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DATE: OCTOBER, 2003 This bulletin is to serve as an orientation to the CIF Southern Section Cross Country Preliminary and Championship meets for both boys and girls. Please note, the information and instructions contained below will serve as final notice to all coaches. 1. DATE: Saturday, November 15, 2003 Preliminaries 2. SITE: Mt. San Antonio College 3. DIRECTIONS: See Attached 4. STARTING TIME: Prelims - First Race -
7:45 a.m. 5. MEET MANAGEMENT: 6. INTERNET INFORMATION: You can obtain information regarding heat information and results on the following websites - www.cifss.org or www.dyestatcal.com 7. PACKET PICK UP: COACHES ONLY will be able to pick up team packets beginning at 6:30 a.m. Packets will be located in the ticket booth at the north end of the stadium. Packets will include a map of the course (including the rain course), a program, contestant numbers, two (2) coaches admission tickets and a ticket to obtain results. Coaches are requested to bring four (4) safety pins per number. 8. ADMISSION TO THE STADIUM: Coaches and athletes will be admitted beginning at 6:30 a.m., spectators will be admitted beginning at 7:00 a.m. 9. PRELIM SCHEDULE: A HEAT SHEET and TIME
SCHEDULE will be mailed to you on Monday, November 11, 2003. If you do
not receive it by THURSDAY of that week, please call to CIF Southern Section
Office between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. for your information.Cross Country
Prelims/Finals Bulletin
11. TIME SCHEDULE FOR 2003 - COMPLETE TIME SCHEDULE WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH SEEDING INFORMATION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2003. This information will also be available online at DyeStatCal.com Prelims - Saturday, November 15
13. AWARD CEREMONY: The awards ceremony will be held in a tent by the field house. Awards ceremonies will take place after the conclusion of a division. The awards area will be set up similar to the state awards area. First and second place teams and the first ten finishers in each division should report for each ceremony. Awards schedule is as follows: Division I -9:00 15. WARM UP AREA: No one is permitted to be on the football field in the stadium. The warm up area is on the lower field, southwest of the stadium. 16. GAMES IN THE WARM UP AREA: Absolutely NO footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, frisbees, etc. will be allowed in the warm up area on the lower field. Use of such items could result in a team's disqualification. 17. RACE RESULTS: Result sheets will be available to COACHES ONLY at the Coaches Corner. Coaches must present a Results Ticket to obtain a copy of results for their division only. All results will be posted on the results board near the Field House. 18. QUALIFYING FOR PRELIMS: Each league will be entitled to enter three (3) teams into the preliminaries B two (2) for a four (4) team league. Each league may enter the top three (3) individual runners not on a qualifying team, provided they finish in the top six (6) in their league meet. When listing team on league entry form, please list team members in order of ability, not alphabetically. 19. QUALIFYING TO FINALS: 3 heat divisions: Four teams from each heat plus one at large team determined by team time for a total of 13 team qualifiers. Individuals finishing in the top 8 from non-qualifying teams will qualify from each heat.2 heat divisions: Six teams from each heat plus one at large team determined by team time for a total of 13 team qualifiers. Individuals finishing in the top 12 from non-qualifying teams will qualify from each heat.4 heat divisions: Four teams will qualify for the finals from each heat for a total of 16 team qualifiers. There will be no at large qualifier from a four heat division. Individuals finishing in the top 6 from non-qualifying teams will qualify from each heat. 20. ELIGIBILITY LIST: Eligibility lists are required for all teams and all individuals entered in the prelims. THE LISTS MUST BE FILED WITH THE CIF-SS OFFICE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. DO NOT FAX the eligibility lists. MAIL THEM before the deadline, please! 21. OFFICIAL TEAM: An official team shall consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of seven runners. Five team members must finish the race to score as a team. If fewer than five finish, they may advance as individuals and will not count in the team scoring. 22. COURSE CLOSED: Coaches are reminded the Mt. San Antonio College course will be CLOSED to all practice from November 8 through the CIF Southern Section Championships. 23. STADIUM ACCESS AND PARKING: All participants,
coaches, parents and spectators must enter the stadium area through the
pedestrian tunnel under Temple Avenue coming from the parking area. ALL
