PRO SPIRIT INC. PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Pro Spirit membership is a privilege; as a private organization, we expect our members, athletes and parents, to uphold the highest standards in the gym and our community. Pro Spirit takes our participation guidelines serious therefore please read our handbook in its entirety and ask any applicable questions.
As the guardian of your athlete, YOU are the TEAM behind the TEAM!
OUR PROGRAMS:
- Joining a team at Pro Spirit is a year long commitment: May 2020 to end of April 2021.
- Whoever signs the release form is financially responsible.
- If a team member quits team for any reason, you forfeit all tuition fees/no refunds.
- Parent is responsible for ALL team purchased items such as practice wear, uniforms, etc.
- After November 1, 2020 a Team buyout will automatically be set up; one half of the remaining team fees will be charged to fulfill your contractual agreement.
- Accounts that are behind 15 days will be given a friendly reminder to catch up. Athletes that have accounts that reach 1 month past due will no longer be able to participate until account is in good standing. We charge a $30 reprocessing fee for any account that we are unable to process on the due date.
PARENT EXPECTATIONS:
- Keep attendance policy and team membership expectations
- Keep up with financial obligations
- Refrain from negative gossip or create drama in the parent viewing room
- Refrain from talking about other children in a derogatory way
- Refrain from questioning the coach’s decision about team placement, routine, practices, etc.
- Parents maintain manners and civility at all functions
- Refrain from negativity towards a Pro Spirit Inc., team member, parent, coach, other gyms, via any medium (I.e. internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Group Me, text)
- Refrain from inappropriate pictures, language to be used on any medium (i.e. internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Group Me, text)
- Always have a sportsman-like behavior, via any medium (i.e. internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Group Me, text)
- Never use the Pro Spirit contact list, parent emails or phone list for anything negative
- Never approach an official or judge of a competition to voice a negative opinion. Compliments are accepted. Parents need to maintain manners and civility at all functions
- Not post routine videos or music to the internet without permission from the staff.
- Any parent that chooses to be in a reality show, etc., that may portray a negative image on Pro Spirit, or the sport of all-star cheer will be removed from the program. Breaking of any of the above rules may result in removal of the program.
PS ATHLETE TEAM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
- Team members must put forth 100% effort at ALL practices
- Team members must respect their team mates and coaches
- Team members must wear required practice wear to ALL practices
- Team members must wear their hair in a neat ponytail/with practice bow
- Cell phones must be turned to silent and kept in coaches “bucket” entire practice
- No gum or jewelry at practice.
ATHLETE REQUIREMENTS:
- Never use of alcoholic or drugs; will warrant immediate dismissal
- Never challenge the authority of the coach will warrant automatic dismissal from the team
- Refrain from abusive behavior, lying, stealing or any other negative form of behavior is grounds for dismissal
- Follow all additional rules and guidelines given by the coach or person in charge. Any negative behavior towards a Pro Spirit members, coaches, parents or to another gym, via any medium (i.e. internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Group Me, text) will result in dismissal from team
- Never post inappropriate pictures, language or unsportsmanlike behavior to be used on any medium (i.e. ALL SOCIAL MEDIA FORMATS); will result in dismissal from team
- Never approach an official or judge of a competition to voice a negative opinion. Doing so will result in dismissal your competitor from team. Compliments are accepted
- Any athlete that chooses to be in a reality show, etc., that may portray a negative image on Pro Spirit, or the sport of all-star cheer will be removed from the program. Breaking of any of the above rules may result in removal of the program.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
The TEAM PROGRAMS to include ALL STAR, HYPE AND ELEVATE at Pro Spirit are competitive programs. In order for our teams to have success, members MUST BE COMMITTED AND MUST ATTEND ALL PRACTICES. All team members are expected to respect the team practice schedule. Poor attendance creates frustration amongst, coaches, athletes and parents. We simply cannot expect the results that the athletes want, coaches and parents want without full practices.Our Attendance Policy will be enforced for all our team programs. Please note there will be no warnings or exceptions. Thank you for your support; we are 100% confident that with 100% attendance we will be 100% successful!! GO PRO!
