In This Issue Fall Tournament Assignments Website < http://www.wiaawi.org > email < [email protected] > General Use – < [email protected] > Officials Department Boys Soccer Information............. Pages 16-19 Boys Volleyball Information .............. Page 10 Coaches Education .................... Page 27 Cross Country Information ........... Pages 21-22 Directory Changes .................... Page 17 Eligibility Questions & Answers ............ Page 5 Football Playoff Site List ................ Page 26 Football Questions & Answers ............ Page 18 Games Wanted ....................... Page 4 Girls Golf Information ............. Pages 21 & 24 Girls Tennis Information ................ Page 20 Girls Volleyball Information ........... Pages 11-15 High School Sports Participation ........... Page 7 Officials Insurance ..................... Page 2 Soccer Approved Facilities ................ Page 7 Sports Report “Plus” ................... Page 2 State Tourney Time Schedules............. Page 8 Swimming & Diving Information ....... Pages 12-15 Tennis Information .................... Page 25 Volleyball Information.................. Page 16 Volleyball Seeding Meeting .............. Page 19 WADA Insights....................... Page 27 The National Federation of State High School Asso- ciations created National High School Activities Week in 1980 to increase the public’s awareness of the val- ues and needs of interscholastic activity programs. During this special time, the nation’s high schools are encouraged to promote the values inherent in high school athletics and other activities such as speech, music, drama, band and spirit squads. National High School Activities Week is an opportu- nity to remind the public that already in place in every community is a comprehensive program addressing society’s most current concerns, by: ❖ Finding and nurturing the best effort of each young participant; ❖ Encouraging students to stay in school, perform better academically and become better citizens; ❖ Demanding respect for fair play and appreciation for the equitable application of procedures, rules and regulations; ❖ Providing healthy lifestyle instruction; ❖ Challenging racism, sexism and classicism through the active pursuit of teamwork and school spirit “High school sports and activity programs provide one of the best bargains in our community and nation and will continue to do so as long as our nation sup- ports them as an integral part of the education of our young people. Not only do these programs teach the more than 10 million young people who participate in them valuable life skills lessons, such as ethics, in- tegrity and healthy lifestyles, they also provide the best entertainment value in our nation. “We have fundamental, empirical evidence that in- terscholastic activities provide a successful way in which to create healthy and successful citizens. “Through National High School Activities Week, we have an opportunity to reflect on our participation as well as the participation of our children. Our nation must continue to support these programs and the life skills they provide America’s youth.” Each day during the week focuses on a different purpose. Here is a schedule of the week's celebra- tion: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 National Be A Sport Day Purpose: A day to encourage awareness and dis- cussion about the importance of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity to the conduct of interscholastic programs. What you can do: √ Make up positive cheers, chants or songs √ Print bookmarks with sportsmanship ideas; ask the school library to slip them into all books √ Hand out incentives to faculty, staff and students “caught” being a good sport √ Use table tents in cafeteria, reading lounges or library for sportsmanship messages √ Welcome visiting teams with an announcement over public-address system √ Make posters for contest 2008 National High School Activities Week – October 12-18 WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE WEEK National High School Activities Week Celebration Slated for October 12-18, 2008 See Activities Week, page 3 ▼ Charter Member ___________ National Federation of State HS Associations Official Publication of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Stevens Point, WI September 19, 2008 WIAA B ULLETIN Vol. 85 Issue Number 2 IMPORTANT Tournament Series Information & Reminders REPORTING SCORES TO THE WIAA The tournaments have arrived and the WIAA needs the assistance and cooperation from participating schools and host managers to provide timely, accurate and complete information for tournament programs and website updates. In addition, the WIAA will again be collecting scores for all team sports and posting results on the WIAA website each night of regional and sectional competition. Tournament host managers must report scores within 20 min- utes following the conclusion of the game. Please report the score by calling (715) 344-8580 and selecting the respective sport’s score-reporting voice box if someone does not answer. SUBMITTING STATE TOURNAMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION Schools advancing teams to the sectional level of the Tournament Series are required to submit a team photo, roster, school facts, results, up-to- date statistics and roster to the WIAA. Again this year, the WIAA will be requiring schools to use the WIAA Sta- tistics Template to submit team and individual statistics and rosters. The rich text formatted template can be downloaded from the WIAA website on each team sport’s home page. Click on the link named “98 Word Statistics Template” and “98 Word Roster Template” and complete the form by using established tabs to navigate to the appropriate columns. Completed templates must be emailed to the WIAA by specified deadline. Please email statistics, rosters and photos to: Lisa Gagas at [email protected]Faxed statistics and rosters in various formats will not be accepted. Information must be submitted in the prescribed format to be included in the State Tournament Program. Athletic directors and coaches are asked to make plans now to provide information in a timely manner. Photos sent electronically must be scanned at 300 dpi, no larger than 5” X 7” and saved as a jpeg file for the tournament program. Please do not put the photo into a word document - email the jpeg file of the photo by itself. ✢ See Sportsmanship Summit Highlights, page 4 ▼ Sportsmanship Summit Highlights Activities Week; Registration Still Available The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association in cooperation with Rural Insurance will con- duct its fourth biennial Sportsmanship Summit Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis. Registration is open to all 517 schools in the membership and space is still available. Each registered team will consist of a maximum of six members that can include students, coaches, ad- ministrators or members of the community. The Summit is scheduled to begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. with the first session starting at 9 a.m. The cost of the event is $125 per team, which includes Summit materials, souvenir t-shirt and lunch. The purpose of the Summit is to assist membership schools in addressing citizenship and sportsmanship issues with students, student-athletes, adult fans, advisors, parents and booster clubs; developing plans to improve or maintain good sportsmanship; defining appropriate behavior; and setting sportsmanship expectations as a means to educate.
The National Federation of State High School Asso-ciations created National High School Activities Weekin 1980 to increase the public’s awareness of the val-ues and needs of interscholastic activity programs.During this special time, the nation’s high schools areencouraged to promote the values inherent in highschool athletics and other activities such as speech,music, drama, band and spirit squads.
National High School Activities Week is an opportu-nity to remind the public that already in place in everycommunity is a comprehensive program addressingsociety’s most current concerns, by:
� Finding and nurturing the best effort of eachyoung participant;
� Encouraging students to stay in school, performbetter academically and become better citizens;
� Demanding respect for fair play and appreciationfor the equitable application of procedures, rules andregulations;
� Providing healthy lifestyle instruction;� Challenging racism, sexism and classicism
through the active pursuit of teamwork and schoolspirit
“High school sports and activity programs provideone of the best bargains in our community and nationand will continue to do so as long as our nation sup-
ports them as an integral part of the education of ouryoung people. Not only do these programs teach themore than 10 million young people who participate inthem valuable life skills lessons, such as ethics, in-tegrity and healthy lifestyles, they also provide thebest entertainment value in our nation.
“We have fundamental, empirical evidence that in-terscholastic activities provide a successful way inwhich to create healthy and successful citizens.
“Through National High School Activities Week, we
have an opportunity to reflect on our participation aswell as the participation of our children. Our nationmust continue to support these programs and the lifeskills they provide America’s youth.”
Each day during the week focuses on a differentpurpose. Here is a schedule of the week's celebra-tion:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12National Be A Sport Day
Purpose: A day to encourage awareness and dis-cussion about the importance of sportsmanship,ethics and integrity to the conduct of interscholasticprograms.
What you can do:√ Make up positive cheers, chants or songs√ Print bookmarks with sportsmanship ideas; ask
the school library to slip them into all books√ Hand out incentives to faculty, staff and students
“caught” being a good sport√ Use table tents in cafeteria, reading lounges or
library for sportsmanship messages√ Welcome visiting teams with an announcement
over public-address system√ Make posters for contest
2008 National High School Activities Week – October 12-18WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE WEEK
National High School Activities Week Celebration Slated for October 12-18, 2008
See Activities Week, page 3 �
CharterMember___________National
Federation ofState HS
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Official Publication of theWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Stevens Point, WI September 19, 2008
WIAABULLETINVol. 85
Issue Number 2
IMPORTANTTournament Series
Information & RemindersREPORTING SCORES TO THE WIAA
The tournaments have arrived and the WIAA needs the assistance andcooperation from participating schools and host managers to provide timely,accurate and complete information for tournament programs and websiteupdates.
In addition, the WIAA will again be collecting scores for all team sportsand posting results on the WIAA website each night of regional and sectionalcompetition. Tournament host managers must report scores within 20 min-utes following the conclusion of the game.
Please report the score by calling (715) 344-8580 and selecting therespective sport’s score-reporting voice box if someone does not answer.
SUBMITTING STATE TOURNAMENT PROGRAM INFORMATIONSchools advancing teams to the sectional level of the Tournament Series
are required to submit a team photo, roster, school facts, results, up-to-date statistics and roster to the WIAA.
Again this year, the WIAA will be requiring schools to use the WIAA Sta-tistics Template to submit team and individual statistics and rosters. Therich text formatted template can be downloaded from the WIAA website oneach team sport’s home page. Click on the link named “98 Word StatisticsTemplate” and “98 Word Roster Template” and complete the form by usingestablished tabs to navigate to the appropriate columns.
Completed templates must be emailed to the WIAA by specified deadline.Please email statistics, rosters and photos to: Lisa Gagas [email protected] Faxed statistics and rosters in various formats willnot be accepted. Information must be submitted in the prescribed format tobe included in the State Tournament Program. Athletic directors and coachesare asked to make plans now to provide information in a timely manner.
Photos sent electronically must be scanned at 300 dpi, no larger than 5”X 7” and saved as a jpeg file for the tournament program. Please do notput the photo into a word document - email the jpeg file of the photoby itself. �
See Sportsmanship Summit Highlights, page 4 �
Sportsmanship Summit HighlightsActivities Week; Registration Still Available
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association in cooperation with Rural Insurance will con-duct its fourth biennial Sportsmanship Summit Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Holiday Inn & ConventionCenter in Stevens Point, Wis.
Registration is open to all 517 schools in the membership and space is still available. Eachregistered team will consist of a maximum of six members that can include students, coaches, ad-ministrators or members of the community.
The Summit is scheduled to begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. with the first session startingat 9 a.m. The cost of the event is $125 per team, which includes Summit materials, souvenir t-shirtand lunch.
The purpose of the Summit is to assist membership schools in addressing citizenship andsportsmanship issues with students, student-athletes, adult fans, advisors, parents and boosterclubs; developing plans to improve or maintain good sportsmanship; defining appropriate behavior;and setting sportsmanship expectations as a means to educate.
WIAA Officials2008-09 Officials Accident Medical and General LiabilityInsurance and Catastrophic Accident Medical Insurance
Programs For Licensed Officials of theWisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association InsuranceProgram for Officials
Today’s game officials need the protection of a comprehensive program of insur-ance coverages. And it takes a strong team to provide those coverages! WIAA hasteamed up with Special Markets Insurance Consultants, Inc., and AIG and Bollinger,Inc., and Markel Insurance Company to provide insurance for Officials licensed withthe WIAA.
Who Is Covered?Coverage is provided to all licensed officials while working regularly scheduled
contests or scrimmages. The contest must be a sport sanctioned by the WIAA. Theofficial must be licensed with the WIAA as an official for one or more sports. Cover-age under these policies applies to those sports and activities governed or sponsoredby the WIAA. The official is also protected while participating in related activities,such as meetings, seminars and clinics.
Coverage Territory:Coverage applies to sponsored sports and activities in the USA. Direct group
travel to and from sponsored activities is covered under the Base Accident Medicalpolicy.
Program Summaries: General Liability InsuranceThis $1,000,000 per Occurrence/$3,000,000 General Aggregate coverage is pro-
vided under the WIAA General Liability policy issued by Merkel Insurance Company.The plan is written on an Excess basis. The policy covers court judgements andawards, as well as legal fees and court costs. The policy also covers lawsuits forbodily injury, property damage and personal injury (i.e., defamation of character,libel, slander, and false arrest).
General Liability Limits: $3,000,000 General Aggregate; $1,000,000 per Occur-rence; $1,000,000 Products and Completed Operations Aggregate; $1,000,000 Per-sonal and Advertising Injury; $5,000 Medical Expense; $0 Deductible per Claim;
Accident Medical Programs Base Accident Medical Insurance:Coverage up to $25,000 per Injury is provided by Merkel Insurance Company, for
accidental injuries. Each claim is subject to a $250 Deductible. Covered Injuries tosound and natural teeth are payable up to $1,000. This policy has a one year BenefitPeriod. All claims are subject to policy provisions and exclusions. This policy is Ex-cess to other insurance coverages.
Base Accident Medical Limits: $25,000 Medical Expense Benefit (52 weeks);$250 Deductible; $1,000 Dental; Full Excess Policy
Catastrophic Accident Medical Insurance:Claims in excess of a $25,000 deductible (2 year incurral period) are covered by
a Catastrophic Accident Medical policy underwritten by AIG. This policy has a MedicalExpense limit of $1,000,000. There is also a $10,000 Accidental Death and Dis-memberment benefit and a $10,000 Heart and Circulatory Malfunction Benefit. Thispolicy has a ten year Benefit Period and is excess to any other valid and collectibleinsurance.
This is a benefit summary for the General Liability Insurance, Base Accident Med-ical Insurance and Catastrophic Accident Medical Insurance issued to the WIAA. Themaster policies contain complete detail of the benefits, exclusions and qualificationsof the coverage. Should there be any discrepancy between the policy and this sum-mary, policy provisions will prevail.
To Report A ClaimGeneral Liability – If you are involved in an incident that results in a liability sit-
uation, please forward a copy of the summons and complaint immediately to theMARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY office. Also, as a service to all officials, an incidentreport will be available upon request.
Base Accident Medical – Claim forms are available from the MARKEL INSURANCECOMPANY office. Instructions for completing and submitting the claim are includedon the claim form.
Base Accident Medical Insurance Underwritten By: Markel Insurance Company
General Liability Underwritten By: Markel Insurance Company Bollinger, Inc.Attn: Sharon Davino, 101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-5000, 800-350-
8005
Catastrophic Accident Medical: Claim forms are available from the SpecialMarkets Insurance Consultants, Inc. office. Instructions for completing and sub-mitting the claim are included on the claim form.
Catastrophic Accident Medical Insurance Underwritten by:AIG, Special Markets Insurance Consultants, Inc., 2615 Post Road, Stevens
Sports Report “PLUS”Exemplary sportsmanship assubmitted by licensed officials.
VolleyballBaldwin-Woodville at Marshfield Tournament
After the Marshfield Volleyball Tournament, thehead coach of Baldwin-Woodville handed us offi-cials a card. Inside the card was a hand-writtenthank you note. The note read: “Dear Terry andPaul, Thank you so much for the time you put intothe tournament today. We appreciate your patiencewith our new coaching staff. It’s nice to see officialslike you supporting young athletes. Thanks again,Baldwin Woodville Coaches.”
Reporting Official: Terry Stake______________________________
FootballMauston at Mosinee
We had the pleasure of officiating at Mosinee tostart the 2008 football season. The sportsmanshipof the coaching staff, players and fans at Mosineewas exceptional. The coaches coached the playersrather then attempting to assist the officials offici-ate the contest. The players showed respect fortheir opponents and the fans had good spirit.Clearly Mosinee understands what WIAA sportsshould be about.
Reporting Official: Ed Korlesky_________________________
Appleton East at Appleton West
On behalf of our entire football officiating crew,I have to commend the staff at Appleton West forthe exceptional way in which they took care of usbefore, during and after our game at the BantaBowl in Appleton last Friday night. Mark McQuadewas in the parking lot waiting for us when we ar-rived at 5:30 p.m. - a very nice thing for a groupwho may not know where to go after arriving. Hegreeted us, asked if we were hungry (we passedon the pregame meal, but he would have gladlygone to the concession stand to get us some bratsor whatever we needed), took us to our dressingroom, got us our checks, towels and a pre-gamebottle of water. He thanked us for being part of thefootball game that evening and asked several timesif there was anything else he could do for us.(There wasn't anything because he had doneeverything so well!). They had arranged for Con-gressman Steve Kagen, a former student at bothschools, to participate in the captains' meeting andcoin toss, which was nice.
We had an escort to the locker room at halftimeand after the game which included someone with akey to open the lockerroom for us. We were givenbottled water at halftime and after the game aswell. A very nice gesture that confirms the fact thatofficials are respected and appreciated at AppletonWest. We thanked Mark several times during thecourse of our interaction with him at Friday night'sgame, but we all felt that he set the hospitalitystandard by which all schools should be measured.If there were to be a communication with otherWIAA schools regarding the best way to welcomegame officials as a respected and integral part of anathletic event, I would suggest using the modelthat Appleton West uses. It was great to be treatedso well.
Reporting Official: Pete Swiggum_________________________
West Bend East at KewaskumOur crew football crew would just like to take
the time to recognize Kewaskum High School forthe tremendous job they do at their home footballgames and in particular opening night last Friday.In particular, Athletic Director and Head FootballCoach Jason Piittmann and Principal Chris Horbasdo an outstanding job leading and administeringthe program and event. Our crew has worked atKewaskum in other years and the hospitality andrunning of the event has always been outstanding.People are there to welcome you, answer ques-tions, and outline events. They are there if ques-tions arise. A welcome letter awaits you in thedressing room as well. The game is administeredwithout flaw. Ticket takers, chain crew, and secu-
rity are all in place and well instructed in their du-ties. Security and greeters are waiting at halftimeand at the end of the game as well and stay withyou till you depart. Given that this was the firstgame and school is not yet in session to havethings so well organized is a testament to the peo-ple at Kewaskum. They are deserving of a hugethank you and credit for a job well done. In ourgame both teams displayed excellent sportsman-ship. Kewaskum's entire squad, including players,coaches, and support personnel, is a disciplinedgroup and one that is respectful of opponents andofficials. Coaches coach and players work to fulfilltheir assignments and never is an official ques-tioned. The players hit hard, but show respect totheir opponent. The game is coached and playedthe way it was meant to be done. This all is a re-flection of Coach Piittmann who is nothing but aclass individual. Our crew truly enjoyed working atthe Kewaskum football game Friday night. What apleasure to work at a place that works so hard todo things right!
Sun Prairie at Janesville CraigI was the Line Judge for this contest so I was
on the Craig sideline. Coach Bill O'Leary, who is thehead coach, was very intense all evening but veryprofessional toward all officials and always ex-tremely positive with his players. One particular in-stance a player was replaced and the playerdisplayed a little displeasure with being replaced.Coach O'Leary went over and put his arm aroundthe player and told him that he would never pub-licly embarrass him and he, the player should notwith his body language embarrass the coaches.The player understood and the teaching momentwas over. I have officiated other games for CoachO'Leary and have seen other examples of hiscoaching style. He always tries to get as many ifnot all his players into the game and last night wasno exception, in fact a couple of his assistantsthought he was doing it a little early. Will CoachO'Leary ever win a State Championship? He is agood enough coach to and if the pieces fall to-gether, perhaps. But it appears to me that BillO'Leary really understands what High School sportsis all about; giving every student athlete the bestchance to have a positive experience and thechance to be part of a group of people to work to-gether as a team. Janesville Craig should be veryproud of the leadership he displays.
Reporting Official: Tom Bier_________________________
Marinette at HortonvilleDespite losing the game, coach Joel Hanner
sought out each of us on the crew to shake ourhands and express his appreciation for our officiat-ing. Also, Marinette running back (No. 22) providedan excellent example of what sportsmanship is allabout throughout the game. He was encouraginghis teammates, helping others up off the groundand very courteous to the officials, even when acall didn't go Marinette's way. Plus, he is an all-around talented football player who gave every-thing he had to help his team win. High schoolathletics need more like him.
Laconia at Cedar GroveBoth teams showed great sportsmanship. The
coaches handled themselves in a professional man-ner. The players help each other up after plays andwe did not have a problem the entire evening.
Reporting Official: Steve Steiner_________________________
Rice Lake at New RichmondBoth teams as a whole, not one specific person,
displayed good sportsmanship throughout thegame, helping each other off the ground, telling therunner “good job.” The Coaches were fantastic withthe players and also showed a lot of respect to our
The following reports of good sportsmanship have been submitted to the WIAA. Appreciation goesout to those officials taking the time to give recognition to those schools and individuals deservingof acknowledgement.
crew. They handled their players on the side-lines,keeping them three yards off the field. Wedidn't have to get involved with that. It was justa well played game by both. It was great to doa game where everyone acted in a profes-sional manner.
Reporting Official: Pat Plumer_________________________
Manawa at GillettI had the pleasure of officiating a football
game between Gillett and Manawa. A group ofstudent-athletes and coaches could not havebehaved better. The players were polite and re-spectful throughout the game, as were both
head coaches and their assistants. The gamebecame a little lopsided. This is when “chippy-after-the-play” things tend to happen, but notwith these teams. The players don't behave likethis by accident. They learn by example, fromcoaches who understand what an influencethey have on young people. Both of these com-munities should be very proud of their footballprograms, not just for the win/loss record atthe end of the season, but for their ability toteach more than just blocking and tackling.They learn how to treat people the right wayeven when things aren't going their way.
Officials interested in regular-season game/meet openings can access the new“Officials Wanted” website at: www.officialswanted.com
√ Cheer good plays by opposing team
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13National Fine Arts Activities DayPurpose: A time to focus on the stu-
dents, coaches and sponsors involved infine arts programs.
