CCS Swimming & Diving Bylaws

Central Coast Section (CCS)--BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING BYLAWS
(** pending approval by CCS Board of Managers)

1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS	7. WARM-UP PROCEDURE	12. ADMISSION
2. TOURNAMENT DATES / SITES	8. RULES	13. FACULTY SUPERVISION
3. QUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS	9. AWARDS	14. COACHES PACKETS
4. ENTRIES	10. SPORTSMANSHIP	15. PROGRAMS
5. ORDER OF EVENTS	11. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES	16. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
6. SCORING

**Section 1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS
A. Organization:	TUESDAY, JANUARY 08, 2008, 4:00 PM, @ CCS Office
B. Evaluation:	THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008, 4:00 PM, @ CCS Office

**Section 2. TOURNAMENT DATES / SITES

The 2008 CCS Boys and Girls Swimming & Diving Championships will be held as follows:

SWIMMING:	Girls & Boys Pre-lim's:	FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
	Girls & Boys Finals:	SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
DIVING:	Girls & Boys - All Rounds:	SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008

SITES: The CCS Commissioner and/or staff shall be responsible for all contracts for sites used during the CCS Play-offs. The CCS Commissioner and/or staff have sole authority to schedule or cancel sites, as well as full discretion as to the assignment or re-assignment of teams to times and sites throughout the CCS Play-offs. The CCS Commissioner and/or staff have the final authority in any disputes over sites or times of play, and the decision of the CCS Commissioner is not subject to appeal, due to the immediacy of running the Tournament for the good of the whole. Neutral sites are not a policy of the CCS and should not be expected in any rounds of play. Sites will be assigned by the CCS for the good of the Tournament.

**Section 3. QUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS FOR COMPETITION

(IMPORTANT! Qualifying standards in both Swimming and Diving may only be met in official CIF competition during the current high school season.)

SWIMMING
All eligible swimmers who meet the following qualifying standards are eligible to enter the Meet:

BOYS:
200 Medley Relay	1:48.99*	100 Freestyle	0:50.69*
200 Freestyle	1:52.69	500 Freestyle	5:09.99*
200 Individual Medley	2:08.79*	200 Freestyle Relay	1:36.39*
50 Freestyle	0:22.99	100 Backstroke	0:59.49*
100 Butterfly	0:56.99*	100 Breaststroke	1:05.99
		400 Freestyle Relay	3:37.99*
GIRLS:
200 Medley Relay	2:02.59*	100 Freestyle	0:57.19
200 Freestyle	2:04.29*	500 Freestyle	5:35.99*
200 Individual Medley	2:21.49*	200 Freestyle Relay	1:48.99*
50 Freestyle	0:26.19	100 Backstroke	1:05.59*
100 Butterfly	1:03.99*	100 Breaststroke	1:13.29*
		400 Freestyle Relay	3:59.99*

* Indicates a new qualifying standard. (The three[3]-year average of the 40th-place time for individual events and the 32nd time for relays will be used as a guideline for adjusting the qualifying standard in each event the following year.)

DIVING

All divers scoring 280 in an 11-dive CCS-sanctioned or League Championship competition, or 180 in two (2) different six (6)-dive competitions, may enter the Section Championships.

The six (6) optional dives performed at the CCS Championships must have a degree-of-difficulty totaling at least 10.5.

Every League or supplemental League MUST submit, along with their League entries, the names of two (2) qualified Diving judges. Five (5) names will be drawn and notified in advance of the Section Meet.


Section 4. ENTRIES
A.	All League Representatives should submit their League Meet results to the CCS Meet Director prior to the start of the Meet.
B.	Each team shall be permitted a maximum of four (4) entries in an individual event and one (1) team in a relay event.
C.	Each individual shall be permitted to enter a maximum of four (4) events, no more than two (2) of which may be individual events.
D.	Entries should be submitted electronically. If absolutely impossible, entries may be submitted via fax to the Results Coordinator.
	1.	All entry forms should be typed
	2.	All entries must be complete, with first and last names, school year, event and qualifying time to be considered officially entered.
	3.	Divers should be included in the appropriate event on the Swimming Team Entry Form; AND
	4.	Divers shall also electronically submit their list of dives by the deadline designated in the CCS Participant Information Bulletin on the electronic form posted on the CCS Web-site.
	5.	Coaches must be prepared to prove all entered times and diving scores with official meet results. The submission of fraudulent information will result in the entire team being disqualified from the CCS Swimming & Diving Meet.
	6.	No correction of events entered, times submitted or additional entries will be allowed past the entry deadline.
	7.	Late or phoned in entries will not be accepted.
	8.	Scratches for Swimming Trials must be submitted to the Clerk-of-the-Course on FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008, for both Boys and Girls.
	9.	Swimming Team Entry Forms must be delivered to the appropriate person, as designated in the CCS Participant Information Bulletin, no later than SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008, at 11:00 AM. (Do not send to the CCS Office!)