All team practices are MANDATORY; to include extended practices and extra practices.
ABSENCE NOTIFICATION
- If an athlete must miss a practice, a PARENT must notify their head coach and cc Trey Beaty or Shelly Wiggins with the date and reason for the absence 1 week in advance.
- Absence notification MUST COME FROM A PARENT and is to be emailed only.
- Athletes are allowed 3 absences only, regardless the reason, from September 1st through the end of their competition season (April or May of the season).
ABSENCE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
- Athletes that miss practice, without notifying their head coach and Trey Beaty or Shelly Wiggins, will automatically be removed from the routine; no exceptions.
- Athletes maybe reinstated after a month of attending practices.
- Athletes will be expected to continue to come to practices to maintain team membership.
- Athletes that arrive late or leave practice early must notify their head coach and Trey Beaty or Shelly Wiggins.
- 2 late arrivals/leave practice early equal an absence.
LATE ARRIVALS / LEAVE EARLY
- Athletes that arrive late or leave practice early must notify their head coach and Trey Beaty or Shelly Wiggins.
- 2 late arrivals/leave practice early equal an absence.
SUMMER ATTENDANCE POLICY
- Absence notification for ALL SUMMER pre-scheduled camps, vacations, etc. MUST BE SUBMITTED BY email JUNE 1st. Athlete's parent/guardian must notify their head coach and cc Trey Beaty or Shelly Wiggins with ALL date and reason for the absence.
- Choreography camps are mandatory.
PRO SPIRIT PROPRIETARY LOGO:
All materials, logos, use of uniform intended purposes and use of names or likeness of Pro Spirit are owned and copyrighted/licensed by Pro Spirit Inc. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of the copyrighted materials, which includes the pro-spirit.com web site or likeness is permitted without the written permission of Pro Spirit Inc. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Pro-Spirit.com and the Pro Spirit logo, are trademarks of Pro Spirit. Member agrees not to display or use the Pro Spirit logos or likeness in any manner whatsoever without Pro Spirit’s prior permission. It is further acknowledged that any material granted production rights will be considered proprietary to Pro Spirit: authorized items must be distributed through the Pro Spirit Pro Shop.
TERMINATION/CANCELLATION OF PARTICIPATION
Either Member or Pro Spirit may terminate or cancel Member’s participation at any time. Member understands and agrees that the cancellation of Member’s participation is Member’s sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with Pro Spirit Inc. This includes, but is not limited to, any dispute related to, or arising out of: (1) any term of the participation Agreement or Pro Spirit’s enforcement or application of any such term; (2) any policy or practice of Pro Spirit including Pro Spirits’s Privacy Policy and Copyright Policy, or Pro Spirits’s enforcement or application of these policies; (3) the content available through the Service or any change in content provided through the Service; (4) Member’s ability to access or use the Service or Member’s Web Site; or (5) the amount or type of fees, surcharges, applicable taxes, billing methods, or any change to the fees, applicable taxes, surcharges or billing methods, if any. All other provisions of this Agreement, which may reasonably be construed as surviving such termination, will survive the termination of this Agreement.
Member further agrees that Pro Spirit, in its sole discretion, may terminate Member’s program participation, Member’s portal account or Member’s participation and/or use of services for any reason, including, without limitation, (i) if Member breaches this Agreement, (ii) if Pro Spirit is unable to verify or authenticate any information that Member provides to Pro Spirit, or (iii) if Pro Spirit believes that Member has violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of this Agreement. It is Pro Spirits’s sole discretion, to discontinue athlete participation. If Pro Spirit terminates Member’s participation pursuant to (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Member will forfeit all credits, pre-paid fees, and any other amounts accruing to Member, if any. Pro Spirit , shall not be required to refund, redeem, or pay amounts to Member upon such termination.
Upon termination of Member’s Account for any reason, Member shall remain liable for any outstanding balances already incurred or any balances pending related to the programs financial terms and agreements, (ie. uniform fees, registration fees, affiliate competition fees and any program fees stated during the registration process).