What you can do:√ Recognize fine arts participants at pep
rally√ Have reception for students interested in
joining fine arts programs; invite current partic-ipants
√ Create magnetic posters for display onlockers of students involved in fine arts
√ Present program to elementary school orjudge “American Idol” program at local nursinghome
√ Invite local actors or musicians for per-formance with students
√ Do feature story in school newspaper√ Present drama skit during lunch√ Have a fine arts participant read the
morning or afternoon announcements√ Have former band members return to play
with current band√ Have former band members who are par-
ents return to play with current band
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14National Officials Day
Purpose: A time to salute the approxi-mately 500,000 individuals who serve as con-test officials and judges.
What you can do:√ Host breakfast for officials who help in
sports and fine arts√ Class competition of “You Make the Call”
and feature questions regarding sport rules√ Have round-table discussion with stu-
dents, officials and parents√ Donate sportsmanship book or video to li-
brary on behalf of officials
√ Send certificates of recognition and ap-preciation letters to officials
√ Post signs thanking officials√ Provide NFHS Sportsmanship cards to all
officials who work contests at your school√ Present the NFHS Sportsmanship-Ethics-
Integrity Award to deserving officials
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15National Youth Health
Awareness DayPurpose: A time to promote education and
prevention efforts that encourage healthylifestyles.
What you can do:√ Offer pregame meal with nutritional
analysis√ Hold student workshops on health issues;
recognize school nurse, trainer and team doc-tor
√ Offer students opportunity to “shadow”health professionals
√ Create and display bulletin boards andposters dealing with healthy lifestyle issues
√ Ask students to prepare resource direc-tory of community agencies
√ Read a “health tip of the hour”√ Hold assembly with guest speakers, such
as nutritionists, and local county health officials
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16National Coaches Day
Purpose: A time to recognize the contribu-tions of high school coaches.
What you can do:√ Ask noncoaching faculty to serve as
“coach of the day” to give them different per-spective
√ Honor different coaches and advisors eachhour of the day
√ Recognize coaches and sponsors and theirfamilies on public-address system duringevents
Activities Week_______________Continued from page 1�
√ Invite retired coaches to attend practice orevent
√ Play “Name that Coach” clue game√ Send letters or emails of thanks to a
coach, sponsor or advisorFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
National Fan Appreciation DayPurpose: A time to thank the spectators
who support activity programs throughout theyear.
What you can do:√ Offer tailgate party with hot chocolate and
refreshments√ Offer free program to “selected fans”
(based on school colors or some other criteria)√ Give Booster Club members coupon for
free pop and popcorn√ Introduce parents of players and cheer-
leaders during pregame ceremony√ Give school shirt to most avid fans (stu-
dent and adult)√ Present chair cushion to a dedicated adult
fan√ Dress up in your school spirit outfit√ During the course of the season, acknowl-
edge season ticket-holders by name
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18National Community
Service/Participation DayPurpose: A time to give back to your com-
munity and show your appreciation for theirsupport of your programs. This day also can beused to promote fund-raising efforts that sup-port interscholastic programs.
What you can do:√ Recognize business partners in program or
announcements at contests or events√ Offer a beneficial service to business part-
ners, i.e., clean parking lot, cut grass, etc.√ Offer free admission to event to represen-
tatives of program advertisers√ Hold open house in gymnasium; invite
alumni, businesses and media to attend√ Learn more about high school activities on
the Internet at www.nfhs.org√ Do radio (school) and TV PSAs (commu-
nity access) with activities participants√ Offer school souvenirs at auction√ Put announcement on school marquee �
2008-09 Winter Sports MeetingsAt High School Identified (Unless Otherwise Specified)
BASKETBALLNO MEETINGS - Information will be provided via Website Video Presentation.The link and verification form will be available on the School Center and OfficialsCenter on the WIAA Website.
HOCKEYNO MEETINGS - Information will be provided via Website Video Presentation.The link and verification form will be available on the School Center and OfficialsCenter on the WIAA Website.
SWIMMING/DIVINGNO MEETINGS - Information will be provided via Website Video Presentation.The link and verification form will be available on the School Center and OfficialsCenter on the WIAA Website.
WRESTLINGOctober 27, Monday Hillsboro, Spooner, Two RiversOctober 29, Wednesday Holmen, Oconto Falls, Union GroveNovember 3, Monday Brodhead, Cadott, Oshkosh NorthNovember 4, Tuesday DeForest, Menomonie, Wis. Rapids LincolnNovember 5, Wednesday East Troy, Mineral Point, Tomahawk
Note: Sites and dates for spring sports meetings will be determined ata later date. �
2008-09 OfficialsExams Due Dates
Officials exams will be sent with your rule books and also available online. Rememberthat corrected exams will not be returned to you. Make a copy of your exam answersbefore you submit them to the WIAA office so that you may review the ones you mayhave gotten wrong once answers are posted. Answers will be posted on the OfficialsCenter once the due date has passed. You will also access your exam score off theOfficials Center.Sport Return DeadlinePART I EXAMSFootball August 22, 2008Soccer August 22, 2008Swimming/Diving August 22, 2008Volleyball August 22, 2008Basketball November 14, 2008Gymnastics November 14, 2008Hockey November 14, 2008Wrestling November 14, 2008Baseball March 13, 2009Softball March 13, 2009Track/Field March 13, 2009
Sport Mailing Date Return DeadlinePART II EXAMSSoccer August 18, 2008 September 12, 2008Football August 26, 2008 September 19, 2008Basketball December 1, 2008 December 19, 2008Wrestling December 1, 2008 December 19, 2008Baseball March 23, 2009 April 9, 2009
MECHANICS EXAM3-Person Basketball Mechanics December 1, 2008 December 19, 2008
Note: The 3-Person Basketball Mechanics Exam will be a requirement for allL5 and Master level officials that want to be considered for regional finals,sectionals and State tournament assignment in 2008-09. �
Approved Officials Clinics/Camps
Officials Association Meetings
NOTE: Clinic participation does NOT exempt an official from sport/rule meeting atten-dance requirements. ALL criteria for an advanced classification must be met,including corresponding test scores.
Fastpitch Softball ClinicDates: September 27 & 28, 2008Site: UW-ParksideContact: Brian Henson 414-525-1028 or [email protected]
Southern Wisconsin Officials Association 2 & 3-Person Basketball ClinicDates: November 7-8, 2008Site: Monona Grove and Madison La Follette High SchoolsContact: Duane Ives (608) 243-8252 or (608) 242-4100 or �
Lakeshore Officials Meetings
Date: November 10, 2008 – Time & Site: 6 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Date: December 15, 2008 – Time & Site: 6 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Date: January 14, 2009 – Time & Site: 6:30 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Date: February 9, 2009 – Time & Site: 6:30 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Date: March 10, 2009 – Time & Site: 6 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Date: March 31, 2009 – Time & Site: 6 p.m. @ Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Games WantedSchools Should Notify WIAA When Games Are Filled. Listings will be removed after one month from the date they were first listed. The date at the end of each listing is the date that particular listing was first listed.
FALLFootballDATE SPECIFIC
Sept. 26 or 27, 2008 - Varsitygame (home). Kettle Moraine Lutheran- Len Collyard 262-677-4051 or [email protected]. (8-20)Sept. 29, 2008 - Team for fresh-
man game. Kenosha St. Joseph - MikeFisher 262-654-8651 ext. 140 [email protected]. (8-22)Oct. 2 or 4, 2008 - Freshman & JV
game. Badger - Jim Kluge 262-348-2060 or [email protected].(8-20)Oct. 13, 2008 - Team for JV game.
Whitnall - Mike Brand 414-525-8505 [email protected] (8-26)Oct. 13, 2008 - Team for freshman
game. Kenosha St. Joseph - MikeFisher 262-654-8651 ext. 140 [email protected]. (8-22)Oct. 17 or 18, 2008 - Varsity
game. Winnebago Lutheran - GregHoffmann 920-921-4930 or [email protected]. (9-9)Aug. 21, 2009 - Varsity/JV team for
scrimmage. Chippewa Falls - JasonSchultz 715-726-2406 ext. 1181 [email protected]. (9-9)Aug. 21 or 22, 2009 - Teams for 3-
team scrimmage (varsity and JV) -Wautoma - Jordan Sinz 920-787-3354ext. 1040 or [email protected]. (9-4)GENERAL2008 (preferably week of Sept.
29) - Freshmen game. Green Bay Pre-ble - Dan Retzki 920-272-7046 or [email protected]. (9-2)2008 (Week of Oct. 6-9) - Soph-
omore game (will travel). Marshfield -Mike Nicksic 715-387-8464 ext. 4205.(9-2)2008 & 2009 (Week 2 or 5) -
Frosh game. Medford - Bob Wiinamaki715-748-5951 or [email protected]. (8-26)2008 (Week 8) - JV game. Shore-
land Lutheran - Tim Treder 262-859-2595 ext. 224 or [email protected].(9-9)2009 & 2010 (Week 1 & 4) - Var-
sity/JV games. Kingsford, MI - Al Unger906-779-2670 or [email protected]. (8-26)2009 (Week 1) - Game. Turner -
Varsity/sophomore games. Prefer tohost in 2009 and travel in 2010. Marsh-field - Mike Nicksic 715-387-8464 ext.4205 or [email protected].(9-10)2009 & 2010 (Week 2) - Game.
May 16, 2009 - Team for tourna-ment. Ellsworth - Steve Block 715-273-2105. (8-28)Girls SoccerDATE SPECIFIC
Apr. 18, 2009 - Team for varsitytournament. Oshkosh West - Brad Jo-darski 920-424-0143 or [email protected]. (9-4)
Apr. 24-25, 2009 - Team for var-sity tournament (3 games). Badger(Lake Geneva) - Jim Kluge 262-348-2060 or [email protected].(9-9)Apr. 25, 2009 - Teams for invi-
tational. Omro - Terry Benter 920-685-7405 ext. 127 [email protected]. (9-9)Apr. 25, 2009 - Teams for varsity
invitational. Sheboygan South - JasonLedermann 920-459-3638 or [email protected]. (9-9)Apr. 25, 2009 - Teams for invita-
tional (2 matches). Omro - Terry Ben-ter 920-685-7405 ext. 127 [email protected]. (9-4)May 2, 2009 - Team for 4-team
varsity tournament (2 games). Milton -Jim Johnson 608-868-9565 or [email protected]. (9-10)GENERAL2009 - JV games. Germantown -
May 9, 2009 - Varsity teams fortournament. Sheboygan South - JasonLedermann 920-459-3638 or [email protected]. (9-9)
Track & FieldDATE SPECIFIC
Apr. 24, 2009 - Teams for co-ed in-vitational. Sheboygan South - JasonLedermann 920-459-3638 or [email protected]. (9-9)May 1, 2009 - Team for co-ed var-
Sportsmanship Summit Highlights_____________________________Continued from page 1�
The Summit will feature two keynote addresses and three time slots for five dif-ferent break-out sessions, which focus on the ideals of sportsmanship and citizenship.The morning keynote address will be presented by Craig Hillier, professional speakerand author. The afternoon keynote address will be presented by Bill Gosse, presidentof TeamScore, Inc.
Participants will also attend three morning break-out sessions. The subjects forthe five break-out presentations available during the three time slots are “The Coach& Participant Roles in Sportsmanship” by Bill Collar; “Sportsmanship from an OfficialsProspective” by former WIAA official David Kelliher; “Sportsmanship Training Ideasfor Parents” by Gosse; “Sportsmanship Programs in Schools” by Stevens Point AthleticDirector Stephanie Hauser; and “Setting and Enforcing Sportsmanship ExpectationsRoundtable” moderated by Jay Wilson of WIAA.tv and the Big Ten Channel.
A registration form/brochure is available on the School Center of the WIAA web-site <www.wiaawi.org>. Schools interested in registering for the 2008 SportsmanshipSummit should complete the registration information and fax it to the WIAA at (715)344-4241 as soon as possible to reserve participation in the Summit. Please contactthe WIAA with any questions regarding the Summit by calling (715) 344-8580, or byemailing to [email protected].
Schools wishing to reserve hotel rooms the night prior to the Summit shouldcontact the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point directly at (715) 344-2000. The Room rate at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center is $89 for a single and$99 for a double. �
Residence & TransferQ.: My son open enrolled to X school
by the deadline last year as a junior. Heis now going to be a senior in the newX school. Can he participate in all var-sity sports or not?A.: Transferring as an 11th
and/or 12th grader, even throughopen enrollment, a student is ineli-gible to practice and play for onecalendar year.Q.: We have a girl whose parents are
divorced and have joint custody. She iscurrently living with mom in our districtand would like to play volleyball, but inearly November will be moving in withdad and switching schools. Can sheparticipate in athletics at the newschool?A.: If the student is in 11th or
12th grade, she will be ineligible topractice and compete at the newschool, should she transfer. If thestudent is in 9th or 10th grade – ifboth schools agree and there areno objections, student could beprovided non-varsity opportunities.(If student transfers mid-year as a10th grader, the restricted eligibil-ity is continued for one calendaryear.)Q.: Our high school has an Interna-
tional Baccalaureate program. Studentsfrom any of the district schools may at-tend our school on a boundary excep-tion if they qualify for the IB program.My question to you is this: Do I have toprocess the waiver request for eachstudent that does not reside in our at-tendance area, or can I get "blanket ap-proval" for these student athletes?A.: If a student is transferring
from another school into yourschool and is transferring mid-yearand or transferring after their“sophomore year”...Yes. There isno blanket approval if student istransferring mid-year, after begin-ning the school year at anotherschool and/or is entering 11th or12th grade. Students who aretransferring after their fourth con-secutive semester - the transferrule prevails and the student is noteligible to practice and play unlessa waiver is provided. See ROE, Art.II, Section 1A-10. Students whoenter as 9th and/or 10th graders atthe start of the school year - youmay afford eligibility without re-striction, so long as the EVTS formfrom the sending school indicatesno objections.Q.: We have a student that was ex-
pelled mid-year last year, for prescrip-tion drugs (second offense inaccordance with our athletic code) andattended X high school. She was a mul-tiple sport athlete at our school butnever participated in sports at X, de-spite a few communications betweendad, student and the AD at X highschool. It is looking as though shewants to transfer back to our school forthis year and may be allowed to do soafter a meeting with our high schoolprincipal (and in accordance with schoolpolicy). I wanted to stay ahead of thisand find out - am I correct in interpret-ing that she will gain athletic eligibilityimmediately after serving our penaltyfor second offense drug posses-sion/use, etc., and not have to servethe one year ineligibility period becauseshe never re-established eligibility at X?
A.: Under the circumstances asyou've described them - yes. Sincethis student began last school yearat your school, she could be al-lowed to re-establish her eligibilityupon her return to your school - solong as there are no objectionsfrom the sending school.Q.: A student who lives in our school
district has attended a parochial schoolfor the last three years. He is enrollingat our school for his senior year. He iswondering if he is eligible to participateon our athletic teams. My reading of therules is that this is a transfer after thefourth consecutive semester in highschool and is, therefore, ineligible forthe entire year. Is that interpretationcorrect?A.: Your interpretation of the rule
is accurate. Student may not prac-tice and/or compete unless awaiver would be requested andprovided.Q.: We have a father in our district
fighting for custody of his daughter whowill be a freshman this year. If he winscustody, would she be eligible for var-sity or sub-varsity competition in ourdistrict if she all ready began practicewith the school her mother resides in?If I read the rules correctly, I believeshe would only be eligible for sub-var-sity competition.A.: The WIAA does not get in-
volved in divorce or custody issues.We simply apply the rules of eligi-bility as they are written. If the stu-dent has begun a fall season or theschool year at another school andthen transfers – we must begin byapplying the rules – as you havecorrectly identified. Provided thesending school would indicate noobjections, the student could beprovided non-varsity opportunitiesfor one calendar year. The waiverprovisions are also included in thetip sheet which may be found onthe Web site entitled “TransferRules At A Glance.”
Amateur StatusQ.: We have a girl who is an incom-
ing freshmen that participated in theHershey track meet this summer andqualified for their national meet. Sheattended the meet, but her trip waspaid for by Hershey. Is this a violationof amateur status?A.: No, not a violation – provided
the student did not accept or re-ceive any other unacceptableawards. ROE, Art. IV (Amateur Sta-tus) provides in section B-1a. “ Ac-tual and necessary reimbursementfor transportation, food and lodg-ing paid in connection with playinga contest shall not be regarded as aviolation.”Q.: As students begin registering for
school and sports, three questions havecome up that we would like some feedback on. We have a couple studentswho are not able to afford our sportsfees ($60 per sport). They do meet thecriteria for free and reduced lunches.The questions are: 1) Can the sportbooster club cover their fees for themor would this take away their amateurstatus? 2) Can the school waive thefees for those that qualify for free andreduced lunches without the athletelosing eligibility? 3) If students do not
meet the qualifications for free and re-duced programs, can their fees bewaived or paid by a booster club?A.: 1) Yes, so long as the same
opportunity is provided to all stu-dents who qualify and are inter-ested in participating. We view thisas costs associated with competi-tion. The boosters should gift theschool the necessary dollars thatwould meet this need. 2) Yes, samecaveat as #1. Some schools havethis policy. 3) Would advise ex-treme caution in that direction anddiscourage consideration unless allstudents are to have fees waived.Q.: I work for a television station
that covers the Duluth/Superior area.We do an athlete of the week segmenton Sundays, and my news directorwants to change the format of that seg-ment to include giving the student aplaque/trophy. Will this affect that stu-dent's amateur status? There will be noother prizes/incentives, just a plaquerecognizing that student athlete as theFox 21 Northern Star.A.: Our members identify a tro-
phy and/or a plaque to be an ac-ceptable award which a WisconsinHS student athlete may receive.Please See III-C of the Rules At AGlance.
Competition & PracticeQ.: Each year several of our coaches
put in their budgets new balls for theirrespective sports. We have been toldthat it is a requirement of WIAA thateach contest be played with new balls.As we look at school district budgetsand all sections of our budget, thesesport balls do add up. We have not onlyvarsity levels ordering new balls butalso middle school through JV. Couldsomeone from WIAA please clarify forme the requirement and expectation ofnew balls for school sports?A.: In sports where balls are
used, the WIAA requires that ballsbear NFHS authenticating mark forvarsity level competition. In somesports like baseball and softball,where/when a ball gets roughed tothe extent of providing a competi-tive advantage to the pitcher (or ahazard to the batter) because ofthe scuffing a new (or different)ball might be requested by the um-pire — BUT, there is no WIAA provi-sion requiring new balls be used ineach contest.Q.: I just wanted to clarify a question
about football player eligibility. If asophomore plays in a JV game on Mon-day and a C-Team game on Thursday,can he still dress for the varsity gameon Friday?A.: Student could dress - but can-
not enter the game - even for a sin-gle play - If he did so that would behis third level of exposure in thesame calendar week - at that point,student would be entering as an in-eligible player and the varsity gameordered forfeit.Q.: There is an 8th grade student in
our district who is a distance runner andhis parents would like to have him prac-tice with our varsity cross country teamthis season. Is this something that is al-lowed?A.: Allowing middle school stu-
dents from w/in your district (in
multi-school districts it ought to befrom your "feeder" school) to prac-tice w/your HS team has not beenconsidered a violation. Friendly ad-vice: also keep in mind - there arealways "rippling-out effects" of thisconsideration/decision. It willeventually impact across all sportprograms...it will impact upon par-ents and kids who are already in HS(who will feel the "writing's on thewall” for their child) and it will af-fect the parents of the middleschoolers who do not have the"same chance" as the most tal-ented - those who get invited to at-tend. This should be anadministrative level decision andnot a coaches prerogative.Q.: Can a member of our boys var-
sity tennis team be a manager for thegirls tennis team?A.: A boy can be a manager for a
girl’s team. However, you want tobe especially careful in tennis. Man-agers are only allowed to do "man-agerial" duties. These duties maybe things like taking attendance,keeping stats, providing towels,providing water, sweeping thecourts, etc. You are correct, theymay not hit with the girls, and theymay not toss balls to the girls, pro-vide demonstrations or participatein drills in any way. Only "manage-rial" duties are allowed. Same istrue in swim, soccer, golf, etc.Q.: I have a soccer eligibility ques-
tion for you: We have a boy who trans-ferred into our district last year whoplays soccer. He did not play soccer lastyear though. This year he will be a sen-ior. His sophomore year he attendedanother school and played varsity soc-cer. His last game as a sophomore thatyear he received a "red card" and satout the remainder of that game. Sincethe boy did not play last year (his junioryear) does he still need to sit out onegame for that sophomore red cardgame this year as a senior?A.: Yes, unless the student was
held out of the first game in a win-ter or spring sport - the studentmust serve the suspension in thefirst game of his next sport season.Q.: Article V states that students who
are not full-time enrollees may notcompete in athletics. Does this precludeathletic practice/participation?A.: Both Article I and V of the
Rules of Eligibility make clear thatour members have agreed to onlyuse their own full-time students ontheir interscholastic athletic teamsand in interscholastic competition.The rules further indicate you cannot include students from otherschools on your teams and in yourpractices. The rules do, however,allow you to include “members ofthe community” in your practices.See II-E of the Rules At A Glance. Ifyou have a part-time student andthey have a physical on file andparental permission - and youwished to allow the student topractice - that would be your pre-rogative.