parking will be in Lot S, north of Temple Avenue. 24. PURCHASING TICKETS FOR PRELIMS AND FINALS: All runners and coaches will be admitted through the participant=s gate located at the north end of the stadium. All spectators, non-qualifying athletes, extra coaches, managers, pep squad members, bus drivers, faculty members, timers, etc., MUST PURCHASE general admission tickets and enter through the spectator gates at the north end of the stadium. Gates will open each morning at 7:00 a.m. GENERAL ADMISSION $7.00 prelims $8.00 finals 25. PASSES: CIF-SS courtesy cards, CIF-SS press and photo passes will be honored. Faculty passes, league passes, school passes, district passes, Los Angeles or other section passes, Official=s Organization cards, coaches passes and any other passes WILL NOT BE HONORED. 26. DRESSING FACILITIES: There are no dressing facilities available. Contestants are responsible for their own belongings and valuables. 27. MEDICAL SUPPORT: Event Medical Services will provide medical care for this meet. COACHES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW CAREFULLY THE ATTACHED INFORMATION REGARDING HEAT INJURY STRATEGIES FOR COACHES AND ATHLETES. 28. USE OF MEDICINAL MISTERS/ATOMIZERS: National Federation Rule 4-5-9 (note) permits the use of such devices for medicinal reasons as long as a letter from a licensed Physician is presented to the Clerk of the Course at check-in. All letters will be kept on file for both Prelims and Finals. 29. RULES OF COMPETITION: National Federation Cross Country Rules will govern the running to this meet, except where superseded by this bulletin or Articles 1700-1718 (Cross Country Regulations) of the 2003-2004 CIF-SS Blue Book. 30. UNIFORM REGULATIONS: Each member of a team will wear the SAME color and design school issued uniformBJERSEY AND SHORTS. When other apparel is worn under the jersey and/or shorts by more than one (1) team member, the apparel must be the same solid color. Running shoes are required to cross country competition. Shoes with spikes are NOT allowed. 31. USE OF PINS TO FASTEN CONTESTANT NUMBERS: All runners should pin their contestant number to the front of their running jersey. DO NOT pin the tear off strip at the bottom of the number. 32. ABNORMAL WEATHER: In the event of abnormal weather conditions (rain or heat) before or during the meet, every effort will be made to conduct each heat as scheduled. Because of travel involved for all participating team and individuals, the meet would be postponed only if conditions were such that they were deemed to be hazardous for the competitors involved. Mt. Sac has a rain course that could be utilized. IN CASE OF EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS, CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN BY MEET MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE RACE DISTANCE TO TWO (2) MILES. Cross Country Prelims/Finals Bulletin 33. USE OF WATER: Some water is provided at the finish and at the Clerk of the Course. No water bottles or containers are to be taken out of the Clerk=s area to the starting line. Coaches are reminded that they need to bring extra water, ice, tape, etc. for their athletes. 34. FACILITY CLEAN UP: We must leave the grounds as we found them. We ask that coaches take it upon themselves to help in this endeavor. Please see to it that you police the area in which your team is located. Trash bags will be included in each team packet. 35. NO DOGS ALLOWED INSIDE FACILITY! Please ask all parents and fans to leave all pets at home. Mt. San Antonio College will not allow dogs in the facility unless they are aiding the disabled.
STATE MEET: The first seven (7) teams in all Divisions except Boys Division I will automatically qualify for the State Championships in Fresno (Woodward Park) on November 30. Six (6) teams will automatically qualify in Boys Division I. A maximum of five (5) individual finishers who are not members of qualifying teams and who finish in the first twenty (20) places in their respective divisions, will also advance to the State Championships. COACHES ARE REMINDED TO PICK UP A STATE MEET BULLETIN IF THEY HAVE QUALIFIERS COACHES MUST ALSO VERIFY STATE ENTRIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF RESULTS OF THEIR RACE
SEEDING OF ALL ENTRIES, TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL, WILL BE DONE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9. THE LAST DATE FOR LEAGUE COMPETITION IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8. THE HEAT SHEETS WILL BE MAILED ON NOVEMBER 11. DO NOT CALL THE CIF-SS OFFICE FOR THIS INFORMATION UNLESS YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR MATERIALS BY THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY, CALL ONLY BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00 P.M. AT-LARGE ENTRY TO SOUTHERN SECTION PRELIMS: TEAMS THAT ARE RANKED IN THE TOP TEN (10) IN ANY TWO OF THE FINAL THREE SOUTHERN SECTION CROSS COUNTRY POLLS AND WHO DO NOT ADVANCE FROM LEAGUE FINAL MEETS WILL BE INVITED AS AT-LARGE@ ENTRIES INTO THE PRELIMS. THESE POLLS WILL REFLECT THE WEEK OF THE MT. SAC INVITATIONAL, THE FINAL WEEK OF DUAL MEETS AND THE WEEK OF MOST LEAGUE FINAL MEETS. NO PETITIONS ARE NECESSARY AND NONE WILL BE ACCEPTED. Cross Country Prelims/Finals Bulletin
League entries, both team and individuals, are due in the CIF-SS Office NO LATER THAN 9:00 P.M., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. ALL LEAGUE FINAL COMPETITION MUST BE FINISHED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. Entry forms will be provided for League Managers. REMEMBER B Three (3) teams from each league (two from a four team league) plus three (3)individuals from non-qualifying teams provided they finish in the first six (6) places may be submitted by a league.
The Mt. San Antonio College Stadium is located in Walnut on Temple Avenue
just west of Grand Avenue. From the 10 Freeway take the Grand Avenue exit
south to Temple Avenue and turn left to the stadium. From the 60 Freeway
take the Brea Canyon Road exit north to Valley Blvd. Turn right on Valley
Blvd. to Grand Avenue and turn right on Temple Avenue to the stadium.
