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IMPORTANT DATES 

TSSAA First Practice Date: July 25

MSCIAA First Play Date: August 15 

MSCIAA Championship Meeting: via email September 30

MSCIAA Championship Tournament: October 3-4 @ Host sites & MSCIAA Gym 

TMSAA Sectional Championship: October 6 @ West TN

ELIGIBILITY 

• Each player must have a completed and signed physical, concussion information form and sudden cardiac arrest form, evidence of which must be on file at each school before the student-athlete can participate in practice, try-outs or a competitive contest. Additionally, an assumption of risk, emergency contact information and informed consent forms must also accompany the physical. The Athlete's Health Record includes those 3 requirements on 1 form and is a required piece of documentation for SCS athletes. 

• All student-athletes must be listed on the TSSAA eligibility form. The last day to submit Eligibility forms is the First TSSAA Official Day of Contest. 

• All teams must have a basic first aid kit, injury ice & bags, water, and a copy of each student-athlete’s emergency contact info accompany them to all competitions and practices.  All coaches must be CPR & First Aid certified. 

• Contact the school Athletic Director for secondary insurance information. 

ASSIGNING AGENT 

Mickey Pitts – pickeymitts58@gmail.com ;

Home: 901.291.8741 Business: 901.537.1406 Fax: 901.682.3809 

Cell: 901.268.4228 

If you have an emergency to occur with your schedule, inform Mickey Pitts. 
2022 Coaches Letter

VOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR 

Kai Washington - washingtonkd@scsk12.org, MSCIAA 

Office: 901.416.5764   Cell: 731.402.1375 

OFFICIALS 

The official will call the host school before noon on the day of the matches and report to the financial secretary their name. If you have not heard from an official by noon, please call the assigning officer. 

OFFICIALS FEES 

Single match, one official-$55.00 

GAME MATCHES 

ALL MATCHES START AT 5:30 PM: No changes can be made without the approval of the principals of BOTH schools, the MSCIAA and the Assigning Agent.  

League play for the middle schools will be based on the Area 1 (small and large) and Area 2 (small and large) designations listed by the TMSAA. The winners of the Small and Large Divisions will qualify for the West Tennessee Sectional Tournament. All matches shall be best two out of three games using rally scoring (point scored on each serve). Games shall be played to 25 points with no cap (no cap means a team must score a minimum of 25 points and be ahead by at least two points to win a game). Should a match go three games, the third game shall be played to 15 points with no cap. 

VOLLEYBALL EQUIPMENT 

When your school is hosting a match, it is the responsibility of the home school to provide safe and adequate equipment for the match. If the home school is unable to provide safe equipment, it is their responsibility to secure another site. The school must notify the MSCIAA office, assigning agent, and the other teams of the changes within a 24-hour period. 

REGULAR SEASON/ TOURNAMENT GAMES 

The TMSAA Sports Calendar limits the number of regular season contests in girls middle school volleyball to (20) twenty matches. Tournaments shall count as (2) two games, which means that each MSCIAA school participating in this year’s volleyball season can actually play (18) eighteen regular season matches. The MSCIAA Championship play-off and game will count for two. 

NON-LEAGUE MATCHES 

If your school is not scheduled to play during a particular week you may contact other teams not playing on the same date and schedule a non-league match to complete your schedule. Dates and times for any non-league games scheduled should be emailed to me so they can be added to your team’s master schedule. 

RALLY SCORING 

Scoring will be set up for tournament style play with the best 2 out of 3 matches. The first two matches will be played to 25 points with no cap and the 3rd game will be played to 15 points with no caps. 

SCORE REPORTING 

Every team now has a login to enter their scores on sciaa.org. Coaches must enter scores after every match is complete.

MSCIAA CHAMPIONSHIP:  

*****The MSCIAA Championship Meeting will be held  at the MSCIAA office to determine what teams will be playing for the championship***** 

The coach or representative must be at this meeting with their season record to be included in the championship game. If a representative is not present the following will occur: 

a. Removal of the coach from Championship series and the coach will not be allowed to attend the play-offs and/or Championship game. 

b. The day of the Championship meeting all schools must have verified their records to the MSCIAA Office. 

c. A school that does not attend the Championship meeting must pay a $500.00 fine to be included. The fine will be payable before participation in tournament play and will be awarded to any school that is removed from the tournament. 

The top 2 teams from each Small Division will advance, the top 4 teams in each Large Division will advance.