EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
East
Lansing, August 18, 1999
Executive
Committee Authority and Responsibility - The Executive Committee was
reminded of its authority under Article VII of the MHSAA Constitution
and specifically its responsibility to consider each application
for waiver of an eligibility requirement on its individual merits,
determining if the regulation serves the purpose for which it
was intended in each case or if the regulation works an undue
hardship on any student who is the subject of a request for waiver.
(These underlying criteria may not be restated for every subject
of this agenda.)
The Executive Committee
was reminded that it was the responsibility of each member school
involved to provide sufficient factual information about the specific
request for the Executive Committee to reach a decision without
further investigation. If information is incomplete, contradictory
or otherwise unclear or has been received too late to be studied
completely, the Executive Committee may deny the request for waiver
or delay action. Such requests may be resubmitted to the Executive
Committee with additional information at a subsequent meeting
or appealed to the full Representative Council.
A determination of
undue hardship is a matter addressed to the discretion of the
Executive Committee within the educational philosophy and the
place of voluntary extracurricular competitive athletics in the
academic environment. The Executive Committee was cautioned to
avoid making exceptions that would create precedent that effectively
changes a rule without Representative Council action or local
board of education adoption, which would exceed Executive Committee
authority.
Students for whom
waiver of a particular regulation is granted must be eligible
in all respects under all other sections and interpretations of
the regulations prior to participation.
Consistent
with rulings of the Attorney General, schools are not bound by
the decisions of the Executive Committee, but the Association
may limit participation in the postseason tournaments it sponsors
to those schools which apply rules and penalties as promulgated
by the MHSAA and adopted by each member school's board of education.
Summary
of 1998-99 Waiver Requests - During
the 1998-99 academic year, there were 255 requests by member schools
to waive regulations (versus 237 in 1997-98) of which 61.9 percent
were granted by the Executive Committee (versus 67.5 percent in
1997-98). Of the total, 155 requests involved the transfer regulation
(versus 146 in 1997-98), of which 58.7 percent were granted by
the Executive Committee (versus 67.5 percent in 1997-98).
Rationale
for Transfer Regulation -
Because of the frequency and variety of requests to waive the
transfer regulation, the Executive Committee reviewed and reaffirmed
the rationale for the transfer regulation established by the Executive
Committee on Aug. 6, 1985, and most recently reaffirmed on Aug.
12, 1998:
A. The rule tends
to insure equality of competition in that each school plays students
who have been in that school and established their eligibility
in that school.
B. The rule tends
to prevent students from "jumping" from one school to
another.
C. The rule prevents
the "bumping" of students who have previously gained
eligibility in a school system by persons coming from outside
the school system.
D. The rule tends
to prevent interscholastic athletic recruiting.
E.
The rule tends to prevent or discourage dominance of one sport
at one school with a successful program, i.e., the concentration
of excellent baseball players at one school to the detriment of
surrounding schools through transfers and to the detriment of
the natural school population and ability mix.
F.
The rule tends to create and maintain stability in that age group,
i.e., it promotes team stability and team work expectation fulfillment.
G.
The rule is designed to discourage parents from "school shopping"
for athletic purposes.
H. The rule is consistent
with educational philosophy of going to school for academics first
and athletics second.
I. It eliminates family
financial status from becoming a factor on eligibility, thus making
a uniform rule for all students across the state of Michigan (i.e.,
tuition and millage considerations).
J. It tends to encourage
competition between nonpublic and public schools, rather than
discourage that competition.
K. It tends to reduce
friction or threat of students changing schools because of problems
they may have created or because of their misconduct, etc.
Regulation I, Section
1[F]) -
The regulation allows cooperative programs without regard to a
maximum combined enrollment of the schools involved for sports
that are sponsored by 250 or fewer schools. There are currently
257 schools which sponsor girls golf, including 36 in the Upper
Peninsula and several in the Lower Peninsula which historically
have not completed the season or entered the MHSAA postseason
tournament.
The
Executive Committee determined that cooperative program applications
in girls golf would continue to be accepted for processing without
regard to the Class B enrollment maximum until the Oct. 15, 1999
deadline for spring sport cooperative programs; and at its Dec.
1, 1999 meeting, the Representative Council should consider if
girls golf coops should be processed in the future for schools
whose combined enrollment exceeds the Class B maximum.
Canton-Plymouth
Salem High School (Regulation I, Sections 1 & 9) - Request was made to
waive applicable sections on behalf of a 12th-grade student who
in 10th and 11th grade was assigned by his Individual Education
Program Committee to Redford-Union High School where he played
football in 10th grade. The academic program prescribed was not
provided by the Plymouth-Canton School District. He has completed
the program and is being returned to Plymouth Salem.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver.
Bloomfield
Hills-Andover and Bloomfield Hills-Lahser High Schools (Regulation
I, Section 1[F]) - The
Executive Committee approved a cooperative program in ice hockey
between these schools. Both schools sponsored the sport previously.
Lahser will be the primary school. The combined enrollment will
be 1,908.
Brighton and Howell
High Schools (Regulation I, Section 1[F]) - Request was made to waive the
Aug. 15 deadline for a cooperative program application for these
schools in girls gymnastics.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver until Sept. 8, 1999.
Brighton,
Howell, Fowlerville and Hartland High Schools (Regulation I, Section
1[F]) - The
Executive Committee reviewed an application to add Fowlerville
High School to the cooperative program that exists between Brighton
and Howell High Schools in boys swimming and diving (combined
enrollment would be 4,815). Also received was a request to waive
the Aug. 15 deadline for the addition of Hartland High School
to this program (combined enrollment would be 6,026).
The Executive Committee
granted waiver of the deadline until Sept. 8, 1999, and indicated
it would consider the status of both Fowlerville and Hartland
only when all application materials are complete and clearly understood
by the MHSAA and all four schools.
Chassell High School
(Regulation I, Section 1[E]) -
Request was made to waive the Aug. 15 deadline for cooperative
program applications for winter sports to allow paperwork to be
completed for (1) adding Calumet-Copper Country Christian High
School to Chassell's cooperative program with Painesdale-Jeffers
in girls volleyball, and (2) creating a new cooperative program
with Copper Country Christian in boys basketball.
The
Executive Committee granted the request to waive the deadline
until Sept. 8, 1999, and indicated it would consider the application
for girls volleyball only when all application materials are complete
and clearly understood by the MHSAA and all three schools.
Farmington
and Farmington Hills-Harrison High Schools (Regulation I, Section
1[F]) - The
Executive Committee approved a cooperative program by these schools
in boys swimming and diving. Farmington High School would be the
primary school. Combined enrollment would be 2,246.
Hartland and Linden
High Schools (Regulation I, Section 1[F]) - Request was made for an extension
of the Aug. 15 deadline for winter sports cooperative program
applications so that these schools may complete preparation of
an application in girls gymnastics.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver until Sept. 8, 1999.
Hudsonville
and Hudsonville-Unity Christian High Schools (Regulation I, Section
1[F]) -
The Executive Committee tabled the request for a cooperative program
in boys swimming and diving between these schools pending receipt
of the league resolution of support. Hudsonville has sponsored
the sport previously and would be the primary school. Combined
enrollment would be 1,902.
Kalamazoo-Loy Norrix
and Kalamazoo-Hackett Catholic Central High Schools (Regulation
I, Section 1[F]) - The
Executive Committee approved a cooperative program in ice hockey
between these schools. Loy Norrix has sponsored the sport previously
and will be the primary school. The combined enrollment of 1,743
will move the program from Division 2 to 1.
Muskegon
and Muskegon Catholic Central High Schools (Regulation I, Section
1[F]) - Request
was made to waive the Aug. 15 deadline for a winter cooperative
program application for boys swimming and diving.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver until not later
than Sept. 8, 1999.
Northport High School
and Interlochen Arts Academy (Regulation I, Section 1[E]) - Request was made to
waive the Aug. 15 deadline for a cooperative program application
in boys basketball.
The Executive Committee granted
the request for waiver until not later than Sept. 8, 1999.
Norton
Shores-Mona Shores and Muskegon-Reeths-Puffer High Schools (Regulation
I, Section 1[F]) - The
Executive Committee approved a cooperative program in girls gymnastics
between these schools. Mona Shores has sponsored the sport previously
and will be the primary school. The combined enrollment will be
2,787.
Parma-Western and
Concord High Schools (Regulation I, Section 1[F]) - Request was made
to waive the Aug. 15 deadline for an application for a cooperative
program between these schools in girls gymnastics. Parma-Western
would be the primary school.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver until not later than Sept. 8, 1999.
Waterford
Kettering, Waterford Mott and Clarkston High Schools (Regulation
I, Section 1[F]) -
The Executive Committee tabled the request for the addition of
Clarkston High School to the cooperative agreement in girls gymnastics
which Waterford Kettering and Waterford Mott have conducted since
the 1996-97 school year, pending receipt of a league resolution
in support. The combined enrollment would be 5,114. Waterford
Kettering is the primary school.
Alba High School (Regulation
I, Sections 4 & 5) - A
late request was made to waive the maximum semesters sections
of the eligibility regulation on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who transferred from a Catholic school in Chicago to Alba as a
9th-grader when he moved with his mother, who was separating from
his father. He has attended Alba for eight consecutive semesters.
His interscholastic athletic participation was in basketball last
year.
The Executive Committee
noted that the student had been enrolled for the maximum semesters
allowed all students, found there were no compelling special circumstances
for this student , and denied the request for waiver.
Niles-Brandywine
High School (Regulation I, Sections 4 & 5) - Request to waive
the maximum semesters portions of the eligibility regulation was
made on behalf of a student who first enrolled in the 9th grade
in August of 1995 at Niles High School, withdrawing Oct. 15, 1995.
She had been placed in the 9th grade because of representations
by her parent that she had completed 8th grade at an out-of-state
school that subsequently was found not to exist. The student participated
in at least one tennis meet during that time and she received
passing grades in six courses before it was discovered she had
skipped 8th grade. She then attended 8th grade at Niles-First
Assembly Christian for part of the first and second semesters
of the 1995-96 school year, after which she enrolled on March
8, 1996, in the 8th grade of Niles-Brandywine Junior/Senior High
School. She attended 9th through 11th grades at Brandywine in
1996-97 through 1998-99.
The Executive Committee
found that the current semester is the student's fifth first semester
and eighth overall in which she received grades. The request for
waiver was denied.
Saline High School
(Regulation I, Sections 4 & 5) - Request was made to waive the
maximum semesters portions of the eligibility regulation on behalf
of a student who first enrolled in the 9th grade for the 1996-97
school year at a large school in Virginia where he did not participate
in high school sports and achieved a B- grade point average. Upon
his transfer to Saline, he was reenrolled in the 9th grade, and
he will complete eight semesters in 1999-00. He requested 9th
and 10th semesters during the 2000-01 school year and will turn
19 on Sept. 21, 2001.
Meeting with the Executive
Committee, the parents indicated they chose to have their son
repeat 9th grade because his father had a job change, the student's
brother had left for college, and the student had not done well
academically in 9th grade (B- grade point average). Other factors
indicated were his size, maturity and that he didn't fit in. He
tried out for the baseball team but didn't make the team. The
athletic director indicated the student could have sufficient
credits to graduate in June 2000.
The Executive Committee
found there were no special circumstances that required the repeat
of 9th grade. It was a choice, and Saline High School even accepted
four credits from the student's first year in 9th grade. Therefore,
the student is enduring no undue hardship by the application of
the maximum semesters rules, which were serving their intended
purposes in this case. The request for waiver was denied.
Allegan
High School (Regulation I, Section 7) - Request to waive the previous
semester record regulation was made on behalf of an 11th-grade
student who, due to a medical condition, was unable to attend
school and began receiving homebound services through the intermediate
school district beginning in October of 1998. During the second
semester of the 1998-99 school year, he was limited to Þ
time (three classes) at Allegan High School. He passed all three
and is now enrolled in a full schedule (six classes).
Citing
the medical reasons for the partial course load, the Executive
Committee waived the previous semester record regulation but stipulated
that both semesters of the 1998-99 school year shall count toward
the maximum of eight semesters allowed in grades 9-12 and no waiver
shall be considered for continued eligibility.
Onsted
High School (Regulation I, Section 7) - Request to waive the previous
semester record regulation was made on behalf of a student who
was marked "withdrawn from school" on May 5, 1999, when
she was passing five of six courses. School policy would not allow
for her to make up the deficiencies during the summer. The student
was in treatment for depression much of the 1998-99 school year,
her 11th grade.
The Executive Committee
noted that MHSAA regulations permit deficiencies to be made up
during the summer and that it would not be appropriate for the
MHSAA to grant waiver for students where their schools have not
utilized provisions that might allow students to earn eligibility.
Port
Huron Northern High School (Regulation I, Section 7) - A late request to
waive the previous semester record regulation was made on behalf
of a 10th-grade student who passed one course in the second semester
of 1998-99. He was given a special education diagnosis in May
of 1999.
The request for waiver
was denied.
Williamston High School
(Regulation I, Section 7) - Request
to waive the previous semester record regulation was made on behalf
of a 12th-grade student who passed only three of six classes last
semester when he was hospitalized for depression.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver subject to
the condition that the documentation referred to is submitted
to the executive director who would find that it substantiates
the Executive Committee's understanding of claims being made.
Grand
Rapids-Kenowa Hills High School (Regulation I, Sections 8 &
9) - The
Executive Committee was requested to consider Handbook
regulations and specifically Interpretation No. 48 in the case
of a student who attended Grandville-Calvin Christian High School
as a 9th-grader during 1998-99 until he was withdrawn to be home
schooled. For the start of the 1999-00 school year, the student
will continue to be home schooled for an unspecified number of
hours and will be taking the equivalent of 20 hours (four classes)
as a Kenowa Hills student, Spanish within the high school building
and three units at the Kent Skills Center (as a Kenowa Hills student).
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver subject to
the condition that the student is in fact enrolled in an age and
grade-appropriate curriculum in a school without any interscholastic
teams in any sports and there is a system of regular reporting
of academic progress between the schools. Documentation of such
must be provided by Kenowa Hills High School to the executive
director prior to the student's participation to assure the student
is a shared-time student under Interpretation No. 48 and not an
ineligible transfer student.
Athens High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request was made to waive the transfer regulation on behalf of
a 12th-grade student who lived in Athens and attended Athens schools
throughout his life until his family moved to Oregon for a job
change in 1998. He returned to Bronson to live with an aunt.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Bloomfield Hills-Andover
High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - A late request to waive the
transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who two years ago was relocated with his family from New York
to Germany, then back to New York and now to Michigan, all related
to job transfers. The family is residing in Waterford.
The
Executive Committee noted that the student had the opportunity
for eligibility in Waterford and denied the request for waiver.
Bloomfield
Hills-Brother Rice High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive
the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who had attended the International School of Beijing for three
years. As a 9th-grader, the student was accepted to attend Brother
Rice before a job transfer moved the family to China. They are
members of the parish church, but Detroit Country Day is the closest
nonpublic school to their residence.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver.
