SECTION 9

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

HANDBOOK

2020

2020 SECTION 9 GIRLS’ LACROSSE COMMITTEE

Wendy Crandall Leslie Ahlborn Thomas Cunningham Section IX Co-Chairperson Co-Chairperson Hyde Park (FDR) Pine Bush High School 845-551-2838 Athletic Director 845-744-2031 x3518 (work) 229-4020 ext. 6881 845-551-2871 (cell) 845-744-8586 (fax)

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Athletic Directors John S. Burke-Adam Kless Monroe Woodbury-Lori Hock 80 Fletcher Street 155 Dunderberg Road Goshen, NY 10924 Central Valley, NY 10917 294-5481 ext 152 460-7045 ext 7049 Cornwall-Michael Kroemer New Paltz-Gregory Warren 10 Dragon Drive 196 Main Street New Windsor, NY 12553 New Paltz, NY 12561 534-8009 ext 7504 256-4153 ext 4151 Goshen-Matt O’Brien Newburgh Free Academy-Edgar Glascott 222 Scotchtown Ave 201 Fullerton Avenue Goshen, NY 10924 Newburgh, NY 12550 615-6161 563-5420 ext 5419 Highland-Frank Alfonso James I. O’Neill-Debra Crowe 320 Pancake Hollow Road P.O. Box 287 Highland, NY 12528 Highland Falls, NY 10928 691-1031 446-4914 ext 2880 Hyde Park (FDR)-Thomas Cunningham Pine Bush-Michael Gillespie 156 South Cross Road 118 Rt. 302 PO Box 670 Hyde Park, NY 12538 Pine Bush, NY 12566 229-4020 ext 6881 744-2031 ext 3627/3608 Kingston-Rich Silverstein Red Hook-Tom Cassata 403 Broadway 103 West Market Street Kingston, NY 12401 Red Hook, NY 12571 943-3736 758-2241 ext 18800/1889c Marlboro-Jonnah O’Donnell Saugerties-Dominic Zarrella 50 Cross Road Call Box A Marlboro, NY 12542 Saugerties, NY 12477 236-5806 247-6680 Middletown-David Coates Valley Central-William Miller Gardner Ave Extension 1175 State Route 17K Middletown NY 10940 Montgomery, NY 12549 326-1532 1533 457-2400 ext 17885 Millbrook-Al Hammell Warwick-Greg Sirico Alden Place P.O. Box 595 Millbrook, NY 12545 Warwick, NY 10990 677-4225 987-3050 ext 12881 Minisink-Tim Bult Washingtonville-Gary Vyskocil 2320 Rt 6, P.O Box 217 54 West Main Street Slate Hill, NY 10973 Washingtonville, NY 10992 355-5172 497-4000 ext 24562/24561

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Section 9 Tournament Information Team Selection:

A. 500 or better division record

B. 500 or better class record

C. 500 or better class division record

D. Plus points in the division

E. Overall plus points

F. 500 or better overall record

G. Committee selection

Tournament Structure Seeding will be done by dividing the number of division games into the total number of division points. In class A seeding will be done according to OCIAA record. Overall Division I, Division 2 records.

1. Tournament Seeding Selection- Tie Breaker Process a. Head to head competition

b. Goals allowed head to head

c. Total goals allowed in all Class A games

2. Responsibilities a. The team with the home field advantage will furnish an announcer,

competent timers and scorers, ticket takers, security and any other

personnel to secure a safe environment. NOTE: A responsible adult must be

responsible for the game time clock operations. The same is highly

recommended for penalty time clock operators as well.

b. Home school will assume payments of officials and retain gate receipts.

c. Traveling team will assume bus responsibility

d. Semi Finals and Final games, official fees are the responsibility of the

schools participating, official fees will be billed through the ACO

3. Game Procedures a. Higher seed team will wear white or light colored home uniforms

b. Sectional games can be played to 80%

c. Regional and State games must be played to 100%

d. Opening ceremonies will include but are not limited to announcement of

players, sportsmanship, etc…

e. Warm ups will be 30 minutes

f. Protest Procedures

*No Protest based on officials judgments will be heard by the protest

committee

*The protest committee will consist of at least one member of the Lacrosse

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committee

*Any coach lodging a protest will immediately notify one of the game officials

that he/she is playing the game under protest and following the protest

guidelines as follows: Immediately after the completion of the game, the

protesting coach will write a complete statement outlining the reasons for the

protest. The written protest should be turned over to a member of the

Lacrosse committee. The need to tell a Lacrosse committee member is

important immediately after the game. If no member is present, the officials

are to accept the protest and notify the chairperson immediately.

