May
you find peace, satisfaction and happiness through your role in
school sports.
Any facet of interscholastic athletics that can unite more than
1,350 administrators, coaches, student-athletes and officials
under one roof for several hours has to be the paramount topic
in school sports today.
And thus, when such a crowd gathered at the Lansing Center on
Sept. 27 for the MHSAA’s Sportsmanship Summit III, it served
as testimony that the issue of sportsmanship remains at the forefront
of athletic programs in schools throughout Michigan. Once again,
the Summit attracted the largest gathering ever to address sportsmanship
(1,353) , eclipsing the mark of 1,200 at the 1998 Summit.
The dynamic program began with a special presentation by the MHSAA
to long-time Michigan State University women’s basketball
coach Karen Langeland, who recently retired after 24 years on
the sidelines where she exuded sportsmanship and character.
ESPN analyst Bill Curry delivered the keynote address, emphasizing
the important role that coaches play in molding student-athletes,
before the crowd was split into groups for various break-out sessions.
The event concluded with a luncheon as Grant Teaff, executive
director of the American Football Coaches Association, addressed
the audience while those in attendance signed a pledge agreeing
to adhere to the principles of sportsmanship as outlined in the
Arizona Sports Summit Accord.
THE SPORTS SUMMIT
ACCORD
At
the conclusion of the MHSAA Sportsmanship Summit III on Sept.
27, those in attendance were asked to read "Pursuing Victory
With Honor: The Arizona Sports Summit Accord," a document
outlining the principles of sportsmanship developed in 1999 at
a conference sponsored in part by the Josephson Institute of Ethics.
Michael
Josephson, president of that institute and CHARACTER COUNTS!,
spoke at the MHSAA Summit. During the luncheon, individuals were
asked to sign a pledge after reading the Accord, indicating their
willingness to adhere to the principles of sportsmanship.
Following
is the Accord, and a complete list of those who signed the pledge.
At its best, athletic competition
can hold intrinsic value for our society. It is a symbol of a
great ideal: pursuing victory with honor.
The love of sports is deeply
embedded in our national consciousness. The values of millions
of participants and spectators are directly and dramatically influenced
by the values conveyed by organized sports. Thus, sports are a
major social force that shapes the quality and character of the
American culture.
In
the belief that the impact of sports can and should enhance the
character and uplift the ethics of the nation, we seek to establish
a framework of principles and a common language of values that
can be adopted and practiced widely.
IT IS THEREFORE AGREED:
1.
The essential elements of character-building and ethics in sports
are embodied in the concept of sportsmanship and six core principles:
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and
good citizenship. The highest potential of sports is achieved
when competition reflects these "six pillars of character."
2.
It is the duty of sports leadership - including coaches, athletic
administrators, program directors and game officials - to promote
sportsmanship and foster good character by teaching, enforcing,
advocating and modeling these ethical principles.
3. To promote sportsmanship
and foster the development of good character, sports programs
must be conducted in a manner that enhances the mental, social
and moral development of athletes and teaches them positive life
skills that will help them become personally successful and socially
responsible.
4.
Participation in athletic programs is a privilege, not a right.
To earn that privilege, athletes must conduct themselves, on and
off the field, as positive role models who exemplify good character.
5.
Sports programs should establish standards for participation by
adopting codes of conduct for coaches, athletes, parents, spectators
and other groups that impact the quality of athletic programs.
6.
All sports participants must consistently demonstrate and demand
scrupulous integrity and observe and enforce the spirit as well
as the letter of the rules.
7.
The importance of character, ethics and sportsmanship should be
emphasized in all communications relating to the recruitment of
athletes, including promotional and descriptive materials.
8.
In recruiting, educational institutions must specifically determine
that the athlete is seriously committed to getting an education
and has or will develop the academic skills and character to succeed.
9.
The highest administrative officer of organizations that offer
sports programs must maintain ultimate responsibility for the
quality and integrity of those programs. Such officers must assure
that education and character development responsibilities are
not compromised to achieve sports performance goals and that the
academic, emotional, physical and moral well-being of athletes
is always placed above desires and pressures to win.
10. The faculties of educational
institutions must be directly involved in and committed to the
academic success of student-athletes and the character-building
goals of the institution.
11.
Everyone involved in athletic competition has a duty to treat
the traditions of the sport and other participants with respect.
Coaches have a special responsibility to model respectful behavior
and the duty to demand that their athletes refrain from disrespectful
conduct including verbal abuse of opponents and officials, profane
or belligerent trash-talking, taunting and unseemly celebrations.
12.
The leadership of sports programs at all levels must ensure that
coaches, whether paid or voluntary, are competent to coach. Minimal
competence may be attained by training or experience. It includes
basic knowledge of: 1) the character-building aspects of sports,
including techniques and methods of teaching and reinforcing the
core values comprising sportsmanship and good character; 2) first-aid
principles and the physical capacities and limitations of the
age group coached; and 3) coaching principles and the rules and
strategies of the sport.
13.
Because of the powerful potential of sports as a vehicle for positive
personal growth, a broad spectrum of sports experiences should
be made available to all of our diverse communities.
14. To safeguard the health
of athletes and the integrity of the sport, athletic programs
must discourage the use of alcohol and tobacco and demand compliance
with all laws and regulations, including those relating to gambling
and the use of drugs.
15.
Though economic relationships between sports programs and corporate
entities are often mutually beneficial, institutions and organizations
that offer athletic programs must safeguard the integrity of their
programs. Commercial relationships should be continually monitored
to ensure against inappropriate exploitation of the organization's
name or reputation and undue interference or influence of commercial
interests. In addition, sports programs must be prudent, avoiding
undue financial dependency on particular companies or sponsors.
16.
The profession of coaching is a profession of teaching. In addition
to teaching the mental and physical dimensions of their sport,
coaches, through words and example, must also strive to build
the character of their athletes by teaching them to be trustworthy,
respectful, responsible, fair, caring and good citizens.
REVIEWING THE REGULATIONS HEALTHY PROGRESS
Recently we were asked to address
a national panel which was evaluating health concerns and services
within the state of Michigan. Our assignment was youth sports
issues; and of course, we could only address the interscholastic
level.
The
panel was not interested in hearing about the problems solved,
but the problems that remain; so we avoided most of the really
good news regarding the reduction of risk and the promotion of
health in school sports over the past 30 years, like how much
healthier wrestling is with the Michigan Weight Monitoring Program
and how much safer football is because of mouth guards, helmet
testing and certification, blocking and tackling rules. As requested,
we focussed on some of the current issues that concern us now
and will continue to do so in the near future.
I.
Use of anabolic steroids, androstenedione,
creatine, nutritional supplements, and over-the-counter and prescription
drugs for the enhancement of athletic performance and other purposes
was the first topic. It should continue to concern all of us responsible
for school sports.
We
have published statements from the National Federation of State
High School Associations warning against the promotion and provision
of steroids, food supplements and creatine, not just because of
the health risks for students but also because of liability issues
for schools and ethical issues for school sports. The statements
which appear on page 84 of the 2000-01 Handbook should be a part
of school sports handbooks at the local level.
In Michigan, for the first full
school year ever, we have a law (Public Law 187) which prohibits
Michigan public school employees and volunteers from promoting
or distributing any supplement that claims to enhance athletic
performance. Failure to comply is a misdemeanor that carries a
penalty of 90 days' incarceration and/or a $500 fine. Faculty
handbooks at the local level should include reference to Public
Law 187.
In
spite of these statements and the new law, use and abuse by students
is likely to continue. Evidence suggests that use is by both non-athletes
as well as athletes, and by females as well as males, as students
continue to try not just to improve athletic performance but also
to improve body image and self-confidence.
The evidence is not conclusive
regarding the long-term damage of some of these substances when
used by adolescents. But legal considerations for schools and
ethical considerations for school sports should be reason enough
for all of us to discourage the provision, the promotion or even
the turn of the head which allows use by students of these potentially
performance-enhancing but potentially dangerous substances.
II.
The performance standards of
softball bats and baseball bats is another current concern. The
National Federation of State High School Associations has adopted
standards for softball bats for 2000 and baseball bats for 2001
to have them perform less like slingshots and more like wooden
bats.
However,
the standards are not perfect and the implementation in softball
was ragged. Some schools have suggested that these rule changes
have depleted their inventories and stressed their budgets without
enough proof that a higher standard was needed or that the standard
provided will provide much difference in the performance of bats.
Certainly
there is much work to be done, both on the standards and with
respect to implementation, but the National Federation Board of
Directors refused Michigan's request to delay implementation of
the new baseball bat standard.
However, the date of implementing
the new standard for baseball and softball catcher's masks and
helmets has been delayed to 2003 so that the standard developed
by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic
Equipment can be perfected and the testing of equipment can be
completely performed.
Head
protection is an ongoing issue in several other sports. There
is some interest in putting helmets on pole-vaulters, soccer goalies
and skiers, as well as pitchers and first and third basemen in
softball.
With
the help of the Michigan Brain Injury Association, the MHSAA distributed
approximately 18,000 palm cards to school coaches this fall to
provide quick reminders for how to recognize and respond to head
trauma. Also sent to each high school athletic director in August
was the National Federation's suggested Guidelines for Management
of Head Trauma in Sports.
III.
We can expect pressure to have
defibrillators at all practices and events in school sports. This
should be more a school issue than a sports issue, for if these
items are as effective as they are believed to be, schools will
need them throughout the school day and after, in academic as
well as non-academic programs, for athletic and non-athletic activities.
The sports program should not be the exclusive target.
Furthermore,
we cannot expect to have defibrillators at all times and places
that interscholastic athletics occur. The advocates of defibrillators
probably do not appreciate how many different places school sports
occur at the same time, how many different sports and levels of
teams there are conducting practices and competition every day.
The number of units to cover the interscholastic athletic program
and the number of trained operators to go along with them is not
something that schools can afford without limits when each unit
costs in excess of $3,500 plus the training unit that is also
available.
IV.
A critical component of a healthy
athletic program is competent coaching; but here again there is
a gap between the ideal of providing a fully trained coach for
every level of every sport and the real world which too often
offers schools a candidate pool that is deficient in both quantity
and quality, and losing ground each year.
As schools add new sports and
new levels of teams for existing sports and as schools face increasing
turnover in coaches because the pay is low and the pressures high,
schools find it less likely they could ever provide to every program
every year coaches who are certified teachers and/or have completed
coaches education courses such as the MHSAA's Program of Athletic
Coaches' Education (PACE) and/or have completed CPR or sports
safety training by the American Red Cross..
But simply because we can't
achieve the ideal doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't do more than
we are to equip coaches for the serious business of working with
young people in the physically and emotionally charged environment
of school sports.
The
MHSAA's year-round PACE program has not reached its fullest
potential in terms of breadth of depth of content or use of technology.
Leagues and school districts have not pushed us to the point of
our having to say, "Sorry, the schedule's already full."
Within
two years we expect MSU to be providing on line two courses that
will provide eight of the nine credits necessary for a coaching
certificate. It is described as "PACE plus."
And
next August we will begin to provide one-day in-service for new
and nonfaculty coaches.
If
sports are worth sponsoring by schools, they have to be safe and
sane; and only with trained coaches can schools be sure they are
sponsoring something that's good for kids.
V.
Finally, the health topic that
comes first in high school athletics: the preparticipation physical
examination.
Michigan
is among a declining number of state high school associations
still requiring an annual physical examination: 31 states have
this requirement.
However,
we in Michigan know, as do other people in other states, that
what is as important as the frequency of the examination is the
scope of the examination, and that what is most needed with respect
to the scope of the examination is a complete medical history.
Such
can be time and cost consuming, but it may be manageable if we
emphasize the health history of the student on his or her first
participation in our program. Ideally, this would include documentation
from families and conversations with both parent and student-athlete.
On
this topic, as several others mentioned here, school boards and
administrators have to strike a balance between the ideal and
the practical or affordable. However, throughout history, school
sports seem to have found that proper balance and made steady
progress in the reduction of risk to participants in interscholastic
athletics. Never is progress as fast as we want or as far as we
might reach, but it has always been in the correct direction,
promoting the health and welfare of student-athletes, a basic
tenet of interscholastic athletics. 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.
LITTLE CAESARS BECOMES MHSAA CORPORATE
PARTNER;
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RENEWED With the generous support of
its newest corporate partner, Little Caesars Pizza, the Michigan
High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! program
returns during the 2000-01 school year.
The Good Sports Are Winners!
program is a comprehensive approach to sportsmanship, providing
MHSAA member schools with materials through which they can develop
a campaign to suit their needs as it relates to the topic; and
a recognition program where over 1,400 teams will be honored annually
for displaying outstanding sportsmanship at selected MHSAA postseason
tournaments.
"Sports
at the high school level are different than all other forms of
sports. Sportsmanship is a key ingredient of that difference,"
said John E. "Jack" Roberts, executive director of the
MHSAA.
The
MHSAA's sportsmanship education efforts, which have included videotapes,
sportsmanship summits in three of the past four years, annual
sportsmanship kits, and financial mini-grants to schools, and
leagues and conferences sponsoring sportsmanship initiatives on
the local level; will be enhanced by Little Caesars in several
ways:
*
Brochures and posters will once again be made available to member
schools to distribute to students and parents, delivering the
message of sportsmanship. The posters will also be prominently
displayed in Little Caesars stores statewide. These educational
materials may carry with them messages from respected members
of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers organizations.