Brownstown-Woodhaven
High School (Regulation I, Section 9[B]) - Request was made to waive the
transfer regulation to permit eligibility at the sub-varsity level
only during the first semester of the 1999-00 school year for
a 10th-grade student who attended Flat Rock-Summit Academy as
a 9th-grader and did not participate in school sports.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver for the student
to participate at only the sub-varsity level during the first
semester of the 1999-00 school year.
Coloma High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
a 10th-grade student who previously attended Benton Harbor High
School where it was alleged she was subjected to behavior which
caused the student's parents to press charges against a coach.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver.
Dearborn
Heights-Annapolis High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive the
transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who attended school in this district through 10th grade. His family
moved to Chelsea where he attended 11th grade. He participated
in athletics, but gradually lost interest in sports and school.
The student has moved to his grandparents and will reenroll at
Annapolis High School.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Flushing High School
(Regulation I, Section 9[B]) -
A late request was made to waive the transfer regulation to permit
eligibility at the sub-varsity level only during the first semester
of the 1999-00 school year for a 10th-grade student who last year
attended Burton-Genesee Christian High School where he participated
in two golf matches.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Hartford High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) - Request
to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a student
who enrolled in Hartford High School May 7, 1999 from Brazil.
She was legally adopted June 10, 1999. The family also adopted
a boy from Brazil seven years ago who graduated in June.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver.
Iron
Mountain-North Dickinson High School (Regulation I, Section 9)
-
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
an 11th-grade student who, as an 8th grader, was expelled from
Kingsford Public Schools. He enrolled in the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate
School District Alternative Education Program in the fall of 1997,
but was told he could not participate in extracurricular activities
at Kingsford High School. He attended the alternative school for
1997-98 and 1998-99 while living with his parents in Kingsford.
During the summer of 1999, the student left his residence in Kingsford,
and he is residing with friends in the North Dickinson County
School District and attending North Dickinson High School.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver.
Kalkaska
High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - A late request to waive the
transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who previously attended Sterling Heights-Henry Ford II High School.
Her mother died several years ago and her father remarried. When
asked to leave her father's home in March, the student tried living
with a grandparent, which didn't work out because of space in
the home and distance to school. She then moved to a friend's
house to finish the school year. She is now living with an aunt
and uncle. She will be 18 on Sept. 29, 1999.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver but noted the
student may be considered for eligibility when she turns 18 and
an Educational Transfer Form is completed.
Kinde-North
Huron High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive
the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 10th-grade student
who moved from the residence of his mother and stepfather in Nebraska
to the residence of his grandparents six weeks before the end
of the 1998-99 school year.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver subject to the school submitting
to the executive director documentation that confirms the Executive
Committee's understanding of circumstances that compelled the
student to relocate.
Lansing-Eastern High
School (Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
an 11th-grade student who attended Eastern High School until transferring
to Lansing-Everett for academic reasons for the second semester
of the 1997-98 school year where he was ineligible under the transfer
regulation. In November of 1998, he was assaulted at Everett High
school. There was documentation of the incident and arrest. The
student has reenrolled at Eastern.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver.
Livonia-Ladywood High
School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive the transfer
regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student who had
registered to attend Ladywood as a 9th-grader but instead entered
a convent in Rhode Island. She has returned to live with her parents
but Farmington Hills-Mercy is a closer all-girl Catholic school.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver.
Madison
Heights-Lamphere High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive
the transfer regulation was made on behalf of an 11th-grade student
who was sent from Macedonia to the United States to avoid the
conflicts in that area. He arrived on his own and attended high
school in Oklahoma City both semesters of 1998-99, passing all
courses. His father was given permission to emigrate in March
of 1999. His mother was required to remain in Macedonia. The student
and his father are living with the student's uncle in the Lamphere
district.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver.
Mason High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
an 11th-grade student who previously attended Capital City Baptist
in Lansing where he did not participate in any high school sports.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver.
Monroe-St.
Mary Catholic Central High School (Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request
to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a student
of divorced parents who attended parochial schools in Erie, Michigan
through 8th grade, attended Temperance-Bedford High School for
9th grade in 1997-98, relocated to his father's residence in Portage
and attended 10th grade at Vicksburg High School in 1998-99, and
has now registered at St. Mary Catholic Central High School for
11th grade in 1999-00 when he will return to his mother's residence.
He played football at Vicksburg, residing in the district and
without an Educational Transfer Form being filed. Vicksburg forfeited
those contests.
At its May 1, 1999
meeting, the Executive Committee denied the request for waiver
because the student was not enrolled in the school requesting
waiver, the student was not projected to be returning to his original
school, and the student participated while ineligible last fall.
The
football coach, mother, stepfather and student met with the Executive
Committee.
The Executive Committee
found that the student played sports in all three seasons of the
1998-99 school year at Vicksburg in spite of being ineligible
under two conditions of the transfer regulation, and that the
second change of residence and third change of school are more
matters of choice than necessity. Therefore, the Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Morrice High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) - Request
to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of an 11th-grader
who previously attended Antrim Baptist for two years and who resides
in the Byron School District. The student did not participate
in high school sports, and the request was that he be allowed
to participate at the junior varsity level.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver.
Muskegon
Catholic Central High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive
the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 10th-grade student
of a Catholic family who moved from out-of-state to Fruitport
in 1998 and attended Fruitport High School as a 9th-grader in
1998-99 and played three sports.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Ontonagon High School
(Regulation I, Section 9) -
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
a 12th-grade student who attended Ontonagon schools through 8th
grade while he and his mother resided at the student's maternal
grandparents' house. When he and his mother moved to her boyfriend's
house, the student entered Baraga schools. Tension rose over three
years until the student returned to his grandparents' house in
Ontonagon and he has enrolled at Ontonagon High School for the
1999-00 school year.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Pannonia Christian
Educational Exchange (Regulation I, Section 9) - This organization
is not listed by the Council on Standards for International Educational
Travel (CSIET) because it places so few students (25 since 1994)
that CSIET costs are prohibitive.
MHSAA Assistant Director
Gina Mazzolini, who is familiar with the evaluation criteria and
processes of CSIET, has evaluated this organization. She has found
that the organization exceeds some standards, meets most others
and may be deficient only in two respects: (1) that it depends
on the host community to provide funds to share expense of airfare
and spending money, and (2) it has no provision for repatriation
of remains should the student die.
The Executive Committee
determined that Pannonia Christian Educational Exchange be approved
under Handbook Interpretation No. 76 for the 1999-00 school
year only.
Parchment High School
(Regulation I, Section 9[B]) -
Request was made to permit immediate eligibility at the sub-varsity
level only during the first semester of the 1999-00 school year
for a 10th-grade student who attended Kalamazoo-Hackett Catholic
Central High school as a 9th-grader in 1998-99 where he participated
in football.
The Executive Committee
denied the request for waiver.
Portage Central High
School (Regulation I, Section 9[B]) - Request was made for immediate
eligibility at the sub-varsity level only for a 10th-grade student
who attended Kalamazoo Christian High School as a 9th-grader in
1998-99.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver, subject to the condition that
the student did not participate in any high school sport in 9th
grade.
Republic-Michigamme
High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - A late request to waive the
transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student
who attended 8th grade in Republic-Michigamme Schools while living
with his grandparents. He moved to his parents in Garden City
where he attended school for 9th through 11th grades, and he has
returned to live with his grandparents.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver.
Richland-Gull
Lake High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive the
transfer regulation was made on behalf of an 11th-grade student
who attended Haslett High School but planned to transfer to Gull
Lake because her father had cancer and her mother is institutionalized.
It was anticipated the student would live with her sister, who
is an English teacher and competitive cheer coach at Gull Lake
but who lived in Comstock. At its April 22, 1999 meeting, the
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver because the
student was not enrolled in the requesting school. Subsequently,
the student's father died and the student's sister returned to
reside within the Gull Lake district, where the student intends
to enroll for 12th grade.
The Executive Committee
granted the request for waiver.
Riverview-Gabriel
Richard High School (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waive
the transfer regulation was made on behalf of a 9th-grade student
who attended a Wyandotte public school last year and had registered
and paid a tuition deposit to attend Gabriel Richard High School
when his family signed a purchase agreement to relocate to Grosse
Ile, where he attended the first three days of football conditioning.
He has enrolled at Gabriel Richard.
The Executive Committee
noted the circumstances and brevity of the situation and granted
the request for waiver.
Rochester Hills-Rochester
High School (Regulation I, Section 9[B]) - Request was made to permit immediate
eligibility at the sub-varsity level only during the first semester
of the 1999-00 school year for a 10th-grade student who attended
Pontiac-Notre Dame Prep High School as a 9th-grader in 1998-99
where he did not participate in any interscholastic sports.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver only at the
sub-varsity level during the first semester of the 1999-00 school
year.
Saginaw-Valley Lutheran
High School (Regulation I, Section 9[B]) - Request to waive the transfer
regulation was made to permit eligibility at the sub-varsity level
only during the first semester of the 1999-00 school year on behalf
of a 10th-grader who last year attended Bay City-McKinley High
School where he did not participate in interscholastic athletics.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver only at the
sub-varsity level during the first semester of the 1999-00 school
year.
Three Rivers High
School (Regulation I, Section 9) -
A late request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf
of a student who last year attended Marcellus-Howardsville Christian
School, which has cancelled many of its girls basketball games.
The
Executive Committee denied the request for waiver, consistent
with established precedent when schools make changes in curricular
or extracurricular offerings.
Vassar High School
(Regulation I, Section 9[C]) -
Request to waive the transfer regulation was made on behalf of
a 12th-grade student who transferred from Vassar to Millington
last year and was ineligible to participate with the girls gymnastics
cooperative program of Millington, Reese and Vassar. She is reenrolling
at Vassar and wants to participate in the cooperative gymnastics
program in which she had been able to participate as a 10th-grader.
The
Executive Committee granted the request for waiver for the first
semester of the 1999-00 school year for girls gymnastics only.
National
High School Golf and Tennis Championships (Regulation I, Section
13[B]) - Twenty-two
students who were in grades 9-11 of 18 MHSAA member schools in
1998-99 and members of their school golf teams in 1998, participated
in a national golf tournament in Georgia in June, 1999. Five students
of four schools played in a national tennis tournament in Georgia
on the same dates.
The executive director's
finding was that Handbook regulations prohibited students'
participation in these events and his action was to disqualify
these participants from the 1999-00 MHSAA Golf and Tennis Tournaments
but to allow reinstatement for any student who was withheld by
his or her school from its first three days of competition of
the 16 allowed during the season.
The Executive Committee
voted to (1) affirm the decision that participation in the national
golf and tennis tournaments in Georgia in June violated Regulation
I, Section 13; and (2) accept the recommendation of the executive
director to waive all suspensions related to this violation effective
Friday, Aug. 20, 1999. In addition, the Executive Committee voted
that any school which deemed it appropriate may reinstate as early
as Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999 any student who was withheld from one
or more of his/her team's interscholastic competitions actually
held during Aug. 16-18, 1999.
St. Joseph-Upton Middle
School (Regulation IV, Section 10[B]) - Request was made to permit
practice to start Aug. 24 in 1999, six days before classes start
but the same day as its first two opponents begin practice.
The
Executive Committee granted the request.
Millington
High School (Regulation V, Section 3[C]) - The Nov. 14, 1998 MHSAA Football
Playoff game between Chesaning and Millington High Schools was
ended by the officials with 1:43 remaining in the game because
of a series of personal fouls against Millington, which has submitted
a summary report of internal actions which have included public
apologies by players, school sanctions against players, development
of a school district task force to improve sportsmanship among
all constituents, and increased involvement in the Program of
Athletic Coaches' Education (PACE). At its January meeting, the
Executive Committee requested that the school's administration
and head football coach appear at a future meeting to address
more specifically the student sanctions that have been imposed,
the steps being implemented to improve sportsmanship among athletes,
other students, fans and coaches, the district's expanded involvement
in PACE, a report of the first task force meeting(s), and, since
many comments were received about the inadequacy of the facility
as a contributor to problems, what is being done to address those
concerns.
The principal and
two members of the football coaching staff met with the Executive
Committee to discuss each of the designated topics. Recommendations
by the Task Force to the Millington Board of Education were reviewed,
as were facility concerns. Many other positive ideas were exchanged.
At
its Feb. 25, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee determined
as follows:
(1) The action of
the Board of Education with respect to the task force recommendations
should be communicated to the MHSAA as soon as it occurs; and
(2)
Because facility deficiencies were cited by all parties, until
there are significant changes that solve existing problems, if
Millington should otherwise earn the privilege of hosting an MHSAA
Football Playoff game, it will be required that Millington High
School arrange an alternative site acceptable to the MHSAA staff.
On
Aug. 11, 1999, the executive director faxed to Millington High
School a request for follow-up, which was received Aug. 13.
The
Executive Committee found the school's response to be inadequate
and directed the executive director to receive more from the school
in writing about the progress in improving its football facility,
the plans to have its personnel participate in PACE, and means
being used by the district to communicate and reinforce its Sportsmanship
Policy, consistent with Article II, Section 3 of the MHSAA Constitution.
Ann
Arbor-Pioneer High School - At
its April 22, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed the
conduct by some of the Pioneer spectator section at the conclusion
of the 1999 MHSAA Class A Boys Basketball Final game.
The
Executive Committee directed the staff to (1) require a response
from the school's administration that, among other information,
will identify the administrators, staff and chaperones who were
assigned to the contest and their roles during and after the game;
and (2) review tournament printed materials for the possibility
of adding clearer, stronger and more thorough coverage of schools'
responsibilities to supervise their spectators. In addition, the
Executive Committee requested that the Representative Council
discuss this situation and the possibility of revising Handbook
language to deal more effectively with similar situations in the
future.
The school's written
response was received June 3. Also provided to the Executive Committee
were pages 14 and 15 of the Tournament Manager's Manual, pages
4-6 of the Final Round Qualifying Team Manual provided after the
Regionals, and two additional pages for qualifying teams' chaperones.
At
its June 9, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee requested that
the executive director communicate its dissatisfaction with the
school's response and require additional follow-up by the school.
Ideas were discussed for strengthening the MHSAA's written expectations
of participating schools' administration and spectators at MHSAA
Basketball Tournaments.
There was no response
from the school. Therefore, the Executive Committee directed the
executive director to ask the school for its response prior to
the Sept. 8 meeting of the Boys Basketball Tournament Committee.
Inkster
High School -
At its August 1997 meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed the
record of MHSAA Handbook violations by this school and
determined that the 1997-98 membership of Inkster High School
be held in abeyance until its superintendent, principal and athletic
director met at the MHSAA office with the executive director to
show cause why the school's membership should not be suspended
or its membership privileges not be reduced. At its September
1997 meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed the actions of
Inkster High School to eliminate the violations of Handbook
policies and procedures that have plagued the school in recent
years, accepted the school's membership for 1997-98, and requested
the executive director provide at the Executive Committee's June
1998 meeting a review of Inkster High School's compliance record
during 1997-98. At that meeting, it was reported that one violation,
failure to rate any boys basketball officials during the 1997-98
season, was known to have occurred during the 1997-98 school year.
At its June 10, 1998 meeting, the Executive Committee determined
to continue the school's probationary status through the 1998-99
school year and requested that the executive director report to
the Executive Committee in June 1999 about the school's compliance
efforts during that year.