Participation IssuesQ.: My question is dealing with aca-
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read that for students to be eligiblethey must have no more then one fail-ing grade. In our code we have addedthat one "F" means one contest. I un-derstand this, but am confused on thefall. If they are ineligible for the WIAA,I believe they need to sit 21 calendardays. But that is for more than one "F."Then, by our rule they still need to sitone contest, but do they also have tosit the 21 days? They do not sit thetime during the school year.A.: Answer to your question is -
“no”. When a school's rule, morestrict than the WIAA's, has madethe student academically ineligible,the school may also determinewhen/how the student returns toplay. It was your rule that madethe student ineligible, not theWIAA's. A mistake that someschool's who have a “no F” policymake, is that they fail to under-stand that when/if a student hasmore then one F, then the period ofsuspension may not be less thanthe WIAA's required 21 calendardays in the summer and fall and the15 scheduled school days duringthe school year - and as a resultmay return a student sooner thanis permitted thinking their policy ismore strict then WIAA's. While itmay be more strict for one F, aschool may not be less restrictivein situations involving more thanone F.Q.: We have a question for you on
the fall academic eligibility timetable. Iknow it says if athletes fail to meet thestandard in the spring of the year, theyhave to sit 21 calendar days from thefirst allowable date of competition or1/3 of their season, whichever is less.My question then, is how do you countmulti-team events, such as a tennisquad on a Saturday? Does that countas one meet or three meets? Same witha volleyball quad or a soccer tourna-ment with more then one game on aday.A.: To determine what a date
“counts” you simply considerwhether the “date” counts for oneor three of your maximum allowedschedule. If the event is counted asthree individual events in your sea-son max, it counts for three in youracademic ineligibility suspension.If the event is “ONE” within yourallowed maximums – even if youplayed six games, it still onlycounts as ONE in satisfying the ac-ademic ineligibility requirement.The same application holds true forsatisfying code of conduct suspen-sions, too.Q.: Last spring, a long term substi-
tute teacher did not follow the studentsIEP and didn't use the EEN gradingscale that has been approved by ourschool board. This student was madeineligible to start the football seasondue to a failing grade in this class forthe fourth quarter. Our special educa-tion teacher investigated his grades thisfall when school started and discoveredthe error in his grades. Following theEEN scale and IEP his grade is a passinggrade. Our superintendent, principaland special education teacher met anddiscussed this situation and determinedhim to be eligible. I'm just doublechecking with the WIAA to be sure thathe is, therefore, eligible to participateimmediately.
A.: If school administration hasdetermined an error has beenmade in student grades/gradingand corrects it in a manner basedon established policy; one which istransparent and is known andavailable for relief to any/all stu-dents in same situation – the WIAAwould view that as appropriate ad-ministrative action.Q.: Can an 8th grader in our district
run CC at the high school level? My lookthrough the Handbook didn't give memuch to go on.A.: No. An 8th grader cannot
compete at 9th, 10th, 11th or 12thgrade level..not frosh, JV, varsity orreserves. Allowing middle schoolstudents from w/in your district (inmulti-school districts it ought to befrom your "feeder" school) to prac-tice with your HS team has notbeen considered a violation. Keepin mind, there are always "rippling-out effects" of this considera-tion/decision. It will eventuallyimpact across all sport pro-grams...it will impact upon parentsand kids who are already in HS(who will feel the "writing's on thewall” for their child) and it will af-fect the parents of the middleschoolers who do not have the"same chance" as the most tal-ented - those who get invited to at-tend.Q.: I see a new form called HS ath-
letic eligibility information bulletin formon the Web site. Is it required to getparents/students signature on thisform, or is it optional?A.: Yes - see the 08-09 Sr. High
Handbook, p. 39, Rules of Eligibil-ity, Art. VII, Sect.1A. Parents sig-nature indicating they havereceived the WIAA rules of eligibil-ity each year is now required.Q.: This summer we added to our
athletic code the WIAA's rules for eligi-bility. This includes age, academics, at-tendance, transfers, amateur statusand so on. It is about four pages inlength. We now require the parents tosign our code specifying specificallythat they have read and understand theinformation in the document. I havebeen under the impression that NO ath-lete may participate and be eligible forpractice until this is signed. We have itstated like this in our athletic code:"This form must be completed and sub-mitted to the athletic director prior to astudent being declared eligible to prac-tice and compete." I sent an e-mail toall fall coaches here in our area todayreminding them that no athlete maypractice until we have this form, physi-cal/alternate year card and our school'semergency information/medical cardon file. I have one coach already con-cerned about kids sitting because ofthese restrictive requirements. I ex-plained that this is now WIAA policythat the Rules of Eligibility must besigned before one can practice to elim-inate ANY misunderstandings with therule. I have no problem with it. It maytake one season of this and the wordwill get out really fast. Please clarifywhether I have misinterpreted the in-tentions/rule of the WIAA to mycoaches and parents.A.: You have correctly stated the
rule and requirement. Please see2008 Senior High Handbook, Rulesof Eligibility, Art. VII, Sect. 1 A (p.
39). We think it is clearly written.Remind your coaches the WIAA is517 member schools. Each membergets a vote. At last April's annualmeeting (2008) they voted 259 to50 to approve this requirement.Q.: We have a student that has
moved here from out-of-state with hisparents. He was a young freshman lastyear and with the move to Wisconsinthe counselors here at our school rec-ommended that he start in the 9thgrade. Can you let me know if he isconsidered a freshman or sophomore?A.: From an eligibility standpoint,
the student will be considered asophomore. You will want to sharewith the student and family – Rulesof Eligibility, Article V, Sect. 1A-3aand b (p. 35). The student will beineligible in his 5th year.Q.: Do incoming 9th grade students
start out on a "clean slate" with aca-demic eligibility?A.: Yes – if that is/has been your
district’s policy in the past. While itis not uncommon to see in manysmaller schools/communities –where there may be only one ortwo middle schools for academicand code of conduct requirementsto be carried from 8th to 9th grade- The WIAA does not require thatacademic and/or code related is-sues and suspensions be carriedover from 8th grade to 9th.Q.: Can home school student com-
pete for their attendance area highschool-without any additional issues?A.: No. Both our middle level and
9-12 members have determinedand agreed they can/will only usetheir own, full-time students ontheir interscholastic athletic teams.Our association is not a park andrec, or a YMCA - it was not formedto serve a general public; only thefull-time students of members.Q: If I'm reading the Handbook right,
a student who is academically ineligiblein the fall has 21 days from the firstcompetition (not practice) or 1/3 of theseason which ever is less, is this cor-rect?A.: You are correct. Student
could be allowed to scrimmage –by our rules – since scrimmage is aday of practice. You may find a ma-trix on our Web site eligibility pagethat might help you as well.Q.: We have a former home schooled
student enrolling who is out for footballas a sophomore. His mother providedthe school with ALL of his homework-tests, and he took a MAP test to deter-mine his academic abilities. With all ofthat information, our counselor cameup with a transcript. According to themother, he has all A's and B's...I canpull the transcript, but the point may bemoot if he still needs a school issued re-port card from fourth quarter. I under-stand both sides of this issue. I believein doing what is right, but I understandthat there has to be strict guidelines onthe issue. Any thoughts, now....withmore details?A.: There really is nothing to
dwell on with this one. Student canpractice without restriction. He cantake part in your schools scrim-mage if you have one (scrimmageis practice). You may count anyhome grades you wish / as youwish - for GPA, class rank, e.g. Youcould let him become your school's
valedictorian if you wish. But, as aresult of the rules, which you themembers have established, he isacademically not eligible to com-pete in WIAA interscholastic ath-letic competition until Sept. 18.There is no waiver provision asso-ciated with this membership re-quirement.Q.: I am the executive director of a
small private school in southern Wis-consin. I was wondering what kind ofprograms are in place for private schoolstudents or home school students to beinvolved with sport programs. Can yousend me more information?A.: The WIAA is a not-for-profit,
voluntary membership Associationwhose sole function is to provideinterscholastic athletic competitionopportunities for the full-time stu-dents at member schools. We haveno provisions which address anychildren or students - except thoseat member schools. You might findprograms and opportunity for yourstudents through the local recre-ation department or YMCA. Theyare providers more conducive forserving a general public. In addi-tion I would encourage you to go tothe Web site: Swchasaints.org for aterrific example of what homeschooling families can accomplish.Q.: I have a student who wants to do
independent study/internet classesalong with classes in our regular sched-ule here at the high school. He wants toplay basketball. Is he eligible to do this?A.: He might be eligible. The fun-
damental and critical component isthat the student must be a full-timestudent – according to your board’sdefinition, as well as the WIAA’s.You may have students who take xclasses at your building and then aclass at the tech, or perhaps are in-volved in youth options – again, ifthey meet the definitions of full-time student they can be affordedeligibility. Since there is broad di-versity across our 517 memberschools and how their local Boardsidentify full-time student status,e.g., 4 period blocks, 6, 7 or 8 pe-riod (more) traditional schedulebased determination, some go bysemester credits, etc. The WIAA's“definition” of a full-time studentmust come from a broader per-spective. In our member's SeniorHigh Handbook, p. 35 Rules of Eli-gibility, Art.V, Sect.1A-note, pro-vides: "A full-time student is astudent where the member schoolis responsible for programming100 percent of the student's schoolday. The student is eligible for likeor similar awards, privileges andservices as all other students andmeets all obligations and responsi-bilities as other students, withoutexception." From another perspec-tive then, a full-time student couldbe class president, prom king,homecoming queen, class speaker– or even, valedictorian and grandscholarship winner. Instruction isprovided or paid for by the school.Course work is counted towardsGPA/class rank, graduation, hon-ors, same as for every other full-time student.Q.: I am looking at the Handbook on
page 36 and I have a question basedSee Eligibility Q & A, page 9 �
Approved Soccer Only FacilitiesIn order to host a regional or sectional soccer game, schools must be on the Approved Site list. To get on the list, you must meet the following criteria: 1. Soccer-only
facility, 2. able to charge admission; and 3. field is a minimum of 65 x 110. If your field meets these criteria and you are not shown on this list, please email Deb Hauser theanswers to the three questions noted.
If you intend to host at a field other than yours, your school name must still be found on this listing. If not, you won’t be able to host. Check the list carefully. Deadlineto get added to the list is Friday, October 10.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (September 4, 2008) – For the 19th consecutive year, the numberof student participants in high school athletics increased in 2007-08, according to the Na-tional Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
Based on figures from the 50 state high school athletic/activity associations, plus theDistrict of Columbia, that are members of the NFHS, participation for the 2007-08 schoolyear set an all-time high of 7,429,381, according to the 2007-08 High School Athletics Par-ticipation Survey conducted by the NFHS. In addition, boys and girls participation figuresreached all-time highs, with 3,057,266 girls and 4,372,115 boys participating in 2007-08.The girls figure surpassed the total of 3,021,807 set last year, while the boys figure eclipsedthe former record of 4,367,442 set in 1977-78.
Through the survey, it was also determined that 54.8 percent of students enrolled inhigh schools participate in athletics.
“This is certainly another great report on the interest of high school sports in our na-tion’s schools,” said NFHS Executive Director Robert F. Kanaby. “The fact that we experi-enced all-time records for both girls and boys reflects the fact that the high school sportsparticipation experience is more viable than ever and is of great interest to our nation’syoung people. In addition, the results support the NFHS 2008-2011 Strategic Plan, in whichthe organization committed to providing stronger leadership and support for high schoolathletics and fine arts activities.”
Two years ago, the NFHS began a new brand identity emphasis using a communica-tions tag line of “Take Part. Get Set for Life.™” In addition to its chief task of writing playingrules for high school sports, the NFHS is striving to gain awareness and support from stateand local governments, media, corporate partners, and especially students and their par-ents.
Competitive spirit squads gained the most female participants in 2007-08 with16,130, followed by soccer with 8,913 and cross country with 6,973.
Lacrosse gained the most participants among boys sports in 2007-08 with 11,336,followed by soccer with 5,562, swimming and diving with 5,158 and cross country with5,042.
In terms of combined participation, the emerging sports of bowling and lacrosse con-tinued their rise in popularity with significant percentage increases. Overall participation inbowling increased 17 percent, while lacrosse participation was up 14 percent.
Basketball remained the most popular sport for girls with 449,450 participants, fol-lowed by outdoor track and field (447,520), volleyball (397,968), fast pitch softball(371,293), soccer (346,545), cross country (190,349), tennis (172,455), swimming anddiving (147,197), competitive spirit squads (111,307) and golf (69,243).
In boys sports, 11-player football once again topped the list with 1,108,286 partici-pants, followed by basketball (552,935), outdoor track and field (548,821), baseball(478,029), soccer (383,561), wrestling (259,688), cross country (221,109), golf(159,958), tennis (156,285) and swimming and diving (111,896).
Texas held its title as having the most sports participants with 779,049, followed byCalifornia (735,497), New York (380,870), Ohio (346,571), Illinois (336,646), Michigan(315,734), Pennsylvania (286,992), New Jersey (256,837), Minnesota (230,068) andFlorida (227,157).
The participation survey has been compiled since 1971 by the NFHS through numbersit receives from its member associations. The complete 2007-08 Participation Survey isavailable on the NFHS Web site <www.nfhs.org>.
About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for
high school sports and fine arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the developmentof education-based interscholastic sports and fine arts activities that help students succeedin their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, im-proving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for com-petition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writesplaying rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 mem-ber state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 18,500high schools and 11 million participants in high school activity programs, including morethan 7 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholasticactivity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; pro-duces publications for high school coaches, officials and athletic directors; sponsors pro-fessional organizations for high school coaches, officials, spirit coaches, speech and debatecoaches and music adjudicators; and serves as a national information resource of inter-scholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS Web site atwww.nfhs.org. �
High School Sports Participation Increases Again; Boys,Girls and Overall Participation Reach All-Time Highs
upon Section 2A-3. This is the state-ment that states, "a student may eraseineligibility status related to the lastgrade-reporting period of the schoolyear through summer school courses(including correspondence courses) atthe same or some other school, pro-vided; “a. the student successfullycompletes not less than the same num-ber of courses which caused ineligibil-ity." Am I interpreting this correctly, if astudent fails an English class (or anyclass) and passes any class in the sum-mer, that student automatically regainshis/her eligibility at the beginning of thefall season? If a person fails a class,does the summer school class have tobe in the same area in order to count torecovery eligibility? If a student failstwo courses, they must pass two sum-mer school courses in order for recov-ery of eligibility?A.: A student may erase their
failing grade(s) by passing thesame number of courses in summerschool as caused the ineligibility -they do not have to be the samesubject(s) as those in which thestudent received the failinggrade(s). If you have a no-F policyand they failed two courses, theymust pass two summer schoolcourses. If you have the WIAA 1-Fminimum academic policy, then thestudent is allowed one F and canstill be eligible. So they would needto make up one F in the summer toremove the F that made them inel-igible.
NonschoolCompetition/ParticipationQ.: I run a sports bowling league and
have some high school students thatwant to get in the league. USBC hasguidelines set up for youth bowling inthe adult league. We will be followingthose guidelines. I want to know ifthese kids will have any problems withWIAA in reference to amateur statusand non school competition.A.: What ROE Article IV provides
is that (paraphrase): A studentmust be an amateur in ALL WIAArecognized sports in order to be el-igible - in ANY WIAA sponsoredsports. Thus since the Associationdoes not presently sponsor inter-scholastic bowling amateur statusrestrictions do not apply. Same aswe do not sponsor lumberjackevents, bass fishing, snowmobiling,motocross, BMX or rodeo, e.g.,there are a number of school agedstudent athletes who do right wellfor themselves in these non-WIAArecognized sporting events andsuffer no peril when playing anyWIAA offered interscholastic op-portunity. Important: On the otherhand, however, even though stu-dent plays school football, basket-ball and baseball and in golfingwith dad or buddy in summer eventhits closest to the pin and wins asleeve of balls, or sandwich at theclub house, or a new driver, e.g.,BIG PROBLEM / Amateur status vi-olation! Because even though thestudent does not take part inschool golf program our membersrule requires amateur adherence inALL WIAA sports in order to be eli-gible in ANY WIAA sports.Q.: Several people have talked to
one of our students about entering theWalsh Iron Man wrestling tournament.
The tournament is rated as the #1 or#2 individual tournament in the coun-try. The tournament director has saidhe would accept our student as an inde-pendent entry (they usually only taketeams) pending it being OK with ourstate rules and the high school. Iwanted to check and see what issuesthere might be and if this would be pos-sible. The tournament is in early De-cember and as is two daysFriday/Saturday. It is located about 15minutes from parents home so theywould be staying there and would coverall other costs such as registration.A.: The simple answer is - “no”.
If the student takes part in non-school wrestling competition whilea member of the school team andthe season is underway, he will beineligible for the remainder of theseason. Rules of Eligibility ArticleVI, Section 1 addresses non-schoolcompetition during the school year.That section in the rules also iden-tifies the membership’s exceptionalathlete waiver. See Also: p. 4 ofAEIB and III-D of Rules At AGlance.Q.: I run the local PPK competition.
Is there any WIAA conflict with a fresh-man winning the local competition andreceiving a trophy for first place. Can headvance to the next level of competi-tion?A.: If the 9th grader is a part of
the school's football team and theteam is still in-season, the 9thgrader becomes ineligible for theremainder of the school season.See III-D of the Rules At A Glance.
Coach ContactQ.: We have a parent-volunteer as-
sistant on our soccer team. He coacheda group of players this past summer ina U16 league in a nearby community,with kids from a couple different com-munities including ours. Is he legal tocoach?A.: First, whether paid or volun-
teer, a coach is a coach, is a coach,is a... Second, if this individual hadcontact with students outside ofand/or above and beyond the fiveunrestricted days, then he is not aneligible coaching candidate. SeeArt. I of the Rules At A Glance. Thefundamental rule is that the personwho has coaching contact out sidethe season and outside the unre-stricted contact days, may not alsohave any coaching contact duringthe school season. If this individualhas been working with the team - aviolation may already have oc-curred.
Out-of-SeasonConcerns/Equipment
Q.: I am working on a potential proj-ect for the future and before it gets offthe ground I would like to know if,through the WIAA, it is possible. For the2009-10 basketball season our districtis going to institute a three person crewfor all boy's and girl's basketball games.As a result, there is a great deal of de-sire to ensure that all contracted offi-cials in the area are certified andtrained to work in such a capacity. Therecreation department is interested inhosting an officials clinic that has twomain parts. One part is classroom in-struction for officials. Second, is thepractical experience with on the courtwith live play. It is our desire to offerthis officials training in June of 2009. It
is also our desire to bring in local highschool basketball teams to participatewith the on-court experience for the of-ficials. We would need to charge thoseteams a nominal fee to cover our gymrental fees as well as class roomrentals. Would we be in compliancemanaging such an event?A.: This could be accomplished in
compliance with association provi-sions. The cleanest/easiest way for“school teams” to assemble in Juneis if those participating schools usea day of their unrestricted summercontact. However, outside of theunrestricted days the rules alsoprovide that kids can voluntarilyassemble in the summer – in anyconfiguration they wish – withoutschool and coach involvement.Q.: At our conference AD's meeting
on Wednesday, we had a lengthy dis-cussion about the "out-of-season"Handbook language, specifically "thatwhile athletes should not be unreason-ably restricted, except during the actualschool season of a sport, no activity inwhich they are engaged during theschool year should resemble in any waya school team practicing or competingout of season." What we couldn't getour arms around was the definition of a"school team." Would a school be incompliance of this rule under each ofthe following situations: 1) a team hasat least one member on it from a differ-ent high school, 2) a team has at leastone member on it that is an incomingfreshmen and this individual has notbeen out for the school sponsored sportyet (example - a freshmen plays on afall league softball team and wasn't onthe high school team the previousschool year)?A.: No pre-season team should
be made up exclusively of studentsfrom same school. Merely gradelevel diversification is not accept-able. The way the questions youadvanced are framed – I am in-clined to say that neither conformwith the spirit and intent of the ruleas we have heard the members dis-cussion in this office. The questionto ask yourself is – does this feellike compliance or circumvention?You can recognize that having my 9returning players from the sameschool and adding one guy, some-body’s cousin from another school– does not address the desires ordiscussions we have heard fromour members. I would advise or-ganizers, especially in pre-seasonleagues to see that teams are as di-verse as as they can possibly be.The best practice advice we’ve pro-vided in the past – stands; i.e. Non-school teams should be as diverseas you can possibly make them.You are aware of the “hard num-bers” the board has already ad-vanced one time. They were quitenarrow. By the same token, the at-titude of the “token wrestler”seems to no longer be acceptable.I can tell you there has also beendiscussion of not more then 50 per-cent of the roster and 50 percent ofparticipants on the floor/field atanytime should be from sameschool. So that may be a guide. Ifthe members wish to allow yeararound assembly of their schoolteams, then they should be pre-pared to voice those sentiments in
the Area Meetings. It has not beenwhat we have heard. While the“hard numbers” limits given earlierthis spring for defining nonschoolteams have been placed in morato-rium and are not in effect in thisschool year. Thus the status quoprevails; i.e. The former rule: “anacceptable nonschool program isone which is not limited to studentsbased on school and/or team sta-tus” - and – nonschool activities inwhich students are engaged “maynot resemble in any way a schoolsteam practicing or competing out-of-season.” Given the current textthen, our members must still ac-knowledge that the status quo doesnot diminish the very real threatsto them, their teams and tourna-ment opportunities. But, they havebeen advised. Best friendly advice,best practice - we can offer tomake sure the school’s team is notplaced in peril – is to be certain theclub/nonschool team is diverse andis not able to be identified as justthe school’s team assembling andcompeting outside the season. Thedistractions created by the allega-tions of violation we receive attournament time would seem to meto be reason enough to strive tomake the school’s team as bulletproof as possible.Q.: I recently contacted the WIAA
about a proposed 2008 tri-state (MN-WI-IA) all star volleyball game for highschool senior girls after their season isover. Would a senior girl be allowed toplay in this event on Nov. 22-23, 2008and still be eligible for her winter andspring sports. I'm also considering a2009 tri-state (MN-WI-IA) all-star boysand girls basketball game tentativelyscheduled for April 4-5, 2009. Are Wis-consin senior boys and girls eligible toplay in this event and not lose eligibilityfor their spring sport?A.: Yes to both questions.
