Region III Policy Manual

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...... 2

BOARD OF MANAGERS ...... 4

CHAIRPERSONS ...... 5

GENERAL POLICIES ...... 6 ADMISSION FEES and TICKETS ...... 6 SUPERVISION of REGION ACTIVITIES, TOURNAMENTS and MEETS ...... 6 ACCOMMODATIONS for VISITING TEAMS ...... 6 OFFICIALS ...... 6

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY: ...... 7

POLICIES RELATING to COACH and STUDENT BEHAVIOR in Region III Activities ...... 8 Sportsmanship (UHSAA Section 24 of Interpretations/Guidelines) ...... 8 Bands and Drums ...... 8 Cheerleaders/Mascots Conduct: ...... 8 Permitted Student and Spectator Conduct: ...... 8 Region III Sportsmanship Code of Conduct: ...... 9 Pre-Game, Half-Time and Post-Game Activities ...... 9 Banners and Signs ...... 10 Change of Time and Date ...... 10 Game Starting Times and Participant Regulations...... 10 Ties of Standings (For all Athletic Activities except Drill Team) ...... 10 Moratorium ...... 11 Seeding meetings or other meetings ...... 11 Number of Games ...... 11 Failure to Participate ...... 11 Duties of Region Chairpersons ...... 11 Undue Influence Rule, violation ...... 11 Penalties ...... 11 Trophies & Awards ...... 12 Contest Limitations ...... 13

Baseball Policies ...... 15

Baseball Varsity Schedule 2015-2016 ...... 16

Baseball JV/Soph Schedule 2015-2016 ...... 18

Basketball Policies...... 19

Basketball Schedule Boys and Girls 2015-16 ...... 20

Cross Country Policies ...... 22

Cross Country Schedule 2015-2016 ...... 23

Drama Rules and Policies ...... 24

Drill Team Policies and Schedule ...... 27

Football Policies 2015-16 ...... 29

Golf Boy’s Schedule2015 Region 3 ...... 33

Soccer Boys Schedule 2016 ...... 34

Soccer Girls Schedule2015 ...... 35

Boys Soccer Contact Info ...... 36

Softball Guidelines ...... 37

Softball Schedule ...... 39

Softball Coaches Information ...... 40

Speech and Debate ...... 41

Swimming Policies ...... 46

Swimming Schedule ...... 47

Tennis Boys Schedule 2015-2016 ...... 48

Tennis Girls Schedule 2015-2016 ...... 49

Tennis Contact List ...... 50

Volleyball Policies ...... 51

Volleyball Schedule - 2015-2016 ...... 52

Wrestling Polices ...... 53

Wrestling Schedule 2016 ...... 56

BOARD OF MANAGERS

Bingham Cottonwood 801.256.5100 385.646-5264 (fax) 801.256.5151 (fax) 385.646.5266 2160 W 10400 S 5715 S 1300 E South Jordan, UT 84095 Murray, UT 84121

PRINCIPAL: PRINCIPAL: Chris Richards-Khong Alan Parrish ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Andee Bouwhuis Matt Baumann Joel Sato

Brighton Jordan 801.826.5800 801.826.6200 (fax) 801.826.5809 (fax) 801.826.6209 2220 E. Bengal Blvd. 95 E Beetdigger Blvd Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Sandy, UT 84070

PRINCIPAL: PRINCIPAL: Charisse Hilton Tom Sherwood ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Lynn Moncur Brandon Watts

Copper Hills Taylorsville 801.256.5300 385.646.5455 (fax) 801.256.5393 (fax) 385.646.5457 5445 West New Bingham Hwy 5225 S Redwood Rd West Jordan, UT 84088 Taylorsville, UT 84123

PRINCIPAL: PRINCIPAL: Todd Quarnberg Dr. Garrett Muse ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Darby Coles Margo Jones

West Jordan 801.256.5600 (fax) 801.256.5670 8136 S 2700 W West Jordan, UT 84088

PRINCIPAL: Mike Kochevar ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Scott Briggs

CHAIRPERSONS ACTIVITY SCHOOL CHAIRPERSON Email

Baseball Bingham Tom Gatten [email protected] Basketball –

Cottonwood Geoff Murdock [email protected] Boys

Basketball – Girls Copper Hills Kim Searle [email protected]

Cross Country Bingham Mike Christensen [email protected] Cheerleading Jordan

Drama Bingham Janilee Taylor [email protected]

Drill Brighton Charisse Hilton [email protected]

Football Jordan Tom Sherwood [email protected]

Forensics/Debate Copper Hills Dennis Edmonds [email protected]

Golf—Boy’s West Jordan Mike Kochevar [email protected]

Golf-Girl’s Copper Hills Bryan Veazie [email protected] Music-

Cottonwood Ben Anderson [email protected] Instrumental

Music-Vocal West Jordan John Vincent [email protected]

Soccer Boys Jordan Steve Bailey [email protected]

Soccer Girls Jordan Jana Crist [email protected]

Softball Taylorsville Waisea Lesuma [email protected]

Swimming Brighton Cindy Hanson [email protected]

Tennis-Boys West Jordan Dave Tilby [email protected]

Tennis-Girls West Jordan Michelle Putnam [email protected]

Track Copper Hills Gail Ritz [email protected]

