Football Lettering Criteria

   *The following lettering criteria has been formulated and adopted by the GISH Coaching staff and approved by the Activities Director. 

Our lettering criteria stresses Preparation & multi-sport participation.  Excellence in any endeavor is impossible to achieve without hard work and commitment.  We want our criteria to be based, not so much on talent, but on whether an athlete "pays the price" to achieve Excellence.  Only after paying this price can an athlete truly earn a varsity letter. 

To earn a letter in football, an athlete needs to earn 170 pts. or more.   Points can be earned as follows:

1. Participation in a Winter Sport = 25 pts.
    Participation in Winter Lifting program = 20 pts.  (points for Winter Conditioning are awarded if an athlete finishes the winter with 90% efficiency or better)
    (Players will either have a chance to earn 25 pts. winter athlete or 20 pts.off-season program -not both)

2. Participation in Spring Sport = 25 pts.
    Participation in Spring Lifting Program = 20 pts. (points for Spring Lifting are awarded if an athlete finishes the spring with 90% efficiency or better)
    (Players will either have a chance to earn 25 pts. spring athlete or 20pts.off-season program -not both)

   *Winter Athletes and Spring Athletes must finish their season in good standing to earn points and must do an excellent job of completing their "in-season" lifting program.

3. Summer Program:
    Summer Lifting = 30 pts. (there are approx. 30 total lifting sessions - each session is worth a point)
    ISLANDER FOOTBALL CAMP = 10 pts.
    CSC TEAM CAMP = 10 pts.
    PASSING LEAGUE = 1 pt. per session (5 total sessions)
    OTHER CAMPS = Point values TBA
4. Practice consistency = Between 60 & 70 pts. on average
    With practices and scrimmages, we will end up with around 60-70 practice sessions(including playoffs) 1pt. will be earned for each session suited for - 1/2 pt. for each attended but not suited for (as in the case of an injury).
   
5. Varsity Playing Role: Starter (over 50% of season) = 40 pts.
    Varsity Backup & Special Teams Player (seeing significant playing time) = 30 pts.
    Special Teams Player (Action in at least 50% of contests) = 20 pts.
   
6. Honor Roll = 20 pts. (10 pts. per semester)
   *As always, a player must finish the season "in good standing" to earn a letter.

   *Other opportunities could be added as point earning opportunities and will be announced (such as addtional camps).

   *The Coaching staff reserves the right to modify this formula in special cases, such as for players that have just moved to town or for hardship cases.

   *Players who violate the drug/alcohol policy or disgrace the program by being involved in serious criminal matters will not be eligible to earn a varsity letter and will not be nominated for post season honors including: All Area, All Conference, All State Teams or Shrine Bowl.