March 2002 Volume LXXVIII

Number 6 BULLETIN

In This Issue:• Executive Committee Meeting

• 2002 Officials Banquet Registration

• 2001-02 Scholar-Athlete AwardWinners Announced

• 2002 Forsythe Award Winner Honored

• Track and Field TournamentInformation

• 2002-03 Host Availability Card

• Game Suspension Guidelines

• MHSAA Tornado Policy

• Junior High/Middle School CommitteeMeeting

• Status of Classification Changes

• Winter Tournament TV/RadioCoverage

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPage

ON THE COVER

March is one of the busiest months of the year for MHSAA Finals, as champions arecrowned in eight sports in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The action concludes with theGirls Volleyball Finals on March 15-16 in Kalamazoo, and the Boys Basketball Finals onMarch 21-23 in East Lansing.

Photos by 20/20 Photographic and Gary Shook, Otsego

February Executive Committee Meeting ............................................................................364TWO-DAE Clinic Promotes Females in Officiating ..........................................................467Finance Committee Meeting...............................................................................................368Michigan Hall of Fame Banquet Information.....................................................................368From the Executive Director: High School Athletics Hold Special Attraction ..................369Barthold Receives WISL Award (Photo) ...........................................................................369From the Executive Director: Need For Brighter Lines .....................................................370Winter Ratings Forms Due .................................................................................................371Listening to Scholar-Atheltes .............................................................................................372Reviewing the Regulations: Court Dismisses Home Schooler Lawsuit.............................373Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients Named.........................................................................374Notify MHSAA if Adding/Dropping New Sport................................................................37523rd Annual Officials Banquet Registration Form.............................................................376Fundukian to Receive 2001 Forsythe Award......................................................................377MHSAA Finals on the Air ..................................................................................................379Junior High/Middle School Committee Meeting................................................................380Coaches Association Presidents Meeting ...........................................................................381Track and Field/Cross Country Committee Meeting..........................................................382Track and Field Regional and Final Meet General Information.........................................385Track and Field Additional Qualifying Standards ..............................................................389High School Track & Field Order of Events ......................................................................391Junior High/Middle School Track & Field Order of Events...............................................392Pole Vault Survey Results ..................................................................................................393NFHS Track & Field Rules Interpretations ........................................................................394Regional Track & Field Sites..............................................................................................397Tennis Committee Meeting.................................................................................................398Register All Non-Faculty Coaches .....................................................................................399Football Committee Meeting ..............................................................................................400High School Sports Heritage on Display ............................................................................401Boys Basketball Tournament Officials Selection Meeting.................................................402Baseball/Softball Committee Meeting................................................................................403Status of Classification Changes.........................................................................................404Wrestling Committee Meeting............................................................................................406Game Suspension Guidelines .............................................................................................408Tornado Policy for Michigan High School Athletic Events...............................................4092002-03 Quick Reference Calendar....................................................................................410Future Holiday Dates ..........................................................................................................411MIAAA Mid-Winter Conference .......................................................................................412

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MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONPublished eight times per year, by the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc.

1661 Ramblewood, East Lansing, 48823-7392 • Telephone 517-332-5046FAX 517-332-4071www.mhsaa.com

Members of Representative Council

Any individual who is a representative of a member school (faculty member or Board of Educationmember) may become a candidate for the MHSAA Representative Council. Please contact the MHSAAExecutive Director for an outline of procedures.

MHSAA StaffRandy Allen, Assistant DirectorTony Bihn, Systems ProgrammerChristine Bohnet, Data Processing CoordinatorWilliam F. Bupp, Assistant DirectorAngela Butterwick, Administrative AssistantNate Hampton, Assistant DirectorJohn R. Johnson, Communications DirectorRob Kaminski, Publications CoordinatorCamala Kinder, Administrative AssistantLaurie LaClear, BookkeeperSue Lohman, Administrative Assistant

Suzanne M. Martin, Assistant DirectorGina Mazzolini, Assistant DirectorThomas L. Minter, Assistant to Executive DirectorLeanne Moore, Administrative AssistantMonique Nelson, Administrative AssistantJohn E. Roberts, Executive DirectorSharla Stokes, Administrative AssistantFaye Verellen, Administrative AssistantNicole Wilkins, ReceptionistKaren Yonkers, Assistant to Executive Director

Keith Alto*PrincipalNewberry High SchoolClass C-D — Upper Peninsula

Melvin Atkins**Director of AthleticsGrand Rapids Public SchoolsAppointee

Keith Eldred*, Vice PresidentAthletic DirectorWilliamston Middle SchoolJunior High/Middle Schools

Paul L. Ellinger**, PresidentSuperintendentCheboygan Area Schools Junior High/Middle Schools

Eric Federico*Assistant PrincipalGibraltar Carlson High SchoolClass A-B — Southeastern Michigan

Dan Flynn**Faculty Member/CoachEscanaba High SchoolClass A-B — Upper Peninsula

Margra Grillo*Board MemberGladwin Public SchoolsAppointee

Scott Grimes*PrincipalGrand Haven High SchoolStatewide At-Large

Norm Johnson**Administrative AssistantBangor High SchoolClass C-D — Southwestern Michigan

Kathy McGee*Athletic DirectorFlint Powers Catholic High SchoolAppointee

Karen Leinaar**Athletic DirectorGaylord High SchoolStatewide At-Large

Eunice Moore**Director of Health, Physical Education and SafetyDetroit Public SchoolsCity of Detroit

William D. Newkirk*SuperintendentSanford-Meridian Public SchoolsClass C-D — Northern Lower Peninsula

Judy Raica**PrincipalNorth Branch High SchoolAppointee

Thomas M. Rashid*, Secretary-TreasurerDirector of Physical EducationArchdiocese of DetroitPrivate and Parochial Schools

Robert Riemersma*PrincipalManistee High SchoolClass A-B — Northern Lower Peninsula

Randy Salisbury**PrincipalBritton-Macon High SchoolClass C-D — Southeastern Michigan

Michael Shibler*SuperintendentRockford Public SchoolsClass A-B — Southwestern Michigan

Don Weatherspoon (ex-officio)DesigneeSuperintendent of Public InstructionLansing

*Term Expires December, 2002**Term Expires December, 2003

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, February 13, 2002

Not all the facts presented to the Executive Committee and Representative Council as part ofrequests to waive eligibility regulations are included in the reports of those meetings, eitherbecause of the volume of material reviewed or the confidentiality requested by schools fortheir students, parents or faculty.

Executive Committee Authority andResponsibility - The Executive Committeewas reminded of its authority under ArticleVII of the MHSAA Constitution and specifi-cally its responsibility to consider each appli-cation for waiver of an eligibility requirementon its individual merits, determining if theregulation serves the purpose for which it wasintended in each case or if the regulationworks an undue hardship on any student whois the subject of a request for waiver. (Theseunderlying criteria may not be restated forevery subject of these minutes.)

The Executive Committee was remindedthat it was the responsibility of each memberschool involved to provide sufficient factualinformation about the specific request for theExecutive Committee to reach a decisionwithout further investigation. If informationis incomplete, contradictory or otherwiseunclear or has been received too late to bestudied completely, the Executive Committeemay deny the request for waiver or delayaction. Such requests may be resubmitted tothe Executive Committee with additionalinformation at a subsequent meeting orappealed to the full Representative Council.

It is possible that some of the informationpresented as facts to the ExecutiveCommittee by school personnel and othersmay be inaccurate. However, to avoid con-stant repetition in these minutes of phrasessuch as "it was alleged" or "it was reported,"no attempt is made in the introduction of eachwaiver request to distinguish between truth,allegation, hearsay, opinion, summary or con-clusion.

A determination of undue hardship is a

matter addressed to the discretion of theExecutive Committee within the educationalphilosophy and secondary role of voluntaryextracurricular competitive athletics in theacademic environment. The ExecutiveCommittee was cautioned to avoid makingexceptions that would create precedent thateffectively changes a rule withoutRepresentative Council action or local boardof education adoption, which would exceedExecutive Committee authority.

Students for whom waiver of a particularregulation is granted must be eligible in allrespects under all other sections and interpre-tations of the regulations prior to their partici-pation.

Adoption of these regulations is a choiceschools make locally when they considertheir option of MHSAA membership.Consistent with rulings of the AttorneyGeneral and Michigan Supreme Court,schools are not bound by the decisions of theExecutive Committee, but the associationmay limit participation in the post-seasontournaments it sponsors to those schoolswhich choose to apply rules and penalties aspromulgated by the MHSAA and adopted byeach member school's board of education.The MHSAA exercises no independentauthority over schools or students during reg-ular season.

Regulation I, Section 1 - The ExecutiveCommittee confirmed the following applica-tions of Interpretation No. 11, discussed at therecommendation of the MHSAA JuniorHigh/Middle School Committee and staff:a. The junior high/middle school must be of

the same public or nonpublic school sys-

Members Present: Staff Members Present:Paul Ellinger, Cheboygan Nate HamptonKeith Eldred, Williamston Jack Roberts (Recorder)Tom Rashid, DetroitDan Flynn, EscanabaWilliam Newkirk, Meridian

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tem.b. It is not necessary that the junior

high/middle school be an MHSAA mem-ber school.

c. It is not necessary that the juniorhigh/middle school sponsor the sport.

d. It is not necessary that this occur duringthe junior high/middle school's season forthe sport. If it is not the junior high/mid-dle school season or the junior high/mid-dle school does not sponsor the sport,then no more than three7th and 8th-gradestudents may be present.

e. It is not permitted for students of a non-public junior high/middle school to attendpractice of a public high school, and viceversa.The Executive Committee proposed that

the Handbook consent package submitted tothe Representative Council in May 2002include item d above and the phrase "partici-pation or" between the words "direct" and"competition" in Interpretation No. 11.

Blissfield High School (Regulation I,Section 9) - Request to waive the transferregulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student whose parents disagreed withcertain policies and procedures of LenaweeChristian High School and enrolled theirdaughter at Blissfield High School on the firstday of the second semester of 2001-02.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver.

Bloomfield Hills-Andover High School(Regulation I, Section 9) - Request to waivethe transfer regulation was made on behalf ofan 11th-grade student who previously attend-ed West Bloomfield High School where hefailed to prosper academically or socially. Hetransferred in January 2002. He has sufferedfrom migraine headaches.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver on the basis of the infor-mation available.

Bloomfield Hills-Lahser High School(Regulation I, Section 9) - Request wasmade to waive or interpret regulations onbehalf of a student who relocated with hisfamily from the Bloomfield Hills SchoolDistrict to the Troy School District. Heremains in attendance at the InternationalAcademy of the Bloomfield Hills SchoolDistrict. While he was a resident of theBloomfield Hills School District, he partici-

pated on the sports teams at Lahser.The Executive Committee confirmed that

current transfer regulations allow for this stu-dent's continuing eligibility at Lahser HighSchool.

Dryden High School (Regulation I,Section 9[D]) - Request was made to waivethe transfer regulation to permit eligibilityafter 90 school days of enrollment at DrydenHigh School following an 11th-grader's trans-fer from Detroit Country Day School toDryden on Nov. 6, 2001.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver.

Freesoil High School (Regulation I,Section 9) - Request to waive the transferregulation was made on behalf of an 11th-grade student who previously attendedLudington High School. The student's par-ents are divorced. The mother evicted thestudent when she turned 17 (Oct. 23, 2001).When the father relocated to southeastMichigan in December with his new wife, thestudent lived briefly in a friend's home inLudington. She was then placed in a home inFreesoil.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for waiver.

Grand Rapids-Kenowa Hills HighSchool (Regulation I, Section 9) - Requestwas made to waive the transfer regulation onbehalf of a foreign exchange student whobegan the 2001-02 school year placed with ahost family in Colon. In October, when prob-lems occurred in the host family placement,the student was moved to a host family in theKenowa Hills School District. It had noopenings for students at that time, so the stu-dent was enrolled at Grand Rapids-WestCatholic High School. At the conclusion ofthe semester, because of the cost of attendingWest Catholic, the student was transferred toKenowa Hills where openings had becomeavailable.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver, noting that the exceptionto the transfer rule for foreign exchange stu-dents applies only to their initial placement,not to a second host family placement and athird school, when similar treatment is notafforded domestic students.

Grand Rapids-Kenowa Hills HighSchool (Regulation I, Section 9) - Request towaive the transfer regulation was made on

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behalf of a 10th-grade student who previouslyattended Kalamazoo-Loy Norrix where shewas involved in a fight on a school bus withother Loy Norrix students. She has relocatedto her sister's residence in the Kenowa HillsSchool District. She withdrew from LoyNorrix Jan. 18, 2002 and enrolled at KenowaHills Jan. 25. The student did participate insports at Loy Norrix.

Noting that the student was a contributorto the altercations, the Executive Committeedenied the request for waiver.

Grandville-Calvin Christian HighSchool (Regulation I, Section 9[B]) -Request was made to waive the transfer regu-lation to permit eligibility only at the subvar-sity level for a 9th-grade student who attend-ed Calvin Christian High School untilNovember 2001, transferred to HudsonvilleHigh School when his parents moved, andthen returned to Calvin Christian. He has notparticipated in high school athletics.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for waiver at the subvarsity level onlyfor the remainder of the 2001-02 school year.

Grosse Pointe Woods-UniversityLiggett High School (Regulation I, Section9) - Request to waive the transfer regulationwas made on behalf of a student who will be a12th-grader in 2002-03. He attendedUniversity Liggett for 8th through 10thgrades. When his family moved to Brazil forhis father's work, the student relocated againto his grandparents in Chicago; and he attendsNorth Shore Country Day School. The stu-dent's mother and his siblings will return totheir home in Grosse Pointe Woods this sum-mer and this student will return there as welland reenroll at University Liggett.

Noting the appropriateness of the studen-t's return to the original residence and school,the Executive Committee granted the requestfor waiver.

Mt. Pleasant-Beal City High School(Regulation I, Section 9[B]) - Request wasmade to waive the transfer regulation to per-mit eligibility only at the subvarsity level onbehalf of a 9th-grade student who movedfrom his mother in Holt to his grandmother inBeal City at the start of the second semesterof the 2001-02 school year. He has not par-ticipated in high school athletics.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for waiver at the subvarsity level only

for the remainder of the 2001-02 school year.Muskegon High School (Regulation I,

Section 9) - Request to waive the transfer reg-ulation was made on behalf of a 10th-gradestudent who began the 2001-02 school year atMuskegon High School. She enrolled atOrchard View High School on Oct. 29, 2001to ease transportation problems, and reen-rolled at Muskegon High School on Jan. 29,2002. The student has resided at all times inthe Orchard View School District.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver.

North Branch High School (RegulationI, Section 9) - Request to waive the transferregulation was made on behalf of a 12th-grade student who was expelled from NorthBranch-Wesleyan Academy, and his 10th-grade brother who also transferred fromWesleyan to North Branch High School.Both students played high school sports previ-ously.

The Executive Committee denied therequest for waiver.

Royal Oak-Dondero High School(Regulation I, Section 9[C]) - Request wasmade to waive the transfer regulation onbehalf of a student who previously attendedRoyal Oak-Kimball High School and whoparticipated in the cooperative swimming anddiving program of these two schools.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for waiver for swimming and divingonly.

Troy School District (Regulation II,Section 11[G]) - Request to waive the "three-player rule" was made on behalf of the girlsswimming coach at Troy-Athens High Schoolwho (1) assists with a Special Olympics swimprogram that may include more than threestudents at a time in grades 7 through 12 ofthe Troy School District; and (2) instructsthrough the Troy Community Center classesthat involve stroke instruction and introduc-tion to competition in which more than threestudents at a time in grades 7 through 12 ofthe Troy School District may be involved.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for the coach to coach more than threestudents in grades 7 through 12 of the TroySchool District in the Special Olympics swimprogram. The Executive Committee deniedthe request for the coach to coach more thanthree students out of season during the school

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year in grades 7 through 12 of the TroySchool District in the Troy CommunityCenter.

Rockford High School (Regulation II,Section 15[A]) - Request was made to waivethe Individual Wrestling Tournament GeneralInformation Bulletin policy which requiresthat when two wrestlers are entered in aweight class, both have competed in at least12 varsity matches.

Noting that the rule has been applied tomany students in the past and during the cur-rent season, the Executive Committee wascompelled to deny the request for waiver forthese students.

Ypsilanti High School (Regulation II,Section 15) - Request was made on behalf ofan 11th-grade student who seeks to competein Division 2 of the 2002 MHSAA GirlsGymnastics Meet which is conducted in twodivisions: Division 1 for gymnasts who atany time competed in a non-school event atUSAG Level 9 or above or who have compet-ed in USAG Optionals (Level 7 Optional orLevel 8) since Jan. 1, 2000; and Division 2for all other gymnasts. This student last com-peted in Level 8 on Dec. 9, 2000 where shewas unable to perform any tumbling skillsdue to an ankle injury incurred Aug. 4, 2000.Her scores this season have averaged 8.2 forvault and floor exercise, 7's for bars and

beam.Noting the student's circumstances, the

number of competitions after the deadline,her scores and the intended purpose of theregulation, the Executive Committee deniedthe request for waiver.