Volleyball Brighton Brenda McCann [email protected]

Wrestling Copper Hills Todd Quarnberg [email protected]

Sportsmanship Brighton Matthew Schelble [email protected]

GENERAL POLICIES ADMISSION FEES and TICKETS

o $4.00 Visiting high school students with activity card and other school age children. o $6.00 Adults and high school students without activity card. o $20.00 Family Pass—Available at home school only. Family members within the immediate household (limit 6). o Free Admission: . Home team students with activity cards—region games only. . Staff members of Region III schools with Region III passes and persons with UHSAA passes. . Senior Citizens (62 or over). . Cheerleaders, Pep Club, and Drill Team members in uniform. . Student officers in school sweaters and with SBO passes. . Children under school age. o Tickets will be sold at Varsity Football, Boys' Basketball and Girls' Basketball games. o Tickets will be sold through at least three (3) quarters of the varsity activity. . Admission Fee Schedule will apply. . Ticket sales will begin:  Football: 1 hour before varsity starting time  Basketball: 15 minutes prior to the start of the first game. o Tickets will be sold at Region Tournaments in swimming, wrestling, track, and drill team. o Admission will be charged at all State Playoff games as per UHSAA guidelines.

SUPERVISION of REGION ACTIVITIES, TOURNAMENTS and MEETS

Any school hosting a Region Tournament, dual competition or activity is responsible for providing adequate administrative supervision of the activity. Although it is the responsibility of the chairperson of each individual activity to see that Region Tournaments and Meets are planned and well organized, it is the responsibility of the host school to provide adequate general supervision for the activity. If the host school is not the school of the chairperson, there should be a clear understanding between the activity chairperson and the host principal regarding the activity. In any case, the host school must provide general supervision for activities taking place in that school. Region Chairs will not be compensated for time to administrate their region activity assignment. (revised 2/25/09)

ACCOMMODATIONS for VISITING TEAMS

All dressing room facilities must be left in a clean and orderly manner. Visiting teams must bring their own towels. The visiting head coach will check facilities prior to departure of the visiting team. If a head coach receives a key to dressing room facilities from the home school, the key should be returned to the home school or Athletic Director.

OFFICIALS

Any misconduct of officials, including failure to show, or tardiness is to be reported to the home school’s AD/Administration. A detailed report including names and improper conduct shall be submitted in writing to the Region III Board of Managers, the UHSAA office, and the arbiter involved. The host school should show the referees where the dressing rooms are located.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY:

(By-Laws: Article I; Section 1 a-d; Section 7, Section 8; Interpretations/Guidelines: #4 - #7 inclusive) To participate in any UHSAA Region III or State interscholastic competition, an individual must be a full-time student in the school at which he/she has established eligibility. No student shall be eligible to represent his/her school if he/she is failing more than one subject or has a GPA of less than 2.0. Where a student has failed to meet the minimum requirements set forth above, he/she shall also be ineligible for participation in UHSAA or Region III activities in the succeeding grading period. Incompletes are computed as F's for eligibility. o No student who is ineligible for a grading period should represent the school in any pre-season or practice contests with Varsity, Junior Varsity, Sophomore or Freshman teams. o Eligibility under this rule is determined when grades are posted. Grades are “posted” when the school registrar enters all grades electronically and are available to students, parents and teachers. In no case may the posting date be more than 5 school days following the last day of the grading period. Grade changes after that time cannot restore lost eligibility, except for a documented clerical error. o An incomplete (I), no grade (NG), or no credit (NC) is considered a failure until the grade is made up. o The final grading period is defined as the date report cards are posted by the school for the last grading period of the school year. o A student enters high school when he/she enters the 9th grade regardless of whether the 9th grade is in the high school or a separate junior high school. This means that all 9th or 10th grade students must not have failed more than one class the previous grading period and have a GPA 2.0 or higher. o The word "represent" shall be as defined below. Any violator of the Scholastic Eligibility Bylaw shall not: . Be in uniform on competition night. . Warm-up with the team. . Sit on the bench with the team. . Be listed on the program roster. . Be introduced as a member of the team. . The above student/participant may, however continue to practice with his/her team upon approval of school administration. TA letter grades with the exception of failing grades will not be calculated as a part of a students GPA in determining eligibility. It is recommended that in considering makeup credit for academic eligibility, a required course must be made up with a similar required course. Elective courses may be made up with other elective or required courses. o A student who has failed to meet the minimum requirements set forth shall be ineligible for participation in UHSAA activities throughout the next grading period, provided, however, that deficiencies in the final grading period of the school year may be made up prior to the first term of the succeeding year by any method acceptable to the school district or the member private school. Deficiencies must be made up in the same subject area. Deficiencies for purposes of this rule include any letter grade. No other make up work is accepted to gain academic eligibility during the school year.