Since the executive
director's last report to the Executive Committee, Inkster High
School has had two violations: (1) Regulation II, Section 8(B)
- failure to attend a Boys Tennis Rules Meeting or the head coach
to pass the rules examination; and (2) Regulation II, Section
7(B) - failure to rate any officials in girls volleyball. In addition,
the MHSAA had been contacted by the United Federation of Officials
about failure by Inkster Public Schools to pay officials.
At
its June 9, 1999 meeting, the Executive Committee determined that
Inkster High School remain on probation through the 1999-00 school
year and that the executive director communicate with the school's
administration about the two violations and ways to improve its
procedures for payments to officials.
During the 1998-99
school year, Inkster had the following violations:
Boys
Tennis - failure of head coach to attend rules meeting or pass
exam.
Girls Volleyball -
failure to rate any officials.
Baseball - failure
to rate any officials.
Softball - failure
of head coach to attend rules meeting or pass exam; failure to
rate any officials.
It was requested that
the executive director express the concern of the Executive Committee
directly to the superintendent and board president, as well as
principal and athletic director of Inkster High School, and that
recommendations be prepared for the Representative Council for
publicizing chronic offenders and penalizing them in ways that
affect financial reimbursements, hosting opportunities, and participation
opportunities for students of schools which are chronic offenders
of administrative rules.
Saginaw High School
-
Pursuant to Regulation V, Section 4(A), Saginaw High School was
placed on probation for the 1996-97 school year for failure to
rate any boys soccer, volleyball, baseball or softball officials
during the 1995-96 school year. The probation was extended to
the 1997-98 school year for failure to rate any officials in volleyball,
wrestling and softball during the 1996-97 school year. Then in
the fall of 1997, the school failed to rate any boys soccer officials
and was notified March 31, 1998 that probation would continue
for the 1998-99 school year with the stipulation that the school
must show cause by Aug. 1, 1998 why it should not be prohibited
from participation in the MHSAA tournament in any sport where
there is a violation during 1998-99, meaning that the school at
this time may not participate in the 1998 MHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament.
Subsequently, the school failed to rate any officials in girls
soccer, meaning that the status of girls soccer is the same as
boys soccer for 1998-99.
The school's response
was that the boys soccer coach was hospitalized during the season
and that there were three different coaches for the girls team,
which eventually withdrew from the 1998 MHSAA Girls Soccer Tournament.
At
its Aug. 12, 1998 meeting, the Executive Committee directed staff
to reemphasize that the obligation to rate officials is a duty
of the member institution, not just coaches. However, the Executive
Committee accepted the school's explanation. It was determined
the school would remain on probation through the 1998-99 school
year, but without loss of tournament participation privileges,
while its compliance record is monitored.
During
the 1998-99 school year, Saginaw High School had the following
violations:
Girls Volleyball -
failure of head coach to attend rules meeting or pass exam; failure
to rate any officials.
Wrestling - failure
to rate any officials.
Boys Golf - failure
of head coach to attend rules meeting or pass exam.
Baseball
- failure to rate any officials.
Softball - failure
to rate any officials.
Girls Soccer - failure
to rate any officials.
The school was placed
on probation through the 1999-00 school year. It was requested
that the executive director express the concern of the Executive
Committee directly to the superintendent and board president,
as well as principal and athletic director of Saginaw High School,
and that recommendations be prepared for the Representative Council
for publicizing chronic offenders and penalizing them in ways
that affect financial reimbursements, hosting opportunities, and
participation opportunities for students of schools which are
chronic offenders of administrative rules.
New
School - Pursuant
to procedures for MHSAA membership, as established by the Representative
Council March 21, 1997, MHSAA membership was approved for Detroit-Westside
Christian Academy, a nonpublic school with 9-12 enrollment of
45, which anticipates sponsoring interscholastic teams in boys
basketball, girls basketball and girls volleyball. Its membership
will be at both the high school and junior high/middle school
levels.
Regular Season Contest
Delays -
The Executive Committee provided its approval of policy and procedures
to assist schools and officials when a team is delayed in its
arrival to a contest site that could be utilized where league
policies do not exist to handle such situations. This is to be
advanced to the Representative Council for consideration under
the recommendations and guidelines section of the MHSAA Handbook.
1999-00
Committees -
The Executive Committee approved appointments for most MHSAA committees
for the 1999-00 school year.
Ramblewood Park -
No
action was taken on an offer to purchase Unit 4 for $325,000 for
the construction of a 12,000 square foot building to house two
medical concerns. All MHSAA conditions except the Representative
Council's purchase price have been met.
At
its March meeting, the Executive Committee indicated its strong
preference for the current office park sign over the alternative
designs proposed for the corner of Coolidge Road and Ramblewood
Drive and thought it premature for Units 1 and 3 to go to the
additional expense of constructing a new sign at that time. The
Executive Committee directed there be no change in the sign until
construction on Unit 5 and full utilization of unit sign opportunities
on Units 1 and 3 have been completed and it can be demonstrated
there are frequent customer/client difficulties in locating the
primary tenant of Unit 1 or Unit 3. The owners of Unit 1 have
again requested a change in signage at the corner of Coolidge
Road and Ramblewood Drive. The Executive Committee authorized
staff to agree to a change in sign, subject to all the conditions
of the executive director's Aug. 13, 1999 letter to Dr. Jones.
Personnel
Matters -
The Executive Committee reviewed compensation adjustments for
1999-00.
The Executive Committee
approved the executive director's 1999-00 Standards of Performance
and contract extension through July 31, 2002.
Pension
-
Compliance with Federal law required restatement of the MHSAA
pension program by Dec. 31, 1999. This was done by the offices
of Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. In addition to standard
changes being made to all plans, counsel also incorporated language
reflecting the Representative Council's approval of the increase
in basic pension contributions. The Executive Committee voted:
(1)
that the restated Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc.
Employee Money Purchase Pension Plan and Trust Agreement are hereby
adopted effective Aug. 1, 1997; and
(2) that the executive
director of the Corporation is authorized to execute the Plan
and Trust Agreement and related documents on behalf of the Corporation;
and
(3) that the executive director
of the Corporation is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the
Corporation as Plan Administrator of the above Plan and Trust
in the adoption and future amendment of written procedures relating
to the administration of the Plan and Trust and to execute any
necessary documentation regarding such administrative procedures.
Next
Meetings -
The next meetings of the Executive Committee are: Wednesday, Sept.
15, at 9 a.m. in East Lansing; Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. in
East Lansing; Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m. in East Lansing; and
Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 8:30 a.m. in Grand Rapids.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EARLIEST
PURPOSES PREVAIL
A paragraph of an editorial
in the April 5, 1999, Newsweek stopped me cold and rearranged
the way I would present this topic. The writer, Dennis Williams,
Director of the Center for Minority Educational Affairs and teacher
of English at Georgetown University, wrote this: "... NCAA
regulations have nothing to do with either education or the well-being
of the young people involved. They have everything to do with
competitive balance and public relations."
These
two sentences stopped me because they caused me to wonder: "Would
anyone ever write that about the MHSAA (or any other state organization
involved with high school sports)?"
After
a period of reflection, I determined that what Mr. Williams wrote
is not all bad. Some of what he wrote is actually complimentary,
although he didn't intend it; and some of what he wrote would
not be accurate if directed to school sports.
Yes,
the MHSAA and most school sports organizations are concerned about
"competitive balance." That's not bad. Mr. Williams
might have meant it as a criticism of the NCAA; but we claim it
as an essential purpose of high school associations.
In
fact, one of the four parts of the stated purpose in this MHSAA
Handbook is as follows: "3. Promote uniformity and predictability
and competitive equity in the application of eligibility rules
for athletic contests."
"Competitive
equity" is our way of saying "competitive balance."
Competitive equity is one of our essential purposes in serving
schools. No apologies.
And yes, the MHSAA
is concerned about "public relations." Again,
from our four-part stated purpose is this: "1. Increase and
promote the educational value of interscholastic athletic programs
throughout the state."
That's public relations.
In the sense of promoting the educational value of school sports
and doing what we can to increase the educational value, public
relations is a purpose we claim, not a criticism we fear.
So
I would take it as a compliment, not a criticism, if Mr. Williams
(or anyone) would cite us for preoccupation with competitive equity
for schools and students and promotion of the programs' values.
We are guilty; and we are glad.
What should not be
said about the MHSAA and what stopped me longest in my reading
to apply Mr. Williams' criticism to my organization, is his opinion
that the NCAA has nothing to do with either education or the well-being
of the young people involved. I don't believe that's true about
the NCAA, and I know it's not true about the MHSAA.
As
we trace the history of high school athletics in the "Reviewing
the Regulations" column in this issue of the Bulletin,
you will see that not only competitive equity, but also education
and the well-being of young people involved have guided and continue
to guide school sports organizations generally and this one particularly.
REVIEWING THE REGULATIONS
NEED
CONSENSUS & COMMITMENT FOR OUT-OF-SEASON RULES
One
hundred years ago, when athletic programs were first becoming
organized well enough in secondary schools to cause people to
wonder how the kids of one school might fare against the kids
of another school, it took but a very few experiences of interscholastic
competition to realize that a common set of understandings was
necessary for the competition to occur with fair result and without
hard feelings.
Those
who were coordinating these first athletic exchanges quickly discovered
that they needed several kinds of rules.
The first set of rules
needed was to determine where and with what the
competition would be conducted: facility dimensions, ball specifications,
net heights, etc.
The second set of
rules they found necessary was to determine how the competition
would proceed: number of balls and strikes and innings, lengths
of quarters, halves, etc.
These first and second
sets of understandings show there was concern from the very first
day of school sports for competitive balance. We couldn't have
it without these kinds of rules.
But deciding where,
with what and how the competition should be played
wasn't enough. Gradually, it became clear to the coordinators
of the programs at that time that there had to be some understandings,
some agreements, some policies, some rules about who could
play.
Not surprisingly,
School A soon objected if School B's participants in an event
seemed to be men against School A's boys.
So
they agreed, the schools coordinating the event, that all participants
in all contests had to be enrolled in the schools they
represented in competition. That's still the first regulation
in the MHSAA Handbook: the enrollment rule.
They
agreed next that all participants had to fall within a certain
age range. An age rule. That's still the second regulation in
the MHSAA Handbook.
It wasn't fair to
have it any other way. It wasn't healthy for participants to have
it any other way. Not in the 1920's. Not now. We have not lost
our focus. Rule 1 and 2 historically are still rule 1 and 2 in
the MHSAA Handbook.
It hasn't been easy
to keep these rules. This year alone, we've had to defeat initiatives
of our Governor and some legislators to keep Rule 1 and to defend
Rule 1, the enrollment rule, in a $30 million lawsuit which would
have eliminated the enrollment requirement for some young people.
In
previous years, we've had to fight in several courts to keep Rule
2, the age rule. We've never lost, although we once had to appeal
to the Michigan Supreme Court and once to the US Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals to defend the age rule successfully.
Throughout
this organization, we are as focussed and firm about those rules
and their objectives as ever. And we can be proud of the way the
schools of Michigan fight off the assaults on those rules.
As
interscholastic athletic programs became more sophisticated and
took on higher profile within the school, community and state,
pressures mounted for athletic teams to do better and win more.
So some schools would start practice sooner, play more games,
and seek more distant and prestigious venues for competition.
Not
surprisingly, again, it didn't take very long for some schools
to complain that other schools, in pursuit of competitive advantage,
were moving toward excesses, were abusing the health and welfare
of students, were interfering with the educational objectives
of schools and the pursuits of students.
So,
again, schools agreed among themselves on some limitations, for
example, on the lengths of seasons, numbers of contests and distances
of travel.
They did so to keep
the program fair. They did so to keep the program healthy
for the people involved. They did so to keep the program consistent
with the mission of the sponsors: namely, education of students
by schools.
But it's not certain
that we are as committed today as we were many years ago to the
rules which limit the scope of competition, so that it fits within
the philosophy of school before sports and well-roundedness before
specialization. We're tough on enrollment and age, and we should
be. But were' getting pretty loose with rules, and even looser
in the commitment to follow rules, about out-of-season practice
and competition. We don't seem to agree anymore about what's fair
for schools and best for coaches and athletes and their families
out of season.
Nobody
admits to liking it, but everybody appears to be doing it: pushing
the envelope out of season. Open gyms advertised but only one
sport actualized. Team camps where school coaches take entire
school squads, even designating them varsity and JV. Proliferating
passing leagues.
So
frequent are the complaints from parents and coaches about the
increasing out-of-season demands, that we are forced to conclude
that what people intend to help actually hurts, causing coaches
and athletes to drop out before they otherwise would.
Those
who criticize the out-of-season demands are called lazy; those
who make the demands are said to be putting their own needs before
the best interests of students.
Rather than affixing
such negative labels to those who think differently than we do,
we need to come up with streamlined and sensible regulations,
to which a larger majority can commit to enforcement. Abandoning
all regulations out of season would betray the first organizers
of school sports and its purposes, just as surely as ignoring
the rules we have today or ignoring that we have a problem with
the rules we have today.
It's time for a new consensus
and commitment on out-of-season practice and competition. n
NOTE: Schools voluntarily
join the MHSAA and, to that end, it is necessary that each school
district sign each year a Membership Resolution adopting the rules
and regulations of the MHSAA as their own and agreeing to primary
enforcement of those rules. While a school district is not bound
by the decisions rendered by the MHSAA regarding rule violations,
the MHSAA may condition eligibility for its tournaments on compliance
with its rules and its determinations concerning rules violations
and the penalties to be imposed for violations of the rules. See
Attorney General Opinions No. 4795 (1977) and No. 6352 (1986).
Many
school districts have additional rules that may also apply to
the subject matter of this column.
SPORTSMANSHIP EFFORTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES
In September of 1997, and again
in September of 1998, the Michigan High School Athletic Association
planned, conducted and subsidized a Statewide Sportsmanship Summit.
Each time the Summit has sold out available space, 800 persons
in 1997 and 1,200 persons in 1998.
It is now intended
that the Statewide Sportsmanship Summit be conducted every other
year. The goal will be 2,000 attendees at the conference on Sept.
27, 2000.
During the 1999-00
school year, the focus will be on more local initiatives to improve
sportsmanship, many of which have been spawned by the first two
statewide summits. It is the intent of the MHSAA to support league
and local initiatives - events, publications and promotions ­
especially those that are new initiatives and have adult spectators
as their focus.
* At the Summer Workshop
of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association,
a special effort was made to develop ideas to reach adult spectators
regarding the standards of sportsmanship that are appropriate
for educational athletics. That material is included in the updated
and expanded MHSAA Sportsmanship Kit which has been sent to each
athletic director to use to begin or expand sportsmanship efforts
in schools.
* Under separate cover
to each high school athletic director was also a brief new video
on sportsmanship that focuses on adult spectators.
*
The MHSAA has made "mini-grants" to encourage leagues
and local school districts to undertake sportsmanship initiatives,
especially new initiatives and those directed at adult
spectators. Grants will range from $50 to $500, depending
on the scope of the event and the need. Funds are being disbursed
to meritorious requests as they are received until all funds for
this purpose ($20,000) are exhausted.
