OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT
2009 BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER

1. The tournament will begin on October 19, 2009, and conclude on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
   
   
2. National Federation Soccer Rules with Ohio Modifications shall be used in all matches.
    

3. Schools may dress no more than twenty-two (22) players from the official eligibility list for any one match. Players may be changed for subsequent matches, providing that the name is on the eligibility list. The head coach and up to two assistant coaches from each team will be permitted on the sidelines. A school trainer for each school will be admitted with their team.
    

4. A thirty minute warm-up will be permitted prior to each game. The coin toss will be conducted ten minutes prior to the start of the game.
    

5. There will not be any practice permitted at any match site other than pre-match warm-up.
    

6. A National Federation approved thirty-two (32) panel laminated waterproof ball shall be used for tournament competition. Each school will provide three (3) tournament balls. Referees will inspect balls prior to each match. Match ball will be furnished by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
    

7. Tied matches will be played off by Ohio Rules. NO EXCEPTIONS.  Updated 9-28-08.
    

8. Seeding Procedure. Per the direction of the Southwest District Athletic Board, all teams in a bracketed tournament will be seeded. The manager will distribute voting materials and procedures to each coach prior to the date of the Tournament Manager’s Meeting on Sunday, October 11, 2009, 2:00 p.m. This will enable each coach to vote and have his ballot back to the manager by Friday, October 9, 2009, noon. The tournament manager will distribute in either written form or spreadsheet the tally of all votes at the manager’s meeting on Sunday, October 11, 2009. All ties will be broken prior to the placement of teams on the brackets.

   Once that the seeds are determined for each team in the tournament, the seeds will go on the brackets in order of seed. The first seeded team will go followed by the second seeded team. Any team may choose to pass, and if it does so, the next seeded team will be given a choice to go on the bracket. After a seeded team goes on the bracket, the seeded team that passed will again be given an opportunity to go on the bracket. This process will continue until the brackets are filled.

   Any team that does not show at the tournament placement meeting will go on the bracket last. Any school that does not get seed voting to the manager by Friday, October 9, 2009, noon, will not be permitted to vote at a later time. Any school that does not meet voting requirements but does attend the placement meeting will receive the votes that the school received for seeding purposes and will be seeded accordingly. If a coach is late for the seed meeting and has missed his opportunity to go on the bracket, his absence will be considered as a pass, and will be given an opportunity to go on once he is in attendance. If more than one coach does not show up, the tournament manager will flip a coin to determine the order of placement on the bracket.
    

9. Official Entry Form and Eligibility Certificate must be in the hands of the Tournament Manager prior to a team participating.
   
   
10. The highest seeded team on the bracket will be the home team and will host the match during the first two rounds. Home team will wear its home colors. Sectional and District finals will be held at neutral sites and they will be publicized.
     

11. Schools hosting a tournament match must have a site manager. The manager is responsible for reporting match results to both the newspaper and board web master.
     

12. Schools hosting a tournament match may have band to play the National Anthem during pre-match ceremonies. No bands will be permitted on the playing field. All band members must pay the admission charge.
     

13. Admission charge will be $5.00 for sectional matches and $6.00 for District Finals.
     

14. Eight (8) cheerleaders and all of the players (22) will be admitted at the Pass gate.
     

15. Adequate security must be provided at each site, and if problems do arise, the tournament manager must be notified immediately by the site manager. Depending on the severity of the problem, the District Board and State Office should be notified.
     

Sectional match times will be scheduled as follows:   match played on a field with no lights will not start before 5:00 p.m., match played on a field with lights will start at 7:00 p.m. and a double header on the same field will go at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
 
17. Match officials will be assigned by the District Board.  The present evaluation system adopted by the State Office will determine how many matches each official receives.   Provided that a sufficient number of officials are available, three officials will be used starting at the second round of the tournament. Sectional officials will be paid $55.00 per match and District officials will be paid $70.00. Officials will receive a travel allowance of $1.00 per mile when traveling in excess of 50 miles to the contest. Distance from the official’s headquarters will be determined by the tournament manager entering the official’s starting point (home) and ending point into MapQuest or another similar mapping device.
     

18. An award presentation will follow the District Final match. Sportsmanship will be practiced during this presentation.
     

19. The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship Policy will be strictly observed and enforced.
     

20. In the case of unsportsmanlike conduct by coaches, players, or fans, the tournament manager is required to file a report with the District Board and send it to the attention of board secretary, Dale E. Creamer, 9016 Pleasant Plain Road, Brookville, Ohio, 45309.
     

21. Each site manager is responsible for submitting all financial reports to the tournament manager. These reports must be typed and submitted within two (2) weeks following the tournament. Tournament managers will submit all financial reports to Mr. Robert Huelsman, Treasurer, 307 Steven Street, Covington, 45318-1760. Please be prompt.
     

22. All boys’ and girls’ tournaments will have their own financial accountability.
     

23. District sites and times: