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Table of Contents 2018-19 Football Playoff Groupings (By Ranking)... 5 2018-19 Football Playoff Groupings (Alphabetical)... 8 2018-19 School in Leagues... 11 Announcer Guidelines... 25 At Large Entries... 2 At Large Selection... 3 Championship Contests Schedule... 25 Coin Flip Schedule... 16 Football Entries... 2 Game Management Form... 23 Inclement Weather... 21 Mercy Rule... 26 Official Ball Program... 36 Pairing Dates and Times... 15 Playoff Checklist... 15 Playoff Requirement (Schedule, Scores, Roster, Photo, Coaches)... 19 Playoff Requirements (T.V., Web, Radio Rights, Souvenirs, Ticket, Banner, PA Announcements)... 32 Ticket Pick Up Information... 16 Ticket Return Slip... 18 Tie Breaker System... 24 Video Exchange... 23 1
2 10932 Pine Street, Los Alamitos CA 90720-2428 (562) 493-9500 Fax: (562) 493-6266 TO: FROM: CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PRINCIPALS CIF SOUTHERN SECTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS CIF SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL COACHES GLEN MARTINEZ, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RE: 2018 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION/FORD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE: OCTOBER, 2018 As in the past years, in an effort to control costs, the Football Playoff Handbook will be available on our website at www.cifss.org on October 23, 2018. It is our intent that the following information will be useful prior to the availability of the handbook. CIF Southern Section games will be played under the 2018 National Federation Football Rules, except where superseded by Blue Book rulings or this Handbook/Playoff Bulletin. The 2018 Football Playoffs will be conducted in 13 playoff divisions. Schools have been placed in their divisions based on the new competitive equity format. (refer to Blue Book rule 3319) All divisions will be 16-team brackets. NUMBER OF ENTRIES: (11-MAN FOOTBALL) In all divisions leagues with: 4 or 5 team leagues - are guaranteed two possible entries 6 or 8 team leagues - are guaranteed three possible entries 9 or more -team leagues - are guaranteed four possible entries. (Blue Book Rule 3319.5) Leagues are guaranteed their appropriate number of entries into the Southern Section Championships, per current Southern Section Blue Book Rule 3314, with the exception of football. In football, League Champions will have first priority, followed by 2 nd place teams, 3 rd place teams and so on from each league. Once the total number of guaranteed entries from each league are submitted, the At-Large Selection process outlined on page 3 of this publication will be used to select at-large teams to fill any byes in the draw, or to eliminate teams from the draw, in order to create a 16-team bracket for each division. Freelance teams will be placed in appropriate divisions and will be considered for the playoffs along with the other at-large entries in those divisions that have at-large openings. For a freelance school to be considered for the playoffs they must have a record of.500 or better and fill out an at-large form on www.cifsshome.org as their entry. AT-LARGE ENTRIES: By action of the CIF-SS Council, byes should be filled in all brackets, for all sports, by either atlarge or free lance applicants. This gives your league the opportunity to submit an additional entry for possible consideration into the playoffs. Please read the enclosed "Filling of Playoff Byes" bulletin carefully, and if you have any questions, feel free to call us for clarification. Your League Coordinator needs to be aware of your school s intention. Make sure you contact them to make them aware of your intent to file an At Large Petition. They should also know if you have no interest in consideration. The cifsshome electronic 11-Man At-Large Entry must be in our office by 11:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2018.
11-MAN FOOTBALL AT LARGE SELECTION The 11-Man Football At-Large Selection Committee will meet on Saturday, October 27, 2018 in the C.I.F. Southern Section office to select the at-large teams. This committee is comprised of one member from the CIF-SS Executive Committee, an administrator at-large, a representative from the Football Coaches Advisory Committee and one football coach at-large. It is to be understood that no person will serve on the committee whose team is in contention for one of the at-large berths. The following criteria and procedures will accommodate this policy: (1) Leagues will have the option of entering an at-large team for consideration should they desire. Leagues will utilize the same guideline of designating a No. 1 entry, a No. 2 entry, or No. 3 entry. In the event there is a tie for the at-large team, the league must specify which school will be submitted as the at-large entrant. (2) All entries, including at-large must be submitted to the CIF-SS office by 11:00 p.m., Friday, October 26, 2018. At Large teams must have a.500 record or better for their complete schedules to be considered. A tie will count as a ½ win and ½ loss as the criteria for.500 or better record. (A record of 4-4-2 would be considered as qualifying). In the sport of football, in order to alleviate byes, if there are no.500 teams entered or all.500 or better teams have been taken, then the next best record as submitted by leagues will be taken. However, no team under.500 will be placed until all.500 at-large entries have been placed. (3) Schools who are being submitted as an at-large entry, MUST submit to the CIF-SS office by 11:00 p.m., Friday, October 26, 2018, all data regarding games played during the season. Under the Teams tab in www.cifsshome.org the complete schedule and results should be inputted, and further background information the Selection Committee should be apprised of, in determining the teams which will be selected for the filling of byes. (4) The Selection Committee, with the full support of the CIF-SS Football Coaches Advisory Committee, will utilize the following criteria in its selection process for at-large teams with each category below having the specific weight listed: The Selection Committee will also use the following criteria for elimination-teams where the total number of guaranteed entries exceeds the bracket size. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Head-to-head competition of teams under consideration (4 points) Overall strength of the league from which the team is entered based on the end of season rankings (1 point) Overall win-loss record (1 point) Strength against common opponents (1 point) Strength of schedule (2 points, using overall win-loss record of opponents) Free lance teams will be part of the pool for the filling of at-large berths In case of a statistical tie after all the above criteria has been considered the committee shall break the tie. 3
