Welcome to Odessa College

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2 Welcome to Odessa College Dear UIL Sponsors and Participants: A warm welcome to Odessa College and to Odessa, Texas. It is our privilege to host the 2019 UIL Region 1-AA Spring Meet. We are always excited and grateful for the opportunity. Our goal is to provide all students an enjoyable experience and a supportive environment so that they may excel in their competitions. Our faculty and staff look forward to welcoming and assisting you and your students. We believe you will be impressed with the state-of-the-art facilities and culture of caring at Odessa College. The Odessa College UIL schedule and handbook can be found at: This resource provides information on all aspects of the spring Academic and Athletic competitions. As the Director of the Regional Spring Meet, my goal is to provide you and your students with a well-organized event. For any questions or comments, please feel free to reach me via or by phone. On behalf of the entire Odessa College family, we wish you and your students the best of luck! Cordially, Elma Reyes UIL Interim Regional Director (office) (cell) ereyes@odessa.edu Odessa College 201 W. University Blvd. * Odessa, Texas * University Interscholastic League 2

3 2019 UIL REGION I, CONFERENCE 2A SCHEDULE ACADEMIC COMPETITION Literary and Academic Speech One-Act Play April 12 th -13 th April 13 th April 15 th -16 th Odessa College Campus 201 University, Odessa, TX odessa.edu Wilkerson Hall/ Wood Math & Science Bldg. Electronics Technology Building Odessa High School Performing Arts Center 1301 N Dotsy Odessa, Texas LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE April 12 th Odessa College Campus Electronics Technology Building Room 160 TENNIS COMPETITION April 17 th -18 th Ratliff Sports Complex 1862 E. Yukon Road Odessa, TX Ratliff Tennis- Odessa, TX GOLF COMPETITION Boys: Mon. April 22 nd Tues. 23 rd Girls: Wed. April 24 th - Thurs. 25 th April 22 th -25 th Ratliff Ranch Golf Course 7500 N. Grandview Ave. Odessa, Texas Contact Elma Reyes * * ereyes@odessa.edu 201 W. University Blvd. Odessa, Texas Maps odessa.edu 3

4 UIL INTERIM REGIONAL DIRECTOR Elma Reyes Odessa College office cell REGIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONTACT DIRECTORS LITERARY & ACADEMIC EVENTS DIRECTOR Dr. Donna Smith Odessa College Accounting Calculator Applications Computer Applications Computer Science Current Issues & Events Journalism Literary Criticism Mathematics Number Sense Ready Writing Science Social Studies Spelling SPEECH EVENT AND LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE DIRECTOR Jeremy Sanchez Odessa College ONE-ACT PLAY DIRECTOR Stephanie Sigler Odessa College ATHLETICS DIRECTOR EVENTS Wayne Baker Odessa College Lincoln-Douglas Debate Informative Speaking Persuasive Speaking Poetry Interpretation Prose Interpretation Golf Tennis Paul Chavez Karin Carlson 4

5 DISTRICT PAYMENT FORM REGIONAL 1, CONFERENCE 2-AA Each District Spring Meet Chair will send one check for the total academic and athletic entry fees for the district. Please complete the form and submit with your payment. Payments are due by March 31, 2019 District School: Name of District Chair: Phone Number: Please mail payments to: Elma Reyes, UIL Regional Director Odessa College Administrative Office West University Boulevard Odessa, TX *Make Checks payable to Odessa College District Fees: In order to expedite the payment process for the Region 1-AA, 2019 UIL Spring Meet the Regional Director has authorized the following flat fee schedule: Athletic $3, per district Academic $1, per district One-Act Play $ per performance Each school with an advancing OAP will send a check for $450 directly to the Regional Director postmarked no later than March 31, Check all the events that apply: How the member schools constituting the district divide the full slate fees for Academics and Athletics among themselves is the business of the members schools within the district and the district s Spring Meet Chairperson. All fees are non-refundable. NAME OF SCHOOL ATHLETICS $3, per district ACADEMIC $1, per district OAP $450 per performance TOTAL Example: District 1 $3, $1, $ $5, Please provide hotel reservation information for your group. If additional rows are needed, please add to back of form. HOTEL NAME PROVIDE # OF ROOMS PROVIDE # OF Nights PROVIDE # PEOPLE IN GROUP COMPETITION (OAP, Academic, Golf, Tennis) 5