POLICIES RELATING to COACH and STUDENT BEHAVIOR in Region III Activities

Sportsmanship (UHSAA Section 24 of Interpretations/Guidelines) 1. Administrators, teachers, coaches, and all participants, should emphasize sportsmanship in all preseason, region, or state competitions. 2. Unsportsmanlike behavior policy: Any coach, player or bench personnel ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior shall be suspended from the next regularly scheduled game at that level of play (Varsity, J.V., etc.) and any intervening levels of play. Examples: • If ejected from a J.V. game, player or coach cannot participate in the following Varsity game nor the next J.V. game. • If ejected from a Varsity game, player or coach cannot participate in the following J.V., nor the next Varsity game. • If the coach or participant is involved in a second incident/ejection, he/she will be suspended for the next two (2) regularly scheduled games. • A third ejection would result in suspension for the remainder of that season. Ejection occurring on the final game of the season will carry over for all underclassman or coach to the first game of the succeeding season in that sport. • If a player or coach is ejected from a contest for fighting, or other violent behavior, that player or coach shall be suspended for not fewer than two (2) regularly scheduled games or contests at that level of play. In addition the incident shall be reported to the school, district, and UHSAA which may impose additional penalties consistent with the school's disciplinary policies.

Bands and Drums 1. Pep band will be provided by the host school only. Exceptions only by mutual agreement. During basketball games, pep bands are to play during regulation time-outs, quarters and half-times only. Advisors must be present at all times. 2. Drums are to be used only to play with the band, as part of an organized cheer, and to be part of the pep club’s marching activities. Drums are not to be used indiscriminately as noisemakers.

Cheerleaders/Mascots Conduct: Cheerleaders will follow all guidelines listed in the General Policies of the Region III Manual and those stated in the Cheerleading Policies.

Permitted Student and Spectator Conduct: 1. Other than authorized spirit groups (cheerleaders, drill team) no spectators will be allowed on the sidelines, field or floor during game time, quarters, or half-time, or pre-game. Students will not sit on the front row of the bleachers during the game. 2. The throwing of any objects, including confetti, torn paper scraps, crepe paper, toilet tissue, etc., is not allowed. 3. In the chart, only those items marked “YES” will be allowed as fan/spectator sport items at all region contests. It is recommended that schools follow these regulations during the regular season and in Region Tournaments. Sportsmanlike vocal cheering and support from each bench are always encouraged.

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Wall banners except for welcome N N N N N N N N N N N N N or corporate sponsors Confetti/shredded paper N N N N N N N N N N N N N Hand-held signs of any size N N N N N N N N N N N N N Laser light/pointer N N N N N N N N N N N N N Miniature sports balls thrown into N N N N N N N N N N N N N crowd Megaphones Y N Y N Y N Y Y N N Y N N Artificial noise makers (horns, N N Y N Y N Y N N N N N N cowbells, bells, buzzers, clickers) Whistles N N N N N N N N N N N N N Shirts on fans Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Pom-poms, shakers, spirit towels Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N Recorded music over PA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y w/approval only School bands N Y N N Y N N N N N N N N Air horns/sirens N N N N N N N N N N N N N Region III Sportsmanship Code of Conduct: (This statement should be read prior to every region event) Ladies and Gentlemen, Region III and the Canyons and Jordan School Districts are proud to sponsor this game (event) today between and high schools. It is our mission to encourage the highest in athletic and sportsmanship standards. All players, coaches, students and other spectators are expected to be courteous to their opponents, their fans and their cheerleaders. To be respectful of officials’ decisions and to display appreciation for good performance regardless of the team. A region sportsmanship trophy will be presented at the close of this school year to the school that is judged to be most gracious in both victory and defeat. Enjoy the game (event) and represent your school with dignity.” Pre-Game, Half-Time and Post-Game Activities 1. The game announcer is an official of the game and is to announce the game in a neutral manner. His or her purpose is not to influence or incite the crowd. 2. The starting line-up may be introduced prior to the activity. A well-planned flag ceremony should be presented. • All activity should come to a halt immediately when the flag ceremony begins. Headgear should be removed. Activity should remain suspended until the flag ceremony is over. • The announcer should call everyone to attention as the flag enters the arena. • All tickets and concession sales should cease. No one should be admitted during the flag ceremony. The doors should be closed where possible. 3. Football half-time: Host performing group has 10 minutes which includes time to get on and off the field. • Exceptions can be made by mutual agreement for special occasions. • Any exception to the time limit must be approved by the visiting team administration one (1) week in advance.

4. Basketball half-time: Maximum of seven (7) minutes for half-time entertainment which includes time to get on and off the floor. • Exceptions: (Same as Football). 5. Parades involving floats are not allowed during the time both schools are present. 6. A supervisor must be present when student groups perform. 7. Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their athletes. No team or individual activity will be conducted that could belittle or humiliate opponents, including organized post-game demonstrations on any floor or field. Infractions will be referred to the Region III Board of Managers for disciplinary action. 8. Any senior recognition at end of season cannot delay start of game. Recognitions are limited to 10 minutes and must be mutually agreed upon by the visiting school. Violations will be referred to the Region III Board of Managers for possible sanctions.

Banners and Signs 1. No negative banner or posters of any nature will be displayed in the area of competition. A sign welcoming the visiting team is encouraged. 2. A sign of a positive nature for the home teams to run through will be allowed. 3. Each School may hang one (1) school banner at the Region Championship Meet; the maximum size for this banner being 5' X 8'. No other signs or banners will be allowed at the Region site. 4. No banners or signs are allowed at any State competition site.