All of these efforts
are intended to encourage local initiatives which are believed
to have the most potential for improving sportsmanship, and to
help equip organizers to provide new and even more effective local
efforts.
Michigan Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Association
MIAAA OFFICERS
|
President |
Jim Feldkamp |
Troy School
District |
|
Vice President |
Brian Burtch |
Holland HS |
|
2nd Vice President |
Ken Semelsberger |
Port Huron HS |
|
Recording Secretary |
Karen Leinaar |
Gaylord HS |
|
Past President |
Tom Rashid |
Detroit Catholic
League |
|
Executive Secretary |
George Lovich |
Retired |
REPS
|
Region I |
Tim Hall |
Sault Area HS |
|
Region II |
John Sonneman |
Traverse City
Central HS |
|
Region III |
Dan Matusiewicz |
Muskegon Catholic
Central HS |
|
Region IV |
Stan Jesky |
Zeeland HS |
|
Region V |
Larry Wegener |
Battle Creek
Central HS |
|
Region VI |
Kristen Isom |
Adrian Madison
HS |
|
Region VII |
Melanie Miller |
Lansing Sexton
HS |
|
Region VIII |
Pete Ryan |
Heritage HS |
|
Region IX |
John Amend |
Akron-Fairgrove
HS |
|
Region X |
Jim Venia |
Marysville HS |
|
Region XI |
Bob Gershman |
Berkley HS |
|
Region XII |
Dail Prucka |
Monroe Jefferson
HS |
|
Region XIII |
Vic Michaels |
Detroit Catholic
League |
MIAAA SPORTSMANSHIP
COMMITTEE
Co-Chair--Mike Garvey--Delton
Kellogg HS, 327 N. Grove, Delton, MI 49046
Co-Chair--Mark Throop--Gull
Lake HS, 9550 E. M-89, Richland, MI 49083
Gary Sullivan--Blissfield
HS, 630 S. Lane, Blissfield, MI 49228
Jacques Ambrose--East
Kentwood HS, 6230 Kalamazoo Ave, SE Kentwood, MI 48445
Tim
Flynn--Athens HS, 300 E. Holcomb, Athens, MI 49011
Jean LaClair--Pinconning
HS, 605 W. Fifth St., Pinconning, MI 48650
Paul Keiper--Lutheran
North HS, 16825 24 Mile Rd. Macomb, MI 48042
John Springer--Onsted
HS, Slee Rd, P 0 Box 220, Onsted, MI 49265
Mike McGraw--Clawson
HS, 10 1 John M, Clawson, MI 48017
Tim Dode--Holly HS,
920 E, Baird St., Holly, MI 48442
Ellen Pugh--Ogemaw
Heights HS, 960 S, M-33, P 0 308, West Branch, MI 48661
Jack
Kramer--Houghton Lake HS, 6001 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton
Lake, MI 48269
1999-2000 MHSAA ADOPTIONS OF NATIONAL
FEDERATION OPTIONS
BASEBALL
I. 4-3-1 Note 1 -- A regulation called
game where a winner cannot be determined, shall be counted as
1/2 game won and 1/2 lost for each team. (MHSAA allowed -- requires
league adoption)
II. 4-3-1 Note 2 -- A game called for
any reason where a winner cannot be determined, or any game called
at anytime for mechanical failure (i.e. artificial lights, water
system, etc.) will be treated as a suspended game. If the game
is to be completed, it will be continued from the point of suspension,
with the lineup and batting order of each team the same as the
lineup and batting order at the moment of suspension, subject
to the rules of the game. (Reg. II, Sec. 11(H)2 NOTE: Use
of option 1 or 3 may impact the season 56 game/date limit allowed
baseball and softball by MHSAA Regulation II, Section 11(A).)
SUGGESTED
SPEED-UP RULES
III. Courtesy Runners
A.
At any time the team at bat may use courtesy runners for the pitcher
and/or the catcher. The same runner may not be used for both positions.
Neither the pitcher nor the catcher will be required to leave
the game under such circumstances.
B. Players who have
participated in the game in any other capacity are ineligible
to serve as courtesy runners.
C. A player may not
run as a courtesy runner for the pitcher or the catcher and then
be used as a substitute for another player in that half inning.
IV.
4-2-4 -
The four options listed are the only permitted game-shortening
procedures allowed for baseball and softball games at the varsity
and sub-varsity levels. (Schools, leagues or invitational tournament
management shall determine which are to be utilized with prior
mutual written consent):
A. Require games to be terminated
when there is a 15-run difference after three innings or a 10-run
difference after five innings
B. Allow a team to
discontinue play any time it trails by more than 15 runs
C.
Establish shortened games of five or six innings
D.
Establish a time limit to terminate games of regular season varsity
tournament events and any sub-varsity game (one hour, 45 minutes
recommended).
V.
Double First Base -- NOT ADOPTED
VI. Navy umpire shirt
with white/red accent stripe -- optional regular season 1999-00
as long as all umpires wear same. Required 2000 MHSAA tournament
series.
BASKETBALL
I. Mercy Rule Adoptions
--
When in the second half a point differential of 40 points is established,
a running clock will be in effect for the remainder of the game.
The clock shall be stopped as normal for all timeouts, including
injury and the third-period break.
The clock will revert
to regular time schemes when the score is reduced to a 30-point
differential or less.
FOOTBALL
I. Pregame coin toss
may be held on the field twenty minutes prior to kickoff.
II. The running clock,
35-point margin mercy rule will be used for all football games,
play-offs and regular season, varsity and sub-varsity, high school
and junior high/middle schools.
III. By mutual agreement
of competing schools or by league adoption schools may establish,
for regular season varsity games only, the 10-yard line overtime
procedure published in the National Federation Football Rules
Book. The procedure will be used in all playoff games.
IV.
Junior
high/middle school football teams may schedule games with non-school
teams as is currently allowed in all other sports. The Regulation
does not apply to senior high school teams.
GIRLS COMPETITIVE CHEER
No props or music
are allowed during competition.
GYMNASTICS
Requirements for Regular
Season Meets
I. Dual Meets
A.
Exhibition gymnasts are prohibited.
B. There can be no
more than six competitors per team event when two judges are contacted.
C.
There can be no more than seven competitors per team per event
when four judges are contracted simultaneously.
II.
Tri Meets
A. Exhibition gymnasts
are prohibited.
B. There can be no
more than five competitors per team per event when two judges
are contracted.
C. There can be no
more than seven competitors per team per event when four judges
are contracted and two events are conducted simultaneously.
III.
Double Dual Meets or Quad Meet
A. Exhibition performances
ARE PROHIBITED.
B. No more than six (6) competitors
per team can compete in each event.
C. There can be no
more than six (6) competitors per team per event and four judges
are contracted in which two events are conducted simultaneously.
ICE HOCKEY
I. Mercy Rule
By
mutual agreement, games may be terminated after two periods or
during the third period when a team leads the opposing team by
10 or more goals.
The 10-goal mercy
rule will be used during the MHSAA Tournament at the Regional
l level only.
II. Overtime Procedure
In
MHSAA tournaments only, the overtime procedure published in the
National Federation Rule Book (6-38) will be altered to allow
additional "sudden death" eight-minute periods as necessary.
SOCCER
The MHSAA has received
approval to:
I. Allow leagues and
individual schools to use the three-whistle officiating system.
II.
Require
players to sit out 10 minutes for a yellow card offense.
III.
Use
two 15-minute sudden victory overtime periods for regular and
tournament season games.
IV. Allow players to
wear soft and yielding caps during inclement weather. Caps must
be alike in color.
EXCEPTION (1): The goalkeeper may
wear a head protector made of closed-cell, slow recovery rubber
or other similar material that stays soft in its final form. This
head protector shall not have a bill, or other protruding design.
It shall not cover the face, other than the forehead, and shall
be secured by a chinstrap.
EXCEPTION (2): The goalkeeper may
wear a soft-billed baseball type hat or soft-billed visor. If
worn in conjunction with a head protector, it is to be worn outside
and may not be attached to the head protector.
EXCEPTION
(3):
By state association adoption, players may wear soft and yielding
caps during inclement weather.
V. Require officials
to use signals published prior to 1995-96.
SOFTBALL
I. 1-1-5 Note 1 -- All players on a
team shall wear uniforms consisting of shirts, shorts and/or pants.
(MHSAA adopted)
II. 10-4-2 Note -- Light gray slacks
may be worn. (MHSAA adopted)
III. Courtesy Runner
Rules:
A. The team at bat
may use courtesy runners for the pitcher and/or the catcher as
soon as they reach base. The same runner may not be used for both
positions. Neither the pitcher nor the catcher will be required
to leave the game under such circumstances.
B. Players who have
participated in the game in any other capacity are ineligible
to serve as courtesy runners.
C. A player may not
run as a courtesy runner for the pitcher or the catcher and then
be used as a substitute for another player in that half inning.
D.
The courtesy runner is not permitted to run as a courtesy runner
for the Designated Hitter (DH), if the DH is batting for the pitcher
or catcher.
E. Once a courtesy
runner is designated for that half inning, no other courtesy runner
or the catcher or pitcher may return to run for original courtesy
runner. EXCEPTION: Should an injury occur, another courtesy
runner or the pitcher or catcher may run until she scores or is
put out.
IV. 4-2-3 -- The four options
listed are the only permitted game-shortening procedures allowed
for baseball and softball games at the varsity and sub-varsity
levels. (Schools, leagues or invitational tournament management
shall determine which are to be utilized with prior mutual written
consent):
1. Require games to
be terminated when there is a 15-run difference after three innings
or a 10-run difference after five innings;
2.
Allow a team to discontinue play any time it trails by more than
15 runs;
3. Establish shortened
games of five or six innings;
4. Establish a time
limit to terminate games of regular season varsity tournament
events and any sub-varsity game (one hour, 45 minutes recommended).
V.
Double First Base -- NOT ADOPTED
VI. Navy umpire shirt
with white/red accent stripe -- optional regular season 1999-00
as long as all umpires wear same. Required 2000 MHSAA tournament
series.
SWIMMING
I. MHSAA recommends
5 ft. of water when using starting platforms and mandates at all
MHSAA venues.
II. Definition for in-water
starts
III. Step-Up starts will
be used.
TENNIS - USTA
I. Schools may use no-ad
scoring or play pro-sets or shorten the rest period between a
split set.
II. Cumulative Point
Penalty System between regional and final (for unsportsmanlike
conduct, the regionals and finals are considered one event.)
III. For unsportsmanlike
conduct after a match is completed (Regional or Final), player
is defaulted for the rest of the tournament and one point is subtracted
from the team total.
IV. Minimum requirement
is an unaltered shirt with sleeves, preferably in school colors
or with school identification. Exception: females may wear a sleeveless
dress/shirt if it is tailored to be sleeveless. Team shorts/skirts
are required and should be the same color. Penalty: Match
will not start unless the individual/team has uniform on. Point
Penalty system for lateness will be used.
TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
I. The only head attire
that may be worn during competition will be a knit stocking cap,
sweat band or ski band; all must be unadorned, single-colored
cloth.
II. Except for traditional
wedding bands and medical alert necklaces or bracelets, jewelry
is prohibited in all competition. This will include, but is not
limited to pierced earrings, barrettes made of hard plastic, leather,
cloth, metal and plastic bracelets. Elasticized ponytail holders
having metal parts are legal. Ponytail holders do not have
to be a single color. Multiple ponytail holders may be worn and
do not have to be a single color of the same color. Watches will
not be worn in any competition.
III. Ribbons worn to secure
the hair do not have to be a solid color. If multiple ribbons
are worn they must be the same color.
IV. Interpretations
for Track & Field and Cross Country:
1.
Sunglasses may be worn in competition only if they are prescription
glasses or there is a medical release signed by a physician.
2.
Competitors may not wear temporary body adornment (painted or
fastened) during competition.
VOLLEYBALL
I. Rally scoring may
be used during invitational tournaments or in the deciding game
of a 3 out of 5 match.
II. Teams may play best
of five-game match.
III. The third game of
a match may be played even though one team wins the first two.
IV. Pool play during
invitational tournaments may use any of the following:
1.
Rally scoring
2. 15 pt. games
3.
11 pt. games
WRESTLING
I. Assistant referee
allowed
II. 215 pound weight
classification adopted
III. MHSAA tournament weigh-in
procedures may be used
IV. Growth allowance
of two pounds on January 15
V. Home weigh-in permitted
by MHSAA exception to National Federation Rule.
All Sports Film/Videotape Policy
Representative Council
action of May, 1998, eliminated the prohibition of third party
videotaping (scouting) without permission of competing teams in
all MHSAA sponsored sports including intersquad scrimmages, regular
season and MHSAA tournament contests.
It is to be understood
that videotape scouting does not include press box or preferred
seating status without prior consent of the host school.
Schools may deny videotaping
(scouting) at intrasquad scrimmages only.
1999-2000 MHSAA SPORT
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
BASEBALL
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
UNIFORMS of all team members
should be of the same color and style. Caps and shoes are required
equipment (no track spikes allowed). When a player is required
to wear a head protector, it replaces the cap as mandatory equipment.
For individual players, uniform sleeve lengths may vary. However,
sleeves of each individual player shall be approximately the same
length and shall not be ragged, frayed nor slit. If the pitcher's
undershirt sleeves are exposed, they shall not be white nor gray.
A uniform shall not have any dangerous or reflective buttons or
ornaments. Each player shall be numbered on the back of his shirt
with a plain number of solid color contrasting with color of shirt.
The number shall be at least 8" high and no players on the
same team shall wear identical numbers. A number may have a border
of not more than one-quarter inch in width. One American flag
2" x 3" may be worn on each item of uniform apparel.
The school's official uniform (including uniform pants, jersey,
visible undergarments, socks, stockings, caps and headwear) may
bear only a single manufacturer's logo (partial or whole) or trademark
that does not exceed 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square.
It
is mandatory for each on-deck batter, batter, runner, retired
runners, players/students in the coaches boxes as well as non-adult
bat/ball shaggers to wear a batting helmet that meets the NOCSAE
standard. The batting helmet shall have extended ear flaps that
cover both ears and temples and also display the NOCSAE stamp
and the exterior warning statement. The warning statement may
be affixed to the helmet in sticker form, or it may be embossed
at the time of manufacture. A face mask may be attached to a batting
helmet at the time of manufacture. A face mask specifically designed
for a particular helmet model may be attached after manufacture,
provided that procedure is approved by the manufacturer. When
an umpire observes anyone who is required to wear a batting helmet
deliberately remove his batting helmet while in live ball territory
and the ball is alive (non-adult ball/bat shaggers required to
wear batting helmet in live ball area even if ball is dead), the
umpire shall issue a warning to the coach of the involved team,
unless the ball becomes dead without being touched by a fielder
or, after being touched, goes directly to dead ball area. A subsequent
violation of the rule shall result in ejection.
EXCEPTION: A violation by a non-adult
bat/ball shagger shall result in a warning to the coach of the
team and the individual. A subsequent violation may result in
the individual not being allowed on the field. The catcher shall
wear, in addition to a head protector, a mask, body protector,
protective cup and baseball protective shin guards. A throat protector,
which is either a part of, or attached to, the catcher's mask,
is mandatory. A throat protector shall adequately cover the throat.
