THE
CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK
SECTIONAL
CROSS
COUNTRY
INDOOR
& OUTDOOR
TRACK
& FIELD
BY-LAWS
REVISED: October 10, 2004
SECTIONAL C.H.S.A.A. CROSS COUNTRY BY-LAWS
1.
THE ASSOCIATION SHALL COUNDUCT THE FOLLOWING RACES:
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNIOR VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP
SOPHOMORE CHAMPIONSHIP
FRESHMAN CHAMPIONSHIP
(A)
THESE
RACES WILL CONSIST OF EVERY
MEMBER
SCHOOL
(B)
A
TEAM MAY NOT ENTER A JUNIOR VARSITY RACE WITHOUT ENTERING A VARSITY TEAM
(C)
POST
POSITION WILL BE DETERMINED ON A RANDOM BASIS.
(D)
JUNIOR
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNERS NUMBER EIGHT AND LOWER RANKED RUNNERS FROM
YOUR TEAM.
NOTE
WELL
– YOUR TOP 7 RUNNERS MUST RUN IN THE VARSITY RACE
EXAMPLE:
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP MUST BE YOUR TOP SEVEN RUNNERS
(E)
THE
VARSITY INTERSECTIONAL SHOULD BE RUN ON THE LAST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER.
2.
IN CROSS-COUNTRY COMPETITION, A VARSITY TEAM MUST START THE SEVEN
BEST RUNNERS REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL IN THE SPORT.
IF, ON THE DAY OF THE MEET, HOWEVER, A SCHOOL HAS ONLY FIVE
COMPETITORS, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL MUST SEEK THE MEET DIRECTOR
WHO MAY CONSULT THE GAMES COMMITTEE FOR A DECISION BEFORE THE RUNNERS CAN
COMPETE IN THE RACE. BLANKET
ENTRY IS PERMISSABLE IN ALL RACES. ANY
SCHOOL VIOLATING THE SPIRIT OF THE RULE IN RELATION TO RUNNING ITS BEST
SEVEN RUNNERS IN VARSITY, JUNIOR VARSITY, SOPHOMORE OR FRESHMAN
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES, WILL FORFEIT ALL PRIZES WON IN SUCH RACES WHERE THE
VIOLATION TOOK PLACE. THEY
SHALL ALSO FORFEIT THEIR POINT SCORE AND PLACE STANDINGS IN SUCH RACES,
WHERE THE VIOLATION TOOK PLACE. A
SCHOOL MAY ENTER ONLY ONE TEAM OF SEVEN RUNNERS IN THE VARSITY AND
FRESHMEN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.
3.
SCORING FOR ALL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES WILL BE THE FOLLOWING:
FIRST PLACE
SHALL SCORE ONE POINT, SECOND PLACE TWO POINTS, AND SO ON.
ALL RUNNERS WHO FINISH THE COURSE SHALL BE RANKED AND TALLIED IN
THE MANNER. THE TEAM SCORE
SHALL THEN BE DETERMINED BY TOTALING THE POINTS SCORED BE THE FIRST FIVE
RUNNERS OF EACH TEAM TO FINISHED. THE
TEAM SCORING THE LEAST NUMBER OF POINTS SHALL BE THE WINNER.
4.
IN THE EVENT THAT A TEAM DOES NOT FINISHED ALL FIVE MEN, THE PLACES
OF ALL FINISHING MEMBERS SHALL BE RETAINED AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL
MEDALS AND THERE WILL BE NO RETABULATION OF THE SCORE.
5.
CONCERNING THE MEDALS AND TROPHY IN A TIE SITUATION, THE TEAM
HAVING THE LOWEST
6TH PLACE
INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE AWARDED THE TEAM MEDAL AND THE TROPHY.
6.
A TEAM SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED IF MORE THAN SEVEN RUNNERS PARTICIPATE
IN A RACE THAT HAS A TEAM SCORE.
7.
THE VARSITY COURSE SHALL NOT EXCEED 5000 METERS.
8.
THE FRESHMAN COURSE SHALL NOT EXCEED 3000 METERS.
9.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT INTERSCHOOL COMPETION IN CROSS-COUNTRY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TWO COMPETITIVE RUNS EACH WEEK.