6 GENERAL INFORMATION We look forward to hosting your UIL contests! Check in location will be in the Saulsbury Campus Center on the first floor. For your convenience, a schedule of contests/events and a campus map will be provided. Please refer to the campus map on page 14. If you require any special accommodations/assistance, please contact our office at Great Western Dining The cafeteria, and the Starbucks coffee shops will be open 7:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. during the Spring Meet on Saturday, April 13, The coffee shops include coffee/latte and snacks. To set up an invoice account for individual schools, please ajmorales@odessa.edu or call *The cafeteria is located in the Saulsbury Campus Center. *Starbucks coffee shops are located in the Saulsbury Campus Center, Math & Science Wood Building and the Learning Resource Center. Hospitality Rooms Hospitality rooms will be located in various locations around campus and are available for judges and coaches only. We ask that parents and students please go to the cafeteria or the coffee shops. Schedule a Campus Tour! We are excited to have you on campus and we want to showcase our newest facilities and share with you our programs. Please call to schedule your tour. Bookstore Plenty of great merchandise for gifts! The Bookstore will be open on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. *The Odessa College Bookstore is located in the Spur Building. Learning Resources Center (LRC) Discover a new way of learning! Our newly renovated center allows you to explore new ways of studying. The Learning Resources Center will be open on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Fab Lab Permian Basin Odessa College has been awarded a prestigious and innovative Fab Lab by the National Lab Foundation with Funding from Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Odessa College s Fab Labs and their amazing, state-of-the-art advanced technologies is open to our PreK-12 partners, other regional community, university and technical colleges and to members of the general public for the purposes of innovation and invention, entrepreneurship and education and regional workforce training and development. fablab@odessa.edu for more information. *The Odessa College Fab Lab is located in the Sedate Hall Building. Student Activities At Odessa College, we recognize how important it is for students to debrief and just sit back and relax after months of contest preparations. Join us at the Saulsbury Campus Center for food, games, music, live entertainment and lots of fun! *NOTE: The cafeteria is located in the Saulsbury Campus Center Building. Other buildings on campus will have quiet designated areas for relaxation and studying. Campus Police The Odessa College Police Department serves the student body of the college by helping to maintain the safety and security of all students and their possessions while they are on campus. Campus police personnel are available to assist students and visitors with problems, such as vehicles with dead batteries and cars with keys locked inside. Police officers may be contacted on a 24-hour basis for assistance on campus. Regular Hours: and After Hours *The OC Police Department main office is located on campus in the Spur building just east of the Math & Science Wood Building. Lost and Found Contact Elma Reyes at or ereyes@odessa.edu for any lost and found items. Area accommodations and restaurants Odessa has a population of over 100,000, the city offers a variety of recreational activities, shopping and entertainment. Visit the Odessa Chamber of Commerce website at and download the visitor packet to view dining/hotels & accommodations. 6

7 2019 UIL SPRING MEET CODE Section 901 (a) of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules: The Academic Contest ethics code shall carry the force of rule. Member school districts, member schools and/or covered school district personnel who violate any of the provisions of this code shall be subject to penalty. (1) Participate in contests in the spirit of fairness and sportsmanship, observing all rules both in letter and in spirit. (2) Sponsor and advice individuals and teams without resorting to unethical tactics, trickery that attempts to skirt the rules, or any other unfair tactic that detracts from sound educational principles. (3) Accept decisions of officials and judges without protest and extend protection and courtesy to officials. (4) Regard opponents as guests or hosts while placing personal and/or team integrity above victory at any cost. Maintain grace and poise in victory or defeat. Conduct that berates, intimidates, or threatens competitors has no place in interscholastic activities. (5) Provide information or evidence regarding eligibility of any contestant or school to local school administrators or to the appropriate judicial bodies upon request. (6) Understand and appreciate the educational values of competition and abstain from modifying or soliciting another teacher to modify grades for eligibility purposes, knowing that such behavior defeats the character-building purposes of extracurricular competition. (7) Abstain from any practice that makes a student feel pressured to participate in non-school activities. (8) At all times, ensure that competition is relative to a more important overall educational effort, using competition as a tool in the preparation of students for citizenship and successful adulthood. (9) Insure that UIL Academic district, regional and state meets receive precedence over non-qualifying contests or meets. (10) School districts shall notify the academic district or regional meet director no later than the end of the second school day following academic district or regional competition if a student or a team knows that it will not compete at the next higher academic meet. 7