The commercial manufactured catcher's head, face and throat protector
may be a one-piece or multi-piece design. Any player warming up
a pitcher at any location shall wear a protective cup and a mask
with a throat protector. Failure by a player to wear proper equipment
after being so ordered by the umpire, shall result in ejection.
If the pitcher wears a head protector, its entire outer cover
shall have a nonglare surface. A pitcher shall not wear any item
on his hands, wrists or arms which may be distracting to the batter.
I. All casts, splints
and braces must be padded. No protective equipment shall have
exposed metal or any other hard material. Prostheses may be worn.
NOTE:
Any
equipment judged by the umpire to be potentially dangerous is
illegal. Jewelry is prohibited (See 3-3-1c). Medical alert bracelets
or necklaces are not considered jewelry. If worn, they must be
taped to the body so as to remain visible.
II.
Prior to the start of the game, the head coach shall be responsible
for verifying to the umpire-in-chief that all his players are
equipped in compliance with the above rules. Any questions regarding
legality of a player's equipment shall be resolved by the umpire-in-chief.
III.
Non-traditional playing equipment must be reviewed by the National
Federation Baseball Committee before used in a contest.
BASKETBALL
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
I. Team shirts, and
undershirts if worn, shall be of the same solid color front and back. Undershirts
shall be similar in color to the shirt and shall not have frayed
or ragged edges. If the undershirt has sleeves, they shall be
the same length.
The American flag
may
be worn on the shirt provided it does not exceed 2" x 3"
and does not interfere with the visibility of the player's number.
Decorations
such as mascots, stars,
commemorative, memorial, or recognition patches or insignias and
logos are not permitted on the undershirt.
II.
Change in limitations of team shirts: (Jerseys manufactured for
the 2000-01 season and Beyond shall meet these additional requirements).
*
The number shall be centered vertically and horizontally.
*
Torso of shirt shall be a single, solid color from the base of
the neck to the bottom of the shirt.
* No restrictions
in the area of the shirt from the base of the neckline to the
shoulder seam. If a back panel is used, it must be of the same
size and color as the corresponding front area.
*
Team/player names or abbreviations shall not be placed within
1 inch of the top or bottom of the number.
*
Any form of decorative emphasis (e.g., paw, halo, crown, star)
on an identifying name or abbreviation is only permitted if the
name or abbreviation is located above the number.
*
If a tail is used in the lettering of an identifying name or abbreviation,
the name or abbreviation must be located below the number.
*
Side inserts, including trim, of no more than 4 inches (2 inches
on each side of seam), centered vertically below the armpit are
permitted.
* Side panels for
all shirts must be the same width.
* Any type of commemorative/memorial
patch may not be worn on a team shirt.
*
If names or abbreviations are used above or below the number,
the decorative emphasis must be above the name or abbreviation
in the upper position or below the name or abbreviation in the
lower position.
Logo/trademark shall
not exceed 2 1/4 square inches nor exceed 2 1/4" in any dimension.
III.
Each player shall be numbered on the front and back of the
shirt with plain Arabic numbers.
A. The following numbers
are legal: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 00, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21,
22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
NOTE: Beginning in 2000,
a team squad list shall not have numbers 0 and 00.
B.
The number shall be at least 6" high on the back and
at least 4" high on the front and not less than 3/4"
in width excluding the border(s).
C. No more than
three colors may be used. The style of the number must be
clearly visible and conform to one of the following:
1.
A solid contrasting color with
no more than two solid color 1/4" borders. If the shirt color
is used as a border it must be counted as one of the allowed colors.
2.
The shirt color itself
when bordered with no more than two 1/4" solid border(s)
contrasting with the shirt color.
3. A solid contrasting
color with
a "shadow" trim of a contrasting color on part of the
number not to exceed 1/2" in width.
D.
The number(s) on the front and back of the shirt shall be the same
color and style. This requirement becomes effective with shirts
worn beginning with the 1997-98 season.
Ques.
(1)
-- If contesting teams have uniforms of the same color, what shall
be done?
Ans. -- If possible, each
team should have two sets of uniforms, one of light color and
the other dark. The light color is for home games. The team, which
violates this policy, should change. If there is doubt, the officials
should request the home team to change; on a neutral floor the
officials decide.
Ques. (2) -- What is the penalty
for wearing an illegal number or a shirt with diagonal on tailed
lettering?
Ans.
--
The penalty is a technical foul for each designated starter and
for each substitute who enters the game, and the infraction is
discovered before the ball becomes alive. Each illegal shirt infraction
may be penalized only one time.
IV. A player's shirt
designed to be worn inside
the pants shall be tucked inside the pants and the pants shall
be above the hips and worn properly. A player not conforming to
this uniform policy shall be directed to leave the game.
V.
The referee shall not permit any player to wear equipment which, in his or her
judgment, is dangerous or confusing to other players or is not
appropriate. Examples of illegal items are, but not limited
to:
A. A guard, cast or
brace made of hard
and unyielding leather, plaster, pliable (soft) plastic, metal
or any other hard substance ­ even though covered with soft
padding ­ when worn on the elbow, hand, finger, wrist or forearm.
NOTE: Each state association
may authorize the use of artificial limbs which in its opinion
are no more dangerous to players than the corresponding human
limb and do not place an opponent at a disadvantage.
B.
Head decorations,
headwear and jewelry
EXCEPTION (1): State
associations may be an individual basis allow a player to participate
while wearing a head covering if it meets the following criteria:
(MHSAA Adoption)
1. For medical or
cosmetic reasons -- In the event a participant is required by
a licensed medical physician to cover his or her head with a covering
or wrap, the physician's statement is required before the state
association can approve a covering or wrap which is not abrasive,
hard, or dangerous to any other player and which is attached in
such a way it is highly unlikely that it will come off during
play.
2. For religious reasons
-- In the event there is documented evidence provided to the state
association that a participant might not expose his or her uncovered
head, the state association may approve a covering or wrap which
is not abrasive, hard, or dangerous to any other player and which
is attached in such a way it is highly unlikely it will come off
during play.
EXCEPTION (2): A headband
no wider than 2" and made of nonabrasive unadorned single-colored
cloth, elastic, fiber, soft leather or rubber may be worn. Rubber/cloth
(elastic) bands may be used to control hair.
C. Equipment which
is unnatural and designed to increase a player's height or reach
or to gain an advantage
D. An illegal undershirt
E.
An undergarment or tights which extend below the pants
EXCEPTION:
Compression shorts may be worn if the length is above the knee
and they are of a single color similar to the predominant color
of the pants.
VI. One visible manufacturer's
logo/trade name is
permitted on the pants, compression shorts, socks, sweatbands
and headband and shall be limited to 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
square on each item. No visible manufacturer's logo-trade name
is permitted on the shirt or undershirt.
VII. Players will
not be allowed to participate
while wearing illegal apparel other than shirts and pants. Wearing
illegal pants by a player is penalized with a technical foul.
VIII.
The referee shall not permit
any player to participate if in his or her judgment, items such
as a player's fingernails or hairstyle may constitute a safety
concern.
COMPETITIVE
CHEER
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
Uniforms shall be
identical and matching and shall consist of:
Tops
-- Sweaters
or warm-up jackets or button down vests or T-shirts or vest/shell
Bottoms
--
Skirts with briefs, or pants, or jumper with briefs, or shorts
Footwear shall consist of
appropriate athletic-type shoes (no hard soles) of the same color.
Socks/hose/footies are required and must be matching in color.
Each team member must wear the same style sock; knee-high, calf
length, ankle or footie.
Allowable Optional
Accessories
Turtle necks, body
suits, leotards, nylons/panty hose, suspenders
Hair
--
Hair shoulder length or longer must be tied back and secured for
safety reasons.
Hair Control/Adornment
Devices --
must be secure in hair and must be made of soft material. If hair
items are worn, they must be matching in color amongst team members.
Manufacturers
logo shall not be more than 2 1/4 square inches with no dimension
exceeding 2 1/4 inches.
JEWELRY AND SAFETY PINS ARE
PROHIBITED
PATCHES, SPIRIT BUTTONS
OR CHEVRONS ON UNIFORMS ARE PROHIBITED
FOOTBALL
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
I.
Mandatory equipment Each
player shall wear the following pieces of equipment which shall
be professionally manufactured and not altered to decrease protection:
A.
A face mask which met the NOCSAE
test standard at the time of manufacture. The multiple bar type
is recommended. The face mask shall be made of material designed
to be nonbreakable with rounded edges, and those constructed of
metal shall have the surface covered with resilient material designed
to prevent chipping, burrs or abrasiveness which would endanger
players.
B. A helmet which
met the NOCSAE test
standard at the time of manufacture and has a visible exterior
warning label regarding the risk of injury The helmet shall be
secured by a properly fastened chinstrap.
C.
Hip pads
with tailbone protector.
D. A jersey with clearly visible
Arabic block or Gothic numbers 1-99 inclusive on the front and
back.
NOTE: Beginning with
the 1999 season, the jersey shall be long enough to reach the
top of the pants and shall be tucked in if longer.
1.
The numbers shall be at least 10" and 8" high in back
and front respectively, and with bars or strokes about 1 1/2"
wide.
2. The color and style
of the number shall be the same on the front and back.
3.
The body of the number shall be either a color(s) contrasting
with the jersey color, or the same solid color(s) as the jersey
with a minimum of one border that is at least 1/4 inch in width
of a solid contrasting color.
4. Jerseys of the
opposing teams must be of contrasting colors. The home team shall
wear its dark color and the visiting team shall wear its light
color. The visiting team is responsible for avoidance of similarity
of colors, but if there is doubt, the referee may require the
home team to change.
E. Knee pads worn over the knee
and under the pants and at least 1/2" thick or 3/8"
thick if made of an approved shock-absorbing material.
F.
Pants
which cover the knees and knee pads.
G. Shoes shall be made of
a material which covers the foot (canvas, leather, or synthetic)
attached to a firm sole of leather, rubber, or composition material
which may have cleats or which may be cleatless. Among the items
which do not meet these requirements are gymnastic slippers, tennis
shoes cut so protection is reduced, ski and logger boots and other
apparel not intended for football use:
1.
Removable cleats must conform
to the following specifications:
a. Constructed of
a material which does not chip or develop a cutting edge. Legal
material includes leather, nylon, certain plastics and rubber.
Cleats may be tipped with leaded steel such as C12, L14 or B113L
or steel equivalent to SAE 1070 hardened and drawn to Rockwell
C scale 42-45; the use of aluminum or ceramics is not permissible.
b.
The base and the tip of the cleat must be parallel. The free end
may be rounded in an arc with a radius of not less than 7/16 inch
provided the overall length is not more than 1/2 inch measured
from the tip of the cleat to the shoe. The cleat may be attached
to a raised platform which is molded to the shoe. The platform
may be no more than 5/32 inch in height and must be wider than
the base of the cleat. The widest part of the cleat must be in
direct contact with the platform.
The 5/32 inch raised
platform must be wider than the base of the cleat and must extend
across the width of the sole to within 1/4" or less of the
outer edges of the sole. A single toe cleat does not require a
raised platform that extends across the width of the sole The
raised platform of the toe cleat is limited to 5/32" or less.
The 5/32" platform is measured from the lowest part of the
shoes sole.
c.
An effective locking device which prevents the exposure of metal
posts must be incorporated.
d. The cleat wall
must be at least 3/16" in diameter.
e.
The sides of the cleat shall taper uniformly from a minimum base
of 3/4" in diameter to a minimum tip of 3/8" in diameter.
2.
Nonremovable cleats are limited
to studs or projections which do not exceed 1/2" in length
and which are made with nonabrasive rubber or rubber-type synthetic
material which does not have and will not develop a cutting edge.
H.
Shoulder pads fully
covered by a jersey.
I. Thigh guards which must have any
hard surface covered with material such as closed-cell vinyl foam
which has a minimum compression resistance of four to eight pounds
for 25 percent compression or other material with equivalent specifications
and is at least 1/4" thick on the outside surface and at
least 3/8" thick on the inside surface and the overlap of
the edge. Shinguards, if worn, must meet these specifications.
J.
A tooth and mouth protector (intra-oral)
which includes an occlusal (protecting and separating the biting
surfaces) and a labial (protecting the lips) portion and covers
all upper teeth. It is recommended the protector be:
1.
Constructed from a model made from an impression of the individual's
teeth.
2.
Constructed and fitted to the individual by impressing his teeth
into the tooth and mouth protector itself.
II. Legal if approved
by the umpire. The
following auxiliary equipment may be worn if sanctioned by the
umpire as being soft, nonabrasive, nonhardening material:
A.
Forearm pads, hand pads or gloves which may be anchored on each
end with athletic tape.
B. Tape, bandage,
or support wrap on the hand or forearm to protect an existing
injury.
EXCEPTION: Tape, bandage, or
support wrap not to exceed three thicknesses, and sweatbands,
when worn on the wrist beginning at the base of the thumb and
extending no more than inches toward the elbow, are legal without
inspection or approval.
C. Gloves, even though
modified, must have a securely attached label or stamp (NF/NCCA Specifications)
indicating voluntary compliance with test specifications on the
file with the Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association as of
January 1, 1994, unless made of unaltered plain cloth.
NOTE: A glove is a covering
for the hand having separate sections for each finger and thumb
completely covering each finger and thumb.
D.
Each state association may authorize the use of artificial limbs which in its opinion
are no more dangerous to players than the corresponding human
limb and do not place an opponent at a disadvantage MHSAA allows
the use of artificial limbs.
III. Illegal equipment.
No
player shall be permitted to play while wearing illegal equipment.
This applies to any equipment, which in the opinion of the umpire
is dangerous, confusing, or which is inappropriate. Illegal equipment
shall always include but is not limited to:
A.
Ball-colored helmets, jerseys, patches, pads or gloves, penalty-flag colored
pads or gloves. Any transverse stripe on the sleeve below the
elbow.
B. Computers or any
other electronic or
mechanical devices for communication
NOTE 1: By state association
adoption a team totally composed of deaf or partially deaf players,
may use a drum to establish a rhythmic cadence following the ready-for-play
signal.
NOTE 2: Each state association
may authorize the use of a hearing instrument to enhance the efficiency
of a required hearing aid prescribed by a licensed medical physician,
provided it is not dangerous to the wearer or any other player.
C.
Hard substance in its final form
such as leather, rubber, plastic, plaster or fiberglass when worn
on the hand, wrist, forearm or elbow unless covered on all exterior
surfaces with no less than 1/2" thick, high-density, closed-cell
polyurethane, or an alternate material of the same minimum thickness
and similar physical properties to protect an injury as directed
in writing by a licensed medical physician.
D.
Knee braces made of hard unyielding material, unless hinges are
covered on both sides and all edges overlap and the brace is worn
under the pants. Unless covering is provided by the manufacturer,
any portion of the brace made of hard material and extending below
the pants must be covered. Any other hard substance across the
front of the leg must be covered with at least 1/2" of closed-cell
slow-recovery rubber or other material of the same minimum thickness
and having similar physical properties.
E.
Metal which is projecting
or other hard substance on clothes or person.
F.
Plastic material covering protective pads whose edges are not rounded
with a radius equal to 1/2 the thickness of the plastic.
G.
