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Section V Athletics
Girls Basketball
Handbook
2019-2020
2019-2020 Changes are in red
Updated as of November 18, 2019Table of Contents
Important Dates Page 3
Section V Leadership Page 4
Girls Basketball Contacts Page 5
Score Reporting Page 6
High School Sports Standards Pages 7 - 8
State Tournament Qualifying Procedure Page 9
Classifications Page 10
Tournament Seeding Procedure Pages 11-12
Seeding Luncheon Page 12
Coach of the Year Page 12
Section V Classification Achievement Award Page 12
Game Sites Page 13
Tournament Game Times Page 13
League and Non-League Contests Page 14
Emergency Cancellation Page 14
Trouble Procedure Page 14
Admission Page 14
Complimentary Passes Page 14
Cheerleading Page 15
Handbooks Page 15
All-Star Team Selections Page 15
Instructions to Participating Teams Page 16
Site Supervisor Page 17
Responsibilities of League Chair People Page 18
Expectations and Responsibilities of Schools Page 18
Participating in Section V Contests
Section V Student Athletes Code of Page 19
Behavior
Section V Coaches Code of Behavior Page 19
Section V Spectator Code of Page 20
Behavior/Ethics
Section V Sportsmanship Policy Page 20
Protest Procedures Page 21
2Important Dates
• November 11, 2019 – Winter 2019 Season Begins.
• February 19, 2020 – Girls Basketball Last Play Date.
• February 20, 2020 – Girls Basketball Sectional Seeding Meeting.
• February 21, 2020 – Girls Basketball Seeding Luncheon.
• February 25 – March 11, 2020 – Girls Basketball Sectional Play Dates.
• March 14, 2020 – Girls Basketball Regional Play Date.
• March 20 – 22, 2020 – Girls Basketball State Championships.
• March 27 – 29, 2020 – Girls Federation Basketball Championships.
3Section V Leadership
Executive Director Kathy Hoyt kathy.hoyt@wflboces.org
Coordinator of Communications & Shaun Jeffers shaun.jeffers@wflboces.org
Marketing
President Craig Veley craigveley@geneseocsd.org
Past President Pete Shambo pshambo@penfield.edu
President Elect Dave Boundy david.boundy@rcsdk12.org
Girls Vice President Lori Delyser ldelyser@marioncs.org
Boys Vice President Steve Veeder sveeder@lyonscsd.org
Boys Central Committee Tom Schmandt Thomas.Schmandt@palmaccsd.org
Representative
Girls Central Committee Kim Henshaw kim.henshaw@greececsd.org
Representative
Superintendents' Representative Joe Englebert jenglebert@warsawcsd.org
Principals' Representative Dave Pullen dpullen@pycsd.org
At-Large Representative Jim Zumbo zumbo.jb12@gmail.com
Girls Sport Representative Doreen Martin dmartin@scio.wnyric.org
Boys Sport Representative Peter Mancuso pmancuso@harleyschool.org
Section V Counsel Maureen Lamb mlamb@lambattorneys.com
4Section V Girls Basketball Contacts
Section V Chairperson Tim Lincoln tim.lincoln@waterloocsd.org (315) 952-5313
Official's Coordinator Joe DeSain jdesain7@gmail.com
Class AA Steve Willoughby hflcoachwill@gmail.com
Class A Sue Penepent Susan.penepent@greececsd.org
Class B1 Heather Mott Hmott@southseneca.org
Class B2 Brian Donohue brian.donohue@hflcsd.org
Class C1 Tom Nortier tnortier@marioncs.org
Class C2 Katrina Davenport katrina.davenport@wflboces.org
Class D1 Randy Abrahms rabrams@bathcsd.org
Class D2 Doreen Martin dmartin@scio.org
Allegany Doreen Martin dmartin@scio.org
Finger Lakes East Ed Collins ecollins@hws.edu
Finger Lakes West Heather Mott Hmott@southseneca.org
Finger Lakes West Jason Hermance jhermance@normanhoward.org
Genesee Jeff Schlagenhauf jschlagenhauf@oahornets.org
Livingston Mike Reed mreed@cal-mum.org
Monroe I Mark Vogt mvogt@penfield.edu
Monroe II Dan Judd Daniel_judd@pittsford.monroe.edu
Private Kevan Sheppard sheppard11@gmail.com
Rochester-City Ryan Oneill ryan.oneill@rcsdk12.org
Steuben Corey Driskell cdriskell@andovercsd.org
Wayne Karin Meuwissen kmeuwissen@gananda.org
5Score Reporting
Immediately following the game, the winning coach must post the score on the Girls’
Basketball website.
http://www.sectionvgirlsbasketball.net/secure/admin.cfm
Coaches are also responsible for calling the Democrat and Chronicle and all other hometown
media. The D & C phone number is 1-800-767-7539 and then you need to say “SPORTS.”
