GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACHES MEETING
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sotomayor Learning Academy
AGENDA
· Sign in/Pick up packets/Call meeting to order – Dick Dornan
· Welcome/Introduction of Coaches/Guests – Dick Dornan
· Issues for Discussion – Dick Dornan
§ CIF LA City Section- Overview
§ Hazing and Bullying
§ Social Media
§ Practice Limitations (18 hours per week)
§ Maximum contest and tournament limitations
§ Out of season contact
o Dead Period (three weeks)
§ Official Eligibility rosters due by October 5 (Section Office) from AD via CIF Home
§ CIF Transfer Bylaw
o 206 Valid change of residence
o 207 Other than change of residence
§ DNP, Limited, Sit-out period, Hardship (DOCUMENTATION)
o Bylaw 510 – Undue influence, prior contact, athletic motivation affidavit
§ Hardship other than transfer – 203 - age, 204 – 8 semester & 205 – Scholastic eligibility
§ F/S Volleyball-declarations (league games, non-league games, tournaments, rosters)
o One game = an official sport; must be on commitment form
§ Tournament Paperwork – Host schools must submit sanction request to Section Office
§ Gold Book (Ch. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, Sport Chapter, New Rules, Appendix)
§ BOM Coaching Representatives: East Region-Lorenzo Hernandez (Garfield), Brian Ota (Bravo)/Valley-Arman Mercado (Taft), FernandoFernandez (Reseda)/Coastal-Allen Hunt (Venice), Victoria Sanders (Narbonne)
§ Required Coaches Advisory from within the membership schools
o Selection of League Representatives as the Advisory Committee for Volleyball
§ Max Preps – New “Official Digital Media Partner and Statistician” of the CIFLACS
o Require your schedule and scores (roster and stats highly recommended)
o Penalties (see Sports Information Bulletin)
· Safety Concerns – Dick Dornan
§ Physicals and paperwork (must be cleared by school nurse to practice)
§ Equipment (check padded poles, safety)
§ Coaches liability / Ejection (match over!)
§ Coaching Requirements- (Rule 126) First Aid/CPR, Concussion Training, Coaching Education, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
o Sudden Cardiac Arrest- in correspondence with CPR training
o Volunteer Coaching Requirements- Concussion Training, Coaching Education, Sudden Cardiac Arrest (First Aid / CPR- highly recommended)
o CIF concussion mandate / Concussions- symptoms, precautions, protocol
· MaxPreps – Megan Nelson
· MPCoach App presentation
· LAUSD Presentation (for LAUSD schools only) – Trent Cornelius
· Professional Development Days: practice 3 pm or later (see dates in LAUSD packet)
· General information
· Los Angeles Volleyball Coaches Association – Dave Lertzman
· Membership
· Head Coaches Responsibilities/MaxPreps
· All-League Meetings/Selections
· Playoff Seeding Committee & Meeting
· All-City Nomination Form
· All-Academic Team
· Important Dates / Tournament Openings
· Service Awards
· League Break-Out Meetings – Dick Dornan / Dave Lertzman
§ Select League Reps who will represent league on Section Advisory / Complete form
§ Review facility concerns
· Gatorade – Rachelle Fleischman and Melanie Shell
· Krossover – Jason Robinson
· Policies review and clarification – Dick Dornan
§ Review packet
§ Off campus sites- please inform all schools
§ Coaches roster update form
§ NFHS new rules/Points of emphasis (see packet)
§ Colored Ball for Playoffs (Molten “super touch” red, white and blue ball)
§ Out of uniform penalty- point to the opponent / Head Coach ejection- match over!
§ “Pursuing Victory with Honor”
· Review of Playoffs – Dick Dornan
§ Refer to Handout (5 divisions, dates, location)
§ Coaches Passes (good except for the Championships)
· State Tournament Entry Information – Dick Dornan
§ Information needed and deadlines (www.cifstate.org)
§ Divisions for Playoffs- pilot program for two years / criteria for placement- advisory
· Contacts – Dick Dornan
· Team Outfitters (Robert Cortez)- apparel, uniforms, volleyballs
· Officials Liaison (Myra Einberg)- ejections, equipment, incidents, officials, uniforms
· SCVOA (Thomas Fakehany, Joanne Venditto, Robert Simpson)- clarifications, instruction, rules
· Officials Units (Tom Nassraway- San Fernando Valley; Darryl Mitchell- Los Angeles City)
· Sign-out (mandatory)