CIF-Central Coast Section

c: League Commissioners, Site Directors, News Media, Officials Assignors, Executive Committee

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 DIRECTORS:     Duane Morgan, Lynn Dyche

TOURNAMENT DATES:  FRIDAY/SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23/24, 2001

SITE:  Independence HS, 1776 Educational Park Drive, San Jose

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
Single-elimination tournament for Championship bracket.
Double-elimination for third place, beginning at the first round.
All National Federation weight-classes.

SEEDING MEETING:   SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2001, AT EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, 830 N. CAPITOL AVE, SAN JOSE @ 9:00AM
All League Reps MUST attend this meeting.  Official Entry Lists from the League Tournaments must be delivered to the ESUHSD by 9:00am,  for the Seeding Meeting (02/18/01).  Entry lists MUST indicate the wrestler's weight-class, first & last name, school name, year in school, and place earned in the League Tournament. 

SEEDING PROCEDURES:
32-PERSON brackets will be seeded as follows:
A.    The top four (4) individual wrestlers will be seeded by the Wrestling Committee and placed in brackets that
        correspond to their seed.
B.    A League may have only one (1) wrestler on the board at any one time.
C.    The following guidelines will be used for seeding, but no one guideline out-weighs any other:
        *  Head-to-head
        *  Common opponents
        *  Returning State Medallist
        *  Tournament placing
        *  Returning CCS Medallist
        *  Over-all record
D.    The balance of each bracket is selected by random plan.  All League Reps MUST attend the Seeding
        meeting.  Coaches should be prepared with copies of official weigh-in sheets to verify that wrestlers entering
        the Tournament have wrestled 50% of their matches at a certain weight, if there is a question.

WEIGH-INS LOCATIONS:  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001, @ 4:00-6:00PM

NOTE:
*    Weighmasters are asked to TELEPHONE  the weigh-in results to Duane Morgan, (408) 888-5018, or 
        (209) 605-2847  immediately following the closing of weigh-ins.  The signed weighed sheets should be given 
        to Howard Jensen on Friday, February 23rd, at the MANDATORY COACHES MEETING.
*    Meet referees will conduct the weigh-ins and check conformance with Rule 4-2-1, 2 & 3.
*    In regard to 4-2-1 (clean-shaven rule), this will also be checked Friday morning and Saturday morning.
*    Up-dated brackets will be available on the CCS website (www.cifccs.org) a few hours after the closing of
       weigh-ins on Thursday evening, 02/22/01.

ENTRIES:
*    Only those wrestlers qualifying in League Tournaments are eligible to participate.
*    Only a qualified alternate from the League may participate, when a vacancy occurs.   When there is no
       alternate, a forfeiture occurs at the spot where no contest takes place.
*    Leagues should weigh-in any alternate who has qualified in their League Tournament.
*    If any of the top four-seeded wrestlers does not make weight, only the TOP FOUR (4) seeds will be filled by
       moving seeded wrestlers up (e.g. #2 does not make weight--#3 to #2; $4 to #3; #5 to #4, and the alternate from
       #2's League fills the #5 vacancy).
*    All other vacancies will be filled with the League alternate without changing bracket placement.
SEE ALSO, WRESTLING BYLAWS, SECTION 4

UNIFORMS--Please be aware of Rule 4, Article 1-4, Page 13 of the 2000-2001 National Federation Wrestling Rule Book.  This will be strictly enforced!

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 for any wrestlers.

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. (See PASSES below for pass information for these individuals).

Seating of persons audibly cheering for a particular team in the cheering section of, or areas most closely identified with, the opposing team is to be avoided whenever possible, and such persons shall be directed by staff to the appropriate seating location for their team.

SPORTSMANSHIP – See CCS Tournament Guide – Section 10.

    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.

PASSES – See CCS Tournament Guide – Section 14.
PASSES FOR WRESTLERS  will be available only at their respective weigh-in sites on Thursday, February 22nd.  They are neither replaceable, nor transferable.  (Passes for eligible alternates who make weight [one per weight per League] will only be available at the gate.)  This pass MUST be attached tightly to the ankle for entry privileges.

PASSES FOR COACHES - All Head Coaches should pick up their coaches' passes at their respective weigh-in sites on Thursday, February 22nd.  The Head Coach and one (1) assistant coach will each receive one (1) non-transferable event pass for the Tournament.  The pass MUST be attached tightly to the coach's wrist for entry.  Head Coaches of schools with MORE THAN EIGHT (8) WRESTLERS participating in the Tournament may request a third coach's pass which will be included in the packet.

Schools are responsible to provide supervisory personnel at ALL contests involving their school.
Adult Supervisory Personnel assigned by their Principal to help supervise their school's crowd can be listed on the Pass Gate List for Wrestling
A.    The Principal is responsible to sign and submit a Pass Gate List form to the gate personnel with up to six (6)
        names of Administrators/Faculty/Adults attending the competition to assist with supervision of their school's
        spectators, including, but not limited to their students.  This list should be filled out, signed by the Principal, and
        presented at the gate prior to the beginning of each round, which allows for complimentary admission for those
        working individuals.
B.    ONLY CCS Passes and State CIF Passes will be honored.  School, Faculty, and League Passes will NOT be honored.

ADMISSION PRICES

                               SESSION                     ADULTS    SENIOR CITIZENS    STUDENTS  CHILDREN

                                        1 Session                             $6                        $4                             $3                     $2

                                        2 Sessions                           $9                        $7                             $5                     $3

                                        Entire Tournament            $13                       $10                           $8                     $4

MAT-SIDE COACHING
Only two people are allowed  mat-side in the "coaching chairs."  Only HEAD COACHES, ASSISTANT COACHES, OR PARTICIPATING WRESTLERS are allowed mat-side.  Those individuals in the "coaching chairs" MUST be wearing their COACH'S OR PARTICIPANT'S PASS.  All other personnel are expected to remain outside the roped-off wrestling area.

RULES
The 2000-2001 National Federation Wrestling Rules will be followed.  A maximum of two (2) team personnel (coaches certified by participating schools and/or non-participating contestants) will be permitted on the chairs at the edge of the mat.

TEAM SCORING
As outlined in the National Federation Rule Book for a Tournament scoring six (6) places.

OFFICIALS
The CCS Commissioner will contract with local officials' associations for the match officials who will be used throughout the tournament.

AWARDS
Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the Championships as follows:
A.    4 Trophies: Championship, Runner-Up, 3rd- and 4th-Place teams.
B.    Medals: The top six (6) finishers in each weight-class.
C.    1 Plaque: Coach of Championship team.
D.    Participant Pins: Given to every participant.

RADIO/TV LICENSING
CCS owns the broadcasting rights for all Playoff Contests.  Licensing is required.  To help insure that appropriate paperwork and fees can be coordinated, interested broadcast media must contact the CCS Commissioner well before any contest of which there is an intent to cover.  No live radio and/or TV broadcasts are allowed.

EVALUATION MEETING – Tuesday, March 06, 2001, at CCS Office @ 4:00PM

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.

QUALIFICATION FOR THE STATE CIF WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS:
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.

STATE MEET INFORMATION:
Friday/Saturday, March 02/03, 2001
Spanos Center, University of Pacific, Stockton