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1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS |
| A. |
Seeding:THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011, 6:00 PM, @ the CCS office |
| B. |
Evaluation: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011, 4:00 PM, @ the CCS office |
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| **Section
2. TOURNAMENT DATES / SITES |
A. |
The 2011 CCS Boys Individual Tennis Championships will be conducted: TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011,
and THURSDAY, MAY 26,
2011. |
B. |
If
the Tournament is rained out on Tuesday, the 1st and 2nd rounds will be
played on Wednesday, and the Semi-finals and Finals will be played on the next available day.. |
C. |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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: |
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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). |
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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, |
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| 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: |
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- Current
interscholastic head-to-head results;
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- In the
Singles selection, National and NCTA rankings will be considered;
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- In the
case of Singles or Doubles players without ranking, a blind
draw of League Runners-ups will complete the draw spots, if
the choices are not settled by vote of the Committee;
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An alternate
Singles player and Doubles team will be selected for the
Tournament. |
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; |
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| 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: |
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- League
records;
- Strength of League,
- Interscholastic
head-to-head competition
- 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.League
records;
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C. |
Seed 1 on line 1 and seed 2 on lines 16; Seeds 3 & 4 are drawn for
lines 5 & 12. |
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. |
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| 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.
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| Section 8. COACHING |
| A. |
The School Coach (one [1] per school) may coach a 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 WHILE THEIR PLAYERS ARE
PARTICIPATING. All student-athletes competing in any CCS contest
(scrimmage, alumni contest, 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: |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 8.C.-1a. above in the case of a
public school; and Section 8.C.-1b. above in the case of a
non-public school. |
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3. |
NO COACH PRESENT -
STUDENT INELIGIBLE |
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| Section 9. 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. It is expected that school uniforms or shirts with the
school logo will be worn. 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." |
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| 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. |
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| Section 11. PROTEST COMMITTEE |
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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. |
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| Section 12. AWARDS |
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medals will be awarded as follows: Champion, Runner-up & Semi-Finalists
in Singles & Doubles. |
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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. |
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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.
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| B. |
The following behavior is unacceptable at all CIF/CCS High School contests: |
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- berating
your opponent's school or mascot
- complaining
about officials' calls (verbally or in gestures)
- berating
opposing players
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- artificial
noise-makers
- obscene
cheers / gestures
- negative
signs
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| C. |
To this end, each
school is required to submit one (1) signed Sportsmanship Contract on or
prior to September 15 of the school year. This contract confirms that
the principal has verbally and through written communication addressed
the importance of sportsmanship to his/her student body, faculty and
community. |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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