(5) The At-Large Selection Committee will meet in the CIF-SS Office on the Saturday afternoon of the weekend in which the playoff draw is to be finalized. The administrator so designated from the CIF-SS Office for Football shall act as a resource person and chair the meeting. Leagues are guaranteed their appropriate number of entries into the Southern Section Championships, per current Southern Section Blue Book Rule 3314, with the exception of football. In football, League Champions will have first priority, followed by 2nd place teams, 3rd place teams and so on from each league. Once the total number of guaranteed entries from each league are submitted, the At-Large Selection process outlined in the Football Playoff Bulletin will be used to select at-large teams to fill any byes in the draw, or to eliminate teams from the draw, in order to create a 16-team bracket for each division. NOTE: (11-Man Football) If two or three automatic entry teams from the same league are tied at the end of league competition, and are in different playoff divisions, they may all carry the same designation into their respective playoff division. For example, if School A and School B tie for their league s championship, and are in different playoff divisions, they can both be designated as League #1 in their respective playoff divisions. However, leagues may not exceed their total allowable guaranteed entries regardless of what playoff division those schools would enter. In this instance, you would let us know in the entry notes that there was a tie within the guaranteed entry. AT LARGE APPLICATION Attention Athletic Directors/ Coaches: Please follow the instructions below to enter your school as an At Large Entry for Boys Football. The At Large Application is to be submitted by your school no later than Friday, October 26, 2018 @ 1100 p.m. Log in @ www.cifsshome.org (If you do not have a log in & password as a coach, check with your Athletic Director). Once you are logged in: -On the left panel, click on At Large Petition -Select 11-Man Football then click Add Please be sure that your Schedule is updated in CIFSSHome as this is where the information for the At Large Petition will be created. Check out the Help video under the Help tab on the bottom left, Be CIF Prepared! 4
11- MAN FOOTBALL 2018-19 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GROUPINGS (BY RANKING) Division 1 - (18) Division 2 (18) Division 3 (19) Division 4 (19) 1. Mater Dei 2. St. John Bosco 3. Mission Viejo 4. Lutheran/Orange 5. Santa Margarita 6. Chaminade 7. Centennial/Corona 8. JSerra Catholic 9. Bishop Amat 10. Serra 11. Servite 12. Rancho Cuca. 13. Murrieta Valley 14. Oaks Christian 15. San Clemente 16. Vista Murrieta 17. Poly/Long Beach 18. Valencia/Valencia 19. Upland 20. Norco 21. Tesoro 22. Notre Dame/SO 23. Edison 24. Heritage 25. Calabasas 26. La Habra 27. Cathedral 28. Alemany 29. Great Oak 30. St. Francis 31. Westlake 32. San Juan Hills 33. Rancho Verde 34. Los Alamitos 35. Redlands. E. Vly 36. Loyola 37. Hart 38. Cajon 39. Downey 40. Paraclete 41. Charter Oak 42. Newbury Park 43. Roosevelt, E 44. Murrieta Mesa 45. El Toro 46. Moorpark 47. Capistrano Valley 48. Santiago/Corona 49. Damien 50. Lompoc 51. Paloma Valley 52. Citrus Hill 53. Sierra Canyon 54. La Mirada 55. Etiwanda 56. Villa Park 57. Crespi 58. Paramount 59. Yucaipa 60. Corona del mar 61. Bishop Diego 62. Grace Brethren 63. Oak Hills 64. Saugus 65. Golden Valley 66. El Modena 67. Chino Hills 68. Chaparral 69. Camarillo 70. St. Bonaventure 71. Rio Mesa 72. Redondo Union 73. King, M.L. 74. Yorba Linda Division 5 (22) Division 6 (22) Division 7 (24) Division 8 (24) 75.Palos Verdes 76.Burroughs/Ridgecrest 77.La Serna 78.St. Paul 79.Don Lugo 80.Colony 81.Glendora 82.Ventura 83.Corona 84.Harvard-Westlake 85.Lawndale 86.Antelope Valley 87.Los Altos 88.Dos Pueblos 89.Redlands 90.Diamond ranch 91.Los Osos 92.Apple Valley 93.Aquinas 94.Trabuco Hills 95.Carter 96.Burbank 97. Gahr 98. Canyon/CC 99. Mira Costa 100. St. Margarets 101. Valley Chr./C 102. Oxnard 103. Quartz Hill 104. Fullerton 105. Serrano 106. South Hills 107. Valley View 108. Pacifica/O 109. Mayfair 110. Wilson/LB 111. West Ranch 112. Huntington Bch 113. Silverado 114. Cypress 115. Tustin 116. Ayala, Ruben 117. Palmdale 118. Canyon/A 119. La Salle 120. Warren 121. Santa Ynez 122. San Jacinto 123. Pacifica/GG 124. Crescenta Valley 125. Valencia/P 126. Northview 127. Newport Harbor 128. El Segundo 129. Culver City 130. Buena 131. Grand Terrace 132. Millikan 133. La Quinta/LQ 134. Citrus Valley 135. Buena Park 136. Sunny Hills 137. Santa Barbara 138. Elsinore 139. St. Anthony 140. Troy 141. Notre Dame/R 5 142. Thousand Oaks 143. Temecula Valley 144. Arcadia 145. Santa Ana 146. Rancho Mirage 147. Fountain Valley 148. Arroyo 149. Chino 150. Woodbridge 151. Summit 152. Katella 153. Kaiser 154. Santa Fe 155. Sultana 156. Agoura 157. Alta Loma 158. Salesian 159. West Covina 160. Temescal Canyon 161. Arlington 162. San Dimas 163. Lakewood 164. Royal 165. North, J.W. 166. El Dorado
Division 9 (29) Division 10 (29) Division 11 (34) Division 12 (46) 167. Aliso Niguel 168. Covina 169. Westminster 170. Orange 171. Foothill 172. Garden Grove 173. Palm Springs 174. Palm Desert 175. San Gorgonio 176. Lynwood 177. Marina 178. San Marino 179. Segerstrom 180. Claremont 181. North Torrance 182. Norte Vista 183. Montebello 184. Heritage Chr. 185. Leuzinger 186. Big Bear 187. Muir 188. Brea Olinda 189. Monrovia 190. Victor Valley 191. Norwalk 192. Sonora 193. Dominguez 194. W. Torrance 195. Poly/R 196. Chaffey 197. St. Genevieve 198. Brentwood 199. Hillcrest 200. Shadow Hills 201. Schurr 202. Hueneme 203. Poly/P 204. Burroughs/B 205. Moreno Valley 206. Rancho Chr. 207. Simi Valley 208. Whittier 209. S. El Monte 210. Lakeside 211. Highland 212. Bonita 213. Cabrillo/LB 214. Knight 215. Coachella Vallley 216. Laguna Hills 217. Oak Park 218. Eisenhower 219. El Rancho 220. Compton 221. Nordhoff 222. Kennedy 223. Crean Lutheran 224. Rubidoux 225. Barstow 226. Ontario Chr. 227. University 228. Ocean View 229. Perris 230. Beaumont 231. Channel Islands 232. California 233. Twenty-nine Plms 234. Silver Valley 235. Hesperia 236. Miller, A.B. 237. Maranatha 238. Dana Hills 239. Ontario 240. Beckman 241. Pomona 242. Pasadena 243. Peninsula 244. Hemet 245. Inglewood 246. Godinez 247. Irvine 248. Jordan 249. Morningside 250. Yucca Valley 251. Western 252. La Quinta/W 253. Jurupa Hills 254. Santa Paula 255. Patriot 256. Whittier Chr. 257. Colton 258. Canyon Springs 259. Nogales 260. Artesia 261. Linfield Chr. 262. Cabrillo/L 263. Pacific 264. Rio Hondo Prep 265. Cambell Hall 266. Diamond Bar 267. Santa Monica 268. Bellflower 269. Esperanza 270. Walnut 271. Xavier Prep 272. West Valley 273. Torrance 274. Banning 275. Rowland 276. San Marcos 277. Baldwin Park 278. Ramona 279. Rancho Alamitos 280. Viewpoint 281. Temple City 282. Arrowhead Chr. 283. Northwood 284. Fontana 285. Pioneer 286. Hawthorne 287. Bell Gardens 288. Laguna Beach 289. S. Pasadena 290. Indio 291. La Sierra 292. Montclair 293. Glenn 294. Saddleback Vly Chr. 295. Tahquitz 296. Cantwell Sac Hrt 297. Mary Star 298. Santa Clarita Chr. 299. Hoover 300. Carpinteria 301. Village Chr. 302. Lancaster 303. Portola 304. S. Torrance 6