AT LEAST THREE WEEKS TRAINING SHALL PRECEED THE
FIRST
SCHOOL
RUN. THE OFFICIAL
CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON RUNS FROM THE LAST WEDNESDAY IN AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 30TH.
STATE LAW REQUIRES 60 HOURS BETWEEN COMPETITION (OR TWO NIGHTS
SLEEP).
DEFINITION OF 1ST SCHOOL RUN:
ANY FULLY SANCTIONED MEET WITH A TEAM SCORE
CONSITUTES THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEET.
THE CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON RUNS 15 WEEKS.
ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE NOVEMBER 30TH REGULATIONS SHOULD
APPLY TO THE LEAGUE CHAIRMAN.
10.
MEDALS AND TROPHIES
TEAM PLAQUES
TEAM MEDALS
INDIVIDUAL MEDALS
VARSITY
A
2
3
40
J
V
A
2
3
25
SOPHOMORE
2
3
30
FRESHMAN
A
2
3
40
FRESHMAN
B
25
VARSITY A RACE WINNER RECEIVES A PLAQUE.
12.
DESIGNATION OF RACES:
THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATION OF RACES IS TO BE FAITHFULLY FOLLOWED BY
ALL COACHES, MODERATORS AND MANAGERS IN FILLING OUT THE INDIVIDUAL CARDS
PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH RACES. THE
INDIVIDUAL CARD IS TO BE PINNED TO THE FRONT OF THE RUNNERS SHIRT.
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP (RUNNERS 1 THROUGH 7)
JUNIOR VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP (RUNNERS 8 THROUGH YOUR LAST RUNNERS)
FRESHMAN CHAMPIONSHIP (RUNNERS 1 THROUGH 7)
FRESHMAN “B” (RUNNERS 8 THROUGH YOUR LAST RUNNERS)
SOPHOMORE CHAMPIONSHIP (RUNNERS 1 THROUGH YOUR LAST RUNNERS)
13.
ENTRIES AND ENTRY FEES: REFER TO YOUR ENTRY FORM FOR CLOSING DATES
AND ENTRY FEES.
14.
WE WILL FOLLOW THE NATIONAL FEDERATION RULES, WITH CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS AS INDICATED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND GAMES COMMITTEE, FOR ALL
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES. RESERVATIONS ARE NOTED IN THE BY-LAWS AND ANY
PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONSULT THE MEET DIRECTOR OR CHAIRMAN
15.
MISCELLANEOUS:
OUTSIDE COMPETITION:
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL OUTSIDE COMPETITION SHOULD
CEASE WHEN A COMPETITOR HAS PARTICIPATED IN A SANCTIONED TEAM SCORING
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN.
ANY OFFENDERS MAY BE SUBJECTED TO LEAGUE SANCTION
LINE UP FRESHMAN SEEDED TEAMS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF BROADWAY
NO SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN THE SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP WHO IS IN ARREARS IN THEIR ENTRY FEES.
INDOOR
I.
THE SECTIONAL N.Y.C.H.S.A.A WILL SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING TRACK AND
FIELD MEETS DURING THE INDOOR SEASON:
1. FRESHMAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
2.
SOPHOMORE CHAMPIONSHIP
3.
JUNIOR MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP
4.
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP
II.
ENTRY LIMITATIONS ON SECTIONAL MEETS:
1.
ANY VARSITY, FRESHMAN, JUNIOR MIDGET OR NOVICE COMPETITOR
MAY BE IN ANY TWO EVENTS.
2.
ONCE FILLED, NO CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED IN A SCHOOL’S ENTRY EXCEPT
IN THE CASE OF A COMPETITOR’S BREAKING HIS NOVICE STANDING IN THE
INTERIM BETWEEN THE CLOSING OF THE ENTRIES AND THE DAY OF THE MEET.
3.
CLOSING DATES OF THE ENTRY SHOULD BE ADHERED TO.
IT IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN TO ACCPET OR REJECT
ENTRIES. VARSITY SECTIONAL
ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH A $100 LATE FEE.
III.
COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS:
1.
VARSITY – A COMPETITOR WHO HAS BROKEN HIS NOVICE STANDING
2.