6High School Sports Standards
This information was pulled from pages 61 and 62 of the NYSPHSAA handbook found here:
http://www.nysphsaa.org/Portals/0/PDF/Handbook/2019-
20/NYSPHSAA%20Handbook%20002.pdf
3.01 Rules: NCAA
3.02 Maximum Number of games: 20
3.03 Practice Requirements:
Number of practices to represent school: 6 (individual)
3.04 Nights rest between contests: 1 night
3.05 Individual contests limitation per day: 1 contest
3.06 Scrimmage limitations per day: 1 scrimmage
3.07 Waivers of NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules:
1. The game will consist of four (4) quarters of eight (8) minutes each. Intermission will
be one (1) minute after the first (1st) and third (3rd) quarter and ten (10) minutes at the
half. Extra periods shall be four (4) minutes in length. (Oct. 2003)
2. Modification of foul and penalties, Rule 10, Sections 4, 6 and 8, have been approved.
(Oct. 2000)
3. A waiver of the requirement for officials to request a physician’s note when an athlete
wears a “sleeve” on the arms or legs. (Oct. 2008)
4. A waiver of the NCAA Rule Book requiring two (2) visible shot clocks, one (1) at each
end of the court. If the shot clocks are not functional, the waiver would permit the game
to be played with an alternate timing device. (Dec. 2009)
5. A waiver to allow the use of a non-orange ball during the regular season if both teams
agree. (July 2016)
6. A waiver of NCAA Rule 1-7 to maintain the 3-point line at a distance of 19’9”. (Oct.
2011)
7. A waiver of the NCAA Rule 1 requiring the use of the restricted area. (Oct. 2011)
8. Waive NCAA Women’s Basketball rule 11-2.1.e permitting officials to use a courtside
monitor at any time during the game to determine whether the ball left the shooter’s
hands before the sounding of the shot-clock horn on successful tries only. (Oct. 2017)
9. Waive NCAA Women’s basketball rule 1-9.1 extending the coaches box to from 28
feet to 38 feet. (Oct. 2017)
710. Waive the NCAA Women’s basketball rule 5-10.2 that no less than .3 seconds must
expire on the game clock when the ball is legally touched inbounds and the official
immediately signals to stop the clock.
11. Waiver of the NCAA 2-11.6 Resetting the shot clock. The shot clock reset will remain
the at 30 seconds. (Oct. 2019)
3.08 NYSPHSAA Girls Basketball Rules:
1. The NFHS Concussion Rule will be utilized. (Dec. 2010)
2. Approve the number of time-outs per game to four (4) full time-outs and two (2) 30-
second timeouts. (July 2016)
3. The use of NFHS Rule 2-2-1 for all NYSPHSAA Championship semi-final and final
games if it can be done at no additional expense to the Association. (Oct. 2017)
3.09 Girls Basketball Scrimmage Rules:
1. A basketball scrimmage must include ten (10) minute time periods with running time
(except time-outs) and unlimited time outs.
2. The score will be cleared at the end of the time period and the time will be reset.
Scrimmages must also include one or more of the following:
3. Optional shot clock
4. Shoot only fouls against the shooter with free throws awarded in a one plus one.
5. At the end of the first (1st) and third (3rd) quarters, each team will run five (5) special
plays. Example: out-of-bounds play underneath the basket: sideline out-of-bounds.
3.10 Girls Basketball Championship Week #:
Week #37; Week #36 (Easter)
8State Tournament Qualifying Procedure
The following criteria will determine which representatives from Section V will participate in the
2020 NYSPHSAA Girls’ Basketball Championships. Only five classifications exist at the State
level - AA (965 and up), A (964-500), B (499-270), C (269-150), and D (149 and under.)