Division 13 (81) 305. Santa Ana Valley 306. Eastside 307. Cathedral City 308. Alhambra 309. Wilson/HH 310. La Canada 311. Bishop Montgomery 312. El Monte 313. Rosemead 314. Santa Clara 315. Azusa 316. Santiago/GG 317. Webb 318. Calvary Murrieta 319. Carnigie 320. Glendale 321. Granite Hills 322. Rim of the World 323. Calvaary Chapel/SA 324. Garey 325. Littlerock 326. Savanna 327. Loara 328. Adelanto 329. Excelsior Charter 330. Verbum Dei 331. La Puente 332. California Military 333. Anaheim 334. Rialto 335. Desert Hot Springs 336. Cerritos 337. San Bernardino 338. Mountain View 339. Fillmore 340. Los Amigos 341. Indian Springs 342. St. Monica Catholic 343. Bloomington 344. Trinity Classical Academy 345. Century 346. Jurupa valley 347. Beverly Hills 348. Desert Mirage 349. Estancia 350. McAuliffe, Christa 351. Orange Vista 352. Duarte 353. Marshall 7 Division 13 Continued 354. Magnolia 355. Saddleback 356. Riverside Prep 357. Workman 358. Vista Del Lago 359. Western Christian 360. Centennial/Compton 361. Gabielino 362. Sierra Vista 363. San Gabriel 364. Bolsa Grande 365. Southlans Christian 366. St. Bernard 367. Ganesha 368. Malibu 369. Capistrano Vly Chr. 370. Fairmont Prep 371. Santa Rosa Academy 372. Don Bosco Tech 373. Vasquez 374. Arroyo Valley 375. Gladstone 376. Bassett 377. Costa Mesa 378. Hamilton 379. Firebaugh 380. St. Pius X/St. Matthias Acd. 381. Mark Keppel 382. Temecula prep 383. Sherman Indian 384. Nuview Bridge 385. Ribet Academy
11-MAN FOOTBALL 2018-2019 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GROUPINGS (ALPHABETICAL) Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 1. Bishop Amat 2. Centennial/Corona 3. Chaminade 4. JSerra Catholic 5. Lutheran/Orange 6. Mater Dei 7. Mission Viejo 8. Murrieta Valley 9. Oaks Christian 10. Poly/Long Beach 11. Rancho Cucamonga 12. San Clemente 13. Santa Margarita 14. Serra 15. Servite 16. St. John Bosco 17. Valencia/V 18. Vista Murrieta 19. Alemany 20. Calabasas 21. Cathedral 22. Edison 23. Great Oak 24. Heritage 25. La Habra 26. Los Alamitos 27. Loyola 28. Norco 29. Notre Dame/SO 30. Rancho Verde 31. Redlands East Vly 32. San Juan Hills 33. St. Francis 34. Tesoro 35. Upland 36. Westlake 8 37. Cajon 38. Capistrano Valley 39. Charter Oak 40. Citrus Hill 41. Damien 42. Downey 43. El Toro 44. Etiwanda 45. Hart 46. La Mirada 47. Lompoc 48. Moorpark 49. Murrieta Mesa 50. Newbury Park 51. Paloma Valley 52. Paraclete 53. Roosevelt, E 54. Santiago/Corona 55. Sierra Canyon 56. Bishop Diego 57. Camarillo 58. Chaparral 59. Chino Hills 60. Corona del Mar 61. Crespi 62. El Modena 63. Golden Valley 64. Grace Brethren 65. King, M.L. 66. Oak Hills 67. Paramount 68. Redondo Union 69. Rio Mesa 70. Saugus 71. St. Bonaventure 72. Villa Park 73. Yorba Linda 74. Yucaipa Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8 75. Antelope Valley 76. Apple Valley 77. Aquinas 78. Burbank 79. Burroughs/Ridgecrest 80. Carter 81. Colony 82. Corona 83. Diamond Ranch 84. Don Lugo 85. Dos Pueblos 86. Glendora 87. Harvard-Westlake 88. La Serna 89. Lawndale 90. Los Altos 91. Los Osos 92. Palos Verdes 93. Redlands 94. St. Paul 95. Trabuco Hills 96. Ventura 97. Ayala, Ruben 98. Canyon/Anaheim 99. Canyon/CC 100. Cypress 101. Fullerton 102. Gahr 103. Huntington Bch 104. Mayfair 105. Mira Costa 106. Oxnard 107. Pacifica.Oxnard 108. Palmdale 109. Quartz Hill 110. Serrano 111. Silverado 112. South Hills 113. St. Margarets 114. Tustin 115. Valley Chr./C 116. Valley View 117. West Ranch 118. Wilson/LB 119. Buena 120. Buena Park 121. Citrus Valley 122. Crescenta Vly 123. Culver City 124. El Segundo 125. Elsinore 126. Grand Terrace 127. La Quinta/LQ 128. La Salle 129. Millikan 130. Newport Harbor 131. Northview 132. Notre Dame/R 133. Pacifica/GG 134. San Jacinto 135. Santa Barbara 136. Santa Ynez 137. St. Anthony 138. Sunny Hills 139. Thousand Oaks 140. Troy 141. Valencia/P 142. Warren 143. Agoura 144. Alta Loma 145. Arcadia 146. Arlington 147. Arroyo 148. Chino 149. El Dorado 150. Fountain Valley 151. Kaiser 152. Katella 153. Lakewood 154. North, J.W. 155. Rancho Mirage 156. Royal 157. Salesian 158. San Dimas 159. Santa Ana 160. Santa Fe 161. Sultana 162. Summit 163. Temecula Valley 164. Temescal Cyn 165. West Covina 166. Woodbridge
Division 9 Division 10 Division 11 Division 12 167. Aliso Niguel 168. Big Bear 169. Brea Olinda 170. Claremont 171. Covina 172. Dominguez 173. Foothill 174. Garden Grove 175. Heritage Chr. 176. Leuzinger 177. Lynwood 178. Marina 179. Monrovia 180. Montebello 181. Muir 196. Bonita 197. Brentwood 198. Burroughs/B 199. Cabrillo/LB 200. Chaffey 201. Coachella Valley 202. Compton 203. Crean Lutheran 204. Eisenhower 205. El Rancho 206. Highland 207. Hillcrest 208. Hueneme 209. Kennedy 210. Knight 225. Barstow 226. Beaumont 227. Beckman 228. California 229. Canyon Springs 230. Channel Islands 231. Colton 232. Dana Hills 233. Godinez 234. Hemet 235. Hesperia 236. Inglewood 237. Irvine 238. Jordan 239. Jurupa Hills 259. Arrowhead Chr. 260. Artesia 261. Baldwin Park 262. Banning 263. Bell Gardens 264. Bellflower 265. Cabrillo/L 266. Campbell Hall 267. Cantwell-Sac Hrt 268. Carpinteria 269. Diamond Bar 270. Esperanza 271. Fontana 272. Glenn 273. Hawthorne 182. Norte Vista 211. Laguna Hills 240. La Quinta/W 274. Hoover 183. North Torrance 212. Lakeside 241. Maranatha 275. Indio 184. Norwalk 213. Moreno Valley 242. Miller, A.B. 276. La Sierra 185. Orange 214. Nordhoff 243. Morningside 277. Laguna Beach 186. Palm Desert 215. Oak Park 244. Ocean View 278. Lancaster 187. Palm Springs 216. Poly/Pasadena 245. Ontario 279. Linfield Chr. 188. Poly/Riverside 217. Rancho Christian 246. Ontario Christian 280. Mary Star 189. San Gorgonio 218. Rubidoux 247. Pasadena 281. Montclair 190. San Marino 219. Schurr 248. Patriot 282. Nogales 191. Segerstrom 220. Shadow Hills 249. Peninsula 283. Northwood 192. Sonora 221. Simi Valley 250. Perris 284. Pacific 193. Victor Valley 222. South El Monte 251. Pomona 285. Pioneer 194. West Torrance 223. St. Genevieve 252. Santa Paula 286. Portola 195. Westminster 224. Whittier 253. Silver Valley 287. Ramona 254. Twenty-nine Plms 255. University 256. Western 257. Whittier Christian 258. Yucca Valley 288. Rancho Alamitos 289. Rio Hondo Prep 290. Rowland 291. Saddleback Vly Chr. 292. San Marcos 293. Santa Clarita Chr. 294. Santa Monica 295. S. Pasadena 296. S. Torrance 297. Tahquitz 298. Temple City 299. Torrance 300. Viewpoint 301. Village Chr. 302. Walnut 303. West Valley 304. Xavier Prep 9
