South Central District Including all schools in Prairie South School Division #210 and Vanier Collegiate, Ecole Ducharme, College Mathieu, Caronport High School, and Cornerstone Christian School. South Central is subdivided into a North Section, Moose Jaw Section, South West Section, and South East Section. President: Troy Wist wist.troy@prairiesouth.ca Prairie South Commissioners of Athletics: Roger Morgan morgan.roger@prairiesouth.ca Larry Segall segall.larry@prairiesouth.ca

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I - Eligibility

General Requirements:

a) Students must meet all SHSAA eligibility requirements.
b) The eligibility requirements of the SCDAA are that, in any school year, each student:

i) must be registered in a minimum of 50% of the total number of possible classes throughout the season of the activity. Ex. For the Copernican system, a student must always be registered in at least 1 class. Students taking classes in a school on the semester system must be registered in 2.5 or 3 classes. If a student falls below the 50% minimum, he/she immediately becomes ineligible to play, and
ii) prior to first inter-school competition (first full contact practice for football), must provide a signed and completed parental permission/medical form on file with the high school, and
iii) must not be in violation of any school or board of education policy that would prevent the student from participating in the activity.

c) Players who dress for a third league game or attend a second tournament in a senior sport shall not be eligible to participate as a bantam/junior in that same high school sport during that same season. Bantam/Junior players may participate in one senior tournament and play in two senior league/exhibition games before becoming ineligible to play junior. Once the Bantam/Junior season has ended, all players become eligible for Senior rosters. Exceptions may be granted to Bantam to Senior , must apply in writing to the executive.
d) Period of eligibility:

i) For bantam district activity play downs (except cross country and track and field) competitors must be in Grade nine (9) or lower and under sixteen (16) as of September 1 of that school year.
ii) For junior district activity play downs (except cross country and track and field) competitors must be in Grade nine (9) or ten (10) and be allowed to play for two years.
iii) For senior district activity play downs (except cross country and track and field), as per SHSAA eligibility rules.

ARTICLE II - Finances

a) District fees collected from a school, which subsequently drops out of the activity, will only be refunded if the school has not participated in any competition in the activity, and submits a written request to the SHSAA before the activity's E-5 deadline.
b) Mileage will be paid out at a rate of Prairie South mileage rate less 0.15/km for the driver and 0.05/km per passenger to a maximum of PSSD mileage rate, per car for the SHSAA AGM. For all other sanctioned business, transportation expenses will be paid by the association at a rate of $ 0.30 per kilometer.
c) Schools hosting district competitions (except cross country and golf) are expected to charge a gate admission per day of three (3) dollars for adults, two (2) dollars for students and 12 years and under free. The money collected will be split between the association and the school on a 50/50 basis. The penalty for not collecting a gate will be that all competition expenses will be borne by the host school.
d) Curling hosts will provide a weekend pass for adults (six dollars) and students (four dollars).
e) Ice rentals and officiating expenses for conference and district championships are the responsibility of the host school division.

ARTICLE III - Sponsored Activities

Section 1: Medallions

a) Activities for which the association shall provide medallions are:

i) Grass Golf bantam/senior Boys and Girls (12)
ii) Cross Country bantam/midget/jr/sr Boys and Girls (8)
iii) Soccer Boys and Girls (23/tm)
iv) Volleyball bantam/jr/sr Boys and Girls (16/tm)
v) Curling bantam/sr Boys, Girls, Mixed (16x2)
vi) Basketball bantam/jr/sr Boys and Girls (15/tm)
vii) Badminton bantam/sr Boys, Girls, Mixed (8x2)
vii) Track and Field bantam/midget/jr/sr Boys, Girls (13x8)
ix) Football Boys (?)

b) Medallions will be awarded only when a competition is held or contested.
c) Additional medals may be purchased from SCDAA for $6 each.
d) Silver and bronze medals will be awarded in golf, badminton, and cross country

Section 2: Playoff Hosting

a) The rotation for activites will be:

i) Moose Jaw
ii) South West Conference
iii) North Conference
iv) South East Conference

b) This rotation shall be picked up at the appropriate place in the rotation based on the conference that hosted in the previous year.
c) Sections will be skipped if the activity does not apply to that conference.
d) In special circumstances conferences may exchange position in the rotation for an activity.
e) Conferences may be skipped in the rotation if they so request.
f) If a conference passes its host responsibilities for district play downs, they may not enter athletes/teams in that play down at the discretion of the executive.

