Central Coast Section (CCS)
TRACK & FIELD BYLAWS
Revision approved by CCS Board of Managers - 01-30-03
| 1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS | 6. SEEDING | 11. AWARDS |
| 2. MEET DATES | 7. RULES | 12. SPORTSMANSHIP |
| 3. QUALIFYING FROM
LEAGUE TO SEMI-FINALS '03 entries now updated! |
8. APPEALS | 13. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES |
| 4. QUALIFYING FROM SEMI-FINALS TO FINALS | 9. MEET OFFICIALS | 14. PASSES |
| 5. QUALIFYING FROM SECTION FINALS TO STATE MEET | 10. UNIFORMS | 15. MEET PROGRAMS |
| 16. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION |
Section 1.
SCHEDULED MEETINGS
A. Organizational:
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2003, 7:00pm @ the CCS office
B. Evaluation:
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2003,
4:00pm @ the CCS office
Section 2. MEET
DATES
The 2003 CCS Track & Field Championships are scheduled as
follows:
Semi-Finals: SATURDAY, MAY
24, 2003 - Field Events - 10:00
AM; Running Events - 11:00 AM.
Finals:
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2003 - Field Events -
4:00 PM; Running Events - 6:00 PM.
Section 3. QUALIFYING
FROM LEAGUE MEETS TO SEMI-FINAL MEET
A.
There
will be 32 qualifiers to the CCS Semi-Final Meet, determined as follows:
1. Each
League/Division will have one (1) Automatic Qualifier;
2.
The remaining qualifiers to equal 32 will be divided among the Leagues, using the following formula:
a. The combined total enrollment for each League (current year's grade 10-12
CBEDS enrollment
figures for all schools competing in Track & Field) will be divided by the total
Section
enrollment (current year's grade 10-12 CBEDS enrollment figures for all schools
competing in
Track & Field), then multiplied by 32;
b. The derived value in 2a. above must be a whole number.
No
rounding up of decimals will
apply under 2a.
3. If there are less than 32 qualifiers after implementing Steps
1. and 2. above, one
additional qualifier
will be awarded to each League, in ranked order, until all 32 qualifiers have
been determined. The
Leagues will be ranked according to the decimal portion of the number computed
in A.-2. above.
a. In the event that two or more Leagues' decimal portions are the same, a coin toss
will determine
which is awarded the higher rank.
4. League entries
will be up-dated (*see League Entries table below) at the Track & Field Committee's
Organizational meeting on January
13, 2003,
then posted shortly thereafter on the CCS
web-site (www.cifccs.org). *POSTED
01/17/03 (REVISED - 01/22/03 - indicated in red)
* 2003 LEAGUE ENTRIES
| LEAGUE | BOYS | GIRLS | LEAGUE | BOYS | GIRLS | |
| BVAL | 9 | 9 | SCCAL | 2 | 2 | |
| MBL | 2 | 2 | SCVAL | 6 | 5 | |
| MTAL | 1 | 2 | TCAL | 3 | 3 | |
| PAL | 5 | 5 | WBAL | n/a | 1 | |
| PSAL | 1 | 1 | WCAL | 3 | 2 |
B. Only athletes
(including relay teams) who qualify by performance and finish in their respective
League
Meets may go on to the Semi-Final Meet.
1. Any competitor
who is disqualified from an event in his/her League Finals may not advance in that
event to the Semi-Final Meet.
C. Qualifiers from League or CCS Championship Track
& Field Meets may advance to the next post-season
meet regardless of school
affiliation. (This rule supersedes the limit of three (3) entrants from the same
school contained in the NF Track & Field Rulebook.)
Section 3. QUALIFYING
FROM LEAGUE MEETS TO SEMI-FINAL MEET
(continued)
D. When two (2) or more basic Leagues join together to form two
(2) or more supplemental Leagues, the
following shall apply:
1. When two (2)
or more supplemental Leagues are formed by the joining of two (2) or more basic
Leagues that each had one (1) or more Automatic Qualifiers to the CCS Tournament,
the
new
supplemental Leagues shall retain the total of their previous Automatic
Qualifiers (e.g., basic
League A and B each have one (1) Automatic Qualifier. When the new supplemental
Leagues
are formed, combining A and B, they will have a total of two (2) Automatic Qualifiers.).
