CIF Hot Topics:
2014-15
HOT TOPICS AND ISSUES IN HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS GOVERNANCE
Northern Section
August 1, 2014
Ron Nocetti, Ed.D.
Associate Executive Director, CIF
Reauthorization Process
• Fall 2014: begin public
input phase
• Spring 2015: Write
Report
• Fall 2015: continue
public input
• January 2016: submit
report; identify author of
legislation; leg. process
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Advocacy Plan
• Fall 2015: develop
materials for CIF
members to share with
local legislators
• Spring 2016: letter
writing campaign to
legislators
• Summer 2016: letter
writing campaign to
Governor
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Practice Allowance (506)
• 18 hours per week/4
hours per day
• Golf allowed two 18
hole practice rounds
per week (count as 4
hrs.)
• No consecutive double
days (must include 3
hours rest)
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Practice Allowance (506)
• Definition of Practice
• Schools/Districts/Section
may be more restrictive
• Does not incl. PE classes
• Penalty for violating TBD
by Section depending on
level, extent and
duration of infraction
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AB 2127 (Cooley) – Full
Contact Football Practices
•2 days per week – no more
than 90 min each day
•Full contact defined as
drills or live action involving
collisions at game like speed
typical of actual game
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AB 2127 (Cooley)
• 7 day minimum for
return to play if
diagnosed with
concussion or head
injury
• No full contact practice
during the off-season
• Encourages CIF to
develop policies to
implement this law
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Governance Process
• Information and
transparency
• Schools, Leagues,
Sections, Committees,
Federated Council
• Encourage member
schools (esp. Principals
and ADs) to be informed
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STATE FEDERATED COUNCIL
Central - 11
CDE
CAPSO
Central
Coast - 13
L.A.
City - 14
North Coast
Northern - 5
14
Oakland - 2
Statewide Rules and Regulations are
established by the Federated Council
using Roberts Rules of Order and the
Brown Act. Only elected and/or
appointed members may vote.
CSBA
CIF Officers
Sac –
Joaquin - 18
San Diego
12
CSADA
CAHPERD
CA Super.
CADA
CA Coaches
ACSA
Southern
36
S. F.
City - 2
Governance Process
•Ratification of Voting
Members (CIF State Article
25) Appoint individuals and
alternates – (i.e. league
president and
commissioner)
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Removing Teams from
Playoffs
• Federation model will
always make this difficult
• Other mechanisms
include removing player,
fines, sanction following
year
• All have drawbacks
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Championship Updates
• Football
• Change in Open
Division selection for
2014
• Upcoming proposal to
include all champions
in regional play
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• Championship Updates
• Volleyball
• Division VI – North
• Upcoming proposal to
expand to 16 team
brackets
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• Basketball
• Division VI – North
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