Republic-Michigamme Schools(Regulation III, Section 1) - Request wasmade to waive the enrollment regulation andspecifically Interpretation No. 225 to permit6th grade boys and girls to participate in bas-ketball, cross country and track and field with7th and 8th-graders during the 2002-03school year.

The Executive Committee granted therequest for waiver for these sports for the2002-03 school year.

Representative Council - The ExecutiveCommittee reviewed a draft of the March 22Representative Council Meeting agenda.

Next Meetings - The next meetings ofthe Executive Committee are scheduled forThursday, March 21, 2002, at 8:30 a.m. inEast Lansing (Representative Council onMarch 22); Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 9a.m. in East Lansing (followed by FinanceCommittee); Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 6 p.m.in Gaylord (Representative Council May 5-7); Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at 9 a.m. inEast Lansing; Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at 9 a.m.in East Lansing; Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002,

TWO-DAE ClinicPromotes Females

in OfficiatingThe second annual

TWO-DAE Clinic (TrainedWomen Officials-Dedicated,Accomplished, Educated)took place at DeWitt HS onFeb. 2, focusing on therecruitment and training offemale officials. At left,Bertha Smiley of Detroit(center) instructs an aspiringofficial on basketball courtcoverage during the clinic.

photo by John Johnson, Okemos

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FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, February 13, 2002

2001-02 Budget Preparation Schedule:February 13 - Finance Committee propos-als (including personnel).March 22 - Representative Councilapproval.April 17 - Finance Committee proposals(remainder of budget).May 7 - Representative Council approval.

2001-02 Year-To-Date Review - Basicoperations through Jan. 31, 2002 lagged$242,000 behind Jan. 31, 2001. In addition,investments were $225,000 behind the previ-ous fiscal year through January. Overall per-formance through Jan. 31, 2002 was down$455,000 versus Jan. 31, 2001, continuingthe trend that has existed since extraordinarysources of income have been eliminated andtournament host reimbursements have beenincreased.

While the expenses from operations forthe first six months of the current fiscal yearexceeded the first six months of the previousyear by only $17,000 and included legalexpenses that were $128,000 higher than dur-ing the same period the previous fiscal year,Finance Committee members still identified

concerns for several expense categories thatwere already in excess of 100 percent of bud-get for the 2001-02 fiscal year, for printingexpenses, and for expenses of large tourna-ments (such as wrestling) that generate no netrevenue to support the association's otheroperations.

Future Finances - Culminating twoyears of discussion, the Finance Committeerevised and then approved a package of pro-posals intended to secure the MHSAA'sfinancial future while at the same time (1)providing no decreases in MHSAA paymentsor services to member schools, (2) providingschools an opportunity to generate additionalrevenue locally, and (3) boosting MHSAAtournament officials' compensation. The pro-posals will be acted upon by theRepresentative Council in March.

Personnel Considerations - TheFinance Committee adopted proposals for theRepresentative Council's action in March rel-ative to compensation for the executivedirector and the total of adjustments the exec-utive director may award to other MHSAAstaff for fiscal year 2002-03. n

Members Present: Staff Members Present:Paul Ellinger, Cheboygan John JohnsonTom Rashid, Detroit Tom MinterWilliam Newkirk, Meridian Jack Roberts (Recorder)Randy Salisbury, Britton

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 48th Annual Induction Ceremony

Wednesday April 17, 2002

Riverview Ballroom-Cobo Center, Detroit • 5:30 Reception and SilentAuction • 7:00 Dinner Followed by the Ceremony

Honoring Inductees: Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz, Gates Brown,Jim Kaat, Lance Parrish, H.G. Salsinger, Brad Van Pelt

Call 800-649-2968 for more information

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For years I have been attending meetingswhere I have heard that AAU basketballespecially, but also similar non-school groupsfor volleyball, soccer, swimming and othersports, will soon overwhelm and take overschool programs. It is alleged that these pro-grams are so aggressive and attractive thatthey will steal students away from the moreregulated and restrictive interscholastic ath-letic programs.

More aggressive? Yes. More attractive?No.

The aggressiveness was observed againat the MHSAA Girls Basketball Semifinalsand Finals when AAU coaches were so boldthat they interrupted players' postgame cele-brations to recruit them to AAU teams. Thiswas in spite of a so-called agreementbetween the Basketball Coaches Associationof Michigan and AAU Michigan that thiswould not occur.

But AAU basketball will never be asattractive as high school basketball. TheAAU's best card – college recruiters at sum-mer tournaments – may be trumped by newNCAA rules that will restrict attendance byNCAA coaches at these meat markets.

And the charm of school sports is stillmost appealing to coaches, players and theirparents. Here are just a few aspects of schoolsports that the AAU can't duplicate:

• Student cheering sections

• Pep bands

• Cheerleaders

• Pep assemblies

• League and conference affiliations

• Local radio doing play-by-play andreporting scores

• Local television providing scores andhighlights

• Local newspapers providing box scoresand game summaries on an almost-every-game basis

School administrators and coaches holdthe best cards. They must continue to pro-mote a pure, wholesome, amateur, local, edu-cational program that is both right in princi-ple and most popular with the participants. n

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HOLD SPECIAL ATTRACTION

BARTHOLD HONORED WITH 2002 WISL AWARDSue Barthold, a long-time

contributor to educational athlet-ics as a teacher, coach, officialand administrator, received theMHSAA's 2002 Women InSports Leadership Award at theWISL luncheon on Monday, Feb.4, in Lansing. Barthold has spenther entire career in teaching andcoaching at East Kentwood HighSchool, where she is in her 33rdyear of service. She is shown atleft receiving the award fromMHSAA Representative CouncilPresident Paul Ellinger. She isstill the softball coach at theschool, and has posted over 400career victories.

photo by John Johnson, Okemos

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For 15 years I have identified sportsman-ship atop the lists of both the major problemsconfronting school sports and the significantprojects we would be undertaking in futureyears.

I'm moving a new topic to the top ofthese lists.

I now believe the major problem con-fronting school sports and the most signifi-cant project we must undertake has to dowith the blurring of the line between schoolsports and community sports.

There's nothing wrong with most com-munity sports programs – they're usuallygood, healthy recreation for youth, with posi-tive skill and life lessons, and some of theseprograms do a better job than school sportswith officials' training, safety and sportsman-ship. However, for the most part, communitysports are not – and must not be – schoolsports.

There is a place for sports in schoolsbecause the interscholastic athletic programis different than what is available outside ofschools. The differences justify the time,money and sponsorship of schools. Withoutthe differences, schools have no businesswasting educators' time and taxpayers'money.

The differences should be seen in whatschool sports seek to do and how they seek todo it.

In school sports, the emphasis is on localparticipation, not regional and national tour-naments. The schedule respects the academ-ic day and school year. It respects the desireand need for students to participate in morethan one sport and in more than sports. Itleaves time for other school activities and forstudies.

The program is not intended to promote asingle elite or travel team or one particularhigh-profile sport. It has a place for subvar-sity as well as varsity teams, junior highschool as well as high school teams, and non-revenue producing sports as well as thosewith substantial gate receipts.

The program is intended to be governedby school boards, managed by school admin-

istrators and coached by school employees,or those directly responsible to schoolemployees.

The travel is short, the awards are mod-est, the officials are registered, and properattention is given to sportsmanship and safe-ty.

Some of these hallmark characteristics ofeducational athletics are not as common asthey once were. For example, programexpansion and resource contraction havecaused many local schools to seek fundingsources outside the school's operating budgetand to hire coaches from outside the schoolfaculty. Gradually, this blurs the linebetween school and community programs.

A generation ago, sports started in theschools and community programs followed.Today, more often the opposite is true: com-munity programs gain popularity and thenthose citizens ask schools to have programsas well. That's the common model for intro-ducing to school such sports as soccer, icehockey and skiing. Those programs beginwith blurred lines.

As I contemplated what the MHSAAmight do to slow the blurring of lines andperhaps reestablish brighter lines, I realizedthat the local pressures have also led schoolsto modify the policies and procedures of theirstate organization. So today, even theMHSAA Handbook adds to the blurred lines.For example:

1. Certified Teachers When athletic pro-grams expanded after World War II toaccommodate new and different sportsand more levels of teams, and thenexpanded in the 1960's and 1970's to pro-vide opportunities for girls, schools wereforced to relax and then eliminate therequirement that only certified teachersserve as coaches.

2. Cooperative Programs This initiativebegan in 1988 to allow students at ourvery smallest schools, which lack theparticipants and resources to sponsor cer-tain sports, to join with other schools tojointly sponsor teams.

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3. Eligibility Lists. Required to be sent tothe MHSAA until 1990, and relaxed in1997 to be exchanged between oppo-nents, Master Eligibility Lists must nowonly to be kept on file at each school andproduced upon request.

4. Non-School Opponents. In the earliestyears of school sports, competition byschool teams against non-school teamswas common until regulated out of exis-tence. Since 1994, school competitionagainst non-school teams has beenallowed again, in all sports except foot-ball.

5. Continuing Eligibility. This provisionwas adopted in 1996 to permit students toremain eligible at one school after theytransfer to another MHSAA memberschool which has a specialized curricu-lum but no interscholastic athletic teams.

The MHSAA has participated in the blur-ring of lines because it has listened to andresponded to its member schools' needs. ButI submit, what is needed most now is a loudand steady voice to resist any more blurringof lines and to reestablish some brighter lines.

School sports' future depends on brightlines, on distinct contrasts with all othersports programs. n

Officials rating forms for varsity or sub-var-sity ice hockey, volleyball, wrestling and boysbasketball were sent to all MHSAA memberschools sponsoring those sports. The forms aredesigned to be “read” by a mark sensor scan-ning device. The ice hockey, wrestling, boysbasketball and volleyball ratings forms weremailed late February. Many of the blanks al-ready have been completed and returned. Thisnotice is included in the Bulletin to remindschools to forward them if they have not al-ready done so. The deadline for receivingforms in this office will be March 22, 2002.Rating blanks received after this date willnot be processed.

Athletic directors are reminded that onlyone rating may be submitted for each offi-cial regardless of the number of times theofficial works contests for one school. Eachofficial may receive a varsity and a sub-var-sity rating from one school for workingmore than one level of competition.

The mark sensor forms do require attentionand adherence to specific preparation rules.1. Use only a No. 2 pencil — NO INK.2. Fully mark each space selected.3. Print the officials ID number and name in

the space provided and fully darken theappropriate spaces under the entry.Officials ID numbers are found in theOfficials Directory.

4. Indicate “Varsity” or “Sub-varsity” rating.5. Print the school ID number in the space

provided and fully darken in the appropri-ate spaces under the entry. School ID num-bers are in the School Directory in paren-

theses following the school name.6. Use only the original forms sent to your

school. Copies of the form cannot be readby our equipment because the carbon prop-erties in the copy machine ink violate thesystem.

7. Keep forms as neat and free of wrinkles,folds and holes as possible.

8. Athletic directors are asked to review theratings and make copies of the ratingssent for their files in case problemsdevelop. File copies help solve problems.It is important that rating forms be reviewed

by athletic directors before mailing to insurethat they are completely and properly filledout. This procedure allows the athletic directorto make file copies and to see that the formsare submitted to the MHSAA on time.

All schools should be positive that EITHERthe superintendent OR the principal AND theathletic director OR the coach sign and reviewthe ratings forms and that they be returned tothe MHSAA office at the earliest opportunity.

NOTE: When an official receives a ratingvalue of 5, the school must submit anUnsatisfactory Rating Explanation form to theofficial and to the MHSAA with the RatingForm. WITHOUT THE DOCUMENT the “5”rating will be expunged from the officials rat-ing record. Forms are available on the webonly at www.mhsaa.com, or on the MHSAACD-ROM sent to each school in the fall.

An official may be rated as varsity and/orsub-varsity only once per sport, per school, peryear. n

WINTER RATING FORMSDue March 22, 2002

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THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTSMANSHIP

During the 2001-02 school year, issuesof the MHSAA Bulletin will include an essaysubmitted by one of the nearly 3,000 MHSAAScholar Athlete Award candidates from lastschool year.

Following is the essay submitted byAnna Moniodis of Plymouth Salem HighSchool

"Relax muscles, open stride, pump arms,breathe evenly …," I think as the starting gunsounds and I set out on my cross countryrace. By the two-mile mark my thoughts turnto, "ignore the pain, don't stop, keep running,only one mile left." In cross country, and allother sports, athletes like me are put to thetests of endurance, dedication, and sacrifice.In educational athletics, athletes are asked topush themselves to the limit for the sake ofthe team. The question is thus, for so manyathletes, what makes a team worth such per-sonal sacrifice? Some might say it's thedesire to excel, others would say, for the per-sonal recognition. And maybe these are rea-sons. But there is something else, that occa-sionally gets mentioned, albeit at timesalmost perfunctorily, and that is sportsman-ship. Some might think that this simply is asynonym for fair play. But, I've leant that itis something far more, something more valu-able. It is camaraderie among teammates,encouragement in every circumstance, andthe tie of striving for a common goal, andtruly caring about a fellow person. It pro-vides a kind of bonding to form a unit wherepersonal struggle is ameliorated by the caringand support of teammates.

For the past three years, I have consid-ered it a blessing to be a part of three amaz-ing cross country teams. This has been an

exemplar of sportsmanship; something thatother teams would do well to model. Weshare in the happiness of each other's wins,console in losses, and work hard throughpractices all together. In my last race,Regionals, in the second mile I caught one ofmy teammates. As I passed her I said in apant, "Come with me." And she would havesaid the same to me. At the end of the racewe finished 26th and 27th, she beat me, but Iwas happy for the both of us because weraced together, as teammates. The sports-manship between us brought no resentment,but rather excitement.

Sportsmanship, to be true sportsmanship,cannot be limited to within one’s own team,but must extend to the competition as well.As part of a team and as an individual, welearn what it takes to win, to lose, and tocompete with character and integrity. As aresult of an athlete's respect for his/her ownteam and teammates, how can one not haverespect for one's opponents? As commonathletes of the same sport we share in thehardships of training, injuries, pressure andthus have a common understanding of what itmeans to be an athlete. From this commonground we can admire an athlete from anoth-er team, encourage a struggling opponent,and compete at all times fairly and withappreciation for each other.

Thus, sportsmanship is what binds mem-bers of a team together and also what con-nects athletes of the same sport. It providesfor strength within a team and also for truecompetition by assuring fair play. Withoutsportsmanship an athlete can push the limits,but only with it can he/she discover he cansurpass these limits with the support of ateam. n

LISTENING TO SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

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REVIEWING THE REGULATIONS

On Jan. 22, 2002, a Washtenaw CountyCircuit Court dismissed with prejudice anaction filed early in 1999 by several homeschooling parents on behalf of their childrenagainst the MHSAA and the school districtsin which they reside.

The Court held that the enrollment stan-dards of the association and school districtsdo not have to be waived for home schooledstudents, even those who complained that theregulations burden the free exercise of theirreligion.

The Court held that "Plaintiffs' choice tohome school is not unconstitutionally bur-dened by the association's enrollmentrequirement because the requirement doesnot force them to choose between two rights- their rights to free exercise and their rightsto educate their children - or compel them todepart from their beliefs or religious prac-tices in any way."

Plaintiffs argued that the MichiganSupreme Court in Snyder v. Charlotte PublicSchools required the school district to permithome schooled students to enroll in the non-core courses of the public schools in the dis-tricts in which they reside. Plaintiffs con-tended that Snyder applies to interscholasticathletics, never mentioned in Snyder.

The central issue presented in the case,according to the Court, is this: are Plaintiffscorrect when they distinguish between core

courses and non-core courses and includeinterscholastic athletics as non-core courses?Or are Defendants correct when they distin-guish between curriculum and extracurricularactivities?

The Court upheld the Defendants' view."The evidence submitted by both partiesshows that the line, as much as there can besaid to be one, falls between 'curricular' and'non-curricular' activities as Defendants char-acterize them, and not between 'core' and'non-core' programs, as Plaintiffs characterizethem."

It is possible that Plaintiffs will appeal. n

NOTE: Schools voluntarily join theMHSAA and, to that end, it is necessary thateach school district sign each year aMembership Resolution adopting the rules andregulations of the MHSAA as their own andagreeing to primary enforcement of thoserules. While a school district is not bound bythe decisions rendered by the MHSAA regard-ing rule violations, the MHSAA may conditioneligibility for its tournaments on compliancewith its rules and its determinations concern-ing rules violations and the penalties to beimposed for violations of the rules. SeeAttorney General Opinions No. 4795 (1977)and No. 6352 (1986).