2. The
League Board of Managers having governance authority over the supplemental Leagues shall
determine in its bylaws how those Automatic Qualifiers will be allocated from the
supplemental
Leagues. In the absence of a basic League tournament to determine Section
qualifiers, they
MUST allocate an automatic berth to each of the supplemental League Champions.
E. AT-LARGE ENTRIES
1. If an athlete
does not qualify for the CCS Semi-Finals at his/her League
Championship Meet, but
his/her mark ranks as
one of the top eight (8) performances from the League Varsity Championship
Meets combined, then that athlete will be
added to
the CCS Semi-Final competition. This provision
is for all events, including relay's.
2. At-Large entries will be allowed in the 800,
1600 and 3200 and will allow enough room at large entries
to
complete a full field of runners, without creating an
extra heat in these endurance events.
F. LEAGUE RESULTS
1. League
Representatives must submit their final League entries, after removing all scratches
and
inserting all alternates from their League, to the
CCS Office and the Semi-Final Meet Director by
9:00am, on the Tuesday morning following their respective League
Championships.
2. Once
League entries are submitted for the CCS Semi-Final Meet, alternates will not
replace
scratched athletes.
3. League
entries are to be submitted on disc in addition to the paper entry form, with
the intent to
transition to a fully electronic entry system in 2004.
Section
4. QUALIFYING FROM SECTION SEMI-FINALS TO SECTION FINALS
A. RUNNING EVENTS
1. Running Events
(except the 1600m and 3200m): Eight (8) finalists.
Winners of each heat, plus the next fastest, qualify for the Finals.
2. 1600m:
Two (2) equal heats.
Top two (2) finishers in each heat, plus the next eight (8) fastest, qualify for the
Finals.
3. 3200m:
Two (2) equal heats.
B. FIELD EVENTS
1. Long Jump,
Triple Jump, Shot Put, and Discus: Four (4) attempts.
The top eight (8) qualify for the Finals.
2. High
Jump and Pole Vault: Top eight (8) qualify for the
Finals. Starting heights will be determined by Meet Management after all
entries are submitted. Under no circumstances will the opening height in
any event be higher than the 40th percentile of league entry marks.Events go to completion. Top eight (8)
qualify for the Finals.
Section
5. QUALIFYING FROM SECTION FINALS TO STATE MEET
A. CCS qualifies three (3) in each event to the State
Meet.
B. There is no provision for granting hardship exemption
from competing in the Section Semi-Finals and
Finals Meets. An athlete
MUST compete in the CCS Meet to qualify for the State Meet.
C. AT-LARGE ENTRIES
An athlete shall earn an At-Large
entry into the State Meet if his/her mark at the Section Finals is
equal to or better than the average of the 9th-place qualifying marks to the
State Meet Finals from
the three (3) most recent years
(CIF By-Law 2802).
Section
6.
SEEDING PROCEDURES
A. RUNNING EVENTS REQUIRING TRIALS
1. Equal heats
will be formed. Heat winners, plus the next fastest times,
qualify for the Finals.
(League Champions and Heat winners are not "protected" in the
seeding process. Athletes
are
seeded by time or mark.)
2.
Semi-Final winners will be seeded by time.
3. Lanes in heats
will be assigned as follows: 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 7, 1, 8.
Section
6.
SEEDING PROCEDURES
(continued)
A. RUNNING EVENTS REQUIRING TRIALS
(continued)
4.
Stagger-Start: In the Section Meet, the stagger-start for all running
events, except the 1600m
and 3200m, will be the same as used at the current year's State
Meet.
5. Alley-Start:
In the Section Meet, the alley-start will be used for the
1600m and 3200m.
Seeding for these races will be the same as used for the State
Meet.
B. FIELD EVENTS
1. Shot Put,
Discus, Long Jump & Triple Jump:
a. Athletes will be seeded on the basis of
League qualifying marks, with the best mark last,
broken into an equal number of competitors in each
flight. Each flight will take four (4)
attempts before moving to the
next flight. The top flight in all cases will be last.
b. The eight (8) best will advance to the Finals.
c. In the event of a perfect tie, all competitors will advance
in that event.
d. At the Section Finals, the athletes will be seeded 1
to 8 on the basis of qualifying marks,
with the best competing last. Each athlete will take three (3) trials. The
top eight (8) and
ties (must be a fair attempt) from the trials will take three (3) final
efforts in inverse
order
of standings at the end of the trials. Each fair attempt will be
marked, and the
90-second
time-limit will be observed.
e. Athletes competing in running events must check out with event
judge; they will be given
a maximum of 15 minutes until they are required to take their next attempt.
2. High
Jump and Pole Vault:
a. Athletes will be seeded on the basis of League qualifying marks,
with the best mark last,
broken into an equal number
of competitors in each flight.
b. Starting heights will be: 6" below (for Pole
Vault) & 2" below (for High Jump) the height
attained by the lowest League qualifier, rounded down to the inch. determined by Meet
Management after all entries are
submitted. Under no circumstances will the opening
height be higher than the 40th percentile of
League entry marks.
c. Each flight completes its attempts at the starting height
before moving to next flight.
d. When the number of competitors remaining decreases, the judge
will adjust the flights. The
eight (8) best will advance to the Finals.
e. Athletes competing in running events must check out with event
judge; they will be given a
maximum of 15 minutes until they are required to take their next attempt.
f. The two-minute rule will be in effect for the pole vault,
and the 90-second rule will be in effect
for the high jump.
g. Ties for First-Place, or CIF-qualifying, will be resolved
by using the NF rule-book tie-breaking
procedures; or, if still unresolved, by pre-determined jump-off heights.
Section 7. RULES
A. The
2002-2003 National Federation
Track & Field Rules will be used.
B. COACH MUST BE PRESENT
Coaches are expected to be present
for the entire Meet. All athletes competing in any CCS contest
(scrimmages, alumni contests,
pre-season, League and CCS Play-offs) must be accompanied by
a coach that meets the following
criteria, as addressed in CIF Bylaws 307
and 506:
1. MUST BE THE "REGULAR COACH"
The coach of
either a public or private school team or athlete must be the coach of record for
that school for the current season and must comply with all requirements of CIF Bylaw 506:
a. PUBLIC SCHOOLS - All public school teams must be
coached by persons who meet the
requirements of the California Education Code and California Administrative
Code
Title V.
b. NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS - In the case of a non-public
school, persons engaged by that
school on a yearly contract basis as regular members of the school coaching or teaching
staff and certified by the administrator for that school as competent for the position
held.
2. EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS
In the case of an emergency ONLY, the Principal of the school may designate an alternate
coach, as long as it is done in writing prior to the contest and submitted to the League
Commissioner
for all pre-season and League contests, and the CCS Commissioner for CCS
Play-off contests. Any alternate coach MUST be an individual who meets all the
conditions, as
stipulated in
Section 7.B-1. above.
3. NO COACH
PRESENT = STUDENT INELIGIBLE
Section
8. APPEALS
A. HARDSHIP APPEALS:
1. Only in effect
from League to the Semi-Finals;
2. Hardship only
applies to an illness/accident that is non-sports related;
3. The athlete
must be under a medical doctor's care;
4. Any
request for
hardship must be presented to the Meet Director, IN WRITING, before the start
of the athlete's first race;
5. The athlete
must have posted a previous mark that is better than the last qualifier's mark;
6.
The hardship hearing will be held on the second working day following
the request for hardship;
7. The
Appeals Committee will consist of the following: the Section Meet Director, the CCS Events
Coordinator, and the CCS Commissioner;
8. A run-off, for
races restricted by lanes, will be held two (2) days before the next scheduled meet.
The site will be determined by the Appeals Committee;
B. THE JURY OF APPEALS:
1.
