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MSCIAA XC Meet Information & Requirements

Pre-Season

• Teams MUST submit their entire roster for the season by entering the MSCIAA Registration meet on tn.milesplit.com. This is not an actual meet! Failure to register on time will result in a mandatory registration meeting at the MSCIAA office. Missing the meeting could result in forfeiting the entire XC season. Meeting is ONLY mandatory if you did not register by the deadline.
• You must pick up your team packets at the MSCIAA office on the designated date. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK UP AT THE RACE.

Mid-Season

• Teams must attend at least 2 regular season MSCIAA cross country meets. The Championship (10/19) is also MANDATORY. Failure to attend 2 regular season meets and/or the MSCIAA Championship meet will result in a fine.
• Teams may enter any races hosted by entities outside of MSCIAA. Maximum number of regular season meets is 11 including the MSCIAA Championship. Search https://tn.milesplit.com/ to find meets.
• Unlimited entries per school are permitted at the regular season meets.
• For the MSCIAA Championship there is a maximum of 7 participants per team.
• If a team does NOT register and still attends, the team will not be allowed to run.
• All races will be electronically timed. Results will be emailed to coaches following the meet. Coaches will have 24 hours to dispute the results. Disputes must be sent to the MSCIAA in writing to be considered. After 24 hours, the final results will be posted to TN Milesplit.
• No chips will be assigned at any meets. Runners showing up to a meet without their chip will not be allowed to run.
• Races will start at 5:00 pm sharp. Coaches must check in by 4:30pm and allow athletes time for proper warm up. Girls will run in the first wave at 5:00pm, and boys in the second wave starting at approximately 5:30pm.
• If a chip needs to be replaced or you need an additional one for a new runner, email Priscilla Anderson- Andersonp2@scsk12.org by noon on the Monday before the meet. Chips will not be replaced at any meet. Replacement chips are subject to a $25 fine per chip.

Post-Season

• Schools will be given the timing chips for the entire season and must return them after the Championship.
• If shoe tags are lost, stolen, broken, or not turned in, schools are subject to a $25.00 fee per missing/damaged tag.

General Cross Country Information

Athletes

Teams: A team will consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of seven runners. However, if a school does not have a team it may enter less than five runners in the individual division of the meet. No school shall enter more than seven participants in the Regional Cross-Country Meet. Three alternates may be listed on the entrance form.

Uniforms: All uniforms must follow the NFHS Rules. The referee will warn every participant prior to the meet that they must compete in a legal uniform, and if a contestant competes in an illegal uniform, then that contestant is disqualified from that event. There are no team warnings or individual warnings after the meet begins. Officials should use preventative officiating as much as possible.

Eligibility List: Eligibility List and schedule must be submitted in the TSSAA Portal before the first contest date of Fall Sports.

Practice: Participants must have signed physicals and required forms on file at the school prior to their first practice. Each student-athlete must have a completed Athlete’s Health Record (comprised of a cleared pre-participation physical examination, emergency information, informed consent, acknowledgement of risk and authorization to treat signed by parent/guardian) **Covid-19 Informed Consent and Acknowledgment of Risk** and the Tennessee State Concussion & Sudden Cardiac Law “Information & Signature Form” before participation in a try-out, practice, or game.

General Regulations

Length of Course: The Cross Country courses will be 5k meters in distance for boys and girls. Rules governing Cross Country shall be those as published by the National Federation of High School Associations in the Track and Field Rulebook.

Regional Meets: At the regional cross country meets each year, the coaches involved shall select the site of the following year’s regional cross country meet and the director. The Large & Small Class teams (as determined by classification) will be scored as two separate cross country meets.

Coaches

Requirements: All coaches must have current CPR certification and complete the NFHS “Concussion in Sports”, “Sudden Cardiac Arrest”, and “Covid-19 for Coaches and Administrators” prior to coaching. All coaches must also complete Safe Schools Athletic Coaches Covid-19 Training. All non-faculty and classified employees must complete the NFHS “Fundamentals of Coaching” and “First Aid, Health, & Safety for Coaches” prior to coaching.

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