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Welcome
Water Polo Presentation
Introduction
Dale Klaus, Director of Athletics
[email protected] or ext. 390
Responsibilities include:
• Fall—Administrator for Golf
• Winter—Administrator for Wrestling
• spring—Administrator for Water Polo, and Baseball
FHSAA Publications/Communications
• www.fhsaa.org – latest info, Classifieds, etc.
• Books online: sports manuals, FHSAA
Handbook, member school directory, etc.
• Record books are online only
• FHSAA Videotaping Policy
• Coaching purposes OK (NOT for scouting
purposes)
• Personal use OK
• NO commercial re-sale or re-distribution
Health and Safety Reminders
• Lightning – If either principal or his/her
designee asks the official to stop the game
because of lightning, THE GAME SHALL BE
STOPPED. Wait a minimum of 30 minutes
before continuing play or ending the contest
(suspended game or game over).
• AED’s – Recommended for regular season
contests and required for district and play-in
contests.
Health and Safety Reminders (Cont.)
• Parental Permission (Bylaw 9.8)—EL3
• Good for current school year only
• Medical Consent Form (Bylaw 9.7)—EL2
• Good for 365 days as per Florida Statute
• Both forms required before any participation in
conditioning activities
Health and Safety Reminders (Cont.)
• Physical Exams may be done by:
• Licensed Physician
• Licensed Physician Assistant
• Doctor of Osteopathy
• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• Chiropractic Physician
State Statute 1006
Officials Examinations
• Open-book test—75 to officiate Varsity
(qualifies for rank 3 only)
• Closed-book test—80 required in order to be
considered for Post-Season
• There is now a $15 sitting fee for all closedbook written examinations
Officials Registration
•FHSAA Official’s Guidebook and Registration available
online at www.fhsaa.org
• There is a $20 processing charge for
applications submitted on paper
Officials Training
• Local associations are required to submit their
curriculum to the FHSAA Office.
• Officials can receive up to 10 proficiency points
for attendance at local association training
sessions and meetings.
Officials Communication
• Rules Questions: Local association president
or rules interpreter (by e-mail)  FHSAA Sport
Administrator  FAQ page (by sport) on
FHSAA web site
• Registration Questions: Individual officials
may check online or contact FHSAA Office
• Head coaches may also submit rules questions
by e-mail
Officials Responsibilities
• Recruiting Officials—help us recruit student
athletes to be the officials of the future
• Student Officials Program—any high school
student 16 years of age or older may officiate
middle school and junior high contests
• www.becomeanofficial.org
Coaches Responsibilities
TOURNAMENT APPROVAL
• Only necessary when involving schools from
other states (concurrent season and similar
eligibility rules)
Events Needing NFHS Approval
•Host School Responsibility
•Due 90 days in advance or late processing fee
•Can be tracked on NFHS web site (www.nfhs.org)
•Must use current form
Coaches Responsibilities (Cont.)
Bylaw 9 Overview
• Eligibility – www.c2cschools.com
• EL10 Form should be submitted if a school
representative has any questions
• Game Contracts required for each regular
season contest & tournament
Unsporting Conduct
FINANCIAL PENALTIES
• Coach must miss the same number of games as
players (Policy #30)
• School fine schedule in FHSAA Handbook (Policy
#30)
Officials Protocol
• Pre-game conference with head coaches and
team captains
• Disqualification Procedure
1.
2.
Notify both head coaches of ejection
Submit written conduct report within 24 hours
Unsporting Conduct
• Consequences for schools if players leave the
bench area should an altercation occur
Penalties could include:
• Participant(s) must miss contests
• School penalized financially
• School removed from the state series
Unsporting Conduct
Public criticism of officials is forbidden
• Coaches don’t criticize officials
• Officials don’t criticize coaches
NO Alcohol and Tobacco Products
School’s Responsibilities to Officals
1.“Should” (common courtesies)
•Secure dressing facility [Post-season MUST]
•Provide private shower with hot water
•Provide refreshments during halftime
2.MUSTS
•Greet the officials upon arrival
•Private, secure place to park
•Provide security (pregame, halftime and postgame)
•Provide location of principal or game admin.
•Coaches must not enter officials dressing room
3.May lose privilege to host state series!
Inclement Weather Policy
• Officials must contact the principal or his/her
designee
• The safety and welfare of all is of paramount
importance
• A suspended contest shall resume from the
point of interruption per rules of the sport by
both FHSAA and NFHS rules
• If a suspended contest is resumed following
a delay, teams should be given a
reasonable amount of time to stretch and
warm-up
Important Dates
• First Contest – February 17
• Official State Entry List – April 7
• Submitted to C2C Schools and final
district win-loss records to District Host
Maximum of 18 athletes
• District Tournament – April 14-19
• Finals Play-In Games – April 22
• State Championship – April 25-26
Sanctioning
• Preseason Classics can be held February 10-15
• Invitational Tournaments
• Max of 16 teams
• No forms if only FL schools participating
• NFHS sanction if out of state schools
participate
• 90 days before the event
• No more than 1 (one) trip per school year out of
FL beyond neighboring states
FHSAA Modifications
•
Exhibitions, practice games, non-contract
games and scrimmage games are prohibited.
•
All players shall enter the water feet first.
•
A running clock shall become mandatory once
a 10 (ten) goal differential is reached at the
end of the 3rd period or any point during the
4th period.
•
NFHS Rule 11-5 (Tournament Variations) has
not been adopted by the FHSAA.
•
Protests shall not be allowed.
2013 State Champions!
• Girls – Gulliver Preparatory
• Boys – St. Thomas Aquinas
Thanks for Viewing
• Dale Klaus, Administrator for Water Polo
• [email protected]
• 352-372-9551 x390
Good Luck This Season!