Open Gyms andCamp Issues
Q.: I am the head girls basketballcoach at a member high school. I havea dad of one of my players as my assis-tant. Is he allowed to coach her duringour open gyms. I just want to makesure that I am in accordance to therules of the contact.A.: There is no coaching by a
coach, or any one else in schoolsponsored open gyms.Q.: Can hockey players be used to
help coach a youth camp by demon-strating drills to the kids and workingwith lower level kids on skill develop-ment. This camp would be held beforethe start of the high school season andwould be for players in elementary andmiddle school.A.: The simple answer is yes.
There are a number of caveats.Schools may not sponsor camps orclinics except in the summer. Stu-dents could be present and – volun-teer - to assist parents – so long asschool coaches were not present.School coaches could assist par-ents – but not when their HS teamplayers are present.
Health & BehaviorQ.: Can we accept physicals for
freshmen (establish an alternate year)if the student received a physical beforeApril 1 of their 8th grade year. We arerunning into insurance companies that
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are only allowing one physical every two years.A.: Yes. Please See Senior High Handbook, p.
39, Article VII, 1A- boxed text. A physical takenin 8th grade would be acceptable for 8th and9th with use of the alternate year card thisyear. There is not a WIAA requirement all stu-dents must have a new physical upon entering9th grade.
Fundraisers & Booster ClubsQ.: I am sending this in regard to the fact that our
community has a festival and is interested in havinga football player "cookie eating" contest. No prizeswould be given to the contestants but they are hopingto generate interest in having people buy a raffleticket on the player who can eat the most. The pro-ceeds would go to the festival committee but theyhave said they would donate a portion to our athleticfund for our help. Is this acceptable or in violation ofthe policies? I did access the Handbook but seemedto see vague answers to this problem.A.: If school administration wished to allow
and if students wished to volunteer as partici-pants in this event that would be there prerog-ative. We can see no obvious peril in theirtaking part in a cookie eating contest, beyondindigestion. ��
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2008 Girls Volleyball Assignments – Division 1(Higher seeded team will host the first two rounds of regional competition.)
Sectional #4Beaver DamFond du LacHortonvilleMenashaNeenahOshkosh NorthOshkosh WestSheboygan NorthSheboygan SouthSlingerStevens PointWest Bend EastWest Bend WestWisconsin RapidsLincoln
#1 SeedSectional #2Appleton EastAppleton NorthAppleton WestAshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen Bay SouthwestGreen Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnPulaskiShawano Community
Regional BAntigoD.C. EverestMarshfieldMerrillRhinelanderWausau EastWausau West
Sectional #4Beaver DamFond du LacHortonvilleMenashaNeenahOshkosh NorthOshkosh WestSheboygan NorthSheboygan SouthSlingerStevens PointWest Bend EastWest Bend WestWisconsin RapidsLincoln
#1 SeedSectional #2Appleton EastAppleton NorthAppleton WestAshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen Bay SouthwestGreen Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnPulaskiShawano Community
Regional BAntigoD.C. EverestMarshfieldMerrillRhinelanderWausau EastWausau West
Sectional #4Beaver DamFond du LacHortonvilleMenashaNeenahOshkosh NorthOshkosh WestSheboygan NorthSheboygan SouthSlingerStevens PointWest Bend EastWest Bend WestWisconsin RapidsLincoln
#1 SeedSectional #2Appleton EastAppleton NorthAppleton WestAshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen Bay SouthwestGreen Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnPulaskiShawano Community
Regional BAntigoD.C. EverestMarshfieldMerrillRhinelanderWausau EastWausau West
Sectional #4Beaver DamFond du LacHortonvilleMenashaNeenahOshkosh NorthOshkosh WestSheboygan NorthSheboygan SouthSlingerStevens PointWest Bend EastWest Bend WestWisconsin RapidsLincoln
#1 SeedSectional #2Appleton EastAppleton NorthAppleton WestAshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen Bay SouthwestGreen Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnPulaskiShawano Community
Regional BAntigoD.C. EverestMarshfieldMerrillRhinelanderWausau EastWausau West
The WIAA has received an inquiry regard-ing prayer during interscholastic events. Thiscriteria was established in 2001 with assistancefrom Legal Counsel.
1. If two public schools are playing, publicaddress system prayer is prohibited.
2. If a public school is hosting a nonpublicschool, public address system prayer is prohib-ited.
3. If two nonpublic schools are playing,public address system prayer is the prerogativeof the host school.
4. If a nonpublic school is hosting a publicaddress system prayer is the prerogative of thehost school.
5. At all WIAA tournament sites, the publicaddress system is only to be used for an-nouncements necessary for the administrationof the contest. �
Suit TechnologyQuestion: Can you tell me if the Blue
Seventy Nero suit is a legal suit for highschools in Wisconsin?
Interpretation: The new Blue SeventyNero suit has two logos (one on the chest andthe other on the back hip). NFHS Rule 3-3-1 in-dicates: “One visible logo/trade mark or refer-ence name not exceeding 2 ¼ square inchesand not exceeding 2 ¼ inches in any dimensionis permissible on each item of uniform apparel.”This makes this suit currently illegal for highschool competitions.
Question: Can a piece of tape be placedover the manufacturer’s logo?
Interpretation: Yes, tape can be applied toa suit covering the manufacturer’s logo on asuit. However, if the logo becomes visible dur-ing the race/dive, the competitor should bewarned per NFHS Rule 3-3-5, Note, and makelegal the uniform before becoming eligible forany further competition. The competitor’s coachshall be notified of the violation.
Question: Can a magic marker be usedto cover the manufacturer’s logo?
Interpretation: Yes, however, if, in thejudgment of the official(s) the logo becomesvisible during the race/dive, the competitorshould be warned per NFHS Rule 3-3-5, Note,and make legal the uniform before becoming el-igible for any further competition. The competi-tor’s coach shall be notified of the violation.
Lane NumberingQuestion: Our pool has been numbered
for years from left to right facing the
course, are we required to change this toright to left?
Interpretation: No, you are not required tochange the lane numbers. The phrase, “whenpractical,” was included because the NFHS com-mittee knew there would be pools where thenumbers were placed “in stone”/concrete, etc.,and could not be easily changed. If the num-bers can be changed with little to no cost to theschool, then they should be numbered fromright to left as the swimmer stands facing thecourse. If there will be large costs to make thischange, the numbers can remain as they are.
Diving QuestionsQuestion: We are hosting a swimming
meet and the visiting team has divers. Wedo have a diving board, but what consti-tutes if that diving board is worthy foruse? Who determines if diving should beheld? The meet contract indicates that themeet will be a swimming meet.
Interpretation: WIAA Fall Season Regula-tions for Girls Swimming, 15., h., (4), indicates:If a school, however, has a legal facility but isnot sponsoring diving because of lack of a coachor athletes, diving must be conducted in meetswith schools sponsoring diving and appropriatepoints for diving forfeited to opponent(s).
Question: Can divers participate in ameet that is just a diving meet?
Interpretation: Yes, however, please keepin mind that WIAA individual participation reg-ulations require that each student-athlete mayonly compete in 14 meets. If a student-athleteonly competes in the diving event of the meet,
this does count as one of their 14 allowed com-petitions. Coaches need to keep record of thenumber of meets each student-athlete com-petes in.
Question: How many meets does a diverneed to compete in to be eligible for divingin the WIAA sectional meet?
Interpretation: WIAA Season Regulations,3., c., indicates: A diver must have participatedin a minimum of four meets during the currentseason before she is eligible for entry into sec-tional diving competition. At least two of the re-quired four meets must have had achampionship format of 11 dives. Note: Exhibi-tion performances will count if verified by asigned official diving form.
Question: What should the temperatureof the water be for a swimming and divingmeet?
Interpretation: NFHS Rule 2-5-2 indicates:It is recommended that the water temperaturebe no less than 78 degrees Fahrenheit (26 de-grees Celsius) and no more than 82 degreesFahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius).
Because this is a recommendation, swim-ming and diving competitions can be held whenthe water temperature is below or above thesetemperatures.
Meet MaximumsQuestion: We have 14 meets on our var-
sity swimming and diving schedule. Wewere just invited to attend another meet.Can we send a JV team to one of the meetsand include this new meet on our sched-ule?
Interpretation: No, WIAA Season Regula-tions, 6., Maximum Allowed Meets, a., indi-cates: The maximum number of meets is 14.This means that the varsity schedule can haveno more than 14 meets on it. The addition ofthis meet, would be a violation of WIAA regula-tions.
Sending a JV team to a meet on a varsityschedule does reduce the number of meets onthe varsity schedule.
LifeguardsQuestion: Are lifeguards required to be
on duty during swimming and diving prac-tices?
Interpretation: Yes, Chapter HFS 172 .23of the Wisconsin Administrative Code requiresthat lifeguards be on duty during use of anypool with 2,000 square feet or more. Coachescertified as lifeguards have been used by manyschools to meet the requirements of this regu-lation.
Question: Do lifeguards need to be onduty during a swimming and diving com-petition?
Interpretation: Yes, both Chapter HFS172.23 and WIAA Season Regulations require alifeguard(s) to be on duty during a swimmingand diving competition. WIAA Season Regula-tion, 15., State Association Regulations, f., indi-cates: During competitive meets (swimmingand diving) there shall be a lifeguard (minimumage of 16) on duty before the visiting team mayenter the pool or diving well and until the last
member of the visiting team leaves thepool/well. The lifeguard shall be someone whois not responsible for any other duties duringthis time.
Amateur StatusQuestion: Can swimmers wear a cap
that advertises a local business whileswimming for a club team?
Interpretation: Wearing a cap, a t-shirt, oranything else either during the school seasonor outside of it during non-school competitionis not something that should be recommendedto anyone. The idea of student-athletes becom-ing billboards or race cars for businesses, or-ganizations, etc., in and around the communityis not a positive way to promote student-ath-letes in a program. There are better ways ofrecognizing sponsorship and support: An-nouncement(s) during competitions, signs inand around the facility, information or ads inprograms, etc., all can and will be effective, ifnot more effective as placing a patch on a suit,a logo, slogan or business name on a cap.
Question: Our high school team wouldlike to host a Breast Cancer AwarenessMeet. We would like to sell pink coloredmerchandise autographed by celebrities.Can we host a meet like this during theWIAA regular season?
Interpretation: On the surface and at firstglance, I do not see anything that will jeopard-ize eligibility for student-athletes in your pro-
posal. WIAA concerns for special fundraisingevents of this nature continue to focus on ath-letes raising money for a special cause whilecompeting. The sale and distribution of mer-chandise for a special cause does not pose ob-vious concerns for rule violations. Selling pinkt-shirts, swim caps and other merchandise au-tographed by celebrities all seems to be appro-priate.
Please be aware that there are cautions thatcan develop with meets of this sort, especiallyshould it draw the attention of the local media.It is quite likely that businesses may desire in-volvement in a meet of this sort. Student-ath-letes are not able to endorse any business.Things like photos of student-athletes in a Wal-mart or at a local car dealership are not al-lowed. Radio advertisements withstudent-athletes speaking for the event and itbeing sponsored by a local vendor are consid-ered to be a violation. Should some of theseother potential problems develop, please becertain to contact Dave Anderson or TomShafranski to discuss these situations.
Scoring MeetsQuestion: What is the correct scoring
system for a triangle meet? Three teams 2entries each? The official insisted that itwas 7 5 4 3 2 1 and double for relays. Ithought it was either 6 4 3 2 1 and 8 4 2 or4 3 1 and 6 3 1 for relays. Can you help?
Interpretation: When determining scoring
procedures for swimming and diving meets,conference regulations, meet contracts andcoaches agreements often times supercedeNFHS regulations. If any of the above regula-tions apply, then it is this language that needsto be followed.
NFHS regulations indicate in Rule 7-1-2f—triangular meets with two or more entries perteam per event; scoring shall follow 7-1-3a;only two relay entries per team shall be scored.NFHS Rule 7-1-3a indicates that the scoringshould be:
Individual Events (6 places)—7-5-4-3-2-1Relays—Double the individual points possi-
ble for that place. The use of scoring 6-4-3-2-1-0 that you are
thinking of per NFHS Rule 7-1-2b is for tripleduals, dual meets or double duals where amaximum of three entries is allowed per team.The use of scoring 6-3-1-0 and 4-3-1-0 perNFHS Rule 7-1-2a if for triple duals, dual meetsor double duals where a maximum of two en-tries per team are allowed.
Lightening ProceduresQuestion: What is the policy for con-
ducting a swim meet indoors during athunder/lightning storm?
Interpretation: WIAA and NFHS regula-tions remain silent regarding policies for indoorswimming and diving meets. When storms maybe present for indoor meets, coaches need toprovide swimming and diving officials with their
school policies as these events are local/confer-ence contests. During the WIAA sport meetingswe have encouraged school officials to reviewinformation found through the NationalWeather Service.
Officials PositionQuestion: Dual confirmation is recom-
mended for all relay exchanges. Most dualmeets have two officials and there is someconfusion on the mechanics.
1. Should both officials remain at thestart end for dual confirmation?
2. Should an official remain at each endto box in the swimmers as they separateand to not use dual confirmation?
Interpretation: In “other meets” where wehave two officials, one official has to cover thestrokes and turns while the other handles therelay exchange. The official working the stokesand turns should not move away from the turn-ing end as this is one of the most importantareas officials must observe during a dual meet.This rule is put in the NFHS rule book presum-ing qualified turn judges are available. We donot have that luxury in our school dual meetshere in Wisconsin. Consequently, a disqualifica-tion of a relay exchange can be determinedwithout dual confirmation during a dual meet.
Question: In a dual girls high schoolmeet , 5 lane pool with 2 officials, in the
2008 Girls Volleyball Assignments – Division 2
ALL MATCHES AT 7 P.M. UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED.
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Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West/Kim-berly, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Fond du Lac,Green Bay East/Green Bay Preble, Green Bay South-west/Green Bay West, Manitowoc Lincoln, Neenah,Oshkosh North/Oshkosh Lourdes, Oshkosh West, Pulaski.
SECTIONAL #3 – MIDDLETONDiving conducted at Waukesha South
Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, La Crosse Cen-tral, La Crosse Logan, Madison East, Madison La Follette,Madison Memorial, Madison West, Middleton, Oregon,Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona Area, Waunakee.
SECTIONAL #4 – CEDARBURGDiving conducted at Cedarburg
Brown Deer/University School of Milwaukee, Cedar-burg, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Germantown, Home-stead, Menomonee Falls/Hamilton, MilwaukeeKing/Milw aukee Washington, Milwaukee Madison/Lan-
guages/Marshall/Northwest/Vincent, Milwaukee River-side University/Milwaukee Bay View, Nicolet, SheboyganNorth, Sheboygan South, West Bend East, West BendWest.
SECTIONAL #5 – WAUKESHA SOUTH/MUKWONAGO
Diving conducted at Waukesha SouthArrowhead, Brookfield Central, Brookfield East,
400 free relay, where should the officials be posi-tioned after the start? My concerns deals with beingable to dual confirm early starts at the transition ofthe swimmers. I don’t believe the swimmers will nottouch the wall, for they are flip turning and want topush off. Not dual confirming take offs was a con-cern for me.
Interpretation: See response to question above.Eligibility
Question: Is there a way for a swimmer like my-self to swim in the WIAA Championships without myhigh school having a swim team and if there is away, how would I go about qualifying for the meet?
Interpretation: WIAA membership rules as deter-mined by the 500 plus public and religious/private schoolsindicates in the WIAA Sr. High School Handbook, Rules ofEligibility, Article II, Section 1, A., – A full time student,whether an adult or not, is eligible for varsity interscholas-tic competition only at the school within whose attendanceboundaries his/her parents reside, within a given schooldistrict. This means that, in your situation, you are eligibleto practice and compete on teams provided and approvedat AAA High School for WIAA regular and tournament se-ries. Unfortunately, swimming and diving is not one of thesports provided for at AAAHS.
If your community has USA Swimming or YMCA Swim-ming programs, you are able to join one of these programsfor their competitive programs. Should a neighboring com-munity offer similar non-school opportunities, these pro-grams are also available to you.
Question: I am writing to find out our options re-garding my daughter who is currently in 7th grade.She will be attending a private high school. The
2008 Girls Swimming & Diving Time ScheduleDIVING SECTIONALS – Friday, November 7
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 12008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
Sectional #2AshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen BaySouthwest
Green Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnNew LondonPlymouthPulaskiShawano CommunitySheboygan NorthSheboygan South
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
Sectional #2AshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen BaySouthwest
Green Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnNew LondonPlymouthPulaskiShawano CommunitySheboygan NorthSheboygan South
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
Sectional #2AshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen BaySouthwest
Green Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnNew LondonPlymouthPulaskiShawano CommunitySheboygan NorthSheboygan South
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
Sectional #2AshwaubenonBay PortDe PereGreen Bay EastGreen Bay PrebleGreen BaySouthwest
Green Bay WestKaukaunaKimberlyManitowoc LincolnNew LondonPlymouthPulaskiShawano CommunitySheboygan NorthSheboygan South
Question 1: Are volleyball officials allowed to wearshorts? What about white shoes/socks if allowed to wearshorts?
Answer: Yes. Rule 5-2-1 NOTE 3: “When a state as-sociation must deal with extreme heat and humidityand concern for the officials working in these condi-tions, the individual state association may make atemporary adjustment and permit the wearing ofblack shorts to address heat-related issues.” This in-formation can be found on the Official’s Center in theWIAA Official’s Guide. White shoes/socks are accept-able when wearing shorts. This policy will continueunless the Official’s Advisory Committee decides tochange it.
Question 2: In a recent match a player was found wear-ing jewelry during the game. We applied the penalty for rule4-1-6; “When a player wearing illegal equipment is discov-ered in the game, unnecessary delay shall be assessed theteam. If the team has a time-out remaining, the player mayremain in the game provided the illegal equipment is re-moved or made legal during the time-out period. If theteam has no time-outs remaining, loss of rally/point shall beawarded the opponent. The player shall be removed unlessthe illegal equipment is removed or made legal immedi-ately.” In the next game of the same match we found an-other player wearing jewelry. What is the penalty? If theteam has a time-out do we charge them a time-out?
Answer: Incorrect procedure. See NOTE 4; “Forsubsequent violations by the same team during thematch, a loss of rally/point shall be awarded the op-ponent. The player(s) shall be removed unless the il-legal equipment is removed or made legalimmediately.”
Question 3: We have not had a match yet. I’m wonder-ing if one of my players, who recently had her ears pierced,can put tape over her ears so that she can legally play?
Answer: Not allowed. Rule 4-1-6 prohibits wearingjewelry. Putting tape over the jewelry does not makeit legal.
Question 4: Are all players required to wear matchingsocks?
Answer: Socks are not considered part of the uni-form and therefore do not need to match.
Question 5: Does the 15 uniformed players rule for thetournament apply to the regular season as well?
Answer: No. There are no limits, unless the confer-ence has a specific rule, regarding bench limits dur-ing the regular season.
Question 6: Is the designation of a captain, which is re-quired on the line-up card, also apply when the captain isreplaced on the court by another player?
Answer: No. Please refer to the Case Book; 6-2-1;“The coach fails to designate a new captain whensubstituting for the playing captain. RULING: Nopenalty. COMMENT: No player may request a time-out, a check of the serving order or communicatewith referees in the absence of the playing captain.The second referee should request that a playing cap-tain be designated.”
Question 7: My partner and I were preparing for theupcoming season and we are not sure how to address thefollowing situation: Team A wins the pre-game coin toss andelects to receive. However, A’s coach does not submit a ros-ter until there is only 5 minutes before the end of the timedprematch warm-up. Team B is immediately awarded apoint, as required by 7-1-1. According to the Case Book sit-uation 7.1.1.C, Team B would have lost the serve if B hadnot submitted a roster on time, but we could not find a sit-uation if A (the receiving team) is the offending team. DoesA lose a service opportunity?
Answer: No additional penalty. Team B begins thegame with a lead of 1-0.
Question 8: Is it correct that a libero may not set, usingfinger action, from anywhere on the court?
Answer: Incorrect interpretation. Rule 9-5-6b pro-hibits the libero from “...using overhand finger actionwhile on or in front of the attack line extended, re-sulting in a completed attack above the height of thenet.” Additionally, since an attack is defined as “Anyaction other than a block or a serve that directs theball toward the opponent’s court,” the libero may not“complete an attack from anywhere if, at the momentof contact the ball is entirely above the height of thenet.” In theory the libero would have to jump-set theball (contacting it above the height of the net) anddirect it into the opponent’s court for a violation tooccur in the second scenario. In both situations thekey is: Where the ball is in relation to the height ofthe net! Only if the ball is entirely above the heightof the net does a violation occur. The call is madewhen the ball crosses the net or is legally blocked bythe opponent.
Question 9: Do all designated captains need to be inthe pre-match meeting? Do the players in the meeting haveto be deemed as playing captains?
Answer: Each team has only 1 playing captain. Itwould be expected that the individual designated asthe playing captain be present (Rule 1-6-2). Anyother honorary captains may also attend but are notrequired.
Question 10: At a match last night the top of the nethad the logo; “XXX High School” eight times across the nar-row strip on top of the net. We believe this is illegal but thecoach said that your office told him it was OK.
Answer: Illegal. Rule 3-1-1 and Case Book 3.1.1.sit. B prohibits printing on the top portion of the net.
