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BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF BULLETIN
PLAYOFF DATES
Seeding Meeting - Tuesday, May 3, 2016 @ Venice High School
PLAY-IN - Thursday, May 5, 2016 @ Home Sites (Division 2 only)
ROUND I - Tuesday, May 10, 2016 @ Home Sites (Division 1, 2, 3)
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, May 12, 2016 @ Home Sites (ALL)
SEMIFINALS - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 @ Home Sites (ALL)
Finalists Meeting - Thursday, May 19, 2016; 1:30 p.m. @ Section Office
FINALS - Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ Roybal LC
Division III Championship - 10:00 a.m.
Division II Championship - 12:30 p.m.
Division I Championship - 3:00 p.m.
SOCAL Regional - Quarterfinals, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 @ Home Site
SOCAL Regional - Semifinals, Thursday, May 26, 2016 @ Home Site
SOCAL Regional - Finals, Saturday, May 28, 2016 @ Edison High School
NOTE: SENIOR NIGHT
Schools are not to host “Senior Night” during the playoffs in any sport. This event needs to be held during the regular season. Any school who partakes in having this event during the playoffs will be penalized and held accountable. The playoffs are a CIF LA City Section event. Please make sure the head coach is aware of this policy.
A. PLAYOFF AND CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
The Playoffs and Championships are the direct responsibility of the CIF Los Angeles City Section. The Sports Coordinator shall coordinate and facilitate the administration of the Playoffs and Championships. The Sports Coordinator will oversee game management and operations of the Championship event. He will be responsible for logistical and security aspects of the championship and will be available to assist participating schools. All questions regarding game management and logistics should be directed to the Sports Coordinator.
B. VARSITY PLAYOFF ENTRY INFORMATION
The seeding committee will determine the entries and the placement of teams into the playoffs. Automatic playoff entries will be given to the champions of leagues consisting of four or more teams. All other teams will be given playoff consideration by the seeding committee. The team with the higher seed in each division will be considered the “home team” in each round. A league champion has a home match in the first round even if it is the lower seed. If two league champs meet, then the higher seed gets the home game. As stated in all other cases, higher seed gets home game. Breaking ties for league champion will follow the established volleyball tie breaking procedures. Divisions I and III will have a 16-team playoff bracket while Division II will have a 28-team playoff bracket.
In order to comply with the CIF Los Angeles City Section bylaws for playoff seeding purposes, on August 16, 2014, the following plan was unanimously adopted by the Section coaches of boys’ volleyball.
Divisions I, II and III will be seeded by a three person voting panel of non-coaches of the sport. A non-voting information coach will provide pertinent information prior to seeding and when requested by voting members of the panel.
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL SEEDING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
Division I, II and III members:
Trent Cornelius - Athletics Coordinator, LAUSD
Rich McKeon - Athletic Director, Venice HS
Bob Thomson - Retired Teacher/Counselor/Coach
Non-Voting Information Coach:
Rene Lopez - Assistant Coach, Taft High School
C. SEEDING MEETING
1. Seeding Committee members should come prepared with the current win/loss league records of all schools in each division.
2. Final draw will be available on the Section website (www.cif-la.org) after the seeding meeting at approximately 8 p.m. under Playoffs Championships/Brackets/Boys Volleyball. It will also be emailed to all Athletic Directors.
3. BOM passed proposal on April 29, 2013, which states that teams from the same league cannot potentially play each other in the semifinals (top four seeds- 1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3). This is for any non-formula based sports. Seeds must be switched around to accommodate this bylaw.
D. COACHES MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING TO EACH PLAYOFF GAME
1. TYPED ROSTER of your players with full names (first/last), number (in numerical order), position and grade in school.
2. One trained scorekeeper, libero tracker and spotter
3 First-Aid supplies and Emergency Cards
4. Warm-up balls
5. ONE ADULT for supervision (school personnel preferred)
6. National Federation Rules will be adhered to as written and in effect for all games-- also see: Gold Book rules!
7. Forfeit time will be 10 minutes after the announced scheduled game time (exception: any district bus transportation problem). This will be determined by the Section Office. Remember to order buses to arrive at least 1 ½ hours before match start time.