Many school districts have additionalrules that may also apply to the subject matterof this column.

COURT DISMISSES HOME SCHOOLERS LAWSUIT

The Only Official InterpretationsAre Those Received In Writing

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SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD RECIPIENTS HONOREDThe 2001-02 recipients of the MHSAA Scholar-Athlete

Award will be honored in ceremonies during halftime of theClass C Boys Basketball Final at the Breslin Student EventsCenter in East Lansing on March 23.

The program drew 2,780 applications from 469 schools forthe 24 $1,000 college scholarships to be presented by FarmBureau Insurance.

“These young people are those who excel in academics, ath-letics, and in other school and community programs. They are theleaders of tomorrow,” said John E. “Jack” Roberts, executivedirector of the MHSAA. “All of the applicants are reaping thebenefits of a well-rounded education by sampling as many thingsas she or he can while in school. That is what makes the Scholar-Athlete Award truly impressive. We’re proud of what all theapplicants have achieved, and extend our congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients.”

Winners of the Scholar-Athlete Award for the fall sports of 2001 are: Jaime Fornetti,Kingsford, girls basketball; Armon Mahajerin, Saginaw Heritage, boys cross country;Angela Hiner, Monroe Jefferson, girls cross country; Timothy Kareem Khoury, Cass City,football; Brian Hammer, Elk Rapids, boys golf; Jeffrey G. Shumer, North Farmington, boyssoccer; Sarah Gelwicks, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, girls swimming and diving; andNoorain Fatima Khan, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, girls tennis.

The winter 2002 winners are: Ryan Darrell Kaminski, Midland Bullock Creek, boysbasketball; Laura Riebschleger, Houghton Lake, girls competitive cheer; Kim Le, MuskegonReeths-Puffer, girls gymnastics; Cameron Dingwall, Mattawan, ice hockey; Matt Gotham,Ironwood, boys skiing; Nicole Murch, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, girls skiing;Brian Murphy, Birmingham Hills Brother Rice, boys swimming & diving; SuzanneMcGoey, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, girls volleyball; Matthew Oliver Harsha-Strong, Novi, wrestling.

The 2002 spring sports recipients are: Shane Patrick Duba, Grand Rapids West Catholic,baseball; Julie Pollock, Midland, girls golf; Kelly Hackney, Lansing Catholic Central, girlssoccer; Kalee Iacoangeli, Monroe Jefferson, softball; Charles Andrew Bassett II, GrandHaven, boys tennis; Ryan W. Gall, Livonia Churchill, boys track & field; Rachel Hooey,Litchfield, girls track & field.

Applicants for the Scholar-Athlete Award must carry a 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade-pointaverage, and have previously won a letter in a varsity sport in which the MHSAA sponsorspostseason competition. Applicants are also required to show involvement in additional schoolor community activities and submit an essay on the importance of sportsmanship in education-al athletics.

“The students applying for this award did an outstanding job with their treatment of theessay topic,” Roberts said. “There’s a lot the leaders of our collegiate and professional athleticcommunities could learn about sportsmanship from these young people.”

Additional information about the Scholar-Athlete Award may be obtained by contactingthe athletic director of an MHSAA member high school, or the MHSAA office at 1661Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, 48823, telephone: 517/332-5046. A complete list of appli-cants may be obtained through the MHSAA Web Site at www.mhsaa.com, under theServices department. n

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NOTIFY THE MHSAA IF YOUR SCHOOL ISSPONSORING A NEW SPORT OR DROPPING A SPORT

If your high school is sponsoring a varsity sport for the first time this spring or dropping asport from their interscholastic program, notify the MHSAA immediately.

Do not miss out on a tournament assignment, rules meeting or rules books.Use this form to notify the MHSAA staff of the varsity sport(s) you are sponsoring for the

first time in the spring of 2002. Please check the sport(s) and fill in the coach's name(s).

(X) if (X) if

adding Name(s) dropping

______ Baseball—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ LP Girls Golf—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ UP Boys Golf—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ Up Girls Golf—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ Softball—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ Girls Soccer—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ LP Boys Tennis—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ UP Boys Tennis—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

______ Track & Field—Head Coach ________________________________ ______

____________________________________________________________________________

(School)

________________________________ ______________________________________

(City) (Athletic Director)

Return the completed form to: MHSAA1661 Ramblewood DriveEast Lansing, MI 48823

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DON’T MISS THE 23rd ANNUAL OFFICIALSAWARDS & ALUMNI BANQUET

April 20, 2002

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is proud toannounce the 23rd Annual Officials' Awards and Alumni Banquet tobe held on Saturday, April 20, 2002. The Banquet will be held at theSheraton Hotel, corner of I-496 and Creyts Road, Lansing, beginningat 7 p.m.

Our 23rd Annual celebration will feature Michigan State Universitywomen’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie. McCallie is in hersecond season at the helm of the Michigan State University women's basketball programafter being named to the position on March 27, 2000. McCallie arrived at MSU after spend-ing eight years as the head coach at the University of Maine. During her tenure with theBlack Bears, McCallie, 36, guided Maine to a record of 167-73, six straight NCAATournament appearances, two North Atlantic Conference Championships, two America EastConference Championships and five regular-season conference titles.

As part of the banquet program, individualized awards will be awarded to those officialswith 20, 30 and 40-plus years of service with the Michigan High School AthleticAssociation. The "Vern Norris" award will be presented to one official in recognition ofcontributions made to officiating. The Banquet will give those officials who were awardedplaques previously, a chance to renew acquaintances as "alumni.”

Those who plan to attend should complete the form below and return it with a check ormoney order in the amount of $15 per ticket to the MHSAA no later than April 1, 2002.Ticket orders will be filled on a first-come basis, however, priority will be given to thoseofficials receiving awards. Officials, friends and relatives are also encouraged to attend.Tables of 10 are available for groups at $150.

Tickets will not be sold at the door. n

(Please detach and return to the MHSAA office before April 1, 2002)

OFFICIALS’ AWARDS AND ALUMNI BANQUETSaturday, April 20, 2002

PLEASE PRINT

NAME_________________________________________________________________________(Last) (First) (Initial)

MAILING ADDRESS____________________________________________________________

CITY_________________________________________ STATE________ ZIP______________

Number of tickets ordered _______________ @ $15 — Total: $_______________

Number of tables ordered _______________ @$15 — Total: $________________

Please return before April 1, 2001, and make check payable to the Michigan High School AthleticAssociation, 1661 Ramblewood, East Lansing, Michigan 48823.

TICKET MONEY CANNOT BE REFUNDED

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Joanne P.McCallie

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John Fundukian of Milford, who has made major contributionsto the interscholastic athletic community as a coach, administratorand game official, has been selected to receive the 2002 Charles E.Forsythe Award by the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

This annual award is in its 25th year of existence and is namedafter former MHSAA Executive Director Charles E. Forsythe. Oneor two recipients are selected each year by the MHSAARepresentative Council, based on an individual's outstanding contri-bution to the interscholastic athletics community. Fundukian will bepresented the award on March 23 at the Breslin Student EventsCenter in East Lansing at halftime of the Boys Basketball Class AFinal Game.

Fundukian retired from his employment at Novi CommunitySchools at the conclusion of the 2000-01 school year, ending a 37-year career of service to educational athletics. He started as a teach-er and coach and athletic director at Highland Park from 1964-1971; which was followed by astint at Walled Lake Community Schools from 1971-88, where he served as a teacher, a coachin two sports, and eventually as district-wide athletic director his last four years. From 1988until his retirement, he was the athletic director at Novi.

As the citywide athletic director at Novi Community Schools, Fundukian presided over aperiod of unprecedented growth in the school district. The athletic program at Novi grew to atotal of 54 teams at the varsity and subvarsity level in the high school, and 19 teams at the mid-dle school level, as Fundukian oversaw a program which had over 1,700 participants annually.

Fundukian also directed the upgrading of the athletic venue at Novi, which included theconstruction of a field house for basketball and track, soccer/lacrosse stadiums, and renova-tions of many other facilities. Novi hosted over 250 MHSAA tournament events inFundukian's tenure at the school.

On the statewide level, Fundukian has been a speaker at numerous sportsmanship confer-ences; was on the original committee to develop the MHSAA's Program of Athletic CoachesEducation (PACE), where he has also served as a speaker; and made numerous presentations atMichigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association conferences. While workingwith MIAAA, he served on the committee to develop the publication, "Effective Elements ofAthletic Administration;" and chaired a committee on the topic of Educational Athletics forthat group. The MIAAA honored Fundukian as a Regional Athletic Director of the Year, andhe has also received a State Award of Merit from the National Interscholastic AthleticAdministrators Association. He is also a past president of the Oakland County AthleticDirectors Association. As a track coach, Fundukian was honored by The Detroit News as itsCoach of the Year in 1970.

Fundukian's contributions to interscholastic athletics also include 25 years as a registeredofficial. He is primarily a basketball, track and volleyball official; but he has also officiatedcross country and swimming and diving meets in his career; and has worked MHSAA Finals incross country and track.

In his community, Fundukian has been active with the Novi Lions Club, and Novi AthleticBoosters, participated in the Novi Youth Assistance program, and has served on several localscholarship committees.

The MHSAA previously honored Fundukian with its Allen W. Bush Award in 2000. TheBush Award, named for the former MHSAA Executive Director, is presented annually toadministrators, coaches, officials, trainers, doctors or members of the media with at least 15years of service to Michigan Interscholastic Athletics with unusually frequent and significantcontributions to MHSAA programs. Fundukian becomes the seventh Bush Award recipient tolater be honored with the Forsythe Award.

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A 1964 graduate of Adrian College, where he made the Dean's List while earning his bach-elor's degree in Physical Education and English, Fundukian was also an Honors Student inreceiving his master's degree in Educational Psychology in 1969 from Wayne State University.

John's family includes his wife, Jean; daughters Lori and Julie; and son John, who hasbeen a registered MHSAA official and a cross country coach.

"There's a term in sports called 'the total package,' used to describe one so versatile and sostrong in so many different areas. John Fundukian is the total package," said MHSAAExecutive Director John E. "Jack" Roberts. "He has successfully served high school sports inso many different ways, providing young people with quality experiences from his visible andbehind the scenes work. John Fundukian is an excellent selection for the MHSAA's highesthonor, the Forsythe Award." n

Past recipients of the Charles E. Forsythe Award

1978 - Brick Fowler, Port Huron; Paul Smarks, Warren1979 - Earl Messner, Reed City; Howard Beatty, Saginaw1980 - Max Carey, Freesoil1981 - Steven Sluka, Grand Haven; Samuel Madden, Detroit1982 - Ernest Buckholz, Mt. Clemens; T. Arthur Treloar, Petoskey1983 - Leroy Dues, Detroit; Richard Maher, Sturgis1984 - William Hart, Marquette; Donald Stamats, Caro1985 - John Cotton, Farmington; Robert James, Warren1986 - William Robinson, Detroit; Irving Soderland, Norway1987 - Jack Streidl, Plainwell; Wayne Hellenga, Decatur1988 - Jack Johnson, Dearborn; Alan Williams, North Adams1989 - Walter Bazylewicz, Berkley; Dennis Kiley, Jackson1990 - Webster Morrison, Pickford; Herbert Quade, Benton Harbor1991 - Clifford Buckmaster, Petoskey; Donald Domke, Northville1992 - William Maskill, Kalamazoo; Thomas G. McShannock, Muskegon1993 - Roy A. Allen Jr., Detroit; John Duncan, Cedarville1994 - Kermit Ambrose, Royal Oak1995 - Bob Perry, Lowell1996 - Charles H. Jones, Royal Oak1997 - Michael A. Foster, Richland; Robert G. Grimes, Battle Creek1998 - Lofton C. Greene, River Rouge; Joseph J. Todey, Essexviille1999 - Bernie Larson, Battle Creek 2000 - Blake Hagman, Kalamazoo; Jerry Cvengros, Escanaba2001 - Norm Johnson, Bangor; George Lovich, Canton

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MHSAA Finals On The Air

The finals of two Michigan High School Athletic Association tournaments will be broad-cast to statewide audiences this year.

Television coverage of the events will be distributed by Fox Sports Net Detroit and theMHSAA Championship Network. Fox Sports Net Detroit will air the final games of the BoysBasketball Tournament live on March 23 for the fifth straight year as part of its contract withthe MHSAA. The MHSAA will produce a highlights program of the Girls Volleyball Finalsfor airing on Fox Sports Net Detroit in April. The air date and time of the volleyball programis yet to be determined.

In addition, Fox Sports Net Detroit will be running MARCH MAGIC commercialsthroughout the month of March, promoting all MHSAA championships.

The MHSAA Championship Network will air, on a tape-delayed basis, the GirlsVolleyball Finals on several on-air television stations. The station lineup for the four champi-onship matches includes: WLLA-TV (Channel 64) in Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids-Battle Creek;WLUC-TV (Channel 6) in Marquette; WHTV (Channel 18) in Lansing-Jackson; WMKG(Channel 40) in Muskegon; and WMLB-TV (Channel 40) in Toledo. WFQX-TV (Channel33) in Cadillac-Alpena-Traverse City-Sault Ste. Marie will carry one championship matchinvolving an area team or a selected match. In addition, individual cable systems may pick upindividual matches for local airing. Announcers for the telecasts for are Mark Crawford andDiana Davis, who will call the Class D and A matches; and Todd Arner and Lynn Rosendaleon the Class C and B finales.

A total of 28 stations are expected to be on the radio network for the Boys BasketballFinals, which is distributed by the Michigan Talk Radio Network of Charlevoix.

Jim Moyes and Gene Young of WGVS in Muskegon will call the action of the Class Dand A title games; while Greg O'Connor and Tom Ratchford of WKHM/WIBM in Jacksonwill announce the Class D and A tilts. Mike Stump of WCKC in Cadillac will serve as thesideline reporter.

Stations on the network are: Adrian - WABJ; Alma - WQBX; Cadillac - WATT; Caro -WKYO; Cheboygan - WCBY ; Cheboygan - WCBY; Coldwater - WTVB; Escanaba - WDBC;Hancock - WMPL; Hillsdale - WCSR; Holland - WWJQ; Iron River - WIKB; Jackson -WIBM; Ludington - WKLA; Manistee - WMTE; Manistique - WTIQ; Marquette - WJPD;Midland - WMPX; Mt Pleasant - WMMI/WCZY; Muskegon - WUBR/WLCS; Owosso -WJSZ; Sandusky - WMIC; Sturgis - WMSH; St Ignace - WIDG; Sturgis - WMSH; and TawasCity - WKJC. Semifinal games will be broadcast locally on WVFN in East Lansing.

In addition, audio of the semifinal and final games of the boys basketball can be accessedlive through the home page of the MHSAA Web Site.

The MHSAA Web Site (mhsaa.com) will also be updated periodically during Final eventswith scores and additional information. Those events are: Team Dual Wrestling - Updatesevery hour, with full results posted at the completion of each match; Lower PeninsulaIndividual Wrestling - Updates every 60 to 90 minutes in bracket format, and narratives willbe posted at the completion of each round; Girls Volleyball - Updates at completion of eachgame in a match, with box scores posted at the completion of each match; All other sports willhave summaries posted at the end of each game or day of competition.

Television and radio network sponsors are Farm Bureau Insurance, the Michigan ArmyNational Guard, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Meemic Insurance.n

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JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

East Lansing, January 16, 2002

Members Present:Keith Eldred, WilliamstonPaul Ellinger, Cheboygan Steve Laundra, Sand Creek Bill McLemore, BurtonTom Mecsey, Bloomfield HillsChuck Salvano, StevensvilleDave Yarbrough, Walled Lake

Kay Johnson, Ottawa LakeRobert Gwinn, DetroitJim Lilley, Rochester HillsWayne Marshall, GladstoneTerri Clock, Muskegon

Staff Member Present:Randy Allen (Recorder)

Following introductions, committee mem-bers reviewed minutes of the 2001 JuniorHigh/Middle School Committee andRepresentative Council action pertaining torecommendations of the committee.

WRESTLING GROWTH ALLOWANCEMHSAA Assistant Director Bill Bupp

shared with the committee a proposal that willbe presented to the MHSAA WrestlingCommittee regarding growth allowance in theweight management program. Past practicehas been that growth allowance is not used atthe junior high level due to the different seasondates. The proposal will place the acceptedpolicy in writing in MHSAA publications.The committee moved to support the proposalas it confirms an already existing interpreta-tion.

DISCUSSION ITEMSCommittee member Tom Mecsey of

Cranbrook-Kingswood Middle School andchair of MIAAA Junior High/Middle Schoolcommittee outlined goals for junior high/mid-dle athletic administration, including andemphasis on NIAAA membership and LTCparticipation.

Committee members Paul Ellinger andKeith Eldred reported to the committee on thelitigation update given by MHSAA ExecutiveDirector Jack Roberts at the ExecutiveCommittee meeting.

The committee reviewed and discussedcontest limitations, cooperative team regula-tions and fall practice start dates. There wereno changes recommended.

An update on MHSAA SportsmanshipSummit planning was presented to the com-mittee. The Josephson Institute and its"Pursue Victory With Honor" and "CharacterCounts" programs will be the main compo-

nents of the initiative in cooperation with theMIAAA Sportsmanship Committee.

MHSAA junior high/middle school mem-bership recruitment was discussed, as well asreasons why schools do not join. Contest limi-tations were identified as the most prominentreason given by schools who do not becomemembers. Future membership recruitmentefforts was identified as an on-going objective.

JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS PRACTICING WITH

SENIOR HIGH STUDENTSMuch discussion took place regarding

what is allowed under MHSAA Regulationswhen public school or non-public schooljunior high/middle level students wish to par-ticipate in practices with public or non-publichigh school teams in the same district underRegulation 1, Section 1, Interpretation 11. Itwas agreed that the MHSAA Staff will deter-mine the correct interpretations based on pastpractice and staff discussion which will bereviewed by the MHSAA ExecutiveCommittee.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

The committee proposed changingHandbook Interpretation 11, p. 29 to read asfollows: (underlined portion is proposedchange)

"With district administration approval stu-dents in grades seven and eight, or grade nineof a junior high/middle school, may observe orparticipate in practices at the same site andtime, and in season at the same time as seniorhigh school students if the schools are part ofthe same district. However, the senior highschool students shall not engage in direct com-petition with junior high/middle level studentsduring such practice (12-0 in favor). n

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COACHES ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS MEETINGEast Lansing, January 28, 2002

Members Present:Mike Cadarette, BaseballChristine Sermak, Basketball Amy Denys, Competitive Cheer Rob Johnson, Cross CountryJim Clawson, FootballRoger Fuller, Golf John Cunningham, Gymnastics Andy Wiedenbach, Hockey Bryce Beckett, SkiClark Udell, SoccerSue Barthold, SoftballJim Lawrence, SwimmingJohn Shade, Tennis

Tom Gass, TrackJon Norris, VolleyballMike Garvey, Wrestling

Staff Members Present:Randy AllenBill Bupp (Recorder)Nate HamptonJohn JohnsonSuzanne MartinGina MazzoliniTom MinterJohn (Jack) Roberts

Presidents of Michigan's high schoolcoaches associations and members of theMHSAA executive staff met for the 15thannual dinner meeting in East Lansing, onJan. 28, 2002.

LITIGATION UPDATEMHSAA Executive Director Jack

Roberts presented information and insightregarding two litigation issues which recentlyresulted in court action. First, Mr. Robertsexplained the Reid case brought against theMHSAA by several home school familieswith the goal of making it required that homeschooled children be given the right to partic-ipate on athletic teams of member schoolswithout restriction. In January theWashtenaw County Circuit Court found infavor of the MHSAA. Whether the plaintiffschoose to appeal will determine if there are tobe further developments in this case.

Secondly, the Communities for Equitycase was heard in the Kalamazoo FederalDistrict court in October. It was explainedwhat the compliance plan requires of theMHSAA and the timeline by which it mustoperate. Discussion regarding the collectionof data, design of various compliance plansand determination of the plan to be submittedcompleted the session.

BOOK OF CHAMPIONSMHSAA Communication Director John

Johnson explained the interest in collectingand updating records currently in the archives

of the association. Coaches' association lead-ers were encouraged to submit, with docu-mentation, records to be included in the nextprinting of the records portion of the Book ofChampions.

OFFICIALS RATINGSOfficials ratings have become nearly as

important to officials as a paycheck. ThePresidents were requested to share with theirmembers the importance of submitting offi-cial's ratings for every official contracted towork contests in which their team plays dur-ing the season.

NEW COACH ORIENTATIONAnnouncement was made that the second

annual New Coach Orientation is scheduledfor July 31, 2002. The application form willbe available on the web for those interested.The MHSAA invited each association toinclude PACE as part of its annual confer-ence. The MHSAA will provide all speakersand conduct the programs on a schedulewhich will not conflict with the conferenceschedule. The presidents were encouraged tojoin BCAM in adding this additional servicefor members.

REPORTSRepresentatives of each association dis-

tributed and reviewed a summary of activitiesand programs currently underway withintheir organization. n

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The committee met for the purpose ofreviewing specific National Federation sportrules and MHSAA tournament policies,adoptions, regulations and interpretations thatare applicable to Track and Field and CrossCountry during the regular season andMHSAA tournaments. The following is areview of items discussed by the committeeas well as recommendations to staff for inclu-sion in tournament information and recom-mendations that will advance forRepresentative Council consideration.

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSDuring the welcome and introductions

the committee made special note to the atten-dance of Phil Bedford of Midland and RudyGodefroidt of Hemlock, both serving theMHSAA as Rules Meeting Interpreters andRules Meeting Presenters. Also, KathyHutfilz of St. Louis, serving as current mem-ber of the National Federation Track andField Rules Committee representing theNFHSCA.

2002 TRACK & FIELD REGIONAL AND FINAL SITES

The committee reviewed the Regionalrecommendations for sites and school assign-

ments made by the Selection Committee onJanuary 12, 2002. After some discussion onthe Division 3 recommendations, realign-ments were suggested and made for severalRegionals within Division 3. The Final siteswere determined to be as follows:

Division 1 - Rockford High School Division 2 - Houseman Field, Grand RapidsDivision 3 - Comstock Park High School Division 4 - Grand Rapids Forest Hills

Northern High School

2002 NATIONAL FEDERATION RULES AND EDITORIAL CHANGES

Following careful review of 2002National Federation Track & Field/CrossCountry Rules and Editorial Changes, thecommittee made note of several changes.

1. Rule 2-1-4: Awarding event points whenthe referee determines when a venue isunacceptable. The MHSAA will clarifywhen an event is a non-event as opposedto when the referee may award points asthe result of a unacceptable venue.

2. Rules 3-4-8; 3-6-4: Pre-contest sports-manship meeting with coaches/captains/school representatives and verification of

Members Present:Gene Balawajder, HighlandPhil Bedford, MidlandKevin Behmer, Ann ArborDavid Blossom, SpringportLewis Clingman, Grand RapidsTom Gass, JacksonLafayette Evans, DetroitSharon Gianacakos, GreenvilleRudy Godefroidt, HemlockMark Holdren, PortlandKathleen Hutfilz, St. LouisPhil Langford, Grosse Pointe WoodsWayne McDonald, ParmaRay Northrop, MarcellusChad Plaxton, CadillacBrad Prins, Rockford

Robert Ribby, Eaton RapidsPat Richardson, Grass LakeDan Sanborn, BurtonFred Smith, KalamazooBob Stark, Bloomfield HillsDave Wenzel, Gaylord

Members Absent:Dale Kutchey, ClarkstonJames Long, Kalamazoo

Guests:Rob Johnson, ClareGordon Aldrich, Corunna

Staff Member Present: Nate Hampton (Recorder)

TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRYCOMMITTEE MEETING

East Lansing, January 17, 2002

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athletes being legally uniformed andusing legal equipment.

The MHSAA will clarify acceptable pro-visions of these new articles during largeregular-season multiple-team competi-tions and MHSAA Regional and Finalcompetitions. Officials will be providedthe sportsmanship statement used withother MHSAA sports.

3. Rules 4-3-7; 9-5-7: Contestants will notwear jewelry during competition. Whilethis is not a new regulation for MHSAAmember school competitors, the MHSAAwill continue to emphasize no tape-oversand procedures for any allowed excep-tions such as medical, religious and mat-rimonial.

4. Rule 7-2-5: Time limit for competitors toinitiate a trial in jumping events. TheMHSAA will follow with the samelimits in throwing competitions atRegional and Final Meets.

5. Rule 4-5-2: Jerseys shall be tucked intothe shorts.

DISCUSSION ITEMSThe committee discussed the following

subjects:• 2001 Update Meeting Survey results

regarding establishing an indoor trackand field tournament and season dura-tion.

• Track & Field additional qualifying stan-dards for Regional and Final competitionalong with associated raises of the bar inhigh jump and pole vault. The commit-tee recommended that in the pole vault,after seven competitors remain, the bar israised in three-inch increments (20-0 infavor).

• Tournament entry materials: Continuethe efforts with computer entry opportu-nities for Track & Field and CrossCountry. The committee suggested edi-torial changes in Track entry informationto clarify that computer diskettes are apart of the official entry process (20-0 infavor).

• 2001 MHSAA member school Pole VaultEquipment/Event Compliance Survey.

• Rules Meeting Agenda: The MHSAAPoints of Emphasis for 2002 will includenon-competitive entries at the Regionallevel; general risk management; commu-nication devices used by coaches, specta-tors and meet management; cell phonecourtesy, emergency medical plans formeet management; procedure for use ofmedical inhalers during competition;inclusion of entire team rosters on entrydiskette for Track & Field and CrossCountry. Reminder that bikes, mopeds,scooters, roller blades and other itemsused for individual transport are notallowed at all Regionals or Finals sites(20-0 in favor).

• Event Rotations by Gender: After studyof a recommendation to change our cur-rent rotation for gender competition, thecommittee unanimously agreed to main-tain current policy on all levels (20-0 infavor).

• March Bulletin/Regional and Final termsand conditions: The committee reviewedand discussed these items without sug-gesting changes or additions.

• Tournament Finances: The committeediscussed cost for current hostings ofRegional Cross Country Tournaments.The committee noted that manyRegionals charged no admissions, buthad high charges associated with tourna-ment operations. Suggestions included:(1) structure a fixed cost financial formof related expenses with no allowed devi-ations without MHSAA approval; (2)Reduce management reimbursement fig-ure of $600 or 10 percent of the net gatereceipts to a figure more realistic withactual tournament relief for hosting.

• Health and Safety Issues: The committeerequested that the topic of field eventsafety be presented at all Rules Meetings.The reminders of safety in the pole vaultand area definition for the throwingevents were of major concern (20-0 infavor).

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POLE VAULTThe committee was advised of the antici-

pated release of new pad specifications forvaulting landing pads. It is expected that thisyear's National Federation Committee willact on anticipated specification established bythe American Society for Testing andMeasurement (ASTM). The anticipated rec-ommendations will include, but may not belimited to the following:

1. Minimum width of the pad to be 19'8".

2. Minimum length of the pad to be 20'5"from the front edge of the vaulting box tothe back of the pad. There must be 16'5"of landing pad behind the vault box.

3. The height (or thickness) of the landingpad to be a minimum of 26".

4. A collar be placed around the vault boxto help minimize injuries by vaultersfalling into the box.

5. A coaching box be painted on the coverof the landing pad that is 8' deep and 10'wide. The box would start 3'6" behindthe back edge of the vault box. (Purposeof the coaching box is to serve as aguide to help coaches and athletes makeperformance adjustments.)

Upgrades: It may be possible to upgradeexisting landing pads. The height of theupgrade must be the same as the existing pad.The upgrade must be connected to the mainpad and all seams covered so the vaulter can-not fall through the crack and strike theground. The common cover must cover theentire landing pad.

ATOM RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE

None.

MITCA RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE

Mr. Gordon Aldrich, representingMITCA, presented to the committee plansand format for a team championship. Thefollowing items were discussed:

1. Seventeen (17) events

2. Three (3) entries per team

3. Every athlete scores (30…,) (60, 54, 48…8)

4. Team Final held the Saturday followingthe traditional Finals date

5. One relay event entry per team

6. Winning Regional team qualifiers

7. Seeded races, every race is a Final (FAT)

8. If required, MITCA will administer themeet and assume cost

9. MHSAA must sanction

10. Regional scoring to include eight places(no additional medals) scored 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

11. Team Finals will require 240 medals,officials and miscellaneous

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEREPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

1. Re-establish a former policy in CrossCountry that should a team finish inRegional competition with four runnersin the top 20 places, a fourth team willqualify for the Finals (19-0 in favor).

2. Add to the current Track & FieldTournament series a Team Championshipconducted on the Saturday following ourtraditional Finals (15-5 in favor). n

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TRACK AND FIELD RULES — Thetrack and field rules as they appear in the2002 National Federation Edition of theTrack and Field Rule Book will be in effectfor Regional and Final Meets, except as indi-cated in this Bulletin.

S T A R T I N G T I M E R E G I O N A LMEETS — Field event preliminaries maystart one (1) hour before the first track eventpreliminaries. WHEN POSSIBLE, MAN-AGERS CONDUCTING REGIONALMEETS ON FRIDAY ARE TO SCHEDULESTARTING TIMES TO MINIMIZE LOSSOF SCHOOL TIME.

Field Event Preliminaries are to start notearlier than 9 a.m. on Saturday. RegionalManagers will notify competing schools ofexact starting times. At the Regional andFinal Track Meets the afternoon scheduleshall begin one hour after the last semifinalevent concludes, but no earlier than noon.

STARTING TIME — UPPER PENIN-SULA FINAL MEET — Preliminaries —10 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

STARTING TIME — LOWER PENIN-SULA FINAL MEET — Session I — 10a.m.: Session II shall begin one hour after thelast semifinal event concludes, but no earlierthan 12 noon. NOTE: Pole Vault in all classesmay begin at 9 a.m. A minimum of one-halfhour must be observed between the last throwof the shot (or discus) and the first throw ofthe discus (or shot). In addition there must bea minimum of one hour between the boys andgirls competition in the following events: dis-cus, high jump, long jump, shot put and polevault.

ENTRIES — REGIONAL MEETS —Each school may enter a boys’ team and agirls’ team in the Regional Meet only if theyhave bona fide teams (See Regulation II,Section 1(B)). A maximum of THREEINDIVIDUALS may be listed by a school foreach bona fide team in EACH INDIVIDUALEVENT at Lower Peninsula Regional Meets.However, only two may compete unless allthree have met the additional qualifier stan-

dard. FOUR INDIVIDUALS may be enteredand compete in EACH INDIVIDUALEVENT at Upper Peninsula Regionals. AllRegional Entry Blanks, Computer Disksand Master Eligibility Lists (Form I) orother established entry procedures are tobe in the hands of the Regional ManagersNOT LATER THAN MONDAY, MAY 13,2002, 4 p.m. There are to be no changes onthe Master Eligibility List after this date.Coaches are urged NOT TO ENTER individ-uals in events IN WHICH THEY DO NOTHAVE COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCES.

LATE ENTRIES, accompanied by the $50FEE WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4 P.M.TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002. The late feemay not be used to change an entry time,height or distance. The only changes whichare permitted after 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14,2002, will be scratches.

All efforts submitted to the Regional MeetManager shall have been earned prior to theentry due date and time. Late entries may notinclude efforts which occur after May 13,2002, at 4 p.m.

[NOTE: Late entries will not be accept-ed after Tuesday, May 14, 2002-4 p.m.]

SCRATCH — Each regional managerwill accept scratches before each session isscheduled to begin. Scratches made duringthese periods will not count in the individualsparticipation limitations. However, if thecompetitor is not scratched during thesescheduled periods and does not show to theclerking area before that runner’s position isset, the competitor will be disqualified fromthat event and that event will count towardthe competitor’s personal limit. The Clerk ofCourse shall form heats following the lastcall for that event.

Only two of the three contestants listed inthe school’s official entry (with current sea-son OUTDOOR times, heights and distances)will be allowed to compete in that individualevent. (Refer to the following paragraph foradditional entries.) Should one of the three

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entries not be scratched during or before thescratch period, the Clerks of Course will havethe authority to scratch the last listed individ-ual for that school.

Only metric times may be submitted to Re-gional Manager. A $50 LATE FEE IS RE-QUIRED WHEN CHANGES IN A TEAM’SE N T R I E S A R E M A D E A F T E R T H EENTRY DUE DATE AND PRIOR TO 4 PMTUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002. (Entry times,heights or distances may not be changed witha late entry fee after or before the Tuesday,May 14, 2002 deadline.)

A D D I T I O N A L E N T R I E S — R E -GIONAL MEETS — If three (3) or moreentries by a school team in an event haveequalled or bettered the published additionalqualifier standard, compiled from the resultsof the most recent outdoor seasons, all ofthese entries may enter and compete in theRegional Meet in that event. The time or dis-tance must have been established in actualmeet competition prior to submitting EntryInformation, and must be verified.

FINAL MEET ENTRIES — Only quali-fiers from Regional Meets may compete inthe Final Meets.

REGIONAL MEET ENTRY BLANKS— Schools which notified the MHSAAoffice of their sponsorship of a bona fide trackand field team(s) will be sent a Regional MeetEntry Information or entry materials to becompleted for each team (boys and girls) andforwarded directly to the manager of theRegional Meet to which the school isassigned. Follow instructions closely.Regional Meet Managers will be advised ofthe schools assigned to respective Regionalsand no others are to be allowed to compete atthe meet.