Change of Time and Date 1. A change of time of an activity may be effected through mutual agreement of both schools (coach, principal and athletic director). The host school must notify the arbiter of the change in time for him to notify the officials. 2. The host Region III school changing a game outside of Region III must also notify other Region III schools. All officials (Varsity, J.V., Sophomore) will be arbited by UHSAA. Call changes to UHSAA offices. 3. A change of date must be approved by the Board of Managers after a mutual agreement is reached between schools concerned. 4. All costs associated with changing the time and date of a contest will be incurred by the school requesting the change. Both schools are to agree to the change before a change can occur.

Game Starting Times and Participant Regulations No sports activity may begin before 3:30 p.m. on a school day. However, Varsity football may not start before 4:00 p.m. through October 1, thereafter, games may start at 3:30 p.m.

Ties of Standings (For all Athletic Activities except Drill Team) 1. In the event of a tie between teams qualified for state tournament positions, the seed will be determined by the win/loss records in region play of the teams involved in the tie (head to head among tied teams). 2. If the tie still exists, the seed will be determined by comparing each team’s record against the team with the highest region finish or next highest, etc. until the tie is resolved. 3. Once a team has been awarded a seed they are no longer part of the tie- breaking scenario. After this process, if only two teams remain the remaining two teams will be seeded based on head to head competition. If a tie still exists, a coin flip will be conducted under the direction of the Region Activity Chairperson. In the event of multiple teams tied that cannot be resolved as described above, all teams will flip coins with the team flipping the “odd coin” receiving the higher seed. The coin flip procedure will only be used as a last resort. 4. In the event of multiple teams tied for fewer playoff berths than teams tied, the tie-breaking procedure as described above will be used until only two teams remain. The final two teams will play-off in a game to determine entry into the State Tournament. 5. If multiple teams tie for one playoff spot, all teams will play in a format that best suits the specific sport. Refer to the individual sport for multiple team playoff guidelines and procedures. 6. In the event that the above process fails to resolve a tie, region principals will convene for the purpose of a coin flip to determine seed. The winner of the coin flip will take the higher seed. NO TIED TEAM WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM STATE PLAYOFF PARTICIPATION WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF A PLAYOFF GAME. 10

Moratorium $300.00 fine, not to be paid by the school, may be assessed to the coach of any sport which is in violation of designated moratorium/dead times days. (Reference the UHSAA calendar.) The building principal will be responsible for any sanctions.

Seeding meetings or other meetings Reimbursement expenses for region meetings or other activities may not exceed $10.00 per person, one representative per school and only one meeting per year. Expenditures above this limit must have prior approval by the Region Board of Managers.

Number of Games Teams which exceed the number of games allowed in any season will forfeit from their region schedule the number of games exceeding the limit, beginning with game number one and proceeding on until the excess number is equaled.

Failure to Participate The failure of a team to participate in a scheduled contest without prior mutual consent and board approval at all levels, including Varsity, J.V., Sophomore, etc., will result in a fine of $100 payable to the Region Board plus reimbursement for the cost of any officials.

Duties of Region Chairpersons 1. Conduct all meetings pertinent to respective activity. 2. Coordinate and manage all region competitions and tournaments of respective activity. 3. Select and honor respective All-Region teams where applicable. 4. Be direct liaison to Region Board of Managers 5. Be responsible for all awards, trophies, medals, etc. pertinent to respective activity.

Undue Influence Rule, violation 1. If there is clear evidence that a coach has violated the Undue Influence Rule of the By-Laws section 9 of the UHSAA Manual, he/she will appear before the Region Board of Managers and may, under the direction of the UHSAA, receive any or all of the following for the first violation: • A letter of reprimand • Suspension • Fine 2. If a coach is proven to have violated the Undue Influence Rule a second time, the coach will be suspended a minimum of three contests or one half of the remaining region schedule (whichever is the greater). 3. A third violation will mean suspension for the remainder of the current season.

Penalties Region III upon having knowledge of an infraction of a rule or policy in assessing penalties may initiate action. Region III may consider any of the following: 1. Forfeiture of contests because of rules violations, etc. 2. Reprimand by official letter to individual(s) and/or school in regard to the offense committed with a warning to correct the situation(s).

3. Probation of individual(s) and/or school by official letter advising parties of the probationary status and the conditions of the probation. 4. Restrictions which would restrict individual(s) and/or school in region, group or state activities. 5. Suspension would result in dropping the school from membership in region activities for a specific time period. 6. Fines to the coach, principal and/or school may be assessed.