NOVICE – A COMPETITOR WHO HAS NOT WON A MEDAL OR PRIZE IN COMPETITION,
OPEN TO THREE OR
MORE
SCHOOLS
. THERE ARE TWO
CLASSIFICATIONS OF NOVICE: TRACK
AND FIELD. A BOY BREAKING HIS
NOVICE STANDING IN ANY ONE OF THESE CLASSIFICATIONS SHALL NOT BE
CONSIDERED TO HAVE BROKEN IT IN THE OTHER ONE.
HOWEVER, NO DISTINCTION IS MADE AS TO INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SEASONS.
EXCEPTIONS: A NOVICE CAN ONLY BE BROKEN ONCE.
3.
JUNIOR – A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGH 125 LBS. OR LESS
(SEE ARTICLE IV FOR WEIGHT-IN REGULATIONS).
4.
MIDGET – A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGHS 115 LBS OR LESS.
5.
SUB-MIDGET – A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGHS 105 LBS OR LESS.
6.
SOPHOMORE – A COMPETITOR WHO IS IN HIS THIRD OR FOURTH SEMESTER OF
HIGH SCHOOL AS FAR AS HIS ELIGIBILITY GOES IN RELATIONS TO THE EIGHT
SEMESTER RULE.
7.
FRESHMAN – A BOY IN HIS FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL OR NINTH GRADE OF A
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. A BOY WHO
REACHES HIS 16TH BIRTHDAY BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF
THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR IS INELIGIBLE FOR FRESHMAN COMPETITION.
IV.
ALL
COMPETITORS WHO DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION OF THE
C.H.S.A.A. TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM MUST BE WEIGHTED IN BY HIS/HER COACH.
THE COACH MUST TYPE UP HIS/HER LIST OF COMPETITORS IN EACH WEIGH
CLASSIFICATION AND THEN HAVE THEIR LIST SIGNED BY HIS/HER ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR. THE LIST MUST THEN
BE SENT TO THE COACH’S SECTIONAL CHAIRMAN.
V.
PROCEDURES FOR ALL MEETS:
1.
1.
ALL EVENTS
WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE RULES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS AS INDICATED
BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE GAMES COMMITTEE
2.
2.
FIELDS
EVENTS
a)
CHECKING
IN. A COMPETITOR MAY CHECK
INTO A FIELD EVENT ANY TIME DURING THE TRAILS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT
ROUND PRESENTLY BEING CONDUCTED. A
COMPETITOR ARRIVING LATE MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE COMPETITION AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE MEET DIRECTOR, BUT MAY NOT AVAIL HIMSELF OF ANY TRIALS
FOR ROUNDS OR HEIGHTWHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
b)
THE
RUBBER SHOT PUT IS THE OFFICIAL SHOT PUT FOR ALL INDOOR MEETS SPONSORED BY
THE C.H.S.A.A.
c)
IN
THE HIGH JUMP EVENTS THE BAR SHALL BE PLACED AS NOTED BELOW FOR STARTING
HEIGHTS.
1. MIDGET HIGH JUMP
4FT. 6IN.
2. JUNIOR HIGH JUMP
4FT. 8IN.
3. FRESHMAN HIGH JUMP
4FT. 8IN.
4. SOPHOMORE HIGH JUMP
5FT.
5. VARSITY HIGH JUMP 5FT.
6IN.
d)
IN
THE POLE VAULT THE BAR SHALL BE PLACED AS NOTEF BELOW
FOR STARTING HEIGHTS
1. FRESHMAN POLE VAULT
7FT. 6IN.
2. SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT
8FT. 6IN.
3. VARSITY POLE VAULT
10FT.
3.
RUNNING EVENTS
a) A COMPETITOR WHO FAILS TO REPORT FOR HIS EVENT TO
THE CLERK OF
COURSE BY THE “FINAL CALL” SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO
DISQUALIFICATION.
SUCH DISQUALIFICATION IS TO BE MADE BY THE MEET DIRECTOR, NOT THE
CLERK OF COURSE.
b) IN INDOOR MEETS THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF
COMPETITORS SHALL BE
PLACED
IN EACH HEATS OR SECTION IN RUNNING EVENTS WITH THE PROVISION
THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS MAY BE ALTERED BY THE MEET DIRECTOR WHEN SUCH
CHANGES ARE NECESSARY AND ADVISBLE DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OR AN
EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF LANES, WEATHER AND TRACK
CONDITIONS ETC:
1.
