cc: League Commissioners; Site Directors; Officials Assignors
 

ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
Please route a copy of this bulletin to your HEAD WRESTLING COACH and make sure that you and your coach have read the WRESTLING BYLAWS in the CCS Tournament Guide!

CCS STAFF LIAISON:    Howard Jensen , Events Coordinator
MEET DIRECTOR:    Duane Morgan, CCS Assistant Commissioner

MEETINGS:
A.    SEEDING - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009, @ 10:00am
        @ East Side Union High School District Office, 830 North Capitol Avenue , San Jose
        All League Rep.'s are expected to attend this meeting.  Official Entry Lists from the League Tournaments MUST
        be submitted at this Seeding Meeting by 10:00am.  (These Entry Lists MUST indicate each wrestler's weight-class,
        first & last name, school name, year in school and place earned in League Tournament -along with their alternates'
        name, school and record. Use entry form in handbook.)  The League Representative must provide a packet of every
        alternate per weight from their league, to all of the other League representatives.

        Additionally, coaches MUST provide at the weigh-in check-in the following documentation:
        The Official NWCA Pre-Match Weigh In form to verify that the participating wrestler has taken part in the mandatory
        CIF Weight Management program, as prescribed in State CIF Bylaw 3103.

B.    COACHES - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009, @ 9:15am, @ Independence HS Dance Studio

C.    EVALUATION - TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009, @ 6:00pm, @ the CCS Office

TOURNAMENT DATES / SITES:
-    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009, INDEPENDENCE HS, 1776 Education Park Drive, San Jose

-    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009, INDEPENDENCE HS, 1776 Education Park Drive, San Jose

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING 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.
 

EVENT SPECIFICS:
A.   The 2008-09 National Federation Wrestling Rules will be followed, except as modified by State CIF and CCS.
B.    UNIFORMS:
        Please be aware that Rule 4, Section 1, Articles 1-5 Page 17 of the 2008-09 National Federation Wrestling
        Rule Book will be strictly enforced!
C.    TEAM SCORING:  As outlined in the National Federation Rule Book for a Tournament scoring six (6) places.
D.    MAT-SIDE COACHING:
        A maximum of two (2) people (limited to coaches certified by the participating school and/or participating wrestlers)
        are allowed  mat-side in the "coaching chairs."  Those individuals in the "coaching chairs" MUST wear their
        respective COACH'S or PARTICIPANT'S PASS.  All other personnel are expected to remain outside the roped-off
        wrestling area.
E.    MEDICAL SUPPLIES:
        Coaches are expected to provide medical supplies for their wrestlers.  Trainers will be available to assist with taping,
        but should not be expected to supply medical materials (ice, tape, bandages, etc.) for any wrestlers.
F.    WEIGH-INS:  ALL WEIGHT-CLASSES - BOTH DAYS - 8:00AM SHARP!
        (Practice scales will be available for all weight classes each day from 7:00 - 7:45am.)
        1.    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 - Small Gym - Independence HS
        2.    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009 - Small Gym - Independence HS
        3.    ADDITIONAL WEIGH-IN PROCEDURAL NOTES:  
                a.    Female wrestlers will be weighed-in in the small room adjoining the Small Gym at Independence HS;
                b.    Male wrestlers will be weighed-in in the Small Gym at Independence HS;
                c.    No male weigh-masters and/or male officials will conduct or be present at female weigh-ins; likewise, no
                        female weigh-masters and/or female officials will conduct or be present at male weigh-ins;
                d.    Each wrestler will be allowed 2 attempts and 1 time on any available scale;
                e.    Once a wrestler has entered the weigh-in facility, and until his/her weigh-in has been completed, all activity
                        that promotes dehydration is prohibited;
                f.    No wrestlers will be permitted to enter the weigh-in facility  after the scheduled
                        starting time for weigh-ins;
                g.    Meet referees will conduct the weigh-ins and check conformance with Rule 4-2-1, 2 & 3;
                h.    Adherence to Rule 4-2-1 ("clean-shaven" rule) will be checked both Friday morning  and Saturday morning.
G.  Once the tournament begins, all results will be available immediately on trackwrestling.com

ADMISSION PRICES:

PASSES: See CCS Tournament Guide – Section 14.
A.    WRESTLERS' PASSES:
        1.    Wrestlers' passes will be available only at their respective weigh-ins on Friday, February 20th.  They are neither
                replaceable, nor transferable. 
        2.    Passes for eligible alternates who make weight (one [1] per weight per League) will only be available at the gate.
        3.    Passes MUST be attached tightly to the ankle for entry privileges.

B.    COACHES' PASSES:
        1.    All Head Coaches may pick up their coaches' passes at Independence HS on Friday, February 20th, 7:30am, when
                they provide the NWCA Pre Match Weigh In Form with their competing wrestlers names on the form.
        2.    The Head Coach and one (1) Ass't. Coach will each receive one (1) non-transferable event pass for the Tournament.
        3.    Head Coaches of schools with MORE THAN EIGHT (8) wrestlers participating in the Tournament may request a
               third coach's pass to be included in the packet.
        4.    Passes MUST be attached tightly to the coach's wrist for entry to matside. 

SPECTATOR 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 11.
Any player or coach who is disqualified from a Play-off contest for flagrant misconduct or un-sportsmanlike behavior shall be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport that season, including State Championships.

RADIO / TV LICENSING:
CCS owns the broadcasting rights for all Tournament contests.  Licensing is required.  To ensure the coordination of appropriate paperwork and fees, interested media must contact the CCS Commissioner well before the Tournament to inform of their intent to cover.  No live radio and/or 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.

STATE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION:
A.    DATE:    FRIDAY / SATURDAY, MAR. 6-7, 2009
B.    SITE:    RABOBANK ARENA, Bakersfield, CA
C.    QUALIFYING TO THE STATE MEET:
        The top four (4) placers in each weight-class will be the CCS representatives advancing to the STATE CIF
        WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.  The fifth-place wrestler will NOT be an alternate -- there are no alternates to
        the State Meet.
D.    MORE INFO:  Check State CIF Web-site >>> www.cifstate.org