All penalties imposed by the Region Board of Managers are final. 11

Trophies & Awards

Baseball Boys and Girls Golf Tennis (Boys and Girls) One Region Trophy One Region Trophy One Region Trophy each 10 Medals for 10 low 28 Medals for girls and 28 Basketball (Boys and Girls) medalists Medals for boys One Region Trophy each Medals: Music 1st – 4th place in 5 categories: Cross Country (Boys and Girls) Certificates for Superior (I) 1st singles; 2nd singles; One Region Meet Trophy Ratings in Orchestral, Large 3rd singles; 1st doubles; each 10 Medals for places Choir, Madrigals, Solo & 2nd doubles 1-10 Certificates for J.V. Ensemble, and Jazz Band places 1-10 Festivals. Track (Boys and Girls) Certificates for all One region Meet Trophy each Drama participating bands according Medals for places 1st – 6th Six 4x6 Plaques - Outstanding to rating in Region Marching individual and 1st and 2nd Performances in Region Band competition. The Region relays One-Act Plays Marching Band competition Certificates for Sophomore 100 Individual Superior will also include trophies for 1st – 6th places individuals and Ranking Medals Music Caption, Visual 1st place relays Caption, Percussion Caption, Drill Team and Drum Major. Volleyball One Region Trophy One Region Trophy st nd rd Plaques—1 , 2 and 3 place Soccer (Boys and Girls) in each category: dance, One Region Trophy each Wrestling military, and novelty or prop One Region Trophy for Dual Three drill down plaques for Softball Meet st nd rd 1 , 2 and 3 places One Region Trophy JV Certificates 1st- 4th place, Certificates for State Supplied by host school Qualifiers Swimming (Boys and Girls) One Region Trophy each *Divisional takes place of Football Six Medals for places 1st – 6th Region Tournament. Medals One Region Trophy individual and 1st and 2nd in for 1st-8th place provided by relays host school & 5A Regions. Forensics/Debate One Region Trophy See page 32 for list of other awards

Contest Limitations A. Any meet, game or competitive activity in which one or more students participate counts toward the contest limitations listed below for that activity.

B. The following contest limitations apply from the starting date of competition until the first day of the state tournament in each classification. This applies to all levels of competition, i.e., varsity, J.V., sophomore and freshmen. State qualifying region tournaments do not count in the contest limitation total (see basketball exception below).

1. Baseball: 22 games. Each game played counts as one (1) game. Schools may exercise one of the following options during the season: play one (1) multi-game tournament and count it as two (2) games (up to a maximum of four games, if the tournament exceeds four games, any additional games would count “one for one” against contest limitations); and play one (1) non-region double header on a non-school day for both schools and count it as one (1) game OR they can play two (2) non-region double headers on non-school days and count each double header as one (1) game.

2. Basketball: Varsity—20 games. All non-varsity may play a maximum of 20 total games. Note: Each game played counts as one (1) game. Each team is allowed to attend one tournament where they may play up to 4 games and count it as two contests toward the 20 game allotment. A tournament must be sanctioned as per UHSAA guideline and occur on consecutive days (excluding Sunday). If the tournament exceeds four games, any additional games would count “one for one” against contest limitations.

3. Cross Country: 10 meets.

4. Girls Drill Team: Three (3) competitions. Does not include region or state.

5. Football: Nine (9) games.

6. Golf: 14 meets.

7. Soccer: 16 games. Each game played counts as one game. Each team is allowed to attend one tournament where they may play up to three games and count it as two contests toward the contest limit. A tournament must be sanctioned as per UHSAA guidelines and occur on consecutive days (excluding Sunday). If the tournament exceeds three games, any additional games would count “one for one” against contest limitations.

8. Softball: 22 games. Each game played counts as one game, except for the games played under the two tournament exemption rule which allows schools two tournaments, at least one must be a non-school single day tournament, where all games played count as a single game (a maximum of four games may be played) and one multi-day tournament, where all games played count as two games (a maximum of eight games may be played in a multiple day tournament). If the maximum number of games is exceeded, in either tournament, each additional game would count “one for one” against contest limitations

9. Swimming: 14 meets.

10. Tennis: 14 meets per individual. The number of meets counted for a tennis tournament shall be equal to the number of days scheduled for the tournament; e.g., a one (1) day tournament shall count as one (1) meet, a two (2) day tournament shall count as two (2) meets, etc.

11. Track: 12 meets per individual. An individual may participate in no more than 6 qualifying meets in addition to the region meet.

12. Volleyball: One of the following three options may be chosen:

a. 16 matches and 0 tournaments b. 15 matches and 1 tournament c. 14 matches and 2 tournaments

The following guidelines pertain to the tournaments: no more than nine (9) total matches in a tournament, no more than seven (7) matches in a given day and tournaments may not exceed three (3) days in length.

13. Wrestling: 24 credits per wrestler. All tournaments count as three (3) credits.

a. Individuals may compete in no more than six (6) tournaments per season.

b. Three (3) of the six (6) tournaments may be dual tournaments.

14. Music: Three (3) contests per category. 15. Speech: 10 meet’s per individual

Baseball Policies Region Activity Chairperson: Tom Gatten, West Jordan High School – 801-256-5615

Coaches’ Representative: Chad Fife

Beginning team selection and practice date is Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The first games may be played no earlier than Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

1. Game time for all Varsity games will be 4:00 pm. J.V. and Sophomore games will begin at 3:30 pm. J.V. and Sophomore double headers played on Saturdays will begin at 11:00 am. Sophomore games will be played immediately after the J.V. game.

2. Sophomore games are to begin immediately following the game prior with no more than an eight-minute pre-game for each team. They will be backed with a J.V. game to limit use of transportation. Sophomores will be limited to a 22 game schedule and are to be played by members of the sophomore and freshman classes only.

3. Game time may be changed only after agreement of the two coaches and the two principals involved. A date change must be approved through the Region Baseball Chairperson, who will inform all region principals. Date changes will only be approved for extraordinary circumstances rather than issues of convenience.

4. Each team will be allowed 15 minutes of warm-up and infield practice and will follow the state and region guidelines. The home team will take pre-game 25 minutes prior, 10 minutes for home, 10 minutes for visiting team.