Question 11: Last night in our match the captain ofteam A approached me and told me that #9 of team B was
wearing a nose ring. I asked #9 to come over to me and there wasindeed something in her nose, but it was not a nose ring – it wasa hardened piece of clear silicon that serves as a plug. Is this clas-sified as jewelry?
Answer: The plastic “spacer” is considered jewelry andis not allowed.
Question 12: I know a team must start the match with 6 play-ers and could go down to 5 in the event of an injured player. Whenthat “ghost” player rotates into the serving position, what is thecall?
Answer: Rule 6-3-5; “When a team plays with fewer thansix players due to illness, injury or disqualification, a lossof rally shall be awarded to the opponent each time the va-cant position is the right back position.”
Question 13: An official told us that the Molten Soft Touch ballwas not a legal game ball. He said it had to be a Super Touch. AsI read the rules the game ball has to be a white, NFHS approvedball and the state ball to be used in sectionals and state is a Molten.Please clarify.
Answer: The NFHS Rule Book states that the ball must bewhite, genuine or simulated smooth leather. It must havethe NFHS authenticating mark (Rule 3-2-1). WIAA regula-tions only say that the Molten ball will be used at the statetournament and that a ball will be provided to sectional finalhosts.
Question 14: This past week an official at our game asked if wehad a waiver from the WIAA for a hearing aid that one of ourplayer’s wears. It is a prescription hearing aid which also has animplant on the back of his head. Do we need a waiver?
Answer: Not necessary. The WIAA Medical Policies andProcedures handbook lists hearing aids as allowed; nowaiver necessary.
Question 15: At a tournament last weekend the officials statedthat I could only stand to coach during a dead ball. I thought the
head coach could stand at any time. Who is correct?Answer: From the NFHS allowed adaptations; “Experi-
mental rule: A head coach (any level of play) may stand inthe sideline area no closer to the net than the attack lineextended and beyond the endline, but not directly behindthe endline to coach his/her players. Remainder of Rule 12-2-6 remains the same.” Coaches and Officials are expectedto download the adaptations from the School and Official’sCenter respectively and place inside the front cover of theirrule book.
Question 16: At last night’s match R2 insisted that we have aseparate libero tracker at the scorer’s table. I thought the score-board operator could handle this assignment.
Answer: You are correct. Wisconsin has always encour-aged use of the scoreboard operator/timer as the liberotracker.
Question 17: During warm-ups for the JV match, the varsityplayers were shagging balls while wearing flip-flops and jewelry. Isthis allowed?
Answer: From the NFHS Points of Emphasis, page 48;“During a team warm-up period, all personnel actively con-ducting the warm-up activities should be proper attired forthe duties required. Special attention should be given to en-sure that auxiliary personnel are wearing appropriatefootwear for active participation and electronic devices suchas music devices and cell phones are not being used.” Thiswas included in the Volleyball video presentation.
Question 18: Please address the correct procedure for whenthe libero is serving.
Answer: Rule 10-4-6b; “When serving, the libero wouldNOT be required to leave the playing area or be out of thegame for one rally/dead ball before replacing the incomingplayer in the right back position.” �
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 12008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
2008 Boys Soccer Assignments – Division 1(Higher seed will host through the sectional semifinal if an approved site -- October 25 games are doubleheaders.)
school does not offer girls’ swimming. Can she swim for thelocal public school that does have a girls’ swimming pro-gram? If so, would it be considered a co-op program? Whatwould we need to do to pursue whatever options are avail-able to her? Thank you for your help.
Interpretation: Please be aware that WIAA Membership Rules ofEligibility indicate that a school may use on its interscholastic teamsonly its full-time students enrolled in grades affiliated with WIAAmembership. This means that a student must be in a school wherea program exists in order to be able to participate in that program.The “club”/nonschool program does remain available for athleteswho do not have a program of interest at their school. Enrolling achild in a school system where a sport of interest exists remains thesafest approach.
Development of co-op programs is an issue for school administra-tors and school boards to determine. I encourage you to contactschool administrators associated with the school your daughter isplanning to attend to discuss this option.
Question: Swimming same varsity & JV event: While it islegal for a swimmer to move back and forth between JV andvarsity events [as long as the legal number of events is notexceeded] what would be the ruling for an athlete who [in-fact did] swims the JV 50 free and then the varsity 50 free ?
Interpretation: First of all, you are correct with your interpre-tation of movement by a participant from JV to varsity events. Par-ticipants are allowed to move from JV to varsity competitions so longas they do not exceed the legal number of events and do not partic-ipate in the same event. There is no language in either WIAA orNFHS rules to prevent this type of participation from taking place.However, even if someone (coach or participant) want to have a par-ticipant exhibition in an event and then compete in the same event
at the varsity level, this should not be allowed. Every effort shouldbe made to prevent this type of participation from taking place. Of-ficials, announcers, scorers and other meet management personnelshould pay careful attention and do their best to prevent these sit-uations from occurring. It is simply not in the best interest of studentparticipants to have them swim the same event for both JV and var-sity competitions.
Since there is no language (except that found above), there areno penalties if a situation like this does occur as long as the partici-pant does not exceed his/her legal number of events. If a meet of-ficial identifies a situation where a participant is entered in both a JVand varsity event, the official should notify the coach and have theparticipant withdrawn from one of the events.
Exhibitions Question: I thought I saw in the rules last year where a
team was allowed as many “exhibition” swimmers as theywanted as long as both coaches agreed to it. What IS therule? Can we or can we not have unlimited (within reason, ofcourse) exhibitions by prior mutual consent?
Interpretation: WIAA language for exhibition opportunities isfound on page 39 of the Fall Season Regulations. Here it indicates,there must be prior mutual agreement among the involved schoolsfacilitated prior to the day of the meet. Officials need to be informedprior to the day of the meet. Most importantly, the number of indi-vidual exhibition entries in an event should not exceed the maximumallowed for the meet and exhibition performances should not ad-versely affect the length of the meet. This means that if a school isallowed three entries per individual event, the maximum allowed forexhibition is three. NFHS regulations remain silent on the number ofexhibition heats allowed per meet.
In an effort to promote swimming and diving opportunities, thenumber of exhibition entries can be increased. However, it is vital
ALMOND-BANCROFT HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director ArtPagel, email [email protected]
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL – Boys Golf Coach X, Girls BasketballCoach Rhonda Sundberg, Girls Gymnastics Coach Akia Harris
ATLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Di-rector John Roberts, email [email protected], (414) 385-0771,Fax Number (414) 385-0773
BELOIT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director MarkSmullen, email [email protected]
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL – District Administrator (Interim) J.Bruce Bradley, Principal Duane Schober
CADOTT HIGH SCHOOL – AODA Contact Bobbi MarionCASSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Joe Zydowsky,
Ext. 102, email jzydowsky@cassville sd.k12.wi.usCOLBY HIGH SCHOOL – Boys Basketball Coach Paul KnetterCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL – As-
terisk Person should be AdministratorDELAVAN-DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL – Boys Soccer Coach Clay
Nelson Ext. 4263DODGELAND HIGH SCHOOL – Principal Ext. 1030ELKHORN AREA HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Golf Coach Steve FisherFACE TO FACE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (Associated School
Sheboygan Public Schools) – 721 N 6th St, Sheboygan, Zip Code53082, Enrollment 73, School Phone (920) 918-1350, WIAA District4, Administrator Paula Hagerman (920) 918-1350, email [email protected]
FALL CREEK HIGH SCHOOL – Softball Coach (spelling)Niedzwiecki
GREEN LAKE HIGH SCHOOL – Asterisk Person should be AthleticDirector
JANESVILLE PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – Boys Soccer Ext. 5727JOHNSON CREEK HIGH SCHOOL – District Admin. (920) 699-
7300, Principal (920) 699-7302, Athletic Director (920) 699-7331,Music Dept. Chair (920) 699-7338, Pom Pon Coach (920) 699-7115,Theatre Coach (920) 699-7338, Band Dir. (920) 699-7338, Choir Dir.(920) 699-7329, Baseball (920) 699-7318, Basketball (920) 699-7330, Football (920) 699-7382, Wrestling (920) 699-7325
LAKESIDE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Golf Coach CathyKooiman
MELLEN HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Basketball Coach Ray DauphinaisExt. 408
MERCER HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Ext. 243, Music De-partment Chair X, Band Director X, Choir Director X, Girls VolleyballCoach Robyn Schoeneman
MERCER ENVIRONMENTAL TOURISM CHARTER SCHOOL –Athletic Director Ext. 243
MERRILL HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Swimming Coach Beth PreboskeMILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Swimming
Coach Christine LittleMILWAUKEE PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Phone
Number (414) 902-9051MONDOVI HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Randy Pongratz
Ext. 356, email [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL – Wrestling Coach Scott BryantOCONTO HIGH SCHOOL – Asterisk Person should be District Ad-
ministratorRHINELANDER HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Charlie
LaHam, email [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL – Football Coach William HassSHIOCTON HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director (Interim) Kelly
Zeinert, email [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Golf Coach Tina KuhleTHE RENAISSANCE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS CHARTER
SCHOOL (Associated School Appleton Public Schools) – 610 N.Badger Ave., Appleton, Zip Code 54914, Enrollment 167, SchoolPhone (920) 832-4105, WIAA District 4, Administrator Mark McQuade(920) 832-4105, email [email protected]
TOMAH HIGH SCHOOL – Music Dept. Keri Rasmussen, TheatreCoach Joy Blackburn, Band Director Chris Tubbs, Orchestra DirectorChris Tubbs, Boys Soccer Coach Scott Conzemius (608) 397-7627,Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Frawley (608) 372-4759, Softball CoachDan Wall (608) 374-7346, Girls Tennis Coach Cathy Brookman (608)374-7961
WESTON HIGH SCHOOL – Principal Tom Andres Ext. 1153WHITE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL – Athletic Director Mike Pankow,
email [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL – Girls Tennis Coach Jay ZarembaWISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL – Softball Coach Bill
Curtis
CONFERENCEBIG EIGHT CONFERENCE – Secretary (first name should be
Rick) �
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when exhibition heats exceed the parameters identifiedabove, host schools obtain approval from visiting schoolsand from the officials well in advance. All too often otherschools and officials are not informed and these additionalentries are brought to their attention just prior to the startof the meet. This causes numerous problems and oftentimes, very unhappy coaches and/or officials, not to men-tion spectators. Use of the contract between schools andofficials can be the communication device to help identifythese exhibition entries well in advance of the meet whenemotions do not run quite as high.
Question: Can exhibition swims/dives count asqualifying times for seeding in the WIAA sectionalmeet?
Interpretation: Yes, NFHS Rule 3-2-1a indicates, “Anexhibition swim/dive shall count as one of the four allowedentries, does not score points, but may count as a quali-fying time and is subject to disqualification.” �
Regional ABerlinClintonvilleFox Valley LutheranRiponWaupacaWautoma/FaithChristian AcademyWinneconneXavier
Regional BFreedomLittle ChuteLuxemburg-CascoMarinetteNotre DameSeymourSturgeon BayWest De Pere
Q.: Last year there was talk of playingthe last regular season football game onWednesday's only, did anything become ofthat? Our last game is scheduled for Thurs-day 10/23, if this isn't a option anymore touse Thursday I'll need to change schedule.
A.: The idea to move last footballgame to Wednesdays in order to givekids one extra day before the playoffswithered and died. You play the gameeither Wednesday or Thursday - what-ever your school board wishes.
Q.: Is it legal for football players towear a volleyball/wrestling style knee padunder their pants?
A.: A wrestling knee pad (not athin, neoprene sleeve) that conformswith the specs as outlined in 1-5-1d andis worn under the pant is legal. There isnot a requirement that it must be wornin the 'pocket' of the pant. There was atime when a lot of NCAA players whoplayed on turf, were all wearing thelarger wrestling knee pad to preventturf burns (linemen, especially). Therewas a time that style of pad was “pro-moted” for their larger area and protec-tive qualities. Whether worn on turf ornatural grass, so long as all conformswith rule and unaltered, they are legal.
Q.: I am a freshmen football coach andI have a question regarding hip, thigh, kneeand tail pads. Is there a certain size thatthese should be in order to be legal? I havea player that bought a girdle with some padsin it that did not look like they were changedfrom the manufacturer's original design, butthey were very small. The tail pad was prob-ably 3 inches by 3 inches total, for example.
A.: Boy this is a tough one, sightunseen and without knowing the manu-facturer and model of the girdle.
You can review the requirementsfor mandatory equipment, yourself. Re-quired equipment is identified begin-ning on p.20 of the National Federationfootball rules book, Rule 1-5-1 (b-hippads and tail protector, d-knee pads, h-thigh guards). What you will find in thetext that relates to knee, hip thigh andtail pads is that there are not specificsize dimensions. But, there will be afew other specifics. One of the mostconsistent requirements you will find inthe text is that the pads be unaltered.However, as the coach it is also incum-bent upon you to guide and advise yourplayers. Your oversight and experienceand judgment applied toward keepingthe player safe can not be minimized. Ifyou have concerns about keeping yourplayers healthy – tell them what youexpect. It would not be the first time aparent bought a piece of equipmentthat was illegal for use in high schoolplay – or even if legal, should not beused for/by young less experiencedathletes.
Q.: Quick football question....can akicker wear one of the "square toed" shoesto kick?
A.: Simple/short answer is yes.Legal shoes are identified on p. 22-23of NF football rules. So long as theymeet the fundamental requirements forlegal construction as outlined in text of1-5-1f, have legal cleats, are not gym-nastic slippers, tennis shoes, ski or log-ger boots, a squared toe football shoe
is not prohibited by rule.Q.: We have a unique situation this season.
We have a freshman player that has light sensitiveeyes. The first day of practice this player shows upand is wearing sunglasses. I advised he wouldneed to take them off. He informed me of his con-dition and said he couldn’t see without them. Ihave talked to his parents and they can produce adoctors’ note stating this. With a doctors’ note, isthis legal?
A.: Tinted sport goggles and/or sportsafety glasses are not prohibited by rule. Atinted shield is not an option. The student canwear tinted sport goggles, tinted sport safetyglasses under his normal face mask and/or100% clear shield. Sport goggle bands can besnipped, sport safety glasses removed – withforceps or needle nose – allowing medicalpersonnel to do eye exam on unconsciousplayer without needing to remove shield orhead gear.
Q.: Are there any rules governing tattoos onstudent-athletes at the WIAA level? I have a stu-dent wanting to get a tattoo, and he asked me
whether it was permissible. There is nothing in ourcode saying anything about tatoos.
A.: In the sports that I work with, foot-ball, wrestling and baseball, we treat tattooslike posters or banners. There is not a spe-cific rule prohibiting them - but if and whenthey are exposed to others - and if they arejudged by a contest official to be of an inap-propriate, 'unsporting', disrespectful, nature,they will need to be covered before the stu-dent is allowed to compete.
Q.: I am asking for confirmation regarding theovertime procedure. If team A fumbles and team Brecovers, then fumbles again and team A recovers,then the series has ended for team A and team Bwill start their series from the 25 yard line. Ourcrew had interpreted this as contrary to what is inthe agenda pamphlet that was given to us at therules meetings. In the "highlights" section, bullet#9, it state "- the ball remains live if team posses-sion changes during a down." Then it states in 7"each team retains the ball during a half-inninguntil" bullet 3, "team possession changes during a
1-4 – MIDDLETON, Contact FrankLaBoda, Other DATE - Sunday-October 19, TIME - 3pm, Tele -conference, (H.S. or via phone) (H)(608) 798-1912 (email) lukef@mcpa -sd.k 12.wi.us
1-5 – KENOSHA TREMPER, Con-tact Joseph Fanning, DATE - Tuesday-October 21, TIME - 4pm, Email,(Athletic Office) (W) (262) 942-2307(H) (262) 763-9479 (C) (262) 515-2307 (email) [email protected]
1-6 – RACINE HORLICK, ContactSue Gabbey, Other DATE - Sunday-October 19, TIME - 11am, Fax, (W)(262) 619-4345 (H) (262) 634-5212(C) (262) 989-7711 (email)[email protected]
1-7 – WEST ALLIS HALE, ContactSteve Seston, DATE - Monday-October20, TIME - 7pm, Traditional (in-person), (Cafeteria) (W) (414) 604-3219 (H) (262) 510-7544 (C) (414)416-0831 (email) [email protected] -12.wi.us
2008 Girls Tennis Time Schedule &Information Sheet
Division 1
SUBSECTIONALS – Monday or Tuesday, October 6 or October 7Host School & Coaches Seeding MeetingManager (Time & Place) Play Starts Location of Courts___________________________________________________________________________________BROOKFIELD CENTRAL Sun., Oct. 5 - 7 p.m. Monday High SchoolDave Steinbach Coaches Home 8:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL Mon., Oct. 6 - 8 a.m. Monday High School & South MiddleJim Roden High School Coaches Office 9:30 a.m. School___________________________________________________________________________________
GREEN BAY SOUTHWEST Sun., Oct. 5 - 6 p.m. Monday Western Racquet Club - SinglesRandy Nelson Western Racquet Club 8:30 a.m. Four Season Racquet Club - Dbls.___________________________________________________________________________________
GREENDALE Sun., Oct. 5 - 2 p.m. Monday Greendale Community Center &Gina Wilkins Public Library 8:30 a.m. Greendale Village Club___________________________________________________________________________________
HARTFORD UNION Mon., Oct. 6 - 6:30 p.m. Tuesday High SchoolRon Schlitt High School - Room 163 10 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
MADISON EAST Sun., Oct. 5 - 5 p.m. Tuesday Cherokee Country ClubJamey Vorlander Cherokee Country Club 8 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
MANITOWOC LINCOLN Sun., Oct. 5 - 6:30 p.m. Monday Sports Core (Kohler)Bob Feller & John Johnson High School - Health Room 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
OSHKOSH NORTH Sun., Oct. 5 - 6 p.m. Monday Oshkosh North HS, UW-OshkoshBill Van Lieshout North High School - Room 108 8:30 a.m. & Oshkosh West HS___________________________________________________________________________________
STEVENS POINT Mon., Oct. 6 - 8:30 a.m. Monday High SchoolStephanie Hauser High School Faculty Lounge 9:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
WAUNAKEE Sun., Oct. 5 - Noon Monday Ripp ParkBrian Smith High School 9:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
WAUKESHA WEST Sun., Oct. 5 - 6 p.m. Monday Heyer/Moyahn Tennis ComplexTeri Abraham High School - Wolverine Conference Rm. 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
Division 2
SUBSECTIONALS – Monday or Tuesday, October 6 or October 7___________________________________________________________________________________AQUINAS Mon., Oct. 6 - 8:30 a.m. Monday UW-La Crosse Tennis CourtsTed Knutson UW-La Crosse 10 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
BIG FOOT Sun., Oct. 5 - 6 p.m. Monday Big Foot High School &Tim Collins Big Foot High School 9 a.m. Delavan-Darien High School___________________________________________________________________________________
BROWN DEER Mon., Oct. 6 - 8:30 a.m. Monday Pleasant Valley Tennis ClubMike Novak Pleasant Valley Tennis Club 9 a.m. (Jackson)___________________________________________________________________________________
LODI Sun., Oct. 5 - 5 p.m. Monday High SchoolJeff Lund High School Room 1402 8:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
OSCEOLA Mon., Oct. 6 - 9 a.m. Monday North End of High SchoolArvid Maki High School Large Group Room 10 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
SAINT MARY CENTRAL Mon., Oct. 6 - 7:30 a.m. Monday High SchoolElliot Kramsky High School - Room 404 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL Sun., Oct. 5 - 4:30 p.m. Monday High SchoolTim Ellis High School 8:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
TWO RIVERS Mon., Oct. 6 - 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Kohler Sports CoreNate Kroening High School Conference Room 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
Updated 10/3/08 7:30 am
Division 1
SECTIONALS – Wednesday or Thursday, October 8 or October 9Host School & Coaches Seeding MeetingManager (Time & Place) Play Starts Location of Courts___________________________________________________________________________________BADGER Wed., Oct. 8 - 8 a.m. Wednesday High SchoolJim Kluge District Office 8:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
GREEN BAY SOUTHWEST Wed., Oct. 8 - 9 a.m. Wednesday Sheboygan North H.S. continueKurt Gundlach Sheboygan North High School 9:30 a.m. afternoon play at Kohler Sp. Core___________________________________________________________________________________
GREENDALE Wed., Oct. 8 - 8 a.m. Wednesday Greendale Village ClubGina Wilkins Greendale Village Club 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
OSHKOSH WEST Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Fox Cities Racquet ClubBrad Jodarski Fox Cities Racquet Club 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
WAUSAU EAST Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday High SchoolMike Younggren High School Community Room/F125 9:30 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
WAUKESHA SOUTH Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Heyer ParkTeri Abraham Heyer Park 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
Division 2
SECTIONALS – Wednesday or Thursday, October 8 or October 9___________________________________________________________________________________DURAND Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Wayne Field CourtsRandy Johnson Wayne Field Courts 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
BROWN DEER Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Pleasant Valley Tennis ClubMike Novak Pleasant Valley Tennis Club 9 a.m. (Jackson)___________________________________________________________________________________
WHITEWATER Wed., Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday High School & UW-WhitewaterTim Nelson UW-Whitewater Tennis Courts 9 a.m.___________________________________________________________________________________
2008 Girls Tennis Time Schedule &Information Sheet
2008 Girls IndividualTennis Assignments
DIVISION 1SECTIONAL #1 – WAUSAU EAST
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL SUBSECTIONAL – Chippewa Falls, EauClaire Memorial, Eau Claire North, Hudson, Menomonie, New Rich-mond, Rice Lake, River Falls, Superior.