At
Semi-Finals and Finals - Will consist of the Meet Director, the Chairperson of
the CCS
Track & Field Committee, and a
designated CCS Staff member. Appeals will be addressed
immediately,
and are final, with no further action to follow.
Section
9.
MEET OFFICIALS - Section Semi-Finals and Finals
League responsibilities for providing Field Event judges
and other Meet personnel are
as follows:
| Event | League Responsibility |
| LONG JUMP | WVAL - Girls / MTAL - Boys |
| HIGH JUMP | SCVAL |
| DISCUS | MHAL |
| POLE VAULT (B) | MBL |
| POLE VAULT (G) | "TBA" |
| SHOT PUT - GIRLS | SCCAL |
| SHOT PUT - BOYS | PAL |
| TRIPLE JUMP (B) | STAL |
| TRIPLE JUMP (G) | STAL |
| Turn Judges/Inspectors | "TBA"(1); WVAL(2); PAL(2); PSAL(1); SCVAL(2) |
| Hurdles | WCAL |
| New Leagues' (TCAL, WBAL, & WCAL-Girls) responsibilities - to be determined | |
| ALL
LEAGUES SHALL PROVIDE THEIR OWN CREWS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. |
|
Section 10. UNIFORMS
A.
As per National Federation
Rule 4-3.
B. Athletes may not participate in an event
while wearing a hat or bandana covering the head.
Section 11. AWARDS
Awards will be presented, as scheduled at the
Finals, for both Girls and Boys, as
follows:
A. Team Trophies [8]: Champion, Runner-Up, 3rd-Place,
and 4th-Place;
B. Medals [264]: The top six [6] finishers in
each event (must have a mark to receive a medal);
C. Plaques [2]: Awarded to the Coach of each
Champion Team;
D. Participant Pins: Given to every participant.
Section
12. SPORTSMANSHIP
A. The member-schools of the CIF/Central
Coast Section are committed to providing a sportsmanlike
environment for students, coaches, and
spectators.
| Our Sportsmanship Definition is: |
|
A person who can take a loss or defeat without complaint, or victory without gloating, and who treats his/her opponents with fairness, courtesy and respect. |
Section
12. SPORTSMANSHIP
(continued)
B. The following behavior is unacceptable at all CIF/CCS High School
contests:
|
- berating your opponent's school or mascot |
- artificial noise makers |
|
- complaining about officials' calls (verbally or in gestures) |
- obscene cheers/gestures |
|
- berating opposing players |
- negative signs |
C. To this end, each school is
required to submit a signed Sportsmanship Contract for each of the three
seasons-of-sport before any of its teams
is allowed to participate in any CCS Play-off contest.
D. Each Principal is required
by the CCS Board of Managers to meet with any individual or team from
his/her school participating in the CCS
Tournament to review CCS Sportsmanship Information.
(See APPENDIX for
REQUIRED PRE-GAME SPORTSMANSHIP
MEETING)
E. Coaches will attend a meeting
with the Site Director the first day of the meet where they will be
reminded of the importance of good sportsmanship
and to make certain their Administrators have
reviewed this information with their athletes in the
past week.
Section
13. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
A.
All athletes must be in good standing with
their school, League and CCS in order to compete.
No ineligible athletes will be allowed
to compete.
B. Any participant or coach who is ejected from
the Semi-Finals or Finals Section Meet for FLAGRANT
MISCONDUCT or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR
will be disqualified from all remaining meets in
that sport that season, including the CIF
State Meet.
C. No athlete will be allowed to compete who is not
accompanied by a coach or faculty member of the
school he/she is representing.
Section 14. PASSES
A. ONLY CCS and State-CIF
Passes will be honored.
B. Coaches (a maximum of five [5] official school Track
& Field coaches) and participants will be admitted
at the "Participants' Gate."
Section
15.
MEET PROGRAMS
Programs will be produced by the CCS office and placed on sale at
the Section Meet. Complimentary copies will be available to all Head Coaches (two
[2] per school).
Section
16. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The Participant Information Bulletin will be mailed to all schools
and the media approximately three (3) weeks prior to the start of the Tournament.