5. Each postponed game must be made up in the order of the postponement on the first available playing date. Flip/flopping the schedule and playing at the visiting team’s field, if it is playable will be done where it is possible to maintain the same number of home and away games between the two schools. Consideration needs to be given, when making a decision to stick to the home fields to the visiting team’s predicament. In the event of a postponed game because of bad weather, it will be the responsibility of the home team coach to notify the visiting school and the officials by no later than 1:00pm the day of the game.

6. When a game is called because of darkness or weather, the game will be resumed on the next available playing date and/or as the preliminary scheduled game of the two teams in the second or third game. The five-inning completion rule is in effect. In the third game, the game that is called will be resumed on the next available date, excluding J.V. league games. The home field coach will be responsible for notifying all those involved: umpires, scorers, principals and coaches.

7. The home team will be responsible to have an official scorekeeper, preferably an adult. The winning team is responsible to report the results of the game to the newspapers.

8. Baseball: 22 games for 4A & 5A, 20 games for 1A, 2A & 3A. Each game played counts as one game. Schools may exercise one of the following options during the season: play one (1) multi-game tournament (up to a maximum of four games) and count it as two (2) games and play one (1) non-region double header on a non-school day for both schools and count it as one (1) game OR they can play two (2) non-region double headers on non-school days and count each double header as one (1) game.

9. The tiebreaker rule will be used for all seeding issues. If two teams are tied for the final play-off spot, head-to-head region play against those two teams will determine who gets into the playoffs.

10. A coaches meeting will be held on the Monday following the last regularly scheduled Region games.

11. All-Region: MVP and 1st Team All-Region will be selected by a coach vote. They will select eight (8) positions plus two (2) pitchers. The first team will be made up of ten (10) players. The 2nd team All-Region will be selected by a coach vote. They will select for eight (8) positions plus two (2) pitchers. Honorable Mention All-Region will be determined by a coach vote. Also, please submit your senior players, if any, who have achieved a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the All-Region Academic team.

Baseball Varsity Schedule 2015-2016 Tuesday, March 22 Tuesday, April 12 BINGHAM BYE JORDAN BYE Cottonwood @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Jordan Bingham @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Copper Hills West Jordan @ Brighton

Wednesday, March 23 Wednesday, April 13 BINGHAM BYE JORDAN BYE West Jordan @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Brighton Brighton @ West Jordan

Friday, March 25 Friday, April 15 BINGHAM BYE JORDAN BYE Cottonwood @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Jordan Bingham @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Copper Hills West Jordan @ Brighton

Tuesday, March 29 Tuesday, April 19 COTTONWOOD BYE COPPER HILLS BYE Jordan @ Copper Hills Jordan @ West Jordan Bingham @ Brighton Brighton @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Bingham Wednesday, March 30 COTTONWOOD BYE Wednesday, April 20 Copper Hills @ Jordan COPPER HILLS BYE Brighton @ Bingham West Jordan @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Brighton Friday, April 1 Bingham @ Taylorsville COTTONWOOD BYE Jordan @ Copper Hills Friday, April 22 Bingham @ Brighton COPPER HILLS BYE Jordan @ West Jordan Tuesday, April 5 Brighton @ Cottonwood COTTONWOOD BYE Taylorsville @ Bingham West Jordan @ Taylorsville Tuesday, April 26 Wednesday, April 6 BRIGHTON BYE COTTONWOOD BYE Copper Hills @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Jordan @ Bingham Friday, April 8 COTTONWOOD BYE West Jordan @ Taylorsville

Wednesday, April 27 BRIGHTON BYE West Jordan @ Copper Hills Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Bingham @ Jordan

Friday, April 29 BRIGHTON BYE Copper Hills @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Jordan @ Bingham

Tuesday, May 3 WEST JORDAN BYE Bingham @ Copper Hills Taylorsville @ Brighton Cottonwood @ Jordan

Wednesday, May 4 WEST JORDAN BYE Copper Hills @ Bingham Brighton @ Taylorsville Jordan @ Cottonwood

Friday, May 6 WEST JORDAN BYE Bingham @ Copper Hills Taylorsville @ Brighton Cottonwood @ Jordan

Monday, May 9 TAYLORSVILLE BYE Brighton @ Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Cottonwood

Tuesday, May 10 TAYLORSVILLE BYE Jordan @ Brighton Bingham @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Copper Hills

Wednesday, May 11 TAYLORSVILLE BYE Brighton @ Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Cottonwood 17

Baseball JV/Soph Schedule

2015-2016

Saturday, March 19 Saturday, April 23 Brighton @ Jordan West Jordan @ Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Cottonwood @ Brighton Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Bingham @ Taylorsville

Monday, March 21 Monday, April 25 Cottonwood @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ Brighton Jordan @ Bingham

Saturday, March 26 Saturday, April 30 West Jordan @ Cottonwood West Jordan @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Jordan

Monday, March 28 Monday, May 2 Jordan @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Brighton Cottonwood @ Jordan Saturday, April 2 Copper Hills @ Jordan Saturday, May 7 Brighton @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Bingham Brighton @ Taylorsville Monday, April 4 Jordan @ Cottonwood West Jordan @ Taylorsville Thursday, May 12 Saturday, April 9 Jordan @ Brighton Taylorsville @ West Jordan Bingham @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Monday, April 11 Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Bingham @ Cottonwood West Jordan @ Brighton

Saturday, April 16 Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Cottonwood @ Bingham Brighton @ West Jordan

Monday, April 18 Jordan @ West Jordan Brighton @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Bingham 18

Basketball Policies

Region Activity Chairpersons: Boys— Geoff Murdock, Cottonwood [email protected] Girls—Kim Searle, Copper Hills – 801-256-5313 [email protected]

Region Coach Representatives: Boys – Girls – Ben Morley – Copper Hills High – 801-256-5356 [email protected] Beginning practice date for boys’ and girls’ basketball is Monday, November 10, 2014. The first game may be played no sooner than November 25, 2014. “No basketball player will play basketball during the athletic period except after the official beginning practice date” (per UHSAA policy).

