SECTION 9 GIRLS LACROSSE HANDBOOK 2019

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1 SECTION 9 GIRLS LACROSSE HANDBOOK SECTION 9 GIRLS LACROSSE COMMITTEE Wendy Crandall Section IX Co-Chairperson Pine Bush High School PO Box 670 Pine Bush, NY x3518 (work) (cell) (fax) Leslie Ahlborn Co-Chairperson (cell) Thomas Cunningham Hyde Park (FDR)- League Chair 156 South Cross Road Hyde Park, NY ext 6881

2 Athletic Directors John S. Burke-Adam Kless Monroe Woodbury-Lori Hock 80 Fletcher Street 155 Dunderberg Road Goshen, NY Central Valley, NY ext ext 7049 Cornwall-Michael Kroemer New Paltz-Gregory Warren 10 Dragon Drive 196 Main Street New Windsor, NY New Paltz, NY ext ext 4151 Goshen-Matt O Brien Newburgh Free Academy-Edgar Glascott 222 Scotchtown Ave 201 Fullerton Avenue Goshen, NY Newburgh, NY ext 5419 Highland-Frank Alfonso James I. O Neill-Debra Crowe 320 Pancake Hollow Road P.O. Box 287 Highland, NY Highland Falls, NY ext 2880 Hyde Park (FDR)-Thomas Cunningham Pine Bush-Michael Gillespie 156 South Cross Road 118 Rt. 302 PO Box 670 Hyde Park, NY Pine Bush, NY ext ext 3627/3608 Kingston-Rich Silverstein Red Hook-Tom Cassata 403 Broadway 103 West Market Street Kingston, NY Red Hook, NY ext 18800/1889c Marlboro-Jonnah O Donnell Saugerties-Dominic Zarrella 50 Cross Road Call Box A Marlboro, NY Saugerties, NY Middletown-David Coates Valley Central-William Miller Gardner Ave Extension 1175 State Route 17K Middletown NY Montgomery, NY ext Millbrook-Al Hammell Warwick-Greg Sirico Alden Place P.O. Box 595 Millbrook, NY Warwick, NY ext Minisink-Tim Bult Washingtonville-Gary Vyskocil 2320 Rt 6, P.O Box West Main Street Slate Hill, NY Washingtonville, NY ext 24562/

3 Section 9 Tournament Information Team Selection: A. 500 or better division record B. 500 or better class record C. 500 or better class division record D. Plus points in the division E. Overall plus points F. 500 or better overall record G. Committee selection Tournament Structure Seeding will be done by dividing the number of division games into the total number of division points. In class A seeding will be done according to OCIAA record. Overall Division I, Division 2 records. 1. Tournament Seeding Selection- Tie Breaker Process a. Head to head competition b. Goals allowed head to head c. Total goals allowed in all Class A games 2. Responsibilities a. The team with the home field advantage will furnish an announcer, competent timers and scorers, ticket takers, security and any other personnel to secure a safe environment. NOTE: a responsible adult must be responsible for the game time clock operations. The same is highly recommended for penalty time clock operators as well. b. Home school will assume payments of officials and retain gate receipts. c. Traveling team will assume bus responsibility d. Semi Finals and Final games, official fees are the responsibility of the schools participating, official fees will be billed through the ACO 3. Game Procedures a. Higher seed team will wear white or light colored home uniforms b. Sectional games can be played to 80% c. Regional and State games must be played to 100% d. Opening ceremonies will include but are not limited to announcement of players, sportsmanship, anthem, etc e. Warm ups will be 30 minutes f. Protest Procedures *No Protest based on officials judgments will be heard by the protest committee *The protest committee will consist of at least one member of the Lacrosse 3