8. The home team must provide a Molten game ball. It must be a red, white, and blue “Super Touch” volleyball. One free volleyball provided by Molten will be given to all teams who participate in the playoffs. It may be picked up at the Section Office the day after the seeding meeting.
9. Have current emergency cards for all athletes.
E. HOME SCHOOLS REQUIREMENTS
For Play-In, Round I, Quarterfinals and Semifinals – the higher seeded team is the home team. Home team means hosting the game at your school or regular home site. Home school is responsible for providing official score keeper, libero tracker, official linespersons, officials, game balls, etc.
1. All income and expenses for contests (Play-In, Round I, Quarterfinals and Semifinals) shall be shared by the two participating schools (50/50 split). This includes, but is not restricted to, management, supervision, officials and linespersons, site rental, and custodial charges.
If necessary, home schools, after discussion with the visiting school, may pay ticket seller/taker, scorer, libero tracker, supervision (maximum of two) $40 each (working personnel). Schools involved will split the cost of game expenses (50/50 split). The home school is responsible for paying for any additional security. This should be discussed between the two schools prior to the contest.
2. The Officials’ Assigners will assign linespersons for only the semifinals and finals. Requests must be made by the host school for play-in, first round and quarterfinals matches. The host school must contact Volleyball Officials Liaison Myra Einberg at 310-702-5355 by Wednesday, May 4, at 3 pm for the play-in round; Monday, May 9, at 12 pm for the first round; and Wednesday, May 11, at 12 pm for the quarterfinals. Please do NOT contact the Unit Assigner for this request. All requests must be made through Myra. The home school must also inform the opponent of this request since both schools will be responsible for paying the fees.
3. The winning school is responsible for reporting the scores to the following: , www.maxpreps.com, the Section Office (818) 767-0800, and to your local newspapers:
Los Angeles Times (800) 528-4637, Daily News (818) 713-3607, Daily Breeze (310) 540-5511.
4. Single elimination: playing best 3 out of 5 with rally scoring for all games.
5. Each school must provide three (3) ball shaggers during all rounds of playoffs.
6. The introduction welcome and the sponsorship announcement reads are required announcements
over the PA system during all playoff games. These announcements will be emailed to you.
F. PLAY-IN & ROUND I: Thursday, May 5 & Tuesday, May 10
1. To be played at home (higher seed) sites. Note: If the home school facility is not championship quality (regulation overhead clearance, power system, referee stands, and adequate bleacher capacity for anticipated attendance), then an alternate site should be coordinated with the opposing school. Home site must be approved by the Section Commissioner.
2. The matches are scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start time. If both schools agree to change time, this information must be communicated to the Section Office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the match. If both schools do not agree, the match will be played at the printed time.
It is recommended that home sites charge admission for Play-In and Round I, but it is not mandatory. If admission is charged, the following fees must be charged.
Recommended Admission Fees for Home Sites for Play-In & Round I only
DAY NIGHT
Adults $3.00 $5.00
Students w/ I.D. $2.00 $3.00
G. QUARTERFINALS: Thursday, May 12 (Mandatory Fees; see below)
1. The HOME site of the higher seed will host the quarterfinal match. If the home school facility is not championship quality (regulation overhead clearance, power system, referee stands, adequate bleacher capacity for anticipated attendance, etc), then an ALTERNATE championship site should be coordinated with opposing school. Home site must be approved by the Section Commissioner.
2. The Home site must coordinate the 7:00 p.m. time of match with opposing school and if there are
any changes contact the Section Office by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11.
3. Mandatory Fees to be charged at ALL Home Sites for QUARTERFINALS
Adults $5.00
Students w/ I.D. $3.00
4. Ticket seller/taker, scorer, libero tracker, supervision: $40 each (working personnel).
Police officers will be the responsibility of the school or district.
H. SEMIFINALS: Tuesday, May 17 (Mandatory Fees; see below)
5. The HOME site of the higher seed will host the semifinal match. If the home school facility is not championship quality (regulation overhead clearance, power system, referee stands, adequate bleacher capacity for anticipated attendance, etc), then an ALTERNATE championship site should be coordinated with opposing school. Home site must be approved by the Section Commissioner.
