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RULESINTERPRETATION
EDITORIALCHANGES
POINTSOFEMPHASIS
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RULESCHANGES
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NCHSAA UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT
• Beginning 2016-17 season -- no pre-wrap is allowed as a
head band. Non-abrasive and unadorned, a maximum of
2 inches, and meet the color requirements (sleeves, tights,
head/wristbands).
• Beginning 2016-17 season – no shorts may be turned over
with exposed strings to the outside. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Administrative technical foul for all uniform/equipment
violations remains in effect in North Carolina.
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GAME DAY ADMINISTRATOR
²Require game officials to obtain and record the
name of the game day administrator in charge of the
event.
²If no administrator is available, the Head Coach
will be designated as the game day administrator.
²Game day administrator will assign staff to
monitor thunder/lightning & security issues
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BEHAVIOR INITIATIVE
• Zero Tolerance (all sports) -- Automatic Technical Foul
• Inappropriate language/profanity
• Technical foul – loss of coaching box
• If directed at an official – immediate ejection
• 2-game sanction
• Completion of NFHS “Teaching and Modeling Behavior”
course before returning to coaching duties
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BEHAVIOR INITIATIVE
• Any Assistant Coaches contesting calls
• Indirect technical foul to Head Coach – loss of
Coaching Box
• Physical or verbal display in a negative/demonstrative manner
• Technical foul – loss of coaching box
• Counts as 1 of 2 towards disqualification
• If by a player – automatic technical foul
• Counts as 1 of 5 personal fouls and a team foul
BEHAVIOR INITIATIVE
• Any physical or verbal display in a
negative/demonstrative manner by school
administrator
• Stop game and warn
• 2nd offense – Game suspended until administrator
leaves the area
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RuleChange
RULE1-20NEW
NON-PLAYINGPERSONNEL
§ Non-playingpersonnel,e.g.,spiritparticipants,media,
shallremainoutsideoftheplayingareaduringa30secondorlesstime-outduringthegame.
§ Non-playingpersonnelshallstandoutsidethefree
throwlanelinesextendedtowardthesidelines
throughoutthegame.
§ Rationale: Makingofficialsawareofthestandardsset
forthespiritparticipantsallowstheofficialtomanage
themwhentheymaynotbeinanappropriateplace.
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RuleChange
RULE1-20NEW
NON-PLAYINGPERSONNEL
§ InPlayPic A,theprohibitedareaisdisplayedingray.In
PlayPic B,illegalasnon-playingpersonnelshallremain
outsideoftheplayingareaduringa30-secondorlesstimeoutduringthegame.InPlayPic CandD,illegalasnonplayingpersonnelshallstandoutsidethefree-throwlane
linesextendedtowardthesidelinesthroughoutthegame.
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RuleChange
RULE2-12-5
TIMER’SDUTIES
§ Soundawarningsignaltobeginthe15seconds
(maximum)permittedforreplacingadisqualifiedor
injuredplayer,orforaplayerdirectedtoleavethe
game.
§ Rationale: Theamountoftimepresentlygivenistoo
longandallowsforgamesmanshiptobedeployed.
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RULE2-12-5
TIMER’SDUTIES
§ Thetimershouldsoundawarningsignal,when
indicatedsobytheofficial,tobeginthe15seconds
permittedforreplacingadisqualifiedorinjuredplayer,
orforaplayerdirectedtoleavethegame.
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RuleChange
RULE3-5-6
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Undershirtsshallbeasinglesolidcolorsimilartothetorso
ofthejerseyandshallbehemmedandnothavefrayedor
raggededges.Iftheundershirthassleeves,theyshallbe
thesamelength.
§ Rationale:Avisiblemanufacturer’s
logo/trademark/referenceispermittedontheundershirt.
Rule3-6coversthelogospecifications.
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RuleChange
RULE3-5-6
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Undershirtsshallbeasinglesolidcolorsimilartothe
torsoofthejerseyandshallbehemmedandnothave
frayedorraggededges.Iftheundershirthassleeves,
theyshallbethesamelength.See3-6forlogo
requirements.IllegalinPlayPic A,B– wrongcolorshirt,
logosokay;andillegalinC– toomanylogos.
A
B
C
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RuleChange
RULES3-5-3b,cand3-6
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Compressionshortswereaddedtherulethatcovers
sleeves,andtights.Thisadditionwillrequirethe
compressionshortstomeetthecolorrequirement
outlinedforalltheitemsinthatrule.
§ Therulesection(3-5-7)governingcompressionshorts
waseliminated.
§ Rationale:TheadditionofthisinformationtoRule35-3assiststheofficialswithenforcingtherulesfor
uniformsandotherapparel.
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RULES3-5-3b,cand3-6
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Armsleeves,kneesleeves,lower-leg
sleeves,tightsandcompressionshorts
arepermissible.Thesleeves/tights
andcompressionshortsshallbeblack,
white,beigeorthepredominantcolor
ofthejerseyandthesamecolor
sleeves/tightswornbyteammates.
Allsleeves/tightsandcompression
shortsshallbethesamesolidcolor
andmustbethesamecolorasany
headbandorwristbandworn.
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RuleChange
RULE9-1-3hNEW
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Playersoccupyingmarkedfree-throwlanelinespaces
maynotenterthefree-throwsemicircleuntiltheball
touchestheringoruntilthefreethrowends.
§ Rationale:Theadditionofthisinformationmakesthe
rulecompleteandeasytounderstand.Thisruleadds
protectionfortheshooter.
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RuleChange
RULE9-1-3hNEW
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Playersoccupying
markedfree-throwlane
linespacesmaynot
enterthefree-throw
semicircleuntiltheball
touchestheringoruntil
thefreethrowends.
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EDITORIALCHANGES
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EditorialChange
RULE3-5-3NOTE
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Abraceisdefinedasanythingwornforamedical
purposetoincreasestability.Ingeneral,itismadeof
neopreneorelasticknitwithaninsertembeddedto
supportthejoint.Itmayormaynothaveahinge
and/orstrapsoranopeningoverthekneecap.
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RuleChange
RULE3-5-3NOTE
TEAMMEMBER’SEQUIPMENT,APPAREL
§ Abraceisdefinedasanythingworn
foramedicalpurposetoincrease
stability.
§ Rationale:Thisdefinitionwas
rephrasedbecauseoftheneedtobe
moreinclusiveofotherbracesonthe
market.
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EditorialChange
RULE9-1-3f
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Aplayer,otherthanthefreethrower,whodoesnot
occupyamarkedlanespace,maynothaveeitherfoot
beyondtheverticalplaneofthefree-throwline
extendedandthethree-pointlinewhichisfarther
fromthebasket,untiltheballtouchestheringoruntil
thefreethrowends.
§ Rationale:Backboardwasremovedfromthisrule.
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EditorialChange
RULE9-1-3f
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Aplayer,otherthanthe
freethrower,whodoes
notoccupyamarkedlane
space,maynothaveeither
footbeyondthevertical
planeofthefree-throw
lineextendedandthreepointlinewhichisfarther
fromthebasket,untilthe
balltouchestheringor
untilthefreethrowends.
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EditorialChange
RULE9-1PENALTIES4b
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Ifthereisaviolationfirstbythefree-thrower’s
opponentfollowedbythefreethrowerora
teammate:
• 4b:Ifthesecondviolationisbythefreethrowerora
teammatebehindthefreethrowlineextendedand/or
thethree-pointline,bothviolationsarepenalized.
• Penalty:theballbecomesdeadandnopointcanbe
scored.Theremainingfreethrowsareadministeredor
playisresumedbytheteamentitledtothealternatingpossessionthrow-infromthedesignatedout-of-bounds
spotnearesttowheretheviolationsoccurred.
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EditorialChange
RULE9-1PENALTIES4b
FREE-THROWPROVISIONS
§ Ifthereisaviolationfirst
bythefreethrower’s
opponentfollowedbythe
freethrowerora
teammate:Ifthesecond
violationisbythefree
throwerorateammate
behindthefree-throwline
extendedand/orthe
three-pointline,both
violationsarepenalized,as
inpenaltyitem3.
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EditorialChange
RULE10-5-3
BENCHTECHNICAL
§ Benchpersonnel,includingthecoach,shallnot…
• Usetobacco,smokelesstobaccoore-cigarettes.
