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WELCOME
2014
Cross Country
Rules Presentation
INTRODUCTION
Alex Ozuna, Assistant Director of Athletics
Responsibilities include:
Fall: Administrator for Cross CountryWinter: Administrator Girls Soccer
Spring: Administrator Boys and Girls Lacrosse
STRUCTURE OF THE FHSAA
FHSAA Board of DirectorsAthletic Director’s Advisory Committee
Coaches’ Advisory CommitteeOfficials’ Advisory Committee
Sports Medicine Advisory CommitteeStudent-Athlete Advisory Committee
http://www.fhsaa.org/gov
WWW.FHSAA.ORG Member School Directory “Online” Record Book “Online” only Classifieds Latest information Play-off brackets Officials/Coaches Advisory Committee Minutes
FHSAA VIDEOTAPING POLICY Coaching purposes OK (NOT for scouting purposes) Personal use OK NO commercial re-sale or re-distribution
FHSAA PUBLICATIONS / COMMUNICATIONS
www.fhsaa.org
Policy 7 Policy Governing Approval of Multi-School Athletic Events
•IS REQUIRED for any Cross Country Meet hosted by an FHSAA member senior high school which involves more than Four (4) teams, or a meet which is held to determine the champion of a city, county, conference or league. Special Events also require sanctioning.
•Approval is NOT REQUIRED for multi-team regular season events, such as tri-meets and quad-meets; for any regular season event in a recognized sport or for any event hosted by a member middle school or junior high school.
AT2 & AT2s:
SANCTIONING
AT2 & New AT2s Forms : Cross Country• Invitational meets sanctioning• Financial arrangements of gross
receipts• No more FN1 forms• New Payment Structure
• Pre-season Classics are now allowed
SANCTIONING
http://www.fhsaa.org/guest/sanctioned_events/cc.asp
AT2s: Does this event include one or more of the following? 1. Third party promoter or sponsor (Policy 7.1.3 and 7.8) (___Yes) (___No)2. Out-of-state team which not a member of their NFHS member state association or affiliate
NFHS member association(__Yes) (__No)3. International team participating (___Yes) (___No) If yes is checked for one or more of the above please submit a supplemental form in addition
PRESEASON CLASSIC
• Must be Sanctioned – AT2 Form– Sanction Fee:
• 5-16 Teams - $50;• 17-32 Teams - $100; • 33+ - $250
– ** Submitted less than 30 days but more than 10 days prior add $50 to original fee– ** Submitted less than 10 days prior add $100 to original fee
• Held the week prior to the first competition date Aug. 25-30
• Preseason Classics for the individual sports are limited to a field of four varsity teams.
• Limited to varsity teams only
Current FHSAAPolicies
NEW CHANGES TO CROSS COUNTRY
• New Season Dates: Cross Country season was moved to start and end one week later then previous year. – New Start date well be September 1st and Finals
will be held on November 15th.
IMPORTANT CROSS COUNTRYDATES
CROSS COUNTRY Date
First practice date (Week 6) Aug. 11Preseason Classic Meet (Week 8) Aug. 25-30First regular season playing date (Week 9) Sept. 1Official entry list due (Week 15) Oct. 20Last regular season playing date (Week 15) Oct. 25District Meets (Week 16) Oct. 27 – Nov. 1Regional Meets (Week 17) Nov. 6-8FHSAA Finals (Week 18) Nov. 15
COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATETeam Entries: Schools must file a declaration of intent to participate in the state series with the FHSAA Office by the specified deadline.
Application: Schools doing so are eligible to participate in the state series without having to “sit out” a year.
COACHES’ / SCHOOL’S Responsibilities
• District Entry List– Limit: 15 Student-
Athletes
• Due October 20th
• Entered using C2C Schools
COURSE PREPARATION
•Proper course Markers– Accurate course maps for
coaches and athletes
•Markers should be six (6) Feet above the ground and visible for 100ft as runners approach.
•Turns should be marked with either paint or flagging•3ft wide at it’s narrowest point•Clear of both ground obstructions & overhead objects (no lower than 8ft.)
Remember Course Marshals and Umpires!
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED’s)
•The presence and availability of an automatic external defibrillator is mandatory at the site of every FHSAA state championship series contest on the district, regional, and state levels.
Remember hydration, too!
REPORTING RESULTSDistrict & Regional
Schools hosting state series events are required submit results electronically. These results must be submitted electronically using Hy-Tek Meet Manager for Windows software.
Results must be submitted within 24 hours of the meet’s conclusion.
FHSAA 3.5.2.1.1 - NFHS 9-5-1
•A varsity level cross country team must be composed of five (5) to seven (7) runners. A cross country team on the junior varsity level or below may be allowed an unlimited number of runners unless otherwise restricted by the meet director. However, only the first seven (7) runners on each team may enter into scoring.
•During the regular season (non-state series), meet directors/managers will have the option to allow up to 10 runners in a varsity race. Any team member beyond 7 shall be disregarded and shall not displace any opposing runner.
•Boys and girls must run separately.
TEAM FORMAT
2014 State Series
Apalachee Regional ParkTallahassee, FloridaNovember 15, 2014
2014 CROSS COUNTRY STATE
FINALS
REGIONAL HOSTS
Class Reg Host School Site Class Reg Host School Site4A 1 Flagler Palm Coast Flagler County
Fairgrounds 2A 1 Pensacola Catholic Escambia County Equestrian Center
2 North Port On Campus 2 Oak Hall Hal Brady Sports Complex
3 3 Anclote On Campus
4 Coral Reef Larry Penny Thompson Park 4 Astronaut Chain of Lakes
3A 1 Chiles Sunny Hills Farm 1A 1
2 Oak Hall Hal Brady Sports Complex 2 Oak Hall Hal Brady Sports
Complex
3 Estero Estero Community Park 3 Holy Trinity On Campus
4 4 Westminster Academy West Campus, Lauderdale Lakes
FHSAA 3.5.3.2.4 - NFHS 9-5-1
• District Meet to Regional Meet. The first three (3) placing teams and the top 15 runners in each district meet in which six (6) or less teams
• First four (4) placing teams and the top 15 runners in each district meet in which seven (7) or more teams
• A runner who qualifies in the top 15 and who also is a member of a qualifying team may be replaced in the team lineup [regional meet/FHSAA Finals] by a substitute. – The substitute, however, shall not be eligible for individual honors
on any subsequent level of competition.
ADVANCMENT
•Student Athlete Failure to Appear
A student-athlete who qualifies in a state series meet as an individual is expected to compete on successive levels of the state series unless ill, injured, suspended due to disciplinary action, or for any other reason acceptable to the Executive Director.• Top 15 individuals you must compete on all levels• Not top 15, you may be substituted throughout the
levels
ELIGIBILITY – Policy 10.7.2