1. Standard game day schedule when boys and girls play is as follows:  Boys—Tuesday and Friday  Girls—Tuesday and Thursday 2. Game times: 3:30 – Sophomores; 5:15 – Junior Varsity; 7:00 – Varsity 3. Games will start as scheduled or 20 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game. 4. Preseason game times and dates are site-based decisions. 5. Only by mutual consent of both schools involved can the starting times be changed. Change of dates must be approved by the Region III Board of Managers. (The home team will notify the arbiter in case of any change.) 6. The coaches have the option to agree on which ball to use for the State Tournament. If an agreement can’t be reached, then the UHSAA contracted ball will be used. 7. The visiting school may film a game from their own student sections or an area designated by the home school. Filming is prohibited by any school not involved in the game. 8. Moratorium dates are November 27-30, 2014; December 24-28, 2014; January 1, 2015. 9. Tournament entries are determined by win and loss records during Region III play. In the event of a tie, General Policy #VI, K. (this manual) is used to seed or qualify the eligible teams. 10. General courtesies recommended for boys’ and girls’ games:  Each school should provide the visiting team with a secure, clean locker room, a good blackboard or whiteboard and a table for taping. A room for private discussion during halftime should be provided.  If pre-game activities are to be longer or if different from usual (general directions, announcements, team introductions and national anthem) a schedule should be given to coaches and referees. A flag ceremony should be included.  Conduct halftime activities within scheduled time—not to exceed seven (7) minutes for all activities. Minor variations can be made with mutual consent of schools involved.  Copies of schedules and team rosters must be emailed to each region school’s AD by November 21, 2014. 11. Coaches (Girls/Boys) will meet the week following the Boys’ State Tournament at an agreed upon destination to select All- Region Teams and MVP. Awards – Girls Basketball  Region Trophy  Most Valuable Player  All Region 1st Team, 2nd Team and Honorable Mention (5 Players per team, MVP is in addition to 5 players 1st Team)

Basketball Schedule Boys and Girls 2015-16

Girls Boys Thursday West Jordan @ Brighton December 17th Taylorsville @Cottonwood

Copper Hills @ Jordan Bingham @ BYE Tuesday Cottonwood @ Brighton January 5th Jordan @ West Jordan Bingham @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ BYE Thursday Cottonwood @ Jordan Friday Jordan @ Cottonwood January 7th January 8th Brighton @ Bingham Bingham @ Brighton West Jordan @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ BYE Taylorsville @ BYE Tuesday Bingham @ Jordan Tuesday Jordan @ Bingham January 12th January 12th Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Taylorsville @ Brighton Brighton @ Taylorsville West Jordan @ BYE West Jordan @ BYE Thursday Jordan @ Taylorsville Friday Taylorsville @ Jordan January 14th January 15th Bingham @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Bingham Cottonwood @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Cottonwood Brighton @ BYE Brighton @ BYE Tuesday Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Wednesday Copper Hills @ Taylorsville January 19th January 20th West Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ West Jordan Brighton @ Jordan Jordan @ Brighton Cottonwood @ BYE Cottonwood @ BYE Thursday Taylorsville @ West Jordan Friday West Jordan @ Taylorsville January 21st January 22nd Copper Hills @ Brighton Brighton @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Bingham Jordan @ BYE Jordan @ BYE Tuesday Brighton @ West Jordan Tuesday West Jordan @ Brighton January 26th January 26th Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @Cottonwood Jordan @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Jordan Bingham @ BYE Bingham @ BYE Thursday Brighton @ Cottonwood Friday Cottonwood @ Brighton January 28th January 29th West Jordan @ Jordan Jordan @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Bingham Bingham @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ BYE Copper Hills @ BYE 20

Girls Boys Tuesday Jordan @ Cottonwood Tuesday Cottonwood @ Jordan February 2nd February 2nd Bingham @ Brighton Brighton @ Bingham Copper Hills @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Copper Hills

Taylorsville @ BYE Taylorsville @ BYE Thursday Jordan @ Bingham Friday Bingham @ Jordan Copper February 4th February 5th Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Hills @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton West Jordan @ BYE West Jordan @ BYE Tuesday Tuesday February 9th Taylorsville @ Jordan February 9th Jordan @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ Bingham Bingham @ Copper Hills

West Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ West Jordan Brighton @ BYE Brighton @ BYE Thursday Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Friday Taylorsville @ Copper Hills February 11th February 12th Bingham @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ Jordan Cottonwood @ BYE Cottonwood @ BYE Tuesday West Jordan @ Taylorsville Tuesday Taylorsville @ West Jordan February 16th February 16th Brighton @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Brighton Cottonwood @ Bingham Bingham @ Cottonwood Jordan @ BYE Jordan @ BYE Friday Brighton @ West Jordan February 19th Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Jordan @ Copper Hills Bingham @ BYE Tuesday Brighton @ Cottonwood February 23rd West Jordan @ Jordan Taylorsville @ Bingham

Copper Hills @ BYE

Cross Country Policies

1. Cross Country meets will begin at 3:30 pm with the exception of the Region Meet that will begin at 2:00 pm.

2. The host school will designate a well-marked course. Distances for Region meets and the Region Championships will be approximately 3 miles or 5k.

