Central Coast Section (CCS) BOYS INDIVIDUAL TENNIS BYLAWS
Revised - 06/02/04 -- ** Pending CCS Board of Managers approval on 10/21/04--Proposed changes bold and underlined

** Section 1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS
A.    Seeding: WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005, 4:00 PM, @ the CCS office
B.    Evaluation: TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2005, 4:00 PM, @ the CCS office

** Section 2. TOURNAMENT DATES
A.   The 2005 CCS Boys Individual Tennis Championships will be conducted:
            TUESDAY, MAY 24, and THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005.
B.    If the Tournament is rained out on Tuesday, the 1st and 2nd rounds will be played on Thursday, and
        the Semi-finals and Finals will be played on the next available day (Sunday exception).

Section 3. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
A.    All players will enter a single-elimination 16-place Tournament bracket.
B.    Each individual match will consist of the best two[2]-out-of-three[3] sets.  A set that is tied at six [6]
        games will use the 12-point tie-breaker, as written in the USTA Rule Book.

Section 4. QUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS
A.    League Champions in Singles & Doubles, plus At-Large Singles & Doubles players, will form a 16-place
        Tournament bracket.
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 CCS Play-offs, 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 Section qualifiers, the basic
                League MUST allocate an automatic berth to each of the supplemental League Champions.
C.    If a League is unable to determine its Singles or Doubles Champion by the beginning of the Seeding
        meeting, the entrants from that League will NOT be considered for seeding or At-Large selection.
D.    A student may play in only one [1] event, Singles or Doubles.  Students must have competed in League
        tournaments in Singles or Doubles, but not both.
E.    The Singles and Doubles entries may play in only one [1] Tournament on any one [1] day.
F.    Players and school-designated coaches must be present within 20 minutes after the designated match
        time, or the player will be defaulted.
G.    Coaches must insure that players entered in CCS competition intend to fulfill their obligation to
        participate.  If a student has plans to play in another event, his name should not be submitted for
        seeding in the CCS Tournament.
H.    Once the Tournament has started, and there is a disqualification, that position in the bracket will be
        filled by the player or team that was eliminated by the disqualified player or team.

Section 5. AT-LARGE SELECTION PROCEDURES
A.    Each League Representative is responsible for nominating the League 2nd-place and 3rd-place Singles
        and/or Doubles players for At-Large selection.  If there is no nomination from that League Representative,
        the Committee will not consider the 2nd-place and/or 3rd-place finishers from that League.
B.    The criteria considered for At-Large selection is as follows, not in any rank order:
        - Current interscholastic head-to-head results;
        - In the Singles selection, National and NCTA rankings will be considered;
        - In the Doubles selection, when rankings are considered:
                (1)     A ranked Doubles team is considered first;
                (2)     Two ranked players competing as a Doubles team are considered second;
                (3)     A Doubles team with one ranked player is considered third;
        - League over-all record;
        - In the case of Singles or Doubles players without ranking, a blind draw of League Runners-ups will
            complete the draw spots;
        - An alternate Singles player and Doubles team will be selected for the Tournament.

Section 6. SEEDING PROCEDURES
A.    A maximum of the top four [4] Singles players and Doubles teams and ties may be seeded.
B.    Criteria to be considered by the Committee to seed up to the top four [4] players will include:
        - League records;
        - Interscholastic head-to-head competition;
        - Strength of League; and
        - Record against common opponents.
        Because of the date of release of the NCTA-published rankings in relation to the CCS season, the
        Committee will consider the latest computerized list of rankings as part of the criteria in its selection
        process.
C.    Seed 1 on line 1 and seed 2 on lines 16; Seeds 3 & 4 are drawn for lines 5 & 12;
        Seeds 5 & 6 are drawn for lines 8 or 9; Seeds 7 & 8 are drawn for lines 4 & 14.
D.    The authority of the Committee to seed up to the top four [4] players does not extend to "placing" any
        number of additional players.
E.    Once the seeded players have been written in, the draw is completed through a process of drawing
        the names of the remaining players and putting them on the unoccupied lines in the order in which
        they are drawn, starting at the top and moving downward in sequence.
F.    In the seeding or drawing procedure, when seeded or unseeded players are brought together in the 1st
        Round of the draw, and are members of the same family, school or League, the Committee shall place
        the second name drawn on the next available line, whenever possible.
G.    Should an error in placement be made during the draw process, the second drawn shall be exchanged
        with the first "non-conflicting" slot, beginning with line 8 in the upper half of the draw.
H.    League Representatives are responsible for their League entries and must submit the names and
        schools of League Champions to the CCS Office by the beginning of the Seeding meeting.
I.        League Representatives are responsible for notifying League Tournament participants of At-Large
        selection and opponents immediately following the Seeding meeting.

Section 7. SUBSTITUTIONS
A.    In case of illness or hardship between the end of League play and the CCS Seeding meeting, the
        League Runner-up shall be the League representative, and 3rd-place League finishers will be eligible
        for At-Large berths.
B.    If a Singles player or Doubles team cannot participate in the Tournament after the draw has been
        completed, and before play has begun, the alternate player/doubles team will fill that spot on the draw.
        If the Singles player or Doubles team that withdraws from the Tournament was seeded, the entire
        Tournament will be re-seeded, following USTA procedures, but will include the CCS policy of placing
        family, League- or school-mates in opposite halves of the brackets.
**C.    If a replacement is needed for a seeded player on the day of the Tournament, no re-seeding will occur.

         Notification of the withdrawal of any singles or doubles team must be made to the
         CCS Office via phone, fax or e-mail no later than noon the day prior to the first day of 
        competition in order to facilitate sufficient time to contact alternates and make changes
        to the brackets.  Failure to meet this deadline and/or simply not showing up the day of 
        competition will result in the elimination of that school’s participation the following year 
        in the CCS Individual Championship.

Section 9. RULES
A.    Current USTA Rules will be followed.
B.    It is expected that all participants in the Tournament will wear acceptable Tennis attire.  Ball caps may
        be worn, with the bill facing forward.  All decisions for acceptable mode 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, caps, etc.).
C.    All players will be expected to play in accordance with the "Code."

Section 10. OFFICIALS / LINESPERSONS
A.    CCS will make every attempt to have a minimum of one [1] certified USTA Official present during the
        Finals of match play.  Participants are expected to score and call their own matches in accordance
        with the "Code."  If there is a dispute, players may contact the Official-in-Charge and request a line
        judge for the remainder of their match.  Every attempt will be made to secure such an individual.
B.    For the Singles and Doubles Finals, the Official will make every attempt to have a person serve as a
        solo chair.

Section 11. 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.

Section 12. AWARDS
12 medals will be awarded as follows: Champion, Runner-up & Semi-Finalists in Singles & Doubles.

Section 13. BALLS
CCS will provide balls for the Tournament matches.

Section 14. SPORTSMANSHIP
A.    The member schools of the CIF/Central Coast Section are committed to providing a sportsmanlike
        environment for students, coaches and spectators.

B.    The following behavior is unacceptable at all CIF/CCS High School contests:

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 from his/her
        school participating in the Tournament to review CCS Sportsmanship Information.
         (See APPENDIX for REQUIRED PRE-GAME SPORTSMANSHIP MEETING INFORMATION SHEET)
E.    Coaches will attend a coaches meeting the first morning of the Tournament, 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.

Section 15. 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 is representing.
B.    All players 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 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 that
        sport for the duration of that season's Championship series.

Section 16. 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 of their schools' students and spectators.

Section 17. 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.