Members: Darrow, Marvelwood, New York Military, Oakwood Friends, Poughkeepsie Day, Storm King, and Wooster.

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1 David J. MacNutt Directr f Athletics, Wster Schl 91 Miry Brk Rad, Danbury, CT Wrk: ; Hme: Cell: ; Fax: david.macnutt@wsterschl.rg Web: wsterschl.rg Membership: Members: Darrw, Marvelwd, New Yrk Military, Oakwd Friends, Pughkeepsie Day, Strm King, and Wster. Hw t Apply fr Membership: Any schl that is a member f the New England Prep Schl Athletic Cuncil can apply fr membership. Applicatins shuld be submitted t the League President prir t the Fall Meeting. All new members will be n prbatin their first year and then becme a full member upn being vted in by the League including ur Cde f Cnduct and must meet ur dues and attendance requirements. During prbatinary year schl is nt eligible fr turnament play. Dues: Annual dues are $40 per team in the league and a $70 misc. fee. Attendance: Tw seasnal meetings are held in September and April. While attendance is required at these meetings. If a member misses tw meetings in ne year a letter f prbatin will be sent t the schl. This will mean that yur schl may nt participate in the league turnament play the fllwing year. Officers: The Officers shall cnsist f a President / Treasurer; Vice President: and Secretary. Every Odd year at the Spring meeting a nminatin prcess fr each psitin shall take place. Participatin: An athlete is expected t participate in nly ne sprt at ne level n any given day. Exceptins shuld be cleared in advance with the ppsing Athletic Directr and the President. An athlete may nt participate simultaneusly n mre than ne schl team during a single seasn. Eligibility:

2 2 September 28, 2013 T be eligible fr participatin in an athletic prgram, the student must be enrlled fulltime in that schl and meet all eligibility guidelines as utlined n page 16 in the NEPSAC directry. Scuting: Althugh verbal cntact between schls is allwed, scuting (including viewing a cntest r film) f future ppnents withut the permissin f all the Athletic Directrs invlved is prhibited. Officials: All schls must use the member bards with which they have cntracts fr fficials. Schls shuld g t ther bards nly when it has been determined service can nt be prvided by the abve. Scheduling: Rules guiding Pegging dates are as fllws: Fall: Start at the secnd Saturday in Nvember and then, cunt backwards. Winter: Start at the first Saturday in December and then, cunt frward. Start at the last Saturday in January, first cunt backward and then, cunt frward thrugh the furth Saturday in February. Spring: Start at the furth Saturday in May and then, cunt backward. Teams need t hnr the dates f scheduled games. Teams are nt permitted t cancel nn HVAL games in rder t play a make up HVAL game, unless the nn HVAL game can be reschedule t anther date. Unifrms: Clrs are t be wrn at hme and white is t be wrn n the rad. Prbatin: Any member that is n prbatin WILL NOT be allwed t participate in the playffs. Sprtsmanship: Sprtsmanship is very imprtant t the members f the Hudsn Valley Athletic League. When teams are winning by 20 pints in basketball we expect that yu are nt pressing, When yur team is up by 30 late in the game we expect that yu are playing yur lwer level players. At the end f each year each schl will vte n the ther schls n their sprtsmanship By giving them a value f 1 10, with 10 being the best (each schl culd have the same number). This will be cunted by the league president and the highest scre(s) will win the Sprtsmanship Award fr that schl year. Rescheduling Plicy:

3 3 September 28, 2013 When a game is pstpned the tw AD s shuld get tgether and find an pen date. When this is dne the League President is called with the new date. When lking fr a new date yu shuld keep in mind that n schl shuld play mre than three games in a week unless they decide t play a futh, that will be the AD s call. Turnament Play: Fr the league playffs yu shuld keep in mind that if there is less than 8 schls we will have ne turnament. The breakdwn f Turnament: 8 schls 1vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. 7 schls 1 bye, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. 6 schls 1 & 2 bye, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 5 schls 4 vs 5, 1 vs 4/5, 2 vs 3 4 schls 1 vs 4 and 2vs 3 Pstpnement f a playff game will be made up the next day (ie: Tuesday Wednesday, Wednesday Thursday) Tie Breaking Prcedure: 1 Head t Head 2 League standings frm the tp dwn 3 Cmmn nn League ppnent. 4 Cin tss by the League President General: The Athletic Directrs are respnsible fr making the entire cmmunity at their schls aware f NEPSAC Cde f Ethics n an annually basis. It is imperative that Athletic Directrs ntify their caching staff f imprtant decisins reached during Athletic Directrs meetings s that we are all playing with the same set f rules. Expulsin Rule: Players r Caches wh are ejected frm interschlastic games fr unsprtsmanlike cnduct r ther flagrant behavir will frfeit their eligibility t play r cach in the next regularly scheduled interschlastic game r turnament game played in that sprt. Yu must call the League President abut the player and/r cach. We als encurage a cnversatin between Athletic Directr, Cach and disqualified ffender. Rules f Sprts (Bys and Girls): Baseball: Federatin rules with the fllwing exceptins: Length f game is 7 innings. Slide rule must slide at every base. Members f the caching staff may cach at either first and/r third base. Shuld be umpired by tw umpires.

4 4 September 28, 2013 Players in the starting line up (including pitchers) can be withdrawn and returned t the game ne time. If a starter returns t the game he must bat in the riginal psitin in the batting rder. A nn starter may enter the game nly nce. Any replacement fr the pitcher n the mund must pitch t at least ne batter until the batter advances t first base, is put ut, r the third ut is made. Pitchers can be shifted t anther psitin in the field and back t the mund nly nce during the game. 10 un mercy rule. Basketball (Bys): Federatin rules with n exceptins. Basketball (Girls): Federatin rules with exceptins: N 10 secnd clck fr backcurt. A visible 30 secnd clck required. Crss Cuntry: Crss Cuntry is gverned by the New England Prep Schl Track Assciatin / Federatin. Glf: USGA rules with the fllwing exceptins: Glf matches will be medal play instead f match play. Teams will carry 6 peple. Matches will be 9 hles. The 5 lw scres ut f 6 will be ttaled and the winner is the lw scre. In case f a tie: first cunt the 6th persn s scre, then use lw 4 ut f 6 if the match is still tied. Girl s n Bys team may play frm red tees. Lacrsse (Bys): NCAA rules with the fllwing exceptins: Gal psts need nt be buried. There are n restrictins n the numbering f shirts. Fllwing High Schl rule fr the pcket f the stick. NEPSAC has waived the three minute nn releasable penalty fr hme teams which have gals with additinal supprts r attachments, rendering gals illegal. Lacrsse (Girls): U.S. Lacrsse rules with n exceptins. Sccer (Bys): NCAA rules with the fllwing exceptins: All WNEPSAA Varsity Sccer matches will cnsist f tw halves f 45 minutes duratin each, n vertime.

5 5 September 28, 2013 All WNEPSAA Varsity Sccer matches shall be fficiated by tw fficials. Sccer (Girls): NCAA rules with the fllwing exceptins: All WNEPSAA Varsity Sccer matches will cnsist f tw halves f 40 minutes duratin each, n vertime. All WNEPSAA Varsity Sccer matches shall be fficiated by tw fficials. Sftball: Federatin rules with the fllwing exceptins. 10 run Mercy rule Tennis (Bys): NCAA rules with the fllwing exceptins: There will be 6 singles and 3 dubles (with repeats). Singles matches will be 10 game pr sets with advantages and use a 12 pint tiebreaking Dubles matches will be 8 game pr sets withut advantages and use a 12 pint tiebreaking Tennis (Girls): NCAA rules with the fllwing exceptins: There will be 4 singles and 3 dubles (with n repeats). Singles matches will be 10 game pr set with advantages and use a 12 pint tie breaking Dubles matches will be 10 game pr set with advantages and use a 12 pint tiebreaking Ultimate Frisbee: UPA rules withut exceptin Vlleyball: NCAA rules with n exceptins. Wrestling: Federatin rules with n exceptins.