2021 SCIAA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Important Dates
THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE Each student-athlete must have a completed before tryouts, practice, jamboree, or game:
Coaches must complete on file:
Coaches also must review and be familiar with TSSAA Football practice regulations, TSSAA Football Acclimatization Forms, and all TSSAA Health & Safety Policies. TSSAA FOOTBALL PRACTICE REGULATIONS http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Football/FBPracticeRegulations.pdf TSSAA Football Acclimatization Forms http://tssaa.org/football-forms/ TSSAA Health & Safety Policies http://tssaa.org/compliance-publications/health-safety-policies/ Emergency Preparedness, Heat Illness Prevention, Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Lightning Guidelines TSSAA COVID-19 Protocols https://tssaa.org/returntoplay PRACTICING ON DISTRICT FIELDS Games on district fields at district owned stadiums take precedence over practices. Please clear the stadium 1 hour prior to game time. Clearing the stadium includes all student-athletes, coaches, team followers etc. must be out of the stadium. It does not mean you break down practice 1 hour prior to game time. Please review the SCIAA website for game times and locations at district stadiums. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TMSAA 8 football games max. All games must be turned in to the SCIAA and reflected on the SCIAA master schedule available at www.sciaa.org JAMBOREE Schools are only allowed to participate in one Jamboree. The SCIAA jamboree is the official jamboree for all SCS schools. Jamboree will consist of 14 min running clock. Teams should warm up in the end zone 5 minutes prior to the end of the previous contest. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time to play. Estimated start times are listed on the schedule. TICKET PRICE $5.00 max. (tickets may be pre-sold at a lesser price at the discretion of the host principal) There will be no sharing of the gate. The visiting team may pre-sell tickets to away games. The home team is responsible for paying the officials and EMT. DATE & TIME OF GAMES Middle School Football games are traditionally held on Wednesdays. Games begin at 5:30pm. All games will start at the designated time unless otherwise indicated in writing through the SCIAA. To make a game change (dates and/or start times) contact the SCIAA office at minimum 3 days prior to the scheduled event. INCLEMENT WEATHER If a scheduled game is cancelled due to schools closing, please await information from the SCIAA office. SECURITY PERSONNEL Security personnel will be assigned to middle school games by SCS security (416-5773). All Charter schools must secure their own security by SCS Security Standards. SCORING AND TIMING Home teams are responsible for providing SCIAA final scores after each game. OFFICIALS FEES The officials should call the home school’s financial secretary by 10:00am on the day of the game. If they fail to do so, please call the assigning agent immediately! PLEASE NOTE: Mid-South Football Officials Association officials must be used for all middle school games. The official’s assigning agent is Don Williams (901)485-1350 Middle School officials are paid $80.00 each. Emergency Medical Technician EMT’s are Mandatory for all contests. The home team is responsible for paying the EMT. Lou Stackley is the EMT Coordinator. He will call your school by noon on game day to provide your EMT’s name and contact information. EMT fees are $65.00 per game. SCIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Championship meeting will be October 1st, 2020 at the SCIAA office. If the head coach cannot be in attendance, a school representative must be present to be in order for that school to participate in the FB Championships. The schools with the best overall record will be awarded “home-team” distinction. SCIAA CHAMPIONSHIP For the SCIAA Championship, the tiebreaker will follow SCIAA Constitutional Bylaws; Page 11/67 SCIAA Constitution and Bylaws-103.2(SCIAA website) 103.2 Tie Breaking Procedure a. Head-to-Head competition in league play. If teams have played each other during the season, the outcome of these games will resolve the tie. b. If a tie remains after (a), the tiebreaker will be determined by how teams have done against the next highest seeded teams in their respective league: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. c. If the tie remains after (a) and (b), the overall win-loss record against teams within that classification will be used to break the tie. This only includes games played in your classification with member teams of TSSAA. d. If the tie remains after (a), (b), and (c), the best overall record will be used to break the tie. The best overall record includes games and tournaments with all teams associated with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Scheduled games must be on an Official SCIAA Schedule to count for championship purposes. e. If a tie remains, a coin will be tossed. A draw will be used to determine who will call the coin toss 2021 Middle School Football Leagues
TMSAA FOOTBALL REGULATIONS
Coaches and employees of a school are subject to the guidelines of the TSSAA Sports Calendar when working with students from his/her school. |
| Contact: Lecia Schluterman |