8 ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION Entries All academic entries, including Academic Team points for wild card consideration must be available for the Regional Director by 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2019 following the individual District Meet. This must be done through entering district results into the UIL Spring Meet online system. If district contests are conducted at sites other than the districts directors home school, the director should personally ensure entry reports are certified online. Eligibility The eligibility of a student competing at the regional meet is the responsibility of the individual school. Contest Results It is the responsibility of the contestants, their sponsors, coaches and/or administrators to obtain contest results. Please plan to be present for awards for your event or have someone from your school present. Please refer to VERIFICATION, AWARDS AND WINNERS PACKETS below. Contest Graders/Judges As specified in contest rules, coaches may be asked to grade and/or judge at the discretion of the contest director. However, other contest directors may call upon coaches to assist with judging or grading. Contest No Shows A list of absent contestants will be reported to the state UIL office from each academic event. It is vitally important that you notify the Regional Director in advance if a contestant will be unable to attend the regional competition. The UIL will take appropriate action to enforce the no-show notification requirement. Withdrawal and Alternates A school that withdraws a student from the Regional Meet is responsible for notifying the appropriate alternate and the Regional Director. Refunds of entry fees for withdrawals will not be made. Tardiness A student will not be allowed to enter a contest room late without prior permission from the contest director. No exceptions are made in Calculator Applications and Number Sense. If a contestant needs to leave early to go to another event, these arrangements (where permitted in the contest plan) MUST be made prior to the beginning of the contest. 8

9 VERIFICATION, AWARDS AND WINNERS PACKETS Winners' information cards and packets for Lincoln-Douglas debaters and coaches will be distributed during the awards ceremonies only. The regional site is under no obligation to mail them to persons who do not attend the awards ceremonies. If a contestant and/or coach or sponsor is not present, the award and/or results will be mailed ONLY IF A SELF-ADDRESSED, SUFFICIENTLY STAMPED ENVELOPE HAS BEEN LEFT WITH THE CONTEST DIRECTOR. Individual and team awards will be given in compliance with UIL specifications and guidelines. Region I will also present a Regional Academic Championship to the school with the highest total points, according to Section 902 (n) of the Constitution and Contest Rules book, in all academic events. Information regarding the 2019 UIL Academic State Meet is posted on the UIL website at Information packets will not be mailed to schools or handed out during the regional meet verification meetings or awards ceremonies, except for One-Act Play and L-D Debate. Coaches and contestants must go to the UIL website for the tentative schedule, OC parking, OC campus map and other vital State Meet information. Responsibility for knowing times, dates, and sites of State Meet events rests solely with coaches and contestants. 9

10 LITERARY AND ACADEMIC EVENTS Contestants should be in the designated contest room no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the contest. * Rooms subject to change. Notices will be posted. April 12, 2019 TIME EVENT DIRECTOR BUILDING - ROOM 6:30 pm Computer Science, Part II Set up 7:30 pm Computer Science, Part II *Verifies after pt. 1 on Saturday Julie Lyon jlyon@odessa.edu Wood Math & Science 119 April 13, 2019 TIME EVENT DIRECTOR BUILDING - ROOM 8:00 am Current Issues & Events Dr. Daniel Regalado dmregalado@odessa.edu 8:00 am Number Sense Debra Lackey dlackey@odessa.edu 8:00 am Ready Writing Angela Pina apina@odessa.edu 8:30 am Calculator Applications Set up Milagros Carrasco 9:00 am Calculator Applications begins mcarrasco@odessa.edu 9:00 am Computer Applications Set up Tanya Griffith 10:00 am Computer Applications begins tgriffith@odessa.edu 10:15 am Copy Editing Cara Hogan chogan@odessa.edu 11:00 am Accounting Set up Jamie Myers 11:30 am Accounting Begins jlmyers@odessa.edu 11:00 am News Writing Cara Hogan chogan@odessa.edu 11:00 am Science Set up Dr. James Morris 11:30 am Science begins jmorris@odessa.edu 11:00 am Spelling & Vocabulary Set up Adriana Moreno 11:30 am Spelling & Vocabulary begins amoreno@odessa.edu 12:00 pm Feature Writing Cara Hogan chogan@odessa.edu 1:30 pm Editorial Writing Cara Hogan chogan@odessa.edu 1:30 pm Computer Science, Part I Julie Lyon jlyon@odessa.edu 1:30 pm Social Studies Set up Glen Findley 2:00 pm Social Studies begins gfindley@odessa.edu Wilkerson Hall 107 Wood Math & Science 119 Wilkerson Hall 105 Wood Math & Science 119 Wilkerson Hall 101 Wilkerson Hall 217 Wilkerson Hall 246 Wilkerson Hall 217 Wood Math & Science 119 Wilkerson Hall 107 Wilkerson Hall 217 Wilkerson Hall 217 Wilkerson Hall 246 Wilkerson Hall 107 2:30 pm Mathematics Michael Sin esin@odessa.edu 2:30 pm Headline Writing Cara Hogan chogan@odessa.edu 3:30 pm Literary Criticism Dr. Mark Jordan mjordan@odessa.edu Wood Math & Science 119 Wilkerson Hall 217 Wilkerson Hall