FINAL MEET ENTRY BLANKS —Each Regional Manager will report the quali-fiers to the Final Meet Manager. Only thosereported Regional qualifiers will be allowed tocompete in Final Meets. The Regional EntryInformation will be in effect for the duration ofthe time members of that team are qualified tocompete in Regional or Final competition.Coaches are not to send entries to the FinalManager.

TROPHIES AND MEDALS AT RE-

G I O N A L A N D F I N A L M E E T S —Schools finishing in first place at eachRegional will receive a trophy. Individualmedals will be awarded to contestants finish-ing in the first six places in each event inLower Peninsula Regionals. No formalawards ceremony will be conducted. Eachmanager is to place the school’s medals inenvelopes which the coach will pick up at theend of the meet. Extra medals will be provid-ed for tied positions at Regional Meets.

Trophies will be provided for schoolswhich finish in the first two positions at allFinal Meets. Individual medals will beawarded to contestants finishing in the firsteight places in each event in Lower PeninsulaFinal Meets. Requests for duplicate medalsor trophies are the responsibility of theRegional or Final Manager.

FINAL MEET EXPENSES — The costof conducting Final Meets will be met by theMHSAA, Inc. Any gate receipts realized willbe used by MHSAA, Inc., to aid in meetingadministrative costs of the meets. LODGINGWILL NOT BE PROVIDED BY HOST IN-STITUTIONS. The cost of lodging, trans-portation, and meals will be met by competingschools.

QUALIFICATION FROM UPPERPENINSULA REGIONAL MEETS TOT H E U P P E R P E N I N S U L A F I N A LMEETS — In Divisions 1, 2 and 3, RegionalMeets there are to be four qualifiers fromALL individual track and field events.

The first and second place relay team ateach Regional Meet will qualify to the UpperPeninsula Final Meet. In addition, inDivisions 1 and 2, the best third and fourth-place times from all Regional sites in thoseclasses will also qualify.

QUALIFICATION FROM LOWERPENINSULA REGIONAL MEETS TOLOWER PENINSULA FINAL MEET —The first two places in each event at each Re-gional Meet qualify to enter the Lower Penin-sula Final Meet in that event. In addition, dur-ing the finals of a Regional running event, anycontestant who equals or betters the publishedadditional qualifier standard shall qualify tothe 2002 Lower Peninsula Final Meet in thatevent in that division. Efforts in the prelimi-nary trials of the long jump, shot put, pole

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vault and discus may qualify a contestant tothe appropriate Final Meet.

A chart of times, distances and heights foradditional qualifications from Regional toFinal Meets may be found in this informationBulletin.

300-METER HURDLES, 400-METERDASH, 400-METER RELAY, 800-METER RELAY AND 1600-METERRELAY AT LOWER PENINSULAREGIONALS; AND QUALIFICATIONTO THE LOWER PENINSULA FINALS— The number of sections at Regionals ineach event is to be determined by the MeetManagers, depending upon the number ofentries in each event. One relay team or indi-vidual per lane constitutes a full section. Inthe event there is one individual or relay teamonly for the first section, the team with theslowest time from the second section will runin the first section. The second section willthen have one empty lane. All teams are to betimed in each section and the two fastesttimes and additional qualifiers will qualifyfrom each Lower Peninsula Regional to theLower Peninsula Final Meets.

800-METER RUN — There will be amaximum of two sections of the 800-MeterRun in each class. The second section is to bescheduled only when the number of entriesexceed 20. If two sections are needed the lastsection will have 16 participants.

1600-METER RUN, 3200-METER RE-LAY AND 3200-METER RUN AT ALLLOWER PENINSULA REGIONAL ANDFINAL MEETS — There shall be two sec-tions of the 1600-Meter Run only when thenumber of entries in this event exceeds 24. Iftwo sections are needed, the last section (orfast section) will have 16 participants includ-ing ties.

There shall be one section of the 3200-Meter Relay at all Regionals. Two sections ofthe 3200-Meter Relay shall be conducted atthe Final Meet for Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Ifthere are more than 24 entries, the 16 fastesttimes will be placed in the second section. Ifthere are 24 or fewer entries, the second sec-tion will consist of the 12 fastest times plusall ties.

There is to be only one section at each Re-gional and Final Meet for the 3200-MeterRun.

All contestants entered in a race or sectionare to be timed and the six fastest times (eightfastest times for Finals) of the race or of allthe sections of each event will be recognizedby points and medals.

Qualifiers from Regionals with the fastesttimes in each event will be placed in the lastsection at the Final Meet working back to theentries with the slowest qualifying times inthe first section. All sections shall be fullwith the possible exception of the first sec-tions.

FIELD EVENTS — REGIONALSAND FINAL MEETS — In Regionals andthe Upper and Lower Peninsula Final Meets,the following regulations are in effect forconducting the field events:

1. HIGH JUMP — The starting height atLower Peninsula Regionals is to be based ona height three inches less than the additionalqualifying standard for Regional and FinalMeets. (Rounded to the nearest lesser inch).This height has been adjusted to allow one ofthe raises to fall on the additional qualifyingstandard to the final meet.

I N T H E E V E N T O F I N C L E M E N TWEATHER LOWER PENINSULA MANA-GERS SHALL BEGIN THE HIGH JUMPTHREE INCHES BELOW THE PUBLISHEDSTARTING HEIGHT. The bar then is to beraised three inches the first time and two incheseach time thereafter until there is the number ofcontestants left equal to or less than the numberof places to be awarded. When this number isreached, the bar is to be raised one inch only foreach successive jump.

The starting height at Upper Peninsula Re-gionals, and the Final Meet, is to be deter-mined by the Meet Manager without refer-ence to Lower Peninsula standards.

2. POLE VAULT — The starting heightat Lower Peninsula Regionals is to be basedon a height 12 inches less than the additionalqualifying standards for Regional and FinalMeets. (rounded to the nearest lesser inch).The starting height shall be increased as indi-cated on the Standard Raises chart prior tothis section until seven competitors remain.Thereafter the bar shall be raised three inch-es.

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to be determined by the Meet Manager with-out reference to Lower Peninsula standards.

I N T H E E V E N T O F I N C L E M E N TWEATHER, LOWER PENINSULAMANAGERS SHALL BEGIN THE POLEVAULT 12 INCHES BELOW THE PUB-LISHED STARTING HEIGHT. The bar is tobe raised six inches the first time and fourinches each time thereafter.

The standard raises are included in a charton the following pages in this Bulletin.

NOTE: Seven competitors will advancefrom preliminary to final competition at theRegional level, and nine competitors willadvance from preliminary to final competi-tion at the MHSAA Finals.

RELAY ENTRIES — Any student onthe Eligibility List may represent his or herschool on a relay team in Regional competi-tion, if they are eligible according to meetregulations. Schools qualifying relay teamsfor the Final Meet may use any eligible con-testant in the Final Meet Relay. Final MeetRelay contestants are not limited to the fourindividuals who qualified in a RegionalRelay.

200-METER DASH IS TO BE RUN ONTHE CURVE — The 200-Meter Dash is tobe started with staggered starts on the straight-away and be run through one full curve at allRegionals and at the Final Meet, where possi-ble.

SEMIFINAL RACES — The LowerPeninsula Final must conduct semifinals inthe following events when there are morethan 16 entries (18 for a nine lane track) re-maining after the scratch sheets are submitted:100-Meter Dash, 200-Meter Dash, 100-Meter33” Hurdles and 110-Meter High Hurdles.

300-METER LOW HURDLES — The300-Meter Low Hurdles at all Regionals andFinal Meet (where possible) are to be run sothat the curve is in the middle of the race.

ALLEY STARTS AND ALLEY PLAC-ING OF REGIONAL QUALIFIERS INTHE 800-METER RUN, 1600 METERRUN, 3200-METER RUN and 3200-METER RELAYS AT ALL FINALMEETS — The staggered alley starting pro-

cedure is to be used at the 2001 Final Meets,and at Lower Peninsula Regionals. Managersare requested to place markers on the track atcut-in spots for races run in alleys.

Section assignments are to be made basedon Regional qualifying times:

Reg. Qual. Time Pos. Alley1st pole 12nd pole 23rd pole 34th pole 45th position 16th position 27th position 38th position 49th 2nd 1

10th-16th in sequence17th 3rd 1

18th-27th in sequence

If a second row of contestants is necessary,this same procedure is to be followed forthem. NOTE: If narrow tracks at some Re-gionals necessitate two rather than three lanealleys, the above procedure will be modifiedaccordingly.

The 1600-Meter Run, 3200-Meter Relayand the 3200-Meter Run will use alleystarts and a two turn stagger at allRegional and Final Meets. The cut-in willbe at the start of the second straightaway.

The 1600-Meter and 3200-Meter Runsmay use the waterfall start at all regular-season meets if there is a desire to do so.Tracks where the waterfall start line is on thecurve, athletes will be seeded for their place-ment from the middle lanes out. The twofastest times in lane 4: the next two fastesttimes in lane 5, the next two in lane 3, and soon until all lanes are filled. (There should beNO MORE than two athletes per lane, sixteentotal placed on the front line).

In the 2001 Regional and Final TrackMeets, boys and girls events will alternateorder. Girls events will be run first in oddyears and boys events will be run first in evenyears. In 2002 the boys events will be runfirst.

The 3200-Meter Relay shall be the firstfinal event run prior to the Semifinal heats ofthe sprint and hurdle events in the Regionaland Final meet morning session. The 3200-

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Meter relay shall not be run prior to 10:30a.m.

STARTING BLOCKS — If Regional orFinal Managers provide starting blocks forcontestants, these starting blocks must beused. Schools may furnish their own startingblocks for Regional and Final competitiononly if managers do not include non-tradi-

tional standing start blocks. Starting blocksprovided by schools must be approved by theRegional and/or Final management.

INQUIRIES — Questions not covered bythe above information should be addressed toRegional Managers, Final Managers or to theMHSAA office. n

UNIFORMS: Over the past several years, the issue of uniforms have been questioned anddebated by all involved with Track and Field.

SITUATION: A1 who is heavy set is competing in the Shot Put and is also entered in the100 Meter Dash. A1 is wearing a school issued uniform not of the same style as other teammembers, but is of the basic colors as other team member uniforms. RULING: A1 is con-sidered to be in a legal uniform.

NOTE: Rule 4-3-1, States…Each competitor’s uniform consists of; (A) Shoes, (B) FullLength Jersey (Singlet) and Shorts issued by the school.

1. Shorts may vary in length and style but must be the same color for all team members.

2. The Jersey and Shorts may have the schools identification and the Jersey may havecompetitors name.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS2002 LP BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD REGIONAL TRACK MEET

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

B G B G B G B GPole Vault 11'9" 8'0" 11'6" 7'9" 11'0" 7'6" 9'9" 7'0"Shot Put 46'2" 32'7" 44'1" 31'6" 43'11" 31'3" 41'6" 29'8"High Jump 5'11" 4'9" 5'10" 4'9" 5'9" 4'8" 5'7" 4'7"Long Jump 19'7" 15'3" 19'3" 14"10" 18'10" 14'7" 18'6" 14'3"Discus 133'0" 98'9" 129'2" 95'8" 126'11" 98'9" 117'1" 86'6"3200 M Relay --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---110 M 39' HH :15.8 --- :16.2 --- :16.4 --- :17.3 ---100 M 33' H --- :17.0 --- :17.1 --- :17.5 --- :18.3100 M Dash :11.5 :13.2 :11.6 :13.5 :11.7 :13.5 :11.9 :13.8800 M Relay --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---1600 M Run 4:37.6 5:36.4 4:42.8 5:43.0 4:45.5 5:50.8 4:56.0 6:02.7400 M Relay --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---400 M Dash :52.2 1:03.0 :53.1 1:03.8 :53.4 1:04.5 :55.2 1:06.8300 M I.H. :42.2 --- :42.7 --- :43.1 --- :45.1 ---300 M L.H. --- :50.3 --- :51.3 --- :52.0 --- :54.0800 M Run 2:03.0 2:29.8 2:05.3 2:32.0 2:06.4 2:35.0 2:10.8 2:39.8200 M Dash :23.5 :27.8 :23.8 :28.0 :24.1 :28.5 :24.8 :29.23200 M Run 10:10.6 12:17.9 10:20.5 12:41.5 10:31.8 12:58.4 11:00.0 13:15.01600 M Relay --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

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2002 STANDARD RAISES FOR HJ AND PVLower Peninsula

REGIONAL REGIONAL 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL FINALQUALIFIER START RAISE RAISE RAISE QUALIFIER START

Div. 1 HJ-B 5'11 5'8" 5'10" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 5'11"Div. 1 HJ-G 4'9" 4'6" 4'9" 4'11" 5'1" 5'1" 4'10"Div. 2 HJ-B 5'10" 5'7" 5'10" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 5'11"Div. 2 HJ-G 4'9" 4'6" 4'9" 4'11" 5'1" 5'1" 4'10"Div. 3 HJ-B 5'9" 5'6" 5'9" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 5'11"Div. 3 HJ-G 4'8" 4'5" 4'8" 4'11" 5'1" 5'1" 4'10"Div. 4 HJ-B 5'7" 5'4" 5'7" 5'10" 6'0" 6'0" 5'9"Div. 4 HJ-G 4'7" 4'4" 4'7" 4'10" 5'0" 5'0" 4'9"

REGIONAL REG’L 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL FINALQUALIFIER START RAISE RAISE RAISE RAISE QUALIFIER START

DIV. 1 PV-B 11'9" 10'9" 11'3" 11'9" 12'3" 12'6" 12'6" 11'6"DIV. 2 PV-B 11'6" 10'6" 11'3" 11'9" 12'3" 12'9" 12'9" 11'9"DIV. 3 PV-B 11'0" 10'0" 10'9" 11'3" 11'9" 12'3" 12'3" 11'3"DIV. 4 PV-B 9'9" 8'9" 9'9" 10'6" 11'0" 11'6" 11'6" 10'6"DIV. 1 PV-G 8'0" 7'6" 8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'0" 8'6"DIV. 2 PV-G 7'9" 7'3" 7'9" 8'3" 8'9" 8'9" 8'3"DIV. 3 PV-G 7'6" 7'0" 7'6" 8'0" 8'6" 8'6" 8'0"DIV. 4 PV-G 7'0" 6'6" 7'0" 7'6" 7'9" 7'9" 7'3"

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS2002 LP BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD FINAL TRACK MEET

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

B G B G B G B GPole Vault 12'6" 9'0" 12'9" 8'9" 12'3" 8'6" 11'6" 7'9"Shot Put 50'8" 35'7" 48'10" 34'7" 48'4" 34'11" 45'10" 33'6"High Jump 6'2" 5'1" 6'2" 5'1" 6'2" 5'1" 6'0' 5'0"Long Jump 21'1" 16'4" 20'4" 16'0" 20'3" 15'8" 19'8" 15'4"Discus 145'9" 111'0" 143'9" 109'7" 141'4" 108'4" 132'8" 101'3"3200 M Relay 8:10.7 9:55.3 8:19.4 10:06.0 8:23.8 10:16.3 8:38.9 10:30.9110 M 39' HH :15.0 --- :15.4 --- :15.4 --- :15.9 ---100 M 33' H --- :15.8 --- :16.1 --- :16.4 --- :17.1100 M Dash :11.1 :12.6 :11.2 :12.8 :11.3 :12.9 :11.4 :13.2800 M Relay 1:31.3 1:47.9 1:32.7 1:50.0 1:33.6 1:50.9 1:35.6 1:53.41600 M Run 4:28.2 5:21.0 4:31.8 5:27.4 4:33.3 5:30.1 4:39.8 5:38.7400 M Relay :44.1 :51.3 :44.9 :52.4 :45.5 :53.1 :46.2 :54.1400 M Dash :50.6 :59.9 :51.4 1:01.5 :51.5 1:01.8 :52.7 1:03.0300 M I.H. :40.3 --- :40.9 --- :41.1 --- :42.2 ---300 M L.H. --- :47.9 --- :48.5 --- :48.7 --- :50.7800 M Run 1:59.2 2:22.8 2:00.7 2:26.0 2:01.4 2:27.1 2:04.8 2:30.4200 M Dash :22.5 :26.3 :23.1 :26.8 :23.1 :27.1 :23.4 :27.73200 M Run 9:49.6 11:46.1 9:58.3 12:01.6 10:08.2 12:15.4 10:27.2 12:37.01600 M Relay 3:27.7 4:10.5 3:31.4 4:15.1 3:32.6 4:17.1 3:37.1 4:24.8

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HIGH SCHOOL — BOYS & GIRLSTRACK AND FIELD ORDER OF EVENTS

For Combined Meets

TRACK EVENTSThe 2002 MHSAA Track and Field Com-

mittee established that the order of events tobe run at all Regional and Final Meets shallbe that prescribed in the 2001 NationalFederation Track and Field and Cross Coun-try Rules Book. The 2002 order of events list-ed below. In 2002, boys events shall be runfirst.