4. Game Officials

a. Will be assigned by Section IX committee in conjunction with the assignor

b. Three officials will be assigned for the first round and semi-final games

c. Four officials will be assigned for championship games. Three field officials

and one chief bench official/alternate.

d. All of the officials will be assigned from the host section for all regional

contest.

5. Tickets a. Ticket prices at the entrance gate will be as follows: Sectionals: Adults $6.00,

Students $4.00

b. Section IX passes will not be honored throughout the Tournament.

c. Athletic Directors will submit gate list to the host site no later than 12:00

(noon) the day of the contest.

e. All expenses incurred by the Lacrosse Committee will be underwritten by

Section IX.

6. Supervision and Game Control a. All participating schools shall be required to send an appropriate number of

school personnel to supervise the student action and identify to the

committee. School supervisory personnel will be visible and positioned to

provide appropriate supervision of fans and students from their school.

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Mid- Hudson Lacrosse Umpires Association Paul Rickard, President Matt Giufre, Vice President e-mail: prickard776@gmail.com e-mail: guifrem@newpaltz.edu 914-557-1325 845-926-6278 Wendy Crandall, Rules Interpreter Pine Bush High School PO Box 670 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845-744-2031 x 845-551-2871 (cell) If you have any question pertaining to the officiating, rules interpretation or general questions, please feel free to contact either Wendy Crandall (rules interpreter) or Paul Rickard (president).

Media Contacts Daily Freeman, Kingston 331-5000 Fax-331-3557 Times Herald Record 800-2181 ext 3191 Fax-342-6024 Poughkeepsie Journal 800-933-7267 Fax-437-4921 YNN (Your News Now) 845-695-7066 Note: Home team coach is responsible to call the media listed above ASAP following the completion of the game. Be sure to instruct scorekeepers to record the first and last names of all players in the book.

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Important NYSPHASAA Requirements Each School needs to following:

1. A Varsity Team picture

a. This should be a very high quality photograph of your team in uniform. Be

sure that players are seated or arranged so that their numbers are visible.

Coaches should be in this photograph as well. 5”x7” or larger.

2. A Team Roster

a. This must be typed and include the following information for each player in

this exact order: Athletes name, Grade, Position, Uniform#

b. Athletic Director, Superintendent, Principal, Head Coach, Assistant Coach,

Athletic Trainer.

c. Record sheet of games can be sent on line to the state office.

3. 2020 Section Champions A/B/C/D are responsible for submission of a Varsity

Team Photo and Roster to the NYSPHSAA for the State Program Booklet.

NYSPHSAA will be collecting team pictures and roster from MAX PREP.com.

You as a coach will need to log on to Max Preps and upload your roster and team

picture. All Athletic Directors have been given a access code to log in. If you do

not have one see your AD.

4. All rosters and team pictures MUST be on your Max Prep site by: May 29th, 2020

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Section IX Lighting and Thunder Policy

1. Purpose and Philosophy

The purpose of a lightning and thunder policy is to provide a safeguard for athletic

contest, event and practices

2. Policy

The occurrence of lightning and thunder is NOT subject to interpretation or

debate. Lightning and thunder necessitates that contests, or practices be

immediately suspended.

3. Procedures

A. Chain of Command

1. The chain of command at athletic events is defined as:

a. Superintendent of Schools

b. Principal/Building Administration

c. Sports Chairs or their designees

d. Athletic Coordinator

e. Host site Athletic Director or their designees

f. Officials

g. Sponsoring coach

h. Security Personnel

B. Sequential Response will include:

1. Suspend play and direct participants to shelter in a public building or if building

is unavailable, to a vehicle with a solid top.

2. Monitor weather scanners/stations

3. After lightning and thunder has passed, wait a full 30 minutes after the last

lightning strike and /or sound of thunder before resuming play.

4. Event suspension or evacuation procedures to be outlined during pre-event

announcements.

C. Host School Responsibilities will include:

1. To make a pre-event announcement that notes rules, regulations and

evacuation procedure.

2. Announcement to be read: “All spectators, competitors, and personnel should

go inside to the school building as quickly as possible. A vehicle with a metal

roof and the windows rolled up is a safe alternative to a sturdy building. DO

NOT take shelter under trees or other lone objects. DO NOT remain on, under,

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or near metal bleachers, fences, or backstops.”

3. Authority to execute the sequential response shall be governed by the chain of

command.