HURDLES ALL CLASSIFICATIONS– TO BE DETERMINDED BY
THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS AVAILIABLE. QUALIFIERS
FOR THE FINAL, SEMI-FINALS, IF NECESSARY, AND QUARTER FINALS TO DE
DETERMINED BY PLACE.
2.
SUB-MIDGET 55M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
3.
MIDGET 55M DASH - 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
4.
JUNIOR 55M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
5.
VARSITY 55M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
6.
FRESHMAN& SOPHOMORE 55 M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
7.
JUNIOR & NOVICE 300M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON A TIME BASIS
8.
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE 300M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES A TIME BASIS
9.
VARSITY 300M DASH – 6
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES A TIME BASIS
10.
FRESHMAN
400M DASH – 6 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
6 - 8 IN THE UNSEATED
HEATS.
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
11.
SOPHOMORE
400M DASH – 6 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
6 - 8 IN THE UNSEATED
HEATS.
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
12.
VARSITY
400M DASH – 6 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
6 - 8 IN THE UNSEATED
HEATS.
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
13.
VARSITY
600M DASH – 6 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
6 - 8 IN
THE UNSEATED HEATS.
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
14.
JUNIOR
800M RUN –10 IN SEEDED HEATS
12 IN UNSEEDED HEAT
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
15.
VARSITY
800 M RUN -10 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
12 IN THE UNSEEDED HEATS
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
16.
FRESHMAN
800M RUN –10 IN THE SEEDED HEATS
12 IN UNSEEDED HEATS
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
17.
SOPHOMORE
800M RUN – 10 IN THE SEATED HEATS
12 IN THE UNSEADED HEATS
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
18.
VARSITY
1000M RUN – 8 IN THE SEADED HEATS
12 IN THE UNSEATED HEATS
FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
19.
FRESHMAN
1600M RUN –12 IN THE SEADED SECTION, 15 IN THE
UNSEATED
SECTIONS – FINALSTANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
20.
SOPHOMORE
1600M RUN – 12 IN THE SEADED SECTION, 15 IN
THE UNSEATED SECTIONS – FINALSTANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
21.
VARSITY
1600M RUN – 10 IN THE FIRST SECTION, 15 IN THE
UNSEATED
SECTIONS – FINALSTANDINDS ON A TIME BASIS
22.
FRESHMAN
3200M RUN – 12 IN THE IN THE SEEDED SECTION, 20 IN THE UNSEATED SECTIONS
– FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
23.
SOPHOMORE
3200M RUN – 12 IN THE SEEDED SECTION, 20 IN THE UNSEEDED SEACTIONS –
FINAL ON A TIME BASIS
24.
VARSITY
3200M RUN – 12 IN THE SEEDED SECTION, 20 IN THE UNSEEDED SEACTIONS –
FINAL ON A TIME BASIS
25.
800
METER RELAYS – MAXIMUM OF 6 TEAMS PER HEAT.
6 FASTEST TEAMS QUALIFY FOR A FINAL.
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THE 3 SLOWEST TEAMS WILL RUN IN THE FIRST
HEAT AND THE 4 FASTEST IN THE SECOND HEAT.
FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
26.
1600
METER RELAYS – 6 TEAMS MAXIMUM PER SECTION FOR ALL LEVELS WITH THE SIX
FASTEST TEAMS QUALIFYING FOR THE FINALS.
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THE 3 SLOWEST TEAMS WILL RUN IN THE FIRST
HEAT AND THE 4 FASTEST IN THE SECOND HEAT. FINAL STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
27.
3200
METER RELAY AND DISTANT MEDLEY RELAYS – MAXIMUM OF TEN TEAMS PER SEEDED
SECTION AND 14 TEAMS PER UNSEEDED SECTIONS.
FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS.
C) SEEDING COMPETITORS
1.
A SEEDED COMPETITOR OR RELAY IS DEFINED AS ONE WHO HAS A REASONABLE
CHANCE TO ATTAIN A SCORING PLACE IN HIS EVENT, BASED ON SUSTANTIATED PAST
PERFORMANCE IN THAT EVENT OR IN A SIMILAR EVENT.
2.