4 committee *Any coach lodging a protest will immediately notify one of the game officials that he/she is playing the game under protest and following the protest guidelines as follows: Immediately after the completion of the game, the protesting coach will write a complete statement outlining the reasons for the protest. The written protest should be turned over to a member of the Lacrosse committee. The need to tell a Lacrosse committee member is important immediately after the game. If no member is present, the officials are to accept the protest and notify the chairperson immediately. 4. Game Officials a. Will be assigned by Section IX committee in conjunction with the assignor b. Three officials will be assigned for the first round and semi-final games c. Four officials will be assigned for championship games. Three field officials and one chief bench official/alternate. d. All of the officials will be assigned from the host section for all regional contest. 5. Tickets a. Ticket prices at the entrance gate will be as follows: Sectionals: Adults $6.00, Students $4.00 b. Section IX passes will not be honored throughout the Tournament. c. Athletic Directors will submit gate list to the host site no later than 12:00 (noon) the day of the contest. e. All expenses incurred by the Lacrosse Committee will be underwritten by Section IX. 6. Supervision and Game Control a. All participating schools shall be required to send an appropriate number of school personnel to supervise the student action and identify to the committee. School supervisory personnel will be visible and positioned to provide appropriate supervision of fans and students from their school. 4

5 Mid- Hudson Lacrosse Umpires Association Paul Rickard, President Matt Giufre, Vice President Wendy Crandall, Rules Interpreter Pine Bush High School PO Box 670 Pine Bush, NY x (cell) If you have any question pertaining to the officiating, rules interpretation or general questions, please feel free to contact either Wendy Crandall (rules interpreter) or Paul Rickard (president). Media Contacts Daily Freeman, Kingston Fax Times Herald Record ext 3191 Fax Poughkeepsie Journal Fax YNN (Your News Now) Note: Home team coach is responsible to call the media listed above ASAP following the completion of the game. Be sure to instruct scorekeepers to record the first and last names of all players in the book. 5

6 Important NYSPHASAA Requirements Each School needs to following: 1. A Varsity Team picture a. This should be a very high quality photograph of your team in uniform. Be sure that players are seated or arranged so that their numbers are visible. Coaches should be in this photograph as well. 5 x7 or larger. 2. A Team Roster a. This must be typed and include the following information for each player in this exact order: Athletes name, Grade, Position, Uniform# b. Athletic Director, Superintendent, Principal, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Athletic Trainer. c. Record sheet of games can be sent on line to the state office Section Champions A/B/C/D are responsible for submission of a Varsity Team Photo and Roster to the NYSPHSAA for the State Program Booklet. NYSPHSAA will be collecting team pictures and roster from MAX PREP.com. You as a coach will need to log on to Max Preps and upload your roster and team picture. All Athletic Directors have been given a access code to log in. If you do not have one see your AD. 4. All rosters and team pictures MUST be on your Max Prep site by: May 29th,

7 Section IX Lighting and Thunder Policy 1. Purpose and Philosophy The purpose of a lightning and thunder policy is to provide a safeguard for athletic contest, event and practices 2. Policy The occurrence of lightning and thunder is NOT subject to interpretation or debate. Lightning and thunder necessitates that contests, or practices be immediately suspended. 3. Procedures A. Chain of Command 1. The chain of command at athletic events is defined as: a. Superintendent of Schools b. Principal/Building Administration c. Sports Chairs or their designees d. Athletic Coordinator e. Host site Athletic Director or their designees f. Officials g. Sponsoring coach h. Security Personnel B. Sequential Response will include: 1. Suspend play and direct participants to shelter in a public building or if building is unavailable, to a vehicle with a solid top. 2. Monitor weather scanners/stations 3. After lightning and thunder has passed, wait a full 30 minutes after the last lightning strike and /or sound of thunder before resuming play. 4. Event suspension or evacuation procedures to be outlined during pre-event announcements. C. Host School Responsibilities will include: 1. To make a pre-event announcement that notes rules, regulations and evacuation procedure. 2. Announcement to be read: All spectators, competitors, and personnel should go inside to the school building as quickly as possible. A vehicle with a metal roof and the windows rolled up is a safe alternative to a sturdy building. DO NOT take shelter under trees or other lone objects. DO NOT remain on, under, 7