STEVENS POINT SUBSECTIONAL – D.C. Everest, Lakeland, Marsh-field, Merrill, Rhinelander, Stevens Point, Wausau East, Wausau West,Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
SECTIONAL #2 – GREEN BAY SOUTHWESTGREEN BAY SOUTHWEST SUBSECTIONAL – Antigo, Ash-
waubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay West,Pulaski, Shawano Community.
MANITOWOC LINCOLN SUBSECTIONAL – Green Bay East, GreenBay Preble, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Manitowoc Lincoln, SheboyganNorth, Sheboygan South, West De Pere.
SECTIONAL #4 – BROWN DEERBROWN DEER SUBSECTIONAL – Brown Deer, Dominican, Ke-
waskum, Milwaukee School of Languages, Milwaukee Lutheran,Oshkosh Lourdes, Saint Mary’s Springs, Shorewood, University Schoolof Milwaukee.
THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL SUBSECTIONAL – Brookfield Academy,Kenosha St. Joseph, Martin Luther, New Berlin West, Racine SaintCatherine’s, Saint Francis, Saint Thomas More, The Prairie School,Union Grove. �
STATE TEAM TOURNAMENT BRACKETSSectional #3 Winner vs. Sectional #6 WinnerSectional #4 Winner vs. Sectional #5 WinnerSectional #2 Winner vs. Sectional #7 WinnerSectional #1 Winner vs. Sectional #8 Winner
Host School & CoachesManager Date Meeting Tee Time Greens Fee Site____________________________________________________________________________________________ARROWHEAD Wed., Oct. 1 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $125 Ironwood (Lisbon)Mike Breaker Clubhouse Player – $22____________________________________________________________________________________________
BEAVER DAM Thurs., Oct. 2 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $100 Old HickoryBob Schwoch Clubhouse Player – NA____________________________________________________________________________________________
EAU CLAIRE NORTH Thurs., Oct. 2 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $75 Mill RunTerrie Hanke Clubhouse Player – $15____________________________________________________________________________________________
MARINETTE Thurs., Oct. 2 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $100 Little River Country ClubJustine Braatz Clubhouse Player – $20____________________________________________________________________________________________
MIDDLETON Wed., Oct. 1 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $100 Pleasant ViewJeff Kenas Clubhouse Player – $20____________________________________________________________________________________________
MILTON Wed., Oct. 1 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Team – $75 Oak Ridge Golf CourseAndrea Wieland Clubhouse Player – $15____________________________________________________________________________________________
MUKWONAGO Wed., Oct. 1 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $95 Rainbow SpringsJay Christiansen Clubhouse Player – $19____________________________________________________________________________________________
OSHKOSH NORTH Wed., Oct. 1 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Team – $125 Westhaven Golf CourseDan Dunn Clubhouse Player – $25____________________________________________________________________________________________
PIUS XI Wed., Oct. 1 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $125 Muskego Lakes Country ClubPeter Reeves Clubhouse Restaurant Player – $25____________________________________________________________________________________________
RACINE PARK Wed., Oct. 1 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. Team – $50 Johnson Park Golf CourseJerry Carel Clubhouse Player – $10____________________________________________________________________________________________
SEYMOUR Wed., Oct. 1 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $105 Crystal Springs Golf CourseMark Zahn Clubhouse Player – $21____________________________________________________________________________________________
TOMAH Wed., Oct. 1 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – NC Hiawatha Golf ClubTonya Gnewikow Clubhouse Player – NC____________________________________________________________________________________________
BONDUEL Wed., Oct. 1 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $75 Golden Sands (Cecil)Roger Toole Clubhouse Player – $15____________________________________________________________________________________________
LUCK/UNITY Wed., Oct. 1 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $100 Luck Golf CourseMark Gobler Clubhouse Player – $20____________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Wed., Oct. 1 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $90 Prairie du Chien Country ClubAaron Amundson Country Club Player – $15____________________________________________________________________________________________
SAINT THOMAS MORE Thurs., Oct. 2 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $85 Oakwood Park Golf CourseTerry Benter Clubhouse Player – $17____________________________________________________________________________________________
STANLEY-BOYD Wed., Oct. 1 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $75 Whispering Pines Golf CourseJerry Allen Clubhouse Player – $15 (Cadott)____________________________________________________________________________________________
WESTBY Wed., Oct. 1 8:15 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $100 Viroqua Hills (Viroqua)Karl Stoker Clubhouse Player – $20____________________________________________________________________________________________
Division 1SECTIONALS
Host School & CoachesManager Date Meeting Tee Time Greens Fee Site____________________________________________________________________________________________HARTFORD UNION Tues., Oct 7 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $125 Hartford Golf ClubJohn Lonergan Clubhouse Player – $25____________________________________________________________________________________________
HAYWARD Tues., Oct. 7 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $105 Hayward Golf & TennisLucy Thaler Clubhouse Player – $21____________________________________________________________________________________________
JANESVILLE PARKER Tues., Oct. 7 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Team – $93.75 Riverside (Janesville)John Zimmerman Clubhouse Player – $18.75____________________________________________________________________________________________
KENOSHA BRADFORD Tues., Oct. 7 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $70 Maplecrest Country ClubJoe Pascucci Clubhouse Player – $14____________________________________________________________________________________________
MADISON EAST Tues., Oct. 7 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $115 The BridgesMark Buffat Clubhouse Player – $22.50____________________________________________________________________________________________
NOTRE DAME Tues., Oct. 7 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Team – $125 Thornberry Creek (Oneida)Brian Bobinski/Ken Flaten Clubhouse Player – $25____________________________________________________________________________________________
SECTIONAL #3 – LITTLE CHUTESAINT THOMAS MORE REGIONAL - Denmark, East Troy, Her-
itage Christian, Lakeside Lutheran, Luxemburg-Casco, Racine SaintCatherine’s, Saint Thomas More, The Prairie School, Whitewater.
BONDUEL REGIONAL - Bonduel, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom,Little Chute, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Wrightstown, Xavier. �
Medical/Emergency Plan for Cross Country
Schools are urged to update their med-ical and emergency plans as they prepareto host cross country meets this season.The following check list should be used toinsure a safe meet for participants andspectators alike.
*Contact athletic training staff. Consultwith staff to determine staffing needsbased on estimated size of the meet.
*Review procedures for contactingEMS.
*Review district policy for emergencyprocedures (lightening, tornado, etc.).
*Secure communication network andnecessary contact number; cell phone, ra-dios, radar.
*Identify location of nearest AED.*Update prior to meet based on ex-
treme weather concerns; heat or cold.On-line entries for sectionals
The WIAA has contracted with PTTim-ing to provide on-line entries for the sec-tional cross country meet this fall.Coaches will be required to enter theirathletes via PTTiming’s website. PTTimingwill then forward the entry file to hostschools. More details will be provided bymid-September.
Question 1: Are “arm warmers” legal?Answer: Illegal. The NFHS has deter-
mined that “arm warmers” are not legal.Arm warmers slip over the arm and ex-tend to just below the shoulder.
Question 2: Are course flags limited tothe height of 6 feet?
Answer: Rule 9-1-1; “...flags...onstakes which hold them 6 feet or moreabove the ground.”
Question 3: The girls on my teamwanted to wear compression shorts. Nowsome of them have decided they wouldrather wear the traditional shorts. Can wehave a mix of compression and traditionalshorts?
Answer: Legal. Rule 9-6-1b1; “Bot-toms may vary in length and style butmust be the same color and design for allteam members.”
Question 4: I’m an official and I needto report a jewelry violation. What do Ido?
Answer: Log on to the Official’s Center.Choose Cross Country. Under Miscella-neous is the Jewelry Report Form which isa submittable form.
Question 5: One of my runners hassigned up to run a marathon in early Oc-tober. Is this legal?
Answer: Illegal. Athletes are prohib-ited from competing in any nonschoolmeet or contest in the same sport duringthe season of practice and competition.
This would also apply to an athlete whowishes to participate in a road race duringthe season.
Question 6: As a coach, can I take avideo camera and tape the sectional crosscountry course?
Answer: Legal. However, if a course isat a privately owned facility (school or golfcourse) permission must be received first.
Question 7: We’re using Chip Timingat our invitational. We can only afford tohave 1 chip on each athlete. What is theprocedure for the finish line?
Answer: Officials must be present atthe finish line to insure that the properorder of finish is recorded. Officials mayneed to manually move finishers as theuse of one chip does not meet the require-ments of Rule 9-3-3.
Question 8: Are runners allowed topaint their body or face to wear duringcompetition?
Answer: Illegal. The Cross CountryCoaches Advisory Committee felt that al-lowing body/face paint undermines the in-tegrity of the sport and could possibly leadto health and safety issues. Permanentand temporary tattoos which are not of-fensive are allowed.
Question 9: Is it legal to put tape overpierced earrings?
Answer: Illegal. Rule 9-6-7 prohibits
jewelry. Putting tape over jewelry doesnot make it legal.
Question 10: Do all members of theteam have to wear matching socks?
Answer: No. Socks are not consideredpart of the school uniform.
Question 11: We’d like to put bales ofhay on our course to give it a more tradi-tional, English cross country feeling. Isthis legal?
Answer: Illegal. Please refer to theCase Book 9.1.3, sit. B.
Ruling: “The artificial barriers shall beremoved.”
Question 12: At a recent meet, I ob-served a girls’ team whose uniforms wereso tight fitting that by the end of the racethe tops looked like sports bras. What canbe done?
Answer: Enforce Rule 9-6-2 whichprohibits a bare midriff. Keep in mind theCase Book example 4.3.1, sit. L; “The ref-eree does not disqualify the competitorbecause when A1 stands upright, the uni-form top hangs below the waistband.”Coaches are reminded that allowing ath-letes to roll the waistband of their uni-forms often exaggerates the issue withthe jersey riding up. Officials may reportteams that have taken advantage of therule to the WIAA and staff will contact theadministration of those teams. �
Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, GreenBay East, Green Bay Preble, Green BaySouthwest, Green Bay West, Kaukauna,Kimberly, Manitowoc Lincoln, Menasha, Pu-laski.
Hamilton, Hartford Union, Homestead,Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee Mar -shall/Madison/Northwest, Milwaukee Vin-cent, Slinger, West Bend East, West BendWest.
Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum, Lomira,Mayville, North Fond du Lac, Omro, Portage,Poynette, Ripon, Sheboygan Falls, Waupun,Wautoma (Boys), Wautoma/Faith ChristianAcademy (Girls), Winnebago Lutheran Acad-emy, Winneconne.
SECTIONAL #6 - PLATTEVILLEBrodhead/Juda, Dodgeville/Mineral Point,
Edgerton, Evansville, Iowa-Grant/Highland,Lodi, Madison Edgewood, McFarland, Mon-roe, Mount Horeb/Barneveld, NewGlarus/Monticello, Parkview, Platteville,Prairie du Chien, Richland Center/Ithaca,River Valley, Southwestern/Cuba City.
Deerfield/Cambridge, Delavan-Darien, EastTroy, Jefferson, Lake Mills, LakesideLutheran, Palmyra-Eagle, Pewaukee, SaintJohn’s NW Military Academy (Boys), Turner,Union Grove, Whitewater.
SECTIONAL #8 - MILWAUKEELUTHERAN
Brown Deer, Cudahy, Dominican, Grafton,Greendale, Martin Luther, Messmer, Milwau-kee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, NewBerlin West, Port Washington, Saint Francis,
Saint Joan Antida (Girls), Saint ThomasMore, Shorewood, University School of Mil-waukee, Wisconsin Lutheran.
DIVISION 3SECTIONAL #1 - BRUCE
Bruce, Conserve, Drummond, Flambeau,Gilman/Cornell, Glidden/Butternut, Hurley,Ladysmith, Mellen, Mercer, Park Falls,Phillips, Prentice/Rib Lake, Solon Springs,South Shore, Washburn, Winter.
Algoma, Bonduel, Brillion, Florence,Gibraltar, Gillett, Green Bay NEW Lutheran,Hilbert, Lena/St. Thomas Academy, Mani-towoc Lutheran, Menominee Indian, Niag-ara, Oshkosh Lourdes, Reedsville, Roncalli,Saint Mary Central, Sevastopol.
Colfax, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Elm-wood, Frederic, Glenwood City, Grantsburg,McDonell Central, Owen-Withee, Regis,Shell Lake, Spring Valley, Stanley-Boyd,Webster.
Cashton, Cochrane-Fountain City, Eleva-Strum, Fall Creek, Gilmanton/Indepen-dence, Granton, Lincoln, Loyal/Green wood,Luther, Melrose-Mindoro, Osseo-Fairchild,Pittsville, Whitehall.
SECTIONAL #6 - BELLEVILLEAbundant Life Christian, Albany,
Belleville, Boscobel, Brookwood, Cassville,Darlington, Fennimore, Hillsboro, Kick-apoo/La Farge, Lancaster, New Lisbon,North Crawford, Pecatonica/Argyle,Riverdale, Wisconsin Heights.SECTIONAL #7 - SHEBOYGAN AREA
LUTHERANCedar Grove-Belgium, Central Wisconsin
Christian, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, GreenLake, Horicon, Howards Grove, Laconia,Markesan, Oostburg, Ozaukee, Pardeeville,Princeton, Random Lake, Rio/Fall River,Saint Mary’s Springs, Sheboygan AreaLutheran, Wayland Academy.
SECTIONAL #8 - THE PRAIRIESCHOOL
Brookfield Academy, Catholic Central,Dodgeland, Faith Christian/Kenosha Chris-tian Life, Heritage Christian, Kenosha St.Joseph, Lake Country Lutheran, Living WordLutheran, Marshall, Racine St. Catherine’s,Shoreland Lutheran, The Hope School, ThePrairie School, Trinity Academy, UniversityLake School, Waterloo, Watertown LutherPrep. �
2008 Cross Country Time ScheduleSECTIONALS
Division 1Starting Time For Races
Host School/Manager Date Location of Meet Coaches Meeting Warm-ups Boys Girls____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ARROWHEAD Sat., Oct 25 High School 10:30 a.m. – Finish Line 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:45 a.m.Kevin Flegner____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BROOKFIELD CENTRAL Sat., Oct. 25 Mitchell Park 10 a.m. - Mitchell Park Pavillion 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:45 a.m.Ronn Blaha____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GREEN BAY EAST/WEST Sat., Oct. 25 Colburn Park 8 a.m. – Park Shed 7 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m.Timothy Flood____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LA CROSSE LOGAN Sat., Oct. 25 Fields For Kids 10:30 a.m. – Field For Kids 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:45 a.m.Steve Hole____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MADISON WEST Sat., Oct. 25 Yahara Cross Country 10 a.m. – Timing Tent 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:45 a.m.Tom Kaufman Course____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MERRILL Sat., Oct. 25 Merrill Area Rec 9:30 a.m. – Merrill Area 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.Pete Miller Complex Rec Complex____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GREEN BAY EAST/WEST Sat., Oct. 25 Colburn Park 1 p.m. – Park Pavillion Noon 2 p.m. 3 p.m.Timothy Flood____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SHEBOYGAN AREA Sat., Oct. 25 High School Noon – Commons 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 1:45 p.m.LUTHERANJeff Jurss____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL Sat., Oct. 25 UW-Parkside 12:15 p.m. – Scoring Noon 1 p.m. 1:45 p.m.Sandy Freres Shack At Course____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
down so that Team A is not in possession of theball at the end of the down." So our thoughts arethat if the ball remains "live", if team possessionchanges and if team A is in possession of the ballat the end of the down after team A fumbles,then team B fumbles, team A is still in posses-sion at the end of the down, the series is notover for team A. We conclude that it will be teamA's ball, first and ten from the spot of beingdown. If team A returns it for a touchdown, itcounts.
A.: I recognize that the text we put to-gether last February indicates the contrary.However, after having opportunity to dis-cuss and consider all perspectives and ram-ifications further, we have decided that forthe present, the NCAA provisions will beapplied in this situation. A's half inning isover. B's ball 1 & 10 on the 25.
Q.: If team B fumbles, when does the seriesend? Can B recover and advance again and teamA cannot?
A.: If in the scenario where we beganthis conversation - in OT play; In A's half in-ning and A looses ball, then B loses ball,then A, then B...then....The Ball remainsalive with either team potentially able toscore to win - until the ball becomes dead.If the ball becomes dead with neither teamhaving scored in this situation - it is B's ball1 & 10 on 25.
Q.: This year we are to use the 25 yd. over-time procedure as given in WIAA meeting folder.I think it is the only info that I have available.The play is outlined in number 14. It says thedefense can score a TD or safety. I am assuminga try with the defense getting possession duringthe OT is a dead ball. The defense will not beable to score on a try, just like during the game.
A.: That is correct.Q.: Team A has the ball in the first half
overtime inning: 1) Team B intercepts a pass orrecovers a fumble and is going down the field toscore and fumbles the ball on the 10 yard lineand ball rolls into and out of the end zone orTeam A recovers the ball on the 10 yard line. 1)Where does Team A put the ball in play again? 2)Team A looses the ball and Team B scores, I amassuming the game is over? 3) Team B gets theloose ball from Team A and almost scores atouchdown, but is tackled on the 10 yard line,where does Team B put the ball in play?
A.: 1) For the current season – we areusing NCAA OT rules. A does not retain ball.B’s Ball and series 1 & 10 on 25. 2) Correct.3) B starts its half inning, 1 & 10 on the 25.
Q.: I had a player whose father passedaway suddenly this weekend. He plans to playthis Friday, and I was asked about if he can weara wrist band with some embroidery on it. Inreading rule 1-5-3K, I see the requirements fora wrist band, but when I read the rule, it saysthe towel must be unadorned, but I am not sureif that applies to the wrist band. Could you clarifythis for me?
A.: At various odd times we have al-lowed for mementos to be included on headgear, socks, pants. We have attempted toadhere to the clean shirt ‘policy.’ As de-scribed, an embroidered wrist band with anappropriate/modest reminder of the youngman’s father would fit in the vein of whathas been allowed and would be permittedin this case so long as the officials found itto be not abrasive. You may print this re-sponse to share with your crew chief in pre-game.
Q.: I wanted to reach out to you to confirm
or deny the need to be a licensed football officialto run the game clock at a WIAA sanctioned reg-ular season or tournament game. For the past5+ years I have managed the clock responsibil-ities at local varsity football games. Last night Iworked a lower level game and while I was intro-ducing myself to the crew assigned to the gamethey mentioned to me this was the case so againI am just reaching out to see if in fact this is thecase. I am a registered basketball official and ifneeded to work varsity (or any level) footballgames as the clock operator I will submit the re-lated dues and take the football exam each yearin order to fulfill the needed requirement. Anyinformation or direction you can give me isgreatly appreciated.
A.: This is not a WIAA requirement. Onp. 13 of the WIAA Fall Season Regulationsunder State Association Recommendations,15c reads as follows: “It is recommendedthat a licensed official be used on the time-piece if the field clock is official.” While Iwon’t discount the potential value of hav-ing a knowledgeable, experienced, licensedofficial operating the game clock – com-pletely satisfactory timing can be achievedby an individual who has the technical skillsto operate the timing piece and who hastaken seriously the responsibility and whohas taken it upon themselves to learn thebasic rules and signals necessary to prop-erly operate the game clock. It is also ap-propriate that the clock operator, licensedor not, recognize he/she is an event officialto be held to a standard and expectation ofimpartiality as they conduct their work. Ifbeing licensed as a football official was arequirement – we would indicate that.
Q.: Our association had a question regard-ing the new rule whereby the head coach maydesignate another coach for the purpose of re-questing time outs (Rule 3-5-2a). Is the intent ofthis rule to designate another coach in additionto the head coach for the purpose of calling timeouts, or instead of the head coach?
A.: Instead. Here’s what I provided re-cently on the same question: The text ofthis rule as you identify makes it clear – ifthe head coach ‘gives away’ the authorityto call time out by designating that duty toan assistant, that designation stays in placefor the duration of that game (unless thereis an emergency) and the head coach is notrecognized as being able to call time out inthat contest. Difficult one, especially whentime is running out and the head coach isstanding right behind you. But I am notable to point to anything except what therule provides. If the head coach designatesan assistant to call time-out, that designa-tion is in place for the entire game. For anofficial to call time out from someone otherthen the designated person – is going to bebit in the backside – if it wasn’t what theHC wanted. We are not going to selectivelyapply this rule...but rather as written.Pretty simple, pretty clear. If the HC wantsto be able to call time out, then he shouldnot assign a designee. Also keep in mindthat for many, many years – somehow wewere able to play the game – even whenjust the captains were able to call time out.
Q.: If a coach is also a trainer for yourteam, and is not needed in the coach’s box, canhe roam outside the box?
A.: No. There are elements here whichjust will not fit well together and presentopportunity for distress either to you, your
assistant, or the official. If he’s a coach, puthim in the team box, the press box – or ifnot needed – put him in the stands andclean up your sideline.
Q.: Can a sideline warning offset a live ballfoul? Assume the following: During a live ball, awing official runs down the sideline and runs intoa coach from the team on offense who is on thefield. The official throws flag. It is the team's firstsideline infraction, which will cause a sidelinewarning to be issued. During the same playthere is a live foul by the defense. Do the two in-fractions offset one another?
