CCS Football Bylaws

Section 17. 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 one (1) signed Sportsmanship Contract prior to the first league contest of the school year. This contract confirms that the principal has verbally and through written communication addressed the importance of sportsmanship to his student body, faculty and community.

Each Principal is required by the CCS Board of managers to meet with any 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 and Captains will meet with the Site Director one hour prior to game time to remind them of the importance of good sportsmanship and to make certain their Administrator has reviewed this information with them in the past week.

Administrators from both schools in each contest will attend a mandatory meeting with the Site Director 15 minutes prior to game time. (The coach cannot represent the school at this meeting.)

1.	SCHEDULED MEETINGS	8.	SEASON SUMMARY	15.	AWARDS	22.	BAND / SPIRIT SQUAD
2.	TOURNAMENT DATES	9.	RULES	16.	PRACTICE	23.	TICKET PRE-SALE
3.	TOURNAMENT FORMAT	10.	OFFICIALS	17.	SPORTSMANSHIP	24.	TEAM TRAVEL
4.	QUALIFYING CRITERIA	11.	GAME BALL	18.	ELIGIBLE ATHLETES	25.	ROSTERS
5.	AT-LARGE / SEEDING	12.	HOME TEAM	19.	GAME SUPERVISION	26.	RADIO / TV
6.	SITES	13.	UNIFORMS	20.	PASSES	27.	TOURNAMENT INFO.
7.	FILMING	14.	MEDICAL PERSONNEL	21.	PRE-GAME / HALF-TIME
Attachment 'A:' LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE

Section 3. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
A.	32 teams will be divided into four (4) eight-team Divisions as follows: Open; Large; Medium; Small.
B.	Division placement will occur as follows:
	1. "Open" Division:
	All schools wishing to play in the "Open" Division shall submit a completed Division Declaration Form (See APPENDIX for DIVISION DECLARATION FORM - Football) on or before the 3rd Monday in October of the current school year. After legally submitting its Division Declaration Form, a school may not then rescind its declaration at a later date.
	If less than eight (8) qualifying teams opt to play in the "Open" Division, the bracket will be filled with the appropriate number of other qualifying teams (from "A" Leagues only), utilizing, in order, the respective amount of points achieved by those teams.
	If more than eight (8) teams opt to play in the "Open" Division, the qualifying teams with the eight (8) highest points will remain in the "Open" Division, and the other teams will be placed in the "Large," "Medium" or "Small" Divisions, as determined by their respective enrollments.
	2. "Large;" "Medium;" "Small" School Divisions:
	Once the eight (8) "Open" Division teams have been determined, the remaining qualifying teams will be placed in the "Large," "Medium," and "Small" School Divisions, determined by order of enrollment (largest to smallest), utilizing the previous school year's Grade 9-12 CBEDS enrollment figures.
C.	Play will be conducted in three (3) single-elimination rounds in each Division.

Section 4. QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR ENTERING TOURNAMENT
A.	Automatic Qualifiers: Each Division/League is allocated two [2] Automatic Qualifiers. League Champions, other Automatic Qualifiers and selected At-Large entries are eligible to enter the Tournament.
	1.	All Automatic Qualifiers shall be presented for entry by their League in the order of their League finish, as determined by League play and League tie-breaking policies.
	2.	Leagues choosing to remove an Automatic Qualifier from consideration may replace that entry with the next lower finishing team. However, the team that is removed shall not be considered in any capacity (as an At-Large entry or as another Automatic Qualifier spot) for entry into the Tournament.
B.	Supplemental Leagues: 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, and each of the two [2] (or more) previous Leagues each had two [2] Automatic Qualifiers to CCS Play-offs, the new supplemental Leagues shall retain the total of their previous Automatic Qualifiers (e.g., League A and B each have two [2] Automatic Qualifiers. When the new supplemental Leagues are formed combining A and B, they will have a total of four [4] 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 having a tournament to determine the Section qualifiers, they MUST allocate one [1] automatic berth to each of the supplemental League Champions.
C.	Season Summary Forms Required: All teams, including League Champions, other Automatic Qualifiers and At-Large applicants, MUST submit a Season Summary Form to the CCS office before the beginning of the Seeding meeting. (See APPENDIX for SEASON SUMMARY FORM/AT-LARGE SEEDING FORM - FOOTBALL)
D.	At-Large Teams:
	1.	Each League (BASIC and SUPPLEMENTAL) may designate teams, in rank order, for At-Large consideration, in accordance with its respective League bylaws.
	2.	The Board of Managers having governance over the supplemental Leagues shall determine in its bylaws how those At-Large teams will be allocated from the supplemental Leagues.

