A.  

The previous year's grade 9-12 CBEDS figures, as listed below, will be used to adjust the size of each division insuring that each division, except Division V, has the same number of schools.  Division V will be set at 500 and below.

• If more than one school has the same enrollment at the “point of division”, all schools with that enrollment would be placed in the higher of the two divisions.
• If the number of schools was not a multiple of four, the  “extra” school(s) would be placed beginning in the higher divisions)
• Division placement of all member schools for cross country will take place no later than April 15 of each year.
• When determining the divisions, the CCS staff will utilize a list of enrollments without school names attached to insure objectivity.
• Note: The state has put enrollment caps on Division 4 (1250) and Division 5 (500), however, if divided into four equal divisions by enrollment, our Division 4 and 5 member schools must still fall within those guidelines.
  

Qualifying from the League Meets to the Section Meet will be accomplished as follows:

1.   

Half (rounding up) the teams competing in each League Championship Meet advance to the Section Meet.

2.

All Leagues are guaranteed at least one (1) team in each Division that they have represented in their League.

If a team does not automatically qualify for the Section Meet at its League Championship Meet, it will qualify as an At-Large Entry if it meets the following condition:

a. The combined time for a team's top five (5) runners (team time) at its League Championship Meet Finals is less than the average of the median team time for 1997 and subsequent years at the Section Meet for the Division in which the team competes.

B.

Each League qualifies the top three (3) individuals from their League Championship Meet (not on a qualifying team).

When two (2) or more basic Leagues join together to form supplemental Leagues, the following shall apply:

1.

When supplemental Leagues are formed, and each of the two (2) or more Leagues currently have Automatic Qualifiers 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 three (3) Automatic Qualifiers.  When the new supplemental Leagues are formed, combining A and B, they will have a total of six (6) 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.

An established baseline providing a minimum number of entries for each CIF Section; the established baseline for each Division competing in the CCS is as follows:

Division I:	Boys - 2; Girls -  2	Division IV:	Boys - 2; Girls - 3
Division II:	Boys - 3; Girls -  3	Division V:	Boys - 3; Girls - 3
Division III:	Boys - 3; Girls - 3

Additional/reduced entries may be allocated in subsequent years, based upon the most recent four (4)-year history of the Section team performance within each Divisional race;

No CIF Section shall have more than seven (7) team entries in any Divisional race;

A maximum of five (5) individuals, per criteria in each division, will qualify from Section to State meet finals as follows:  If the division has 2 automatic qualifiers, the five must finish in the top 12.  If the division has 3 automatic qualifiers, the five must finish in the top 14 and if the division has 4 automatic qualifiers, the five must finish in the top 16.

If a State qualifier indicates that he/she will not compete in the State Meet, the next qualifying individual may be substituted as long as the respective scratch is declared and finalized by the end of the day at the Section meet. No such alternates will be allowed after entries have been submitted to the State CIF.

The 2010-11 National Federation Track & Field and Cross Country Rules will be followed, with the modification that NO SPIKES ARE ALLOWED ON THE COURSE!

Athletes will not be allowed to run while wearing a bandanna that covers the head.

Coaches need to pay particular attention to Rule 9-5-1 through 4 (Uniforms).

Any school allowing an ineligible student-athlete, or more than seven (7) team members, to compete in the Section Meet is subject to disqualification from the Meet and from any other meets during the current season which are subsequent to the above infraction.

COACH MUST BE PRESENT
Coaches are expected to be present at the Meet.  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 & 506:

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.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS - All public school teams must be coached by a person who meets the requirements of the California Ed. 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.

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 6.E.-1a. above in the case of a public school, and Section 6.E.-1b. above in the case of a non-public school.

Any Head Coach can report an infraction to the Meet Referee.

The Meet Referee will investigate the infraction, using all possible resources before making a ruling.

The ruling of the Referee is final, except in the case of a rule interpretation.  Interpretations may be appealed to the Section office, in writing, within 48 hours.

20 Team Trophies: Champion and Runner-Up Teams in all Divisions.

70 Medals:  1st- through 7th-place finishers, Girls and Boys, in all Divisions.

All athletes must be in good standing with their League, school and the CCS in order to compete. No ineligible athletes will be allowed to compete.

Any player or coach who is disqualified 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 and State CIF competition.

• If the site of a future contest is open to public use (i.e., municipal tennis courts, public golf courses, etc.), they may be used for practice, subject to the control and policies of the owner/operator. NO SPECIAL PERMISSION MAY BE SOUGHT.
• College and community sites SHALL NOT BE USED by any school team, except as noted above, or if the school has a contract throughout the season to use the site as its home facility.
• Use of another school's facility, once designated as a Tournament site, SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED! PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR ANY SUCH USE!
  NOTE: These prohibitions are necessary for two significant reasons:
  • We do not wish to inconvenience our hosts by additional usage; AND
  • Near-by schools, with easier access to a particular facility, have a distinct advantage over distant schools.
  Failure to comply with these regulations may affect the school's further participation in that Tournament during the current year or in the future.
  

The CCS Participant Information Bulletin will be posted on the CCS web page and mailed to all schools and the media approximately three (3) weeks prior to the Meet.