Dec 08, 2005
Voting Results from the NJSIAA Annual Business Meeting
Three out of four proposed legislation changes were approved by the NJSIAA membership at the annual business meeting on December 5, 2005.
RULE CHANGE PROPOSALS
The following legislation was voted upon at the Annual Business Meeting on December 5, 2005.
Bylaws PASSED (201 Yes; 24 No; 8 Abstain)
Article III. Section 10
Cooperative Sports Agreement Exit Strategy
Guidelines ý NEW (D), (8)
Present D becomes E; E becomes F
(D) NEW Schools desiring to establish a sub varsity team while continuing in the cooperative program in that same sport may do so with the approval of all parties as detailed in (new F). Guidelines for the process are included in paragraph (8).
Present (8) becomes (9)
NEW The application to file an exception to the co-op regulations shall include the following:
Rationale for the proposal (i.e. preparation for exiting the co-op in that sport)
1.Level of programs effected
2.Grade levels impacted
3.Timeline
4.Approvals of all parties (as detailed in F New)
Proposed by Jonathan Dayton High School
Rules & Regulations PASSED (152 Yes; 80 No; 1 Abstain; 1 Void)
Rule 2. Section 6. Start of Practice (Football)
Twenty-five (25) days prior to the schoolýs first scheduled game.
Proposed by St. Peterýs Prep School
Rules & Regulations FAIL ( 72 Yes; 155 No; 4 Abstain)
Rule 9. Golf
Section 2. BOYS - Twenty days prior to the first scheduled game.
Section 3. BOYS ý Labor Day Tuesday
Section 4. BOYS ý First Friday in November
Proposed and amended by Don Bosco Prep School
Coaching Certification and Regulations (NEW)
PASSED 178 Yes; 55 No; 1 Abstain)
I. Rationale:
Currently New Jersey requires little or no training to become an interscholastic coach. In order to coach on the high school level, all one has to have is 60 college credit hours in any field and a substitutes license to coach in a public school. Non public schools have no State-wide requirements. Thirty-nine states have much stricter requirements for their coaches. The time has come for New Jersey to provide the training and require certification for interscholastic coaches. The intent of the proposal is to provide a professional course of study and proper training for coaches working in member schools to insure the safety of student athletes and to improve the overall quality of the interscholastic sports program. The requirements listed below will bring NJSIAA into compliance with standards approved by the NFHS.
II. NJSIAA Handbook - Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules & Regulations
Section: Procedures for Athletic Coaches, page 123
Sub-Title: NJSIAA Coaching Certification and Regulations, page125
A person shall be eligible to coach in any interscholastic contest, provided the person satisfies all of the conditions listed below (For the purposes of this section, ýcoachý shall mean all persons who coach an interscholastic high school athletic team in any way, whether for pay or as a volunteer at the varsity, junior varsity and/or freshman level ý ninth grade through twelve grade).
In addition to the State Department of Education Regulations listed above, the following regulations must be adhered to:
A. The personýs appointment as coach must be approved by the local educational agency responsible for the member school at which the person coaches.
B. Beginning in 2006-2007 school year, all new coaches will have one year after being hired to successfully complete NFHS/ACEP Coaching Principles course.
C. Beginning in 2006-2007 school year, all new coaches will have one year after being hired to successfully complete a course in ýSports First Aidý.
D. Beginning in 2006-2007 school year, all coaches must be CPR certified.
E. Coaches currently in place, and/or who have experience coaching in a NJSIAA high school prior to the 2006-2007 school year, will be exempt from provisions B and C above. (While experienced coaches will not be required to adhere all of the provisions listed above, it is recommended that all coaches complete the Coaching Principles and Sports First Aid Courses in addition to having CPR certification.
Note: The above regulations do not apply the coaches appointed by the school to accompany student athletes to individual events.
Proposed by NJSIAA Executive Committee
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