A.: Not double fouls. Not "offsetting."Double fouls are (10-2-1) live ball fouls byboth teams. The "sideline warning" is listed(9-8) as an "unsportsmanlike conduct" fouland unsportsmanlike (conduct) fouls arepenalized at the succeeding spot (10-4-4-a). "The basic spot is the succeeding spot:(a) For an unsportsmanlike foul; (b) For adead ball foul; (c) For a nonplayer foul; (d)When the final result is a touchback." (10-4-5). "No coach, substitute, trainer or otherteam attendant shall act in an unsports-manlike manner once the officials assumeauthority for the contest. Example are, butnot limited to: ... (i) Being on the field ex-cept as a substitute or replaced player. ...(k) Being outside the team box, but not onthe field...." (9-8-1) "A nonplayer shall notbe outside his team box unless .... A maxi-mum of three coaches may be in thecoaches area." (9-8-3) Case Book PR 9.8.1Fstates that the fouls are "unsportsman-like." All "roads" lead to the conclusion thatthe live-ball foul could be penalized (of-fended team's option) and then the un-sportsmanlike foul could be penalized(other offended team's option). That is, itis not a double foul situation and the penal-ties do not "offset."
Q.: Offensive team would like to "trade"their TE from one side to the other. If the TE as-sumes a three point stance and is "covered" bya split end is it legal for him to pick up his handbefore trading or is this an illegal shift? If hishand is not on the ground (2 point stance) wouldthere be any difference in the interpretation?
A.: Rule 7-1-7-c precludes any playerwho is not the end-man on the line frommoving. When the "end' is covered by aWide-Out, the "end" is no longer the end-man on the line and, therefore, cannotmove once he has put his hand(s) on ornear the ground. Player numbering doesnot enter into the rule. Rule 7, Section 1,Article 7 states, .....After the ball is markedready for play and before the snap begins,no false start shall be made by any Aplayer. It is a false start if: c. "Any A playeron his line between the snapper and theplayer on the end of his line, after havingplaced a hand(s) on or near the ground,moves his hand(s) or makes any quickmovement." Even though the TE may bewearing an eligible receiver's number (1-49, 80-99), he is considered a lineman byvirtue of being covered by the split end. Ifthe split end were to shift to the back fieldand be set for at least one full second, thenthe TE could raise and reposition himself aslong as he doesn't raise so quickly to simu-late the start of a play. He would also haveto be set one full second prior to the ballbeing snapped or someone else shifting orgoing in motion. ��
QUESTION: Can my daughter continueto work with a PGA golf professional dur-ing the WIAA high school season?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, WIAA regulationsdo not prevent practice outside of the schoolteam. However, I strongly recommend that youand your daughter discuss this additional prac-tice with your high school coach. Due to addi-tional risk of injury, loss of additional studytime, and potential differences in coachingphilosophies it is always best to discuss a stu-dent-athlete’s practice away from the schoolteam with the head coach.
QUESTION: We are organizing a smallgolf scramble for our church towards theend of August, perhaps six or seven four-somes will be involved. Are there anyproblems if members of the golf team par-ticipate in the event?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, there are poten-tial hazards for members of the golf team andfor student-athletes at your high school.
First of all, even the smallest of golf scram-bles/events must be considered to be non-school competitions. WIAA regulations preventstudent-athletes from participating in eventslike this during the WIAA season of play. If thisevent were being held this coming weekend,girls on the school golf team could not partici-pate because their WIAA season has begun.
Boys, who will be on the boys golf team, orother school teams can participate in a non-school event that is held outside of the WIAAboy’s spring golf season.
Of more importance, student-athletes arenot able to accept prizes awarded for their playduring the event—longest putt, closest to thepin, long drive, winning first, second or thirdplace, etc. They may accept entry gifts so longas these gifts are given to all the participants.Student-athletes may accept nonintrinsic/util-itarian rewards like trophies, medals, certifi-cates (not gift certificates), and they can enjoydinner/lunch with the other parishioners.
QUESTION: We are investigating anonschool competition violation. I justwanted to clarify - do the boys need to sitout today or are they suspended once theinformation is received and acted upon bythe WIAA?
INTERPRETATION: If you believe therehas been a violation - then they are ineligiblefrom the time the violations occurred. If theyplay as ineligible players – then the eventand/or their contributions - are forfeit. Bestpractice - may well be to sit the boys until youcan sort out completely.
QUESTION: Our boy’s golf team mem-bers are interested in having “Captain’sPractices” this fall. I told my coach I amchecking with you but that it would mostlikely be okay as long as: 1. Neither ourvarsity nor JV coach provided any instruc-tion to them - that this is to be a voluntaryactivity (attendance isn’t taken, etc.). 2.The kids cannot receive any perks, suchas free play at the course because theyare members of the team (students whohave their own membership/family mem-bership, etc., at the course would havethose rights to use, but others would haveto pay greens fees). Please advise.
INTERPRETATION: Current rules and in-terpretations would prohibit this. Rules of Eligi-bility, Art. VI, Section 2 - Out of Season, p.38/C-2 indicates there are no restrictions againststudent’s voluntarily assembling in the summertime. This is the specific text that allows for“Captains” practices.
Then, go back and read Section 2, PreambleA. “may not resemble school’s team practic-ing/competing.” Also then read over Bylaw Art.II, Section 1 and 2.
Bottom line, I must advise great cautionand diversity of athletes assembling.
QUESTION: I have a member of mygirls’ golf team that wants to participatein the Junior PGA event at Lake Arrow-head on Aug. 13 and 14. Can she play inthis event if she does not practice withthe team on Aug. 11 or 12? Can she thenplay in a tournament with her team onAug. 15?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, she may play inthe Aug. 13-14 event at Lake Arrowhead.WIAA Non-School Participation regulationsallow girls in the sports of golf, tennis andswimming and diving (#2 on pg. 37 of the Sr.High School Handbook) to report followingcompletion of their summer non-school events.This is allowed so long as they report prior totheir first scheduled interscholastic meet of the
school season.Yes, she is then allowed to compete in the
first interscholastic meet on Friday, Aug. 15.QUESTION: Can a girl golfer sub in a
women’s golf league?INTERPRETATION: During the summer-
time period and during the school year, outsideof the school season, girls can sub and/or par-ticipate in golf leagues. It is during the schoolseason that girl’s may not participate in non-school tournaments and events
Once again, of more importance, student-athletes are not able to accept prizes awardedfor their play during the event—longest putt,closest to the pin, long drive, winning first, sec-ond or third place, etc. They may accept entrygifts at tournaments where the participants arenot selected or so long as these gifts are givento all the participants. Student-athletes mayaccept nonintrinsic/utilitarian rewards like tro-phies, medals, certificates (not gift certifi-cates).
QUESTION: Can a girl play in the Jr.PGA Championship, August 13-16 inMaineville, OH?
INTERPRETATION: This is a tournamentthat has been recognized by the USGA andAJGA as a National tournament for high schoolaged golfers. The WIAA has allowed highschool golfers to compete in this event so longas they meet the requirements as found in theWIAA Sr. High School Handbook, Rules of Eli-gibility, Article VI—Nonschool Participation,Section 1.
These requirements include havingachieved one of the top five places in the pre-vious year’s WIAA State meet, or defeated insubsequent competition a person whoachieved one of the first five places in the pre-vious WIAA State meet.
QUESTION: Can a girl play in a FutureWorld Collegiate Tour event in late Sep-tember during the girl’s school season?
INTERPRETATION: No, this tournament isidentified as one of many events on this organ-izations calendar of tournaments. It does notmeet the criteria allowed by the WIAA mem-bership for participation by student-athletesparticipating in the high school regular season.A girl who competes in this tournament is notable to continue to compete in the remainderof the 2008 WIAA high school season.
QUESTION: Can boys on the highschool golf team play in a fundraisingscramble in late September?
INTERPRETATION: Language does notexist to prevent golfers from participating inthese events. However, high school golfersshould understand that events of this sort aremeant for players who have completed theirhigh school eligibility. A high school student-athlete’s eligibility, especially golfers, can betruly jeopardized through the acceptance ofprizes at these events.
As mentioned above, of more importancethen participating in these events, student-ath-letes are not able to accept prizes awarded fortheir play during the event—longest putt, clos-est to the pin, long drive, winning first, secondor third place, etc. They may accept entry giftsso long as these gifts are given to all the par-ticipants at events they have not had to qualifyor been selected. Student-athletes may ac-cept/receive an award which is symbolic (non-merchandise) in nature like trophies, medals,certificates (not gift certificates), ribbons, andbadges. Please review the WIAA Amateur Sta-tus regulations found in the WIAA Sr. HighSchool Handbook, pages 34-35, for additionalinformation.
Home CourseQUESTION: I need to make sure I un-
derstand the golf ruling on practice athome courses. Our golf team has declaredAAA Country Club as a home course andwould like to practice there. We will beplaying a match there later in the week.Am I correct in telling the coach that hecan practice on this course or have I mis-interpreted the rule? Please let me knowso I don’t cause a problem. Thanks.
INTERPRETATION: So long as the courseis a reasonable distance from the school, wegenerally use 25 miles as a reasonable dis-tance, and school administration approve ofthe course, a school can identify up to threecourses as their home course. If a course isdesignated as a home course, school golfteams are able to practice and compete onthese home course(s). A complete list of homecourses for each school golf team can be foundon the WIAA School Center under Girls Golf.
QUESTION: I have a question about
golf regional. It is a little confusing as tothe use of a regional site and the threehome courses. I guess I need to know ifwe can practice or save a match as part ofour 14 and have a meet at the regionalsite if it is marked as one of our homecourses. It is more than 25 miles awaythough, which seems to be a stipulation ofthe WIAA. The reason I ask is becausemost all of the other schools in our re-gional will have played that course be-cause that is where the AAA conferencehas their conference meet. In this case allthe other schools except School B andSchool C will have played at least 18 holeson the regional site, and have a definiteadvantage over us two that have not.What is the ruling??
INTERPRETATION: The course is well overthe 25-mile distance considered for homecourse approval. Consequently, it is not acourse that can be identified as a “homecourse” for your school golf program.
The options that you have available include: 1. Schedule a meet with a school golf team
that identifies this course as a “home course”and is hosting a meet at this course.
2. Use one of your 14 allowed meets to takethe team to this course for a practice session.
3. Players are allowed to go to the tourna-ment course on their own, with family/friends,etc., without a coach in attendance.
Coaching During MeetsQUESTION: While a player is at address
on the tee box, can a coach tell the playerto “aim left?”
INTERPRETATION: Yes, a coach is allowedto provide instruction while a player is at ad-dress. Strategic advise like “aim left” is al-lowed.
Coaches are not able to “align” players whilethey are at address. This includes moving themto the proper alignment.
QUESTION: Are coaches now allowedto go on the tee box at any time?
INTERPRETATION: WIAA coaching regu-lations have now been rewritten and coachesare allowed to be on the tee box at any time.
QUESTION: Can a coach stand behind aplayer and help them with their alignmentor are coaches in violation of USGA Rule14-2b?
INTERPRETATION: Coaches are allowedto help line them up. Obviously, coaches thenhave to move off the line before they initiatethe swing. This is just like how a caddie helpsthe player line up. You see this quite a bit onthe LPGA tour.
Rule 14-2b actually doesn’t prohibit a coachfrom doing this. It does refer to “assistance”,but “In making a stroke.” So as long as thecoach is off the intended line of play once theplayer begins the stroke, there is no problem.
Umbrellas - again similar to a caddy. We canhold the umbrella while they are getting readyto play the shot - ex. putting the tee in theground, lining up a putt, etc. But we then haveto get out of there as they play the shot (“inmaking a stroke”).
Rule AllowancesQUESTION: Can a 10-stroke limit be
put in place for a non-conference tourna-ment? How about for a conference tour-nament?
INTERPRETATION: WIAA Season Regula-tions, 15., a., indicates: “The host school or aconference will determine the type of play(match, medal or combination match-medal)governing competition.” This includes regula-tions pertaining to stroke limits.
If the meet is a non-conference event, thenthe host school can be allowed to adopt a reg-ulation like a 10-stroke limit.
If it is a conference meet, a conference reg-ulation needs to be a part of a conference’s by-laws in order for this type of rule to be used.
QUESTION: I am holding a girls highschool scramble during the WIAA girlsgolf season, with up to 16 other highschool teams. It counts as one of our 14WIAA matches.
Can I give medals for flags events forthis meet?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, medals can begiven for flag events. WIAA Season Regula-tions, 15., a., indicates: “The host school or aconference will determine the type of play(match, medal or combination match-medal)governing competition.” This includes regula-tions pertaining to events.
I encourage caution with this practice. Ittends to suggest that school golf meets/tour-naments are like fundraising scramble events.By no means do I wish to suggest thesefundraising scrambles are a bad idea, but theysimply are not intended for high school stu-dent-athletes.
Individual ParticipationQUESTION: My son who is starting 6th
grade is one of the best golfers in theworld for his age and will be attending theHank Haney (Tiger Wood’s coach) golfacademy during the school year in SouthCarolina for the next 6 years but I had athought of bringing him back for the 4thquarter to play on the golf team when hestarts high school.
My second question is, if he were tocontinue to improve and had a chance towin state as an 8th grader, if he were ac-cepted by the school and coach, could heplay on the team but would only be al-lowed 4 years of eligibility right?
INTERPRETATION: High school student-athletes are allowed to attend specialized ath-letic academies and/or schools and then areallowed to return and participate/compete ontheir high school team. Currently, there are ac-tually a number of criteria that must be met:
1. Parents must have their primary resi-dence in the school district.
2. The student-athlete does not compete inany school competitions while attending theacademy/school.
WIAA State Golf Tournament toFeature Live, On-line ScoringThe 2008 WIAA State Girl’s and the 2009 Boy’s Golf Tournament will have a
new feature as live, on-line scoring will be introduced. The WIAA has contractedwith Golfstat to provide this service.
Golfstat is the company that handles all NCAA tournament scoring and rat-ings for all divisions. The company has been in operation since 1984. They beganoperating the scoring for the NCAA women’s tournaments in 1989 and then tookon the Men’s NCAA tournaments starting in 1992.
The new system will include scoring updates after every three holes. Teamscores and individual scores will be posted on the Golfstat website throughout thetournament.
Coaches, players, parents, and spectators will all be able to monitor scoresduring the two-day event. A monitor at University Ridge will be provided in theclubhouse allowing spectators at the State Meet to remain current on team andindividual scores. Anyone with internet access will also be able to view scores.
In addition, school teams that make it to the State Meet will be able to pro-vide both individual and team photos for inclusion on the website. These photoswill be accessible along with each player’s on-line scorecard. The scorecards willprovide special markings for aces, eagles, birdies, bogeys, and other scores.
The program will also provide a list of teams and players, tee times, the liveleaderboard and course stats. With all of these new features available, the in-troduction of the Golfstat on-line scoring system is certain to add a new level ofexcitement to this well recognized WIAA tournament.
Additional information is now available in the updated information packetprovided to coaches and athletic directors in the School Center. To view the Golf-stat program and some of the current tournaments, simply use your internetbrowser and go to golfstat.com. A link to this site will be provided on the WIAAwebsite during the WIAA Golf tournaments. �
QUESTION: I am trying to find a defini-tion of “stacking.” I can’t. The way I re-member it (from an earlier WIAA video orperhaps from a Bulletin) is that “stacking”consists in playing players or doublesteams out of order. In short, the #1 Singlesplayer must be better than the #2 Singlesplayer, and so on down. The #1 Doublesteam must be better than the #2 Doublesteam, and so on down. Basically, I have al-ways thought that singles players wereconsidered individually, and that doublesteams were considered as a unit (not theindividuals that comprise a doubles teamconsidered separately).
My questions are:1. Does this apply to individuals in the
doubles lineup? Must the best doublesplayer play at #1 Doubles? Could the besttwo doubles players be split onto two dif-ferent doubles teams?
2. Do previous matches or previousyears have any bearing on this?
Assume there are not clear head-to-headmatches against common opponents, etc.For example, could a Doubles team fromlast year be split this year, to create twonew teams?
3. Finally, could one member of a #1Doubles team be paired with a lesser player(because his usual partner can’t play) andthen be entered at #2 Doubles, behind theregular #2 Doubles team (which thenplayed #1 Doubles)? Is this OK, as long asthe “regular” #2 Doubles team is betterthan the new team formed (part of #1 Dou-bles and then part of #3 Doubles), thuskeeping the “doubles teams” in properorder?
INTERPRETATION: First, “stacking” issuesare the responsibility of a conference during aconference match and the schools involved dur-ing a non-conference match that takes placeduring the regular season. During the WIAAtournament, coaches ultimately determine seed-ing and stacking questions at the subsectionalseeding meeting.
Below I have provided you with information Ihave organized regarding “rank order.” It issomething that needs discussion with conferencecoaches and approval for adoption into confer-ence by-laws:
ORDER OF ABILITY1. Players/doubles teams must play in order
of ability.2. The line-up shall always be based on order
of ability.3. Matching up is prohibited.4. In singles players must compete in order of
ability with the best player on the team playingat the #1 position, the second best at #2, and soon through all positions.
5. In case of injury or illness, all players mustmove up.
6. This rule shall also apply to doubles playwith the strongest doubles team at the #1 posi-tion, etc.
– A player who has established a winningrecord at a team position and whose resultsshow that he/she clearly is stronger than theplayers below him/her may not be moved down.
– If a player clearly is stronger than theplayer immediately above him/her than theplayer must be moved up a position.
– Players of equal ability and equal recordmay alternate between two adjacent positions solong as the alternating is NOT done for the pur-pose of “matching up”.
RANK ORDERThe line-up shall always be based on order of
ability. Matching up is prohibited. In singles play-ers must compete in order of ability with the bestplayer on the team playing at the #1 position,the second best at #2, and so on through all po-sitions. In case of injury or illness, all playersmust move up. This rule shall also apply to dou-bles play with the strongest doubles team at the#1 position, etc.
MOVING A PLAYER UP AND DOWN IN THELINEUP
A player shall not be moved down in the line-up because of:
– An injury that has lasted and forced aplayer out of the line-up for less than threeweeks.
– Disciplinary measures.– Challenge matches after six team matches
have been played.
APPEALSIf a coach feels that the opponent’s line-up as
presented is not fair, he should notify the oppos-ing coach of the protest. If the protest is notmade before the start of the match, it must befiled in writing within 48 hours of the start of thematch.
QUESTION: Our #2 player was injuredand has not played most of the season. Shewas able to play in more than threematches. Is she eligible to play the #3 po-sition during the WIAA tournament?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, WIAA Season Reg-ulations, page 53, 3., g., (1), indicate: A singlesplayer shall play in a minimum of three singlesmatches (Flights 1, 2, and 3 only) during theregular season in order to be entered in the sub-sectional tournament. Coaches have the discre-tion of placing players in rank order. If opposingcoaches object to the rank of a player, an appealcan take place at the coaches seeding meeting.
QUESTION: We are in a new conferenceand a new subsectional. Can matches fromlast year be taken into consideration forseed positions this year?
INTERPRETATION: No, WIAA Season Regu-lations do not identify past year’s matches orrecords as information that can be used in de-termining seed positions for this year’s tourna-ment. Criteria found on page 55 of the WIAA FallSeason Regulations, Tournament Procedures, 5.,b., (4), are the criteria that need to be followedin determining seeding positions.
COACHING CONTACTQUESTION: Can the girls take private
lessons during their season?INTERPRETATION: The general philosophy
of additional practice or lessons during theschool season is one that is placed on localschools and coaches. Since WIAA membershiplanguage indicates that student-athletes owetheir loyalty and allegiance to their school teamduring the school season and it remains silentregarding student-athletes receiving additionalinstruction outside of the practice sessions heldduring the school tennis season, school adminis-trators and coaches are encouraged to monitorstudent-athletes and their training outside of thenormal school practice normally scheduled on aregular basis.
As tennis players practice, train, develop theirskills, etc., it is important that communicationtake place between players, their parents andtheir school coaches regarding any additional in-struction and/or practice they may become in-volved in. This additional practice beyond theschool program does add significant risk to thehealth and well-being of developing adolescents.In addition, instruction outside of the schoolteam may be different philosophically than thatbeing provided with the school team. As classesbegin in September, there is also the element ofschool time for homework that needs to take pri-ority.
I mention these elements as many times par-ents and others will view these additional in-structional opportunities as positive training forstudent-athletes. Please do not take this to meanthat these are not positive opportunities, it issimply that many times these other elements arenot taken into consideration when additionaltraining opportunities are decided. In addition,this information helps me provide some back-ground information to respond to your questionsof which I have provided in “black” underneatheach question found below.
WIAA regulations do not prevent student-ath-letes from receiving additional instruction duringthe school season. Student-athletes should talkwith coaches to make them aware of this addi-tional instruction and be aware of additional risksfor injury, differences in instructional philoso-phies and the need to schedule time for studiesonce the school year begins.
QUESTION: Can they take group les-sons?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, with the cautionsidentified above.
QUESTION: Can they rent a court andplay each other?
INTERPRETATION: Renting of courts andplaying/competing with a fellow teammate dur-ing the school season is allowed.
QUESTION: I have a question regardinga person that I was considering to have asmy volunteer assistant. She does not teachany of the girls on my team, but she doesorganize groups and leagues for the clubthat some of the girls might be in. Obvi-
ously if she were going to be violating therules, I would not have her as my volunteerassistant. Could you please advise me onthis issue?
INTERPRETATION: The key here is “contactwith student-athletes” she will be coaching. Solong as there is no “contact” with student-ath-letes during the school year outside of the schooltennis season, she is OK. On first look at this, itappears she will be OK so long as she is simplyorganizing groups and leagues for the club.These groups and leagues can be posted on abulletin so that no contact takes place. This isstill OK even when some of the girls are in thegroups and leagues. However, if she is havingcontact in any way, this regulation needs to betaken as written and can jeopardize the eligibilityof the student-athletes involved.