Rib pads and back protectors
unless fully covered by a jersey.
H. Slippery or sticky
substance
of a foreign nature on equipment or exposed part of the body.
I.
Tear-away jerseys
or jerseys that have been altered in any manner which produces
a knot-like protrusion or creates a tear-away jersey.
J.
Uniform adornments
other than one white towel without markings.
K.
Jerseys and pants manufactured after January 1, 1996 that have:
1.
More than one manufacturer's logo/trade name on the outside of
each item (jersey and pants) whether visible or not.
2.
A visible logo/trade name exceeding 2 1/4" square and exceeding
2 1/4" in any dimension (jersey and pants).
3.
Sizing, garment care or other non-logo labels on the outside of
either item (jersey and pants).
NOTE: The American flag
may be worn on the uniform provided it does not exceed 2"
x 3" and does not interfere with the visibility of the jersey
number.
L. Jewelry
M.
Eye shields
that are non-rigid, non-molded and have less than 100% allowable
light transmission.
IV. Prior to the start
of the game,
the head coach shall be responsible for verifying to the referee
and umpire that all of his players are equipped in compliance
with these rules. Any questions regarding legality of a player's
equipment shall be resolved by the umpire.
V.
When any required player equipment is missing or when illegal equipment
is found, correction shall be made before participation. An official's
time-out shall be declared to permit prompt repair of equipment
which becomes illegal or defective through use.
VI.
Each player shall
properly wear the mandatory equipment while the ball is alive.
GOLF
MHSAA TOURNAMENT
SERIES DRESS CODE
Proper golf attire
including a golf shirt will be required at all MHSAA tournament
series matches. Bermuda shorts are permitted. Short-shorts, cut-offs,
jeans and tank tops are NOT permitted.
GYMNASTICS
UNIFORMS
I. The proper uniform shall be a one-piece
leotard of moderate proportions with matching colored briefs/undergarments.
Sports bras shall not be exposed.
II. Only gymnastics
footwear
of a neutral color may be worn.
III. Jewelry shall
not be worn in competition
except for a religious or medical medal which must be taped to
the body.
IV. Hair devices which are safe and
reasonably secured may be worn to keep the hair away from the
gymnast's eyes and face.
V. Casts on any body
parts
are prohibited.
NOTE: Cast-braces/braces
are permitted provided any hard parts are covered to protect the
gymnast and the equipment.
ICE HOCKEY
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
I.
Skates.
Skates shall be worn by all players and shall be free from points
or dangerous extensions. It shall be considered dangerous if the
blade extends more than three-quarters of an inch (1.91cm) beyond
the shoe at either toe or heel. The ends of the skates (both toe
and heel) shall be rounded and blunt (covered with replaceable
tips if necessary) so that there are no points which might cause
injury.
Sticks. Sticks shall be made
of wood, wood and aluminum or covered by a non-metal protective
covering. Sticks shall not be more than 63 inches (160 cm) long
and the blade shall not be more than 12 1/2 inches in length and
no more than 3 inches nor at the tip less than 2 inches high.
The curvature shall not exceed 1/2 inch toe to heel.
It
is required that all players be numbered with at least 10-inch
high Gothic, colored numbers on the back of their jerseys and
the same numbers at least four inches in height on both sleeves.
The color of the numbers shall contrast with the jersey color.
All members of a team shall wear identical uniforms relative to
color of helmets (except goalkeepers), jerseys, socks, pants and
length of pants. Visiting teams are required to wear dark-colored
uniforms.
II. Goalkeeper's Equipment
1.
Required equipment for goalkeepers shall include gloves, skates,
stick, protective face mask, throat guard, leg pads and helmet
which protect the entire crown, front, temple and back of the
head. A dental guard is required. Throat guards must be commercially
manufactured, unaltered and properly attached to the helmet, "face
mask or neck.
2. The goalkeeper
shall not wear or use any garment or equipment which would provide
undue assistance. Webbing or aprons, extending more than 3"
(7.62cm) below the crotch are not permitted. The goalkeeper's
leg pads shall not be wider than 12" (30.48cm) each.
3.
Protective padding attached to the back or forming a part of goalkeeper's
gloves shall not exceed 9" (22.86cm) in width at any point,
nor shall it exceed 17" (43.18) in length.
4.
If a team challenges the opposing team's goalkeeper equipment,
and the equipment is found to be legal, the challenging team shall
be penalized.
5. The widened portion
of the goalkeepers stick extending up the shaft shall not extend
more than 26 inches from the heel and shall not exceed more than
3 1/2 inches in width. The length of the blade shall not exceed
15 1/2 inches.
III. Protective Equipment
1.
Recommended equipment includes: shin pads, thigh pads, hip pads,
protective cup, elbow pads, shoulder pads, and throat/neck protector.
shin, elbow, shoulder, thigh and hip pads must be worn under outer
clothing. Each player is personally responsible to wear protective
equipment for all games.
2. Required equipment
for players, other than goalkeepers, shall include an ice hockey
helmet with chin straps securely fastened to the head, gloves,
skates, stick, full face mask and dental guard. Beginning in 1999-00,
throat/neck protectors must be worn by all players as standard/required
equipment.
3.
Required equipment shall be worn by all players and goalkeepers
on the ice during warm-ups before the game, between periods and
during each period. No team personnel shall be permitted on the
ice for warm-up or play who is not wearing the required equipment
specified in this section or who is wearing anything which is
liable to cause injury to self or other players.
4.
All players, including goalkeepers, shall wear a dental guard,
which should cover all the remaining teeth of one jaw. Dental
guards shall not be altered from original manufacturer specifications,
except with the prescription of a medical authority. It is required
that dental guards be attached to the facemask. Dental guards
must be made of colored, non-clear material.
5.
All players, including goalkeepers, shall wear facemasks, which
meet HECC/ASTM standards at the time of manufacture It is recommended
that all players, including goalkeepers, shall wear helmets, which
meet current HECC/ASTM standards at the time of manufacture (required
for 1995-96). Face masks and helmets shall not be altered from
original manufacturer specifications. Helmets must include ear
guards.
NOTE: When a new HECC/ASTM
standard is established, players will have a three-year grace
period to purchase helmets and face masks which comply with the
new standard.
6. A glove from which
all or part of the palm has been removed or cut to permit the
use of the bare hand shall be considered illegal equipment.
7.
An immediate whistle must be blown when a player's helmet or facemask
becomes dislodged. That player must leave the ice and cannot return
until after play resumes.
8. All players are
required to wear helmets while in the players' or penalty box.
IV. Dangerous Equipment
1.
Casts and splints made of hard and/unyielding material are legal
if properly padded and physical certified.
2. Artificial limbs
which, in the judgment of the rules administering officials (state
association office), are no more dangerous to contestants than
the corresponding human limb and do not place an opponent in disadvantage,
may be permitted.
3. Jewelry shall not
be worn, except for religious or medical medals which shall be
taped to the body under the uniform so as to remain visible.
V.
All members of a team shall wear
identical uniforms relative to color of helmets (excluding goalkeepers),
jerseys, socks, pants, and length of pants.
It
is required that the visiting team wears dark colored uniforms.
One
manufacturer's logo/trademark (2 1/4" square maximum and
not exceeding 2 1/4" in any dimension) and one American flag
(2" [5.08cm] x 3" [7.62cm] maximum) may be worn on each
item of uniform apparel.
SOCCER
UNIFORMS
I. Jerseys and stockings
of opposing teams shall
be of contrasting colors and, in the event of a similarity of
color, the home team shall be responsible for making the necessary
change. The home team shall wear white or light jerseys and stockings,
and the visiting team shall wear dark jerseys and stockings. Both
stockings shall be the same color, but not necessarily the color
of the jerseys. If visible apparel is worn under the jersey, it
shall be of a similar length all alike and of a solid color. If
visible apparel is worn under the shorts, it shall be of a similar
length, all alike and of a solid color the same basic color of
the uniform shorts. One manufacturer's logo/trademark not exceeding
1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square and one American flag not exceeding
2" x 3" is permitted on each item of uniform apparel.
II.
Except for the uniform of the goalkeeper, jerseys, shorts and stockings
of teammates shall be of the same color, design and pattern.
A.
All jerseys, except those worn by goalkeepers, shall be numbered
on the back with a different Arabic or Gothic number at least
6" (0.15m) in height and on the front (jersey or shorts)
with the same number which shall be at least 4" (0.10m) in
height. Numbers shall be of contrasting color to the jersey (or
shorts) and clearly visible.
B. The jersey of the
goalkeeper shall be distinctly different from that of any official,
teammate or opponent, except the other goalkeeper. The shorts
and stockings of the goalkeeper are not required to be the same
color as his/her teammates.
III. Shoes shall meet
the following standards:
A. Be constructed
of a material which does not chip or develop a cutting edge:
B.
All cleats, studs or bars shall be not less than 1/2" (1.27
cm) in diameter or width, and they shall not project from the
sole or heel of the shoe more than 3/4" (1.9 cm). Aluminum,
leather, rubber, nylon or plastic cleats with steel tips are legal
if they conform to the width and length specifications.
EXCEPTION: A molded sole with
multiple cleats, studs or bars less than 1/2" (1.27 cm) in
diameter or width that do not extend more than 1/2" (1.27
cm) from the sole and are not of an extreme conical design is
permissible.
ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT
I. Illegal equipment
shall not be worn
by any player. This applies to any equipment which, in the opinion
of the referee, is dangerous or confusing. Types of equipment
which are illegal include the following:
A.
Projecting metal or
other hard plates, or projections on clothing or person; medical
medals shall be taped on the body;
B. Head, arm, thigh
or hip pads containing
sole leather, fiber, metal or any unyielding materials, even if
they are covered with soft padding;
C. Casts, splints
or body braces
made of a hard substance in its final form such as leather, rubber,
plastic, plaster or fiberglass unless covered on all exterior
surfaces with no less than 1/2 inch thick, high-density, closed-cell
polyurethane, or an alternate material of the same minimum thickness
and similar physical properties to protect an injury. A medical
release for the injured player signed by a licensed medical physician
shall be available at the game site. Body or torso braces/casts
made of unyielding materials are illegal.
D.
Shin guards which have exposed sharp edges
E.
Face or spectacle guards
F. Helmets, hats,
caps, or visors
NOTE: Michigan has adopted
this exception allowing players to wear soft and unyielding caps
during inclement weather. The following criteria must be met:
(a) the cap can only be a ski cap type, (b) the cap must be solid
color, (c) any design, pom pon or other ornamentation is prohibited,
(d) any number of players on a team who wear caps must have the
same color, (e) it cannot be secured by tying it under the chin.
EXCEPTION
(1):
The goalkeeper may wear a head protector made of closed-cell,
slow-recovery rubber or other similar material that stays soft
in its final form. This head protector shall not have a bill,
or other protruding design. It shall not cover the face, other
than the forehead, and shall be secured by a chin strap.
EXCEPTION
(2): The
goalkeeper may wear a soft-billed baseball type hat or soft-billed
visor. If worn in conjunction with a head protector, it is to
be worn outside and may not be attached to the head protector.
EXCEPTION
(3):
By state association adoption, players may wear soft and yielding
caps during inclement weather. Caps must be alike in color;
G.
Knee braces made of hard unyielding material, unless hinges are
covered on all sides, and all of its edges are overlapped; any
other hard substance shall be covered with at least 1/2"
of closed-cell slow-recovery rubber or other material of the same
minimum thickness and having similar physical properties;
H.
Ankle braces,
unless covered by a stocking or other suitable material.
SOFTBALL
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
UNIFORMS of all team members
should be of the same color and style. The school's official uniform
(including uniform jersey, pants, shorts, visible undergarments,
socks, stockings, caps and head wear excluding head bands) may
bear only a single manufacturer's logo (partial or whole) or trademark
that does not exceed 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square. One American
flag (2" x 3" maximum) may be worn on each item of uniform
apparel. Caps, visors and headbands may not be mixed. If worn,
they must be the same. Plastic visors are prohibited. If worn,
a headband must be one piece, unadorned and a single solid color.
For individual players, uniform sleeve lengths may vary. However,
sleeves of each individual player shall be approximately the same
length and shall not be ragged, frayed or slit. Exposed undergarments,
if worn, are considered part of the official uniform. Exposed
upper body undergarments, such as undershirts, do not have to
be the same color as exposed undergarments worn on the lower body.
However, all exposed upper body undergarments shall be the same
color. All exposed lower body undergarments shall be similar in
color to the predominant color of the uniform shorts. A pitcher's
exposed upper body undergarments may be white or gray if she is
the only team member wearing the same color. A uniform shall not
have any dangerous or reflective buttons or ornaments. A pitcher
shall not wear any item on the pitching hand, wrist, arm or thighs
which may be distracting to the batter. Each player shall be numbered
on the back of the shirt with a plain number of solid color contrasting
with color of shirt. The numbers may have a contrasting color
border, which shall not exceed 1/4". No players on the same
team shall wear identical numbers. It is recommended that uniform
numbers be at least 6" high. Beginning in 1996, all uniform
numbers shall be at least 6" high.
NOTE
1:
By state association adoption, all players on a team shall wear
uniforms consisting of shirts, shorts, and/or pants.
NOTE
2: By
state association adoption, any number of players on a team may
be required to wear appropriate headwear.
I. A batting helmet
bearing the NOCSAE
stamp and exterior warning label is mandatory for each batter,
on-deck batter, players/students in the coaches boxes, runners,
retired runners and non-adult bat/ball shaggers while in live
ball area. The batting helmet shall have extended ear flaps which
cover both ears and temples. Batting helmets that are broken,
cracked, dented, or that have been illegally altered are prohibited
from use. A commercially manufactured face mask may be attached
to a batting helmet, provided it is attached by the manufacturer;
or a face mask may be attached to a helmet that does not have
a face mask, provided the attachment procedure is approved by
the manufacturer. If a pitcher wears a batting helmet, its outer
covering shall have a non-glare surface. NOTE: The exterior warning
label may be affixed to the helmet in either sticker form or embossed
(at the point of manufacture) and must be clearly visible.
II.
The catcher shall wear a head protector, a protective mask with throat
protector that is part of or attached to the mask. A throat protector
that is part of the mask shall extend far enough to adequately
protect the properly attached, unaltered and worn properly. A
catcher also shall wear a body protector, baseball/softball protective
shin guards, and the male catcher or player warming up a pitcher
shall wear a protective cup. The commercial manufactured catcher's
head, face and throat protector may be a one-piece or multi-piece
design. In (F.P.), any non-adult warming up a pitcher at any location
within the confines of the field shall wear a mask and throat
protector.
III. Shoes are required
equipment. Shoe
sole or heel projections other than the standard shoe plate are
prohibited. Metal cleats and metal toe plates are prohibited.
IV.
Players in the game are prohibited from wearing jewelry such as rings, watches,
earrings, bracelets, necklaces (including cloth or string types),
barrettes or other cosmetic or decorative items judged by the
umpire to be unsafe. Medical alert bracelets or necklaces are
not considered jewelry. If worn, they must be taped to the body,
so as to remain visible. All casts, splints, and braces must be
padded. Prostheses may be worn. Any equipment judged by the umpire
to be potentially dangerous is illegal.
V.