IN RANKING SEEDS THE GAMES COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY
PROPER SEEDING IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AS WELL
AS THE MOST NECESSARY ASPECTS OF AWELL CONDUCTED MEET.
THEREFORE, IT IS INCUMBENT ON ALL, COACHES, MODERATORS, GAMES
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OFFICIALS,
TO EXERCISE THE MOST CAREFUL AND OBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT IN ESTABLISHING
SEEDS.
3.
ALL SEEDED HEATS WILL BE RUN FIRST.
4.
EVENTS THAT HAVE A TRIALS AND FINALS MAY BE RUN AS A FINAL ON TIME,
DEPENDING UPON THE DISCRETION OF THE MEET DIRECTOR.
VI.
TIES
1.
A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE OVERALL TEAM SCORING SHALL NOT BE
DISSOLVED, BUT BOTH SCHOOLS SHALL BE DECLARED CO-CHAMPIONS.
2.
TEAM AWARDS – A TIE FOR ANY PLACE IN THE TEAM SCORING WILL BE
DISSOLVED BY THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF FIRST PLACES, SECONDS, AND THIRDS,
ETC. IF STILL UNDECIDED, A
FLIP OF THE COIN WILL DECIDE. NO
DUPLICATE PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. THE
TEAM WITH THE MOST FIRST PLACES OR SECOND PLACES OR THIRD PLACES WILL GET
THE TROPHY AND THE GOLD PLAQUE.
VII.
PRIZES
A.
TEAM
AWARDS – IN EACH MEET, TEAM PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ACCORDING TO
INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE ENTRY BLANKS.
SCORING IS BASED ON A 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 BASIS.
FRESHMAN – 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
SOPHOMORE – 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
JUNIOR MIDGET – 1 PLAQUE FOR THE TOP
TEAM.
VARSITY - 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
B.
INDIVIDUAL
AWARDS:
1. AN
OUTSTANDING TRACK, OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE
VARSITY SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIS
AWARD WILL BE VOTED ON BY A COMMITTEE.
2. AN
OUTSTANDING TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMER AWARD WILL BE GIVEN OUT IN EACH OF
THE FRESHMAN AND SOHPOMORE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
3.
VARSITY SECTIONAL CHAMPS – MEDALS WILL BE AWARED TO THE TOP THREE(3)
INDIVIDUALS IN EACH VARSITY EVENT. THREE(3)
SETS OF MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL THE VARSITY RELAYS.
FRESHMAN:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN ALL RELAYS
JUNIOR MIDGET:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUALS EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN
AL
RELAYS
SOPHOMORE:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN ALL RELAYS
VIII.
APPEALS:
A.
PROCEDURE – APPEALS RELATING TO MATTERS WHICH DEVELOP
DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE MEET SHOULD BE MADE TO THE MEET
REFEREE WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES.
THE REFEREE, WHO MAY CONSULT WITH THE GAMES COMMITTEE,
WILL DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THE APPEAL.
THE COACH MUST SPECIFY THE RULE UNDER WHICH HE IS APPEALING.
IX.
MISCELLENEOUS:
1.
ANY ADDITIONS IN THE BY-LAWS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS.
2.
ENTRY FEES WILL BE DETERMINDED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
3.
THE NO-BREAK RULE IS IN EFFFECT FOR ALL SECTIONAL MEETS EXCEPT THE
FRESHMAN SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
4.
ANY TEAM THAT HAS SECTIONAL FINANCIAL ARREARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
COMPETE IN THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
5.
ALL
MEMBER
SCHOOL
MUST SUPPORT ALL SECTIONAL MEETS WITH A MINIMUM ENTRY FEE TO BE
DETERMINDED BY THE GAMES COMMITTEE ($15.00 PER MEET).
6.
LENGTH OF THE INDOOR SEASON:
THE THIRD TUESDAY IN OCTOBER (OCT. 22) FOR TWENTY-TWO
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS UNTIL MARCH 26TH.
7.
A TEAM MAY COMPETE IN ONE MEET PER DAY.
8.
OUTSIDE COMPETITION: IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT ALL OUTSIDE COMPETITION SHOULD CEASE WHEN A COMPETITOR
HAS COMPEETED IN HIS OR HER FIRST INTERSECTIONAL INDOOR MEET.