ALL PARKING IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE STADIUM.STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING
HEAT INJURIES COACHES Educate your runners about the need to drink fluids throughout the day in preparation for their training and racing. Emphasize that: * Dehydration causes a decrease in blood volume which greatly decreases the ability of their cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen to their muscles. In a 20-minute cross country race, just a 2% decrease in performance represents more than :20 seconds. * Drinking before racing will not cause abdominal cramps. Research shows that it is dehydration that causes most gastrointestinal problems during running. * You can't just drink when you're thirsty! By then it is too late to quickly achieve the adequate balance of body fluids needed for maximum performance. * Runners need to drink 16-32 ounces of fluids (preferably water) between lunch and an hour before a practice or weekday afternoon league meet...or between breakfast and an hour before a Saturday morning invitational. One gulp is about one ounce. * Runners need to drink 6-8 ounces of water just before going to the starting line. 93% of that will be absorbed into the blood stream, not emptied into the bladder, during the race. * The best time to drink electrolytes (e.g. Gatorade) or carbohydrate replacements (e.g. Exceed) is AFTER the race, not before. Schedule water breaks in your daily workouts where everybody drinks. Present drinking adequate amounts of water before your meets as part of your pre-race strategy. Make a 6.5 gallon Gatorade-type water jug part of the standard equipment for your cross country team. (For sanitation purposes, your jug should be washed with soap and sun-dried daily.) Encourage each of your runners to have their own 16-32 ounce water bottle and bring it filled to every meet.STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING HEAT INJURIES DURING THE 2003 CIF CROSS COUNTRY SEASON RUNNERS
* Hot, dry conditions accelerate your loss of body fluids. This is called "dehydration." C Dehydration causes a decrease in blood volume which greatly decreases the ability of your cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen to your muscles. In a 20-minute cross country race, just a 2% decrease in performance represents more than :20 seconds. * Drinking before racing will not cause stomach cramps! Research shows it is dehydration that causes most abdominal problems during running. * It takes several hours to become properly hydrated to achieve the adequate
balance of * You need to drink 16-32 ounces of fluids (preferably water) between lunch and an hour before a practice or weekday afternoon league meet, or between breakfast and an hour before a Saturday morning invitational. One gulp is about one ounce. * You should drink 6-8 ounces of water just before you go to the starting
line. 93% of that * Don't count on water being easily available at your meets. You should have your own 16-32 ounce water bottle and bring it filled to every meet. C The best time for you to drink electrolytes (e.g. Gatorade)
or carbohydrate replacements (e.g. Exceed) is AFTER your race. Water is
the best thing to drink before your race. The Southern Section Office has experienced a problem which has perpetuated itself over the past few years as it pertains to proper supervision and entry of student-athletes in the post-season playoffs. The situation relates only to individual sports, i.e. CROSS COUNTRY, INDIVIDUAL TENNIS, TRACK, SWIMMING, etc. and the official recognition and registration of entrants at the respective playoff sites. State and Southern Section Rule 308 states: No CIF team (i.e., individual) shall participate in inter-scholastic or approved competition with any other team unless the CIF team is under supervision as required by the California Administrative Code Title V and CIF By-Law #506A and #506B. (Additionally, refer to Rule 123.) The supervisor must remain in attendance at all times. Those persons APPROVED FOR SUPERVISION PURPOSES are limited to: (It should be noted that schools representing the same DISTRICT may send one credentialed or certified supervisor for three or four athletes. These individuals have been recognized and are to continue to be recognized for registration and participation purposes in that the district has assigned the supervisory role for all students from its= member schools to this one individual.) However, the concern is for those students who ARE NOT accompanied by a faculty representative and report to the playoff site by themselves or with a parent. GIVING PARENTS THE SUPERVISION AUTHORITY, WHETHER IN WRITING OR NOT, DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE ABOVE REGULATIONS. This also applies to parents who are the student=s private coach but are not under contract to the member school. PLEASE NOTE, THIS RULE WAS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE STATE CIF OFFICE, IT=S GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SOUTHERN SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN REAFFIRMED THAT THE INTERPRETATION STAND AS ABOVE AND THAT ANY STUDENT REPORTING FOR COMPETITION WHO IS NOT UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND SOUTHERN SECTION RULE 308, IS TO BE DENIED ENTRY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION. As pointed out by the Southern Section and State CIF attorney, there are inherent liability problems when an individual competes in violation of said rule. Please review this rule with your staff in that it will be strictly enforced as per the above application. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL COACHES REGARDING PROTEST OF PLAYOFF CONTESTS
By action of the CIF-SS Council, protests of playoff contests involving National Federation rules will no longer be entertained following the conclusion of the contest. Coaches may direct questions to the game officials as they pertain to a possible mis-application of the rules in accordance with the National Federation rules governing that sport. No protest may be carried forth once the contest is completed. Coaches are encouraged to carry National Federation rule books with them for all playoff contests. Schools will still have the opportunity to protest a contest in accordance with Southern Section, Rule 1110, as it pertains to use of an ineligible player or violations of any CIF-SS rule in connection with the contest SUBJECT: UPDATED 2003 ENROLLMENT CLASSIFICATIONS
Reminder: By action of the CIF-SS Council at the March 23, 2000 meeting,
no schools will be allowed to compete outside of their enrollment based
division.
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