Prior to the start of the game,
the head coach shall be responsible for verifying to the umpire-in-chief
that all his/her players are equipped and in compliance with all
National Federation rules.
VI. Non-traditional
playing equipment must be reviewed by the National Federation
Softball Rules Committee before it will be permitted.
SWIMMING & DIVING
UNIFORMS
I. It is recommended
all swimmers and divers on the team wear suits of identical coloring
and pattern. A
competitor shall not be permitted to participate wearing a suit
that is not of decent appearance. Boys shall wear trunks which
cover the buttocks. Girls shall wear suits which cover the buttocks
and breasts.
Competitors shall
not be permitted to compete in attire (suits, caps or goggles)
which includes advertising or a name other than the name of the
competitor, school or mascot (except a national flag no more than
2" x 3" in size). A single partial/whole manufacturer's
logo or trademark no more than 2 1/4 square inches, with no dimension
exceeding 2 1/4 inches square in size is permitted on each piece
of attire.
II. Competitors shall
not wear or use any device to aid their speed or buoyancy. Goggles
are permitted and a foreign substance may be applied to the body.
The referee shall require a competitor using an excessive amount
of a foreign substance to remove it before competing.
III.
A competitor with a disability may use equipment provided, in
the judgment of the state association, no advantage is gained.
The written approval from the state association must be made available
to the referee.
TENNIS
Although USTA does
not address uniform requirements, MHSAA adoptions include the
following:
The minimum requirement
for a team uniform is an unaltered shirt with sleeves, preferably
in school colors or with school identification. Each individual
must wear such shirt throughout the match. If a player changes
shirts, he/she must have another tennis team shirt.
EXCEPTION: Females may wear
a sleeveless top if it is tailored by the manufacturer to be sleeveless.
Compression
shorts may be worn under the shirt/shorts, but no boxer shorts,
cut-off leotards, etc. are allowed.
Team shorts/shirts
are required. They must all be the same color and an appropriate
style for tennis.
PENALTY: If a student-athlete does not
have the school team uniform on, the USTA point penalty system
for lateness will be used. (After 15 minutes, the player will
be defaulted.)
TRACK & FIELD & CROSS
COUNTRY
UNIFORMS
I. The complete track
and field uniform
consists of shoes, school-issued shorts and full-length jersey.
Any visible shirt worn under the jersey or visible apparel worn
under the shorts must be of a single (same solid) color. Undergarments
visible under the jersey need not be the same color as undergarments
visible under the shorts. The jersey and shorts may have school
identification. Also, a single manufacturer's logo or trademark,
not to exceed 2 1/4" square is permissible per each item
of uniform apparel. The American Flag may be worn on the uniform
and shall not exceed 2" x 3". The looser fitting boxer-type
shorts are an approved short for boys and girls, while the closed-leg
briefs are also acceptable for girls competition. Shorts may vary
in length and style, but must be of the same color for all team
members. Bicycle shorts, thigh huggers, abbreviated thigh huggers,
leotards, body suits, abbreviated briefs (French or high cut)
and similar apparel may be worn under the track shorts, but not
in lieu of them.
II. The waistband
of a competitor's shorts shall be worn above the hips.
III.
A shoe is a covering for the foot. It must have an upper and definitely
recognizable sole and heel. The upper must be designed so that
is can be fastened securely to the foot by laces and/or velcro.
Track spikes may not exceed 1/2" in length measured from
the sole to the tip of the spike. The use of slippers or socks
does not meet the requirements of the rule. Meet management shall
determine approved footwear in the javelin event.
Note:
Unless deemed unsuitable by meet management, track spikes, up
to a maximum of 1" in length, may be used in cross country
competition.
IV. A competitor must
be
in the complete track uniform and displaying his/her assigned
contestant number, when numbers are used.
V.
In relay races
(and cross country competition) each team member shall wear the
same color and design school uniform (jersey and trunks). When
other apparel is worn under the school uniform, it shall be of
the same color for all teammates choosing to wear them.
VI.
A competitor who competes with an illegal uniform shall be disqualified
from that event.
ADOPTIONS AFFECTING COMPETITORS
IN TRACK AND FIELD
AND
CROSS COUNTRY
1. The only head attire that
may be worn during competition will be a knit stocking cap, sweat
band or ski band; all must be unadorned, single-colored cloth.
2.
Except for traditional wedding bands and medical alert necklaces
or bracelets, jewelry is prohibited in all competition. This will
include, but is not limited to pierced earrings, barrettes made
of hard plastic, leather, cloth, metal and plastic bracelets.
Elasticized ponytail holders that have metal parts are legal.
Ponytail holders must be a single color. Multiple ponytail
holders must be the same color.
* Watches will not
be worn in any competition.
3. Ribbons worn to
secure the hair may be of any solid color.
4. Interpretations
for Track and Field and Cross Country:
*
Sunglasses may be worn in competition only if they are prescription
glasses.
*Competitors may not
wear temporary body adornment (painted or fastened) during competition.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
UNIFORM
I. All players on
a team shall wear
like-colored uniforms consisting of shirts and shorts, pants or
skirts, in one or two pieces.
II. Each player shall
be identified by a number on
the uniform top which is not a duplicate of a teammate's number.
III.
The number shall be:
A. Permanent and clearly
visible:
B. Not more than two
digits;
C. A plain, Arabic
numeral of a solid color contrasting with the color of the surrounding
colors and the color of the uniform top and not less than 3/4"
in width;
D. Located on the
upper front and back of the uniform top;
E.
At least 4" high on the front of the top and at least 6"
high on the back of the top;
F. Placed so the top
of the number on the front of the uniform shall be no more than
5" down from the shoulder seam.
The number may have
a single contrasting border or shadow not to exceed 1/2".
It is recommended that a 2" number be placed on each sleeve
near the shoulder
seam.
IV.
If a visible number is worn on the uniform bottom, it shall be the
same number as on the uniform top.
V. Appropriate playing
shoes
shall be worn.
VI. If undergarments
such as t-shirts, body suits, sports bras, etc. are worn in such a manner
that they are exposed, they shall be of a single color similar
to the predominant color of the uniform top.
VII.
Players shall not wear
undergarments or tights which extend below the uniform bottom.
EXCEPTION: Compression shorts which are unadorned and of
a single color similar to the predominant color of the uniform
bottom.
VIII. A single partial/whole
manufacturer's logo/trademark
(no more than 2 1/4 square inches with no dimension more than
21/4 inches) and/or one American flag (no more than 2" x
3" in size) is permitted on each piece of the uniform provided
placement does not interfere with the visibility of the number.
PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL
UNIFORM:
1. When a player wearing
an illegal uniform attempts to enter the game, unnecessary delay
shall be assessed. The player shall not enter the game until the
illegal uniform is replaced or made legal.
2.
When a player wearing an illegal uniform is discovered in the
game, unnecessary delay shall be assessed the team.
If the team has a
time-out remaining, the player may remain in the game provided
the illegal uniform is replaced or made legal during the time-out
period. If the team has no time-out remaining, a point or side-out
shall be awarded the opponent.
The player shall be
removed unless the illegal uniform is replaced or made legal immediately.
3.
For subsequent violations by the same team during the match, a
point or sideout shall be awarded the opponent. The player shall
be removed unless the illegal uniform is replaced or made legal
immediately.
4. When a team cannot
begin the match with six players wearing legal uniforms, a point
or side-out shall be awarded the opponent of the beginning of
the match, and the state association shall be notified.
WRESTLING
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
I. Wrestler shall
wear
(a) a sleeveless shirt fastened down at the crotch and cut no
lower in the back or front than the level of the armpits and under
the arms no lower than one half the distance between the armpit
and the belt line; (b) either full-length tights with stirrups
and close fitting outside short trunks or a properly cut one-piece
uniform with a minimum 4" inseam and a maximum length of
above the knee; (c) legal uniform now includes, (is allowed) full
length singlet and wrestling uniform with female cut. If no tights
are worn, a suitable undergarment shall be worn. The uniform shall
be a school issued uniform.
While full-length
tights are acceptable under a one-piece uniform, Bermuda-length
tights and other accessories that extend beyond the inseam of
a one-piece uniform are not permitted.
NOTE: The rules do not
allow a contestant to wear anything under the shirt, except when
there is good and sufficient reason as determined by the referee.
(The MHSAA allows snug fitting T-shirts or leotards in a color
similar to the uniform predominate color.)
II.
Any manufacturer's logo/trademark
that appears on the wrestling uniform can be no more than 1 1/2"
by 1 1/2" square in size and may appear no more than once
on each item of uniform apparel. Effective immediately it is permissible
for the American flag to appear on the uniform with a maximum
size of 2" by 3".
III. Wrestler shall
wear light heelless wrestling shoes, reaching above the ankles
and laced above the ankles by means of eyelets.
IV.
Wrestlers shall wear protective headgear which provides (a) adequate
ear protection (b) no injury hazard to the opponent, and (c) an
adjustable locking device to prevent it from coming off or turning
on the wrestler's head. (The MHSAA expects the headgear to be
in a condition which is undamaged and unmodified.)
DIVING QUALIFICATION
Regional
Diving
To qualify for entry
in the diving qualification meet, a diver must have 1) placed
ahead of all divers from opposing schools in actual dual varsity
meet competition during the season in at least five (5) meets;
or 2) in a league or conference meet or in a varsity invitational
(if a school doesn't belong to a league), as many people may qualify
to the qualification meet as there are schools entered in the
diving event. (In other words, an eight team league which
has six schools entered in the diving event of the league meet,
may qualify six (6) to the MHSAA Qualification Meet. If only four
(4) schools are entered, then only four may qualify.)
The
divers who qualify to the qualification meet must be included
on the entry form sent to the final meet manager (Nov. 16, 1999).
In addition, the coach must fax to the Regional Diving manager
by noon Monday, a list of divers whom have qualified and a
complete diving sheet for each qualified diver.
Warm-ups
at any qualification meet will not be permitted before 3 p.m.
on said Tuesday. If weather conditions are questionable, call
the host site to see if the competition will go on as scheduled.
1999
GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Regional and Final Sites
Entry materials for
U.P. Tennis Schools will be sent the first week of September and
the L.P. Tennis materials will be sent the second week of September.
Entry deadlines are Oct. 1 for both Lower and Upper Peninsula
Tournaments.
The regional manager
will contact schools assigned to their region and advise them
of the date and location of the seeding meeting. Coaches should
make every attempt to attend and participate at the seeding meeting.
The entry materials that are required by said deadline include
the eligibility list, team line-up and player information sheets.
The player information sheets must be complete, accurate and legible.
Note: Once an entry is received by the manager, the line-up is
set. Changes cannot be made but substitutions are allowed within
the body of rules. For additional information on tennis refer
to the Tennis Coaches Manual and the Tennis General Information
Bulletin.
TENNIS CONCERNS
1. UNIFORM.
Shirt and short/skirts or a tennis dress are required. The minimum
requirement for a team shirt is an unaltered shirt with sleeves,
preferably in school colors or with school identification. Each
individual must wear such shirts throughout the match. If a player
changes shirts, he/she must have another tennis team shirt to
wear. (Females may wear sleeveless tops if tailored by the manufacturer
to be sleeveless. Tank tops are not allowed). Players shall not
wear undergarments or tights which extend below the skirt/short.
(Exception: Compression shorts which are unadorned and of a single
color). Team shorts/skirts are required The team short/skirt
must be the same color for all individuals and an appropriate
style for tennis.
Penalty: Match shall not start
unless individual or doubles team has a team uniform on. The USTA
Point Penalty System for lateness will be used. (More than 15
minutes and the match is defaulted).
2. FORMAT.
All participating schools were placed in four nearly-equal divisions
(Division I is made up of schools with the largest enrollment
through Division IV which has the smallest enrollment). Each division
will have eight regionals and two teams will qualify from each
regional with the additional qualifier option still intact.
3. PLACEMENT OF
PLAYERS. The best player on the team must play
number one singles. The remaining players whom are designated
as singles players must be in ranked order, i.e. No. 2 better
than No. 3, No. 3 better than No. 4. The doubles team must be
ranked according to the ability of the two players as a team,
not as individuals. The best doubles team must play No. 1 doubles,
the next best must play No. 2, etc.
4. THE TENNIS COACHES
MANUAL as well as the USTA Friend at Court (1998) are the
rules publications to be used at all high school matches.
1999 CROSS COUNTRY RUNS
FOR BOYS & GIRLS
GENERAL INFORMATION
BULLETIN
NOTE: With
prior approval of competing schools, a modified scoring
system may be used during the regular season
1. L.P. ENTRY BLANK
-- The official entry for CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS WILL INCLUDE
THE ENTRY BLANK and MASTER ELIGIBILITY LIST which must be in the
hands of the L.P. Regional Manager NOT LATER THAN 4 P.M., WEDNESDAY,
OCT. 20, 1999. LATE ENTRIES REQUIRE A $50 LATE FEE.
U.P.
ENTRY BLANK
-- Due date 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 1999.
2.
ALPHABETICALLY LIST -- List individuals on the Entry Blank
in order of best performance.
3. Individuals
or teams shall be accompanied to the event by the coach, administrator
or appointee of the school in order to participate in an MHSAA
event. NOTE: If your school is not planning to enter the Regional
Run, please notify the Manager of the Run as soon as possible.
4.
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS FROM EACH SCHOOL -- A school may
compete with a maximum of seven entries and a minimum of one entry.
At least five individuals must finish in order to be considered
a complete team. Only complete teams will be scored. Individuals
on the Eligibility List may be used as substitutes for TEAM entries.
There are no substitutes for those entered in the individual run
in the Finals.
5. NOTE: The
Final Meet Manager of each class shall establish and distribute
the protocol and schedule for previewing the Final Meet course
if it is to be allowed by the meet management.
6.
UNIFORMS FOR CROSS COUNTRY -- Each team member shall wear
the same color and design school uniform (jersey and trunks).
When other apparel is worn under the jersey or the trunks, by
more than one team member, that apparel must be the same solid
color. Although members of teams must comply with this rule, boys
teams and girls teams, from the same school, are not required
to be attired alike. This rule applies equally to team and individual
runs. All team members need not wear undergarments if one team
member elects to do so. A company logo may be no larger than 2
1/4" x 2 1/4" in any direction. The only head attire
that may be worn during competition will be knit stocking caps
(watch caps), a sweat band not more than two inches wide, or a
ski band, all must be unadorned, single-colored cloth. If more
than one team member wears either a ski band or knit stocking
cap or sweat band they do not have to be the same solid color.
OTHER
INTERPRETATIONS:
* Sunglasses may be
worn in competitions only if they are prescription glasses.
*
Competitors may not wear temporary body adornment (painted or
fastened) during competition.
7. JEWELRY
-- Except for traditional wedding bands and Medical Alert necklaces
or bracelets, jewelry is prohibited in all competition. This will
include, but is not limited to pierced earrings, barrettes made
of hard plastic, leather, cloth and plastic bracelets. Elasticized
ponytail holders having metal parts are legal. Multiple ponytail
holders do not have to be the same color. (Watches may not
be worn during competition.)