6. The Home site must coordinate the 7:00 p.m. time of match with opposing school and if there are
any changes contact the Section Office by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16.
7. Mandatory Fees to be charged at ALL Home sites for SEMIFINALS
Adults $5.00
Students w/ I.D. $3.00
8. Ticket seller/taker, scorer, libero tracker, supervision: $40 each (working personnel).
Police officers will be the responsibility of the school or district.
There will be a MANDATORY meeting for the Athletic Director and/or Assistant Principal/Athletics on Thursday, May 19, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Section Office for the six teams that will be playing in the Championship matches on Saturday, May 21, 2016. They will receive the Championship Packet and passes along with instructions for the Finals at this time.
I. FINALS: Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ Roybal LC
Division III Championship - 10:00 a.m.
Division II Championship - 12:30 p.m.
Division I Championship - 3:00 p.m.
Championship Site:
Roybal LC
1200 Colton St.; Los Angeles, CA 90026
*Pre-game protocol will include 25 minutes of warm-up time between matches, to include seven minutes of shared court time, six minutes of individual team time on court, National Anthem, and team introductions. There will be a Sportsmanship Meeting for the Captains and Coaches of each team one hour before the start of the Championship Match.
Team Arrival & Departure
Teams may arrive to Roybal no earlier than 11 am. Buses may drop off teams at the back entrance to the gym off Beaudry and Temple. Buses must park along Beaudry Ave. and NOT on the blacktop. Buses may pick up teams following the match at the back entrance in a timely manner. We do not want teams waiting outside the gym for any lengthy period of time for the buses. Please communicate this information with your bus drivers.
Finals- Admission Charge
Ticket will be sold the day of the event at the ticket windows of the Roybal gym only. Doors will open for spectators approximately one hour before the first scheduled contest. Security has been hired by the Section to provide for the safety of the event. All attendees are subject to search upon entry. School rules of conduct and behavior will be enforced during the event. Any spectator that becomes unruly during the event or are in violation of school rules and regulations will be removed from the facility.
School administrators and supervision are responsible for enforcement of appropriate behavior and language during the championship. It is required that all signs brought into the facility be approved by the school administration. Any demeaning, derogatory, inflammatory, vulgar, or excessive large signage will be confiscated.
Public Parking – free parking is available at the school garage entrance located on First Street near the corner of Beaudry Ave. Additional parking lots can be found across the street at First and Beaudry but will require pay to park. Please do not park in the neighborhood at the entrance to the school off Colton St.
Admission to Finals:
Adults $8.00
Students w/ I.D./Seniors (60+) $6.00
Children 4 and under Free
J. CHEERLEADERS
Due to space limitations, a MAXIMUM OF TWELVE (12) CHEERLEADERS PER SCHOOL WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE FINALS. All 12 must be in uniform for free admission with the sponsor/coach admitted as the thirteenth entrant. After 12, all others will be charged $6.00 and will be admitted as spectators and NOT ALLOWED to cheer. Cheering can only be from the seats as walking space is limited. Gymnastic type stunts will not be allowed.
K. BANDS
Any school band that has played regularly during the season for volleyball may participate in the Finals. Bands will be limited to 12 MUSICIANS plus the Director, since space is extremely limited. Also, no amplified instruments will be allowed. It is emphasized that musical instruments are to be used for music, not as noisemakers. Bands may only play during time-outs, between matches or prior to the beginning of the contest. After 12, all others will be charged $6.00 and will be admitted as spectators and NOT ALLOWED to perform.
L. STUDENT MANAGERS
Each team is allowed to bring two student managers free of charge who must travel with the team by bus. These student managers must be working during the match or they will be removed from the gym.
M. SCHOOL BANNERS (Standard Requirements)
One banner (no larger than 4’ x 12’) per school will be permitted at Finals. Only blue masking tape may be used and banner/tape must be taken down by school at close of event. Schools may ONLY post banner in specified designated area.
N. DRESS
Participants MUST wear approved team uniforms. Be sure your team is "numbered" properly and correct numbers are on player roster. We respectfully request that coaches dress in appropriate playoff attire. Ineligible players cannot suit-up or sit on the team bench!