Division 13 305. Adelanto 306. Alhambra 307. Anaheim 308. Arroyo Valley 309. Azusa 310. Bassett 311. Beverly Hills 312. Bishop Montgomery 313. Bloomington 314. Bolsa Grande 315. California Military 316. Calvary Chapel/SA 317. Calvary Murrieta 318. Capistrano Valley Chr. 319. Carnigie 320. Cathedral City 321. Centennial/Compton 322. Century 323. Cerritos 324. Costa Mesa 325. Desert Hot Springs 326. Desert Mirage 327. Don Bosco Tech 328. Duarte 329. Eastside 330. El Monte 331. Estancia 332. Excelsior charter 333. Fairmont Prep 334. Fillmore 335. Firebaugh 336. Gabrielino 337. Ganesha 338. Garey 339. Gladstone 340. Glendale 341. Granite Hills 342. Hamilton 343. Indian Springs 344. Jurupa Valley Division 13 Continued 345. La Canada 346. La Puente 347. Littlerock 348. Loara 349. Los Amigos 350. Magnolia 351. Malibu 352. Mark Keppel 353. Marshall 354. McAuliffe, Christa 355. Mountain View 356. Nuview Bridge 357. Orange Vista 358. Rialto 359. Ribet Academy 360. Rim of the World 361. Riverside Prep 362. Rosemead 363. Saddleback 364. San Bernardino 365. San Gabriel 366. Santa Ana Valley 367. Santa Clara 368. Santa Rosa Academy 369. Santigo/GG 370. Savanna 371. Sherman Indian 372. Sierra Vista 373. Southlands Chr. 374. St. Bernard 375. St. Monica Catholic 376. St. Pius X/St. Matthias Acd. 377. Temecula Prep 378. Trinity Classical Academy 379. Vasquez 380. Verbum Dei 381. Vista Del Lago 382. Webb 383. Western Christian 384. Wilson/Hacienda Heights 385. Workman 10
11-Man Football Leagues Leagues/Schools in red = No sports participation reported by the league 605 Artesia Cerritos Glenn Pioneer ACADEMY (football only) Capistrano Valley Christian Fairmont Prep Firebaugh Ribet Academy Trinity Classical Academy ALMONT Alhambra Bell Gardens Mark Keppel Montebello San Gabriel Schurr AMBASSADOR Aquinas Arrowhead Christian Desert Christian Acad/BD Linfield Christian Ontario Christian Western Christian ANGELUS (football only) Cathedral Crespi Salesian St. Francis BASELINE Chino Hills Damien Etiwanda Los Osos Rancho Cucamonga Upland BAY Centennial/Compton Leuzinger Mira Costa Palos Verdes Peninsula Redondo Union BIG 4 Garden Grove Marina Segerstrom Westminster BIG VIII Centennial/Corona Corona King, M.L. Norco Roosevelt Santiago/Corona CAMINO (football only) Bishop Diego Camarillo Grace Brethren Moorpark Thousand Oaks CAMINO REAL Bishop Montgomery Cantwell Sacred Heart Mary Star of the Sea St. Monica CANYON (football only) Agoura Oak Park Royal Simi Valley CHANNEL Cabrillo/Lompoc Dos Pueblos Lompoc San Marcos Santa Barbara Santa Ynez CITRUS BELT Cajon Carter Citrus Valley Redlands Redlands East Valley Yucaipa CITRUS COAST Carpinteria Fillmore Hueneme Malibu Nordhoff Santa Clara Santa Paula CRESTVIEW Canyon/Anaheim El Modena Villa Park Yorba Linda CROSS VALLEY Big Bear Excelsior Charter Riverside Prep Silver Valley DEL REY Harvard-Westlake La Salle St. Anthony St. Genevieve St. Paul 11
DEL RIO California El Rancho La Serna Santa Fe Whittier DESERT EMPIRE La Quinta/LQ Palm Desert Palm Springs Rancho Mirage Shadow Hills Xavier Prep DESERT SKY Adelanto Barstow Granite Hills Silverado Victor Valley DESERT VALLEY Banning Cathedral City Coachella Valley Desert Hot Springs Desert Mirage Indio Twenty-nine Palms Yucca Valley EMPIRE Crean Lutheran Cypress Kennedy Pacifica/Garden Grove Tustin Valencia/P FOOTHILL Canyon/Canyon Country Golden Valley Hart Saugus Valencia/Valencia West Ranch FREEWAY Buena Park Fullerton La Habra Sonora Sunny Hills Troy GARDEN GROVE Bolsa Grande La Quinta/Westminster Loara Los Amigos Rancho Alamitos Santiago/GG GOLD COAST Brentwood Campbell Hall Paraclete Sierra Canyon Viewpoint GOLDEN Antelope Valley Eastside Highland Knight Lancaster Littlerock Palmdale Quartz Hill HACIENDA Charter Oak Diamond Ranch Los Altos South Hills Walnut West Covina INLAND VALLEY Canyon Springs J.W. North Lakeside Orange Vista Perris Poly/Riverside IVY Heritage Paloma Valley Rancho Verde Valley View MARMONTE Calabasas Newbury Park Oaks Christian St. Bonaventure Westlake MIRAMONTE Bassett Ganesha Garey La Puente Pomona MISSION Alemany Bishop Amat Chaminade Loyola Notre Dame/SO Serra MISSION VALLEY Arroyo El Monte Gabrielino Marshall Mountain View Rosemead South El Monte 12
MOJAVE RIVER Apple Valley Burroughs/R Hesperia Oak Hills Serrano Sultana MONTVIEW Azusa Duarte Gladstone Nogales Sierra Vista Workman MOORE Cabrillo/LB Compton Jordan Lakewood Millikan Poly/LB Wilson/LB MOUNTAIN PASS Beaumont Citrus Hill Hemet San Jacinto Tahquitz West Valley MOUNTAIN VALLEY A.B. Miller Indian Springs Moreno Valley Pacific Rubidoux San Bernardino Vista Del Lago MT. BALDY Chaffey Chino Diamond Bar Don Lugo Montclair Ontario NORTH HILLS Brea Olinda El Dorado Esperanza Foothill OCEAN Beverly Hills Culver City El Segundo Hawthorne Lawndale Santa Monica OLYMPIC Heritage Christian Maranatha Valley Christian/C Village Christian Whittier Christian ORANGE Anaheim Century Katella Magnolia Santa Ana Valley Savanna ORANGE COAST Calvary Chapel/SA Costa Mesa Estancia Orange Saddleback Santa Ana PAC 4 (football only) Godinez Laguna Beach Ocean View Western PACIFIC Arcadia Burbank Burroughs/B Crescenta Valley Glendale Hoover Muir Pasadena PACIFIC COAST Beckman Irvine Northwood Portola University Woodbridge PACIFIC VIEW Buena Channel Islands Oxnard Pacifica/O Rio Mesa Ventura PALOMARES Alta Loma Ayala Bonita Claremont Colony Glendora 13
PIONEER Inglewood Morningside North Torrance South Torrance Torrance West Torrance PREP Poly/P Rio Hondo Prep Santa Clarita Christian Vasquez RIO HONDO La Canada Monrovia San Marino South Pasadena Temple City RIVER VALLEY Hillcrest Jurupa Valley La Sierra Norte Vista Patriot Ramona SAN ANDREAS Arroyo Valley Eisenhower Jurupa Hills Rialto Rim of the World San Gorgonio SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Dominguez Downey Gahr Lynwood Paramount Warren SAN JOAQUIN Saddleback Valley Chr. Southlands Christian St. Margaret s Webb SANTA FE Don Bosco Tech St. Bernard St. Pius X-St. Matthias Verbum Dei SEA VIEW Aliso Niguel Dana Hills Laguna Hills San Juan Hills Trabuco Hills SOUTH COAST Capistrano Valley El Toro Mission Viejo San Clemente Tesoro SOUTH VALLEY California Military Institute Calvary Murrieta Hamilton Nuview Bridge Sherman Indian SOUTHEASTERN Carnegie Rancho Christian Santa Rosa Academy Temecula Prep SOUTHWESTERN Chaparral Great Oak Murrieta Mesa Murrieta Valley Temecula Valley Vista Murrieta SUBURBAN Bellflower La Mirada Mayfair Norwalk SUNBELT Arlington Elsinore Notre Dame/R Temescal Canyon SUNKIST Bloomington Colton Fontana Grand Terrace Kaiser Summit SUNSET Corona del Mar Edison Fountain Valley Huntington Beach Los Alamitos Newport Harbor TRINITY JSerra Lutheran/Orange Mater Dei Santa Margarita Servite St. John Bosco VALLE VISTA Baldwin Park Covina Northview Rowland San Dimas Wilson/HH 14