* Students
and parents promising to uphold the standards of good sportsmanship
at the local level will also be provided pledge cards, a daily
reminder of their desire to be good sports. These cards will also
be good for discounts at Little Caesars stores.
* Public service announcements
for radio and television promoting sportsmanship will be released,
featuring messages from respected members of the Detroit Red Wings
and Detroit Tigers organizations. These messages may also be repackaged
in a future video to be provided to MHSAA member schools to be
shown at pre-season meetings for student-athletes and parents.
On
the recognition side, the Good Sports Are Winners! Award returns
at the district, regional and final levels of the following MHSAA
postseason tournaments: girls basketball, football and boys soccer
in the fall; boys basketball, ice hockey, girls volleyball and
team dual wrestling in the winter; and baseball, girls soccer
and softball in the spring.
District
winners will receive certificates, regional winners plaques, and
final winners will receive a crystal trophy, banner and $1,000
donation from Little Caesars Pizza.
The program has also been enhanced
in several ways. At the district and regional level of MHSAA tournaments,
all schools which meet a set of sportsmanlike standards will receive
awards, which will result in nearly 500 additional schools being
recognized. There have also been standards introduced into the
program which would automatically disqualify a school from consideration
from the award which include: Ejections from events of athletes,
coaches and spectators for unsportsmanlike actions; antics on
the part of spectators (such as body painting) which are intended
to attract attention to themselves; and the use of game-ending
derogatory cheers, chants or songs.
Additionally, any team which
is disqualified for the Good Sports Are Winners! Award at the
District or Regional level of a tournament becomes ineligible
for the award at higher levels of that same tournament.
Future
enhancements to the Good Sports Are Winners! Award program under
consideration include expanding the team awards program; and instituting
awards to individual coaches and student-athletes in all sports
in which the MHSAA sponsors a post-season tournament.
In addition to supporting the
Good Sports Are Winners! program, Little Caesars will also be
a sponsor of MHSAA championship events televised statewide on
FOX Sports Net Detroit, a sponsor of the MHSAA Championship Radio
Network for the Girls and Boys Basketball semifinals and Finals,
and a sponsor of other Association media and public relations
initiatives, including the popular CHAMPS (Cooperation, Hard work,
Attitude, Motivation, Participation, Sportsmanship) Clinics for
junior high/middle school players at the MHSAA Girls Basketball
and Girls Volleyball Finals. Little Caesars joins Farm Bureau
Insurance in the stable of MHSAA corporate partners. n
NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PROGRAM
ATTRACTS
60 FIRST-YEAR ADMINISTRATORS
The MHSAA and MIAAA once again
collaborated on a Athletic Director Workshop for administrators
new to their positions this year. A record 60 first-year directors
attended the Aug. 17 meeting at the MHSAA office in East Lansing.
The full-day program included presentations by MHSAA staff members
emphasizing Handbook regulations, forms and procedures.
Executive Director, Jack Roberts, welcomed the participants and
spoke about the importance and the mission of educational athletics.
Two
veteran athletic administrators, John Fundukian of Novi and Fred
Smith of Comstock, made separate presentations detailing the daily
responsibilities of athletic directors.
The MHSAA also conducted eight
separate Athletic Director In-Service Programs in various locations
throughout the state during the month of August. This was the
14th year that the MHSAA/MIAAA-sponsored workshops took place.
MHSAA staff is in the process of reviewing the current in-service
format with expectations of changes for next year.
Following is a list of first-year
ADs who attended the August meeting in East Lansing. n
Attendees
at Workshop for New ADs
Ahola,
Sandy - Burton Faithway Christian School
Ayers, Michael
Baker, Steve - Memphis
Bartels, Keith - Richmond
Bone, James - North Branch Wesleyan
Academy
Brock,
Clark - Kinde North Huron
Chambo,
Al - Redford Thurston
Coffey,
Tim - Hesperia
DeGroot,
Jerry - Hudsonville Unity Christian
DeSana, Thomas - Wyandotte Roosevelt
Dillon,
Patrick - Vassar
Gatt,
Sandy - Grosse Ile
Gerds,
Fred - Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Girard, Clare - Riverview Gabriel
Richard
Griffin,
Mark - Flat Rock Summit Academy
Haggart, Dan - Clare
Hamilton, Kathy - St. Clair
Shores Lake Shore
Hamilton,
Steve - Hart
Hardy,
Tom - Traverse City St. Francis
Hatch, Bev - Concord
Heitchue, Susan - Richmond
Hock, Ginger - Saginaw Grace
Baptist Christian School
Hofmeister,
Kurt - Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Holland, Susan - Bloomfield
Hills Marian
Huber,
Justin - Flat Rock Summit Academy
Ignelzi, Lori - South Haven
Bloomingdale
Jarred,
Gabe - Burton Faithway Christian School
Jenkins, Gary - Detroit Cooley
Jensen,
Gary - Onaway
Jewett,
Nancy - Detroit Redford
Johnson,
Byrl - Saginaw Buena Vista
Kastl,
Al - Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
Kotewa, Beth - Kimball New Life
Christian Academy
Kovacs,
Tim - Warren Mott
Lamb,
Pat - Rogers City
Leonard,
Timothy - Ida
McCallister,
Jenny - Beal City
McCoy,
Chantvay - Detroit School of Industrial Arts
Metcalf, Glen - Muskegon Heights
Moore,
Dale - Yale
Nowicki,
Michael - Quincy
Ott,
Jim - Westland Huron Valley Lutheran
Passalacqua, Joseph - Beaverton
Perry-Turner,
Carolyn - Flint Beecher
Porreca,
Vincent - Trenton Monguagon Middle School
Price, Kathleen - Baldwin
Rainear, Chris - Burton Genesee
Christian
Root,
Bob - Burton Genesee Christian
Ryan, Rob - Manistique
Scott, David - Central Lake
Short,
Cindy - Lansing Everett
Smeltzer,
Tamara - Flint McKinley Middle School
Thompson, Tom - Saginaw White
Pine Middle School
Timm,
Sandra - Hillman
Uyl,
Mark - Caledonia
Wachsmuth,
John - Erie
White,
Lisa - Traverse City Christian School
2000
MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The Representative Council again
has attempted to set up schedules of division of proceeds and
allowances for team expenses of schools participating in the 2000
Basketball Tournaments which will be as adequate as possible in
view of probable receipts. It should be kept in mind by schools
that participating in MHSAA tournaments is voluntary and that
expenses of teams competing in tournaments are not guaranteed,
although the MHSAA in the past generally has reimbursed competing
and entertaining schools where local receipts did not meet the
allowed expenses. The cooperation of all schools competing in
the 2000 tournaments is asked in order that there may be an equitable
return both to entertaining and competing schools, and to the
MHSAA so that its services to schools and the broad program of
meets and tournaments in sports other than basketball may be continued.
ADMINISTRATION OF
TOURNAMENTS
The
Representative Council formulates the general plans for MHSAA
tournaments each year and is assisted by two committees ­
the Upper Peninsula Athletic Committee and the Lower Peninsula
Basketball Tournament Committee. These committees arrange the
details of tournament administration, select District and Regional
Centers, and assign competing schools to the various tournament
centers. A special committee is appointed to assign officials
in the Lower Peninsula. It has long been the policy of the MHSAA
to have a large number of school people participate each year
in the planning and execution of the tournaments to insure the
best possible results and meet the needs and desires of schools.
Tournament Centers
128
District Centers
32
Regional Centers
Final Tournament games will
be held at 16 Quarterfinal Centers; Semifinals and Finals at Rose
Arena at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant.
DATES OF TOURNAMENTS
District
Tournaments
­ Monday through Saturday, Nov. 13-18, 2000.
Regional Tournaments - Monday through Wednesday,
Nov. 20-22, 2000.
Final
Tournaments
­ Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Nov. 28; Semifinals - Thursday,
Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1; Finals - Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000.
FINANCIAL PLAN
Transportation Expenses of
Competing
Teams at District,
Regional
and Final Tournaments
1. At all tournament levels,
competing teams will absorb their own travel expenses where the
distance to the tournament site is 50 miles or less from the competing
school.
2. Beginning with the 51st mile
one way, a competing team at District, Regional or Final Tournament
level will be reimbursed at the following rate per mile from the
home city to the Tournament Center City for each trip:
Up to 100 miles - $1 per mile
101
to 150 miles - $1.50 per mile
151 to 250 miles - $2 per mile
251
to 350 miles - $2.50 per mile
351 miles and over - $3 per
mile
3. Those schools which travel
100 or more miles (one way) to a tournament center are allowed
$200 for hotel expenses (receipts required). A school cannot receive
both hotel and additional travel allowances if games are played
on successive days. This applies to travel in both District and
Regional Tournaments.
Other expenses Of Teams Competing
at
the Final Tournament
1. Meal Allowance ­
The maximum allowance for meals is three dollars ($3) for breakfast,
four dollars ($4) for lunch and six dollars ($6) for dinner, per
person for a maximum of 15 individuals.
2. Lodging - The maximum
allowance is the current hotel rate secured for a maximum of fifteen
individuals. Allowance for expenses of competing schools at the
Final Tournament will continue 24 hours after the time of the
elimination, provided they remain at the Tournament Center City.
Schools which are defeated in Quarterfinal games (Tuesday, November
28) will not receive expense allowances for coming to the Final
Tournament Center to attend Final games. (Overnight lodging
will not be arranged or reimbursed for schools within 50 miles
of the tournament site unless competition begins before 10 a.m.
the next day.)
3. Additional Per Diem School
Allowance ­ In addition to the above allowances, schools
competing in the Final Tournament are to be paid $100 for each
day their team plays in Quarterfinal, Semifinal and Final games.
Any of the four Upper Peninsula schools which win their Quarterfinal
games on Tuesday, November 28, will be paid the additional $100
above allowed expenses for Wednesday, Nov. 29, if they cannot
return home Tuesday night.
Division of District and Regional
Tournament
Proceeds
1. Before any division of proceeds
is made, the following are to be deducted from the admission gross
receipts; cost of officials, the amount paid to scorers and time
keepers (payment to each of the above $20 for a single game on
one date; $10 for each of the above officials for each additional
game scored or timed on the same date). All other administration
costs not specified above must be deducted from the school's share
of the proceeds.
2. The balance is to be divided
as follows:
* 30% to the entertaining school,
(includes management, liability insurance, rentals, heat, lights,
janitor, honorarium, etc.)
* 70% to the MHSAA, (includes
allowed expenses for competing schools).
or
* 25% to the entertaining college
or university, (includes management, liability insurance, rentals,
heat, lights, janitor, honorarium, etc.)
* 75% to the MHSAA, (includes
allowed expenses for competing schools).
Division of Final Tournament
Proceeds
High
schools and others entertaining a Quarterfinal game of the Final
Tournament will receive 10% of the gross receipts plus $450 for
administration expenses and security.
Admission Prices for Tournament
Games
The
Representative Council at its March, 1998 meeting set the following
prices for all tournament game tickets: District: $4, Regionals
- $4, Quarterfinals - $4, Semifinals - $5, Finals - $6 (parking
not included).
District,
Regional and Quarterfinal Mangers are authorized to conduct a
pre-game ticket sale, but all ticket prices are standardized for
students and adults regardless of pregame sale.
OFFICIALS
Assignment and Fees
Officials
for tournaments will be announced following assignments made by
the Upper and Lower Peninsula Tournament Officials Committees.
Tournament managers and officials selected will be notified.
Officials
for this year's tournaments were chosen from the people on the
Approved List. The number of teams entered and the days of duration
of the tournament determines the number of officials assigned
to each center. Agreements are entered into with officials as
independent contractors and notification made to tournament managers
of the officials assigned. Fees were set as indicated below.
District
and Regional Tournaments
Fee for officials working one
game per day in District Tournaments will be $40 plus the round
trip allowance of 15¢ per mile (minimum allowance $3) from
home city of the official to District Tournament Center City for
each day they officiate.
Fee
for officials working one game per day in Regional Tournaments
will be $40 plus the round trip allowance of 15¢ per mile
(minimum allowance $3) from home city of the official to Regional
Tournament Center City for each day they officiate.
Final Tournament
Officials
working in Quarterfinal Tournaments will be $45, Semifinal and
Final officials will be $50 per day and expenses, the latter being
limited to one round trip allowance at 15¢ per mile (minimum
allowance $3) from home city of the official to Tournament Center
City (official highway map mileage). Semifinal and Final officials
will receive single occupancy lodging at the current hotel rate,
and an allowance of $14 per day for meals. Officials assigned
to Semifinal games only will receive lodging and meal allowance
if their home city is 70 miles or more from the tournament site
(map mileage).
DRAWING AT DISTRICT
TOURNAMENTS
Drawings
at both Upper and Lower Peninsula District Tournaments will be
by lot with the names of all teams placed in the hat on an even
basis. Any school which has played four or more games on a
District Tournament floor during the 2000-01 season is not to
draw a first-round bye at that District Tournament.
Drawings
are to be completed not later than Saturday preceding the week
of the tournament and should be made in the presence of as many
representatives of the competing schools as desire to attend.
