TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Sportsmanship ------ / Page 3II. General Information ------ / Pages 4-5
III. District Meeting ------ / Page 6
IV. Instructions for Reporting Scores ------ / Page 7
V. Rules for Reporting Weekly Results ------ / Page 8
VI. Wild Card Program ------
· Determining Power Rating
· Determining Strength Factor / Page 9-10
VII. Regular Season Pre-Game And Halftime Protocol ------
VIII. Corporate Sponsors ------ / Page 11
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2013 FOOTBALL INFORMATION
1. LHSAA Football Rules / Completely familiarize yourself with Article 14, of the 2013-2014 LHSAA Handbook. [On website under “Handbook”]2. / 1st Official Practice / Monday, August 12, 2013
(Practice in shorts, helmets and shoulder pads.)
3. / 1st Practice in Full Pads / Thursday, August 15, 2013
(Practice in full gear.)
4. / Earliest Interscholastic Scrimmage Date / Monday, August 19, 2013
(One scrimmage allowed during the week of August 19-24, 2013.)
5. / Jamboree Dates
/ Thursday, August 29-31, 2013
a) Jamborees must have a minimum of 3 teams and 2 games.
b) Host school must submit fees and approval form by Thursday, August 15, 2013.
c) Fees are $200 per varsity team and $100 per sub-varsity team.
d) All jamborees shall be approved or schools will be penalized.
e) No other financial reports or additional monies are required by the LHSAA.
6. / 1st Regular Season Contest Dates / Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, September 5-7, 2013 /
7. / Reporting Weekly Game Results / The winning school is required to enter the score of the contest online no later than 4:00 PM on the Monday following the contest for the first nine games. Schools failing to report the score shall be fined $50 per occurrence.
(See Instructions for Reporting Scores in this bulletin.) /
8. / Deadline for Submitting Senior GPA’s for
All-Academic Teams / Monday, October 14, 2013
9. / Last Date to Add Games to Schedule For
Power Rating Purposes / Saturday, October 26, 2013
(This is the 8th playing date. School shall notify B.J. and submit a copy of the contract.)
10. / End of Regular Season / Saturday, November 9, 2013
(This is the 10th playing date.)
11. / Reporting 10th Week Scores / Winning teams that play on Thursday and/or Friday shall report their results online immediately following the conclusion of the contest by 10:00 PM.
Winning teams that play on Saturday shall report their score directly to B.J. immediately at the completion of the contest and no later than 8:00 PM.
(Note: No Saturday game shall begin later than 5:00 PM)
12. / District Chairperson Certification / The District Chairperson shall report the teams in his/her district that finished in 1st place and all teams tied for 1st place in the district as soon as this is determined. The official reporting form is found in the football section on the LHSAA website.
13. / Playoff Pairings Meeting and Brackets Announced / Sunday, November 10, 2013
14.
15. / Wildcard Program
Post Season Bowl Games / See rules pertaining to this process in this bulletin.
a) Only schools failing to make the playoffs shall be bowl eligible.
b) Schools are limited to one bowl game.
c) Sponsoring school’s principal shall make a written request for approval.
d) Schools shall sign a contract and abide by LHSAA rules.
e) The sponsoring school agrees to and shall submit to the LHSAA 10% of the gross
ticket receipts within 30 days of the event.
16. / Playoffs Dates / Round / Classes/Divisions
November 14-16, 2013
November 14-16, 2013
November 21-23, 2013
November 21-23, 2013
November 28-30, 2013
November 28-30, 2013
December 6, 2013 / Bi-District
Regional
Regional
Quarterfinal
Quarterfinal
Semi-Final
Semi-Final / Classes 1A-5A Division IV
Divisions I-III
Classes 1A-5A & Division IV
Divisions I-III
Classes 1A-5A & Division IV
Divisions I-III
Classes 1A-5A & Division IV
17. / State Championships Dates / Time / Classes/Divisions
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013 / 12:30 PM
4:30 PM
8:30 PM
12:30 PM
4:30 PM
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
4:00 PM
8:00 PM / Division III
Division II
Division I
Class 1A
Class 2A
Class 3A
Division IV
Class 4A
Class 5A
18. / Deadline to Declare Spring Practice Session / Wednesday, January 8, 2014
19. / Winter Spring Practice Session / Monday, January 13 through Saturday February 8, 2014
(Limited to 10 days with or without pads.)
