CCS PARTICIPANT INFORMATION BULLETIN
CIF/Central Coast Section
This Bulletin was mailed to all member schools on April 15, 2009
Contact: Howard Jensen - (408) 224-2994    FAX: (408) 224-0476
Email: hjensen@cifccs.org

ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:
Please route a copy to your HEAD BOYS TENNIS COACH.  Please be sure you and your coach have read both the BOYS INDIVIDUAL and TEAM TENNIS Sections of your CCS TOURNAMENT GUIDE.

c:  League Commissioners; Officials; Site Directors

STAFF LIAISON:  Howard Jensen, Events Coordinator (hjensen@cifccs.org)

GENERAL INFORMATION:  TEAM and INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENTS

INCLEMENT WEATHER:
The Tournaments will be played as scheduled, whenever possible.  In case of inclement weather, matches will generally be continued the next playable day (except Sundays).

PROTEST COMMITTEE:
A Protest Committee shall be utilized during the CCS Tournament.  The Committee shall consist of the Tournament Director and two other persons appointed by the Tournament Director.

COACHING:
A.    The School Coach (one [1] per school) may coach his/her player or team only on change-overs.
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.
D.    All student-athletes competing in any CCS contest must be accompanied by a coach that meets the criteria addressed
        in CCS By-Law Article VI-3. and 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 and must comply with all requirements of  CIF Bylaw 506.
                a.    PUBLIC SCHOOLS - All public school teams must be coached by a person who meets the requirements of
                        the California Education Code and the California Administrative Code Title V.
                 b.    NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS - In the case of a non-public school, a person engaged by that school on a
                        yearly contract basis as a regular member 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 D-1a. above in the case of a public school; and D-1b. above in the case
                of a non-public school.
        3.    NO COACH PRESENT = STUDENT INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE!

FACULTY SUPERVISION:
Adequate student/spectator supervision MUST be provided by each school participating in the Tournament.  School administrators/faculty who attend any contest in this capacity, should introduce themselves to the CCS Site Director, and tell him/her where they will be located throughout the contest in case their assistance is needed.

It is the responsibility of the school supervisory personnel to prevent and correct any
inappropriate behavior by their schools' students and/or spectators.

SPORTSMANSHIP:
A.    Each Principal is required by the CCS Board of Managers to meet with any team/individual from his/her school
        participating in the CCS Tournament to review CCS Sportsmanship Information.
        (See APPENDIX for REQUIRED PRE-GAME SPORTSMANSHIP MEETING INFORMATION SHEET)
B.    Coaches and Captains will attend a meeting with the Site Director 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.

Any participant or coach ejected from any CCS Championship contest as a result of FLAGRANT MISCONDUCT
or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR is disqualified from all future contests in this sport for the duration
of this season's Championship series, including CIF/Nor-Cal Play-offs.

TOURNAMENT BRACKETS:
Bracketing will be available on the CCS website (www.cifccs.org) following the Seeding Meeting.

IMPORTANT NOTICES TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND COACHES:
The CIF-Central Coast Section is well aware that many other school and non-school activities (AP tests, SAT/ACT tests, proms, plays, holidays, senior trips, religious days, etc.) may occur during CCS Play-offs.  The CCS tries to avoid as many conflicts as possible; however, with so many activities available for today's student-athlete, it is not reasonable to assume that all such activities can be taken into account, and thus, CCS Play-off events will go on as originally scheduled.  Participants and coaches are therefore expected to plan in advance for such possible scheduling conflicts and make those difficult choices as to which events will take precedence for that individual.  Generally, although it is ultimately the personal choice of the student-athlete and/or his/her parent(s), an academic activity should take precedence over an extra-curricular event.

Note:  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.

MEETINGS:
A.    SEEDING - MONDAY, May 4, 2009,  6:00pm, @ CCS Office.
        (Note:    League Rep.'s must provide the names of League Champions and At-Large entries PRIOR TO THE
                        BEGINNING OF THE SEEDING MEETING.)
B.    EVALUATION - TUESDAY, June 2, 2009,  4:00pm, @ CCS Office.

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 player to the #2 position.)
C.    Each team shall submit written Singles and Doubles line-ups, w/ alternates, prior to the beginning of the seeding
        process at the Seeding meeting, and a written line-up to the opposing coach and the site director at each 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, and a lower team added to the last line-up position.
E.    Team line-ups for the CCS Team Tournament entries will be inspected and assessed by the Committee prior to the
        beginning of the seeding process at the Seeding meeting.  Irregularities may be challenged by the Committee and
        adjustments required, if 2/3 of the Committee agrees.

BALLS:
Each team is to provide four (4) cans of WILSON Tennis balls for all Rounds of play prior to the Semi-Finals.

REPORTING PROCEDURE:
During the first three (3) Rounds of play, it is the responsibility of the winning Coach to contact the CCS office immediately after the contest with the results, including scores.

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CIF/NOR-CAL TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS:  DIAMOND HILLS SPORTS CLUB, OAKLEY, MAY 22-23, 2009,
The Champion and Runner-up of the CCS Team Tennis Tournament will be the Section's #1 and #2 seeds to the CIF/Nor-Cal Tournament, respectively.
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INDIVIDUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:  Dennis Mullen, 125 Cabrillo, Capitola  95010  -  831-475-5210 (Home)

MEETINGS:
A.    SEEDING - THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009, 6:00 pm, @ CCS Office.
        (Note:    League Rep.'s must provide the names of League Champions and At-Large entries PRIOR TO THE
                        BEGINNING OF THE SEEDING MEETING.)  Please fax or e-mail as soon as possible.
B.    EVALUATION - TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009, 4:00pm, @ CCS Office.

SITE / DATES / TIMES:    ALL MATCHES WILL BE HELD AT IMPERIAL COURTS, APTOS, CA.

CHECK-IN:
Players and school-designated coaches should report to the desk 30 minutes before their scheduled match time; if both are not present within 20 minutes after the match's designated start-time, the player will be defaulted.  

BALLS:  CCS will provide WILSON Tennis balls for the Tournament.