PAIRING DATES AND TIMES: Please advise your staff not to phone the CIF-SS office prior to the designated time, indicated below, in an effort to secure information on possible first-round opponents or selections. Our office must wait until all regular season games are completed before completing the playoff draw. Pairings will be released according to the schedule below. FOOTBALL COACHES NOTE: All brackets will be released on our website www.cifss.org at the listed times. Coaches will need to make arrangements for film exchange with their opponents an hour after pairings are released. (Please see page 22 On video exchange requirements) 8-MAN FOOTBALL SUNDAY OCTOBER 28, 2018 At-Large Teams posted on www.cifss.org after 6:00 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon: Eight-Man Playoff Divisions (C.I.F. Office) 11-MAN FOOTBALL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018 ALL BRACKETS WILL BE RELEASED BY THE CIFSS OFFICE AND AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cifss.org 9:00 a.m. Post At-Large Teams 10:00 a.m. Division 5 Division 6 Division 10 10:30 a.m. Division 8 Division 9 Division 12 11:00-11:30 a.m. Division 7 Division 11 Division 13 11:30-12:00 Noon Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 12:00 Noon-12:30 p.m. Division 1 PLAYOFF CHECK LIST Item Completed Date 1. Input Player Roster into www.cifsshome.org 2. Uploaded team photograph into www.cifsshome.org 3. Input game management data into www.cifsshome.org 4. Made arrangements for ticket pickup 5. Have field reserved in event of home game next round 6. Pre-game planning with opponent 15
SPECIAL INFORMATION REGARDING COIN FLIPS In an effort to give schools as much time as possible to prepare for football playoff contests, we will be conducting coin flips for home teams according to the following schedule: Second round Sunday, October 28 1:00 p.m. at the CIF Southern Section Office. Results will be posted on www.cifss.org as soon as they are ready. Semifinal round Saturday, November 3 9:00 a.m. Office hours 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Final round Saturday, November 10 9:00 a.m Office hours 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2018 FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATION 1) All schools must use CIF Southern Section Tickets with FORD Championship logo. 2) Where to pick up your Tickets: This year we have 8 high school sites as well as our CIF-SS Office where you may pick up playoff tickets for the following games only: 8 & 11-Man Round 1 Fri. 11/2 8 & 11-Man Quarter Finals Fri. 11/9 3.) All rounds of tickets will be available at the CIF Southern Section office during regular business hours of Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Sunday 10/28 in the morning after 11-Man pairings are released and Monday, 10/29 in the morning after 8-Man Football pairings are released. 4.) All Tickets for Semi-Final games on 11/16 may ONLY be picked up at the CIFSS Office OR mailed upon request. (See page 19) 8:30 am 11:45 am Monday through Friday Call Ahead Before Picking Up! AYALA HIGH SCHOOL BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (9:00 am to 12:30 pm) JURUPA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL RANCHO MIRAGE HIGH SCHOOL RIO HONDO PREP HIGH SCHOOL SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL SANTIAGO/CORONA HIGH SCHOOL VALENCIA/VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION OFFICE 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday 16
Remote Site Pick Up Dates Ticket pick up for remote sites will be: Monday, October 29 th Friday, November 2 nd Monday, November 5 th Thursday, November 8 th PLEASE NOTE: Most schools are closed, Friday, November 9 th in observation of Veteran s day. Please plan accordingly. *PLEASE CALL AHEAD AND ASK FOR YOUR TICKETS TO BE PACKAGED AND READY WHEN YOU ARRIVE DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABILITY. Remote Site Contact Information: School Address City Contact Phone Email Ayala Ruben HS 14255 Peyton Drive Chino Hills Warren Reed 909.627.3584 x2607 Warren_Reed@chino.k12.ca.us Peggy Falls 909 627.3584 x2608 Peggy_Falls@chino.k12.ca.us Brentwood HS 100 S. Barrington Pl. Los Angeles Amanda Kelson 310.889.2662 akelson@bwscampus.com Riki Ann Serrins 310.889.2796 Rserrins@bwscampus.com Jurupa Hills HS 10700 Oleander Ave. Fontana Kristen Braun 909.357.6300 braukm@fusd.net x16203 Rancho Mirage HS 31001 Rattler Way Rancho Lisa Thomas 760.202.6455 lthomas@psusd.us Mirage Rio Hondo Prep 5150 Farna Ave. Arcadia Ken Drain 626.444.9531 kdrain44@yahoo.com x167 San Marcos HS 4750 Hollister Ave. Santa Cheryl Long 805.967.4581 clong@sbunifed.org Barbara x5568 Santiago HS 1395 Foothill Pkwy Corona Steve Mitchell 951.739.5600 smitchell@cnusd.k12.ca.us x1026 Valencia HS 28701 Dickason Dr. Valencia Keith Gallion 661.294.1188 kgallion@hartdistrict.org x430 17
FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCEDURE: All financial reporting for both visitor and host schools will be submitted via www.cifsshome.org and click on Playoff Finances on the left of the screen. TICKET VALUE: Each CIF-SS ticket issued to schools for usage during the playoffs carries a $ value. Therefore ALL unused tickets MUST be returned to CIF-SS as soon as possible following each game along with a Ticket Return Slip (attached below). If tickets are not returned OR a discrepancy is found between what was reported and what was returned, schools MAY be billed for missing tickets. TICKET INFORMATION: The first 25 tickets (11-Man) and 10 tickets (8-Man) off a General ticket packet are your complimentary tickets & have been automatically accounted for on the financial report. A different color of CIF-SS ticket is designated for each round. Any CIF-SS ticket from previous round may not be used again! There are 2 types of tickets: General ($10) & Student/Child ($5) in packages of 500 as well as 100. (Student/Child High School Students must show current HS I.D. at the gate Child refers to ages 5-13) All Finals tickets prices will be General ($12) & Student/Child ($5) RETURN TICKET SLIP Tear Off and return with unused tickets and a copy of the game Financial Report form (cifsshome.org) DATE 11-MAN ROUND 1 8-MAN QUARTER FINALS Friday, November 2 nd 11-MAN QUARTER FINALS 8-MAN SEMI FINALS Friday, November 9 th 18 11-MAN SEMI FINALS Friday, November 16 th GENERAL ($10) BLUE GREEN YELLOW STUDENT/CHILD ($5) PURPLE RED ORANGE Sport: Football Date of Game: School Returning Tickets Opponent:
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INCLEMENT WEATHER It is difficult to predict what the weather conditions will be like for our football playoffs. During late November and early December, the weather can pose many problems for school administrators charged with the responsibility of staging football playoff games. Rain and fog constitute the major problems and each must be handled in a different manner. Accepted policy provides that the two schools administrations and the head official are responsible for determining whether the game will be started. After it is under way, the decision as to whether or not it should be continued, suspended, or called, rests solely with the game officials. RAIN: A game can be played even though it rains prior to, or during, a contest. Some of the questions which should be considered in a decision to postpone playoff football games due to rain are: 1. Has the rain made the field unplayable? 2. If a game is being played in a junior college or community owned stadium, will the stadium manager permit the game to be played in the event of rain? Do weather conditions, and the forecast for the following day, justify postponing the contest to the next afternoon or night? FOG: Over the years fog has caused the most serious problem in the staging of playoff football games. In such situations it is foggy during the day, while at other times, the fog continues to increase in density as the evening progresses. Many times the surrounding area has fog, while in the stadium itself it is fairly clear. The reverse of this can also occur. When fog has been present during the week, or is predicted for the weekend, the host management should check out the stadium the night before the scheduled game and keep in close contact with weather personnel. If conditions warrant, a decision to postpone the game should be made before the gates are opened. With nearly all games scheduled for Friday nights, a postponement to Saturday afternoon would be in order. If fog conditions are uncertain, and it is the best judgment of the host management to attempt to play the game, the following precautions should be taken: 1. Rain checks should be prepared and given to each person entering the stadium. 2. Prior arrangements should be made regarding the time, date, and location of the game, in the event it is to be postponed due to rain or fog. 3. The public-address announcer should keep the spectators informed of the following: 21
Games interrupted because of events beyond the control of responsible administrative authority shall be continued from the point of interruption, unless the teams agree to terminate the game with the existing score. When weather conditions are construed to be hazardous to life or limb of the participants, the crew of game officials is authorized to delay or suspend the game. If a game is suspended due to events beyond the control of the administrative authority, then the game will resume at the point of interruption on the next calendar day. Further questions should be directed to the CIF-SS office, relative to rain and fog conditions. 22
VIDEO EXCHANGE There shall be a mandatory exchange of four game videotapes between the competing schools. Each coach will have his choice of any four of his opponent's game videotapes which may include the most recent game. These original copies of videotapes shall be unedited and shall include all plays as originally videotaped. In addition to the mandatory exchange, it shall be permissible for either coach to secure from other sources, any game videotape of his opponent that he may desire to view for the purpose of preparing for his next playoff game. If a school entering the playoffs has not videotaped any of its games, it should communicate that fact to the Commissioner, prior to the beginning of the playoffs. It is mandatory that coaches exchange game film electronically or bring their videotapes with them to a mutually agreed upon site on the day the initial pairings are announced. All subsequent exchanges will take place at a mutually agreed upon location by Noon, the day after each playoff game. The coaches shall return the tapes to one another the night of their playoff game. Any violation of the mandatory videotape exchange rule (refusal to cooperate) should be reported at once to the CIF-SS office. Such violation may subject a team to disqualification from the playoffs. Suggested Guidelines for Video Taping A. Taping should be from a height of 30' or higher. B. Video tape should include the entire contest. C. Video taping should start before the snap/kick and continue until the play is over. The camera should not continue to run when the play is dead. D. Picture should be clear and numbers of players readable. E. Picture should include enough players on both teams to recognize offensive and defensive formations. The camera should follow its own team during kick plays. TIE-BREAKER SYSTEM The 25-Yard Tie-Breaker System is authorized for use in the Southern Section for playoffs as follows: 1. Respective leagues have the option of adopting the plan for use 2. If adopted, all ties within league must be resolved with the 25-Yard Tie-Breaker System 3. If adopted, the plan may be used for the V, JV or Frosh/Soph levels, or any combination of 4. By mutual consent, the plan may be used for non-league contests 5. The 25-Yard Tie-Breaker System will be used for all CIF-SS playoff contests 6. May not be used beyond the last allowable playing date to determine entry into the playoffs 23