Therefore, it is necessary to utilize these procedures to reduce our nine Section V Champions to
five representatives to the State Tournament.
1. Teams must be sectional winners.
2. There will be a play-off game between Section V Champion of: B1/B2, C1/C2 and D1/D2
to determine the Section V representative to the New York State Tournament.
3. In the play-off games, the home team will be the team with the highest sectional point
average.
4. In the event a team elects NOT to participate in the State Tournament, the Sectional
Chair must be notified prior to February 19th, 2020.
5. Play-off games to determine the regional representative will be played after the Sectional
Tournament, at a time and site to be determined.
6. Far West Regional Tournament will be hosted by Section V on Saturday, March 14th,
2020.
7. State Championships will take place at Hudson Valley Community College on March
20th, 21st and 22nd, 2020.
8. Federation Tournament for AA, A, and B classes will take place in Albany on March 27th,
28th and 29th 2020.
9Classifications
Class AA Class A Class B1 Class B2
Bishop Kearney Aquinas Batavia Attica
Edison Tech Brighton Dansville Avon
Fairport Brockport Geneva Haverling
Gates-Chili Canandaigua Greece Odyssey LeRoy
Hilton Churchville-Chili Greece Olympia Mynderse
Our Lady of Mercy East Hornell North Rose-Wolcott
Penfield East Irondequoit Livonia Penn Yan
Rush-Henrietta Greece Arcadia Midlakes Rochester Prep
SOTA Greece Athena Newark Wayland-Cohocton
Victor HFL Palmyra-Macedon Wellsville
Webster Schroeder Pittsford Mendon Waterloo Williamson
Webster Thomas Pittsford Sutherland Young Women's Prep
Wilson Spencerport
Wayne
West Irondequoit
Class C1 Class C2 Class D1 Class D2
Addison Alexander Alfred -Almond Andover
Bloomfield Bolivar-Richburg Arkport/Canaseraga Belfast
Byron-Bergen Cal-Mum Batavia Notre Dame Chesterton Academy
Campbell/Savona Clyde-Savannah C.G. Finney Elba
Canisteo-Greenwood Dundee EMHCS Friendship
Cuba-Rushford Geneseo Fillmore Hinsdale
East Rochester HAC Genesee Valley Houghton
Gananda Keshequa Hammondsport/Bradford Lima Christian
Holley Lyndonville Jasper-Troupsburg Mt. Morris
Letchworth Lyons Kendall Northstar Christian
Marcus Whitman Oakfield-Alabama Pavilion Romulus
Pembroke Perry Prattsburgh/Avoca Scio
Red Jacket Red Creek Whitesville
Rochester Academy South Seneca
Sodus Wheatland-Chili
Warsaw York
10Tournament Seeding Procedure
Tournament seeding will be announced at the Section V Pairings Luncheon on Friday, February
21st, 2020. All Section V girls’ basketball teams will qualify for this year’s open tournament. A
school not wishing to participate in sectionals must send a letter stating this fact to the League
Chair and Class Coordinator. The Superintendent/High School Principal, Athletic Director, and
coach must sign the letter. The Class Coordinator must receive the letter one-week prior to the
cut-off-date. Failure to submit such a letter and not participate will result in that particular school
being referred to the Section V Executive Committee.
All league and non-league games played through and including February 19th, 2020 will be
tabulated based on the seeding points in the seeding point table. Play-off games do not count if
played after February 19th, 2020. Total seeding points will be divided by the total number of
games played or by 14, whichever is higher. Teams will be placed in the tournament brackets
according to their classification and seeding point percentage, to the hundredth place.
In the event of a two-way tie in seeding point percentages for any berth, the following methods,
in the order listed, will be used to break the tie.
1. If teams played each other prior to the seeding meeting, the winner of that contest will be
awarded the berth.
2. The team with the best overall winning percentage record.
3. Flip of a coin.
Coin toss procedure:
If the teams are tied for the #1 seed the coin toss will occur at the seeding luncheon, other
seeds will be a blind coin toss by two (2) members of the Section V Girls Basketball
Committee. One member will write heads by one team and write tails by the other team. The
second member of the committee will toss the coin and the matching team (head or tails) will
be the higher seed.