3200 M Relay (4 x 800)Boys 100 MHH/Girls 100 MH100 M Dash800 M Relay (4 x 200)1600 M Run400 M Relay (4 x 100)400 M DashBoys 300 M 36” IH/Girls 300 M 30” LH800 M Run200 M Dash3200 M Run1600 M Relay (4 x 400)

Preliminaries will be run in the followingorder: Combined boy-girl meets — 100-Meter Dash, 110-Meter High Hurdles, 100-Meter 33” Hurdles, and 200-Meter Dash.Semifinals, when necessary, will follow thesame order as preliminaries. There will be nopreliminaries at the Upper Peninsula FinalMeet.

Additional qualifying standards met inrunning event Preliminaries or Semifinalswill not qualify for entry to the Final Meet.

Running of Relays at Dual, Regional,and Final Meets — In 2000, the 800-MeterRelay shall be run in lanes entirely at eachRegional and Final Meet.

The 1600-Meter Relay is to be run in lanesfrom a three-turn staggered start. The firstexchange is to be made in the same lane inwhich each team started. The cut-in point forthe second runner will be established at thestart of the back straightaway.

The 400-Meter Relay is to be run from atwo turn staggered start and in lanes through-out the entire event.

A two-turn stagger is to be used for thefirst leg of the 3200-Meter Relay. The cutwill occur at the start of the second straight-away.

FIELD EVENTSDiscusPole VaultGirls Shot Put — 4 kg. (8 lbs. 13 oz.)Boys Shot Put — 5.443 kg. (12 lbs.)High JumpLong Jump — (NOTE: The takeoff boards

used at Regional and FinalMeets must be at least 18inches, up to a maximum of24 inches.)

ORDER OF FIELD EVENTSThe field events schedule at MHSAA Re-

gional and Final Meets will alternate theorder of competition for boys and girls eachyear:

Even Years: Girls high jump, girls polevault, and shot put first. (Followed by boyshigh jump, shot put and pole vault)

Boys discus and long jump first. (Followedby girls discus and long jump)

Odd Years: Boys high jump, boys vault, andshot put first. (Followed by girls high jump,shot put, and pole vault)

Girls discus and long jump first. (Followedby boys discus and long jump)

L.P. Regional Scoring: (10-8-6-4-2-1)L.P. Final Scoring: (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1)U.P. Regional Scoring: (5-3-2-1)U.P. Final Scoring: (10-8-6-4-2-1) n

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NOTE 1: When boys and girls meets areconducted simultaneously, the events listedbelow are to be used. If meets are not runsimultaneously, the events listed for thosenot participating are to be eliminated. Schoolsmust mutually agree to run the order ofevents in yards or meters prior to the meets.If schools cannot mutually agree, the hostschool will decide. Distances may be short-ened or events may be eliminated by mutualconsent of competing schools before the meetbegins.

Boys and girls events will alternate order.Girls events will run first in odd years andboys events will run first in even years. In2002, boys events will run first.

ORDER OF EVENTS3200 M Run (Two Mile)55 M 33” Hurdles for Boys (5 hurdles)55 M 30” Hurdles for Girls (5 hurdles)800 M Relay (880 Yards) Relay 800 M Run (880 Yards) Run 1600 M Run (Mile) 100 M Dash (100 Yards) Dash 400 M Dash (440 Yards) Dash 3200 M Relay70 M Dash (75 Yards) 200 M 30” Hurdles (5 hurdles)200 M Dash (220 Yards) 1600 M Relay (Mile)400 M Relay (440 Yards)

FIELD EVENTS1. Pole Vault2. Shot Put 4 Kg (8 lb. 13 oz.) for boys;

2.744 Kg (6 lbs.) for girls 3. Running High Jump4. Running Long Jump

A contestant may compete in any threetrack and/or field events from the approvedlist of junior high/middle school order ofevents.

NOTE 2: The 3200-Meter must be conduct-ed during the field events.

NOTE 3: Both the Boys and Girls 55-Meterhurdles will be over five hurdles spaced asfollows: 13 meters to the first hurdle 8.5meters between the hurdles and 8.0 metersfrom the last hurdle to the finish.

NOTE 4: One false start shall be permitted inJunior High/Middle School competition(when the above order of events are used).

NOTE 5: Refer to Regulation IV, Section 8for limitation of competition.

TRACK—SCORINGDual Meets

Individual events are to be scored 5-3-1.Relays are to be scored 5-0.

SCORING NOTE: By prior mutual agree-ment of competing schools or by league orconference adoption, teams may score fourplaces in dual meets and five places in trian-gular meets.

Other Than Dual MeetsScoring is to be in accordance with theNational Federation Edition of the Track andField Rules Book for the current year.

CROSS COUNTRYRules for junior/high middle school crosscountry are those printed in the NationalFederation Track and Field Rule Book withMHSAA modifications included inRegulation IV, Section 8 of the MHSAAHandbook.The standard distance for a junior high/mid-dle school cross country run is 3,200 meters.Cross Country distances may be shortened bymutual consent of the competing schoolsprior to the date of the meet. n

JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOLS —TRACK AND FIELD ORDER OF EVENTS

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POLE VAULT SURVEYSent to 610 Schools Sponsoring Track and Field

DIVISIONS 1 2 3 4 Total

High School BoysSponsor Pole Vault?Yes 59 57 75 43 234

No 21 28 20 0 69High School Girls

Yes 59 62 75 42 238No 19 26 21 0 66

Junior High School BoysYes 19 36 66 37 158No 34 35 24 7 100

Junior High School GirlsYes 13 32 64 34 143No 35 35 24 7 101

Does pad meet current Yes 53 56 65 37 211requirements? No 3 1 3 4 11

Does Cover meet current Yes 53 52 62 35 202requirements? No 0 2 2 2 6

Is current16'x12' Yes 40 41 53 33 167adequate? No 14 17 18 6 55

Requiredpaddingstandard Yes 52 55 65 30 202base? No 6 4 8 9 27

Do youpad Yes 6 8 9 6 29uprights? No 52 51 63 34 200

Do youcover Yes 40 44 52 24 160hard surfaces? No 17 14 20 15 66

How do you Bolted tosecure concrete 21 33 40 22 116standards? Sand Bags 11 8 13 7 39

Other 8 (pads) 8 (pads) 8 (pads) 2 (pads) 261 (spike)

1 (dumbell)Do youregularly Yes 36 37 47 28 148weigh vaulters? No 22 23 25 14 84

Do you require Yes 4 4 9 11 28helmets? No 59 56 65 32 212

If yes, doyou provide Yes 7 4 12 12 35helmets? No 11 14 3 4 32

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DIVISIONS 1 2 3 4 Total

If no, do yourecommend Yes 12 5 14 10 41helmets? No 36 49 46 20 151

Would youpermit Yes 44 50 61 32 187helmets? No 0 0 1 0 1

Do youconductsafety Yes 33 37 37 28 135training? No 24 21 36 15 96

Do youconsider pitadd-ons Yes 47 53 62 38 200safe? No 6 5 9 1 21

Are pads ofmore than onesection with acommon Yes 56 60 70 36 222cover safe? No 3 0 1 3 7

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDINGPOLE VAULT LANDING PADS

The NFHS rules committee is studying the situation regarding the pole vault landing padand is waiting for a national task force assigned by the American Society for Testing andMeasurements (ASTM) to recommend a new minimum size landing pad. The recommenda-tions of the committee include:

1. Minimum Width of the pad to be 19’8”

2. Minimum Length of the pad to be 20’5” from the front edge of the vaulting box to theback of the pad. There must be 16’5” of landing pad behind the vault box.

3. The height (or thickness) of the landing pad to be a minimum of 26”.

4. A collar be placed around the vault box to help minimize injuries by vaulters falling intothe box.

5. A coaching box be painted on the cover of the landing pad that is 8’ deep and 10’ wide.The box would start 3’6” behind the back edge of the vault box. (The purpose of thecoaching box is to serve as a guide to help coaches and athletes make performanceadjustments.)

Upgrades: It is possible to upgrade your existing landing pad. The height of the upgrademust be the same as your existing pad. This upgrade must be connected to the main pad andall seams covered so the vaulter cannot fall through the crack and strike the ground. Thecommon cover must cover entire landing pad.

Major manufacturers are aware of the National Task Force Committees’ work and willmake available a pad large enough to meet the new rule.

The NFHS rules committee will consider the recommended changes to increase the min-imum size dimensions in the 2002 rules book for the pole vault and will consider making iteffective for the 2003 season.

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2002 National Federation Track & Field Rules Interpretations

PLAY SITUATIONS:

SITUATION 1: The manager and student trainer from Team A are observed directing profan-ities toward athletes during laps of a distance relay. The referee disqualifies the offenders fromthe meet for unsportsmanlike conduct, and disqualifies the relay team from the event. RUL-ING: Correct Procedure. COMMENT: A track/cross country team consists of coaches, con-testants, managers, trainers and other school personnel; therefore, when a team member acts inan inappropriate way, the team member must be penalized. (1-2-1; 4-5-1)

SITUATION 2: The referee determines the discus venue is unsafe for competition. Each par-ticipant entered in the discus is allowed to enter three additional events. Points from the can-celled discus event are awarded to individual throwers of visiting schools. RULING: IllegalProcedure. COMMENT: The referee may determine the venue is unsafe for competition;however, the event will not be charged against the total number of events for the participants.Points will be totaled and divided equally among visiting teams that have entered the meet.The host team will receive no points. (2-1-4)

SITUATION 3: An athlete's second attempt in the long jump is a record-breaking perfor-mance. As the athlete leaves the pit, the referee notices an ankle bracelet on the athlete. Thereferee allows the record breaking second attempt to stand, but prohibits the athlete from anyadditional attempts because of the ankle bracelet. RULING: Incorrect Procedure. COM-MENT: For an illegal uniform or jewelry, the competitor is disqualified from the event and,therefore, no attempts are recorded. (4-3 PEN)

SITUATION 4: Forty minutes prior to the first event, all coaches, officials and a student teamrepresentative are asked to report to the fieldhouse for a pre-contest meeting. The decision ismade to combine girls and boys in the 3200-meter run and the 1600-meter relay. Later in themeet, a coach changes his/her mind about wanting to combine heats. RULING: CorrectProcedure. COMMENT: Prior to the meet, the referee shall meet with the head coach(es) andcaptains(s) and explain that everyone is expected to exhibit good sportsmanship through themeet. Any changes in meet procedure and protocol may be discussed and decided at the pre-contest meeting. (3-4-8)

SITUATION 5: An athlete reports to the clerk of the course with a note from the parent thatverifies an infected tongue. The note asked that the participant not remove the stud in thetongue because of the possible closing of the hole due to the infection. Seeing that the tonguewas infected, the official gives the student the option of removing the tongue stud or not com-peting. RULING: Correct Procedure. COMMENT: The official is to consistently apply theNFHS rules. (3-6-4)

SITUATION 6: When a relay team reports to the starting line, the official notices that eachmember of a school relay team has one red-legged undergarment and one white-legged under-garment exposed beneath the track shorts. Since all team members are identical, the team isallowed to compete. RULING: Incorrect Procedure. COMMENT: A running event or heatbegins when the contestants report to the starting line. Having each leg of the undergarment adifferent solid color does not satisfy the spirit of the uniform rule. (4-1-2; 4-3-1-b 6)

SITUATION 7: During a co-ed meet, a male participant from Team A steps onto the trackand interferes with a female participant from Team B. The referee disqualified the male athletefrom competition because of his interference and unsportsmanlike conduct. RULING: Correct

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Procedure. COMMENT: Any person who interferes with the progress of a race can beremoved from the venue for interference. (4-5-7)

SITUATION 8: During a meet, the games committee puts a mark in the pit indicating themeet record. Each participant is able to shoot for a new meet record as indicated by the markin the pit. RULING: Illegal Procedure. COMMENT: The games committee may specify themarking material, if any, and the number and location of check marks allowed. A mark in thepit is not a check mark. Any mark beyond the scratch line is in violation of the rule. (3-2-4-b)

SITUATION 9: A student reports to the starting line with a "WWJD" woven fabric friendshipband on his/her wrist. At the starting line, the clerk asks the athlete to remove the bracelet. Thestudent refuses based on the definition of religious jewelry and is removed from the event.RULING: Correct Procedure. COMMENT: An adornment that is not part of the school-issued uniform or specified by NFHS rules, should be scrutinized by the state association,meet referee or assigned designee. The rule only allows exceptions to be taped to the bodyunder the uniform. (3-6-4)

SITUATION 10: School B issues everyone on the track team uniforms except the throwers.Since the throwers also double as football players, the athletes decide to wear their footballuniforms for track uniforms during competition. Students are allowed to compete. RULING:Incorrect Procedure. COMMENT: Teams shall wear full-length track jersey and track shorts.(4-3-1-b)

SITUATION 11: In the high jump, A1 fails a third attempt at 6 feet, 2 inches. A2 fails oneattempt at 6-2 and asks that the bar be raised to 6-4. A2 fails two attempts at 6-4. The bar islowered to 6-2, where both A1 and A2 get three more attempts. RULING: IncorrectProcedure. COMMENT: To break a tie for first place, the competitors tying shall make onemore attempt (not three) at the height at which they failed. The bar then shall be lowered byone inch until the tie is broken. (7-3-17-d)

SITUATION 12: School A has purchased several poles prior to 2000. Many of the poles havehad minimal use and will be issued again during the 2002 season. Since the poles were con-firmed last year and have last year's mark on them, many athletes continue to use these poleseven though the weight marking can no longer be read. The event judge allows the students tocompete with poles from the previous years without checking weight markings. RULING:Incorrect Procedure. COMMENT: With the growth of vaulting (specifically female vaulters),and the possible recycling of poles, every pole should be examined very closely. Using polesone year does not automatically confirm that the same pole is appropriate for the same athleteat the same school the next year. (7-7-4)

SITUATION 13: A multiple-event athlete is competing in field events and running prelimssimultaneously. In his haste to prepare for the hurdles, the athlete forgets to remove a stop-watch hanging from a lanyard. RULING: Illegal Procedure. COMMENT: Although a wrist-watch being worn on the wrist may be considered equipment, draping a watch around the neckis considered unsafe and unacceptable. The competitor is disqualified from the event. n

2002 MHSAA TRACK AND FIELD FINALS SITES

LOWER PENINSULA — JUNE 1Division 1 — Rockford HS; Division 2 — Houseman Field, Grand Rapids

Division 3 — Comstock Park HS; Division 4 — Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern HSUPPER PENINSULA — JUNE 1

All Divisions — Kingsford HS

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2002 Lower Peninsula Regional Track & Field MeetsMay 17-18

No. Div. School City Manager1 1 Union HS Grand Rapids Jim Vidro2 1 Greenville HS Greenville Brian Zdanowski3 1 Traverse City Central HS Traverse City John Sonnemann4 1 West Bloomfield HS West Bloomfield Lee Averill5 1 Dearborn HS Dearborn Scott Hummel6 1 Huron HS Ann Arbor Jane Bennett7 1 Warren Mott HS Warren Tim Kovacs8 1 Milford HS Highland Gene Balawajder9 1 Holly HS Holly Tim Dode10 1 Grosse Pointe South HS Grosse Pointe Steve Zaranek11 2 TBA12 2 Harper Creek Battle Creek Ed Greenman13 2 Grosse Ile Grosse Ile James Okler14 2 Sparta Sparta Joseph Droski15 2 Linden Linden Jonathan Chapman16 2 Gaylord Gaylord Karen Leinaar17 2 Algonac Algonac Bob Enne18 2 Saginaw Saginaw Marshall Thomas19 2 Catholic Central Grand Rapids Michael Neuman20 2 Fitzgerald Warren Alex Bell21 3 Constantine Constantine Mike Messner22 3 Quincy Quincy Michael Nowicki23 3 Onsted Onsted John Springer24 3 Almont Almont Gary Carson25 3 Stockbridge Stockbridge Brian Thompson26 3 Comstock Park Comstock Park Janet Gillette27 3 Breckenridge Breckenridge Lew Pavlik28 3 Bad Axe Bad Axe Wayne Brady29 3 Clare Clare Rob Johnson30 3 Mason County Central Scottville Tim Genson31 4 Bellaire Bellaire Matt Lukshaitis32 4 Akron-Fairgrove Fairgrove John Amend33 4 TBA34 4 Coleman Coleman Larry Curtis35 4 Peck Community Peck Paula Davidson36 4 Marcellus Marcellus David DeCou37 4 Gabriel Richard Ann Arbor Tom Kempf38 4 Centreville Centreville Craig Brueck39 4 Bath Bath Jim Watkins40 4 TBA

No. Class School City Manager41 1 Gladstone Gladstone Matt Houle42 1 Houghton Houghton Bruce Horsch43 2 Iron Mountain Iron Mountain Tom Johnson44 2 Newberry Newberry Keith Alto45 3 Burt Township Grand Marais Thomas Scaife46 3 Rapid River Rapid River Fred Stage47 3 Ewen-Trout Creek Ewen Lee Lindberg48 3 North Dickinson Iron Mountain Joe Reddinger

Upper Peninsula Regional Sites

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TENNIS COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, January 8, 2002

Members Present:Jeff Bisel, Bay CityDana Daniels, BrooklynKeith Eldred, WilliamstonTim Elenbaas, CadillacJan Esper, Bloomfield HillsJoe Gentle, North MuskegonDean Hadden, South HavenJudy Hehs, Bloomfield HillsRuss Hicks, Eaton RapidsRich Kimball, Jackson, NorthwestKaren Page, HollandCurtis Partee, DowagiacPam Porter, StevensvilleBob Quinn, Saginaw

Margaret Ruemenapp, Harbor SpringsKen Semelsberger, Port HuronTiger Teusink, HollandJim VanZandt, Kalamazoo Larry Wegener, Battle CreekLisa White, Traverse City

Members Absent:Lafayette Evans, DetroitDavid Foster, MidlandMichelle Weyhing, Williamston

Staff Member Present: Gina Mazzolini (Recorder)

The 2001-2002 MHSAA TennisCommittee met on January 8, 2002 in theMHSAA office to review proposals, approveRegional assignments, select sites/hosts forRegionals and review general tennis issues.

