2021 SCIAA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL INFORMATION

All scheduling questions and changes should be sent to: Lecia Schluterman Office: 901.416.9944 Cell: 479.438.0854 Email:  schlutermanl@scsk12.org

All official questions:  Don Williams, Officials Assigning Agent        901.485.1350 msfoa@att.net

 

Important Dates

 

DATES	DESCRIPTION	TIME	LOCATION
July 22	SCIAA Football Coaches’ Meeting	10:00am	SCIAA Office
July 26	TSSAA First Football Practice
July 26	TSSAA: TSSAA Football Meeting	Online	Online
August 19	SCS First Day of School
August 11	Jamboree Rosters Due	noon	SCIAA Office
August 12-13	SCIAA Football Jamboree		Crump Stadium
August 20	JV/Freshman Football Schedule Due
August 21	TSSAA First Contest Date
October 12-16	SCS Fall Break
November 6	TSSAA DI First Round
November 13	TSSAA DI Second Round
November 20	TSSAA DI Quarter Finals
November 27	TSSAA DI Semi-Finals
December 3	TSSAA DI  1A, 3A, 5A Blue Cross Bowl		Cookeville, TN
December 4	TSSAA DI  2A, 4A, 6A Blue Cross Bowl		Cookeville, TN

 

 

THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE

Each student-athlete must have a completed before tryouts, practice, jamboree, or game:

• Athlete’s Health Record
• Tennessee State Concussion Law “Information & Signature Form”
• TN State Sudden Cardiac Law “Information & Signature Form”

Coaches must complete on file:

• Current CPR Certification
• Tennessee State Concussion Law “Information & Signature Form” and course certificate
• TN State Sudden Cardiac Law “Information & Signature Form” and course certificate

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

 

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

TSSAA member schools have 11 weeks to play 10 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 24 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

$8.00 max. (tickets may be pre-sold at a lesser price at the discretion of the host principal)

 

For auditing purposes anyone entering the game must have a ticket or SCS ID badge, administrators or retirees I.D. Badge, or TSSAA pass. Boosters, Concession workers and any other personnel must have a ticket from your school to enter the game.

 

Teams, coaching staff including volunteer coaches, auxiliary staff i.e. managers, ball boys etc… should enter the stadium together and in team uniform.  All others attempting to enter the game without the team should have a ticket or employee badge (Volunteer Badges do not allow free entry).

 

DATE & TIME OF GAMES

Football games are traditionally held on Thursday and Friday. Games begin at 7:00pm.  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 high school games by SCS security (416-5773).  All Charter schools must secure their own security by SCS Security Standards.

 

JUNIOR VARSITY/FRESHMAN FOOTBALL

If you want to participate in JV/Freshman Football, you will be responsible for creating your schedule.  A great time to schedule games would be at the TSSAA/SCIAA football meetings.

 

• Send your schedule complete with date, time, opponent and requested location.
• JV games are normally played on Monday.  (However at high usage stadiums, games can be played on Mondays, Tuesdays (dependent on field availability), Wednesdays (7pm or later), Thursdays (check varsity football schedule for availability) and weekends by request.
• The deadline to submit your schedule and/or request stadiums is August 20.
• You will receive confirmation once your schedule location and times have been approved. I will submit this schedule to the Football Officials Assigning Agent.

*Locations and Times are subject to change based on availability.

 

JV/Freshman EMT Fees

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.

 

 

2021-23TSSAA Football Classification

 

Class 1A Region 8 B. T. Washington High School Bluff City High School Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering Memphis Middle College High School Middleton High School Westwood High School	Class 2A Region 8 Fairley High School Freedom Prep Academy Hillcrest High School KIPP Memphis Collegiate School Manassas High School MLK College Prep Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Mitchell High School Oakhaven High School
Class 3A Region 7 Bolivar Central High School Bolton High School Covington High School Dyersburg High School Millington Central High School Ripley High School Region 8 Frederick Douglass High School Hamilton High School Memphis Business Academy Memphis East High School Raleigh Egypt High School Sheffield High School Trezevant High School	Class 4A Region 8 Craigmont High School Fayette-Ware High School Kirby High School Melrose High School Ridgeway High School Wooddale High School
Class 5A Region 8 Brighton High School Dyer County High School Kingsbury High School Memphis Central High School Munford High School Overton High School Southwind High School	Class 6A Region 8 Arlington High School Bartlett High school Collierville High School Cordova High School Germantown High School Houston High School White Station High School Whitehaven High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TSSAA Football Practice Regulations

 

Pre-Season Regulations

NFHS Weeks 1 and 2

Single Practice Days Only (7 v 7 school vs school competition is not considered a practice)

If a school chooses to practice, helmets are the only piece of equipment that may be worn.