4. Consideration to cancel or resume play must take into account a minimum 30

minute wait from the time of interruption. The rules of the sport will determine

whether the contest is official or if the contest must resume at a later date.

5. To plan for the occurrence of bad weather.

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Section IX Athletics

Greg Ransom, Executive Director

Section IX Coaches Code of Conduct

In order to ensure that the principals of sportsmanship, fair play, skill development, and mutual

respect among players, coaches, officials and spectators are the primary consideration governing

competition in Section IX, the following Code of Conduct has been established and adopted.

Each coach shall:

1. Know the rules and abide by them. Instruct team members in the rules and coach their team

in such a way as to motivate each player to compete according to the rules at all times.

2. Respect the game officials and refrain from questioning their decisions in a disrespectful and

abusive manner. No negative comments in the media.

3. Ensure that all facility rules and regulations are followed by the players, coaches and

spectators, respecting at all times the property of others.

4. Assist the game officials in maintaining control of spectators during the games when

necessary.

5. Respect the coaches and players of the opposing team and demonstrate appropriate

gestures of sportsmanship during the play of the game and at its conclusion. Be humble and

generous in victory. Be proud and courteous in defeat. Teach each player, especially

through personal example, to be humble and generous in victory and proud and courteous in

defeat.

6. Maintain emotional and physical control, avoid the use of abusive language or profanity,

humiliating remarks, gestures of ill temper, and physical assault upon another individual.

Coaches should refrain from making comments from the bench during opponent’s free kicks

or throw-ins.

7. Instruct team support personnel (e.g. assistant coaches, managers, scorebook keepers, and

timekeepers) in their responsibilities in accordance with established rules and procedures.

8. Realize, accept and practice the principals that a team’s reputation is built not only on its

playing ability, but also on its sportsmanship, courtesy and conduct.

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NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC.

NYSPHSAA High School Sport Record Reporting Form

A records database for all sports conducted by the NYSPHSAA has been compiled and is held in the

NYSPHSAA office. It has been updated by input from state and section sport coordinators. If there is a

correction to this database or i f there is a new record please complete this form and submit to:

NYSPHSAA Sports Record Database

8 Airport Park Blvd. Latham, New York 12110

Phone: (5I 8) 690-077 I Fax: (518) 690-0775 www.nvsphsaa.org

• SPORT

i.e. Baseball, Boys Track, Girls Lacrosse)

• Record Category ----------------------­

i.e. Career Points I Event- 1600 m relay I Coaching Wins 200 +

• Athlete or Coach or Team Name- - - - ------- - - - -

• Athlete or Coach or Team School

• Record (i.e.

career, season, game strike outs I career, season.game points I# coaching wins)

• Status (date(s) of record- or for coaching wins: active/retired) ---------

• Name of person submitting record ----- - -----------

• Phone number of person submitting record ----- - -------- Comments I Additional Information

Date submitted - - - - - ----

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Girls’ Lacrosse 2020 Section 9 Tournament

Seeding Meeting: Monday May 18th at 6:00 pm Please Fax your point cards to Wendy Crandall at 845-744-8586 by 2 pm May 18th. Please include cell phone numbers so that we can contact you. Please have your point cards properly filled out, you AD should help you if needed. Sectional and Sub-Regional games will be played at: Goshen Central High School 222 Scotchtown Ave Goshen, New York 10924 Semis- May 22- (rain date5/23) higher seed school host) Class A- 5/22 (rain date 5/23) Class B –5/22 (rain date 5/23) Class C - 5/22 (rain date 5/23) Class D- 5/22 (rain date 5/23) Sectional Finals at Goshen Class A- 5/26 4:00 Rain date 5/27, Class C/D finals will be pushed to 5/28 Class B- 5/26 6:00 Class C- 5/27 4:00 Rain date 5/28 Class D- 5/27 6:00 Sub-Regionals- Section 9 will be hosting Section 2 in the First Round of Regionals Class A- 5/30 11:00 Rain date TBD Class B 5/30 1:00 Class C- 5/30 3:00 Class D- 5/30 5:00 Regional Championships Winners of Section 9 vs 2 June 6th- Section 1 will Host

State Tournament June 12th and 13th at SUNY Cortland Banquet at SUNY Cortland Thursday June 11th

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VISITING SCHOOL – GATE LIST/SUPERVISION LIST

Boys / Girls Sport: _____________________ Year: _______

A. Each school is permitted 20 people only.

B. Please indicate which 20 people are chaperones.

C. If more than 20 people are needed on your list the school district will be billed accordingly.

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Signature of Athletic Director

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