Rationale:E-cigaretteswasaddedtotheruletobe
inclusiveofallproductsthatareby-productsoftobacco.
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POINTSOFEMPHASIS
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PointsofEmphasis
ACKNOWLEDGINGANDGRANTINGTIMEOUTCRITERIA
§ Grantingatime-outisanaspectofthegameallowed
byrulewhereknowledgeofballposition,player
controlanddead/liveballcriteriacanallbefactorsin
awardingtherequestedtimeout.Considerationhas
beengivenregardingcontinuingtheopportunityfora
headcoachtocallatime-out.Thecommitteewanted
tomaintainthecurrenttime-outcriteria.Whenaball
islive,playercontrolisrequired.Aplayerorthehead
coachoftheteaminpossessionmayrequestandbe
grantedatime-out.
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PointsofEmphasis
ACKNOWLEDGINGANDGRANTINGTIMEOUTCRITERIA
(CONT.)
§ Whentheballisdead,thecrewmustmaintainits
coverageareasonthecourtbutalsobeawareofthe
opportunityforaheadcoachtorequestatime-out.
Thisrequestcanbeoralorvisual,butmustbeverified
bytherulingofficial.Iftherequestmeetscriteria,a
time-outshouldbegranted.
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PointsofEmphasis
GRANTINGTIME-OUTS
§ InPlayPic A,theofficialincorrectlygrantsatime-outwithout
playercontrol.Whenasecondaryofficialseesorhearsa
requestforatime-out,thatofficialneedstoensuretheball
statuspriortograntingatime-out.InPlayPic B,theofficial
correctlydoesnotgrantatime-outwithplayer-controlstatus
unknown.InPlayPic C,theofficialsensureplayer-controlstatus
priortograntingthetimeout.
A
B
C
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PointsofEmphasis
TECHNICALFOULS– RULE10
§ Thisareaoftherulesbookhasbeenrestructuredto
betterdefinethedifferenttypesoftechnicalfouls.
§ Administrativetechnicalfoulsincluderosterchanges
inthescorebook,morethanfive(5)playersonthe
court,andviolationafterateamwarningfordelay.
Thisresultsinateamfoulaswellastheadministration
oftwo(2)freethrowsandtheballatthedivisionline
forathrow-in.Theheadcoachdoesnotlosethe
opportunitytostandinthecoachingboxduetoan
administrativetechnicalbeingassessed.
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PointsofEmphasis
TECHNICALFOULS(CONT.)
§ Aplayertechnicalfoulcountsasoneofhis/herfive(5)
foulstowardsdisqualification.Thistypeoftechnical
foulalsocountstowardstheteamfoultotal.
§ Abenchtechnicalfoulcountstowardstheteamtotal.
Examplesofabenchtechnicalfoulareunsporting
act/conductbyanon-player,graspingthebasketor
dunking,andleavingthebenchareaduringafight.
Theheadcoachlosestheopportunitytostandinthe
coachingboxduringliveballsituationsifabench
technicalfoulisassessed.
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PointsofEmphasis
TECHNICALFOULS(CONT.)
§ TheTechnical-FoulPenaltySummarychartisagood
referenceguideforreviewanduseinpre-game
conferences.
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PointsofEmphasis
ADMINISTRATIVEAND
TEAMTECHNICALFOULS
§ Administrativetechnicalfoulsareteamfoulsresultinginthe
administrationoftwofreethrowsandtheballattheopposite
divisionlineforathrow-in.Theheadcoachdoesnotlosethe
opportunitytostandinthecoachingboxduetoan
administrativetechnicalfoulbeingassessed.
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PointsofEmphasis
REPLACINGADISQUALIFIEDOR
INJUREDPLAYER
§ Inthecaseofdisqualificationorremovingaplayerfor
injury,acoachwillhave15secondstoinserta
replacementplayerintothegame.Ifitisaplayer’s
disqualifyingfoul,therulingofficialshallreportthe
foultotheofficialscorerandthennotifythecoach
thattheplayerhasbeendisqualified.
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PointsofEmphasis
REPLACINGADISQUALIFIEDOR
INJUREDPLAYER(CONT.)