8. STARTING TIME
AND ORDER OF COMPETITION FOR REGIONAL AND FINAL CROSS COUNTRY
RUNS:
A. Girls Regional
and Final Cross Country Runs are to be conducted first during
even numbered years. Boys Regional and Final Cross Country
Runs are to be conducted first during odd numbered years.
(1999 - Boys Run First)
B. At L.P. Regional
and U.P. Final Runs, the first run will start at 11:00 a.m. (except
for LP Regionals 2 and 5). Where there are two different classes,
the smallest class will compete first and will be followed by
the same sex of the larger class. Example: (Section 1 will precede
Section 2, or Boys Class C Run, Boys Class B Run; Girls Class
C Run, Girls Class B Run)
C. In the L.P. Finals,
the team and individual runs will be combined (Boys Class C Team
Run combined with Boys Class C Individual Run; Girls Class C Team
Run combined with Girls Class C Individual Run.
D.
Proposed Schedule -- Included with regional entry materials.
9.
COMPETITOR NUMBERS -- Each competitor shall be provided
a number by the Meet Manager. The Cross Country Committee requires
that the number be worn. Placement of the number on the back or
front of the contestant's jersey will be at the discretion of
the meet manager.
10. SCORING AND
TIES -- At Regionals and Finals -- See Rule 9, Section 2 of
the 1999 National Federation Track and Field Rule Book Reminder:
All contestants are expected to run through the final line and
maintain their position in the chute until released. Failure
to do so may result in disqualification.
NOTE: Ties will be scored
according to Rule 9, Section 2 of the National Federation Track
and Field Rules Book.
11. LENGTH OF COURSE
-- The length of the course at Regional and Final Runs will be
5000 Meters.
12. EXPENSES OF
COMPETING TEAMS -- Schools will defray their own expenses
both at Regional and Final Runs.
13. SUPERVISION
OF TEAMS -- Coaches and/or other school officials are responsible
for the supervision of team members at the Cross Country Runs.
Help retain the good will of the persons managing the runs, as
well as schools, park departments and golf courses or country
clubs. Use proper receptacles for used tape, bandages and other
debris.
14. COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES--
A.
Checking-in at the Final Run -- The coach from each competing
school (teams or individuals) will check in with the Final Manager
immediately upon arrival at the Final Run site.
B.
Coaches are to inform their contestants that radios, tape players,
stereo boxes, or similar appliances will not be allowed at MHSAA
Cross Country Meet sties.
15. ASSIGNMENT
OF SCHOOLS TO REGIONALS (L.P.) -- Teams have been assigned
to Regional sites using the following criteria:
A.
Approximately the same number of schools at each Regional site.
B.
Each site will require reasonable travel. Efforts were made so
schools would not cross paths in traveling to the Regional site.
C.
When two or more Regionals of the same class are held at the same
site with a difference of five or more teams, a drawing shall
be conducted on the first school day after the entry due date
to determine which teams will compete in each Regional.
15b.
ASSIGNMENT OF SCHOOLS (U.P.) -- A Final Run will be conducted
in Classes A-B, C and D for boys and girls. An entry blank is
being sent to all Upper Peninsula schools which indicated sponsorship
of Cross Country on their classification information cards.
16.
TEAM QUALIFICATION FROM REGIONAL RUNS TO THE FINAL RUN (L.P.)
A. Coaches of qualifiers: obtain information packets regarding
Final Runs from Regional Managers.
B. Five runners
must finish a Regional Run for a school if that school is to qualify
a team to the Final Run.
C. Three teams will
qualify from The Regional to the Final Run. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF TEAMS QUALIFYING FROM A REGIONAL CANNOT EXCEED FOUR. (Determined
as indicated below.)
D. The maximum number
of runners to represent a qualifying team at the Final Meet is
seven.
E. Five teams will
qualify from each boys and girls Class D Regional to the Final
Run.
F. If a school finishes
fourth in the Regional Meet and has four or more runners
who qualified for the Final Meet as individuals, that team must
be listed as the fourth school qualifying a full team.
G.
Qualifications of an additional team may result in an adjustment
to the list of individuals qualifying to the Final Meet as outlined
in 18A.
17. ADMISSIONS
-- There will be a $3 admission at Regional sites and $5 at Final
sites (includes parking at Finals only).
A.
Each team entered at the Regional or qualified for the Final Meet
shall be allowed admission for 12 team members in uniform.
B.
Schools qualifying individuals to the Final Meet will be provided
admissions for those qualifiers only.
C. Each team represented
at the Regional or Final Meet will be provided admissions for
three other persons including the coach, a manager or other support
personnel.
NOTE: Animals (dogs, cats,
etc.) on leashes or not, will NOT be permitted at MHSAA Regional
or Final sites.
18. INDIVIDUAL
QUALIFICATIONS FROM REGIONAL RUNS TO THE FINAL RUN (L.P.):
A.
The first ten (10) finishers who are not members of a qualifying
team will qualify to the Final Run as individuals.
B.
Any of the first twenty (20) finishers who have not already qualified
as indicated above, also qualify.
19. REPORTS OF
QUALIFIERS -- The Regional Meet Manager will forward the names
of qualifying teams and individuals and their Eligibility
List to the Final Meet Manager. Changes on the list of contestants
for the Finals, must be made to the Regional Manager immediately
after the Regional Run. If changes are not made by the coach,
the names on the Regional Entry Blank will be submitted to the
Final Manager.
20. AWARDS (L.P.)
-- It is recommended that the awards are to be presented following
the conclusion of the fourth or last race and in the same order
the races were run.
Regionals -- 1 trophy
First Place
7 team medals First
Place Team
15 medals First fifteen
(15) individuals in each class/section
Finals
-- 1 trophy First Place
1 trophy Second Place
7
medals First-Place Team
30 medals Top 30 Finishers
20b. AWARDS (U.P.)
-- Winner and runner-up schools in each class at the Final Run
will receive trophies provided three or more schools compete in
a class. Medals will be awarded to the first fifteen (15) individuals
in each class at the Final Run. There also will be seven (7) medals
awarded to members of the winner and runner-up schools in each
class.
BY REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCIL ACTION, ONLY MHSAA APPROVED AWARDS MAY BE PRESENTED.
21.
GAMES COMMITTEE -- A Games Committee of three is to serve
at all Regional and Final Meets and is to be comprised of the
Meet Manager, and two coaches; one representing boys teams, one
representing girls teams. This committee shall serve as final
authority with regard to rules conflicts.
All
Regional and Final Cross Country Run Managers are to invite three
area coaches to review the course layout prior to printing the
map of the course and prior to competition. These three coaches
are to meet, if possible, and review the course as a group. The
names of these individuals are to be listed in the Regional information
which is distributed to competing schools.
22.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THE CROSS COUNTRY COMMITTEE THAT THE CROSS
COUNTRY "GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN" SHOULD BE USED
TO SET UP DUAL AND INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RUNS EACH REGULAR
SEASON.
23. MINIMUM CROSS
COUNTRY MEET STANDARDS -- IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL CROSS
COUNTRY RUNS OBSERVE THESE STANDARDS.
A. Review the 1999
National Federation Track and Field Rule Book. NOTE: The chute
is to be at least 150 feet long.
B. The awards ceremony
should be staged in an elevated area so that it may be witnessed
by spectators.
C. Team scores should
be posted in large figures and elevated so they are easily visible.
D.
A map of the 5000-meter course shall be distributed to
all competing schools on or before the day of competition.
E.
A visible curved starting line will be used where advisable. Space
should be sufficient so that five runners from each team may be
on the front line. Recommend each box be eight (8) feet wide.
A 10-yard spectator restraining line should be in place.
F.
An equal number of teams are to be assigned, by draw, to positions
on either side of the center of the course at the starting line.
G.
Rope off the area around the chute to prevent spectators from
interfering with chute personnel and contestants.
H.
When possible, all runs shall go around natural or man-made barriers
on level ground. Course markers, such as flag poles, should extend
approximately six feet above ground level and be constructed of
a rigid and non-flexible material.
I. There shall be
no sharp turns.
J. There shall be
no turns within 400 meters of the finish line.
K.
There must be an above ground finish line to mark the termination
of the race.
L. Markers shall be
used to designate the 1600 meter and 3200 meter points on the
course.
M. Instructions for
all runs are to be given ten minutes before the start of each
run. Use of a bull horn or P.A. system is advisable. Runners are
to remain in sweatsuits for these instructions. Immediately following
the conclusion of the instructions, each runner will remove sweatsuits
and report to assigned position on the starting line.
N.
Courses need to be marked extensively and clearly with signs and
flags, supplemented with a painted or chalked line. Where possible,
the course is to be double marked by lines and flags. Flag designations:
a red flag indicates a turn to the left, a yellow flag indicates
a turn to the right and a blue flag indicates a course straight
ahead. Flags marking the course are required.
O.
Competing schools are encouraged to notify the MHSAA, in writing,
of all improperly marked courses.
24. TOURNAMENT
MANAGEMENT EXPENSES -- The MHSAA will reimburse host schools
for the cost of administering the run. Parking fees are permitted
only when attendants are necessary to control parking. The fee
charged should be for the purpose of covering costs of the parking
attendants. Cost for parking shall not exceed $2.00.
25. PRESS --
Adequate arrangements should be made to take care of working or
other press representatives at the Meets.
26. PUBLICITY
-- It is suggested that Tournament Managers inform local media
about teams competing in their tournament for purposes of publicity
and interest. Local and nearby media may be interested in carrying
information supplied by the Tournament Manager. EACH COACH IS
ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE HIS LOCAL MEDIA WITH REGIONAL RUN RESULTS.
27. TOURNAMENT
WITHDRAWAL POLICY -- Tournament management is to contact the
MHSAA office if a school withdraws or fails to show for scheduled
competition after the draw is completed for team sports or the
pairings, heat assignments or flights are determined for individual
sports of the first level of the MHSAA tournament in that sport.
The
MHSAA staff person responsible for the sport will request from
the school principal written explanation for the no-show/withdrawal.
If the reason is determined to be unacceptable by the MHSAA staff,
the MHSAA executive director will place the school on probation
for the next two school years. A second offense within the two-year
probationary period will cause the school to be prohibited from
tournament play in that sport for the two years following the
second offense.
28. SOUVENIR PROGRAMS
-- The MHSAA will provide souvenir programs for sale at Final
Tournament sites. You will receive information about souvenir
programs from Communications Director John Johnson in a separate
mailing. Please direct any questions about programs to his attention.
29. INCLEMENT WEATHER
-- When teams are delayed in arriving at tournament sites because
of inclement weather:
1. Management is encouraged
to consider delaying competition for a few hours and/or playing
games/matches in brackets of teams/individuals who are present
and prepared to participate.
2. If, after a reasonable
delay, fewer than 60% of the scheduled teams/individuals have
not arrived, the tournament must be re-scheduled.
3.
If 60 percent or more of the scheduled teams/individuals are present,
the tournament is to be conducted on the day scheduled.
30. SUSPENSIONS/DISQUALIFICATION
PROCEDURES AT MHSAA TOURNAMENTS
1. COACH
A.
General -- Unless a school applies additional conditions,
suspension from coaching requires at least that the coach not
be at or near the team bench before, during or after the contest,
not be in or near the locker room before, during or after the
contest, and not give instructions directly or indirectly to coaches
or players from any position in or near the gymnasium or field
of play.
If a school fails
to enforce a suspension which is required by the MHSAA, tournament
management shall require the coach to comply with the terms of
suspension and shall report the school to the MHSAA for further
action.
If
the coach fails to comply with the terms of suspension, tournament
management shall report the school and coach to the MHSAA, which
shall prohibit the school from the remainder of the current tournament
and impose additional penalties as circumstances warrant.
Note: Suspensions are required
for violations of Regulation I, Section 9(C) and Regulation II,
Section 13(A), and may be imposed under Regulation V in all other
circumstances.
B. Unsportsmanlike
Conduct in Previous Contest -- A coach who is ejected during
a contest for unsportsmanlike conduct shall be prohibited by his/her
school from coaching at or attending at least the next contest/day
of competition for that team. This is true even if the coach is
a parent of a player.
If a school fails
to enforce the subsequent disqualification with respect to its
coach or the coach fails to comply, the tournament manager or
any registered official or representative of a member school who
becomes aware of the violation shall report it to the MHSAA, which
shall prohibit the school from the remainder of the current tournament.
Note: Reference Regulation
V, Section 3(D).
2. PLAYER
A. General
-- Unless a school applies additional conditions, a suspended
player is treated as an ineligible player, which means that student
shall not participate. It is permissible, but is not recommended,
that the player may sit with the team, even in uniform. The minimum
requirement is that the suspended student shall not enter the
contest as a participant.
If a school fails
to enforce a suspension with respect to one of its students, which
is required under MHSAA regulations, tournament management or
any representative of a member school who becomes aware of the
violation shall report it to the MHSAA for further action, which
shall include (but not be limited to) forfeiture of the contest
and thus elimination from the remainder of the tournament.
Note: Suspensions are required
for violations under Regulation I, Sections 10, 11 and 12, and
may be imposed under Regulation V in all other circumstances.
B.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct in Previous Contest -- A player
who is ejected during a contest for unsportsmanlike conduct shall
be withheld by his/her school for at least the next contest/day
of competition for that team.
If a school fails
to enforce the subsequent disqualification with respect to one
of its students, the tournament managers or any registered official
or representative or a member school who becomes aware of the
violation shall report it to the MHSAA, which shall prohibit the
school from the remainder of the current tournament.
Note: Reference Regulation
V, Section 3(D).
C. MHSAA Tournament
-- Any coach who is disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct two
or more times during a season and any player who is disqualified
for unsportsmanlike conduct three or more times during a season
is not eligible to participate in the MHSAA tournament for that
sport that season. If the tournament disqualifying ejection for
that individual occurs during the MHSAA tournament, that player
or coach is ineligible for the remainder of that tournament.
APPROVED/SANCTIONED MEETS
MHSAA and National Federation Sanctioning
Procedure
The following situations must be approved by the MHSAA before
any meet or tournament held:
1. Those events which are sponsored by other than member schools
and held within the state.
2. Those events between member schools of Michigan and bordering
states (regardless of the number of schools involved) and hosted
by a member school. The bordering state association must also
grant approval for such event through the MHSAA.
All sanctioned or approved meets are listed
below. (Includes requests received and approved by July 24, 1999,
for events to be held in September, October and November)
*Events marked by an asterisk are National Federation sanctioned.
**Events marked by two asterisks are border state approved.
September—
3-4 - Midwest Christian Soccer Classic, Palo
Heights, IL
(MI, IL, WI) 600-mile round trip travel limitation in effect
10-11 - Triton Boys Soccer Invitational, Wisconsin**
11-GVSU Cross Country Invitational, Allendale,
MI
18 - Holly Cross Country Invitational, Davisburg,
MI**
(MI and OH)
25 - West Michigan Christian Golf Invitational,
Muskegon, MI*
(MI and IL)
25- Marquette Soccer Tournament (MI, WI)**
25-Cross Country Invitational, Malone, OH
(OH, MI, KY, PA) 600-mile round trip travel limitation in effect
October—
2 - Central States School for the Deaf Cross
Country Invitational, Indianapolis, IN (IL, WI, MI, OH)**
16 - MISCA Swimming Invitational, Ypsilanti,
MI