11 SPEECH Contestants should be in the designated contest room no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the contest. April 12, 2019 TIME EVENT DIRECTOR BUILDING ROOM 5:30 pm Lincoln-Douglas Debate Preliminary Rounds Jeremy Sanchez Electronics Technology Electronics Technology Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Room April 13, 2019 TIME EVENT DIRECTOR BUILDING - ROOM 7:30 am Lincoln-Douglas Debate Final Rounds Jeremy Sanchez Electronics Technology Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Room 8:00 am Poetry Interpretation TBA Preliminary Rounds 1:00 pm Poetry Interpretation TBA Final Rounds 8:00 am Prose Interpretation TBA Preliminary Rounds 1:00 pm Prose Interpretation TBA Final Rounds 10:30 am Informative Speaking TBA Preliminary Rounds 3:00 pm Informative Speaking TBA Final Rounds 10:30 am Persuasive Speaking TBA Preliminary Rounds 3:00 pm Persuasive Speaking Final Rounds TBA Rooms subject to change. Notices will be posted. 11

12 LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE JUDGING REQUIREMENTS 1. Each school with entries in Lincoln-Douglas Debate must supply one qualified judge, to remain available for assignment as long as debaters from the respective school remain in competition. A qualified judge is one experienced in judging Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Schools are to notify the Regional Meet Director of their judge s name within five (5) days after their District Meet. 2. All debate judges and other personnel must report to the ET Building Room TBA at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 12 nd for assignment. 3. Failure to fulfill the judging obligation will jeopardize the entry of students from the respective school in the Regional Meet. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS JUDGING REQUIREMENTS 1. Each school with entries in Individual Events (Poetry, Prose, Informative Speaking, and Persuasive Speaking) must supply one qualified judge to be available for judging in preliminary rounds. A qualified judge is one experienced in judging these events. Schools are to notify the Regional Meet Director of their judge s name within five (5) days after their District Meet. 2. All judges for Poetry and Prose should meet in Saulsbury Conference Room TBA at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, April 13 th for their assignment. 3. All judges for Informative and Persuasive Speaking should meet in Saulsbury Conference Room TBA at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, April 13 th for their judging assignment. 4. Failure to fulfill the judging obligation will jeopardize the entry of students from the respective school in the Regional Meet. In naming judges, it generally does not work for the same judge to judge LD and IE, as rounds tend to overlap. 12

13 LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE INFORMATION It is the decision of the Regional Executive Committee that debate will run on a tournament format rather than on a round-robin format. Places on brackets in Lincoln-Douglas Debate will be predetermined with priority given to keeping debaters from the same school or district separated as long as possible. Initial bracket positions will be determined by place in District Meets, with the side to be debated preset in Rounds I, II and determined by a coin flip for Round III. **Debaters at the Regional Meet will compete in three (3) preliminary rounds and elimination rounds. Debaters for elimination rounds will be selected 1) on the basis of preliminary rounds won/lost records; 2) on the basis of total speaker points; and 3) on the basis of adjusted speaker points. (Refer to the UIL Spring Meet Manual for details) Quarter-final winners will advance to semi-finals. Semi-final winners will advance to finals. o Semi-final losers will debate for third place. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019, 5:00 P.M. OPENING MEETING AT ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY BUILDING- TBA Debaters must be represented at the opening meeting to answer roll and to review bracket information. The debate schedule is as follows: Friday, April 12 th Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13 th Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Finals 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. *At the discretion of the Regional Meet Director, debate formats announced above will result in a shorter or longer schedule and modified brackets. An announcement of any change will be made at the opening meeting. **If quarter-final rounds are not necessary, the quarter-finals will become semis at 7:30 a.m. and the semis will become final rounds at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, April 13 th. ***A fifteen-minute debate verification for elimination rounds will be held at 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 th. One representative from each school will be admitted to verify ballots. Elimination postings after the verification period are official and final. PLEASE NOTE: If a school has a regional Lincoln-Douglas Debate qualifier who cannot participate in the meet, the school is obligated to call the Regional Director at (432) as soon as possible.(see the C&CR, Section 1002 (b) (4) Contest "no-shows" will be reported to the UIL State office, and dealt with appropriately. 13