ANY OFFENDERS MAY BE SUBJECTED TO LEAGUE SANCTION.
OUTDOOR
I.
THE SECTIONAL N.Y.C.H.S.A.A. WILLL SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
TRACK AND FIELD MEETS DURING THE OUTDOOR SEASON.
1. FRESHMAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
2. SOPHOMORE
CHAMPIONSHIP
3. JUNIOR
MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP
4. VARSITY
CHAMPIONSHIP
II.
ENTRY LIMITATIONS ON SECTIONAL MEETS:
1. ANY
VARSITY, FRESHMAN, JUNIOR MIDGET OR NOVICE COMPETITOR
MAY BE IN ANY TWO EVENTS.
2. ONCE
FILLED, NO CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED IN A SCHOOL’S ENTRY
EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A COMPETITOR’S BREAKING HIS NOVICE STANDING
IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN THE CLOSING OF THE ENTRIES AND THE DAY OF THE MEET.
3. CLOSING
DATES OF THE ENTRY SHOULD BE ADHERED TO.
IT IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN TO ACCEPT OR REJECT
ENTRIES. VARSITY SECTIONAL
ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH A $100 LATE FEE.
III.
COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS:
1. VARSITY
– A COMPETITOR WHO HAS BROKEN HIS NOVICE STANDING
2. NOVICE
– A COMPETITOR WHO HAS NOT WON A MEDAL OR PRIZE IN COMPETITION, OPEN TO
THREE OR
MORE
SCHOOLS
. THERE ARE TWO
CLASSIFICATIONS OF NOVICE: TRACK AND FIELD.
A BOY BREAKING HIS NOVICE STANDING IN ANY ONE OF THESE
CLASSIFICATIONS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE BROKEN IT IN THE OTHER
ONE. HOWEVER, NO DISTINCTION
IS MADE AS TO INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SEASONS.
EXCEPTIONS: A NOVICE CAN ONLY BE BROKEN ONCE.
3. JUNIOR
– A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGH 125 LBS. OR LESS (SEE ARTICLE IV FOR
WEIGHT-IN
REGULATIONS).
4.
MIDGET –
A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGHS 115 LBS OR LESS.
5.
SUB-MIDGET
– A COMPETITOR WHO WEIGHS 105 LBS OR LESS.
6.
SOPHOMORE
– A COMPETITOR WHO IS IN HIS THIRD OR FOURTH SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL AS
FAR AS HIS ELIGIBILITY GOES IN RELATIONS TO THE EIGHT SEMESTER RULE.
7.
FRESHMAN
– A BOY IN HIS FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL ON NINTH GRADE OF A JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL. A BOY WHO REACHES HIS
16TH BIRTHDAY BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THE CURRENT
SCHOOL YEAR IS INELIGIBLE FOR FRESHMAN COMPETITION.
IV. ALL COMPETITORS WHO
DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION OF THE C.H.S.A.A. TRACK
AND FIELD PROGRAM MUST BE WEIGHTED IN BY HIS/HER COACH.
THE COACH MUST TYPE UP HIS/HER LIST OF COMPETITORS IN EACH WEIGH
CLASSIFICATION AND THEN HAVE THEIR LIST SIGNED BY HIS/HER ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR. THE LIST MUST THEN
BE SENT TO THE COACH’S SECTIONAL CHAIRMAN.
V. PROCEDURES FOR ALL
MEETS:
1. ALL EVENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE RULES OF
THE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS AS INDICATED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE GAMES
COMMITTEE
2. FIELDS EVENTS
a. CHECKING
IN. A COMPETITOR MAY CHECK
INTO A FIELD EVENT ANY
TIME DURING THE TRAILS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT ROUND
PRESENTLY BEING CONDUCTED.
b.
IN THE HIGH JUMP EVENTS THE BAR SHALL BE PLACED AS NOTED
BELOW FOR STARTING HEIGHTS.
1. MIDGET HIGH JUMP
4FT. 6IN.
2. JUNIOR HIGH JUMP
4FT. 8IN.
3. FRESHMAN HIGH JUMP
4FT. 8IN.
4. SOPHOMORE HIGH JUMP
5FT.
