Md. Code Regs. 13A.06.03.07 - State Tournament Policies
A. The MPSSAA games or tournament committees
representing all of the districts shall administer and supervise tournaments in
the various sports at the district, regional, and State level.
B. All participating schools shall abide by
the rules established by each MPSSAA tournament committee.
C. Although certain aspects of a tournament
may vary from year to year, the following basic policies shall be observed by
all tournament committees:
(1) The tournament
may not interfere with local board of education policy.
(2) A member MPSSAA school or local school
system may decide whether or not to participate in the tournament.
(3) A member MPSSAA school shall compete in
its classification when the tournament is so structured.
(4) Certified and approved officials'
organizations shall be assigned games in a fair, equitable, and
nondiscriminatory manner.
(5) All
awards and recognition shall conform to Regulation .08 of this
chapter.
(6) MPSSAA tournament
committees shall make every effort to establish game sites to avoid extensive
travel for participating teams.
(7)
All policy and procedure changes for State tournaments shall be subject to the
approval of the MPSSAA Executive Council with the Association Tournament
Committee serving in an advisory capacity. Emergency decisions on tournament
policies and procedures may be made by the MPSSAA Executive Director.
(8) When a student is found ineligible during
the progress of a tournament, the contest last played shall be forfeited, and
the team which was defeated shall take its place.
(9) "All-star teams" or best "individual
athlete" awards may not be selected from approved tournaments.
(10) Sports at the State tournament level
shall be governed by approved game rules.
(11) If a team or any students participating
in a State tournament contest leaves the field of competition before completion
of a contest, or fails to continue play when eligible to do so, or is guilty of
misconduct detrimental to the tournament, then the team, coach, or students may
be suspended from further participation in the current tournament, and from the
same tournament in the succeeding year, upon the determination of the
tournament committee and the Executive Director.
(12) The rules of the MPSSAA do not provide
authority to order games replayed. Protests arising from decisions and
interpretations by officials during the game will not be considered. Officials'
decisions and interpretations are final.
D. Expansion of any sport to the State level
shall be recommended by the State Board of Control of the MPSSAA and approved
by the State Superintendent of Schools after consultation with local
superintendents of schools.
E.
Tournament rules and procedures established by the MPSSAA may be appealed on
behalf of a student, coach, or school by a local superintendent of schools to
the State Superintendent of Schools. The appeal shall be adjudicated by a
committee of three local superintendents of schools appointed by the State
Superintendent of Schools. The decision of the committee shall be
final.
Notes
Regulation .07C amended effective July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 968)
Regulation .07E adopted effective August 31, 1992 (19:17 Md. R. 1608)
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