Principals and athletic directors are encouraged to attend
draw meetings to obtain specific information concerning administration
of the tournament. At Districts, no drawings may be made in any
class prior to the Monday of the week before the tournament begins
(Nov. 7). Notification should be sent to all competing schools
as to the time and place of drawing. Attendance of school representatives
is optional.
The
best method of drawing so that no confusion will result is to
place the names of the teams on individual slips of paper, fold
and staple each of them or place them in capsules. Place these
names in a hat or container so that they may be drawn one at a
time. Have a neutral party draw one capsule, read it aloud, display
it to the group and place the name of the team drawn on the first
line numbered. Repeat the procedure placing each name in its bracket
as drawn. If this method if followed, there can be no confusion
or mistake.
Whenever
the home or any other team that is participating in a District
Tournament on a floor (one which it has played four or more games
during the 2000-01 season) and there are byes involved, do not
place the name of such team or teams in the hat until after the
byes are drawn. Home teams (or those having played four or more
games in tournament or regular scheduled play on the floor during
the current season) are not entitled to byes on such floors in
District Tournaments. This assures an open draw to all contestants
and eliminates any chance of such a team drawing a bye.
ADVANCE MASTER DRAWING FOR 2000
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
Advance
drawings of 2000 District Tournament qualifiers to Regionals again
were authorized by the Representative Council. These advance master
drawings apply to all 2000 Regional Tournaments. Separate drawings
were made at the May 17, 2000 meeting of the Basketball Tournament
Committee for four-team Regional Tournaments.
For a four-team Regional Tournament,
District teams qualifying into the Regionals were placed in a
container and designated as follows:
1. 2nd Highest District No.
2. 2nd
Lowest District No.
3.
Lowest District No.
4.
Highest District No.
REGIONAL WINNERS
It
is the responsibility of winning schools to obtain Quarterfinal,
Semifinal and Final Tournament information packets from the Regional
Manager.
FINAL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Sites
and pairings for Quarterfinal and Semifinal games were established
by the Representative Council and the Tournament Committee in
both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The pre-determined Quarterfinal
and Semifinal sites will enable competing schools to make housing,
travel and ticket arrangements well in advance. Complete brackets
including times, dates and locations are included in this Bulletin.
MERCY RULE
The point differential rule
will be active throughout the tournament. "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."
BASKETBALLS
Balls that meet National Federation
rules code standards that are of top grade, catalogue numbered,
leather covered or composite cover, molded, orange-tan color will
be used in all tournaments. Each tournament manager will provide
a ball of the above description for use in that tournament.
TEAM ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY
District-Regional-Final
entry blanks will be sent by individual schools to the assigned
District Manager not later than Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000. The
tournament manager will contact you later relative to drawings
and other details. Notify the manager immediately if your school
is not planning to enter the tournament.
The Entry Blank, Team Roster
Form and the Master Eligibility List (Form 1) will constitute
a complete entry for the District, Regional and Final Tournaments
or until eliminated.
After
the District drawings are completed there can be no changes or
additions made to the Master Eligibility List (Form 1).
Late
Entries: If
the Entry Blank, Team Roster Form and Master Eligibility List
are received after the deadline date, but before the drawings
are made, it may be accepted with the payment of a $50 late fee
which will be retained by the host school.
CONTESTANTS AND
CHEERLEADERS TICKETS
The
Representative Council again instructed that tournament managers
and competing schools be advised that the limit for the number
of contestants tickets is 20. 12 tickets for cheerleaders also
are to be made available to each competing school provided there
are that number dressed for participation. Exception: (the only
allowed exception will be for those teams that have more than
15 players on the regular season roster.
CHAPERON TICKETS
Host
managers will arrange for student chaperons from visiting schools
to enter free of charge.
ADVANCE PURCHASE BY SCHOOLS
OF TICKETS FOR
DISTRICTS
AND REGIONALS
Schools
are urged to contact District or Regional Tournament Managers
in advance if they plan to bring groups of students or adults
to tournament games. Usually tickets for such spectators should
be purchased in advance to assure seating accommodations.
BANDS & HALFTIME
PERFORMANCES
By action of the Representative
Council, bands or musical instruments are not to be allowed at
Districts, Regionals or Quarterfinal Tournament sites. This regulation
was adopted to conserve space, lessen expense to schools and to
avoid unnecessary confusion. By action of the Representative
Council in May 1998, pep bands are allowed to perform before the
game and during timeouts and breaks during the Semifinals and
Finals only of the MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament.
Also
by Council action, halftime performances shall not be permitted.
This would apply to such activities as demonstrations for dance,
trampoline and any other similar performances.
LOTTERIES AT TOURNAMENTS
Schools
should not conduct lotteries or drawings for distributing money
or merchandise either before, during or after any tournament basketball
contests. Non-players are not to shoot baskets at half time. The
distribution of miniature balls is prohibited. The sale of merchandise
such as T-shirts, hats, belts, etc., is not permitted at MHSAA
sponsored events, except selected early rounds and at the Final
Tournament when coordinated with the MHSAA staff.
Concession stands, whether operated
by school or non-school groups, must confine sales to non-alcoholic
beverages and edible items . Sale of non-edible products other
than school spirit items (such as pom pons) is prohibited at MHSAA
tournament sites without the approval of MHSAA staff.
VIDEOTAPING OR FILMING AT
MHSAA
SPONSORED MEETS
AND
TOURNAMENTS
The
Representative Council at its May 1996, meeting voted to eliminate
MHSAA Handbook Regulation II, Section 14(A), that prohibits
schools from videotaping or filming contests in which they are
not participating without permission of competing teams. Previous
Council action in 1995 had eliminated the Regulation for football
only, but in 1996 the Regulation was eliminated in all sports.
Leagues and conferences may continue to enforce third-party (scouting)
limitations for league games and league teams, however, non-conference
opponents will not be subject to such prohibitions and will be
allowed to videotape events without advance permission. It is
to be understood that videotape scouting does not include press
box or preferred seating status without prior consent of the host
school.
Media
Taping/Filming -
The filming/taping of MHSAA events must be cleared through the
Michigan High School Athletic Association. Members of the media
may, without paying a fee, arrange with the local Tournament Manager
to take clips of MHSAA events for public showing. Under no conditions
may an MHSAA event be filmed or taped for showing in its entirety
without advance clearance through the MHSAA.
Spectator Videotaping/Filming - Spectators must receive permission
from the Tournament Manager for any live action taken of athletic
events other than snapshots. If permission is granted for spectators
to film the entire event or take clips, it is to be with the understanding
the tape/film may not be sold, leased, borrowed, rented for commercial
purposes or shown on cable television. The Tournament Manager
should not permit spectators to interfere with the view of other
spectators or news media personnel covering the activity; is not
required to provide electrical hook-ups; or tripod space; may
require spectator videotaping from a designated location(s); and
if there is any question as to the purposes of filming or taping,
the request should be denied by the local tournament management.
Live
Television Coverage - Radio Coverage
- No radio or television origination is permitted at any site
until application has been made through the MHSAA, fee paid and
authorization given by the MHSAA through the Tournament Manager.
Delayed
Television -
Arrangements for taped-delayed broadcasts must be made through
the MHSAA office and only one origination will be allowed at a
tournament center. A fee is required for each girls basketball
game at each site. Tape delayed telecasts of events for which
live television is contracted, will not be permitted. MHSAA Finals
in all sports are not available on a delayed television basis.
2000 FINAL BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
INFORMATION
Location
of Games
Quarterfinal
Games in the
Final Tournament will be played Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 16 locations
selected by the Basketball Tournament Committee. Locations of
games are published in this issue of the Bulletin.
Semifinals
games will be
played Thurs-day, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1 at Rose Arena at
Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant.
SESSION 1 - Two Class C games (1 and 2:50
p.m.) Thursday
SESSION
2 - Two Class
D games (6 and 7:50 p.m.) Thursday
SESSION 3
- Two Class A games (1 and 2:50 p.m.) Friday
SESSION 4
- Two Class B games (6 and 7:50 p.m.) Friday
Each of the sessions will require
separate admission tickets.
FINAL (CHAMPIONSHIP) GAMES in all classes (A-B-C-D) will
be played at Rose Arena on Saturday, Dec. 2. There will be separate
afternoon and evening sessions as follows:
Saturday Morning/Afternoon ­ 11 a.m. - Class D and
A Championship games
Saturday
Evening - 5
p.m. - Class C and B Championship games.
TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
General
management of the Final Tournament will be under the direction
of NATE HAMPTON, Assistant Director, MHSAA. Final Tournament Headquarters
will be established at the Comfort Inn for the four Final games.
ADMISSION PRICES
The
following admission prices for the 2000 Final Basketball Tournament
games were adopted by the Representative Council:
Quarterfinal Games (Nov. 28) - General admission,
$4. Semifinal Games (Nov. 30 and Dec. 1) - $5 (parking
not included). Championship Games - Seats are $6 per session
(parking not included). All-Tournament tickets (six sessions)
are available for a price of $32 each or two-session Final tickets
are available for a price of $12 each. A limited number of reserve
seats will be available for general spectators.
TICKET DISTRIBUTION FOR
QUARTERFINAL GAMES FOR ALL CLASSES
­ NOV. 28
All
Quarterfinal tickets will be sold at the site of the host facility.
Competing teams will have access to approximately half the house
for its game. Tickets remaining after the advance sale to competing
schools will be sold to the public by the host facility manager.
DISTRIBUTION OF SEMIFINAL
RESERVED
SEAT TICKETS FOR
ALL
CLASSES - NOV. 30-DEC. 1
Competing schools in all classes
will be able to reserve limited tickets for advance sale of Semifinal
tickets for the session in which their teams are competing. Approved
basketball officials and schools of all classes throughout the
state may order in advance (not later than Nov. 20, tickets at
$5 in accordance with the quota established for the purchase of
tickets for Semifinal games to the limit of the supply available.
All
tickets will go on sale at Central Michigan University Monday,
Nov. 20, 2000. n
MHSAA COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 2000-01
As Appointed
by the Representative Council or Executive Committee
Listed
below are the coaches, AD's, principals, superintendents, other
faculty members and board of education members of MHSAA member
schools who have been selected by the MHSAA Executive Committee
to serve on the 2000-01 sport committees ,and committees of special
interest.
NOTE:
This list includes names of some individuals who have been invited
but have not confirmed as of October 10, 2000.
Committee
appointments are made on an annual basis after receiving nominations
of schools and recommendations of MHSAA Representative Council
members. Potential committee members are notified of their appointments
early in September as the school year begins. At that time, committee
members receive a description of committee responsibilities and
the dates and times of the meetings. The MHSAA requests that schools
do not send substitutes.
Each
year school representatives who serve as committee members meet
in the MHSAA building to provide staff members with an array of
opinions and information. Sport committees meet to select tournament
sites, specify tournament procedures, and set time schedules.
Sport committees may also recommend changes to the Representative
Council regarding regular-season play and tournament qualification
procedures.
Each
committee is comprised of representatives from Class A, B, C,
D schools if possible, and the members are from several geographic
areas of the state. A committee may be comprised mainly of coaches
or administrators, depending on the responsibilities of each particular
committee. Several of the sport committees will include a representative,
if not the president, of the coaches association of that sport.
Beginning
with 1990-91, MIAAA and/or MASSP representatives have been appointed
to committees for most sports, and officials where appropriate.
(5) Athletic Equity
Thursday,
October 12, 2000, 9 AM
Gillie
David, Waterford
Brenda
Gatlin, Principal, Southeastern HS, Detroit (A)
Sharon Hammerschmidt, Ath. Dir.,
Dominican HS, Detroit (C)
Donna
Hathaway, Athletic Director, Ottawa Hills HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Lori Hyman,
Athletic Director, Adlai E Stevenson HS, Livonia (A)
Sheryl Mox, Athletic Director,
Potterville HS, Potterville (D)
Diane
Phillipp, Athletic Director, Hillsdale Academy, Hillsdale (D)
John Robinson,
Athletic Director, Dexter HS, Dexter (B)
Terri-Lee Smith, Athletic Director,
Inland Lakes HS, Indian River (C)
Donald
Weatherspoon, Lansing
(7) Awards Committee
Monday,
October 16, 2000, 1 PM
Gene
Balawajder, Athletic Director, Milford HS, Highland (A)
Keith Eldred,
Athletic Director, Williamston Middle School, Williamston
Nancy Jewett, Athletic Director,
Redford HS, Detroit (A)
Norm
Johnson, Adm. Assistant, Bangor HS, Bangor (C)
John Kearney, Athletic Director,
Central Montcalm HS, Stanton (B)
Bob
Luchenbill, Supt. Of Schools, Reading HS, Reading (C)
Brian Zdanowski, Athletic Director,
Greenville HS, Greenville (A)
(10) Baseball/Softball
Monday,
January 29, 2001, 9:30 AM
Sue
Barthold, President, MSBCA, East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (A)
Joe Bechtel,
Baseball Coach, Grass Lake HS, Grass Lake (C)
Jim Benoit, Athletic Director,
Cardinal Mooney Catholic HS, Marine City (D)
Rusty Bluse, Softball Coach,
Escanaba HS, Escanaba (A)
Mark
Ditsworth, Official, Lansing
Gerald
Dodd, Principal, Edsel Ford HS, Dearborn (MASSP) (A)
Chris Ervin, Athletic Director,
Carson City-Crystal HS, Carson City (C)
Lynn Hopkins, Softball Coach,
Evart HS, Evart (C)
Scott
Kemple, Athletic Director, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Dennis Kniola,
Principal, Lakeshore Middle School, Stevensville
Greg Lewis, Baseball Coach,
Tecumseh HS, Tecumseh B)
Mike
Loper, Baseball Coach, Petoskey HS, Petoskey (B)
Phil Marazita, Athletic Director,
Catholic Central HS, Lansing (B)
Bill
McLemore, Athletic Director, Bentley HS, Burton (C)
Philip Miller, Softball Coach,
Tekonsha HS, Tekonsha (D)
Bruce
Oosterhouse, Baseball Coach, Kenowa Hills HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Dail Prucka,
Athletic Director, Jefferson HS, Monroe (MIAAA) (B)
Ellen Pugh, Athletic Director,
Ogemaw Heights HS, West Branch (B)
John
Salter, Baseball Coach, Detroit Catholic Central HS, Redford (A)
Dick VanderKamp,
President, MBACA, Christian HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Robert Wright, Athletic Director,
Sand Creek HS, Sand Creek (C)
Betty
Wroubel, Softball Coach, Notre Dame Preparatory School, Pontiac
(B)
(15) Basketball
Thursday, December 7, 2000,
9 AM
Timothy
Baker, Official, Constantine
Dick
Chlebeck, Basketball Coach, Kenowa Hills HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Paul Clark,
Athletic Director, Cheboygan Area HS, Cheboygan (B)
Patricia Domagala, Principal,
St Florian HS, Hamtramck (D)
David
Duncan, Basketball Coach, Cedarville HS, Cedarville (D)
Chris Ervin,
Athletic Director, Carson City-Crystal HS, Carson City (C)
Mike Foster,
Principal, Laingsburg HS, Laingsburg (MASSP) (C)
Leroy Hackley, Official, Jenison
Johnny
Jones, Basketball Coach, Everett HS, Lansing (A)
Paul Marfia, Basketball Coach,
Fennville HS, Fennville (C)
Kathy
McGee, Athletic Director, Luke M Powers Catholic HS, Flint (B)
Brian Miller,
Athletic Director, U Of D Jesuit HS, Detroit (A)
Scott Millin, Principal, Centreville
HS, Centreville (C)
Rick
Mitchell, Athletic Director, Paw Paw HS, Paw Paw (B)
Dale Sage, Athletic Director,
Reese HS, Reese (C)
Randy
Salisbury, Principal, Britton-Macon HS, Britton (D)
Gary Scott, Basketball Coach,
Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
Robert
Shannon, Athletic Director, Cass Technical HS, Detroit (A)
Dan Stolz, Basketball
Coach, Okemos HS, Okemos (A)
Marc
Throop, Athletic Director, Gull Lake HS, Richland (MIAAA) (B)
Patti Tibauldi,
President, BCAM, Traverse City West HS, Traverse City (A)
John Walker,
Basketball Coach, Union HS, Grand Rapids (A)
(20) Lower Peninsula Girls/Boys
Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, September 13, 2000,
9 AM; Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 9 AM
Alice Benefield, Athletic Director,
Lincoln HS, Warren (B)
Rusty
Chatfield, Principal, No Michigan Christian Academy, Burt Lake
(D)
Paul
Clark, Athletic Director, Cheboygan Area HS, Cheboygan (B)
Mike Clear,
Athletic Director, Mason HS, Mason (A)
Roger Cole, Athletic Director,
Alcona Community HS, Lincoln (C)
Ken
Dietz, Athletic Director, Hartford HS, Hartford (C)
Scott Farley, Athletic Director,
Leslie HS, Leslie (C)
Jim
Gilmore, Athletic Director, Tecumseh HS, Tecumseh (B)
Stan Jesky, Athletic Director,
Zeeland HS, Zeeland (A)
Larry
Johnson, Athletic Director, Port Hope Community HS, Port Hope
(D)
Dewayne
Jones, Athletic Director, West Bloomfield HS, West Bloomfield
(A)
Scott
Kemple, Athletic Director, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Brent Lambert,
Athletic Director, Lee HS, Wyoming (C)
Vic Michaels, Supervisor, Detroit
Catholic League, Detroit
Scott
Millin, Principal, Centreville HS, Centreville (C)
Konrad Molter, Athletic Director,
Traverse City West HS, Traverse City (A)
Charles Nichols, Supervisor,
Detroit Public Schools, Detroit
Pete
Olson, Principal, Benzie Central HS, Benzonia (C)
Wayne Partica, Athletic Director,
Marion HS, Marion (D)
Richard
Pauly, Athletic Director, Laker HS, Pigeon (C)
Ellen Pugh, Athletic Director,
Ogemaw Heights HS, West Branch (B)
Ralph
Rice, Athletic Director, Western HS, Parma (B)
Thomas Rodenbaugh, Ath. Dir.,
Port Huron Northern HS, Port Huron (A)
Dale Sage, Athletic Director,
Reese HS, Reese (C)
Jim
Sanford, Athletic Director, Lakeshore HS, Stevensville (B)
Norton Schramm,
Athletic Director, Deckerville Community HS, Deckerville (C)
Al Schrauben,
Athletic Director, St Patrick HS, Portland (D)
Cindy Short, Athletic Director,
Everett HS, Lansing (A)
Suzanne
Stahl, Asst. AD, Northern Michigan Christian HS, McBain (D)
Mike Unger,
Athletic Director, Lutheran HS Westland, Westland (C)
Ken Vallieu, Athletic Director,
Camden-Frontier HS, Camden (D)
Jim
Vidro, Assoc. Director, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids
Jim Watkins,
Athletic Director, Bath HS, Bath (C)
Gary
Zakem, Athletic Director, Cedar Springs HS, Cedar Springs (B)
(35) Board Of Canvassers
Friday,
September 15, 2000, 9:30 AM
Ron
Beegle, Athletic Director, Charlotte HS, Charlotte (B)
Rudy Godefroidt,
Principal, Hemlock HS, Hemlock (B)
Bill
McBeth, Principal, Buchanan HS, Buchanan (C)
Therese Peterson, Superintendent,
Webberville Community HS, Webberville (D)
Tom Tweedy, Principal, Chippewa
Middle School, Okemos
(40) Classification
Wednesday,
January 10, 2001, 1 PM
John
Amend, Athletic Director, Akron-Fairgrove HS, Fairgrove (D)
Jim Dittmer,
Board Member, Mason County Central HS, Ludington (MASB) (C)
Keith Eldred,
Athletic Director, Williamston Middle School, Williamston
Jim Feldkamp, Athletic Director,
4420 Livernois St, Troy (MIAAA)
Dan
Flynn, Teacher/Coach, Escanaba HS, Escanaba (A)
Jim Hilgendorf, Supt. Of Schools,
Johannesburg-Lewiston HS, Johannesburg (C)
Reed Kimball, Principal, Camden-Frontier
HS, Camden (D)
Lillian
Mason, Board Member, Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc (MASB) (A)
Dan McShannock,
Athletic Director, HH Dow HS, Midland (MIAAA) (A)
Ron Moag, Asst. Principal, Grandville
HS, Grandville (MASSP) (A)
Robert
Olsen, Supt. Of Schools, Sturgis HS, Sturgis (MASA) (B)
Jack Postma,
Athletic Director, Unity Christian HS, Hudsonville (MASSP) (B)
Tom Rashid,
Director, Detroit Catholic League, Detroit
Robert Riemersma, Principal,
Manistee HS, Manistee (B)
Roger
Thelen, Supt. Of Schools, Central Montcalm HS, Stanton (MASA)
(B)
(42) Competitive Cheer
Wednesday,
March 21, 2001, 10 AM
Kelly
Bailey, Cheer Coach, Hudson Area HS, Hudson (C)
Jennifer Bingaman, Cheer Coach,
Centreville HS, Centreville (C)
Penny
Burmann, Cheer Coach, Marine City HS, Marine City (B)
Jacquie DeJonge, Cheer Coach,
Christian HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Penny
Grinage-Guy, Cheer Coach, Shelby HS, Shelby (C)
Jack Kramer, Athletic Director,
Houghton Lake HS, Houghton Lake (B)
Sal
Malek, Athletic Director, Ladywood HS, Livonia (A)
Dennis Niles, Cheer Coach, East
Jackson HS, Jackson (MASSP) (C)
Teri
Piette, Cheer Coach, St Agatha HS, Redford (D)
Shane Redshaw, Athletic Director,
Rochester HS, Rochester Hills (A)
David
Riley, Athletic Director, Utica HS, Utica (MIAAA) (A)
Kathy Showers, Cheer Coach,
Mason HS, Mason (A)
Julie
Smith, Cheer Coach, Gull Lake HS, Richland (B)
Jann Stahr, Official, Flat Rock
Stephanie
Stephenson, Official, Caledonia
Barb
Walsh, Cheer Coach, Memphis HS, Memphis (C)
(45) Cross Country/Track &
Field Regulations
Thursday,
January 18, 2001, 9 AM
Gene
Balawajder, Athletic Director, Milford HS, Highland (A)
Ken Bokhoven,
Athletic Director, Christian HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Lewis Clingman, Final Manager,
Grand Rapids (Advisory)
Lafayette
Evans, Supervisor, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit
Jill Evers, C. Country Coach,
Kent City HS, Kent City (C)
Rudy
Godefroidt, Official, Hemlock
Sherman
Greider, C. Country Coach, Bath HS, Bath (C)
Mark Holden, C. Country Coach,
Portland HS, Portland (B)
Charles
Janke, Official, Brooklyn
James
Long, CX/Track Coach, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Brian Macomber,
Final Manager, Comstock Park (Advisory)
Greg Miller, President, MITCA,
Cranbrook Kingswood HS, Bloomfield Hills (B)
Louis Miramonti, Athletic Director,
Shrine HS, Royal Oak (C)
Brad
Prins, C. Country Coach, Rockford HS, Rockford (A)
Pat Richardson, C. Country Coach,
Grass Lake HS, Grass Lake (C)
Fred
Smith, Athletic Director, Comstock HS, Kalamazoo (MIAAA) (B)
Kim Spalsbury,
C. Country Coach, Grand Ledge HS, Grand Ledge (A)
Fred Stage, Athletic Director,
Rapid River HS, Rapid River (D)
Bob
Stark, Cross Country Coach, Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills
(A)
Dave
Wenzel, C. Country Coach, Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
(50) Football
Tuesday, January 23, 2001, 9:30
AM
Tom
Beals, Athletic Director, Parchment HS, Parchment (C)
Wellington Burrell, Athletic
Director, Northwestern HS, Detroit (A)
Chris Ervin, Athletic Director,
Carson City-Crystal HS, Carson City (C)
Jim Feldkamp, Athletic Director,
4420 Livernois Street, Troy (MIAAA)
John
Goddard, Football Coach, Shrine HS, Royal Oak (C)
Bill Hill, Wrestling Coach,
Renaissance HS, Detroit (B)
Bill
Hollenbeck, Football Coach, Glen Lake HS, Maple City (C)
Tim Klein, President,
MFBCA, Roscommon HS, Roscommon (MIAAA) (B)
Karen Leinaar, Athletic Director,
Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
Vincent
Lysaght, Official, Adrian
Richard
Machesky, Assoc. Principal, Utica Stevenson HS, Sterling Heights
(MASSP) (A)
John
Mileski, Football Coach, Gladstone HS, Gladstone (B)
Ralph Munger, Football Coach,
Rockford HS, Rockford (A)
Craig
Nartker, Athletic Director, Allegan HS, Allegan (B)
Chris Nightingale, Football
Coach, Tekonsha HS, Tekonsha (D)
David
Potter, Football Coach, Jefferson HS, Monroe (B)
Robert Riemersma, Principal,
Manistee HS, Manistee (B)
Dale
Sage, Athletic Director, Reese HS, Reese (C)
Bob Santello, Athletic Director,
Detroit Catholic Central HS, Redford (A)
Steve Schleicher, Athletic Director,