8 or near metal bleachers, fences, or backstops. 3. Authority to execute the sequential response shall be governed by the chain of command. 4. Consideration to cancel or resume play must take into account a minimum 30 minute wait from the time of interruption. The rules of the sport will determine whether the contest is official or if the contest must resume at a later date. 5. To plan for the occurrence of bad weather. 8

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10 Section IX Athletics Greg Ransom, Executive Director Section IX Coaches Code of Conduct In order to ensure that the principals of sportsmanship, fair play, skill development, and mutual respect among players, coaches, officials and spectators are the primary consideration governing competition in Section IX, the following Code of Conduct has been established and adopted. Each coach shall: 1. Know the rules and abide by them. Instruct team members in the rules and coach their team in such a way as to motivate each player to compete according to the rules at all times. 2. Respect the game officials and refrain from questioning their decisions in a disrespectful and abusive manner. No negative comments in the media. 3. Ensure that all facility rules and regulations are followed by the players, coaches and spectators, respecting at all times the property of others. 4. Assist the game officials in maintaining control of spectators during the games when necessary. 5. Respect the coaches and players of the opposing team and demonstrate appropriate gestures of sportsmanship during the play of the game and at its conclusion. Be humble and generous in victory. Be proud and courteous in defeat. Teach each player, especially through personal example, to be humble and generous in victory and proud and courteous in defeat. 6. Maintain emotional and physical control, avoid the use of abusive language or profanity, humiliating remarks, gestures of ill temper, and physical assault upon another individual. Coaches should refrain from making comments from the bench during opponent s free kicks or throw-ins. 7. Instruct team support personnel (e.g. assistant coaches, managers, scorebook keepers, and timekeepers) in their responsibilities in accordance with established rules and procedures. 8. Realize, accept and practice the principals that a team s reputation is built not only on its playing ability, but also on its sportsmanship, courtesy and conduct. 10

11 NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. NYSPHSAA High School Sport Record Reporting Form A records database for all sports conducted by the NYSPHSAA has been compiled and is held in the NYSPHSAA office. It has been updated by input from state and section sport coordinators. If there is a correction to this database or i f there is a new record please complete this form and submit to: NYSPHSAA Sports Record Database 8 Airport Park Blvd. Latham, New York Phone: (518) Fax: (518) SPORT i.e. Baseball, Boys Track, Girls Lacrosse) Record Category i.e. Career Points I Event m relay I Coaching Wins Athlete or Coach or Team Name Athlete or Coach or Team School Record career, season, game strike outs I career, season.game points I# coaching wins) (i.e. Status (date(s) of record- or for coaching wins: active/retired) Name of person submitting record Phone number of person submitting record Comments I Additional Information Date submitted

12 Girls Lacrosse 2019 Section 9 Tournament Seeding Meeting: Thursday May 16 th at 6:00 pm Please Fax your point cards to Wendy Crandall at by 2 pm May 16 th. Please include cell phone numbers so that we can contact you. Please have your point cards properly filled out, you AD should help you if needed. Semis- May (rain date5/22) higher seed school host) Class D- 5/20 (rain date 5/21) Class A 5/20 (rain date 5/21) Class B - 5/21 (rain date 5/22) Class C- 5/21 (rain date 5/22) Sectional Finals at NFA Class D- 5/22 4:00 Rain date 5/23, Class B/C finals will be pushed to 5/24 Class A- 5/22 6:00 Class B- 5/23 4:00 Rain date 5/24 Class C- 5/23 6:00 Regionals- Section 9 will be hosting Section 1 in the First Round of Regionals Class D- 5/28 4:00 Rain date 5/30 Class A- 5/28 6:00 Class B- 5/29 4:00 Class C- 5/29 6:00 Regional Championships Winners of Section 9 vs 1 May 31 and June 1 Section 2 will host at Mohon HS State Tournament June 7 th and 8 th at SUNY Cortland Banquet at SUNY Cortland Thursday June 6 th at 7:00 pm. 12

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