GIRLS BASKETBALL COACHES MEETING
Tuesday, October 13, 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 – John Aguirre
§ CIF LA City Section- Overview
§ Hazing and Bullying / Social Media
§ Professionalism and Participation
§ 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 February 1 (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 Basketball-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), Bruce Thomson (San Pedro)
§ Required Coaches Advisory from within the membership schools
o Selection of League Representatives as the Advisory Committee for Basketball
§ Max Preps – New “Official Digital Media Partner and Statistician” of the CIFLACS
o Schedule and scores REQUIRED (roster and stats highly recommended)
o MPCoach App (do NOT enter scores through fan site; only through coaches log in!)
o Penalties (see Gold Book)
· Safety Concerns – John Aguirre
§ Physicals and paperwork (must be cleared by school nurse to practice)
§ Equipment (check score table, safety)
§ Coaches liability / Ejection (game 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
· League Break-Out Meetings – Dick Dornan
§ Select League Representative for Section Advisory Committee and fill out form
§ Review league schedule and discuss other league concerns
· Gatorade – Rachelle Fleischman
· eTeamSponsor – Brandon Ibarra
· National Federation Rules update – John Lozano
§ New Rules / Points of Emphasis
· Policies review and clarification – Dick Dornan (refer to handout)
§ Review packet
§ MaxPreps (deadline to enter scores is 11 pm on 2/12 for playoff seeding purposes)
§ Nike ball contract- playoffs
§ Verify off campus sites- inform other school and officials
§ “Pursuing Victory with Honor”
§ Fill out coaches info update form & return TODAY
· Review of Divisions and Playoffs – Dick Dornan (refer to handout)
§ MaxPreps rankings (advisory decision / vote unanimous)
o Use last three seasons and rank 1 – 90; D4 not protected; D5 protected; reshuffle 90 teams)
§ Open Division (advisory decision / vote unanimous)
o Eight teams selected regardless of division
§ Divisions I, II, III, IV, V
o Competitive Equity (D1 top 24 teams; D2 through D4 balance number of teams)
§ Appeal Forms and Guidelines (return to Section Office by Oct. 27)
§ Review of Playoff Dates / Playoff Sites
§ Coaches Passes (good except for the championships)
§ State Tournament Information (documents due to John Aguirre by Tuesday, March 1)
§ State Pilot Program- competitive equity (passed on Oct. 9 by CIF Federated Council for next two years)
o Using criteria determined by the Section basketball advisory committee, the Section will rank 1 to 15 the State entry berths. This includes ALL 8 teams from the Open Division, Champions of Divisions 1 thru 5 and two runner-ups. We receive 13 guaranteed berths with the likelihood of two at-large berths for a total of 15.
o Rankings/Divisions: #1 & #2 = Open Division; #3 thru #6 = Division 1; #7 thru #9 = Division 2; #10 & #11 = Division 3; #12 & #13 = Division 4; #14 & #15 = Division 5
o There will NOT be State play-in games in Division 1 or 2 for either boys or girls for the next two years.
· LAUSD items – Trent Cornelius
§ Professional Development Days: practice 3 pm or later (see dates in LAUSD packet)
§ General information
· Los Angeles Basketball Coaches Association – Joe Reed
§ Playoff Seeding Committee nominations
§ Open Division Watch List Committee nominations
§ Coaches Poll / Tournament Openings
PLEASE RETURN ALL FORMS TO DICK DORNAN BEFORE LEAVING TONIGHT