BBallGate II: The Coaches Plan

...and here is the Plan for Transparency drawn up by coaches Hrodey, Bartow and Young, and submitted in response to the girls' concerns. This one was rejected. Thanks again to the Sun Prairie STAR for obtaining this document.

Now you have both the girls' plan and the coaches plan...which was rejected. Decide for yourselves which was the better of the two.

Transparency Plan for Remainder of Season

The following was the response submitted by SPHS girls basketball coaches Liz Hrodey, Steve Bartow and Erin Young, and Sun Prairie Education Association union representative Brad Lutes, to the 11 Problems and Solutions submitted by 14 SPHS varsity players and a team manager.

Disclaimer: The coaching staff is responsible for all personnel decisions. No guarantees should be expected by anyone regarding the amount of time they will play in a game.

Student-athletes must come forward with concerns to the coaches immediately. A non-coaching adult designee will be made available upon request of the student if a parent/guardians can pre-schedule meetings with the coaches.

Do not approach a coach after a game or practice. Parents/guardians can pre-schedule meetings with the coaches.

Do not approach a coach after a game or practice. Immediately document and disclose any concerns to the Athletic Department.

Transparency Plan for Remainder of Season

1. Parents/Guardians will be welcomed and encouraged to attend all team practices.

2. Each practice will be taped and a DVD will be made available upon request by any parent/guardian.

3. All written practice plans will be made available upon request by parents/guardians.

4. Coaches will initiate no person-to-person contact with student-athletes at any time other than during practices or games unless coordinated via the Athletic Director or non-coaching designee.

5. Coaches will hold only a pre-game and half-time meeting in a locker room. Post-game meetings will be brief and take place on the court.

6. A non-coaching school designee will accompany the team on the bus for all remaining varsity away games.

7. A non-coaching school designee will be present for all remaining home and away pre-game and half-time locker room meetings connected to the game.

8. Text messages will no longer be initiated by the coaching staff. Coaches will use email to communicate with students and parents.

9. A non-coaching adult advocate will be made available for any student-athlete that requires a more private natured conversation with any member of the coaching staff.

10. All members of the varsity basketball team will practice together and be coached by Liz Hrodey and Steve Bartow and Erin Young.

11. Steve Bartow will be the lead coach for varsity reserve.

12. There will be no official team activities scheduled that conflict with varsity reserve games.

13. Any person-to-person contact from a parent to the coaching staff must include the presence of the student-athlete.

14. Any further self-evaluation or student survey will be conducted by the athletic department in strict confidence.

15. Only members of the varsity basketball team will practice with the team.

16. All practices will end on time.