DISCUSSION ITEMS1. Substitution at Regionals/Finals2. Enforcement of rules by coaches3. Stacking4. Challenge matches

RECOMMENDATIONS PASSED BY THE TENNIS COMMITTEE

1. Allow females to wear top tankdresses/shirts or racer back dresses fortheir team uniform (15-0 in favor).

2. Maintain the current Point PenaltySystem for misconduct (first offense:warning; second offense: point; thirdoffense: match) (10-3 in favor).

PROPOSALS BY MHSTECA1. Schedule girls and boys Regional

Tournaments on Thursday rather than onFriday (16-2 in favor).

2. Authorize the MHSAA SeedingCommittee to invite up to three teams ineach Division to participate in the FinalTennis Tournament (12-4 opposed).

3. Eliminate USTA continuous play rule.(15-1 opposed).

Therefore, the continuous play rule, asfollows, is still in effect:

•A change of ends, without rest, willoccur after the first game of every set.

•At the end of Set No. 1, a "Set Break" ofnot longer than 120 seconds (two min-utes) will take place.

• If split sets occur, a break not to exceedfive minutes may take place.

Explanation: There is no rest on thechangeover after the first game of anyset.

At all other changeovers, players are enti-tled to 90 seconds rest. The times (twominutes, five minutes, 90 seconds) aredetermined from the last ball struck at theend of a game, until the first ball struckto begin the next game.

Continuous play will place emphasis onthe nature of play - that we play sets ofgames to determine a winner, rather thanjust a continual series of games.

A "Set break" at the end of each set istherefore logical, giving time for re-thinking strategy and deciding new tac-tics.

4. Add a No. 4 doubles flight to Division 4Regional and Final Tournament play(16-0 in favor).

A survey, which involved Division 4 ten-

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nis schools, asked the question, "Wouldyou favor adding No. 4 doubles to thepost-season tournament"?

Schools with Girls teams: 44 Yes; 8 No;1 Yes, if no additional site is used

Schools with Boys teams: 45 Yes; 8 No;1 Yes, if no additional site is used

REGIONAL ASSIGNMENTSAfter a few changes by the committee,

the Regional assignments were approved.

FINAL SITE ROTATIONDivision 1 - MidlandDivision 2 - MSUDivision 3 - HollandDivision 4 - Kalamazoo College Division 2, 3 and 4 will rotate every year.

NEW BUSINESSMandate that team shirts must be the

same color and with school team identifica-

tion (13-3-2 opposed)A motion was made to allow flight win-

ners to advance to the Final Tournament iftheir team does not advance (tabled).

RULES MEETING MATERIALDevelop a handout which would list indi-

cators for determining a line up, recommenda point in the season when line ups should bedetermined and a reminder about playingpositions.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

1. Schedule girls and boys RegionalTournaments on Thursday rather than onFriday (16-2 in favor).

2. Add a No. 4 doubles flight to Division 4Regional and Final Tournament play(16-0 in favor). n

The MHSAA Handbook requires that any coach who is not an administrator or a member ofthe regular teaching staff of the school district must be registered by the school with theMHSAA. The requirement pertains to all non-faculty coaches, full-time or part-time, paid orvolunteer.

The regulation states, "The person responsible for the immediate training or coaching of asecondary athletic team SHOULD be a member of the regular teaching staff of the school. If anonfaculty member is used, that person must be registered by the school with the MHSAA on aform provided for that purpose BEFORE assuming any coaching duties. A nonfaculty membercoach must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and not a current high school student.

"Note: The Representative Council urges that all schools strive for the standard that onlyqualified faculty members are used as head coaches of interscholastic athletic teams, and allnonfaculty coaches complete the MHSAA's Program for Athletic Coaches' Education (PACE)or equivalent program."

There are two ways to fulfill the registration requirement:1. The easiest way to register nonfaculty varsity head coaches is on-line at the MHSAA’s

administrative web site, mhsaa.net, as you provide School Directory information.2. Forms for registering other nonfaculty coaches may be requested from the MHSAA or may

be found on pages 103-104 of the MHSAA Handbook for 2001-02. You may copy andenlarge as necessary. The forms - one for high school, the other for the junior high/middleschool level - were sent to all schools in August and may also be downloaded from theMHSAA Web Site at www.mhsaa.com. Forms may be submitted throughout the schoolyear as nonfaculty coaches are assigned. Many schools submit forms just prior to each sea-son: fall, winter and spring. n

REGISTER ALL NON-FACULTY COACHESBEFORE THEY ASSUME RESPONSIBILITIES

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FOOTBALL COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, January 22, 2002

Members Present:Todd Baker, Leroy Rod Bragg, Gaylord Chris Ervin, Carson City-Crystal Lafayette Evans, Detroit Jim Feldkamp, Troy Keith Froelich, Okemos Don Glessing, HemlockWilliam Hill, DetroitBill Hollenbeck, Maple City Eric Hyde, North Branch Charles Karpinski, LansingRobert Kubiak, KalamazooGary Lee, FlintRich Machesky, Utica Jim Marana, IshpemingRalph Munger, Rockford

Craig Nartker, Allegan David Potter, MonroeGregory Putra, Jackson Bob Santello, Redford Thomas Wenzel, Mendon Jeff Zonyk, Three Rivers

Members Absent:Pete DeWitt, Britton-Macon John Goddard, Royal OakJim Venia, Marysville

Staff Member Present: Randy AllenNate Hampton (Recorder)Tom Minter

The committee met for the purpose ofreviewing playing rules, regulations and poli-cies concerning high school football andFootball Playoff procedures. Following is areview of items discussed by the committeeas well as recommendations forRepresentative Council action.

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFSThe committee reviewed the 2001

Football Playoffs and compared selectionresults to 2000 statistics. The committeenoted that results of the three-year expandedformat were very close when comparingschools classifications, enrollment breaks andnumbers of automatic qualifying schools. In1999 and 2000, 241 and 238 schools respect-fully qualified automatically based on theirregular season record. In 2001, 242 schoolsdid the same. In 1999 and 2000, 47 and 39games respectively were subjected to theplayoff point differential rule, while 32games were shortened in 2001.

In Final games at the Silverdome eightfinalists were number one seeds at the Pre-District level, five were number two seedsand two schools advanced from the numberthree seeded position. Five finalists wereClass A schools, four were Class B, five wereClass C and two were Class D schools. Thiswas very close to the finalists classifications

for 1999 and 2000.The committee acknowledged that the

comparisons were reasonably consistent andexpressed satisfaction in the expanded for-mat.

After a review of the football startingdates and duration of season, the committeediscussed a letter received from theKensington Valley Conference AthleticDirectors Association requesting theMHSAA and the Football Committee consid-er moving the Finals back one week (theweek after Thanksgiving) so that the seasonwould start one week later in August. Duringdiscussions committee members noted thefavorable traditions of our Finals onThanksgiving weekend were the least disrup-tive to classroom time, the relationship of allfall Final dates and starting dates for the win-ter season, and the many different Augustschool starting dates. The committee madeno motion to consider a change.

DISCUSSIONSDiscussion continued that included the

following topics:• Eight divisions of bonus points; time

between scores during a point-differen-tial contest; player maximums and side-line personnel; videotape scouting andgame video exchange; facility standards

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for schools hosting playoff games; Fridaynight football/NCAA; MHSAA Finalsvenue; post-scrimmage kick penaltyenforcement; and end zone videotapingduring the tournament. None of these dis-cussion items resulted in requests forchange.

FOOTBALL RULES AND PROCEDURES

The committee was informed of NationalFederation football rule changes for the 2002season. A major change differentiates thepenalty for a block in the back (below theshoulders but above the waist), which is 10-yard penalty and a clip which is 15-yardspenalty when contact is from the back andbelow the waist.

Committee members made several sug-gestions to include in next fall's football rulesmeetings as points of emphasis. They willinclude:• Pre-game decorum• Team on field for the National Anthem

• Coaches on the field between downs• Jersey colors• Free kicks/load-ups

The committee members shared concernfor situations involving free kicks and thekicking team "loading up" on one side of thekicker and having the first wave of blockersblock stationary opponents off of or awayfrom the ball. The committee's discussionsincluded the newly established NCAA rulewhich mandates at least four kicking teammembers on either side of the ball and if thisrule change has lessened the concerns relat-ing to injury with load-ups on free kicks.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

On free kicks establish the NCAA regu-lation on kicking team player alignments atthe kick-off (at least four kicking team play-ers on either side of the kicker) as a Michiganexperiment for the 2002 season if permittedby the National Federation (12-8 in favor). n

The Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing will showcase a history of high school ath-letics as part of its "Summer of Sports: 2003 Heritage Tour," which will debut this spring.

The Lansing exhibit, entitled "Sporting Communities," will focus more on high schoolsports than other levels of athletics. The theme will show how community-based athleticteams, including high school sports, play a major role in a town's everyday life.

“Sporting Communities” will feature photographs, scrapbooks, uniforms, equipment andother souvenirs. Schools and individuals are asked to consider donating or loaning artifacts tothe Michigan Historical Museum for this exhibit.

If you are interested in donating materials, please contact: Laurie Dickens, CollectionHistorian • Michigan Historical Museum • 717 W. Allegan St. • Lansing, MI 48918-1847 •Telephone: 517/373-1559 • E-Mail: dickensl@michigan.gov

The other museums and exhibits involved in the “Summer of Sports” project are:• Detroit Historical Museum - "Detroit: City of Sports"• Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit - "Detroit Makes A Splash In Sports"• Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn - "Hometown Baseball: From

the Waterford Lah-De-Dahs to the Detroit Tigers• Kalamazoo Valley Museum - "Homegrown Heroics: Football in Southwest

Michigan"• Mackinaw State Historic Parks - "Summer's Playground: Recreational Sports at

Mackinaw, 1880-1920• Public Museum of Grand Rapids - "Leagues Of Their Own," displaying Michigan

connections to black professional baseball teams of the early 20th Century, and theAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League

• Alfred P. Sloan Museum, Flint - Hunting & Fishing in MichiganIf you wish to make a donation to any of these exhibits, you can contact the involved

museums directly, or Laurie Dickens at the Michigan Historical Museum. n

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BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTLP OFFICIALS SELECTION MEETING

East Lansing, January 23, 2002

Members Present:Tim Aldrich, PetersburgMel Atkins, Grand RapidsRobert Ballantine, BangorJane Bennett, Ann ArborSteve Bennink, CoopersvilleJohn Blankenship, FrankenmuthJohn Brown, Benton HarborChris Clark, Grosse PointePaul Clark, CheboyganKeith Froelich, OkemosJamie Gent, HaslettKirk Glassel, ParmaLeroy Hackley, Byron CenterKevin Herendeen, Grass LakeGary Iwinski, Brown CityAl Kastl, Clinton TownshipKen Kott, ManisteeTodd Kulawiak, BenzoniaKaren Leinaar, GaylordKathy McGee, FlintVic Michaels, Detroit

Phil Mikulski, Tawas CityFletcher Miller, Highland ParkCharles Nichols, DetroitRichard Niesen, KalamazooDave Price, CaledoniaTeri Reyburn, DeWittJim Schaffer, Kent CityCindy Short, LansingTarlton Small, PontiacVance Stratton, CassopolisMarshall Thomas, Saginaw

Staff Members Present:Chris BohnetBill BuppAngie ButterwickNate HamptonRob KaminskiCamala KinderTom MinterMonique NelsonFaye Verellen

The Committee was presented with theentire list of approved officials in BoysBasketball who had completed availabilityforms at the MHSAA rules meetings in thefall. Assignments were made for the tourna-ment on the basis of recommendations andavailability of the officials.

RATINGSMinimal ratings required included 2.1 for

Final officials; 2.5 for Semifinal andQuarterfinal officials; 2.7 for Regional andDistrict officials. Officials recommended bytwo or more leagues/conferences and/or offi-cials associations were qualified to the nextrating level.

TOURNAMENT INVITATIONSAll officials selected at each tournament

level were sent "Assignment Response"forms from the MHSAA. Officials wereassigned to work only one game per day inany tournament competition. At RegionalTournaments, officials work one date/gameof the tournament.

OFFICIALS AVAILABILITYSeven-hundred ninety-seven (797) offi-

cials indicated their availability for LowerPeninsula Tournament assignments. Of thisnumber, 606 were assigned to the 2001-2002Districts. Regional assignments for officialstotaled 191. Forty-eight (48) officials wereselected to work the Quarterfinals; twenty-four (24) officials were selected to work theSemifinal contests and 12 in theChampionship Games. n

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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, January 24, 2002

The MHSAA Baseball/SoftballCommittee met in the MHSAA office build-ing to review issues brought to its attentionby coaches through correspondence andthrough the Michigan High School BaseballCoaches Association, Michigan High SchoolSoftball Coaches Association and MHSAAStaff.

Prior to discussion of specific topics,committee members were made aware of thepurpose of sport committee meetings andreviewed minutes of the 2001 meeting andrecommendations made to the RepresentativeCouncil.

DOUBLE FIRST BASEThe committee was asked to discuss if

the double first base should be adopted foruse by the MHSAA at either the MHSAAtournament or regular-season level. The sur-vey conducted by the MHSAA was sharedwith the committee, as well as the surveyconducted by the MHSSCA. It was reportedto the committee that 13 states currently usethe double first base for tournament contestsin softball. States that have not adopted themeasure for tournament contests do allow useof the double first base on an optional basisfor regular-season games. The discussionbrought forth many questions and commentsregarding safety benefits of the double firstbase, and if evidence existed that indicated its

use helps prevent injuries and collisions.Several committee members commented thatits use may create safety hazards. There wasno support to adopt the double first base.Several proposals were made and appear inthe Recommendations to the RepresentativeCouncil. A motion was made and passed,18-3, to publish and distribute administrativeguidelines to member schools regarding useof the double first base and encouragingschools to have an available single basereplacement for use when necessary.

BAILEY PARK UPDATEThe committee was updated on the

improvements to the softball fields at BaileyPark in Battle Creek. Phase II of the projectis underway and will be ready for the 2002Finals.

SITE SELECTION COMMITTEEA report on the new Baseball/Softball

Site Selection Committee was given. Thecommittee met December 3, 2001 to reviewDistrict groupings and to determine host sitesfor District, Regional and QuarterfinalTournaments. Site selection is now separatefrom the Baseball/Softball Policy Committee.A suggestion was made to work towards abetter balance in the number of teamsassigned to each District site. Efforts will bemade at 2002 rules meetings to encourage

Members Present:Sue Barthold, KentwoodJoe Bechtel, Grass Lake Rusty Bluse, Escanaba Mark Chapman, Madison Heights Dave Checkley, Clinton TownshipGerald Dodd, DearbornRobert Downing, Mackinaw City Pete Gleason, Grand Blanc HSSharon Hammerschmidt, Dearborn Heights Mike Heeringa, Allendale Charles LeClear, Bridgeport Nancy Malinowski, Farmington HillsPaul Marwede, Alpena Tom McKenzie, Webberville Bill McLemore, Burton

James Modert, Bronson Dail Prucka, MonroeEllen Pugh, West BranchShawn Ruppert, LeroyAudra VanBrandt, Temperance-BedfordWilma Wilson, South Haven Robert Wright, Sand Creek Ted Younglas, Westland

Members Absent:Mark Dittsworth, LansingDick VanderKamp, Grand Rapids

Staff Member Present:Randy Allen (Recorder)

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schools to submit their interest for hostingtournaments.