If THREE teams are tied in seeding point percentages, the following will be utilized:
1. Head to Head Competition
a. If Team A defeated Team B and Team C, Team A would be awarded the higher
seed and teams B and C would follow the procedures for a two-team tie.
b. If two teams split and one team lost to both of the other teams, the team that lost
twice would be placed in the lowest determining position and the other two teams
would follow the procedures for a two-way tie.
2. The team with the best overall winning percentage record.3. If the teams are still tied, teams will be drawn out of a hat in order of highest seed to
lowest seed.
The first team drawn = highest seed
The second team drawn = next highest seed
The third team drawn = third highest seed
Seeding Point System:
Play a school: Above State Classification +6
Same State Classification +5
Below State Classification +4
B1 and B2, C1, C2, D1 and D2 are considered the same classification. The total points earned
are divided by the number of games played to determine a team’s seeding point percentage.
Seeding Luncheon
“Tournament Fever” is enhanced by the exciting event of the annual pre-tournament luncheon.
This year’s luncheon will be held at 12:00 noon on February 21st, 2020, at the RIT Inn and
Conference Center.
• Number 1 Seeded teams, from each class, will be invited to the seeding luncheon and
will be allowed to bring a total of 4 team/school representatives.
• Coach of the year winners, from each class, will be invited to the seeding luncheon and
will be allowed to bring 3 team/school representatives.
• If the Number 1 Seeded team is also coached by the coach of the year, for each class
both the team and the coach, from each class, will be invited to the seeding luncheon
and will be allowed to bring a total of 7 team/school representatives.
• Number 1 Seeded Teams and/or Coach of the year winners may also bring additional
team/school representatives at an additional cost to be determined by the Section V
Girls Basketball Committee.
Coach of The Year
Winning coaches will be selected through a voting procedure involving Section V girls’
basketball coaches and basketball officials. Selection is based on regular season play.
Section V Classification Achievement Award
The Section V Classification Achievement Award is given to a team in each classification who is
the Number One Seed. Coaches and two team members will be presented with the award at
the Seeding Luncheon.
12Game Sites
1. First and second rounds will be played at the site of the higher seeded school. The
following would preclude a higher seeded team from having a home game:
a. The facility is determined to be unsuitable.
For a site to be considered suitable, it must have the following:
1. A court that is at least a minimum of 42 feet wide.
2. Glass backboards.
3. A visible 30 second clock.
4. Separate locker rooms for two teams.
5. Separate locker room and showering facilities for officials.
6. Adequate seating capacity, as deemed appropriate by the tournament
committee.
b. The two schools are more than 75 miles apart according to the “shortest
distance” on map-quest.
The 75-mile rule will not be in effect when there is no school the next day. This
would include Fridays, Saturdays, and instances when school is closed due to a
holiday or recess. This means that if two opponents are more than 75 miles
apart and the game is scheduled for a Friday, Saturday, or a night before a “no
school” day, the game will be played at the site of the higher seed, regardless of
how many miles a team has to travel. If a team would need to leave school early
on a Friday, they can request to play the game on Saturday. This determination
is made at the discretion of the tournament committee.
2. A school that is designated as unsuitable shall designate another site. The league chair
person must send this information to the Class Coordinator by February 1, 2020.
3. Class Coordinators will notify athletic directors of participating schools of game dates,
sites, and times 24 hours prior to game time.
Tournament Game Times
All games in rounds 1 and 2 will adhere to the following start times: These times are only a
guideline and the final game time will be determined by the Section V Girls’ Basketball
Committee. Single games will begin at 7:00 PM Monday – Friday and 2:00 PM on Saturday,
while doubleheaders will begin at 6:00 and 7:45 PM Monday – Friday and 2:00 and 4:00 PM on
Saturday. For reasons of safety of students all 1st or 2nd round games that include the
Rochester-City League teams may start earlier then 7:00 PM Monday-Friday.
Any exceptions must be approved by the Tournament Committee.
13League and Non-League Contests
Prior to the tournament, if a contest has to be cancelled, every effort should be made to
reschedule the cancelled contest. Forfeited games count as a loss on the forfeiting team’s
record and will count towards the seeding process. The team receiving the forfeit has one week
from the date of the forfeit/cancellation notification to reschedule a game. The team receiving
the forfeit is credited for a win and will receive the proper seeding points that will be applied to
the seeding process, unless the team is able to find another game. The process is subject to
appeal to the Section V Girls’ Basketball Committee. Any appeals must be in writing and
forwarded to the Section V Girls’ Basketball Chairperson prior to the annual seeding meeting,
February 20th, 2020.