E.	SEEDING PROCEDURES 1. �Open� Division
		a.	When there are four [4] or more League Champions in the bracket:
			(1)	The four [4] League Champions with the most power-points (as determined in Sections A, B, C and D above) will be the top four [4]seeds, in the order of their respective power-points;
			(2)	The remaining teams, including any additional League Champions, will begin to be seeded into the bracket, in order of their respective power-points;
			(3)	As the seeding progresses for the remaining teams, any match-ups that result in league mates meeting in the first round, will cause the league-mate(s) of the top four [4] seeds to be moved to the next lower seeding position within the bracket, until such first-round match-up(s) is avoided; In this process it may be necessary to move one more of these remaining teams �up� to a higher seeded position, within the restrictions of #4 immediately below.
			(4)	If the number of league-mates is so great that it is impossible to protect all from match-ups in the first round, the priority for protection will be done by seeding position (i.e. the highest seeded League-mate will be protected from meeting a league mate in the first round first, with the second-highest league-mate being protected from a meeting a league mate second, etc. whenever possible.
			(5)	The top four [4] seeds shall not be moved in this process and will maintain their higher-seed-first-round-home-game hosting status.
		b.	When there are less than four [4] League Champions in the bracket:
			(1)	All teams will be seeded in order of their respective power-points (as determined in Sections A, B, C and D above), with the exception that all League Champions must be positioned within the top four [4] seeds, in order of their respective power-points;
			(2)	The remaining teams will begin to be seeded into the bracket, in order of their respective power-points;
			(3)	As the seeding progresses for the remaining teams, any match-ups that result in league mates meeting in the first round, will cause the league-mate(s) of the top four [4] seeds to be moved to the next lower seeding position within the bracket, until such first-roundmatch-up(s) is avoided; In this process it may be necessary to move one more of these remaining teams �up� to a higher seededposition, within the restrictions of #4 immediately below.
			(4)	If the number of league-mates is so great that it is impossible to protect all from match-ups in the First round, the priority for protection will be done by seeding position (i.e. the highest seeded league-mate will be protected from meeting a league mate in the first round first, with the second highest league-mate being protected from a meeting a league mate second, etc.) whenever possible.
			(5)	The top four (4) seeds shall not be moved in this process and will maintain their higher-seed-first-round home-game hosting status.


	2. All Other Divisions
		a.	All teams will be seeded in the order of their respective power-points.
		b.	After the seeding process has been completed, the Seeding Committee will examine the results, and if, by "pure" seeding, League-mates are scheduled to meet in the first round, the following will occur:
			(1)	The lower-seeded League-mate shall move down one [1] seed if possible (i.e., #4 seed vs. #5 seed and are League-mates >> #5 seed would become #6 seed, if possible). Teams may only be moved one [1] seeding position.
			(2)	If, by the natural seeding process, the #1 seed and the #8 seed are League-mates, the #8 seed will become the #7 seed, and the #7 seed will become the #8 seed. Teams may only be movedone [1] seeding position.

Section 9. RULES
The 2008 National Federation Football rules will apply in all games, except as superseded by CCS Policies, as follows:
A.	The "10-yard-line overtime procedure," as recommended in the NFHS Rule Book, will be used in all rounds of the Section Play-offs.

Section 12. HOME TEAM
A.	The "HOME TEAM" in each game is the HIGHEST SEEDED team of that contest.
B.	The "HOME TEAM" bench shall be the bench located on the press-box side of the field.

Section 13. UNIFORMS
A.	"HOME TEAM" shall wear colored jerseys.
B.	"VISITING TEAM" shall wear its light-colored jersey. The visiting team is responsible for contacting the home team to assist in the avoidance of similarity of colors.