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15 ONE-ACT PLAY Odessa High School Fine Arts Auditorium April 15-16, 2019 Please refer to auditorium map on page 18 One-Act Play Director Stephanie Sigler Odessa College Welcome 2019 One-Act Play Judges Mark Pickell Phillip Taylor Lydia Miller-Wyatt Closed Rehearsals Monday, April 15 th 1:00 p.m. Rehearsal order will be determined based on the distance that advancing schools have to travel. The closest schools rehearse first with the school having the longest distance to travel rehearsing last. All concerned schools will be notified of rehearsal positions at that time. Director s Meeting Monday, April 15 th 7:30 p.m. A meeting of all directors with critic judge and contest chairman will be held in Odessa High School s Performing Arts Center. Admission Charges for Public Performances Tuesday, April 16 th Public performances will begin at 9:30 a.m. Adults - $6.00 Students - $4.00 and Senior Citizens (age 55 and over) NOTE: NO ONE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE AUDITORIUM WHILE A PERFORMANCE IS IN PROGRESS 15

16 ONE-ACT PLAY INFORMATION Entry Fee Participating schools are not responsible for sending entry fees to the Regional Director. Each District Director will handle all entry fees for a district and bill respective schools for the amount owed. Entry fee for each One-Act Play is $ Standard Compliance Form OAP directors will bring a Standard Compliance Form signed by the District coach and the high school principal to the Regional OAP contest director during rehearsal. Location of Contest The One-Act Play contest will be held in Odessa High School s Performing Art Center, Odessa, TX. Performance & Rehearsal Positions Rehearsal order will be determined based on the distance that advancing schools have to travel. The closest schools rehearse first with the school having the longest distance to travel rehearsing last. All concerned schools will be notified of rehearsal positions at that time. Performance order will be determined by a blind draw. Using 6 slots, 3 each from the area contests with the A, B and C slots from each area to be determined from the advancing play titles alphabetically. The drawn order is, 1A, 2B, 1B, 2C, 1C, 2A. Information will be updated on the web as received. Questions regarding entries/scheduling of the One-Act Play contest may be directed to Stephanie Sigler. A school should report to the stage loading door (at the back of the Performing Arts Center) about fifteen minutes before the hour for its rehearsal. A college host will be waiting there to answer questions, to direct the unloading of props, and to assist in every way possible. Be on Time Events will run as scheduled. Failure to report promptly at specified times will result in forfeiture. Rehearsals Each play will have exactly one clock hour on the stage. A One-Act Play group will be permitted to enter stage on the hour and must be off by the end of the hour. A tour of backstage facilities and discussion of procedures will follow each rehearsal. The Stage Proscenium opening is 50, and upstage to down stage is about 30 with the back curtain down. Wings are about 14 of space from the edge of the proscenium to the fly on stage right and the wall on stage left. Plays must be staged against black drapes. Questions concerning the technical specifications of the stage area should be directed to Stephanie Sigler. 16

17 ONE-ACT PLAY INFORMATION Unit Set Odessa College provides a complete UIL approved One-Act Play set, including the door unit. Sound and Lighting Lights will be pre-set to cover all areas. A follow spot will not be provided. The intensity of lights can usually be regulated to suit specific needs, but elaborate or special color effects cannot be provided. Lights cannot be generally reset or regulated for any one play. Curtains A stage crew from Odessa College will be on hand to offer technical assistance. The curtain will be operated by college crew members. The main proscenium curtain will be rigged to travel or fly. Storage Some overnight storage space is available for Monday night. All props must be removed as soon as each performance is over. Dressing Space Each school will be provided a dressing room for the entire day of the competition. You will be expected to leave the space exactly how you found it, ensuring the furniture is exactly how you found it. Please remove all trash upon moving out of the space. Authorized & Unauthorized Personnel In accordance with UIL regulations, only students listed in the official Eligibility Notice may be in the green room or on the stage area. Only eligible students may participate in any capacity as members of the contest company. This includes helping with costumes and make-up during the rehearsal or performance time at the contest site. 17