Emergency Cancellation
The following procedure will be used if it is necessary to cancel a Sectional Game:
1. The decision to cancel will be made by the administrators of the two schools.
2. Call the athletic director of the neutral site and inform him/her of the decision. Check with
him/her to see if the site is available for the following night.
3. Call the Sectional Chairperson - Tim Lincoln Cell 315-952-5313;
The Sectional Chairperson will be responsible for calling the officials. The two officials
originally scheduled will be reassigned if they are available.
4. Call all local radio and television stations and notify them of the cancellation, as well as
when and where the make-up game will occur.
5. If the original site is not available for the make-up game the next night, the tournament
committee may select a new site so that the game can be played as soon as possible.
Trouble Procedure
If an emergency should arise, please call 315-952-5313. This phone will be available two (2)
hours prior to game time. A team experiencing a bus breakdown should call this number. The
host school realizing a team is late can also call this number to receive an explanation or
alternative plans.
Admission
Tickets for all games will cost $5.00. Regional game tickets are $6.00.
Complimentary Passes
Official Section V passes will be honored at all game sites and will admit two people. The Girls’
Basketball Tournament pass is distributed to the press, media, and committee members and is
good for one admission. GBB officials may have purchased a special “Official’s Pass” and
should be admitted to the game upon showing proper identification.
14Cheerleading
Only varsity basketball cheerleaders in uniform and on the sideline will be admitted as the
official cheerleading squad.
Handbooks
All Section V girls’ basketball coaches and athletic directors will be able to download the girls’
basketball handbook from the website.
All-Star Team Selections
All-star and most valuable player awards have been donated. Each Class Coordinator will have
a committee of people knowledgeable in the game of basketball to be responsible for selecting
six all-stars and a most valuable player for that classification. Players will be selected from
teams participating in the semi and final rounds of the tournament. Players selected as all-stars
will be recognized at the final game in each classification.
15Instructions to Participating Teams
1. The higher seeded team will be the home team.
2. Bring to the site: game ball, scorebook, practice balls, water, towels, locks, and duplicate
copies of team roster.
3. Each team must present a roster for admittance at the game site. This roster should
include managers, statisticians, scorer, etc. – a maximum of 20 people.
4. The game ball for all sectional games will be the Spalding TF-1000 Classic or the
Spalding Legacy. For all semi-finals and finals, the Section V Girls’ Basketball
Committee will provide the game ball and that game ball will be the Spalding Legacy.
For all pre-semifinal tournament games, the host school will provide the Spalding TF-
1000 Classic Basketball or the Spalding Legacy as the game ball.
5. Each team will be allowed a maximum of thirty (30) minutes of warm-up time at the site.
A team arriving late may request a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes to warm-up.
6. At neutral sites the home team will sit to the left of the scorer’s table facing the court.
7. Once neutral tournament sites have been announced by the tournament committee, no
team may practice or scrimmage at a neutral tournament site.
8. N.C.A.A. basketball rules will be used for sectional games.
9. Please notify your fans that sirens, horns, noisemakers, confetti or any other devices will
not be allowed at any tournament games. Drums used as a noisemaker will be
prohibited.
10. School bands may attend tournament games. However, they must be under the direct
supervision of the school’s band director. The band members should wear their
uniforms, as this will be their ticket for admission.
11. In general, sectional games will be played on the date scheduled by the Tournament
Committee. A school with a scheduling conflict beyond its control should contact the
Sectional Chairperson as soon as possible. The Sectional Committee will resolve the
conflict, thus making a determination on the site, date, and/or time of the game.
12. Contact the opposing school if there is a question on uniform color. If an adjustment is
necessary it will be the responsibility of the home team to make the adjustment.
Uniforms shall comply with N.C.A.A. rules.
13. Participating teams shall have an adult crowd supervisor in attendance.
14. For all rounds, each team must have an experienced and competent scorekeeper at the
table.
15. In the first and second rounds, the home team must have an experienced and
competent timer and 30-second clock operator.