20. / Spring Practice Session / Monday, April 28 through the End of School 2014
(Limited to 10 days with or without pads.)
21. / Official Date for Summer Rules to Begin / Monday, May 19, 2014
22. / Date for Submitting 2014 Schedules Online / Monday, May 5, 2014
DISTRICT SCHEDULING MEETING
· The district chairperson shall notify all district member at least 10 days in advance of the date, time and
place of the meeting.
· Member schools shall declare in writing, at the meeting, if they will play a varsity schedule and/or if they
will play for district honors.
· The district chairperson and the school’s principal shall notify the LHSAA in writing of the school(s) that
will not play for district honors and/or varsity schedules.
· The district principals shall approve the schedule.
· The chairperson shall take and keep the minutes of the meeting.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING WEEKLY RESULTS
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE HAVE THE GAMES ENTERED BY 4:00PM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WINNING SCHOOLS WILL BE FINED IF THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN ENTERED.
1) Go to http://www.lhsaaonline.org.
Ø Log on using your assigned username and password.
2) Click the Power Ranking Tab > Select and Edit the game. Enter your game scores and results.
3) After the scores have been entered, make sure you click SAVE. The system will automatically generate an email and send it to the opponent team’s coach for him to confirm the scores and results. These games will show highlighted in YELLOW, which means that the opponent team’s coach needs to confirm the scores and results.
4) WHEN A REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION EMAIL IS RECEIVED PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE HAVE THE GAMES CONFIRMED BY 4:00 PM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY OF THE GAME BEING PLAYED. ******IF CONFIRMATION OF A GAME IS NOT COMPLETE BY THIS TIME, THE GAME WILL STAND AS REPORTED ONLINE. ******
5) Go to http://www.lhsaaonline.org . Log on using your assigned username and password.
6) Select and Edit the game. Games that need to be confirmed by this coach will show highlighted in BLUE.
7) If the scores are correct then click Confirm and Save. If there is a discrepancy, then click Dispute and enter the reason of the dispute and save. The system will automatically send an email to the LHSAA notifying them of the discrepancy. All disputed games will be highlighted in Red.
RULES FOR REPORTING WEEKLY GAME RESULTS
1. Beginning with the first playing date of the season, the principal or his/her designee of the winning school shall report to the LHSAA office, via the LHSAA website http://www.lhsaaonline.org by 4:00 PM each Monday its varsity game results from the previous week.
2. The weekly results shall be submitted and/or confirmed by every school to include the date, opponent, opponent’s class, and result of the contest.
3. The principal or his/her designee shall report the results of an out-of-state contest. The principal or his/her designee shall report an open date. These reports shall be submitted by the established deadline.
4. Failure by any school, to submit and/or confirm weekly results or reports incorrect weekly results shall result in the school being fined $50 for each report not submitted and/or confirmed or reported incorrectly by the established deadline.
5. Confirmations and disputes of game results shall be submitted online by 4:00 PM on each Monday of each week or the results will stand as reported. On the tenth playing date, confirmations and disputes shall be submitted by 10:00 PM on that Friday.
6. On the weekend of the tenth playing date, the principal or his/her designee, of every school in every district of every class, shall report the results for the contest no later than 10:00 PM on that Friday and no later than 8:00 PM on Saturday for games played on Saturday.
14.13 DETERMINING POWER RATING
14.13.1 The power rating for each Non-Select and Select school shall be determined as follows:
Result of Contest / Add or Subtract / AddWin (10 points) Same Class
Higher Class
Lower Class / N/A
Add 2 points for each class up
N/A / Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Loss (0 points) Same Class
Higher Class
Lower Class / N/A
Add 2 points for each class up
N/A / Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Double Forfeit / Add 1 point to team that defeated both teams forfeiting / Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
Tie (5 points) Out of State / Add ½ point if opponents has a tie / Opponent’s Wins/Opponent’s Games Played x 10
14.13.2 A team’s power rating shall be the result of the contest plus any additional points for playing a larger classification plus opponent’s wins divided by the opponent’s games played multiplied by 10 to get the total power points of games which are divided by the number of total games played during the regular season. Refer to the example below..