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19 2019 UIL REGIONAL GOLF MEET APRIL 22-25, 2019 CITY OF ODESSA RATLIFF RANCH GOLF LINKS ODESSA, TX The UIL Regional Golf Meet will be held at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links, Odessa, TX. We are excited to host your Regional Golf Meet. Our goal is to provide you with a wellorganized and successful experience. Please read the rules and guidelines below and feel free to contact our office for any questions. Thank You! COACHES MEETING AND START OF PLAY A coaches meeting will be held at the golf course on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 7:15 a.m. for boys team and Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 7:15 a.m. for girls teams. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce tournament officials, distribute materials, and discuss local rules. Each District Director will send the Regional Meet Director all qualifiers to Odessa College at wbaker@odessa.edu Play will be governed by USGA, UIL and local rules. Contestants may not use caddies or electric carts during district, regional or state tournaments. A pull cart may be used. Students with disabilities as defined by ADA may apply for a waiver. Contact the UIL office for details. In regional and state competitions, the player shall pick up the ball and record a score of 9 after the 8 th stroke. Individuals and/or teams qualifying for regional are allowed one practice round of 18 holes at the regional site after the individual or team has qualified for the regional tournament (see Section 1206 (b)(3)(a) and Section 1260 (g)(7). Practice rounds will be Sunday, April 21, 2019 for boys and Tuesday, April 23, 2019 for girls. Practice rounds may be the Sunday afternoon preceding competition (beginning no earlier than 12:00 noon). Schools shall not use more than one hour during the school day for practice rounds. There shall be no more than one day loss of school time involved in practice or travel in relation to practice preceding the tournament. Once a practice round has been completed, neither teams nor individuals are allowed to return to the site on another day to chip and/or putt (see Section 1206). The cost for the practice round is paid directly by 19

20 participating school and is not included in the UIL fee structure. To schedule practice rounds, call Ratliff Ranch at (432) Tee times will be 8:00 a.m. Monday for boys and 8:00 a.m. Wednesday for girls. Tee times will be posted at the golf course on Sunday, April 21, 2019 and on the Odessa College website ( as soon as they are available. RATLIFF RANCH GOLF LINKS INFORMATION No outside food/beverage or personal coolers are permitted inside/on the property of Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. Breakfast and lunch are available at Sid and Sam s Grill. (Restaurant is located inside next to the pro shop) No personal carts allowed Ratliff Ranch will begin taking tee times on Monday, April 15 th for the Sunday, April 21 nd practice round. For the practice round on Tuesday, April 23 th, will begin taking those tee times on Wednesday, April 17 th. Gallery carts are limited and will be sold on a 1st come 1st served basis starting at 7:00 am each day of the tournament. Carts can t be reserved For Sunday, all practice rounds will begin after 12:00 pm and for Tuesday those practice rounds will begin immediately following the completion of the boys tournament off both 1 & 10 tee boxes GOLF TOURNAMENTS Team Scoring: In district, regional and state tournaments, team honors shall be determined by adding the best four scores for each of two, 18-hole rounds (when more than 18 holes are played, the best four scores for each round are added together). The team with the lowest score will be the team winner. In case of a tie, all five players will be involved in the playoff. Only the top 4 scores from each playoff hole will count. All entries in the regional and state golf meets will play a total of 36 holes unless the tournament director determines it is necessary to play fewer than 36 holes. Starting Times: The players shall start at the time and in the order arranged by the district or regional committee or the regional director. The penalty for breach of this rule is disqualification. Sites: The site of the tournaments shall be determined by the spring meet committees. 20

21 Pairings: The team concept should have first priority and individuals who are not a team should be paired together, if possible. No winner or runner-up teams from the same district should be paired together for the first 18 holes. For the second 18 holes, the best team scores should be paired together with #5, 4, 3, 2, 1 players from those teams playing together. Disqualification: According to UIL rules, a player disqualified for an unsportsmanlike conduct violation COULD have all scores posted by the player not count toward the team score. For example, a player disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct during the first round will not be allowed to continue. First round scores of a player disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct during the second round may or may not be cancelled. Thus, the first day or second day score may not be used for the team score. Unsportsmanlike conduct is defined as profane, vulgar and/or abusive language audible to others; carelessly and/or deliberately throwing clubs; verbalizing with intent of intimidation; or exhibiting behavior not in accordance with the spirit of fair play. First consideration of penalty should be per USGA rules. If the golfer's action warrant, penalty may be disqualification for the round, and/or in the opinion of the tournament director the violation is flagrant, disqualification could be for the tournament. Please note that in accordance with USGA Rules of Golf, a player that cannot complete the round because of illness or injury is not subject to disqualification for the remainder of the tournament if the tournament director or the Rules Committee is notified and the reason satisfactory. Qualifiers to Regional Meet: Each district may qualify the first and second place teams and the first and second place individuals to regional competition. If one of the first two individual finishers is on an advancing team, the next highest ranked individual who is not on an advancing team shall advance. If both of the first two individual finishers are on advancing teams, the next two highest ranked individuals who are not on advancing teams shall advance. If a medalist is placed on one of the advancing teams, the next highest finisher will replace the medalist now on the team at the regional tournament. Meet directors shall authorize play-offs to break ties. Winners will be certified to the next higher meet by the tournament director. Qualifiers to State Meet: Each region may qualify the first, second and third place teams and the first, second and third place individual finishers, to state competition. If one of the first three individual finishers is on an advancing team, the next highest ranked individual who is not on an advancing team shall advance. If all three individual finishers are on advancing teams, the next three highest ranked individuals who are not on advancing teams shall advance. If a medalist is placed on one of the advancing teams, the next highest finisher will replace the medalist now on the team at the state tournament. Meet director shall authorize 21