USTA OFFICIAL RULES OF TENNISQUESTION: How much time is allowed
when players change ends of the court?INTERPRETATION: USTA Official Rules of
Tennis, 29., page 28, “When the players changeends at the end of a game, a maximum of ninety(90) seconds are allowed.”
QUESTION: How should a point be han-dled if a receiver calls a ball “out,” thenchanges her mind and indicates the servewas “good,” returns the serve and it landsin the server’s court, but the server doesnot go after it because she is not certainwhat the call was?
INTERPRETATION: USTA Official Rules ofTennis, The Code, page 48, 12., Out calls cor-rected, “If a player mistakenly calls a ball “out”and then realizes it was good, the point shall bereplayed if the player returned the ball within theproper court.”
QUESTION: I was wondering if there is alimit to how many matches you can play ina two-day tournament?
INTERPRETATION: WIAA regulations re-main silent regarding the number of matches atennis player is allowed to compete in on a dailybasis. USTA regulations limit players to twomatches per day when three set matches areplayed. This can be extended to three matchesper day when a match tie-breaker or modifiedsets are used. These decisions are to be madeby the host school if a meet/tournament is anon-conference event. If it is a conference matchor tournament, the conference needs to deter-mine the number of matches per day.
ELIGIBILITYQUESTION: If there are two pretty good
tennis players going to high school at aschool that doesn’t offer tennis, do theyhave any options for playing in the spring?
INTERPRETATION: The WIAA membershiprequires all student-athletes to be full-time stu-dents at the school they are enrolled in order forthem to participate in a sport program. Conse-quently, the answer is a “no,” student-athletesare not allowed to participate at another schoolin a program that is or is not offered at theschool they are enrolled.
This regulation does not prevent a student-athlete from participating or competing in non-school programming (USTA tennis, a program ata local club, park and recreation league, etc.)during this time.
QUESTION: I just had a teacher in myschool come and ask me a question abouteligibility that I couldn’t find an answer to.He has a daughter playing varsity tennis(we do not have tennis here). He had hireda coach this summer to work on her game.He was wondering if she can continue goingto this coach DURING the tennis season. Ireally couldn’t find where that would be aviolation. But just to be safe and sure - canhe still hire a coach to work with his daugh-ter during the tennis season?
INTERPRETATION: WIAA rules would notprevent the student from continuing to receiveprivate instruction. See III-D of WIAA Rules at aGlance.
Having said that, experience shows it issomething which ought to be done withschool/AD/coach understanding and approval. Itis not unusual to see more problems arise bycontinuing the relationship then good comeabout. E.g., private coach shows up at matchand can’t help, but coach pupil(compliance/coaching contact problem – plushurt feelings etc.). Athlete is placed in positionof not knowing which coach to ‘listen to’,etc..etc..etc...
DELAYS AND SUSPENSIONSQUESTION: Mid-way through a multi-
team meet the meet was ended (it will notbe rescheduled) as a result of the rain. As aresult of the meet ending without complet-ing it, are we able to add another meet tothe schedule?
INTERPRETATION: No, since some of thematches had been completed, these matchesmust count and be used for individual records forthis year. The match is considered to be sus-pended and can be concluded at a later date.Teams involved are not able to schedule anothermeet unless they do not have 14 meets on theircurrent schedule.
QUESTION: We played in a 8-team inviteyesterday (Saturday) at School AAA. It wasa team tournament and we played SchoolBBB in the first round and lost, after thatwe played School CCC and were in the mid-dle of the first sets and the rain came andwashed our match out. We were trying togo indoors but no courts were availablesince the other teams were using all the in-door facilities in the area. Both School CCCand us would like to finish this match. Myquestion is can we finish this match at alater date? We both tentatively agreed toplay on Wednesday depending on what youtell us.
INTERPRETATION: In tennis, schools havebeen allowed to complete multi-dual matcheswith the permission of school administrators fol-lowing a rain out or suspension of a multi-dualmeet for another reason. There have been timeswhen these matches have had to take place at adifferent site. If school administration approvesof continuing the meet, the site is determined bythe administration of the schools involved.
QUESTION: We held a triple dual at ourhigh school on August 18. We were able toplay the first 2 rounds before the rain came.Can we play the final round on Wednesdayand would that still be considered onemulti-meet date or is it a date added ontothe schedule? Which would then put usover the limit. Please let me know wherethis continuation of the tourney would becounted.
INTERPRETATION: When a match gets sus-pended, it is allowable for it to be continued at alater date with the permission of the school ad-ministration of the schools involved withoutadding a date to the schedule. This is due to thematch being a continuation of the suspendedmatch.
Singles and double matches should be con-tinued from the point of suspension. The site ofthe continued meet can be determined by theadministration of the schools involved.
All matches that have concluded are com-pleted matches and need to be part of a playeror team’s season record for consideration by theState Seeding Committee. Matches that weresuspended should continue from the point of thesuspension using the score at the time of thesuspension.
NON-SCHOOL PARTICIPATIONQUESTION: I am a high school tennis
coach in Illinois. Illinois does not allow theathletes to participate in non-school com-petition (such as USTA or ITF tournaments)during the tennis season. What is the rulein Wisconsin?
INTERPRETATION: Virtually the same. SeeIII-D of the WIAA Rules at a Glance.
QUESTION: Can tennis players partici-pate in non-recorded shortened matches ina tennis social during the school tennis sea-son?
INTERPRETATION: No, any type ofmatch/competition with non-school competitorsis a violation WIAA membership regulations re-sulting in loss of eligibility for the remainder ofthe tennis season. Matches like these are onlyallowed outside of the WIAA regular season.
QUESTION: Can a freshmen girl’s tennisplayer report late to the high school team?
INTERPRETATION: Yes, WIAA Sr. HighSchool Handbook, page 37, Section 1, A., 2), in-dicates: A student who was a member of aschool team in a given sport during the previousyear may not delay reporting for the school teambeyond the school’s official opening day of prac-tice in order to continue nonschool training orcompetition, except in the fall-sponsored sportsof tennis, golf, and swimming and diving, pro-vided the delay does not extend beyond the firstinterscholastic meet. �
3. The student-athlete must be enrolled as afull-time student at the high school he/she par-ticipates and meets academic eligibility require-ments.
4. For male student-athlete’s, they must re-port to the school team at the start of the golfseason (first practice).
5. We would also caution you about preserv-ing your son’s amateur status. If he secures anagent, signs a contract and/or accepts, re-ceives or directs to another any sort of cash ormerchandise (clubs, clothing, shoes, etc.) hewill jeopardize his high school eligibility.
Regarding 8th graders playing on highschool teams, WIAA Season Regulations, 17.,
b., indicates: “A school may not allow its stu-dents in Grades 9, 10, 11 and/or 12 to competeagainst another member school’s students inGrade 8 and/or below.” Student-athletes are al-lowed to compete on high school teams afterthey have entered 9th grade.
You are correct in identifying that highschool student-athletes have four years of eli-gibility. This four-year “time clock” begins oncethey enter 9th grade.
QUESTION: My JV coach took our JVgolf team to a dual with another school onTuesday. Apparently, two of my varsitymembers went to watch the match and,because of two open spots, were invited
to play with the other school’s JV #1 and#2 players. So, they did without theirscores “being counted.” So, my questionis: Would this count towards the allowed14 matches? If so, I’ll make adjustmentsin what events the two girls play in the fu-ture. I appreciate your help with this mat-ter.
INTERPRETATION: Yes, WIAA SeasonRegulations, Girl’s Golf, 7., a., indicates: “A stu-dent who participates at both the varsity andnon-varsity levels during the season may notparticipate in more than 14 meets.” Eventhough their scores did not “count,” this meetdoes have to count as one of their 14 allowed
meets during the regular season. If the highschool girl’s golf team has scheduled 14 meetsduring the 2008 WIAA girl’s golf season for thevarsity team, both girls are now able to com-pete in 13 of those varsity meets.
QUESTION: We had a girl quit thegirl’s golf team leaving us with four play-ers for our team. Can an 8th grader be al-lowed to compete on our high schoolgirl’s team?
INTERPRETATION: No, WIAA Season Reg-ulations, Girls Golf, page 25, 17., b., “A schoolmay not allow its students in Grades 9, 10, 11and/or 12 to compete against another memberschool’s students in Grade 8 and/or below.” �
Golf Interpretations_________________Continued from page 24�
2008 WIAA Football Playoff Site ListSchools have until Oct. 17, 2008 to make changes to these listings.
“Athletic Administration: Improving Your Game”Theme set for annual WADA Workshop to be held in November
� WADA INSIGHTS
By Mike BatesInformation Coordinator, WADA
Registration is underway for the annual WADAWorkshop, the largest event of the school year formembers of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Associ-ation (WADA).
All materials to register for the event are avail-able via the organization’s web site, and, any athleticadministrator interested in joining the WADA simplyneeds to register for the 2008 WADA Workshop. Thisis the 42nd year in the history of the organization thatWADA members will gather for their statewide con-vention.
WADA WORKSHOPAppleton will again serve as the site for the 42nd
annual WADA Workshop, which each November at-tracts about 425 high AD’s from high schools andmiddle schools from all around the state. Anoverview of the event, held at the Radisson Paper Val-
ley Hotel, is also available on the WADA web site.Remember, registration material for the WADA
Workshop will not be mailed to current AD’s. Lookfor the Registration Pack for attendees on-line fromthe WADA web site, www.wadawi.org.
Retired AD’s who are unable to download theRegistration Pack should contact Jim Scandin, theWADA Retired AD Liaison at (608) 251-1186 or viamail at 125 N. Hamilton, # 702, Madison, WI 53703.
More details regarding the 2008 Workshop willbe forthcoming, but many of the sessions at this fall’sevent will help with the professional growth of WADAmembers.
A year-long in the planning, the Workshop is anopportunity for athletic administrators to continue theorganization’s long and rich history of serving athleticdirectors across Wisconsin.
WADA MENTORSAlso, when an athletic administrator adds the
title of “Athletic Director” or “Activities Director” tohis or her duties, it can be, at times, a bit overwhelm-ing to an individual.
The WADA Mentoring Program provides insightand experience from a current WADA member whowill be paired with a new A.D. New A.D.’s can use thementoring program as a bridge to connect an experi-enced athletics director with a new athletics director,as annually there are a number of new A.D.’s aroundthe state.
Any new or veteran A.D. is encouraged to be-come involved in the program.
If you have any questions about the WADA Men-toring Program, contact Bill Vickroy, WADA Past-Pres-ident, by telephone at (715) 422-7179 or via e-mailat [email protected].
The website for the WADA is www.wadawi.org,and Mike Bates may be reached [email protected]. �
By Mike BatesInformation Coordinator, WADA
It won’t be too much longer and the annualWADA Workshop will be here, as the Wisconsin Ath-letic Directors Association (WADA) prepares to holdits annual event early November.
The theme for the 42n annual event is “AthleticAdministration: Improving Your Game.” Remember,registration material is again available on the WADAweb site.
There are three important items, especially fornew A.D.’s, as the new school year is off to an excitingstart:
� the WADA is a valuable resource – especiallywith the WADA Mentoring Program – so if you’re nota member, you will find many benefits to join.
� the WADA web site is a great tool of commu-nication regarding all WADA matters, so bookmarkwww.wadawi.org on your computer.
� the WADA Workshop in 2008 is Nov. 8-9-10-11, so circle your calendar and plan to attend the
event at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton.“As always, the Workshop will provide learning
opportunities for new and veteran athletic directorsalike,” said Mike Neary, WADA President and athleticdirector at Edgerton High School. “Our LeadershipTraining Committee has set up an outstanding cur-riculum for Sunday and Monday, and the CAA examwill again be given on Sunday afternoon. Informationregarding registration for the LTC classes and the CAAexam was mailed to each AD before the start of theschool year.
“We have two outstanding individuals lined upfor the keynote addresses on Sunday and Monday.Over 90 vendors will be in attendance at the Work-shop, providing a great opportunity for all AD’s toview merchandise and make important connections,”he continued.
“Outstanding mini sessions are lined up for Mon-day, including a session of roundtable discussions. At-tendees will be placed randomly in groups tobrainstorm solutions to pressing issues that confront
all athletic directors. Be sure to attend!“District caucuses will be held on Monday morn-
ing with elections scheduled for Districts 2, 4 and 6.The WIAA open forum is also on tap for Tuesdaymorning, along with the WADA Annual Meeting.
“The WADA workshop provides an excellent op-portunity for new athletic directors to make connec-tions and develop relationships with other, moreveteran AD s. All will be able to recharge their batter-ies and get ready for the upcoming winter sports sea-son. Watch for registration materials and plan toattend the 42nd WADA Workshop,” added Neary.
Also, it’s easy to become a member of theWADA. Details are explained on the organization’sweb site, which is constantly growing to meet theneeds of the membership. Look for the MEMBERSHIPpage link, which is located at the top of the homepage of www.wadawi.org – and join today.
The website for the WADA is www.wadawi.org,and Mike Bates may be reached [email protected]. �
ASEP InstructorsIf you want to have an ASEP course offered in
your area, contact the appropriate ASEP instructorlisted below. Keep in mind both parts of the ASEPcourse are needed to fulfill the WIAA requirementsfor Coaches Not Licensed to Teach; Coaching Prin-ciples and Sport First Aid.
ASEP course offerings will be published in theBULLETIN and on our website as details regardingdates, sites, etc., are received from ASEP instruc-tors.ASEP Certified Instructors
Joel Babinec; 1034 Schafer Dr; Onalaska WI54650; (608) 783-5435 ext. 359 or 781-7042babijoel@ luther.k12.wi.us
Stephen Berg; N6874 CTH UU; Fond du Lac,WI 54935; (920) 921-4930 wlaad@wla vikings.org
Michael Devine; Stevens Point Area HighSchool; 1201 Northpoint Dr.; Stevens Point, WI54481; (715) 345-7307 mdevine@wi sp.k12.wi.us
John Hayton; 2779 30th Ave.; Osceola, WI54020; (612) 343-4754
Jim Johnson; Milton High School; 114 WestHigh Street; Milton, WI 53563; (608) 868-9565 or868-9399 johnsonja@ mail.mil ton.k12.wi.us
Joshua Kubly; Newman Catholic High School;1130 W. Bridge St.; Wausau, WI 54401; (715)845-8274 [email protected]
Gregg Kurzynski; Rice Lake HS; 30 S. Wis-consin Ave.; Rice Lake, WI 54868; (715) 234-2181 ext. 1091
Deborah Malueg; Marion Elementary; 1001North Main; Marion WI 54950; (715) 754-4501
Dr. James Marx; M204 Marsh Ln.; Marshfield,WI 54449; (715) 387-1177
Scott Ringgenberg; UW-Platteville; 110DWFH; Platteville, WI 53810; (608) 342-1571
Steve Salisbury; Rice Lake High School; 30South Wisconsin Ave.; Rice Lake WI 54868; (715)234-2181 ext. 1044 salisburys@rice lake.k12.wi.us
Mike Shay; 837 Leatzow; Three Lakes, WI54562; (715) 546-3319 shaymik@rh ine -lander.k12.wi.us
James Shlimovitz; St. Clare Hospital & HealthSvc.; 707 14th St; Baraboo, WI 53913; (608)356-1478
Greg Smith; 665 Grant St.; De Pere, WI54115 �
Online ASEP Course Offering Through UW-PlattevilleUW-Platteville now offers Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid in an online format. Coaches don’t have to travel or organize anything, they canstudy at home and take the certification exam. If they choose, they can also take both classes for academic credit and use it for teacher recerti-fication. For further information go to www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed/ click on Professional Development and then ASEP Coaching Education Program.These classes are being offered in partnership with the American Sports Education Program (ASEP). If you have any questions, you can contactRick Morgan at [email protected]. �
November 20-21. . . . . . Football Playoff Championship Games (Madison)November 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earliest Day for First Hockey Game
Long before the football playoffs wereimplemented in 1976, conference affiliationconcerns and interests were consistently ad-dressed.
Long before the football playoffs, schoolsfilled their football schedules with competitivenonconference opponents that would ade-quately prepare them for play within theirleague.
What has changed since the advent ofthe football playoffs is an increased scrutinyleveled at the threshold of success requiredto qualify for the post-season. As the footballplayoffs evolved, more programs were pro-vided access to the playoffs and more divi-sions were added to level the competitiveplaying field with similar-sized schools.
The playoff field expanded to seven divi-sions and 224 teams in 2002. That is 208more than when the playoffs began in 1976and 176 more than there were in 1986. Thisyear, 442 schools are sponsoring football.With 224 qualifying teams, that equates tomore than half the schools sponsoring foot-ball playing in the post-season.
The criteria for identifying playoff quali-fiers has historically and purposely placed alarge emphasis on performance against con-ference competition. The early playoffs in-cluded only conference champions andexpanded beyond that threshold as yearswent by. Prior to adding a seventh division,the magic number of conference victories toqualify for the playoffs was five. Since thenthe field was expanded to 224, all teams witha winning record and a significant percentageof teams with a .500 record in the conferencehave qualified.
With the emphasis on conference per-formance, the explicit concept and criteria ofdetermining the football playoff qualifyingfield hasn’t done any favors for conferenceserenity. For years, a number of schools haveclaimed a need for relief from a conferenceaffiliation based on the inability to qualify forthe football playoffs. Schools have even vol-untarily removed themselves from a confer-ence because they believe they could notcompete with other teams in their league.
If members are willing to change confer-ence affiliations based on their football fates,it shouldn’t be such a shock that footballcoaches and schools are now looking beyondtheir conference slates to gain the necessarycredentials to qualify for the playoffs. Despitea heavily weighed criteria toward league suc-cess, nonconference scheduling is receivingheightened scrutiny in efforts to improve the
chances of qualifying.Schools scheduling nonconference oppo-
nents based only on the probability for vic-tory in an effort to increase its chances forqualifying for the playoffs is a stretch.
The win-loss record in conference playcontinues to be the predominant determina-tor in earning a playoff berth as most teamswith a .500 conference mark or better makethe field. Looking at data from last year,there were 209 teams with winning confer-ence records to qualify, which left 21 teamswith a .500 record in conference play vyingfor the remaining 15 playoff spots. Of thosethat qualified, eight had winning overallrecords and seven got in with losing overallrecords. So clearly, the emphasis is on con-ference performance.
Even more problematic is the fact tradi-tionally strong programs are finding it in-creasingly difficult to schedule nonconferenceopponents, having to travel significant dis-tances or out of state to fill their schedules.
This growing trend has prompted whis-pers among football coaches to remove anyinfluence nonconference games have in thequalifying criteria.
With the criteria already heavily weighedto conference performance, removing anyimpact of nonconference performance wouldresult in giving more weight to criteria furtherdown the list. More important than a team’soverall record would be the combined confer-ence winning percentage of defeated confer-ence opponents and a number of othercriteria that has more to do with the perform-ance of OTHER teams.
Other scenarios may provide relief toconference alignment pressures and the trou-bles in scheduling such as placing every pro-gram in the playoffs like all other teamtournaments or altering the selection criteriato consider strength of nonconference sched-ule in determining the field.
Arguably, the existing playoff criteria hasserved its purpose well in identifying the bestteams that have a legitimate shot at winninga State championship. The painful truth isany alterations to the current model only ap-peases programs on the fringe of qualifying,not those with realistic aspirations of winningthe title.
Before we focus our attention on thequalifying procedures and criteria, perhapswe should first place our attention on the ra-tionale members use to request a differentconference affiliation or to avoid schedulingquality nonconference opponents. �
EDITORIAL
Conference Preference and Scheduling Woes By-product of Football Playoff Criteria?
Test DatesStudents participating in interscholastic sports often find conflicts between
these events and college test dates.Listed below are the 2008-2009 dates for ACT.
Test Date (regular fee) fee required)September 13, 2008* August 12, 2008 August 13–22, 2008October 25, 2008 September 19, 2008 September 20–October 3, 2008December 13, 2008 November 7, 2008 November 8–20, 2008February 7, 2009** January 6, 2009 January 7–16, 2009April 4, 2009 February 27, 2009 February 28–March 13, 2009June 13, 2009 May 8, 2009 May 9–22, 2009
* The September 13, 2008, test date is available only in Arizona, California,Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, NewYork, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,Washington, and West Virginia.
** No test centers are scheduled in New York for the February test date.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE
DOUGLAS CHICKERINGExecutive Director
DAVE ANDERSONDeputy Director
DEBRA HAUSERAssociate Director
TOM SHAFRANSKIAssistant Director
MARCY THURWACHTERAssistant Director
TODD CLARKCommunications Director
PresidentKEVIN KNUDSONBarneveld(District 5)
MARK GOBLERLuck(District 1)
DAVID BARDOWittenberg-Birnamwood(District 2)
DEAN SANDERSLake Mills(District 6)
President-ElectROGER FOEGENBangor(District 3)
SCOTT LINDGRENKenosha Public Schools(District 7)
TIM SIVERTSONElk Mound (Wisconsin Association of School Boards)
MARY PFEIFFERGreen Bay Public Schools (At-Large)
TreasurerJAMES SMASALWinneconne(District 4)
KEITH POSLEYMilwaukee Public Schools(At-Large)
CARL EISMANMartin Luther(At-Large)
BOARD OF CONTROL
DR. MICHAEL THOMPSON, State Department of Public Instruction LiaisonGREG SMITH, West De Pere, Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association Liaison
JOHN ASHLEY, Wisconsin Association of School Boards Liaison
