CCS Boys Team Tennis Bylaws

**Proposed: Section 5. SEEDING / BRACKETING / AT-LARGE SELECTION PROCEDURES

B. The following objective criteria will be used for seeding, bracketing and At-Large selection:

POINT-SYSTEM:

League Classification	A	B	C
Win	5	4	3
Playing an automatic qualifier	4	3	2
Loss	2	1	0

Bonus points: WCAL and DAL teams will each receive 6 bonus points and ECAL teams will
each receive 3 bonus points upon applying for at-large entry.

LEAGUE CLASSIFICATIONS

"A" Leagues - Bay (PAL); DAL (SCVAL); El Camino (SCVAL); MHAL (BVAL); PSAL; WCAL

"B" Leagues - MTAL; Ocean (PAL); SCCAL; STAL (BVAL)

"C" Leagues - Lake (PAL); MBL; TCAL; WVAL (BVAL), CAL

Out-of-Section opponents will be classified as "A", if the opponent has a final overall winning
record of 75% or better; all other out-of-Section opponents will be classified as "B"

Add the points, as determined above, and divide by 18, or the number of matches played, whichever is greater, to determine the team's point-per-match average. This number will be used to select the At-Large teams.

1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS	8. SITES	15. BALLS
2. TOURNAMENT DATES	9. TEAM LINE-UP / SUBSTITUTIONS	16. SPORTSMANSHIP
3. TOURNAMENT FORMAT	10. COACHING	17. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
4. QUALIFYING CRITERIA	11. RULES	18. FACULTY SUPERVISION
5. AT-LARGE SELECTION	12. OFFICIALS / LINEPERSONS	19. REPORTING RESULTS
6. SEEDING PROCEDURE	13. PROTEST COMMITTEE	20. PARTICIPANT INFO BULLETIN
7. QUALIFYING TO NOR-CAL	14. AWARDS


**Section 1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS
A.	Seeding:	MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008, 6:00 PM, @ the CCS office
B.	Evaluation:	TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008, 4:00 PM, @ the CCS office


Section 2. TOURNAMENT DATES The 2008 CCS Boys Team Tennis Championships will be conducted:
1st Round:	WED., APRIL 30, 2008	Semi-Finals:	WED., MAY 07, 2008
2nd Round:	FRI., MAY 2, 2008	Finals:	FRI., MAY 9, 2008
Quarter-Finals:	MON., MAY 05, 2008

Section 3. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
A.	24 teams will enter one (1) single-elimination Tournament bracket.
B.	Each team will participate in seven (7) matches, with the following formatted play:
	1.	Four (4) Singles and three (3) Doubles, with seven team points. The format is seven (7) “best two (2)-out-of-three (3) sets tie break” matches.
	2.	Team Points format: Each Singles and Doubles match is worth one (1) point for a total of seven (7) point. Four (4) or more points are required to win the match.
	3.	All matches shall be played to completion. Once the outcome of the team match has been decided, a shortened format may be played if both coaches agree. Matches still in the second set shall play a 10-point match tie-break (first player to 10 points by a margin of two [2]) for the third set. Any match already in the third set shall play it to completion. A match that has not been started shall be the best of three (3) sets, with a match tie-break in lieu of a third set.


Section 4. QUALIFICATION OF TEAMS
A.	Each League Champion Team (13) qualifies for an automatic berth into the CCS Team Tournament upon submission of a completed and signed CCS Season Summary Sheet and Official Entry/Line-up Form PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEEDING MEETING. (See APPENDIX for SEASON SUMMARY SHEET-B-TENNIS, on back of OFFICIAL ENTRY/LINE UP FORM-B-TEAM TENNIS)
B.	When two [2] or more basic Leagues join together to form 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] Automatic Qualifier to the CCS Tournament, the new supplemental Leagues shall retain the total of their previous Automatic Qualifiers (e.g., Leagues 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 CCS qualifiers, the basic League MUST allocate an automatic berth to each of the supplemental League Champions.
C.	At-Large teams will be selected from the criteria outlined in Section 5. below.

**Section 6. SEEDING PROCEDURE
A.	A maximum of eight (8) teams will be subjectively seeded in the Tournament, with the remainder of teams being placed by blind draw.
B.	Criteria to be considered by the Committee to seed the teams will include: League records; head-to-head competition; strength of League; record against common opponents.
C.	Once the seeded teams have been written in, the bracket will be filled through a process of drawing the names of the remaining teams and putting them on the unoccupied lines in the order in which they are drawn, starting at the top and moving in sequence downward.
**D.	In the drawing procedure, when seeded or unseeded teams are brought together *as first round opponents* and are members of the same family, school, or League, the Committee shall place the second team drawn on the next available line.
E.	League Representatives are responsible for their League entries, and MUST submit the League Champions and/or any At-Large candidates, including the coach's home telephone #, by the Seeding meeting. (See APPENDIX for SEASON SUMMARY SHEET & OFFICIAL ENTRY/LINE UP FORM - B-TEAM TENNIS)
F.	League Representatives are responsible for notifying all of his/her League member-schools of Tournament At-Large selection and opponents immediately following the Seeding meeting.

Section 7. SITES
A.	Teams placed on EVEN lines will host 1st-Round matches.
B.	The higher-seeded team, or team on the bottom of the bracket if both teams are unseeded, will host the Quarter-Final and Semi-Final Round matches.
C.	The host school will make arrangements for a site in its area, with seven (7) playable courts, and notify its opponents of the site. If a host school does not provide seven (7) playable courts, that school will not be allowed to host matches during their next Play-off appearance.)
D.	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 8. TEAM LINE-UP AND SUBSTITUTIONS
A.	There shall be 10 players on each team, and they shall play in their "ladder: or "ranking" position (#1-ranked player plays as #1; #2-ranked player plays as #2, etc.)
B.	A team will consist of the best players available the day of competition. (For example, if a #1 player is unable to compete, the #2 must move up to #1 position, the #3 players to the #2 position.
C.	Each team shall submit written Singles and Doubles line-ups, with alternates, at the Seeding meeting and a written line-up to the opposing coach and the Site Director at every round of play. In no instance may the first four (4) Singles players be listed as Doubles alternates.
D.	In situations involving an incomplete team:
	1.	In Singles:	The coach must move all players up to complete the team, and add a player to the last line-up position;
	2.	In Doubles:	Lower player(s) may be moved up to complete the Doubles team affected, or all Doubles teams must be moved up, and a lower team added to the last line-up position.
E.	Required Official Entry/Line-up Forms will be reviewed by the Committee prior to the seeding of the teams.
	1.	The Committee will review line-ups and may ask for explanations from other League Rep.'s regarding any of their League entries.
	2.	2/3 of the Committee may determine to require a change in the line-up submitted for entry into the Tournament only if one or more of the following is determined to be factual:
		The team's respective League bylaws and procedures for adjusting line-ups during the season have not been followed (it is the responsibility of each League Rep. to verify this fact); AND/OR
		Procedures outlined in Section 9. herein have not been followed.
	3.	CCS staff will resolve any disputes in this process. CCS staff decision will be final.
	4.	After review, and before the start of the seeding of the teams, the Committee will vote to accept the Official Entry/Line-ups, as submitted or adjusted.


Section 9. COACHING
A.	The School Coach (one [1] per school) may coach a player or team only on change-overs and between split sets.
B.	Coaches are expected to follow proper Tennis decorum.
C.	Coaches are expected to remain at the event AS LONG AS THEY HAVE PLAYERS PARTICIPATING. 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 the following criteria, as addressed in CIF Bylaws 308 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, complying 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 required in Section 10.C.1-a. above in the case of a public school; and Section 10.C.1-b. above in the case of a non-public school.
	3.	NO COACH PRESENT - STUDENT INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Section 10. RULES
A.	Current USTA Rules will be followed. ("Ad" scoring will be used.)
**B.	It is expected that all participants in the Tournament will wear acceptable Tennis attire. (* Proposed: It is expected that school uniforms or shirts with a school logo will be worn.)* Ball caps may be worn with the bill facing forward. All decisions for acceptable style of clothing will be made at the discretion of the Tournament Director (e.g., no bathing suits, cut-offs, tank-tops, t-shirts with sleeves cut off, dew-rags, etc.)
C.	All players will be expected to play in accordance with the "Code."

Section 13. AWARDS Awards will be presented at the site immediately following the Championship Match, as follows:
A.	Team Trophies:	Champion and Runner-Up Teams in each Division;
B.	Medals:	Each member (10) of the Championship and Runner Up teams in each Division;
C.	Plaques:	Awarded to the Coach of each Championship Team.


Section 16. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
A.	No athlete will be allowed to compete who is not accompanied by a coach/faculty member of the school which he is representing.
B.	All players must be in good standing with their schools, Leagues and CCS in order to compete. No ineligible athletes will be allowed to compete.
C.	Any player or coach who is ejected from a Tournament contest for FLAGRANT MISCONDUCT or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR will be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season, including Nor-Cal Tournament competition.