22 playoffs to break ties. Winners will be certified to the next higher meet by the tournament director. Rules Committee: A rules committee appointed by the executive committee should be established to act on all violations. Official Rules: All matches shall be played under the United States Golf Association Rules. Contestants may not use caddies or electric carts during district, regional or state matches. Pull carts may be used, but participants are required to begin the round with a pull cart if one is desired. Students with disabilities as defined by ADA may apply for a waiver. Contact the UIL office for details. After a player hits two consecutive shots into a hazard, his next shot will be played from a designated drop area between the hazard and the green if permitted by the tournament director. In regional and state competition, a player shall pick up the ball and record a score of 9 after the 8th stroke of the hole. If a player continues to play, the player is not disqualified, but must count all shots played. For example: If a player picks up his/her ball after the 8th stroke, a score of 9 is recorded. If a player picks up his/her ball after the 9th stroke, a score of 10 is recorded. Ground Rules: Ground rules should be discussed with players and coaches prior to the start of the meet. Electronic Equipment: Range finders are the ONLY electronic equipment allowed at the district, regional and state tournaments. Range finders that measure DISTANCE ONLY may be used during competitive rounds. The operative word is only. Range finders that offer functions in addition to distance measurement are illegal, even if a player disables other functions. A player using such a device in competition rounds will be subject to the UIL penalty structure (1st offense - warning; 2nd offense - disqualification). Coaches: A coach may coach a player from tee to green. At district, regional and state competition, only one coach is allowed to coach that team/individual once play has begun that day for that team or player(s). The intent of the one coach rule per team or individual is not to limit a coach from coaching but rather limit the amount of coaches per school. Penalty Structure: First Offence - Warning Second Offense - Stroke penalty for player and loss of coaching privileges for the coach Third Offense - Disqualification of the player for the entire tournament. 22

23 Spectators: The following rules should be discussed with all participants and coaches. Parents and interested spectators should be reminded that they are spectators and it is not their responsibility to report possible rule violations. Rule violations should be reported by the players or the marshals of the meet. Parents, friends, and other spectators should stay a substantial distance from competitors during play. After play has started, parents may not coach or advise players. A player is subject to a two stroke penalty on the first offense and disqualification by tournament officials if the coaching continues. On course encouragement, support, applause, etc. is not considered coaching or advice; therefore, it is permissible. Protests: Any protests lodged must be initiated by a contestant or school official--either a player, coach or administrator from the school for whom a student is playing. These protests should be lodged before the scores are designated as final by the tournament director. Dress Regulations: Golfers are required to carry all clothing needed except that which they can pick up at the end of nine holes at the club house. Spectators, coaches and other players cannot deliver articles of clothing to golfers on course. Course Rules: All course rules shall be discussed by the golf site professionals at a coaches meeting before the tournament begins. Practice Rounds: Individuals and/or teams qualifying for regional and/or state golf may be permitted one practice round of 18 holes at the site of the regional and/or state golf tournament if permitted by the director of the tournament. There shall be no more than one day loss of school time involved in practice or travel in relation to practice preceding the tournament. Under certain restrictions listed below teams and individuals who qualify for regional and state tournament may use the Sunday afternoon preceding the tournament for the one 18-hole practice round allowed by Sections 1206 (b) (3) (A) and 1260 (g) (7). Providing: (a) the first round of competition at the tournament is scheduled on Monday, and (b) practice rounds are permitted by the regional spring meet director (or state golf tournament director at the state tournament). 23