Section 15. AWARDS
Awards will be presented on the field immediately following the Championship game(s).
A.	8 Trophies: 1 for each Division Champion and Runner-Up Team;
B.	352 Medals: 44 for members of each Division Champion and Runner-Up Team;
C.	4 Plaques: 1 for each Division Champion Team Coach.

Section 18. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
A.	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.
B.	Any player or coach who is ejected from a Tournament contest for FLAGRANT MISCONDUCT and/or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR will be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season, including any and all State CIF competition.

Section 20. PASSES
A.	ONLY CCS Passes and State CIF Passes will be honored.
B.	Participants will be admitted with the coaching staff.
C.	Stats people, team managers, and team area personnel will be admitted to the team area via a field pass only. A supply of field passes will be issued to the respective football coaches or AD's prior to game-time.
D.	The following procedure will be followed for all CCS events for admission and identification of faculty supervisors:
	1.	The school shall supply, in duplicate, on the Football Pass Gate List form, and signed by the Principal, a written list of a maximum of 12 supervisors assigned to the contest.
	2.	This list must be presented at the admission gate in time to provide complimentary admission to those on the list.
	3.	The gate attendant will give the duplicate list to the Site Director so that he/she knows the supervisors in attendance in case there is a need to consult with them during the game. (See APPENDIX for FOOTBALL PASS GATE LIST FORM)
	4.	School supervisory personnel are responsible to work with the CCS Staff to control the behavior of all the spectators in attendance in support of their team.

Section 21. PRE-GAME AND HALF-TIME ACTIVITIES
A.	Pre-game drills are scheduled for one (1) hour prior to kick-off time. Teams should conduct these drills on the half of the field which is to their right, as they face the center of the field from their team bench.
B.	The National Anthem will be provided by the "HOME TEAM" (or as otherwise arranged) 10 minutes prior to the kick-off.
C.	Half-time intermission (15 minutes) -- Each band and/or marching group is allowed eight (8) minutes on the field.

Section 23. PRE-SALE OF TICKETS
A.	By arrangement with the CCS office, all schools participating in CCS Football Play-offs may pre-sell tickets at their school, as follows:
	1.	General Admission tickets [Gate Price: $9.00] may be sold for any price up to $9.00 to students and adults. The school will return $7.00 to the CCS office for each Adult ticket sold and may retain the difference between the $7.00 returned and the school's sale price.
	2.	Child tickets (for children 12 & under) [Gate Price: $2.00] may be sold, for $2.00, as a convenience for the school's spectators who wish to purchase them at school rather than at the gate. The school will return $2.00 to the CCS office for each Child's ticket sold.
	3.	Discounted student tickets for students with ASB Card. [Gate Price $5.00] may be sold, for $5.00, as a convenience to students at the participating school. The school will return $5.00 to the CCS Office for each Student ticket sold.
B.	Pre-sale tickets will be distributed at the Pre-Tournament Information Meetings for Principals, Coaches, and Activities Directors of participating schools on: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008, Sites and Times - TBA.

*CLASSIFICATION INDEX CHART -- ALL SCHOOLS' DATA FOR 2007 -- click here*
Opponent is:	A (7+ wins)	B (4-6 wins)	C (0-3 wins)
Win	3.0	2.5	2.0
Champion	4.0	3.5	3.0
Co-Champion	3.5	3.0	2.5
Tri-Champion	3.33	2.83	2.33

Lose	1.0	0.5	0
Champion	2.0	1.5	0
Co-Champion	1.5	1.0	0.5
Tri-Champion	1.33	0.83	0.33

Tie	2.0	1.5	1.0
Champion	3.0	2.5	2.0
Co-Champion	2.5	2.0	1.5
Tri-Champion	2.33	1.83	1.33

*CCS PLAY-OFF BONUS POINTS*
	LOSS	WIN
ROUND 1	2.0	3.0
ROUND 2	2.5	4.0
*ROUND 3	3.0	5.0
	*If co-Champions, each team earns 4.0 bonus points.