Section 3: Officials Clinics

ARTICLE IV - Activity Play Down Direction

Section 1: Guidelines

a) Whenever feasible, district play downs should be held in the evening and/or Saturday (with the exclusion of cross country, golf, track and field and curling), in order to avoid missed school time.
b) The Athletics Commissioner shall be responsible for organizing the tournament subject to the SCDAA and SHSAA guidelines in each sport.
c) Officials for all district championships must be co-ordinated through the Athletic Commissioner and from within the SCDAA boundaries whenever possible and practical.

See web site for further details regarding host responsibilities.

Section 2: District Coach

a) When district coaches are assigned, they shall have the authority over all student competitors. The association shall support any decisions made with regard to discipline or competition by said coach.

Section 3: Uniforms

a) The association shall provide uniforms for track and field and cross country. Any such uniforms that are lost will be paid for by the school under whose jurisdiction the offending student falls.
b) Teams that do not conform to SHSAA uniform codes will be fined $50 .

ARTICLE V - Competition, Practicing, Rules of Play, Tie-Breaking Criteria

a) Starting dates of practice for the various sporting activities shall be as follows: The exact date will be decided by the sports commissioner in consultation with the coaches of the activity. The closing date shall be when Provincial Play downs are completed.

Football*, ** - 12 weeks prior to provincial final.
Volleyball - 14 weeks prior to 2nd provincial volleyball weekend.
Soccer - 10 weeks prior to provincial soccer tournament.
Cross Country- 10 weeks prior to provincial meet.
Golf - 10 weeks - 5 weeks in the spring and 5 weeks in the fall.
Curling - 19 weeks prior to provincial bonspiel.
Basketball***- 18 weeks prior to HOOPLA.
Wrestling - 17 weeks prior to provincial tournament.
Badminton - 12 weeks prior to provincial tournament.
Track & Field - 11 weeks prior to provincial meet

* A five day spring football camp may be run on SCDAA and principal approval.
** Before the first regular season football game of the season, teams must have participated in a minimum of 10 practices, but no more than 15 after the official start date determined by the SCDAA league coaches and commissioner. A team must participate in a minimum or seven organized practices before competing in a controlled scrimmage with another team.
*** In basketball, grade nine athletes are allowed to start practices two days before the official start of the season in order to help with selection of teams and to better facilitate the scheduling process.

b) The SCDAA is opposed to pre-season & out-of-season practices. A coach working with a team member or members in an organized activity with a goal of improving the team for interschool competition shall constitute a practice.

c) A practice shall be defined as:

i) a coach/designate is present and drills are being run
ii) a coach/team is developing skills and strategies to get ready for competition
iii) game specific skill evaluation of players is involved
iv) gym/facility is being used for restricted group of players for game specific skill development

d) A practice is not:

i) fitness testing, strength training, strength testing or other programs where general athletic skills such as speed, agility and power are being measured. It must be understood that these activities must not result in students being informed about their future (make/cut) with the team.
ii) involvement in any intramural activity

e) A "Club Team" is defined as:

i) a team not sanctioned by the SCDAA
ii) a team that does not use the school uniforms or the school name and is not funded by the school
iii) a team that is not covered by the school system insurance policy

NOTE: Club teams are not allowed to use school facilities on school days between the hours of 7:00 am - 6:00 pm.

ARTICLE VI - AWARDS

Section 1 : Service Award
a) Not necessarily a yearly award.
b) Each division will be allowed to submit one name for each of the following categories per year:

i) teacher/coach
ii) administrator
iii) trustee

c) Names which are not chosen may be submitted again in subsequent years.
d) The application should be a summary of the involvement of the individual nominated with reference to:
i) years of service
ii) responsibilities
iii) an ambassador for S.C.D.A.A.
e) This character reference will be the basis of judgment the executive will use for selection of the award.
f) The merits of any one or more of the three (3) above-mentioned items will enable a nominee to be eligible for this award.
g) The executive under the direction of the President will select the winners annually.
h) Deadline for submissions is the date of the spring executive meeting.
i) The award will consist of a plaque.
j) There may be one recipient per category per year unless the executive makes an exception.

Section 2: Coaches/Officials Recognition Award
a) The S.C.D.A.A. shall present awards to long serving coaches and officials within the district on an annual basis.
b) The award will consist of framed certificates for service of five (5), ten (10) or fifteen (15) years.
c) Those people with twenty (20) years of service will receive a plaque and an invitation to the district annual meeting supper.
d) Those people with twenty five (25) years of service and thirty (30) years of service will receive a personal gift as determined by the executive.

Section 3:       Volunteer of the Year Award
a)  The S.C.D.A.A. shall present awards to a non-faculty individual that has a record of positive contributions to high school athletics within the SCDAA.