24 Frequently Asked Questions: Question If there is no round of competition on Monday, may my team practice on the preceding Sunday? Does this rule allow for Sunday practice or competition at times other than those specified? May a parent take their child and other team members to the regional or state course on Sunday after they have qualified for the respective regional or state tournament and have them practice? May a student go to the course site of the tournament on Sunday and hit shag balls if the tournament begins on Tuesday, Wednesday, or any other day than Monday? May a student walk the course on Sunday preceding the regional or state tournament that begins Tuesday or after? If the tournament director does not permit practice rounds, may a team or individual go play a practice round on their own after they have qualified for that round of competition? Answer No No Yes, provided the practice round was not arranged by the school or school coach. The practice round counts as the student s one 18 hole round. No No No 24

25 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 GENERAL TENNIS INFORMATION COACHES MEETING: Coaches meeting will be Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Odessa College Tennis/Softball Complex. Please all entries to: wbaker@odessa.edu Subject: UIL Tennis All matches will be played at the ECISD tennis courts at Ratliff Stadium or on other approved courts. Tennis will be governed by UIL and USTA rules. Each entry must bring one (1) can of unopened, yellow, USTA approved tennis balls for each match. Courts will be open for practice April 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. on a first come first served basis. Practice courts available: 4 at Odessa College and 8 at ECISD tennis courts at Ratliff Stadium. Officials from the Permian Basin Tennis Umpires Association will officiate the tournament. A two-person team will serve as roving officials to interpret rules, enforce violations, and resolve disputes. 25

26 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 GIRLS TENNIS Girls tennis matches will be held at the ECISD tennis courts at Ratliff Stadium on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 and Thursday, April 18, Bracket positions will be determined at coaches meeting. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Girls Singles 8 matches 8:00 a.m. 1st Round Girls Doubles 8 matches 10:30 a.m. 1st Round Girls Singles 4 matches 2:00 p.m. 2nd Round Girls Doubles 4 matches 3:00 p.m. 2nd Round Thursday, April 18, 2019 Girls Singles 2 matches 8:00 a.m. Semi-Finals Girls Doubles 2 matches 8:00 a.m. Semi-Finals Girls Singles 2 matches 11:00 a.m. Finals & 3rd Place Girls Doubles 2 matches 11:00 a.m. Finals & 3rd Place 26

27 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 BOYS TENNIS Boys tennis matches will be held at the ECISD tennis courts at Ratliff Stadium on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, and Thursday, April 18, Bracket positions will be determined at coaches meeting. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Boys Singles 8 matches 9:15 a.m. 1st Round Boys Doubles 8 matches 11:30 a.m. 1st Round Boys Singles 4 matches 2:30 p.m. 2nd Round Boys Doubles 4 matches 3:30 p.m. 2nd Round Thursday, April 17, 2019 Boys Singles 2 matches 8:00 a.m. Semi-Finals Boys Doubles 2 matches 8:00 a.m. Semi-Finals Boys Singles 2 matches 11:00 a.m. Finals & 3rd Place Boys Doubles 2 matches 11:00 a.m. Finals & 3rd Place MIXED DOUBLES Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Mixed Doubles 8 matches 1:00 p.m. 1st Round Mixed Doubles 4 matches 4:00 p.m. 2nd Round Thursday, April 18, 2019 Mixed Doubles 2 matches 10:00 a.m. Semi-Finals Mixed Doubles 2 matches 12:30 p.m. Finals & 3rd Place 27

28 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 GIRLS SINGLES :00 a.m. (1st round) :00 p.m. (2nd round) :00 a.m. (Semi-Finals) :00 a.m. (Finals & 3rd Place) 28

29 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 GIRLS DOUBLES :30 a.m. (1st round) :00 p.m. (2nd round) :00 a.m. (Semi-Finals) :00 a.m. (Finals & 3rd Place) 29

30 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 BOYS SINGLES :15 a.m. (1st round) :30 p.m. (2nd round) :00 a.m. (Semi-Finals) :00 a.m. (Finals & 3rd Place) 30

31 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 BOYS DOUBLES :30 a.m. (1st round) :30 p.m. (2nd round) :00 a.m. (Semi-Finals) :00 a.m. (Finals & 3rd Place) 31

32 UIL REGIONAL TENNIS RATLIFF STADIUM ECISD TENNIS COURTS - ODESSA, TX April 17-18, 2019 MIXED DOUBLES :00 p.m. (1st round) :00 p.m. (2nd round) :00 a.m. (Semi-Finals) :30 p.m. (Finals & 3rd Place) 32