Section 5. ORDER OF SWIMMING EVENTS

200-Yard Medley Relay	100-Yard Butterfly	100-Yard Backstroke
200-Yard Freestyle	100-Yard Freestyle	100-Yard Breaststroke
200-Yard Individual Medley	500-Yard Freestyle	400-Yard Freestyle Relay
50-Yard Freestyle	200-Yard Freestyle Relay


Section 6. SCORING
A.	Scoring for 16 places shall be as follows: Relays: 40, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 18, 14, 12, 10, 08, 06, 04, 02 Individual: 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 09, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01
B.	In case of a tie by two (2) or more competitors for any place scoring in an event, the points for all places involved shall be divided equally among the tying competitors.


Section 7. WARM-UP PROCEDURE
The following procedures will be strictly enforced at the CCS Swimming & Diving Championships (athletes are expected to be aware of these procedures and follow them during any warm-up period for the Championships):
A.	Marshals will be supervising the warm-ups to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
B.	Important points for specific warm-up period:
	1.	No racing starts or diving in lanes other than those designated for diving;
	2.	All swimmers shall start in all lanes at starting end of pool;
	3.	Coaches should stand at starting end of pool when verbally starting swimmers on sprint or pace work;
	4.	Swimmers should be reminded by coaches that breaststrokers need more lead time than freestyle or butterfly swimmers;
	5.	Backstrokers should be reminded of the dangers of leaving simultaneously with someone on the block. No one should be allowed on the starting block until the backstroker has executed his/her start.

C.	Marshals shall warn a swimmer(s) and inform the coach when warm-up procedures are not being followed. If a swimmer persists in violating warm-up procedures that are endangering his/her or some other swimmer's safety, and that swimmer and his/her coach have been warned, that swimmer may be removed from the remainder of the warm-up period by the Meet Referee, in conjunction with the Meet Director.
D.	Coaches are expected to cooperate with these efforts to protect their swimmers' safety and to provide the maximum use of warm-up time for all participants.
E.	The above procedures are those recommended by USS, the National Governing Body for Swimming in the United States.


Section 8. RULES
A.	The 2007-08 National Federation Swimming & Diving Rules will be used.
B.	SHAVE DOWN: Shaving, in any form, is NOT allowed at the Meet venue. This will be considered "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" under Rule 3, Sec. 5, Art. 1 of the NF Swimming & Diving Rules.
C.	DECK-CHANGING Deck-changing is NOT allowed at the Meet venue. This will be considered "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" under Rule 3, Sec. 5, Art. 1 of the NF Swimming & Diving Rules.


Section 9. AWARDS
Awards, as follows, will be presented on the pool deck as outlined below:
A.	8 Team Trophies:	1 awarded to the Champion, 2nd-, 3rd- and 4th-Place teams (Girls/Boys);
B.	252 Medals:	1 awarded to the top six (6) finishers in each event, including relays (Girls/Boys);
C.	2 Plaques:	Awarded to the Coach of each Champion Team (Girls/Boys).

Section 10. SPORTSMANSHIP

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.

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

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.

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 INFORMATION SHEET)

Coaches will attend a coaches meeting the first morning of the Meet, where they will be reminded of the importance of good sportsmanship and to make certain their Administrator has reviewed this information with their athletes in the past week. Coaches are expected to remain at the event throughout the event. All student-athletes competing in any CCS contest (scrimmages, alumni contests, pre-season, League, and CCS Play-offs) must be accompanied by a coach that meets then following criteria, as addressed in CIF Bylaws 308 and 506:

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, complying with all requirements of CIF Bylaw 506.

a. PUBLIC SCHOOL - 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.

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 required in Section 10.E:1-a. above in the case of a public school; and Section 10.E:1-b. above in the case of a non-public school.

NO COACH PRESENT - STUDENT INELIGIBLE.


Section 11. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
A.	No athlete will be allowed to compete who is not accompanied by a coach or faculty member of the school which he/she is representing.
B.	All athletes must be in good standing with their League, school and CCS in order to compete. No ineligible athletes will be allowed to compete.
C.	Any athlete or coach who is disqualified from a Tournament contest for FLAGRANT MISCONDUCT or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR will be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season.


Section 12. ADMISSION
A.	PARTICIPANTS: All participants in the Meet will be admitted through the designated "Pass-Gate."
B.	SUPERVISORY/FACULTY PERSONNEL: Principals of each school may submit a list of up to six (6) ADULTS who are assisting with supervision of athletes and spectators. These supervisors will be admitted through the "Pass-Gate." This completed list must be signed by the Principal and presented at the "Pass-Gate" in time to provide complimentary admission for those so designated. (See Section 13. below) (See APPENDIX for PASS-GATE LIST FORM)

Section 13. FACULTY SUPERVISION

Adequate student/spectator supervision MUST be provided by each school participating in the Tournament. School administrators/faculty who attend the contest should introduce themselves to the CCS Site Director, and tell him/her where they will be located throughout the Meet in case their assistance is needed. It is the responsibility of the school supervisory personnel to prevent and correct any inappropriate behavior of their students and spectators.

Section 14. COACHES PACKETS

Coaches should pick up a team packet with heat sheets and other critical Meet information at the "Pass-Gate" on the first morning of competition.

Section 15. PROGRAMS

CCS will provide programs for sale, while supplies last.

Section 16. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The CCS Participant Information Bulletin will be mailed to all schools and the media approximately three (3) weeks prior to the start of the Tournament.

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