14.13.3 When a team’s opponent is an out-of-state team, the classification of the out-of-state team shall be determined by verifying the latest enrollment of the team through its state association and applying its enrollment to the enrollment numbers used in classifying LHSAA schools at the last classification meeting.
1. When a school plays an out-of-state school that has a game remaining on its schedule after the LHSAA’s tenth playing date, that game shall not be used in determining the school’s power rating.
2. When a school plays an out-of-state school that plays a pre-season regular football game in lieu of a jamboree contest, the result of this game shall not be used in calculating the school’s power rating.
3. If an out-of-state opponent plays more than 10 regular season games by the time of the LHSAA’s 10th playing date, only the results of the first 10 games it played shall be applied in the LHSAA’s Wild-Card Program.
14.13.4 When a team’s opponent is a junior varsity or “B” team, the result of that game shall not be used in determining the team’s power rating or the strength factor.
Determining power rating: Example for Class 4A School and Division II School
Opponent / Outcome / Class / Record / PointsA / Canceled (0) / --- / --- / 0+0+0=0.00
B / Lost (0) / 3A (0) / 6-3 / 0+0+((6/9* 10)=6.67
C / Won (10) / 3A (0) / 1-8 / 10+0+((1/9* 10)= 11.11
D / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 6-3 / 0+0+((6/9* 10)= 6.67
E / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 1-7 / 0+0+((1/8* 10)= 1.25
F / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 3-6 / 0+0+((3/9* 10)=3.33
G / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 9-1 / 0+0=((9/10* 10)= 9.00
H / Won (10) / 4A (0) / 4-5 / 10+0+((4/9* 10)= 14.44
I / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 8-1 / 0+0+((8/9* 10)= 8.89
J / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 7-2 / 0+0+((7/9* 10)= 7.78
Totals: Game Calculated = 9 / 34 / 45 wins / 69.14
Power Rating = 69.14 divided by 9 = 7.68
14.14 DETERMINING STRENGTH FACTOR: The opponent’s strength factor shall be determined by adding the sum of the opponent’s class to the sum of the opponent’s wins and dividing the result by the total number of games played.
Example of determining strength factor: Example for Class 4A School and Division II School
Opponent / Outcome / Opponent’s Class / Opponent’s RecordA / Canceled (0) / --- / ---
B / Lost (0) / 3A (0) / 6-3
C / Won (10) / 3A (0) / 1-8
D / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 6-3
E / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 1-7
F / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 3-6
G / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 9-1
H / Won (10) / 4A (0) / 4-5
I / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 8-1
J / Lost (0) / 4A (0) / 7-2
Totals: Game Calculated = 9 / 34 / 45 wins
Strength Factor = 34 + 45 divided by 9 = 8.78
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RECOMMENDED REGULAR SEASON PRE-GAME AND HALFTIME PROTOCOLS
The home team’s principal or designee shall communicate with the visiting team principal or designee the procedures that will be used concerning pre-game team warm-ups and support group performances. When possible, the agreed upon procedures should be attached to the contract as an addendum.
Items to be agreed upon:
· Game time
· Expected time of arrival of visiting team and support groups
· Time teams may enter field for pre-game warm-ups
· Time teams are to exit field for pre-game ceremonies
· Length of halftime
· Order of appearance by support groups
Things to be considered and the visitors made aware of in advance:
· Is the game a homecoming event?
· Is the game a senior recognition night?
· Will there be any special pre-game and/or halftime presentations?
When special events are planned, as sited above, the home team should be afforded the opportunity to showcase their students by having preference as to when the event shall take place (pre-game or halftime). The visiting team should then be afforded the opportunity to showcase their students either in the pre-game, halftime or post game when the special event is not taking place.