L'Anse Creuse North HS, Macomb (A)
Bernard
Thomas, Football Coach, Dowagiac Union HS, Dowagiac (B)
Jim Venia, Athletic
Director, Marysville HS, Marysville (MIAAA) (B)
Jack Wallace, Football Coach,
Fowlerville HS, Fowlerville (B)
(60) Golf
Monday, December 4, 2000, 1
PM
Dennis
Atkinson, Golf Coach, Lake Fenton HS, Fenton (C)
Steve Budzynski, Athletic Director,
Harbor Beach Community HS, Harbor Beach (C)
Cal DeKuiper, Golf Coach, Ludington
HS, Ludington (B)
Roger
Fuller, Golf Coach, Coldwater HS, Coldwater (A)
John Fundukian, Athletic Director,
Novi HS, Novi (MIAAA) (A)
Bill
Hayes, Asst. Prin./Coach, Detroit Catholic Central HS, Redford
(A)
Dave
Jones, Golf Coach, Allegan HS, Allegan (B)
Vicki Kowalski, Golf Coach,
Mercy HS, Farmington Hills (A)
Sharon
Laskowski, Golf Coach, Churchill HS, Livonia (A)
Patricia Murray, Golf Coach,
Northville HS, Northville (A)
Steve
Overweg, Golf Coach, Hamady HS, Flint (MASSP) (C)
Pete Ryan, Athletic Director,
Heritage HS, Saginaw (MIAAA) (A)
Jerry
Shoemaker, Golf Coach, Britton-Macon HS, Deerfield (D)
Peter Solwold,
Golf Coach, Catholic Central HS, Manistee (D)
Matt Taylor, President, MGCA,
Bay City Western HS, Auburn (A)
Dave
Wassink, Golf Coach, Kalamazoo Christian HS, Kalamazoo (C)
Brian Zdanowski,
Athletic Director, Greenville HS, Greenville (A)
(65) Gymnastics
Tuesday, October 3, 2000, 1
PM
John
Cunningham, President, MGCA, Plymouth Canton HS, Canton (A)
Michelle Deltaan,
Gymnastics Coach, Lowell HS, Lowell (A)
Jeff Hartel, Athletic Director,
Cass City HS, Cass City (MASSP) (C)
Deborah
Heck, Official, Highland
Melanie
Miller, Athletic Director, JW Sexton HS, Lansing (MIAAA) (A)
Heather Mroz,
Gymnastics Coach, Fraser HS, Fraser (A)
Mary Ann Ochab, Official, Farmington
Hills
Holly
Scott, Gymnastics Coach, Holt HS, Holt (A)
Nicole See, Gymnastics Coach,
Rockford HS, Rockford (MASSP) (A)
Vicki
Winchell, Gymnastics Coach, Western HS, Parma (B)
(75) Ice Hockey
Tuesday, September 12, 2000,
1:30 PM
Bill
Andrew, Athletic Director, Mona Shores HS, Norton Shores (A)
Ron Baum, Hockey
Coach, East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (A)
Bob Dowd, Athletic Director,
Athens HS, Troy (MASSP) (A)
Dave
Durkin, Hockey Coach, Lapeer East HS, Lapeer (A)
Eric Federico, Athletic Director,
OA Carlson HS, Gibraltar (B)
Keith
Froelich, Athletic Director, Okemos HS, Okemos (A)
Paul Helber, Official, Ann Arbor
Jim Johnson,
Asst. Principal, Troy HS, Troy (MASSP) (A)
Pete Ryan, Athletic Director,
Heritage HS, Saginaw (MIAAA) (A)
Bob
Santello, Athletic Director, Detroit Catholic Central HS, Redford
(A)
Ken
Sherman, Hockey Coach, Sault Area HS, Sault Ste Marie (B)
Andy Weidenbach,
Pres, MIHCA, Cranbrook Kingswood HS, Bloomfield Hills (B)
(85)
Junior High/Middle School
Wednesday, January 17, 2001,
1 PM
William
Chilman, Principal, Meridian JHS, Sanford
Gary Dewey, Teacher, Holland
Christian Middle School, Holland
Keith
Eldred, Athletic Director, Williamston Middle School, Williamston
Paul
Ellinger, Supt. Of Schools, Cheboygan Area HS, Cheboygan (B)
Don Gustafson,
Principal, St Ignace Middle School, St Ignace
Melody Hasselback, Principal,
Bath Middle School, Bath (MASSP)
Steve
Laundra, Principal, Sand Creek JHS, Sand Creek
Bill McLemore, Athletic Director,
Bentley HS, Burton (C)
Tom
Mecsey, Athletic Director, Cranbrook-Kingswood Middle School,
Bloomfield Hills (MIAAA)
Chuck
Salvano, Principal, Lakeshore Middle School, Stevensville
Rick Swilley, Athletic Director,
Faith Christian Academy, Southfield
Dave
Yarbrough, Athletic Director, Walled Lake Consolidated Schls,
Walled Lake
(87) Officials Review
Monday,
September 25, 2000, 9:30 AM
Jock
Ambrose, Athletic Director, East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (A)
Thomas Arsenault,
Officials Assn., Dearborn
Robert
Bennett, Officials Assn., Beulah
Marilyn
Bowker, Officials Assn., Williamston
James
Clement, Officials Assn., 2766 Wexford Drive, Saginaw
Jim Danhoff, Wolverine Conference,
12386 East D Avenue, Richland
John
Ellis, Athletic Director, Pewamo-Westphalia HS, Pewamo (C)
David Fisher,
Officials Assn., Fruitport
Bob
Henry, Athletic Director, Whitmore Lake HS, Whitmore Lake (C)
James Hill,
Officials Assn., Adrian
Cody
Inglis, Athletic Director, Suttons Bay HS, Suttons Bay (C)
John Kirk, Assigner,
Saginaw Valley HS Assn., Flint
Rick
Ledy, Straits Area Conference, La Salle HS, St Ignace (C)
Tom Rashid,
Director, Archdiocese of Detroit, Detroit
David Turley, Officials Assn.,
Stevensville
James
Weiler, Officials Assn., Chassell
(90) Ski
Tuesday, October 24, 2000, 1
PM
Kris
Agnew, Ski Coach, Valley Lutheran HS, Saginaw (C)
Jim Bartlett, Advisory, Nub's
Nob Ski Area, Harbor Springs (Advisory)
Bob Bonetti, Principal, Negaunee
HS, Negaunee (C)
Ken
Brackney, Ski Coach, Fenton HS, Fenton (B)
Dan Costigan, Ski Coach, Detroit
Country Day HS, Beverly Hills (B)
Sue
Dieters, Ski Coach, Rochester HS, Rochester Hills (A)
Jerry Fouch, Athletic Director,
East Grand Rapids HS, Grand Rapids (B)
Brewster McVicker, Ski Coach,
Petoskey HS, Petoskey (B)
Ken
Ranta, Athletic Director, Grand Haven HS, Grand Haven (A)
Kent Reynolds,
Supt. Of Schools, Grayling HS, Grayling (B)
Robert Rhoades, Ski Coach, Brother
Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills (A)
Robert
Riemersma, Principal, Manistee HS, Manistee (B)
John Sonnemann, Athletic Director,
Traverse City Central HS, Traverse City (MIAAA) (A)
Jerry Stanek, President, MSkCA,
Suttons Bay HS, Suttons Bay (C)
Charlie
Zeiter, Ski Coach, Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant (A)
(95) Soccer
Wednesday, February 14, 2001,
10 AM
Bob
Bolinger, President, MSCA, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Brian Burtch,
Faculty Member, Holland HS, Holland (MIAAA) (A)
Scott Evans, Soccer Coach, Allegan
HS, Allegan (B)
Jim
Flore, Soccer Coach, Williamston HS, Williamston (B)
Jim Kimble, Soccer Coach, Adlai
E Stevenson HS, Livonia (A)
Tim
Kluka, Athletic Director, Cabrini HS, Allen Park (C)
Karen Leinaar, Athletic Director,
Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
Jon
Manier, Soccer Coach, West Ottawa HS, Holland (MASSP) (A)
Sue Milner,
Soccer Coach, Houghton Lake HS, Houghton Lake (B)
Chris Orlandi, Soccer Coach,
Chelsea HS, Chelsea (B)
Mark
Prieur, Soccer Coach, Genesee Christian HS, Burton (D)
Dale Prucka,
Athletic Director, Jefferson HS, Monroe (B)
Linda Smith, Official, DeWitt
David
Sutton, Official, Swartz Creek
(110) Swimming
Tuesday, March 20, 2001, 10
AM
Jonathan
Ambrose, Athletic Director, East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (MIAAA)
(A)
Jeff
Backus, Swim Coach, Haslett HS, Haslett (B)
Dennis Bandy, Swim Coach, Southgate
Anderson HS, Southgate (A)
Susan
Barthold, Official, Kentwood
Milton
Briggs, Swim Coach, East Grand Rapids HS, Grand Rapids (B)
John Dudley,
Swim Coach, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (Advisory)
Joel Eddy, Swim
Coach, Michigan State University, East Lansing (Advisory)
MaryAnn Egnatuk,
Swim Coach, Albion HS, Albion (C)
Lafayette
Evans, Supervisor, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit
Liz Hill, Swim Coach, Pioneer
HS, Ann Arbor (A)
Jude
Johnson, Swim Coach, Owosso HS, Owosso (A)
Mark Lambert, Swim Coach, University
Of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Advisory)
Jim
Lawrence, President, MSmCA, Trenton HS, Trenton (A)
Chuck Lendrum, Swim Coach, Bridgman
HS, Bridgman (C)
Patrick
Low, Swim Coach, Jonesville HS, Jonesville (MASSP) (C)
Deb McAlpin,
Swim Coach, Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant (A)
Al Merian, Swim Coach, Troy
HS, Troy (A)
Ellen
Pugh, Athletic Director, Ogemaw Heights HS, West Branch (B)
Kim Rector,
Swim Coach, Erie-Mason HS, Erie (C)
Cali
Sackrider, Swim Coach, St Johns HS, St Johns (A)
Jon Shears, Swim Coach, Holland
HS, Holland (A)
Barb
Switalski, Swim Coach, Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
Douglas Thorne, Swim Coach,
South Haven HS, South Haven (B)
Mike
Venos, Swim Coach, Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills (A)
(115) Tennis
Tuesday, January 09, 2001, 10
AM
Susan
Bailey, Tennis Coach, DeWitt HS, DeWitt (B)
Steve Beyer, Tennis Coach, Boyne
City HS, Boyne City (C)
Tim
Coleman, President, MTeCA, Woodhaven HS, Brownstown (A)
Timon Corwin,
Tournament Manager, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo (Advisory)
Sally Eichorn,
Tennis Coach, Ithaca HS, Ithaca (C)
Jan
Esper, Tennis Coach, Lahser HS, Bloomfield Hills (A)
Dave Foster, Tournament Manager,
Midland Community Tennis Center, Midland (Advisory)
Eric Gajar, Tennis Coach, Greenhills
HS, Ann Arbor (C)
Dene
Hadden, Principal, South Haven HS, South Haven (MASSP) (B)
Judy Hehs, Tennis
Coach, Academy Of The Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills (C)
Russ Hicks,
Tennis Coach, Eaton Rapids HS, Eaton Rapids (A)
Mary Horrigan, Tennis Coach,
St Francis HS, Traverse City (C)
Rhonda
Jastrzembowski, Tennis Coach, Chesaning HS, Chesaning (B)
Rich Kimball,
Athletic Director, Northwest HS, Jackson (B)
Barb Myler, Tennis Coach, Shrine
HS, Royal Oak (C)
Curtis
Partee, Tennis Coach, Dowagiac Union HS, Dowagiac (B)
Pam Porter, Tennis Coach, Lakeshore
HS, Stevensville (B)
Bob
Quinn, Tennis Coach, Heritage HS, Saginaw (A)
Ken Semelsberger, Athletic Director,
Port Huron HS, Port Huron (MIAAA) (A)
Greg Stauffer, Tennis Coach,
East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (A)
Jim
VanZandt, Tournament Manager, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo (Advisory)
Mark Walters,
Tennis Coach, Grant HS, Grant (B)
Larry
Wegener, Athletic Director, Central HS, Battle Creek (A)
Greg Wieman,
Tennis Coach, North Muskegon HS, North Muskegon (C)
Clarence Wynn, Tennis Coach,
Cass Technical HS, Detroit (A)
(120) Boys Tennis Seeding
Wednesday,
May 23, 2001, 3 PM; Thursday, May 24, 2001, 8 AM
Warren Block, Tennis Coach,
Athens HS, Athens (C)
Gary
Ellis, Tennis Coach, Allegan HS, Allegan (B)
Jeff Newingham, Tennis Coach,
Garber HS, Essexville (B)
Elliott
Pearce, Tennis Coach, Forest Hills Central HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Jim Powers,
Tennis Coach, Okemos HS, Okemos (A)
Ralph
Tramontini, Tennis Coach, Petoskey HS, Petoskey (B)
Bob Wood, Athletic Director,
University Liggett HS, Grosse Pointe Woods (C)
(125) Girls Tennis Seeding
Monday,
October 16, 2000, 3 PM; Tuesday, October 17, 2000 8 AM
Nancy Brissette,
Tennis Coach, Garber HS, Essexville (B)
Glenn Corey, Tennis Coach, Troy
HS, Troy (A)
Gary
Ellis, Tennis Coach, Allegan HS, Allegan (B)
Al Inkala, Tennis Coach, Okemos
HS, Okemos (A)
Barb
Myler, Tennis Coach, Shrine HS, Royal Oak (C)
John Shade, Tennis Coach, Grosse
Ile HS, Grosse Ile (B)
Dwayne
Teusink, Tennis Coach, Holland HS, Holland (A)
(140) Volleyball
Tuesday,
November 14, 2000, 9:30 AM
Sarah
Baca, Asst. Principal, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Karel Bailey,
Volleyball Coach, North Muskegon HS, North Muskegon (C)
Brooke Ballee,
Asst. Principal, Orchard View HS, Muskegon (MASSP) (B)
Charmaine Balsillie,
Athletic Director, Whitmore Lake HS, Whitmore Lake (C)
Sheila Bragg,
Volleyball Coach, Portland HS, Portland (B)
Steve Budzynski, Athletic Director,
Harbor Beach Community HS, Harbor Beach (C)
Dale Carney, Volleyball Coach,
Northwest HS, Jackson (B)
Paula
Davidson, Athletic Director, Peck Community HS, Peck (D)
Diana Davis,
Asst. Principal, Lakeshore HS, Stevensville (B)
Teresa Erspamer, Volleyball
Coach, Greenville HS, Greenville (A)