§ Thisbeginsthe15-secondreplacementinterval.Ifthe
replacementisforaninjuredplayer,assoonasthe
coachhastendedtotheinjuredplayerandisableto
resumecoachingduties,therulingofficialshall
requestthetimertosoundthehorntobeginthe15secondreplacementinterval.Ifareplacementplayer
hasnotbeenmadeavailable,thetimershallsoundthe
hornattheconclusionofthe15seconds.
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PointsofEmphasis
SUBSTITUTIONAND
WARNING-HORNMANAGEMENT
§ Assoonasthecoachhastendedtotheinjuredplayer(asin
PlayPics AandB)andisabletoresumecoachingduties(as
inPlayPic C),anofficialshallrequestthetimertosoundthe
horntobeginthe15-secondreplacementinterval(asin
PlayPic D).
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PointsofEmphasis
PROTECTINGTHE
FREETHROWSHOOTER
§ Thiscontinuestobeanareaofemphasis.Therule
changelastyearwasimplementedtoprotectthefree
throwshooter.Onreleaseoftheballbytheplayer
attemptingthefreethrow,thedefender“boxingout”
shallnotcrossthefree-throwlineintothesemicircle
untiltheballcontactsthering.Inaddition,officials
shouldbeawarethatcontactanddisplacementofthe
freethrowshooterisillegalandshallbeenforced.
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PointsofEmphasis
RULE9-1-3a
PROTECTINGTHEFREETHROWER
§ Uponthefree-throwshooter
releasingafree-throw
attempt,a“boxingout”
defendercannotcrossthe
free-throwlineintothe
semicircleuntiltheball
contactsthering.When
illegalcontactor
displacementofthefree
throweroccurs,theofficials
shouldenforcethosefouls.
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PointsofEmphasis
POSTPLAY
§ Thiswasanareaofimprovementlastyearand
continuestobeanareaofawarenessand
enforcement.Areviewofthecriteriaisasfollows:
§ Anopponentisdisplacedfromalegallyestablishedor
obtainedposition
§ Anarm-barisextendedanddisplacesanopponent
§ Alockedand/orextendedelbowdisplacesan
opponent
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PointsofEmphasis
POSTPLAY
§ Alegorkneeisusedintherearofanopponentto
holdordisplace
§ Holding,hooking,slapping,pinningorpushingtheleg
orbodyofanopponent
§ Anoffensivepostplayer“backs-down”anddisplaces
thedefenderoncethatdefenderhasobtainedalegal
guardingposition
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PointsofEmphasis
POSTPLAYANDTHEFOURCRITERIA
§ Illegalcontactonpost
playersincludingarm
bars,elbows,useofleg
orkneeandbacking
downintoorthroughan
establishedpositionto
displaceanopponent
(offensiveordefensive)
fromalegallyobtained
positionshouldberuled
afoul.
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Sport Specific
Information
Board Approved Items
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Skill Development/Dead Periods
•
Dead Periods lengthened
August 1 - September 15
› Winter: October 31 - December 15
› Spring: February 13 - April 1
› Also during football skill development
› Fall:
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Unlimited numbers during skill development
•
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Max of 1.5 hours a day
Playoff Berths/Qualifications/Seeding
•
1 year pilot for all sports
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Seeding
ª
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Automatic qualifiers
• 1st place in a straight conference
• 1st place in each classification of a
split conference
At-large qualifiers
• Best 22-game winning percentage
of all non-automatic qualifiers
Seeding
ª
ª
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Once the 64 team have been determined
•
Divide into 4 groups of 16 based upon the
longitude of the school
› East, Mideast, Midwest, West
Seeding
•
Seed all conference champions by 22game record
•
Then, seed all at-large teams by 22-game
record
1 East vs 16 Mideast, 1 West vs 16 Midwest,
etc…
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Board Approved Items
²
Pre-participation physicals required once
every 395 days
²
Require game officials to obtain and
record the name of the game day
administrator in charge of the event.
² If no administrator is available, the
Head Coach will be designated as the
game day administrator.
² Game day administrator will assign
staff to monitor thunder/lightning
Board Approved Items
ª
Fines for non-compliance maxed at $2,500.
•
If a school/personnel has been noncompliant earlier in the academic year,
the fine(s) are not reduced.
ª
$500 penalty for practicing a student not
currently enrolled at school.