5. VARSITY HIGH JUMP 5FT.
6IN.
c. IN THE
POLE VAULT THE BAR SHALL BE PLACED AS NOTED BELOW
FOR
STARTING HEIGHTS
1. FRESHMAN POLE VAULT
7FT. 6IN.
2. SOPHOMORE POLE VAULT
8FT. 6IN.
3. VARSITY POLE VAULT
10FT.
d. STARTING
HEIGHTS AND INTERVALS AT WHICH THE BAR IS TO BE
RAISED
MAY BE ALTERED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MEET DIRECTOR.
HOWEVER,
THE MINIMUM HEIGHT MAY NOT BE LOWERED.
3.
RUNNING EVENTS
a) A COMPETITOR WHO FAILS TO REPORT FOR HIS EVENT TO
THE CLERK OF
COURSE BY THE “FINAL CALL” SHALL BE SUBJECTEED TO
DISQUALIFICATION.
SUCH DISQUALIFICATION IS TO BE MADE BY THE MEET DIRECTOR, NOT THE
CLERK OF COURSE.
b) IN OUTDOOR MEETS THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF
COMPETITORS SHALL BE
PLACED IN EACH HEATS OR SECTION IN RUNNIG EVENTS WITH THE PROVISION
THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS MAY BE ALTERED BY THE MEET DIRECTOR WHEN
SUCH CHANGES ARE NECESSARY AND ADVISBLE DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT
NUMBER OR AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF LANES, WEATHER AND TRACK
CONDITIONS ETC:
VARSITY, SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN EVENTS:
1. HURDLES
– TO BE DETERMINDED BY THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS
AVAILIABLE. QUALIFIERS
FOR THE FINAL, SEMI-FINALS, IF NECESSARY, AND QUARTER FINALS TO DE
DETERMINED BY PLACE.
2.
100M DASH – 6 PICKED
QUALIFIERS
PICKED ON PLACES IN HEATS
3.
200M DASH – 6 PICKED
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON A TIME BASIS
4. 400M
DASH – 6 PICKED
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON A TIME BASIS
5. 800M
RUN – 10 MAXIMUM IN THE SEEDED HEATS
12 IN THE UNSEEDED HEATS
FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
6. 1600M
RUN – 12 MAXIMUM IN THE SEEDED HEATS
15 IN THE UNSEEDED HEATS
FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
7. 3200M
RUN – 12 MAXIMUM IN THE SEEDED HEATS.
15 IN UNSEEDED HEATS.
FINAL STANDINGS ON A TIME BASIS
8. 3000M
STEEPLECHASE – 15 MAXIMUM IN THE SEEDED HEATS AND 15 IN
HEATS. FINAL STANDING
ON A TIME BASIS
9. 400M
AND 1600M RELAYS – 6 PICKED 8 PER HEAT
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON A TIME BASIS
10. 3200M
RELAY – 10 TEAMS MAXIMUM IN THE SEEDED SECTION AND 14 TEAMS IN UNSEEDED
SECTIONS. FINAL STANDINGS ON A
TIME BASIS
11 SPRINT
MEDLEY RELAY – 8 TEAMS MAXIMUM PER SECTION FOR ALL LEVELS WITH FINAL
STANDING ON A TIME BASIS
NOVICE AND WEIGHT EVENTS:
1.
SUB-MIDGET 55M DASH – 6 PICKED
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEAT
2.
MIDGET 55M DASH – 6 PICKED
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEAT
3.
JUNIOR 100M DASH – 6 PICKED
4.
ALL OTHER EVENTS SAME AS ABOVE
QUALIFIERS PICKED ON PLACES IN HEAT
C. SEEDING
COMPETITORS
1.
A SEEDED COMPETITOR OR RELAY IS DEFINED AS ONE WHO
HAS A REASONABLE CHANCE TO ATTAIN A SCORING PLACE IN HIS EVENT, BASED ON
SUSTANTIATED PAST PERFORMANCE IN THAT EVENT OR IN A SIMILAR EVENT.
2.
IN RANKING SEEDS THE GAMES COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY
3.
PROPER SEEDING IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AS WELL AS THE
MOST NECESSARY ASPECTS OF A WELL CONDUCTED MEET.
THEREFORE, IT IS INCUMBENT ON ALL, COACHES, MODERATORS, GAMES
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OFFICIALS, TO EXERCISE THE MOST CAREFUL AND OBJECTIVE
JUDGEMENT IN ESTABLISHING SEEDS.
