Transcript Document
WELCOME
INTRODUCTION
Alex Ozuna,
Assistant Director of Athletics
Responsibilities include:
Fall: Administrator for Cross Country
Winter: Administrator Girls Soccer
Spring: Administrator Boys and Girls Lacrosse
STRUCTURE OF
THE FHSAA
FHSAA Board of Directors
Athletic Director’s Advisory Committee
Coaches’ Advisory Committee
Officials’ Advisory Committee
Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
http://www.fhsaa.org/gov
FHSAA PUBLICATIONS /
COMMUNICATIONS
WWW.FHSAA.ORG
Member School Directory “Online”
Record Book “Online” only
Classifieds
Latest information
Play-off brackets
Officials/Coaches Advisory Committee Minutes
FHSAA VIDEOTAPING POLICY
Coaching purposes OK (NOT for scouting purposes)
Personal use OK
NO commercial re-sale or re-distribution
www.fhsaa.org
SANCTIONING
Policy 7
Policy Governing Approval of Multi-School Athletic Events
•IS REQUIRED for any Cross Country Meet
hosted by an FHSAA member senior high school
which involves more than Four (4) teams, or a
meet which is held to determine the champion of
a city, county, conference or league. Special
Events also require sanctioning.
•Approval is NOT REQUIRED for multi-team
regular season events, such as tri-meets and
quad-meets; for any regular season event in a
recognized sport or for any event hosted by a
member middle school or junior high school.
AT2 & AT2s:
SANCTIONING
AT2 & New AT2s Forms : Cross Country
• Invitational meets sanctioning
• Financial arrangements of gross
receipts
•
•
No more FN1 forms
New Payment Structure
• Pre-season Classics are now
allowed
AT2s: Does this event include one or more of the following?
1.
2.
Third party promoter or sponsor (Policy 7.1.3 and 7.8) (___Yes) (___No)
Out-of-state team which not a member of their NFHS member state association or affiliate
NFHS member association(__Yes) (__No)
3. International team participating (___Yes) (___No)
If yes is checked for one or more of the above please submit a supplemental form in addition
http://www.fhsaa.org/guest/sanctioned_events/cc.asp
PRESEASON
CLASSIC
• Must be Sanctioned – AT2 Form
– Sanction Fee:
• 5-16 Teams - $50;
• 17-32 Teams - $100;
• 33+ - $250
– ** Submitted less than 30 days but more than 10 days prior add $50 to original fee
– ** Submitted less than 10 days prior add $100 to original fee
• Held the week prior to the first competition date
Aug. 25-30
• Preseason Classics for the individual sports are limited
to a field of four varsity teams.
• Limited to varsity teams only
NEW CHANGES TO CROSS
COUNTRY
• New Season Dates: Cross Country season was
moved to start and end one week later then
previous year.
– New Start date well be September 1st and Finals
will be held on November 15th.
IMPORTANT CROSS COUNTRY
DATES
CROSS COUNTRY
Date
First practice date (Week 6)
Preseason Classic Meet (Week 8)
First regular season playing date (Week 9)
Official entry list due (Week 15)
Last regular season playing date (Week 15)
District Meets (Week 16)
Regional Meets (Week 17)
FHSAA Finals (Week 18)
Aug. 11
Aug. 25-30
Sept. 1
Oct. 20
Oct. 25
Oct. 27 – Nov. 1
Nov. 6-8
Nov. 15
COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE
Team Entries: Schools must
file a declaration of intent to
participate in the state series
with the FHSAA Office by the
specified deadline.
Application: Schools doing
so are eligible to participate in
the state series without
having to “sit out” a year.
COACHES’ / SCHOOL’S
Responsibilities
• District Entry List
– Limit: 15 StudentAthletes
• Due October 20th
• Entered using
C2C Schools
COURSE PREPARATION
•Proper course Markers
•Turns should be marked with
either paint or flagging
•3ft wide at it’s narrowest point
•Clear of both ground
obstructions & overhead
objects (no lower than 8ft.)
– Accurate course maps for
coaches and athletes
•Markers should be six (6) Feet
above the ground and visible
for 100ft as runners approach.
Remember Course Marshals and Umpires!
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATORS (AED’s)
•The presence and availability of an automatic
external defibrillator is mandatory at the site of
every FHSAA state championship series
contest on the district, regional, and state
levels.
Remember hydration, too!
REPORTING RESULTS
District & Regional
Schools hosting state series events are
required submit results electronically. These
results must be submitted electronically using
Hy-Tek Meet Manager for Windows software.
Results must be submitted within 24 hours of
the meet’s conclusion.
TEAM FORMAT
FHSAA 3.5.2.1.1 - NFHS 9-5-1
•A varsity level cross country team must be composed of
five (5) to seven (7) runners. A cross country team on the
junior varsity level or below may be allowed an unlimited
number of runners unless otherwise restricted by the meet
director. However, only the first seven (7) runners on each
team may enter into scoring.
•During the regular season (non-state series), meet
directors/managers will have the option to allow up to 10
runners in a varsity race. Any team member beyond 7 shall
be disregarded and shall not displace any opposing runner.
•Boys and girls must run separately.
2014 CROSS
COUNTRY STATE
FINALS
Apalachee Regional Park
Tallahassee, Florida
November 15, 2014
REGIONAL HOSTS
Class Reg
4A
Host School
Site
1
Flagler Palm Coast
Flagler County
Fairgrounds
2
North Port
On Campus
Class
2A
3
3A
Reg
Host School
Site
1
Pensacola Catholic
Escambia County
Equestrian Center
2
Oak Hall
Hal Brady Sports
Complex
3
Anclote
On Campus
4
Astronaut
Chain of Lakes
4
Coral Reef
Larry Penny Thompson
Park
1
Chiles
Sunny Hills Farm
2
Oak Hall
Hal Brady Sports
Complex
2
Oak Hall
Hal Brady Sports
Complex
3
Estero
Estero Community
Park
3
Holy Trinity
On Campus
4
Westminster Academy
West Campus,
Lauderdale Lakes
4
1A
1
ADVANCMENT
FHSAA 3.5.3.2.4 - NFHS 9-5-1
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District Meet to Regional Meet. The first three (3)
placing teams and the top 15 runners in each district
meet in which six (6) or less teams
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First four (4) placing teams and the top 15 runners in
each district meet in which seven (7) or more teams
•
A runner who qualifies in the top 15 and who also is a
member of a qualifying team may be replaced in the team
lineup [regional meet/FHSAA Finals] by a substitute.
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The substitute, however, shall not be eligible for individual honors
on any subsequent level of competition.
ELIGIBILITY – Policy 10.7.2
•Student Athlete Failure to Appear
A student-athlete who qualifies in a state series meet
as an individual is expected to compete on successive
levels of the state series unless ill, injured, suspended
due to disciplinary action, or for any other reason
acceptable to the Executive Director.
• Top 15 individuals you must compete on all levels
• Not top 15, you may be substituted throughout the
levels
QUESTIONS?
Contact:
Alex Ozuna
(352) 372-9551 ext. 320
[email protected]