Chris
Genter, Volleyball Coach, Dansville HS, Dansville (C)
Dene Hadden, Principal, South
Haven HS, South Haven (MASSP) (B)
Joe
Hamilton, Athletic Director, Airport HS, Carleton (B)
Sue Heinzman, Athletic Director,
Plymouth Canton HS, Canton (A)
Barry
Hobrla, Athletic Director, Lowell HS, Lowell (A)
Jamie Ianni, Volleyball Coach,
Okemos HS, Okemos (A)
Jean
Jandron, Volleyball Coach, Westwood HS, Ishpeming (C)
Jean LaClair, Athletic Director,
Bronson HS, Bronson (C)
Karen
Leinaar, Athletic Director, Gaylord HS, Gaylord (MIAAA) (A)
Nancy Malinowski,
Athletic Director, Mercy HS, Farmington Hills (A)
Jodi Manore, President, MVBCA,
Bedford HS, Temperance (A)
Vic
Michaels, Supervisor, Detroit Catholic League, Detroit
Kelly Neu, Volleyball Coach,
Traverse City West HS, Traverse City (A)
Edie Pearsall, Volleyball Coach,
Petoskey HS, Petoskey (B)
Suzanne
Stahl, Volleyball Coach, Northern Michigan Christian HS, Mc Bain
(D)
(142) Volleyball Site Selection
Wednesday,
September 06, 2000, 9:30 AM
Ken
Fletcher, Athletic Director, Kalamazoo Christian HS, Kalamazoo
(C)
Jerry
Fouch, Athletic Director, East Grand Rapids HS, Grand Rapids (B)
Joe Hamilton,
Athletic Director, Airport HS, Carleton (B)
Carl Latora, Athletic Director,
Portage Northern HS, Portage (A)
Karen
Leinaar, Athletic Director, Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
Barry Markhart, Athletic Director,
Ionia HS, Ionia (B)
Harry
Marok, Athletic Director, Adrian HS, Adrian (A)
Vic Michaels, Supervisor, Detroit
Catholic League, Detroit
Matt
Miller, Athletic Director, Mio-Au Sable HS, Mio (C)
Mike Rea, Athletic Director,
Kingston HS, Kingston (D)
Teri
Reyburn, Athletic Director, DeWitt HS, DeWitt (B)
Pete Ryan, Athletic Director,
Heritage HS, Saginaw (A)
Don
Sandborn, Athletic Director, Atherton HS, Burton (C)
Jan Sander, Athletic Director,
Warren Woods-Tower HS, Warren (B)
John
Sonnemann, Athletic Director, Traverse City Central HS, Traverse
City (A)
Suzanne
Stahl, Volleyball Coach, Northern Michigan Christian HS, Mc Bain
(D)
Mark
Thomas, Athletic Director, Northview HS, Grand Rapids (A)
Marc Throop,
Athletic Director, Gull Lake HS, Richland (B)
Travis VanBemmel, Athletic Director,
Covenant Christian HS, Grand Rapids (C)
Mike Watson, Athletic Director,
Ashley HS, Ashley (D)
John
Wilcox, Athletic Director, St Johns HS, St Johns (A)
(150) Wrestling
Wednesday, January 31, 2001
9:30 AM
Ray
Arthur, Wrestling Coach, Petoskey HS, Petoskey (B)
Pat Boyd, Wrestling Coach, Mt
Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant (A)
Larry
Boyer, Athletic Director, Pennfield HS, Battle Creek (B)
Dave Chrisinske,
Athletic Director, Allendale HS, Allendale (C)
Mark Cooper, Wrestling Coach,
Mayville HS, Mayville (C)
Eric
Federico, Asst. Principal, OA Carlson HS, Gibraltar (B)
Mike Garvey,
Athletic Director, Delton Kellogg HS, Delton (MIAAA) (B)
Joe Johnson,
Wrestling Coach, Flint Southwestern Academy, Flint (B)
John Kavanagh,
Athletic Director, Notre Dame Preparatory School, Pontiac (B)
Bart Kruse,
Wrestling Coach, St Joseph HS, St Joseph (B)
Tom Muir, Wrestling Coach, Grand
Ledge HS, Grand Ledge (A)
Craig
Nartker, Athletic Director, Allegan HS, Allegan (B)
Mike Rodriquez, Wrestling Coach,
Detroit Catholic Central HS, Redford (A)
Bruce Romick, Wrestling Coach,
Kingsford HS, Kingsford (B)
Robert
Rood, Principal, Marine City HS, Marine City (MASSP) (B)
Chuck Rubino,
Wrestling Coach, Dowagiac Union HS, Dowagiac (B)
Charles Schankin, Principal,
Dundee HS, Dundee (C)
Tony
Silveri, Wrestling Coach, Pine River Area HS, Leroy (C)
Dan Slee, Official,
Ann Arbor
Rick
Smith, Wrestling Coach, East Kentwood HS, Kentwood (A)
Jim Stallings,
Wrestling Coach, Trenton HS, Trenton (A)
Todd Stern, Wrestling Coach,
Leslie HS, Leslie (C)
Dennis
Storrs, President, MIWCA, Goodrich HS, Goodrich (B)
Jim Sullivan, Wrestling Coach,
Galesburg-Augusta HS, Galesburg (C)
Chris
Wittenbach, Wrestling Coach, Clinton HS, Clinton (C)
Brian Zdanowski, Athletic Director,
Greenville HS, Greenville (A)
(200) Track & Field Site
Selection
Friday,
January 12, 2001, 9 AM
Ron
Allen, Athletic Director, West Ottawa HS, Holland (A)
Gene Balawajder, Ath. Dir.,
2364 S Milford Rd, Highland
Phil
Bedford, Dir. Of Athletics, Midland Public Schools, Midland
Kevin Behmer, Track Coach, Huron
HS, Ann Arbor (A)
Steve
Bierstetel, Athletic Director, Fowlerville HS, Fowlerville (B)
Fred Bowers,
Principal, Waldron HS, Waldron (D)
Cecil
Burch, Track Coach, Pine River Area HS, Leroy (C)
Ernie Carter, Track Coach, Midland
HS, Midland (A)
Pat
Clarke, Track Coach, Chelsea HS, Chelsea (B)
Scott Cuthrell, Track Coach,
Cass City HS, Cass City (C)
Dave
DeCou, Athletic Director, Marcellus HS, Marcellus (C)
Clare Girard, Track Coach, Gabriel
Richard HS, Riverview (B)
Greg
Glover, Track Coach, Webberville Community HS, Webberville (D)
Rudy Godefroidt,
Principal, Hemlock HS, Hemlock (B)
Eric
Gohlke, Athletic Director, St Joseph HS, St Joseph (B)
Sherman Greider,
Track Coach, Bath HS, Bath (C)
Ken
Herman, Track Coach, Cheboygan Area HS, Cheboygan (B)
Barry Hobrla, Athletic Director,
Lowell HS, Lowell (A)
Christine
Kelly, Track Coach, Tawas Area HS, Tawas City (B)
Phil Langford, Track Coach,
University Liggett HS, Grosse Pointe Woods (C)
James Long, Track Coach, Kalamazoo
Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Ryan
Pfahler, Athletic Director, Sparta HS, Sparta (B)
Pat Richardson, Athletic Director,
Grass Lake HS, Grass Lake (C)
Ernest
Sciullo, Athletic Director, Sterling Heights HS, Sterling Heights
(A)
Frank
Sipes, TR & FD Coach, Lawton HS, Lawton (C)
Kim Spalsbury, Track Coach,
Grand Ledge HS, Grand Ledge (A)
Jim
Vidro, Assoc. Director, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids
Dave
Wenzel, Track Coach, Gaylord HS, Gaylord (A)
(240) Track & Field Standards
Wednesday,
December 06, 2000, 9 AM
Rudy
Godefroidt, Principal, Hemlock HS, Hemlock (B)
Sherman Greider, Track Coach,
Bath HS, Bath (C)
James
Long, Track Coach, Kalamazoo Central HS, Kalamazoo (A)
Paul Nilsson,
Track Coach, Williamston HS, Williamston (B)
John Quiring, Track Coach, Okemos
HS, Okemos (A)
John
Rowan, Track Coach, Haslett HS, Haslett (B)
Kim Spalsbury, Track Coach,
Grand Ledge HS, Grand Ledge (A)
Mike
Unger, Athletic Director, Lutheran HS Westland, Westland (C)
2001 NFHS Rules Revisions
COMPETITIVE CHEER
1-3
DISMOUNTS
Art.
1 Dismounts - The release of a top person to a landing in a cradle
or on the performing surface
Art. 2 Cradle-Catch - A cradle
catch occurs when the catcher(s), with palms up, catches the top
person in a face-up position, by placing one arm under the back
and the other under the thighs of the top person. A cradle-catch
is considered the end of a stunt
Art. 3 Backward Dismount - A
dismount in which top person drops backward to catchers who are
behind the base(s).
Rationale:
New section added to expand clarification of dismounts
2-2
PARTICIPANT APPAREL/ACCESSORIES
Art. 2 - The appropriate length
means the nails are not visible beyond the end of the fingers
when viewed from the top of the hand
Art. 4 - Apparel/Accessories
shall be appropriate for the activity involved.
Art. 5 - Glitter shall not be
on the hair, face, body, uniform or costume.
Rationale: Reinforce that no
glitter means no glitter.
2-4-4
Art. 1 - Spotters are required
until stunt, mount, pyramid, toss, tumbling skill are mastered.
Art.
2 - An inattentive person is not considered a spotter.
Art.
3 - A spotter must be in the proper position to prevent injuries.
A spotter's torso cannot be under a stunt.
Art. 4 - A person is not considered
a spotter if the hand position includes:
a) grabbing the sole of the
top foot of the top person, or
b) grabbing the hand (s) of
the base(s) beneath the top person's foot
Art. 5 - A spotter is required
for stunts in which the supporting arm(s)........
Rationale: Choreograph moves
that require cooperation and attentiveness among spotters.
2-6-11
A flip
from a mount, toss, pop or pitch is not permitted.
Rationale: Support language
and terms within the body of the rule.
2-12
Bases may not move during any
dismount except for safety purposes.
Rationale: Clarify that a team
may not choreograph movement during a stunt.
3-6 DISMOUNTS
Art. 2 - Dismounts from multi-base
stunts to a cradle, shall be cradled by at least two catchers
and have a separate head and shoulder spotter. (2-6-6)
Art.
3 - On backward dismounts, [catchers are not original base (s)].
The readiness of everyone to be involved must be verified before
the dismount is initiated. (2-6-8)
Backward dismounts to a cradle
shall have at least two catchers and a separate head and shoulder
spotter. Following the pop (not toss) to release the top person,
no skill (i.e., toe).
Art.
7 - No skill (i.e., toe-touch, twist, etc.) without constant hand-to-hand
contact shall be performed prior to landing on the performance
surface. Skill may be performed to a cradle, except on backward
dismount. (2-6-8)
GIRLS GYMNASTICS
Rule 1
Directly Connected: For a series to be considered "directly
connected," no step is permitted between the two-foot landing
and the next skill.
Rationale:
Consistent with current judging practices at all levels.
4-1-2C
Composition: Deleted up to 0.1 deductions for low level of difficulty
in combinations and connection. Combined the deductions for lack
of new or unusual combinations of skills and uniqueness in choreography
into one deduction of up to 0.1. Increased back-to-back superiors
to 0.2 each.
Rationale:
Decreased subjectivity of deductions for difficulty of combinations
and connections under Composition. Also, most gymnasts without
back-to-back superiors currently are losing 0.2 for low level
of difficulty in combinations and connections.
4-1-2E(2)
Bonus is not awarded a routine performed to the ultimate in technique
and execution (0.5 or less in execution deductions) unless all
difficulty and event requirements are met.
Rationale: Bonus for an ultimate
routine should not be given for a routine which does not meet
minimum requirements.
7-1-1
Note The rails
shall be constructed of fiberglass which is properly cove. A manufactured
height adapter may be used according to manufacturer's instructions.
Rationale:
A note in the rules stated that 2000 was the year the fiberglass
rails would be required. Safe accommodation for the taller gymnast.
Currently, some coaches are tightening bars in a position which
will not lock.
7-4 Clear hip to handstand, with
or without Þ turn = HS, clear hip to handstand with 1/1
turn = BHS; back giant with Þ turn = BHS; underswing or
sole circle on HB to front salto dismount = BHS; all flyaway dismounts
without a twist = S; all flyaway dismounts with Þ or 1/1
twist = HS; long hang swing to inward front salto with 1/1 twist
dismount = BHS; Deltchev dismount with or without additional Þ
twist = HS
Rationale:
Better progression of difficulties.
8-3-4h
There shall be a 0.1 deduction for each STOP in a beam routine.
Rationale:
All stops which are not choreographed poses should receive a deduction
under execution. Makes it clearer that poses are not stops which
are a deduction.
8-4 Headstand mount = M; jump 1/1
twist mount = BHS; stag, split, or straddle jump/leap (150°
split) with 1/1 twist = BHS; straight-body jump, 1 Þ twist
= BHS; series of superior leaps/jumps (not including the mount)
= HS; back handspring directly connected to a salto = HS; front
layout salto dismount with or without Þ twist = HS.