16. The Section will compensate the official timer and 30-second clock operator in the semi
and final rounds.
17. The higher seeded team will have their choice of warm-up music.
18. A visible 30-second clock will be required during all rounds.
19. All league and non-league schedules must be entered on the website by November 1st.
Schools wishing to add games after this date must contact their league chairperson and
the Section V Chair.
20. Coaches should complete ratings of basketball officials on the website. Preferences and
Rejections of basketball officials, for sectionals, will be submitted on the website and
should be completed by February 14th, 2020.
21. Coaches are required to enter individual player points scored in each game on the
Section V GBB website within one week of their team’s completed game. Coaches
that fail to report points only on the website will not have their Sectional Official
preference/rejections honored.
16Site Supervisor
1. Basketball courts should be ready and available for warm-ups thirty (30) minutes before
game time.
2. Provide a visible scoreboard, 30-second clock, bonus devices and foul indicators. If you
are using an electric scoreboard/clock, please have someone from your school
responsible for and trained to operate this equipment. This person will be the official
timer.
3. Neither team will be allowed on the court until 30 minutes prior to game time.
4. Provide a supervisor for the facilities. This person will be paid by Section V. If it is
absolutely necessary, in your facility, to have more than one supervisor (excluding the
final games), please notify the Section V Chairperson.
5. Provide a table and cash box for ticket and program sales.
6. Have someone greet the teams and show them to the gymnasium and locker rooms.
7. Provide locker room facilities for participating schools. Please designate which teams
will be using which locker room. Opposing teams will not share locker rooms.
8. Site supervisors should be aware of emergency phone numbers.
9. If you have an experienced and impartial announcer, please have them announce
starting line-ups and safety rules for the gym.
10. Vouchers for officials will be through Arbiter Pay. Vouchers will be at the game for all
other personnel. If for some reason vouchers are not available make a list of all details
and the chairman will make out the voucher. All money and extra tickets shall be
returned to the Section V Treasurer. All site vouchers will be mailed by the host school
to:
Section V Athletics
131 Drumlin Court – Maple Building
Newark, New York 14513
11. Provide a separate locker room and shower facilities for officials. Class Coordinators will
provide the names of the officials to the host schools
12. Coordinate the distribution and sale of tournament programs at the game.
17Responsibilities of League Chair People
1. Make sure all league schedules are on the website.
2. League basketball chair people are to make sure that all teams representing his/her
league are aware of all tournament procedures, game sites and times.
3. Notify those schools selected as sites in their league of the date and the time games will
be played.
4. Deliver tickets to tournament sites in their league.
5. Be responsible for knowing which schools will enter the tournament from their league
and the number of seeding points each participating school has accumulated by
February 19th, 2020.
6. If a school is designated as an unsuitable site, they may designate another school as
their home site. The league chair person must send this information to the Class
Coordinator by February 1, 2020.
Expectations and Responsibilities of
Schools Participating in Section V Contests
1. Participating schools are expected to inform their players, students, and spectators of
the Section V Code of Behavior.
2. Each participating school will be held responsible for the conduct of their players,
cheerleaders, coaches, chaperones, and spectators.
3. Participants should be reminded that host schools have loaned us their facilities for
tournament use. Any damage incurred by a host school shall be the liability of the
schools utilizing the site.
4. If a school brings spectator buses to the contest site, they will be responsible for
providing adequate supervision when the buses arrive and depart.
5. Each participating school must have an appropriate number of identified supervisors at
the contest site. This person (s) should report directly to the Section V site supervisor. If
there is not a school representative the team’s coach will be responsible.
6. Banners and signs must be positive in nature and approved by the Section V site
supervisor. The Section V site supervisor will determine where they will be placed.
7. There will be no noisemakers allowed at the contest site. If a school wishes to have a
Pep Band in attendance, the group will need to have prior permission of the Section V
site supervisor or the Athletic Director of the school where the contest will be held. The
band would need to be under the supervision of the school’s music director or a faculty
advisor.
8. If a violation occurs at a contest site, the Section V site chairperson will be responsible
for making a report to the appropriate sport chairperson. The sport chairperson will
inform the administration of the school (s) involved in the violation and a written report
will be sent to the Executive Director and President of Section V within (5) days of the
contest. If the conduct is found to be detrimental, appropriate action could be taken as
noted in the Sportsmanship Policy of Section V.
18Section V Student Athletes Code of
Behavior
It is the responsibility of the student to:
1. Demonstrate self-control and respect for officials, spectators and opponents.
2. Remember that participation in athletics is a privilege and not to be abused by
unsportsmanlike conduct.
3. Shake hands with opponents after the competition and congratulate them on their
performance.
4. Respect the integrity and judgment of the officials.
5. Remember that improper behavior while in uniform reflects poorly upon yourself, your
family, your school and your community.
6. Understand and aide by the rules and regulations of the game.
7. Accept victory with grace and defeat with dignity.
8. Remember that the use, abuse and resulting negative influence of drugs, including
alcohol and tobacco, is detrimental to the game and its participants.
Section V Coaches Code of Behavior
It is the responsibility of the coach to:
1. Promote good sportsmanship by setting a positive example while coaching your
athletes.
2. Respect the integrity and judgment of the sports officials.
3. Approach competition as a healthy and constructive exercise, not as a life and death
struggle that requires victory at any price.
4. Recognize that the participants in individual or team sports are young men and women
with human frailties and limitations who are capable of making mistakes.
5. Refrain from the use of crude or abusive language with players, opponents, officials or
spectators.
6. Instruct the players in the elements of good sportsmanship and remove players from
competition who demonstrate unsportsmanlike behavior.
7. Avoid behavior that will incite players, opponents or spectators.
8. Avoid and eliminate negative comments to radio, TV and newspaper reporters.
9. Avoid the use, misuse and negative influence of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco.
19Section V Spectator Code of
Behavior/Ethics
It is the responsibility of the spectator to:
1. Keep cheering positive. There should be no profanity or degrading language/gestures.
2. Avoid actions which offend visiting teams or individual players.
3. Show appreciation of good play by both teams.
4. Learn the rules of the game in order to be a better informed spectator.
5. Treat opponents in a manner in which you would expect to be treated.
6. Accept the judgment of coaches and officials.
7. Encourage other spectators to participate in the spirit of good sportsmanship.
8. Avoid the use, abuse and resulting negative influence of drugs, including alcohol and
tobacco.
Section V Sportsmanship Policy
The Section V Athletic Association is committed to promoting the proper ideals of
sportsmanship, ethical conduct and fair play at all sectional activities. We will oppose
instances and activities which run counter to the best values of athletic competition in order to
insure the well-being of all individual players. We will expect acceptable standards of good
citizenship and proprietary with proper regard for the rights of others.
We are further committed to the belief that schools participating in sectional activities should
be held responsible for the conduct of their players, coaches, chaperones, and spectators.
Conduct which is detrimental to the educational value of athletic activities may be deemed just
cause for the school’s reprimand, probation, suspension from a particular sport or suspension
from sectional activities.
20Protest Procedures
A. Sectional Contests
1. A coach must call a time out to notify both officials that the game will be continued
under protest. The officials must notify the opposing coach.
2. The officials must make a notation in the official score book to indicate the score and
time on the clock and players in the game at the time of the protest.
3. Before the game can be resumed, both officials and coaches must put in writing a
brief description of the situation and specifically state the rule that is being protested.
4. The protesting coach must notify the Sectional Chairperson within (3) hours of the
conclusion of the game. A written report of the situation from both coaches and
signed by the Athletic Directors and Principals of each school must be filed with the
Sectional Chairperson within twelve (12) hours of the protest.
5. The game officials must also file a report with the Sectional Chairperson.
6. The Sectional Chairperson shall make a decision regarding the protest within 48
hours upon receipt of the protest.
7. All expenses incurred by the Coordinator for hearings, if necessary, will be borne by
the protesting school.
B. Appeal Procedure:
1. Twenty-four hours after the decision of the sports coordinator is received, either
party may appeal the decision to the Section V Executive Director or Section V
President, with written verification postmarked within 48 hours. Notification again
must be made to all concerned parties.
2. The Executive Director and President will convene the Executive Committee, if
necessary, to review the protest and may have a hearing to determine final
disposition of the case.
3. All expenses of the appeal are to be borne by the appealing parties.
4. Due process must be observed at all stages of the procedure.
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