ª
Sports Wagering Position Statement
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Basketball: Important Dates
First Practice:
First Contest:
Seeding:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Rounds:
23rd, 25th
4th Round:
Regional:
State Championship:
October 31st
November 14th
February 18th
February 21st,
February 28th
March 4th
March 11th
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University
Basketball: 4th Round
ª
Will continue to be held at the home of the higher seed
with a few caveats:
•
NCHSAA will work with NCBCA to establish a
minimum seating capacity (posted prior to
beginning of the season)
› Schools meeting the minimum seating capacity will
host, unless overwhelming demand necessitates a
change in venue (minimum of 1/3 of available
tickets must be made available to visiting team)
› Schools failing to meet the minimum seating
capacity will need to find a suitable venue to host
the contest (NCHSAA will help find a replacement if
necessary)
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Basketball: Regionals
ª
Regional finals will continue to be
hosted at neutral venues
•
East – TBD
•
West (Tentative) – Lawrence Joel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum,
Wake Forest University; Fleming
Gymnasium, UNC-Greensboro
Ejection Policy
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ª
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ª
ª
Fighting
Leaving the bench area
Flagrant contact
Biting
Taunting, baiting or spitting toward an
opponent or official
Profanity
Obscene gestures
Disrespectfully addressing an official
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Eligibility &
Compliance
Eligibility
PowerPoint
ª Required viewing for all coaches
ª Should be done with the athletic
director
ª Includes opportunities to discuss
concussions/sudden cardiac
arrests/sickle cell, etc.
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Eligibility
Preseason Meeting
ª Required attendance by all parents
ª Time to share rules, regulations,
expectations, philosophy etc.
ª Time to get all required signatures--pledges,
Gfeller-Waller information, etc.
ª Eligibility and Authorization
Coaches’ Education
NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching
Course
ª All coaches must have satisfied the
requirement prior to first contest.
ª Complete prior to first contest;
subject to a $500 fine; continuing to
coach without completion = another
$500
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Coaches’ Education
Concussion Management Certification
ª The NFHS Concussion Course (free on-line
course) or an equivalent course must be
completed annually by all coaches
ª Prior to the first date of practice for that
sport; subsequently, the certificate of
completion must be on file at the individual
school; subject to $500 fine
Gfeller-Waller Concussion Law
Requirements of the Law:
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ª
Concussion signs and symptoms
•
Given prior to participation
•
Parents/athletes sign indicating
“receipt of” Return to Play (RTP) form
signed by a physician licensed to
practice medicine
•
An up-to-date Emergency Action Plan
(EAP)
Must be on-file
Must be posted
Must be updated annually
“When in doubt, sit them out”
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Cardiac Safety Program
All NCHSAA member schools must have a
Cardiac Safety Program to include three (3)
components:
ª Appropriate number of AEDs on Campus
ª AED maintenance program (battery
checks, maintain, replacement at
appropriate intervals)
ª Required viewing of short AED/CPR video
for all supervising adults (teachers, coaches,
administrators)
Safety Policy
Effective Aug 1, 2017
That all head and paid coaches must
be CPR/AED certified.
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Coaches’ Education
Accredited Interscholastic Coach
(AIC)
ª Requires completion of 4 courses:
• Fundamentals of Coaching
• 1st Aid, Health & Safety for Coaches
• Sport Specific Course or Teaching
Sports Skills
• Concussion in Sports (Free)
Coaches’ Education
Certified Interscholastic Coach (CIC)
ª Completion of AIC requirements
ª Plus:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teaching & Modeling Behavior
Engaging Effectively with Parents
Sportsmanship
Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment
Strength & Conditioning
2 additional courses (User Choice)
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Sportsmanship
ª
Teaching & Modeling Behavior Course
• Required for any coach ejected during
a contest
• Required for any coach who has player
(s) ejected for fighting
NFHS Sportsmanship Course
ª
For any ejected/disqualified player
• Free, on-line course (nfhslearn.com)
All certificates must be sent to NCHSAA
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•
Transfer Policy
ª
ª
ª
If a bona fide change of residence—
no transfer waiver necessary
Transfer packet with forms are online; password protected
Work with athletic director to ensure
students meet residence rule
requirements
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