TIE GAMES The twenty-five yard line tiebreaker system will be used in all divisions and all games, (including finals), of the CIF Southern Section football playoffs, when games end in regulation time with the score tied. Although the ball will be placed on the 25-yard line for tiebreakers, we will adopt the National Federation 10-yard tiebreaker rules, with the exception that teams will be able to make first downs. Because of concerns regarding inconsistency WE WILL NOT BE USING NCAA RULES. Complete details for the 10-yard line tiebreaker are listed on pages 84 and 85 of the 2018 National Federation Official High School Football Rules. This will apply to all playoff games including the championship games. HOW THE TIE-BREAKER WORKS If the score at the conclusion of regulation play is tied, there will be a timeout. The captains of the two squads will meet at midfield, with the officials, for a flip of the coin. The winner of the toss will have the option to defend a goal or to determine possession. Then, each team will have the opportunity to score from the 25-yard line and the team which outscores the other in the overtime session will be the winner, following the rules of football. For example, the team on offense first will have one series of downs in which to score a touchdown (and try to kick for a one-point conversion or a run-pass for a two-point conversion) or kick a field goal. The other team will have one series of downs in which to equal, or surpass, the points scored by the first team. If the second team on offense does not equal or surpass the first team on offense, the first team on offense wins. If the second team scores more points than the first team, the second team wins. If the second team scores an equal number of points, the whole procedure is repeated until a winner is determined. If either team has a pass intercepted, or fumbles and loses possession, the ball will be blown dead immediately, its series of downs comes to an end, regardless of what down (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4) the interception or fumble occurs. If the score remains tied after each team has been given one series of downs in an overtime period, then the procedure shall be repeated with other overtime periods until a game winner is determined. In this case, there shall be an intermission of two minutes. At the subsequent meeting of teams captains, the loser of the overtime coin toss will be given first choice of the options. If additional overtime periods are required, then first options will be alternated with no coin toss. 24
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS SCHEDULE Division 1- Friday, November 23, 2018, Time 7:30 p.m. Cerritos College Division 2 through 13 will be announced on Saturday, November 17 th. Games will be played on either, Friday, November 23, 2018 or Saturday, November 24 th at 7:30 p.m. This schedule is made to alleviate the conflict of all championship games being played on the same day. It is hoped that advanced planning will assist and accommodate students, as well as respective communities involved. SEMIFINAL CONTESTS: All divisions will play their semifinal contests on Friday night, November 16. GAME BALL: Please be advised that the Spalding football has been designated as the official ball for all playoff games. The Southern Section office, along with Spalding, will be providing schools with footballs for the championship games only. STATE REGIONAL FOOTBALL GAMES On Friday November 30, 2018 and Saturday, December 1, 2018 there will be a Northern and Southern State Regional Football Games. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BOWL GAMES On Friday, December 7, 2018 and Saturday, December 8, 2018 there will be five State Championship Bowl Games played at Cerritos College and various sites under the management of the C.I.F. State Office. For information on these contests, go to the C.I.F. State website at www.cifstate.org. 25
Mercy Rule A mercy rule will be in effect for all football contests in the C.I.F. Southern Section, which includes pre-season games, league games and playoff games, including Championship Finals. This means that if one team has a lead of 35 points or more at the end of three quarters, there will be a running clock for the 4 th quarter until the end of the contest. If schools wish to invoke a running clock prior to the start of the 4 th quarter, they can do so by mutual agreement of both schools. I have attached the relevant rule to this memo, so you can see the details. This item has been approved for statewide adoption, for both regular and post-season contests. This is in accordance with NFHS Football Rules 3-1-2 and 3-1-3. 1. Prior to the 4 th Quarter, by mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee, a running clock may be used if the point differential between the two teams reaches 35 or more; 2. If at the start of the 4 th Quarter or at any time during the 4 th Quarter, the point differential is 35 or more points, a running clock shall be used for the reminder of the contest; 3. Once the running clock is in effect during the 4 th Quarter, it shall remain in effect for the balance of the contest, even if the team that is behind subsequently scores to make the deficit less than 35 points; 4. The running clock will be administered as follows: A. The game clock will start with the snap or legal touch of a free kick on the first play following the establishment of the pertinent point differential, and continue to run uninterrupted when: A 1 st down is awarded to either team, including following a change of possession; The ball or runner is out-of-bounds; A legal or illegal forward pass is incomplete; A play results in a touchback; An inadvertent whistle occurs; During all penalty enforcements. B. The game clock shall be stopped for: A score (including touchdown: try; field goal; safety); The free kick following a fair catch or awarded fair catch; A charged team time-out; A coach-referee conference; An official s time-out (injury; equipment; 1 st down measurement; other, as required); C. Following a stoppage for any reason in B. above, the game clock will start when the ball is next: Marked ready-for-play; or Legally touched on the free kick following a score, a fair catch or awarded fair catch 26
FOOTBALL PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER GUIDELINES The following information is provided for the benefit of the public-address announcer at your home playoff games: this capsule summary was developed by the late John McDonough and has been found to be very useful to our member schools. PRE-GAME PREPARATION 1. Go to the official s dressing room or see the officials on the field. Get the proper pronunciation of their names and the positions they will work. 2. Go over the referee s signals with him and ask for any instructions he might have. It is up to you to interpret his signals to the crowd. If you have a person on the sidelines relaying information to you, explain this to the officials, so they can forward information about unusual rulings to you. 3. Go to each team and be sure you have the correct numbers and names of the players. 4. Be sure you have the proper starting line-up for each team. Coordinate the announcing of the starting line ups with any other pre-game activities (playing of the National Anthem) so that the game will start on time. 5. Check the accuracy of any information about the visiting team you plan on using before the game, or at halftime, with someone from that team. You should have done this for your own team during the week. 6. Always start your program by welcoming the crowd and introducing yourself. Example: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Memorial Stadium, this is Earl Richard, your game announcer. 