignment. As a CAO you have a very important responsibility of ensuring each cadet’s athletic experience is completing the mission of Competitive Sports: creating warrior athletes of character and building teams of significance. Your company will represent the CA program with 6 teams during the fall and spring season. During the winter season, you will be responsible for ensuring that every member in your company is signed up for at least 2 fitness activities. Success in this job relies on two things: face to face communication with the cadet coaches in your company and be familiar with the CA manual USCC Cir 28-1 and all of its contents. One of your first tasks will be to develop and submit rosters of all CA assignments to your RAO (through your BnAO).
  • One of your primary responsibilities will be recommending names of cadet coaches, officials, and possibly a CIC from your company. Before you nominate any CIC, coach, or official, be sure they are qualified and eligible with in CA regulation manual USCC Cir 28-1. Highly recommend selection of CICs, coaches and officials are by virtue of their experience and leadership abilities, and add players to rosters who are qualified and eligible. Submit these nominations through the AO chain of command. Once approved by your RAO and the roster deadline date has been passed, these assignments will not be changed.
  • Create rosters of each of the six sports in your company. Ensure you are aware of the sports’ “priority fill” requirements. Your job is to support your company mates and assign them according to their desires and abilities. Throughout the season, manage each roster and ensure they are accurate. This is best done by communicating daily with cadet coaches. Cadets who become medically unqualified to perform their duties are immediately taken off the roster and may be replaced. Assignment changes are on going and you have a critical responsibility to ensure both your company teams and individuals are set up for success. Ensure that cadets dropped from Corps Squad or Competitive Club Teams are assigned to a CA team. Each cadet is required to participate in athletics for both semesters, Corps Squad, Competitive Club, or Company Athletic. After rosters have been approved (RAOs), CAO will register all cadets in all positions in the following program: http://apps/dpe/intr_mgr/logon.cfm . (see example below). At the conclusion of the first record contest, the CAO will input athletic participation data for all cadets assigned to their company.
  • CAOs will input attendance for all CA sports everyday that your company has CA (practice and record contest).  Each day you have CA, you must collect attendance information from all of your cadet coaches and input the information using Cadet Information System (CIS – see below). Once completed, send a summary report to the cadet CO and 1SG, BnAO, BAO, TAC, and TAC NCO. Any accountability and record contest reports will be submitted NLT 2300.
  •  At the conclusion of each season, the CAO will verify athletic participation for the entire company using the “Intramural Manager” (to include Corps Squad and Competitive Club participation). This information will be submitted through your chain of command and then be given to the office of DPE Competitive Sports.  Cadets not meeting minimum participation requirements must be identified and reported to your RAO. Provide a copy of the athletic participation for the company to your cadet chain of command and Tactical Officers. 
  • Any athletic participation grade discrepancies from previous terms are handled through you.  The Office of Competitive Sports will provide the procedure and format at the beginning of each term. Prior to completion of each term, all cadets in your company must have a grade for athletic participation. It is your responsibility to ensure this is done in accordance with the CSI Grading SOP. This SOP will be explained at the beginning of each term.
  • Ensure all of your company teams, officials, and Cadets-in-Charge clean and turn in all equipment from the Company Athletics supply room within 48 hours of the final contest for their respective team or sport.

 

Reporting Accountability on CIS:

 

Usage Instructions:

  • Each night before 2400 hrs, the CAO will input attendance information into the Daily Event Calendar.  An attendance report and compliance report will be automatically generated and sent to various USCC and DPE contacts.
  • The CAO in each company logs-in to the CIS and clicks on the “Military” tab. Click on “Company Athletics”.   After agreeing to the security warning, you will be directed to the Daily Events Calendar. 

 

-Choose the date on the calendar to enter data for. 

-Select “New Event” below the calendar.

-On the next page, there are numerous dropdown boxes.  In the first dropdown marked “Select Activity”, choose which activity you are entering accountability for.

-A roster now appears by company team for CAOs. The previous accountability report will be displayed.  To mark everyone as present, select “Mark All Present Submit”.  To mark someone as absent, choose the excusal from the dropdown box to the left of their name.  If someone is participating on a company team who is not listed on the roster, add them by clicking on the “+ Non-Team Roster” at the bottom of the roster.  The user will be able to search the database for participants and add them to the report for that day only.

-If you are constantly adding players not showing up on your roster, there may be a discrepancy in the Company Athletics Manager (may also be called Intramural Manager) program that only you as a CAO can fix.  The daily event calendar roster mirrors the Company Athletics Manager system on a real time basis.  Changes made in this system will immediately take effect in the daily event calendar.

-Only fill in the fields with an “*” next to them.  All other information you enter into non-mandatory fields will not show up in a report and is not used at this time for any reason.

-The first time you enter information into the “Event Type” and “Event Location” menus, you will need to set your dropdowns by choosing the “(…)” to the right of the selection box.  From here, you need to choose the event type you are adding information for and then enter in an activity description (i.e Practice or Game) and location (i.e. Buffalo Soldier Field or Arvin Company Athletics Pool).  When you have done this, choose “Refresh” next to the “(…)” and the information you entered will be located in the dropdown box.  At the very minimum, all teams should have “Practice” and “Game” listed as Activity Types.

-Choose the start and end time of your event.

-Press “Save Event” to save the information you have just entered.

 

Editing Previously Saved Data

-If for some reason you need to edit data that you saved, choose the date on the calendar you would like to edit then choose “Search” below the calendar.  This will give you a list of all events that were logged in that particular date.  If you logged in information on this date, you’ll see an “Edit” link next to your event.  Click on this, edit the record, and hit “submit”.  Information you changed will be replaced in the form of a new record.

 

Searching for a Particular Event You Saved

-If you would like to review or print a previous event record, choose the date on the calendar you would like to view events for, choose your activity type and sport in the dropdown lists, then choose “Search”.  If you logged in information on this date, you’ll see the event listed.  Choose the event and then you can print this page.

 

Accountability reports are sent to the RAOs BAO and ABAO, the Director of CA, and the DPE Athletic Training Office. The BnAOs will control non-compliance for CA accountability reporting.  Data should only be input on days that your regiment is scheduled to have CA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA Rosters and Assignments:

 

1.  Prepared by: Company Athletic Officer

 

2.  Preparation Instructions. Register all cadets in all positions on the CA website http://apps/dpe/intr_mgr/logon.cfm .  Each Athletic Officer is granted access each semester by the Brigade Athletic Officer.  Once logged onto the site, cadets should access the “Add” rosters.  Once there, CAOs can access each of the four academic year groups.  Only cadets from that year group not carried on a Corps Squad or Competitive Club roster will be displayed.  CAOs can input each cadet that has signed up for each sport by position: player, coach, cadet-in-charge, official, etc, until the maximum team strength is reached.  Cadets can access all rosters once the season starts. These dates are set by the Director of Company Athletics. Cadets on Competitive Club or Corps Squad rosters will be verified by the BAO and Director of Company Athletics.

 

 

 

Athletic Participation Input and Verification:

 

1.  Prepared by:  Company Athletic Officer

 

Submit through DPE website, http://apps/dpe/intr_mgr/logon.cfm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadet Search

Enter Cadet SSN

Last Name

By Company/Regt:

 

2001-SPRING
3 Records

 

NAME

CO

CLASS

ACTVTY

POSITION

ACTION

TENTPEG, JOE

D1

2002

PLAYER

DONTSURF, CHARLIE

D1

2002

COACH

LETSROLL, JIM

D1

2002

OFFICIAL