4.
ALL SEEDED HEATS WILL BR RUN FIRST.
5.
EVENTS THAT HAVE A TRIALS AND FINALS MAY BE RUN AS A FINAL ON TIME,
DEPENDING UPON THE DISCRETION OF THE MEET DIRECTOR.
VI.
TIES
1.
A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE OVERALL TEAM SCORING SHALL NOT BE
DISSOLVED, BUT BOTH SCHOOLS SHALL BE DECLARED CO-CHAMPIONS.
2.
TEAM AWARDS – A TIE FOR ANY PLACE IN THE TEAM SCORING WILL BE
DISSOLVED BY THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF FIRST PLACES, SECONDS, AND
THIRDS, ETC. IF STILL
UNDECIDED, A FLIP OF THE COIN WILL DECIDE.
NO
DUPLICATE PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
THE TEAM WITH THE MOST FIRST
PLACES OR SECOND PLACES OR THIRD PLACES WILL GET THE TROPHY AND
GOLD PLAQUE.
VII.
PRIZES
A. TEAM
AWARDS – IN EACH MEET, TEAM PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ACCORDING TO
INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE ENTRY BLANKS.
SCORING
IS BASED ON A 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 BASIS.
FRESHMAN
– 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
SOPHOMORE
– 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
JUNIOR
MIDGET – 1 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP TEAM
VARSITY
– 2 PLAQUES FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
C.
C.
INDIVIDUAL
AWARDS:
AN OUTSTANDING TRACK, OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER
AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE VARSITY SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THIS AWARD WILL BE VOTED ON BY A COMMITTEE.
AN OUTSTANDING TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMER AWARD WILL
BE GIVEN OUT IN EACH OF THE FRESHMAN AND SOHPOMORE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VARSITY SECTIONAL CHAMPS – MEDALS WILL BE AWARED TO
THE TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS IN EACH VARSITY EVENT.
THREE SETS OF MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL THE VARSITY RELAYS.
FRESHMAN:
MEDALS ON THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN ALL RELAYS
JUNIOR MIDGET:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUALS EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN
AL
RELAYS
NOVICE:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN ALL RELAYS
SOPHOMORE:
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
MEDALS ONE THROUGH THREE IN ALL RELAYS
VIII.
APPEALS:
1.
PROCEDURE – APPEALS RELATING TO MATTERS WHICH DEVELOP
DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE MEET SHOULD BE MADE TO THE MEET
REFEREE WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES.
2.
THE REFEREE, WHO MAY CONSULT WITH THE GAMES COMMITTEE,
WILL DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THE APPEAL.
3. THE
COACH MUST SPECIFY THE RULE UNDER WHICH HE IS APPEALING.
IX.
MISCELLENEOUS:
1.
ANY ADDITIONS IN THE BY-LAWS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS.
2.
ENTRY FEES WILL BE DETERMINDED BY THE CHAIRMAN
3.
THE NO-BREAK RULE IS IN EFFFECT FOR ALL SECTIONAL
MEETS EXCEPT THE FRESHMAN SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
4.
ANY TEAM THAT HAS SECTIONAL FINANCIAL ARREARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
COMPETE IN THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
5.
ALL
MEMBER
SCHOOL
MUST SUPPORT ALL SECTIONAL MEETS WITH A MINIMUM ENTRY FEE TO BE
DETERMINDED BY THE GAMES COMMITTEE ($15.00 PER MEET)
6.
LENGTH OF THE OUTOOR SEASON:
THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MARCH FOR FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE
WEEKS UNTIL JUNE 20TH.
7.
A TEAM MAY COMPETE IN ONE MEET PER DAY.
8.
OUTSIDE COMPETITION:
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL OUTSIDE COMPETITION SHOULD CEASE WHEN A
COMPETITOR HAS COMPETED IN HIS OR HER FIRST OUTDOOR MEET.
ANY OFFENDERS MAY BE SUBJECTED TO LEAGUE SANCTION.
9.
THE POLE VAULT IS A SCORING EVENT IN THE FRESHMAN SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
10.
STARTING
BLOCKS MAY BE USED IN THE INTERSECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WHERE PERMITTED.
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