Rationale:
Better progression of difficulties.
9-4
Tumbling series requirement on beam must be skills of difficulty.
Rationale:
When a difficulty skill/series is performed for a third time,
it will not be allowed to count as an event requirement.
9-1-3
Full turn with 180° split throughout = S; cartwheel = M; front
salto to valdez position = M
Rationale: Better progression
of difficulties.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
4-2-3 Delete:
"It is recommended that a 2-inch number be placed on the
sleeve near the shoulder seam."
Rationale: Schools who add additional
numbers because of the recommendation have additional expenses.
Most schools do not have numbers on the sleeves.
5-7-3 During
the game each line judge shall assist the referee and umpire by:
f.
communicate with the referee when asked, when the ball touches
the ceiling or overhead obstruction, if out of the view of the
officials
g.
communicate with the referee when asked, 'ball in-bounds' when
it lands near any area for which the line judge is responsible.
Rationale:
Although the referee is ultimately responsible for ball handling
calls, attentive line judges may assist when asked to do so by
the referee.
5-7-4 The use of flags by line judges
is optional.
Rationale:
The signal of the line judge can be seen clearly if flags are
used to signal.
9-4-1
A contact is
any touch of the ball by a player (excluding the player's loose
hair)
Rationale:
The point of emphasis makes it clear that we are talking about
loose hair, not the top knot of a ponytail or other hair near
the scalp.
9-4-8-b
Multiple contacts
are permitted on any first team hit, whether or not the ball is
touched by the block, provided there is no finger action.
Rationale: This rule change
has received support on recent surveys, and is consistent with
trends in other rule codes.
Editorial Change
3-2-1
...The ball shall be spherical with a laceless molded cover of
12 or more white pieces of genuine or simulated smooth leather
(not suede). It shall measure at least 25 inches but no more than
27 inches in circumference, with a weight of 9-10 ounces when
inflated with 4.3-4.6 pounds per square inch of air pressure.
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GIRLS GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE MEETING
East Lansing,
October 3, 2000
The
2000 MHSAA Gymnastics Committee met to determine the 2000-01 Regional
Qualifying scores and review correspondence received by the MHSAA
since the 1999-2000 season. In addition, Regional and Final sites,
dates and times were established along with a review of the criteria
for determining Division I gymnasts. The minutes reflect all topics
that were discussed.
MHSAA TOURNAMENT SITES, DATES
AND TIMES
Regionals
- Saturday, March 3, 2001
Region 1 - Lowell - noon
Region 2 - Canton-10 a.m.
Region 3 - Troy - Athens-10
a.m.
Region
4 - Hartland - 10 a.m.
LP Finals
- Rockford High School, Friday, March 9, 2001 at 4 p.m. and Saturday,
March 10, 2001 at 11 a.m.
UP Finals
- Gladstone High School, Saturday, March 3, 2001 (as long as at
least five schools enter)
QUALIFYING SCORES
The
committee reviewed the 2000 Regional scores in each event paying
special attention to numbers of competitors who did not earn at
least the qualifying score in each event. Along with this information
committee members discussed changes in the National Federation
gymnastic rules for 2000-01 season and how it may effect the ability
of gymnastics to earn the current qualifying scores. Based on
the information gathered and discussion, the committee decided
to leave the event and team qualifying scores the same as last
season. They are as follows:
Vault - 7.7 Bars - 7.0
Beam 7.4 Floor Exercise - 7.9
The team qualifying score has
been raised to 118.0.
SCRIMMAGE REGULATION REVIEW
Each
MHSAA sport committee was requested to review the current scrimmage
regulation and discuss any changes it felt should be forwarded
to the Representative Council. The gymnastics committee had no
desire to suggest changes; based on their collective input, gymnastics
teams at the very most use two scrimmage dates.
REGIONAL ASSIGNMENT REVIEW
The
committee reviewed the school assignments to Regionals at the
request of a coach whose team is assigned to the western most
region of the state.
The
committee reviewed geography, numbers of teams assigned and numbers
of participants who actually compete. Committee members raised
the issue that the actual number of participants cannot be predetermined
because all gymnasts must meet a qualifying score or teams must
meet a qualifying team score in order to compete. There was no
desire to change Regional assignments.
LP FINAL TOURNAMENT
PROCEDURES
Beginning with the 2001 LP Finals
one additional team will qualify for team competition held on
Friday of the two day event. This team will be determined once
all Regional scores are submitted to the MHSAA on the Saturday
of Regional competition. The team will be the best fourth place
team score and it must be above 140.0. The following procedure
will be developed:
1. All Regional hosts must e-mail
or fax their results to the MHSAA on Saturday, the day of the
event.
2.
Once scores are received MHSAA staff will place on the web by
the next day, the name of the team, coach and score, that will
advance to the Team Finals competition.
3. That school will also receive
a similar announcement in writing as well as the Final tournament
host.
Second-Day Admission for Non-Competing
Gymnasts - Coaches
will be given a pass for Saturday admission. Any non-competitors
of a team which has gymnasts competing on Saturday will be able
to enter the tournament free of charge with the coach.
DIVISION I AND II GYMNASTS
The
criteria for determining who competes in Division I and II is
as follows:
* A gymnast who has EVER competed
in a non-school competition at the USAG Level 9 or above, USAIGC
- Intermediate Optional Level or the USAIGC Open Optional Level,
or Y Program at Level 9 or competed in the AAU-Michigan qualifying
meet judged at Level 9.
OR
*
A gymnast who has competed in USAG Optional 8 or USAIGC Developmental
Optional Level or Level 8 equivalent Y Program since Jan. 1, 1999.
ITEMS DISCUSSED BUT NOT
FORWARDED TO
REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL
1.
Qualify 10 gymnasts per event at Regionals to Finals to make-up
for gymnasts who qualify but do not enter Finals competition.
2.
Ask members of the Michigan High School Interscholastic Gymnastic
Coaches and Judges Association (MHSGCJA) to discuss whether gymnasts
should be allowed to compete at Regionals if they know they will
not compete at Finals. In addition, what methods could be used
to insure gymnasts an entry at Finals if gymnasts do compete at
Regionals knowing they will not compete at Finals. The MHSGCJA
board will report its findings to the MHSAA Gymnastics Committee.
GYMNASTICS RULES MEETING POINTS
OF EMPHASIS
1.
Urge all coaches to have a method to determine each of their gymnasts
division for MHSAA Competition.
2. Discuss with coaches the
issues surrounding regional competitors who will knowingly earn
medals and do not intend to compete at the Finals.
3. Remind judges of the requirement
of attendance at a judging clinic in order to be considered for
MHSAA Regional and Final judging assignments.n
FOOTBALL
OFFICIALS ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE East Lansing, September 28, 2000
The
Committee was presented with the entire list of approved officials
in Football who had completed availability forms at the MHSAA
rules meetings in the fall. A list of officials who were recommended
by leagues, and nominated by officials associations were also
provided for review by each zone committee. Assignments were made
for the playoffs on the basis of the availability of the officials
and the criteria outlined in the Officials Guidebook.
RATINGS
Specific rating standards as
published in the Officials Guidebook were used in the selection
process. Minimal ratings required included 2.1 for Semifinal and
Final officials and 2.5 for Pre-District, District and Regional
officials. Officials recommended by two or more leagues/conferences
and/or officials associations were qualified to the next rating
level.
OFFICIALS
AVAILABILITY
Approximately
1,217 officials indicated their availability for the Football
playoff games. Of this number 80 officials were assigned to Semifinals;
and 40 officials were assigned to the Finals. Crews available
for the Pre-District, District and Regional playoff games totaled
201. Crew assignments included over 100 crews assigned to Pre-District
(128 games), District (64 games), Regional (32 games). Nearly
1,000 officials are involved in this year's playoffs. n
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
East Lansing, September 6, 2000
After
the welcome and introductions, the committee was reminded of its
responsibility and reviewed the accepted criteria for selecting
the 2001 hosts for MHSAA Girls Volleyball Tournament contests
involving Lower Peninsula schools. The Upper Peninsula Athletic
Committee will select sites for sites affecting the Upper Peninsula
school assignments.
DRAWINGS
Drawings were conducted for
District qualifiers to Regional Tournament competition as well
as Semifinal bracket placement in all classes.
Four Team Regional:
Tournament
Advance Master Draw
Highest District No. vs.
Lowest District No.
2nd Lowest District No.
vs. 2nd Highest District
No.
ATTENDANCE
A report
was given on attendance at the 2000 District sites. Out of 128
Districts, 70 Districts had fewer than 200 people in attendance.
The largest crowd at a District for 2000 was 460 and the smallest
crowd had 10 in attendance.
The
committee then selected Quarterfinal, District and Regional centers
in all classes except schools located in the Upper Peninsula.
DISCUSSION
Discussion was presented regarding
Representative Council action concerning selection of officials
for the District level of the 2001 Girls Volleyball Tournament.
The District tournament Manager will once again secure officials
for their tournament. n
East Lansing, September 12, 2000
The
2000-01 Ice Hockey Committee met for the purpose of reviewing
the status of high school hockey and the MHSAA tournament series
as well as to review rules changes and select tournament sites.
NEW SCHOOL ORIENTATION
The
committee discussed the success of the New School Orientation
Meeting held earlier that day. Ten of thirteen schools who will
be sponsoring ice hockey for the first time in the 2000-01 school
year were present for the three-hour meeting.
Dave Durkin of Flint and Eric
Federico of Gibraltar Carlson represented tournament and school
administration, while Ron Baum of East Kentwood and Andy Weidenbach
of Kingswood-Cranbrook addressed coaching concerns and Steve Winn
of the Flint Hockey Officials Association defined differences
in rules between various levels of hockey.
DIVISIONAL FORMAT
The
committee reviewed the 2000 three-division format and unanimously
affirmed the success of hockey tournaments. With 13 new schools
added to the 2001 tournament, 145 schools will be assigned to
Regional Tournaments.
NFHS RULES CHANGES
The
committee reviewed 2000-01 National Federation hockey rules changes
and approved seven MHSAA rules meeting sites for October. Officials
wishing to work the MHSAA Hockey Tournament must attend a rules
meeting this fall.
SCRIMMAGE
RULE
The
MHSAA Scrimmage rule for ice hockey was reviewed. Currently, schools
are allowed two pre-season scrimmages and cannot participate in
a scrimmage with another team once the regular season begins.
The
committee unanimously agreed to recommend changing the scrimmage
rule to allow schools the option of playing two pre-season scrimmages,
or, instead, playing one pre-season and one in-season scrimmage
beginning with the 2001 season.
MERCY RULE
Point Differential Rule (Mercy
Rule) - The committee discussed the confusion that often arises
concerning the use of point differential regulations because the
National Federation rules book allows both a running clock or
point differential procedure.
By unanimous vote the committee
made the following recommendation: During the first and second
periods a running clock will be used when a team leads by 10 or
more goals. After two periods of play or anytime during the third
period the game will be terminated when a team leads by ten goals.
The
recommendation is to include all regular season games and all
levels of the MHSAA tournament, including Regionals, Quarterfinals,
Semifinals and Final games. The committee also expressed concern
over the use of the term "Mercy Rule" and recommended
that all reference in MHSAA publications for all sports be renamed
"Point Differential Rule".
2001 TOURNAMENT DATES
Tuesday, March
6 - Division 2 Quarterfinals
Wednesday,
March 7 - Divisions 1 & 3 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 - Division
2 Semifinals
Friday,
March 9 - Divisions 1 & 3 Semifinals
Saturday, March 10 - Final Games
-
11
a.m. - Division 2
3
p.m. - Division 3
7
p.m. - Division 1
Regional Sites for 2001
Division
1 - Grandville,
Grand Ledge, Dearborn, Redford Union, Royal Oak-Kimball, Flint-IMA,
Traverse City Central and Marquette.
Division 2
- Grand Rapids Public Schools, Sault Ste. Marie-Sault Area, Kalamazoo
Central, Novi, Grosse Pointe South, Riverview-Gabriel Richard,
Flint-IMA, Saginaw-Heritage and
Division 3
- Gaylord, East Grand Rapids, Allen Park-Cabrini, River Rouge,
Kingswood Cranbrook, Flint-IMA (2) and Houghton.
Quarterfinal Sites for 2001
Division
1 - East Kentwood,
Ann Arbor-Pioneer, Flint-IMA and Traverse City Central.
Division
2 - Forest Hills
Central, Okemos, Wyandotte-Roosevelt and Flint- IMA.
Division 3
- Big Rapids, Allen Park-Cabrini, Flint-IMA and Gaylord.
Semifinal Draw: QF 1 vs QF 2; QF 3 vs QF 4
DISCUSSION
ITEMS
Discussion
items included a submitted proposal from a member school coach
to rotate pairings at the Quarterfinal level on an annual basis.
The
committee unanimously agreed to continue the present geographical
matchups at the Quarterfinal level inasmuch as that is consistent
with MHSAA policy for all sports.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL
1.
Change the scrimmage rule to allow schools the option of playing
two preseason scrimmages, or, instead, playing one preseason and
one in-season scrimmage beginning with the 2001 season (unanimous).
2.
During the first and second periods a running clock will be used
when a team leads by 10 or more goals. After two periods of play
or anytime during the third period the game will be terminated
when a team leads by 10 goals.
The recommendation is to include
all regular-season games and all levels of the MHSAA tournament,
including Regionals, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final games
(unanimous).
3.
Replace the term "Mercy Rule," recommending that all
reference in MHSAA publications for all sports be renamed "Point
Differential Rule" (unanimous). n
PALM CARDS DISTRIBUTED TO HELP SCHOOLS
IDENTIFY CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS The Brain Injury Association
of Michigan has made a donation to Michigan High School Athletic
Association member high school and junior/middle school that will
help coaches and trainers identify athletes who are suspected
of sustaining a concussion during practice or competition.
In September, 20,000 sports
concussion cards were distributed to MHSAA member schools. The
cards provide sideline evaluation guidelines, as well as recommendations
of when to allow the athlete to return to play when a concussion
is suspected or has occurred.
"The Brain Injury Association
of Michigan is committed to reducing the number of concussions,
also known as a mild brain injury," said Joseph Richert,
chairman of the Brain Injury Association. "We are pleased
with MHSAA's recognition of the seriousness of concussion injuries
and its desire to educate coaches."
"The MHSAA has become increasingly
concerned with the numbers of athletes at all levels of competition
that sustain a concussion," said MHSAA communications director
John Johnson. "Earlier this year, we made a commitment to
increase the knowledge of our member schools' coaches and staff
about how they can recognize this type of injury and its seriousness."
An
estimated 300,000 cases of traumatic brain injury occur each year
in sports and recreational settings. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, some 500 deaths annually result
from sports-related head trauma; most of these occur among 15
- 24 year olds. Dr. Edward Wojtys, team physician for the University
of Michigan Athletic Department commented, "Most concussions
are minor, causing short-lived symptoms that clear up pretty quickly.
The real danger with some minor concussions is that they can make
the brain and nervous system susceptible to another blow - if
it comes along ­ that can cause the nervous system to deteriorate
rapidly."
Wojtys
stressed the need for parents, coaches and trainers to know the
basic signs of concussion. He said the use of a simple sideline
evaluation that tests an injured athlete's memory, which is a
good indicator because memory is particularly sensitive to alterations
in brain function. If a player cannot pass the evaluation, he/she
should be sidelined.
Richert
added, "Use of these sports concussion cards will give all
high school and junior middle school coaches and trainers in Michigan
a tool to make such a sideline evaluation"
For more information about the
Brain Injury Association of Michigan, contact Michael Dabbs at
810/229-5880. Parties wishing to order palm cards can call 800/321-7037.
n
GIRLS BASKETBALL OFFICIALS ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
East Lansing, October 5, 2000
The
Committee was presented with the entire list of approved officials
in Girls Basketball who had completed availability forms at the
MHSAA rules meetings in the fall. Assignments were made for the
tournament on the basis of recommendations and availability of
the officials.
RATINGS
Minimal ratings required for
consideration were 2.1 for Final officials; 2.5 for Semifinal
and Quarterfinal officials; 2.7 for Regional and District officials.
Officials recommended by one or more leagues/conferences and/or
officials associations were qualified to be considered for the
next higher tournament level.
TOURNAMENT INVITATIONS
Officials
are assigned to work only one game per day in any tournament competition.
The District, Regional and First-Round Management were sent copies
of Official Response Forms for those officials assigned to their
site. At Regional Tournaments, officials are assigned to work
one game of the three available.
OFFICIALS AVAILABILITY
Seven-hundred
forty-four (744) officials indicated their availability for Tournament
assignments. Of this number, 598 were assigned to the Districts.
Regional assignments for officials this year totaled 192 for the
Lower Peninsula. Fifty-one (51) officials were selected to work
the Quarterfinal games. Twenty-Four (24) Semifinal officials and
12 Final officials were selected for the Championship Games. n
OFFICIALS REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
East Lansing,
September 25, 2000
INTRODUCTIONS
Following
introductions and completion of attendance forms, the Officials
Review Committee was addressed by Executive Director Jack Roberts,
who thanked the committee for their participation and provided
some history which resulted in the Officials Review Committee
becoming a standing committee. The years prior to 2000, the Officials
Review Committee met as an ad hoc committee. Because they had
contributed considerable information to the Representative Council
to promote officiating, it was determined that the committee would
be given permanent status.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
The
assistant director began the meeting by discussing the terms of
appointment for each of the committee members. In the first year,
eight of the members will serve one year terms and henceforth
all members will serve two year terms. The result will be that
one half of the committee will annually depart while new members
are added. This committee is unusual in the fact that only those
nominated by Approved Associations or recognized
MHSAA Leagues or Conferences may serve on the committee.
Annually nominations are sought from the appropriate entity to
fill the open positions for the following year. It was suggested
by the assistant director that representatives of this committee
may wish to meet with representatives of the Approved Associations,
Leagues and Conferences in their zone to further agenda
items and be prepared to comment on proposals that are set forth.
"STRIPES"
VIDEO
The
committee viewed the MHSAA Video "STRIPES" which is
intended to advance the appreciation of officials and the understanding
that officials are necessary and an integral part of interscholastic
athletics. Members were encouraged to promote the viewing of this
MHSAA video at any possible opportunity including student groups,
parent groups and various service groups throughout communities.
"STRIPES" is the most recent production by the MHSAA
to further the understanding a particular issue important to interscholastic
athletics.
MAY REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ACTION
REGARDING OFFICIALS
The
action taken by the Representative Council during the May 2000
meeting consisted of several issues important to officials. The
committee reviewed the five adoptions that will become effective
within the next few years. They include a special opportunity
for baseball, softball and volleyball officials to be provided
with a single make-up meeting in each zone following the regularly
scheduled MHSAA rules meetings; the requirement of membership
in an Approved Association in order to be selected in football,
basketball and wrestling for MHSAA tournament beginning in the
school year 2005-2006; the establishment of an inactive officials
status.
The
committee discussed the inactive status and suggested that the
records not exceed a three year period of inactivity for any sport
and at the time of return to officiating, the official will be
responsible for furnishing the MHSAA with a copy of the most recent
rating history (unanimous).
Another
recommendation regarding this issue was that the cost of inactive
status equal the cost of a single sport fee (unanimous).
The advancement of the officials
recognition program including recognition of five year registrants,
ten year registrants and forty year career officials will commence
during the 2000-2001 school year.
Modification of the Legacy program
will allow juniors in high school to become Legacy officials as
long as they work with an approved mentor. Seniors in high school,
who are 17 years old, may work sub-varsity games without the benefit
of a mentor was reviewed. These changes are intended to encourage
young persons to become involved in officiating. It is clear that
the value of these changes will be enhanced if there are educational
opportunities afforded students who wish to begin training as
career officials. Schools are encouraged to consider including
officials education in their physical education program for juniors
and seniors and Approved Associations are encouraged to provide
learning opportunities for youngsters who will take over the reigns
of officiating through attrition.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Several
topics were proposed to the committee for discussion and review.
The first such topic was that of physical fitness. Specifically
the question was asked "What expectations should the MHSAA
consider regarding physical fitness of officials?" The committee
suggested that the statement which already exists in the Official
Code of Conduct is sufficient. There was not interest in requiring
physical examinations of officials or establishing any standards
of physical fitness in order to officiate.
MHSAA TOURNAMENT PAY SCHEDULE
There
was discussion regarding the MHSAA Tournament Pay Schedule. Although
there were no specific sport recommendations, the committee felt
it was very important that the MHSAA maintain a "value for
the work done" that was on a par with the fees being paid
by leagues and conferences. It was requested that the Representative
Council be advised that when considering fee changes that they
review the current data which represents the regular season current
practice.
OFFICIALS RETENTION
The
assistant director shared with the committee a survey that The
National Federation is preparing for use by state associations.
The Resigned/Retired High School Officials Survey was an offshoot
of the Midwest Officials Summit in which the MHSAA takes part.
The survey consists of five questions and can be conducted on
the Internet or by mail. Sometime during the year the MHSAA is
interested in notifying resigned and retired officials for the
school year 1999-2000 requesting that they complete the survey
and return it for evaluation. The National Federation and the
MHSAA are hopeful that by utilizing this survey we may find some
trends that not only affect the state of Michigan but also may
have national importance. Once there is a profile, the MHSAA in
conjunction with other state associations may be able to work
with The National Federation to avoid depletion of officials and
actually increase the number of registrants.
ASSIGNOR STANDARDS
The
assistant director presented a model policy adapted from the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Association that addresses standards
for the assigning of games by assignors with a specific reference
to non-discrimination. Following a review of the document, the
committee requested that the policy be presented to the MHSAA
Attorney for a review and comment. A report will be made to the
2001 Officials Review Committee.
U.P. TOURNAMENT CRITERIA
James
Peterson of Menominee presented a situation in correspondence
that seems to be unique to Upper Peninsula officials, especially
in football. Because officials in the Upper Peninsula, especially
those that live along the border, officiate in both Wisconsin
and Michigan, they seldom have enough ratings to be considered
for Michigan tournaments. The committee reviewed the circumstances
of Mr. Peterson's situation and proposed that border states schools
provide written ratings for officials from Michigan who work during
their regular season contest utilizing the Michigan rating standard.
It was recommended that an MHSAA registered official would be
able to count up to one- third of his total schedule of out-of-state
games in all sports to be considered eligible for MHSAA tournaments
(unanimous).
FOOTBALL FINAL
ALTERNATE OFFICIALS
Based
on correspondence from Jim Clement of Bay City, the committee
discussed the feasibility of assigning an alternate official to
each football final. It was concluded that current practice was
satisfactory.
UNSATISFACTORY RATING REPORTS
It
was recommend to inlcude a "4" rating as one of the
ratings that requires a written explanation. The committee determined
that the current practice was acceptable and chose not to present
any recommendations to the Representative Council.
CONTRACT EXPECTATIONS
Another
topic brought to the committee by Mr. Clement was the discussion
of contract expectations. There seems to be a few schools that
do not clearly understand the elements of the contract provided
by the Michigan High School Athletic Association for their use.
It was concluded that communications and education were important
and critical aspects of the issue. The reason the topic has become
important is that several new athletic directors assume that when
they cancel a game, even though an official may arrive at the
site, that they have no obligation to pay that official anything
for his/her inconvenience. By the same token, officials who fail
to fulfill a contract are not routinely required to pay damages
which are the full cost of the contract. It was determined that
athletic directors in particular need to have further clarification
and explanation of the contract and its language and it was recommended
that the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
(MIAAA) provide an in-service regarding this topic. Several of
the officials on the committee volunteered that they would speak
on behalf of the Officials Review Committee if invited by the
MIAAA.
2005-2006 TOURAMENT REQUIREMENTS
When
basketball, football and wrestling officials are required in the
school year 2005-2006 to be members of Approved Associations,
it is imagined that there may be need for an appeal process for
officials who feel that they have been excluded unfairly. The
committee was asked to set forth elements of an appeal process
that they believe ought to be provided to the officiating community.
The assistant director will receive the written comments from
each committee member and attempt to develop an appeal process
for review by the 2001 Officials Review Committee.
SOCCER OFFICIALS SHIRT ADOPTION
Another
topic that was considered included the adoption of the standard
soccer officials' shirt. After a short discussion, it was determined
that Jim Hill of Adrian, the soccer representative on the Officials
Review Committee would poll soccer associations and forward his
findings to the soccer committee when they meet this year.
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
DISTRICT SCHEDULING
Additional
topics brought by committee members included scheduling of baseball/softball
districts on specific dates by specific division. Although the
idea does work, especially for indoor sports, it was determined
that the unpredictability of weather would create an impossible
task to maintain the specific assignment of dates.
TRAINER AND ASSIGNOR MEETING
CONFLICTS
It
was stated that there are spring conflicts with trainers and assignor
meetings conducted by the MHSAA. When given an opportunity to
suggest an appropriate date, the committee recognized the difficulty
of gathering on a date and a time when there are not conflicts.
CONVICTED OFFICIAL DISCUSSION
The
assistant director discussed a situation in which an official
had been convicted of a sexual misconduct misdemeanor. Some guidance
was requested with regard to modification of the MHSAA standard
so that sexual misconduct of any type is considered a reason for
suspension. The assistant director will borrow language from other
states and work with the executive director and MHSAA attorney
to provide a proposal for the MHSAA Representative Council to
consider.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION TOPICS
It
was recommended as a method of encouraging officials to register
in additional sports that a sliding fee scale for two, three or
four sports be investigated and that the MHSAA ought to provide
additional emblems of a consistent shape for officials' use.
Other
items that received some attention included the e-mail address
for the MHSAA, Officials Report forms and three member basketball
crews. No action was taken on any of these items.
There was a request for a breakdown
of officials involved in Approved Associations by
zone and by sport.
The
committee set forth the belief that if Leagues and Conferences
would commit to use only officials who were members of Approved
Associations during the regular season, more officials would be
encouraged to be involved in training and continuing education.
Some
discussion regarding a date for new registrants to immediately
become members of Approved Associations was suggested and will
be expanded at the next Officials Review Committee meeting.
It was recommended that all
sports establish a wait period for final tournament appearances
by officials. In football, basketball, wrestling, baseball and
softball; there are clearly stated and established terms disclosed
in the Officials Guidebook. Although not a recommendation,
it was sited by the committee that a three-year wait period in
all sports would be an appropriate adoption.
The meeting was adjourned at
2:30 p.m. n
