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2014-15 BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION BULLETIN
November 12, 2014
The official basketball season for the CIF Los Angeles City Section is scheduled for the period of Monday, November 10, 2014 to Friday, February 13, 2015. Teams qualifying for playoffs may continue to practice until eliminated. Practice on a holiday is not authorized without prior approval from the School Principal. Schedules can be obtained at www.cif-la.org on the basketball page or at www.maxpreps.com. Schedule changes and additions must be approved by the League Commissioner.
BASKETBALL COACHES MEETING
A mandatory meeting for all basketball coaches will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 4:00 pm (boys) 6:00 pm (girls) at Roybal LC. Refer to the Section Gold Book regarding attendance at the coaches’ meeting and the penalty for failure to attend.
RULES
All games will be played under 2014-15 National Federation rules. Consult the Section Gold Book for additional rules relating to basketball. The home school must provide an adult who will, at all times, be in charge of scoring and timing. Rule books can be viewed on the Section website: www.cif-la.org. Click on the officials’ dropdown at the top of the home page, and then click on NFHS Rule books.
RULE CHANGES
All coaches must be aware of Section rules (and changes) as they pertain to student eligibility, school responsibilities, and the sport of basketball. Please refer to Rules and Regulations Governing Interscholastic Athletics (Section Gold Book).
PRACTICE
CIF Bylaw allows for 18 hours per week of practice. No more than 3 hours per day is allowed for practice. Games will count for 3 hours toward the total practice time allowed. CIF does not allow practice, meetings, or any contact on Sundays. School site administration will determine if teams can practice on Saturday or Holidays.
STARTING TIMES
All games will be allocated a minimum of a 15 minute warm up period.
TOURNAMENTS
As per the LACS Board of Managers action (April, 2010), all sports are allowed a maximum of four tournaments per level. Schools must ensure that teams do not exceed the maximum number of 22 contests per level. Schools are allowed to reach the 22 game level by any combination of scheduling non-league, league and tournaments. Tournaments will count as two (2) games when they meet the restrictions as set in the rules and policies regarding tournaments in the 2014-15 Gold Book.
OFFICIALS
The officials will be assigned by the officials unit assigned to the league. Playoff and championship officials will be approved by the Section Office. Please submit officials’ evaluations via CIF Home to provide the Section with current information on officials’ performances to determine playoff and championship assignments.
MAXPREPS
MaxPreps is the “Official Digital Media Partner and Statistician” of the CIF Los Angeles City Section. Our partnership with MaxPreps provides all member schools with a streamlined process to submit information for important CIFLACS initiatives. In order to accurately manage these important initiatives, the CIF LA City Section is directing all coaches to update their stats and scores on MaxPreps throughout the season. http://www.maxpreps.com/scoreboard/basketball/national.htm
SEEDING MEETING
Saturday, February 14, 2015 @ 10:00 am (boys) / 2:00 pm (girls) / 2:00 pm (small schools)
Location: CIF Los Angeles City Section Office; 8401 Arleta Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352
The Seeding meeting is restricted to the Seeding Committee Members only.
No coaches, media representatives, or public will be allowed admission except as identified by Section rules.
PLAYOFFS
Please refer to the specific document for playoff dates, times and locations according to division.
For assistance, please contact Sports Coordinator Dick Dornan in the Section Office at (818) 767-0800
APPROVED: JOHN AGUIRRE, Commissioner, CIF Los Angeles City Section
DISTRIBUTION: Athletic Director and Boys & Girls Basketball Coach
This bulletin can be found on the Section website: www.cif-la.org
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