 

NFHS Week 3 (Heat Acclimatization)

Single Practice Days Only (7 v 7 school vs school competition is not considered a practice)

Day 1: Helmets Only

Day 2: Helmets Only

Day 3: Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only (No pants or tights below the knee)

Day 4: Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only (No pants or tights below the knee)

Day 5: Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only (No pants or tights below the knee)

 

Monday, NFHS Week 4 – NFHS Week 6

 Full padded practices may begin for individuals who have participated in 2 days of helmets only and 3 days of helmets and shoulder pads.

 Practice time shall not exceed 3 hours in a single practice.

 Double practice days may begin, but shall not occur on consecutive days.

 If there are multiple practices on a single day, only one session per day should include full contact. The total practice time may not exceed 5 hours, with practices separated by at least 3 hours of rest in a cool environment. On single-practice days, 1 walk-through is permitted, separated from the practice by at least 3 hours of continuous rest. On double-practice days, walk-throughs are not permitted unless the time of the walk-through is counted towards the total practice time.

 If weather postpones a practice, the practice may resume after conditions are deemed safe and the remainder of the allotted practice time may be completed.

 

Regular Season and Post Season Regulations

NFHS Week 7 and following

 Full Contact shall be allowed no more than 3 practices per week.

 Full Contact in practice shall not last more than 30 minutes per day per group.

 Full Contact in practice shall not be permitted on 3 consecutive days .

 No player shall be permitted to participate in more than 8 quarters in one week, on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. Participation on special teams does not count toward the 8 quarter limitation. One quarter shall not be longer than 12 minutes for the purposes of this policy.

 

Off Season (Spring) Practice Regulations

(End of Your Season – End of Your School Year)

 Twelve (12) days of practice are permitted during a 15 consecutive school day period. The first two (2) days of practice must be helmets only.

 Full contact in practice shall not be permitted on three (3) consecutive days.

 Full contact in practice shall not last more than 45 minutes per day per group.

 Full contact in practice shall be limited to not more than 135 minutes per week per group.

 One scrimmage is permitted.

 The one scrimmage must be counted as one of the 12 practice days.

 

Fundamentals of Heat Acclimatization for Athletes

1. The majority of heat related deaths occur during the first few days of practice.
2. Athletes are 4 times more likely to suffer a heat related illness when practicing longer than 3 continuous hours.
3. Physical exertion and training activities should begin slowly and continue progressively. An athlete cannot be considered “conditioned” in a period of only 2 to 3 weeks.
4. Develop an Emergency Action Plan with clearly defined, written and practiced protocols. This should be in place before any emergency happens. A customized emergency action plan, can be developed at the following link: http://www.anyonecansavealife.org/
5. Keep each athlete’s individual level of conditioning and medical status in mind and adjust activity accordingly. These factors directly affect exertional heat illness risk.
6. Athletes must begin practices and training activities adequately hydrated.
7. Recognize early signs of distress and developing exertional heat illness, and promptly stop activity for affected players and treat accordingly. Do not delay first aid! Early signs may include:

 Deterioration in performance/showing signs of struggling

 Pale or bright red flushing of the skin

 Dizziness

 Headache

8. Recognize more serious signs of exertional heat-related distress. Immediately stop activity and seek medical attention by activating the Emergency Medical System. Begin on-site rapid cooling immediately.

 Severe fatigue

 Stumbling

 Vomiting

 Collapse

 Obvious behavioral changes and/or central nervous system problems such as confusion, loss of consciousness, seizures

9. With an increase in heat and humidity, especially if the heat and humidity level is a significant change from the previous few days:

 Decrease intensity of the activity

 Increase frequency/duration of rest breaks

 Reduce uniform/equipment

 Continue to closely monitor players in these changing conditions