TO: FROM: DATE: RE: BOYS VOLLEYBALL COACH JERRY SCHNIEPP, COMMISSIONER JOHN LABETA, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER APRIL 8, 2016 2016 SAN DIEGO CIF BOYS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY TOYOTA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: LOIS CRAIG 1. OFFICIAL PLAYOFF VOLLEYBALL Rawlings has graciously entered into an agreement with the San Diego Section. Rawlings will be providing all the section playoff volleyballs and will be the Official Volleyball for the 2016 San Diego CIF Section Boys Volleyball Playoffs. Spalding is the official volleyball for CIF SoCal Regional Championship. 2. QUALIFYING All schools that field varsity teams will be placed into Divisions Open and I-V. Division I thru IV will qualify 12 playoff teams. Open Division will qualify 8 playoff teams. The League Champions (not Co-Champions or Tri- Champions- in these cases, leagues shall designate which team shall have automatic entry) receive automatic entry. If a league champion is not seeded into the playoffs, the champion will host a play-in game versus the lowest seeded team in that division. If more than one league champion is not seeded, the highest ranking league champion will play the lowest seeded team, the 2nd highest ranked league champion will play the 2nd lowest seeded team, etc. The play-in game will be held prior to the first round game in that sport. League champions will host play-in games. League champions will host 1st round games unless playing a higher seeded league champion or playing a team seeded #1-#4 or league champion has hosted a play-in game. This accommodation does not apply to playoffs that begin with the quarterfinal round PLAY IN GAME (IF NECESSARY) WILL BE MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016. VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULES AND SCORES MUST BE UPDATED via CIFSDS Home by Friday, May 6, 2016; 10:00 P.M. On Saturday May 7, 2016 pairings will be posted/announced at 11:00 a.m. -11:30 at the Hall of Champions in the CIFSDS office. Coaches may pick up brackets and playoff ball but are not required to attend. Balls may also be picked up Monday May 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. 1
3. DATES, SITES, TIMES, AND HOME TEAM DETERMINATION First Round Division III and IV Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed, unless paired against a lower seeded league champion. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Boys Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for first round contests shall be 7:00 p.m. First Round - Divisions I and II Wednesday May 11, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed, unless paired against a lower seeded league champion. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Boys Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for first round contests shall be 7:00 p.m. Quarterfinals - Divisions III and IV Friday, May 13, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Boys Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for quarterfinal contests shall be 7:00 p.m. Quarterfinals - Divisions Open, I and II Saturday, May 14, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for quarterfinal contests shall be 5:00 p.m. Semifinals - Divisions III and IV Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for semifinal contests shall be 7:00 p.m. Semifinals - Divisions Open, I and II Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Home site determination shall be made by the school with the higher seed. The seeded teams and home teams for all divisions are determined by the Commissioner s Office with input from the Volleyball Pairings Committee. The home school s gymnasium may be the home site. Starting time for semifinal contests shall be 7:00 p.m. Championships- Division III and IV-Friday, May 20, 2016 San Diego CIF Championship doubleheaders will be conducted at Montgomery High School. The home team is the higher seed. DIV IV- 5:00 p.m. DIV III 7:00 p.m. Championship Schedule, Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Montgomery High School Home team is the higher seed Open- 5:00 p.m. Division I 3:00 p.m. Division II 1:00 p.m. 2
NOTE: AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CIF- SAN DIEGO SECTION THE ABOVE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE(S) MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANYTIME. 4. AWARDS Team trophies will be awarded to the Championship and runner-up teams in Divisions Open through IV. Individual CIFSDS patches (20) will be given to members of the divisional championship team, and individual runner up patches (20) will be given to members of the runner-up team in all five divisions. Awards will be presented immediately following the contest. 5. PLAYOFF PARTICIPATION PATCHES Playoff participation patches can be purchased for $11.00 each. School personnel orders can be placed on the CIFSDSHOME website and accessing the Additional Forms link. Non-school personnel can place an order on: www.cifsds.org, under patch orders. 6. RUNNER-UP PATCHES Championship/runner-up patches are special order items. School personnel orders can be placed on the CIFSDSHOME website and accessing the Additional Forms link. The cost is $11.00 each. Special order items may take up to (3) three weeks to arrive. Non-school personnel can place an order on: www.cifsds.org, under patch orders. 7. OFFICIAL CIF-SAN DIEGO SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS Official CIF-San Diego Section Championship rings are now available from Jostens. Rings are available for participants, finalists, and champions. For information/orders, contact Mark Fitzner at 858-486- 2020 or via e-mail at mark.fitzner@jostens.com 8. REGIONAL INFORMATION: A link to the Volleyball Regional State information may also be found on the CIFSDS Boys Volleyball homepage. Forms should be emailed to Stacy Candia at stacycifsds@gmail.com no later than noon, Friday, May 20, 2016. CIF State Boys Volleyball Forms 2015-2016 The following forms must be filled out: 1. CIF SoCal Volleyball Regional Champions School Confidential Contact Info. 2. CIF SoCal Volleyball Regional Championships Team Roster. 3. CIF SoCal Volleyball Season Summary Form (Tournaments). 4. CIF SoCal Volleyball Facility Specification Form. QUALIFYING FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS 2016 San Diego Section teams may qualify to enter the 2016 SoCal Boys Volleyball Regional Championship. Please check the CIF state website (www.cifstate.org) for more details. Regionals: First- and second rounds Home of higher seed May 24 and 26. Regional Championships: Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Irvine Valley College 9. PRE-GAME PROTOCOL AND WARM-UP PROCEDURES The following protocol and warm-up procedures will be conducted, as outline below, at all San Diego CIF Semifinal and Championship matches. It is recommended that each First Round and Quarterfinal home team follow the same procedure: 3
At 15 minutes prior to start of game, the serving team will take the court for six (6) minutes; then at nine (9) minutes prior to start of game, the receiving team will take the court for six (6) minutes. Three (3) minutes prior to start of game will begin introductions and anthem (march-in during championship games). 10. FORMAT The winner of each match shall be the team that wins the best three out of five games (Rally Scoring) with no cap. 11. SCORER AND TIMER The home school shall provide the official scorer in each round except the Championships. As permitted by National Federation Volleyball Rules, the visiting team may maintain an assistant scorer who shall be seated on the outside of the official scorer (when provided by the home school) at the officials table. The home school shall provide the official timer (time-outs and time between games) for all matches except the Championships. The visiting school may provide an assistant timer who shall be seated at the officials table on the outside of the official timer (when provided by the visiting school). NOTE: PLEASE ADD THE POSITION OF TRACKER FOR THE LIBERO. One linesperson from each school is recommended. The names, addresses, and social security numbers for each linesperson must be submitted to the home school to enable them to be paid. The paid linesperson secured from either school cannot be members of the boys or girls volleyball teams (any level). Officials for the prechampionship rounds of playoffs shall be paid by the home school. Officials for Championship round of playoffs shall be paid by the CIFSDS Office. 12. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLAYOFF OFFICIALS Coaches of teams participating in the San Diego CIF Divisional Championships First-Round wishing to have input into the selection of playoff officials, please email Summer Vicknair a list of up to 10 preferred officials and designate a list of up to 6 non-preferred officials before 12 noon, on May 7: Summer Vicknair 1941 Avenida Joaquin Encinitas, CA 92024 619-208-0386 Vicknair.Summer@gmail.com 13. OFFICIALS All pre-championship referees, umpires, and linespersons for the 2016 San Diego CIF Boys Volleyball Playoffs will be secured by the home school and assigned by Summer Vicknair and Don Biagi (Assignment Secretaries). In the event there are not sufficient numbers of officials to provide linespersons for a contest, the home school must provide linespersons, and one from each school is recommended. The names, addresses, and social security numbers for each linesperson must be submitted to the home school to enable them to be paid. The paid linesperson secured from either school cannot be members of the boys or girls volleyball teams (any level). Officials for the pre-championship rounds of playoffs shall be paid by the home school and may be accounted for in game expenses. Officials for Championship round of playoffs shall be paid by the CIFSDS Office. Boys Volleyball Officials Playoff Fees, 2016 Preliminary Rounds Referee $72.00 Umpire $61.00 2 Lines people @ $39.00 Semifinals Referee $72.00 Umpire $61.00 2 Lines people @ $39.00 4
Championships Referee $81.00 Umpire $70.00 2 Lines people @ $47.00 14. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OFFICIALS Coaches and Athletic Directors are asked to continue their efforts to provide professional assistance to officials who work their games. This would include meeting the officials upon arrival and escorting them to their dressing area as well as escorting them off the floor at the contest s conclusion. School personnel other than the head coach should be designated to stand by with a key to the official s room, or the officials should be given a key. Onsite staff should be aware of and observe the privacy of the officials locker room/dressing area. Thank you for your cooperation. 15. TICKETS Host schools will charge admissions for all rounds. Tickets are to be provided by the host school. Tickets for the finals will be provided by CIFSDS. NOTE: Schools may use a complimentary pass list admission to the first round, quarterfinal, and semifinal games. Each school is allowed ten (10) complimentary admissions. The visiting school will fax a pass list to the home school, no later than noon on game day. CIFSDS is the host of the finals. Ten (10) complimentary tickets will be available to each participating schools and must be picked up at the CIFSDS office. 16. ADMISSION There are (2) playoff ticket ranges: Adult; Defined as anyone over 18 years old and Student/Senior. Student; defined as ages 5 through age 18; Senior; defined as age 60 or over: Adults Student/Seniors Pre-Semifinals $9 $6 Semifinals $11 $7 Finals $12 $8 17. GAME EXPENSE LIMITS Allowable playoff expenses for 2015-16 can be found in the Policies and Procedures manual of the CIFSDS Green Book. The Green Book can be accessed under the Governance tab at: www.cifsds.org. The expense caps for boys volleyball are as follows: First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Open/Div. I & II $150 $150 $300 Div. III & IV $125 $125 $250 Div. V $100 $100 $200 18. CLEAN-UP Each team shall be responsible for the clean-up of its own bench area immediately following the contest. 19. NOISEMAKERS No noisemakers (miniature megaphones, cowbells, air horns, blocks, whistles, cannons, drums, thunder sticks, etc.) Of any kind will be permitted at the site of any contest. Megaphones shall be used only by uniformed cheerleaders for the purpose of directing or controlling their own rooting sections. 5
20. CHEERLEADERS A maximum of 25 uniformed varsity cheerleaders representing each of the two competing schools will be admitted free of charge to all CIFSDS playoff contests. 21. NON-FOOD CONCESSION (T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS, ETC.) The non-food concession for the 2016 Boys Volleyball Championships has been awarded to Kukulski Bros. If you have special ordering needs, contact David Kukulski 480-921-1975. Distribution: Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach Athletic Directors Conference Presidents/Schedulers Media Dennis Bates, Summer Vicknair - SDFVOA Lois Craig, Jim Knox - Tournament Directors Roger Blake, Ron Nocetti-State CIF 6
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