7. Give the line-ups at a moderate pace not too fast, but especially not too slow. Start with the left and go across the line, then the running backs, receivers, and quarterback. 8. After you give the line-ups, give the names of the officials in this order Referee, Umpire, Head Linesman, Field Judge, Back Judge. 9. Give the winner of the toss and the options the captains chose. 10. If the national Anthem is used, invite the crowd to sing. For example: Ladies and Gentlemen, would you please rise and join our director Al Rhienke and the Eagle Band in singing our National Anthem. SPORTSMANSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFF CONTESTS ARE CONDUCTED UNDER THE STRICTEST CODE OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP THE OFFICIALS ARE NEUTRAL MEN, REPRESENTING THE COMMISSIONER, AND ARE SELECTED BECAUSE OF DEMONSTRATED ABILITY SPECTATORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN TEAM, AND ARE REQUESTED TO DISPLAY PROPER SPORTSMANSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE OPPOSING SCHOOL AND THE OFFICIALS THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS 27
Drones Drones are not allowed during any 11 or 8-man football contests at all levels. Although there is not an actual State CIF rule against the use of drones, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in its June 21 st, 2016 Summary of Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule states Small unmanned aircraft may not operate over any persons not directly participating in the operation. Based upon this federal ruling the CIF State Office has instructed our section to deem it a safety hazard and to not allow drones. A Drone flying to get pregame images for a later TV broadcast well before the start of a game and the arrival of the crowd would be an example of a drone flight within the FAA rules and outside of our concern for safety. CHAIN CREW: Personnel assigned to the chain crew, responsible for marking downs and distances on the field, shall be responsible adults at all CIF-SS football playoff games. WHEN CAN A BAND PLAY? While there is no specific rule cited in the 2018-2019 National Federation of High Schools Football Rule Book, or in the 2018-2019 C.I.F. Southern Section Blue Book regarding this issue, the standard procedure for football contests, as interpreted by this office and the California Football Officials Association is as follows: A band can play during a contest, but only during breaks in the action. For example, between plays, during timeouts, between quarters, half-time, and so on. If a band is playing during the game, it is considered unsportsmanlike conduct by the team whose band is playing. The playing of music during the game can be a distraction to the competing teams, and the officials, and can result in placing teams at an advantage or disadvantage as a result. It is the expectation of the C.I.F., and the game officials, that the administration of the offending school will make sure that the band adheres to this standard. If the playing of music during game action continues, then the officials have the authority to penalize the offending team 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, each and every time it happens. 28
GAME SUGGESTIONS 1. Remember, you are NOT a radio announcer and should not give a play-by play account of the game. This is an insult to the intelligence of the spectators. In a normal game you will be speaking about 25 percent of the time and be QUIET about 75 percent of the time. The crowd came to see the game, not to hear your opinions about it. 2. Give the down and distance before each play. Simply say, Third and eight on the Homestead 42. 3. When the ball is snapped, do not say, Jones has the ball and is going around left end. Again, you are insulting the intelligence of the spectators. Merely give his name Jones is the ball carrier. 4. When the play is over, give the name of the man, or men, who made the tackle, and set up the down and distance again. 5. After a long run, pass, or kick, give the total yardage, but make no comment. Such comments as What a beautiful run are in bad taste. The crowd can see that it was a good run and as a PA announcer you must be 100 percent impartial. 6. NEVER try to outguess the officials. If you think you see a foul, do not mention it. The chances are you will be wrong. If one of the officials throws a yellow foul marker, simply say, There is a flag on the play. Then wait do not try to explain the foul. When the referee gives his signal, interpret it to the crowd. Get a copy of the rulebook or a program, which has the signals. If it is an unusual play, the arrangements you made prior to the game will get this information to you to pass on to the spectators. 7. Never use the names of officials during the game. You should read their names prior to the game. Do not say, The foul was called by Head Linesman Jones or Referee Smith is explaining the foul to the Captain Brown. 8. Never comment on the fouls that are called, or the work of the officials, whether you think it is good or bad. This is a good way to start a riot. 9. Never comment on the sportsmanship, or play, of either team, or either coach. This, too, is a good way to start a riot. 10. Never designate the player who committed a foul. You probably will be wrong anyway, and this type of announcement tends to make the game get out of hand. 11. If a player is injured, give his name. You are not a doctor, so do not try to diagnose his injuries. If you get a later report on the player s condition, give it with no comment. Never try to explain how a player was injured. This can be misconstrued by the crowd as an unsportsmanlike act on the part of an opponent and cause an unfortunate situation. 12. If the crowd starts to boo the visiting team, or the officials, to an extreme degree, say, Ladies and Gentlemen, these people are our guests tonight, let s treat them as such. 13. A few minutes before the end of the game, preferably during a time out, thank the people for coming, announce convenient routes for leaving the stadium and remind them to drive carefully on the way home. In summary, the public address announcer just covers the facts of the game, as impartially and objectively as possible. You should not give opinions of your own because the spectators are present and should be free to form their own opinions. A radio announcer gives his opinions because the listener is seeing the game through his description, but you are a public address announcer, and this is a totally different art. 29
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