BAT STANDARDSNational Federation rules regarding bat

standards were reviewed and discussed. Itwas noted that the BESR standard for base-ball effective in 2003 will cause budget diffi-culties. The MHSAA notified schools asearly as possible in the fall of 2001 about thechange. Emphasis will be made at rulesmeetings regarding the new standard.

ITEMS DISCUSSED - NO CHANGES MADE

Items that were discussed but for whichno changes were made:1. Optional powder blue color for umpires2. Emphasis on dugout decorum

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

1. Use of the double first base is not adopt-ed for MHSAA tournament contests inbaseball or softball. It may be used on anoptional basis for regular-season contests(19-4 in favor).

2. During MHSAA tournament contests inbaseball and softball, a double first basemust not be physically present (23-0 infavor).

3. For regular-season contests in baseballand softball, use of the double first basemust be mutually agreed to prior to thecontest. If not used, the double first basedoes not have to be physically removed(18-3 in favor). n

From To First Deadline forCity/School Sport(s) Class: Class: Season CancellationBirmingham- BBB, BSK, GSK B A Winter 8/15/02Seaholm 2000-01

Detroit-Charles BBB D C Winter By PolicyRogers Academy 2001-02

Detroit- BBB, GBB B A Fall 4/15/01Southwestern 1997

Flint-Northwestern BBB, GBB C A Fall 4/15/022000

Flint-Northwestern FB, VB C B Fall 4/15/022000

Gaylord BSK, GSK B A Winter 8/15/032001-02

Inkster FB C B Fall 4/15/011996

North Branch VB B A Winter 8/15/032001-02

Orchard Lake-St. BSK B A Winter 8/15/01Mary Preparatory 1996-97

Redford-Bishop BBB, GBB D C Fall 4/15/01Borgess 1998

STATUS OF CLASSIFICATION CHANGES

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IN WRESTLINGFrom To Deadline for

City/School Division Division First Season CancellationAlgonac 3 2 Winter 1999 8/15/01Charlotte 2 1 Winter 1997 8/15/01Constantine 4 3 Winter 2001 8/15/03East Lansing 2 1 Winter 1998 8/15/01Grand Rapids-Northview 2 1 Winter 2001 8/15/03Lansing-Sexton 2 1 Winter 1999 8/15/01Lansing-Waverly 2 1 Winter 2000 8/15/02Monroe-St. Mary CC 4 3 Winter 1997 8/15/01Mt. Clemens 3 2 Winter 1998 8/15/01Romulus 2 1 Winter 1997 8/15/01Saginaw 2 1 Winter 1997 8/15/01St. Johns 2 1 Winter 1998 8/15/01

IN GIRLS TENNIS (Fall)From To Deadline for

City/School Division Division First Season CancellationBirmingham-Seaholm 3 2 Fall 2001 4/15/03B. Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 3 2 Fall 2000 4/15/02Cadillac 2 1 Fall 2001 4/15/03Lansing-Sexton 2 1 Fall 1997 4/15/01Midland-H. H. Dow 2 1 Fall 1999 4/15/01New Boston-Huron 4 3 Fall 1997 4/15/01Richmond 4 3 Fall 2001 4/15/03St. Johns 2 1 Fall 1999 4/15/01Taylor-Kennedy 2 1 Fall 1999 4/15/01

IN BOYS TENNIS (Spring)From To Deadline for

City/School Division Division First Season CancellationDetroit Country Day 4 3 Spring 1999 10/15/01Birmingham-Seaholm 3 2 Spring 2001 10/15/02Birmingham Brother Rice 2 1 Spring 2000 10/15/01Brownstown-Woodhaven 2 1 Spring 1999 10/15/01Cadillac 2 1 Spring 2002 10/15/03Eaton Rapids 2 1 Spring 2001 10/15/02Holland 2 1 Spring 2002 10/15/03Lansing-Catholic Central 4 3 Spring 2000 10/15/01Midland-H. H. Dow 2 1 Spring 1998 10/15/01Okemos 2 1 Spring 2001 10/15/02Taylor-Kennedy 2 1 Spring 2000 10/15/01

IN ICE HOCKEY (Winter)From To Deadline for

City/School Division Division First Season CancellationAllen Park 3 2 Winter 99-00 8/15/03Kingsford (Coop. Program) 2 1 Winter 01-02 8/15/03Marquette 2 1 Winter 00-01 8/15/02Riverview-Gabriel Richard 3 2 Winter 99-00 8/15/01Sault Ste. Marie-Sault Area 3 2 Winter 99-00 8/15/01Trenton 3 1 Winter 99-00 8/15/01

Updated 2/4/02

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WRESTLING COMMITTEE MEETINGEast Lansing, January 30, 2002

Members Present:Larry Boyer, Battle CreekBruce Burwitz, FentonDave Chrisinke, AllendaleMike Garvey, DeltonRon Gooding, Flat RockRoy Hall, DavisonRon Huepenbecker, CroswellPaul Johnson, GreenvilleTim Jones, LeroyAl Kastl, Clinton TownshipPat Lamb, Rogers CityGary Langdon, ClioLynwood Leightner, CheboyganJerry McGinn NewberryJim Mooney, WilliamstonCraig Nartker, AlleganMichael Popson, Bloomfield Hills

Andrew Radenbaugh, St. JosephJames Richardson, Grand HavenDan Slee, Ann ArborJim Stallings, TrentonThomas Stern, MidlandTodd Stern, LeslieJim Wade, ClimaxDale Wentela, ConstantineChris Wittenbach, Clinton

Members Absent:Shawn Murray, Sterling HeightsEric Stanko, Marysville

Staff Member Present:Randy AllenBill Bupp (Recorder)

Assistant Director Bill Bupp called themeeting to order at 9:30 a.m. and the commit-tee charge was explained.

The committee reviewed the 2001Wrestling Committee Meeting minutes and the2001 Representative Council action whichaddressed wrestling. Several pieces of corre-spondence were reviewed and discussed.

WEIGHT MONITORING PROGRAMThe committee reviewed the Weight

Monitoring Program, voided weight classes,junior high growth allowance, the currentweigh-in procedure, MHSAA tournamentdetails, and girls wrestling opportunities,wrestling rules and MHSAA award presenta-tion and individual advancement policies.

A motion was made and approved to mod-ify the Weight Monitoring Program policy andbrochure (26-0 in favor).

Specific modifications include:

1. If a junior high school wishes to partici-pate in the minimum weight program, it ispermitted, but the MHSAA is not preparedto process the data.

2. A wrestler who competes before or duringan appeal has accepted his most recentAlpha Master and voids the appeal processand the option to weigh hydrostatically.

3. Reassign reference letters to brochureitems.

4. Growth Allowance may not be utilized toachieve a weight class lower than the low-

est minimum weight class determined fora wrestler by the Alpha Master.

5. In order to utilize the Growth Allowance awrestler shall compete at "scratch" weightin the desired weight class at least onceprior to using the two-pound Growth Allowance.

6. The weight loss per week established tocontrol healthy achievement of the lowestminimum weight shall be changed from 3percent to 1.5 percent which complieswith National Federation, NationalWrestling Coaches Association standardsand those endorsed by the NCAA.

7. NOTE: In order to utilize the results of anappeal or hydrostatic weighing, the wrestler shall not compete until an AlphaMaster containing MHSAA accepted results is received by the school.

8. Q29. Can the Growth Allowance be uti-lized by a wrestler to achieve a weightclass lower than that permitted by theAlpha Master?

9. A. No. Once the lowest minimum weightis determined, the Growth Allowance maynot be used to achieve a lower weightclass.

10. Q30. May a wrestler compete at a weightallowed by the Alpha Master: while a)awaiting the results of an appeal? b)before considering an appeal? c) whileawaiting the results of a hydrostaticweighing?

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11. A. In a, b and c the wrestler who com-petes before appealing or before theresults of an appeal or hydrostatic weigh-ing have been received by the schoolaccepts the results of the most recentAlpha Master, voiding all aspects of theappeal process. Language to restrict the amount of weight

(1.5% of current weekly body weight) awrestler can lose each week after once reach-ing the lowest allowable weight class was dis-cussed and rejected by the committee (23-3opposed).

A motion was set forth to allow a wrestlerto be eligible only at the lowest minimumweight class plus the weight class immediatelyabove once the wrestler established scratchweight at the lowest minimum weight (26-0 infavor).

TOURNAMENTSThe MHSAA Team Dual Tournament

series has developed a phenomenon which hasresulted in concern and frustration. Coacheshave elected to void a weight class by refusingto send a wrestler to the table resulting in aseries of forfeits once the point total necessaryfor a win has been achieved. The MichiganWrestling Association agreed to address thisissue and will encourage coaches to enterwrestlers at every opportunity.

It was agreed that backup athletes wouldappreciate and look forward to the opportunityto participate in the final tournament series.

WEIGH-IN PROCEDUREA lengthy discussion concerning the elim-

ination of the MHSAA Home Weigh-In policyresulted in action to unanimously endorse thecontinuation of the policy. Shoulder-to-shoul-der weigh-in has returned to several states as amajor way to ensure that wrestlers are onweight near to the time they appear on the matto wrestle. Reasons coaches objected to shoul-der-to-shoulder weigh-in included travel con-cerns, the need to find restaurants and that theHome Weigh-In respects the educational mis-sion of schools because students are moreattentive in class if not preoccupied with mak-ing weight.

It was promoted that Home Weigh-Ins areheld after wrestling practice allowing studentsthe opportunity to dehydrate in order to weigh-in and reach the desired weight class. TheHome Weigh-In 24 to 26 hours before compe-tition provides an opportunity for wrestlers tohydrate and regain energy lost during theweight reduction episode. It was pointed outthat such practices were the reason shoulder-

to-shoulder weigh-ins were encouraged by theNational Federation and the NationalWrestling Coaches Association. It was sug-gested that the MHSAA gather scientific datato refute the Home Weigh-in process andbring it to the attention of the Michiganwrestling community.

Following the 1998-1999 IndividualWrestling Finals the privilege of presentingmedals to the eight medal winners in a weightclass by the coach of the champion wrestlerwas terminated. The Michigan WrestlingAssociation proposed that the privilege berestored. The committee voted that the MWApresident work with the MHSAA assistantdirector to resolve the matter and communi-cate the protocol procedure so that coacheswill become informed of the procedure forawarding medals (26-0 in favor).

There was discussion regarding the weigh-in procedure utilized for the Final IndividualMeet. It was recommended and supported bythe committee that the weigh-ins be changedto occur prior to wrestling on day one and daytwo of the three-day tournament (16-9 infavor). It was the minority position that ratherthan schedule two weigh-ins, there be a returnto the standard rule book procedure thatrequires weigh-in prior to wrestling each dayof competition.

GENERAL DISCUSSIONIt was recommended that wrestling during

the Team Dual tournament be permitted to bedelayed 45 minutes to account for the requiredrest time for the occasional wrestler whomight be eligible in the two weight classessplit by the random draw procedure. It waspointed out that such delay would extendwrestling, cause the trip home to occur later inthe day and discourage spectators fromremaining at the venue to observe the competi-tion. The committee voted to permit a 45minute delay (22-3 in favor).

The MHSAA tiebreaker, item 6, has beendetermined to provide some unintendedinequities because it requires that the total ofall points scored by each team be counted todetermine a winner. Including fall matchesdisadvantages a team especially if the fallsoccur early in the match. It was recommendedthat only "the total of non fall matches" becounted (25-0 in favor).

Several topics which received discussionbut no action included: a fifth division, short-ened season, request that "riding time" bereturned, support for including the UpperPeninsula wrestling teams in the IndividualTournament series and compliment of severalofficials.

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MHSAA Game Suspension GuidelinesI. On threatening days, game management should consult with contest officials about

steps to be followed if conditions worsen.II. When suspending an outdoor contest, officials and game management shall follow

these guidelines.A. Lightning necessitates that contest be suspended. The occurrence of lightning is

not subject to interpretation or discussion — lightning is lightning.B. Severe weather in the form of rain or snow may make the field unplayable.

III. When a contest is suspended, the home school administration shall attempt to arrangefor the security of all participants.A. Contestants and support personnel shall be moved to appropriate indoor facilities.B. When lightning is observed and the contest is suspended, contestants shall not

return to the playing field until lightning has been absent from the local sky for 15minutes.

C. Spectators shall be advised of the action being taken to seek shelter. (Some hostsmay be able to offer shelter to spectators but are not required to do so.)

IV. In considering resumption of competition, the following steps should be followed.A. Suspension for contest scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. should not exceed one and

one half hour. Delays for contests scheduled for 7 p.m. or later should not exceedone hour. A postponed contest should be rescheduled on a date/time mutuallyagreed to by the schools involved.

B. A decision to resume the contest within the time frame must be made by the offi-cials who will consult the home team administration and visiting school adminis-tration present at the contest.

C. The home school is responsible for facilities and will be given priority considera-tion in the final decision if there is not consensus among the three parties.

D. The final decision shall consider liability and conditions of facilities as well asfuture schedules, need to play the contest and finally the quality of all other options.

NOTE: More restrictive local policies and MHSAA tournament policies would super-sede these guidelines and should be shared with the opponents and officials prior to the con-test, preferably in writing.

Otherwise, and to the extent allowed by the playing rules code, the official(s) will makethe final decision regarding game suspension once the game begins. n

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

1. Adopt the modifications to the MichiganWeight Monitoring Program endorsed bythe committee (26-0 in favor)

2. Adopt the concept that limits a wrestler'seligibility at his lowest minimum weightclass and the weight class immediatelyabove the LMW class (26-0 in favor).

3. Change item six of the MHSAATiebreaker to read "The team that hasaccumulated the greater number of totalmatch points earned in matches which didnot end with a fall" (25-0 in favor).

4. Adopt a weigh-in procedure that requireswrestlers to weigh-in at the beginning ofday one and day two of the three-dayIndividual Final Tournament ( 16-9 infavor).

5. Adopt that when a team wishes to move awrestler from a weight class contested asthe 14th weight to the weight class to becontested first, in the second match of aTeam District or Regional, because of therandom draw, that up to a 45 minute delayshall be observed to satisfy the requiredrest period (22-3 in favor).The meeting was adjourned at 3 p.m. n

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Tornado Policy for Michigan High School Athletic Association Events

May, 1981

II. IF THERE IS A WATCH OR WARNING AT A TOURNAMENT SITE —A. Watch or warning issued at least three hours prior to the event:

1. If the local district policy closes the tournament facility, all participating teamsmust be called and informed of postponement with information pertaining to nextplaying date and time included in the call.

2. If the host district policy does not close the facility, all participating schools whohave not called the host must be called to be sure all who are scheduled to playwill be present. (The participating school local policy must prevail).a. If one team of a dual type competition (i.e. Baseball Tournament) cannot be

present by their policy, no contest will be held. The competition for thatday/night must be rescheduled on the next possible day, not including Sunday.

b. If the competition is multiple team type (i.e. Track, Tennis), the meet will beconducted as long as a reasonable number of teams (60%) can be present.

B. Watch or warning less than three hours before event:1. If the competing teams are en route, no decision can be made and until both teams

in a bracket have arrived or contact has been made, unless local policy forbids useof facility once the watch or warning has been issued.

2. If competing teams arrive, are on the premises, and local policy permits, play thecontest when and if time permits.

3. If it is not possible that date, reschedule for next playable date, not including Sunday.4. Local policy will always prevail.

C. Watch or warning during contest:1. Suspend play.2. Take necessary steps and precautions as directed by local policy.3. Resume play at the point of suspension as soon as permitted. If not that day/night,

then reschedule for the next possible date, not including Sunday.II. IF THE WATCH OR WARNING IS IN AN AREA OF ONE OR MORE COMPETING

SCHOOLS AND NOT AT A TOURNAMENT SITE:A. It shall be the responsibility of the competing school to inform the manager of the

tournament immediately.B. The decision as to play or not to play will be made by the Tournament Manager,

based on the information presented and the type of sport event involved.1. If one or more local policies do not permit travel or competition, the game, games,

or tournament will be postponed.2. If the scheduled competition is of a multiple team nature (i.e. Track and Field), the

competition may take place even though all teams are not able to be present. (60%is suggested guideline).

3. The rationale for No. 1 and No. 2 hinges on the fact that in No. 1, both teams of adual type competition must be present if a contest is to take place. Number 2 per-mits competition, even though all teams cannot be present.

C. If one or more schools are on the road to the tournament site at the time of watch orwarning, no decision shall be and until contact has been made with all concerned. (Anauthorized person from the assigned schools).

D. If one school arrives on site and the opponent cannot travel due to local policy, the gameshall be postponed and rescheduled on the next possible date, not including Sunday.

GENERAL GUIDELINE: The local Tournament Manager has full jurisdiction over thepolicies of the tournament site. If the above guidelines do not cover a certain situation, thedecision on the matter shall be that of the Tournament Manager. n

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