2009  CHAMPIONSHIPS	PRESENTED BY:
This Bulletin was mailed to all member schools on January 26, 2009	Contact: Howard Jensen (408) 224-2994 - FAX (408) 224-0476 Email: hjensen@cifccs.org
OFFICIAL CCS  SOCCER BALL:

ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
Please route a copy of this bulletin to your HEAD SOCCER COACHES and make sure that you and your coaches have read the Soccer Bylaws in the CCS Tournament Guide!
c:  League Commissioners; Site Directors; Officials Assignors

CCS STAFF LIAISON:  Howard Jensen , Events Coordinator

MEETINGS:
A.    SEEDING - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009, @ the CCS Office
                                (GIRLS - DIVISION I, II, III  - 1:00pm;  BOYS - DIVISION I, II, III  - 3:00pm)
        All League Rep.'s are expected to attend the Seeding meeting, and MUST submit a completed Season Summary Sheet
        for each entry from their League.  This includes League Champions, all other Automatic Qualifiers and teams wishing
        to be considered for an At-Large berth.  (See Appendix of the CCS Tournament Guide.)

        TEAMS THAT DO NOT SUBMIT THIS REQUIRED SEASON SUMMARY SHEET PRIOR TO THE
        BEGINNING OF THE SEEDING MEETING WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CCS PLAY-OFFS!

Please note the following changes in awarding Bonus Points for At-Large selection and Seeding:
Bonus points are increased by 3 for being a League Champion.  In the case of co- or tri-champions, bonus points for being a league champion or playing a league champions are divided by the number of champions in that league.  No bonus Points are to be awarded for playing an Automatic Qualifier other than the League Champion.

B.    EVALUATION – TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009, @ the CCS Office - 6:00pm

DATES / TIMES / SITES:

*  Coaches are expected to come to the seeding meeting prepared to indicate an available and playable location for a 1^st round home game if they are selected as the “high-seed."  If a school is not prepared to indicate an acceptable site at the time of the seeding meeting, the opportunity to host will be awarded to the “lower-seed”. 

SITES:
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.

RAIN-OUTS:
The CCS, through its Site Director or Staff member present, has the final responsibility for determining whether or not a match will be played.  The decision will be based on field conditions and the safety of the players, and will be made, if possible, within two (2) hours prior to the scheduled starting time for the match.  If the field is safe to use, the game will be played.  If re-scheduled, the match will be played the following day (unless the next day is Sunday).  The rain-out procedure in completing the Tournament is to play day-by-day, with the exception of Sundays, with no teams playing on consecutive days, if possible and practical.  (Up-dates on Tournament scheduling during inclement weather can be obtained by calling the CCS at 408-224-2994, or checking the CCS web-site [www.cifccs.org].)

UNIFORMS:
It is the responsibility of the coaches to contact their opponents to determine if there is a similarity of color in team jerseys.  In the event there is a similarity, it is the home team's responsibility to make the necessary change.

TEAM BENCHES -- Teams will be seated on the same side of the field, opposite the spectators, wherever possible.

TEAM ROSTERS: 
Official Team rosters are due to Justin Peterson, the CCS Tournament Program printer (www.sectionsports.com/ccs/) on or before February 1st.  In order to be included in the Tournament program, Coaches must submit rosters on-line to either the CCS web-site (www.cifccs.org, then follow prompts to "Play-offs/Soccer /Rosters"), or go directly to the Section Sports web-site listed above.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND ROSTERS TO THE  CCS OFFICE!!

PRACTICE AT CHAMPIONSHIP SITES:
No arrangements for practice at competition sites are allowed by the CCS, once the sites of the Tournament have been announced by the CCS.  Schools found in violation of this rule may be barred from further participation in the Section Play-offs.  This policy is designed to prevent those sites that have graciously afforded us an opportunity to use their facilities for CCS Play-offs from being inundated or bothered by requests from schools trying to schedule practices on their site, as well as preventing an inequitable situation whereby schools in closer proximity to the respective sites may have an unfair advantage.

PARKING:
A.    Parents and other spectators should be advised that municipal stadiums and community colleges will charge for parking,
        so they should allow extra time for delays.
B.    CCS member-schools that host 1st-round CCS Play-off events are prohibited from charging for game admission or
        parking.  However, parents and other spectators should be advised to allow extra time for delays when Play-off contests
        are scheduled near the end of the school day when traffic patterns at the host school site may be quite congested.

ADMISSION PRICES:

GAME BALL:
The official ball of the CCS Soccer Play-offs is the MOLTEN FX-1000A, and a MOLTEN ball must be used in all games throughout the Tournament.  MOLTEN and the CCS will provide one ball to each participating team, and it is expected that each team will provide a game ball for each game in the Tournament.

FACULTY SUPERVISION:
Adequate student-spectator supervision MUST be provided by each school participating in the Tournament.  School administrators/faculty who attend the contest 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 students or spectators.

SPORTSMANSHIP – See CCS Tournament Guide – Section 13.

Any player or coach who is disqualified from a Play-off contest for flagrant misconduct or
unsportsmanlike behavior shall be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season.

T-SHIRTS:
A CCS T-Shirt order form is included in the CCS TOURNAMENT GUIDE - APPENDIX.  T-Shirts will be available at the Seeding Meeting for $12.00 per shirt.  While supplies last, T-Shirts will also be on sale at Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals Tournament sites for $12.00 per shirt.

GAME RESULTS:
Coaches are responsible for contacting the media in their local area, as well as the CCS office (at 408-224-2994 x20), with timely results.

RADIO/TV LICENSING:
CCS owns the broadcast rights for all Play-off Contests.  Licensing is required.  To ensure the coordination of appropriate paperwork and fees, interested media must contact the CCS Commissioner well before the respective contest to be broadcast.  No live TV broadcasts are allowed.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 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.

Any player or coach who is disqualified from a Play-off contest for flagrant misconduct or
unsportsmanlike behavior shall be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season.

T-SHIRTS:
A CCS T-Shirt order form is included in the CCS TOURNAMENT GUIDE - APPENDIX.  T-Shirts will be available at the Seeding Meeting for $12.00 per shirt.  While supplies last, T-Shirts will also be on sale at Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals Tournament sites for $12.00 per shirt.

GAME RESULTS:
Coaches are responsible for contacting the media in their local area, as well as the CCS office (at 408-224-2994 x20), with timely results.

RADIO/TV LICENSING:
CCS owns the broadcast rights for all Play-off Contests.  Licensing is required.  To ensure the coordination of appropriate paperwork and fees, interested media must contact the CCS Commissioner well before the respective contest to be broadcast.  No live TV broadcasts are allowed.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 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.