3. Qualification for State will be as per UHSAA rules in the current handbook.

4. The winner of the Region trophy will be determined by scores at the Region Championship Meet.

5. Medals are awarded to the top 10 finishers at the Region Championship meet in the boys’ and girls’ varsity divisions. Certificates are awarded to the top 10 in Region JV.

6. Each individual may compete in a maximum of 10 meets plus Region and State.

7. Each school will provide rosters at the beginning of season to Copper Hills in order to process directly at meets. Additions or changes need to be sent as soon possible for Copper Hills to update system.

8. Region Meet host will be Copper Hills High school at Cottonwood Complex and they will provide the timing system. Bingham High School will be responsible for setting up the course.

9. Tie-breaker is determined by the highest 6th-place varsity finisher.

10. Region coaches will choose an All-Region Academic Team composed of senior, varsity runners, with a 3.75 or higher GPA for the cumulative 9-12 grades. Applications should be sent to the Region Chairman at on the same deadline as the State forms, on the same type of form.

11. Coaches may run more than 7 runners in the ‘Varsity’ Region Championship race if desired (out to the maximum of 12 listed in the National Federation rulebook) but the scoring 7 must be clearly designated on the tag prior to the beginning of the race. Failure to do so disqualifies athletes from the top finisher of that school down, one for one over the limit of 7. These non-scoring individuals are NOT eligible for individual awards (top-10 medals). It is understood the reason for the option to race an extra individual (or more) is to determine positions for the State Meet only.

12. Two races will be run in Region meets, with girls and boys running separately.

13. The Region Cross Country Meet will be held at the County Complex, 1300 E and 4350 S on October 9, 2014. Copper Hills will host. Region Meet course length will be 5000 m.

14. NFHS Rules govern competition.

15. Academic All-State deadline (to UHSAA) is September 22nd.

16. The region chair will provide a light snack and drinks for coaches at the Region Meet.

Cross Country Schedule 2015-2016

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 All schools @ County Complex (Pre-Region) Girls @ 3:30 Boys @ 4:00

Thursday, October 13, 2015 Region Championship Meet @ Cottonwood Complex 2:00 Region JV Girls 2:30 Region JV Boys 3:00 Varsity Girls 3:30 Varsity Boys 4:00 Awards

Thursday, October 22, 2015 State 5A Championships @ Sugarhouse Park Race Times: TBA

Cross Country Coaches Contact Information

Bingham High School: Alisa Paxton [email protected] 801-870-8830

Brighton High School: Mike Zufelt [email protected] 801- 550-2804 Eileen Struna [email protected] 801-574-5168

Copper Hills High School: Garth Rushforth (boys) [email protected] 801-803-3602 Kent Smith (girls) [email protected] 801-787-9196

Cottonwood High School: Jason Baker [email protected] 801-709-9758

Jordan High School: Brandon Watts [email protected] 801-826-6239

Taylorsville High School: Guy Mackay [email protected] 801-706-2029

West Jordan High School: Lane Henslee Stephanie Davis [email protected] 801-809-0909

Drama Rules and Policies Region III Drama Rules and Policies

Position School Name Email Address Phone Administrative Bingham Janilee [email protected] 801-256-5116 Chair Taylor Teacher Bingham Michelle [email protected] 801-256-5100 Rep/Coach Robbins Coach Brighton Katie [email protected] 801-826-5869 Thames Coach Copper Hills Jordan [email protected] 801-256-5398 Morrell Coach Cottonwood Adam [email protected] 801-826-6284 Wilkins Coach Jordan Greg Larsen [email protected] 801-826-6200 Coach Taylorsville Cameron [email protected] 801-646-5455 Garner Coach West Jordan Chandler [email protected] 801-256-5600 Bishop

Region Dates for 2015-2016: Coaches Region Planning Meeting: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:30 PM in the Bingham High Drama Room Preliminary Judge Selections for Individual Events Deadline: Monday, February 29, 2016- assigned to every coach to find a minimum of 4 judges Final Judge Selections for Region Play Competition Deadline: Wednesday, March 9, 2016- assigned to 3 rotating coaches Final Judge Selections for Individual Events Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2016- assigned to all coaches Region Events, Locations and Times: Region Play Competition: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Jordan High School beginning at 9:00 AM

Region Individual Events Competition: Friday, March 18, 2016 Taylorsville High School beginning at 3:00 PM

Policies: 1. Teacher Meeting: All region drama teachers will meet at least one month prior to the Region Competition to discuss any business necessary before the Region Tournaments begin.

2. Judges: Coaches, recent alumni (4 years), student teachers from any of the Region III schools as well as family members of any competing student and relatives of coaches will not be used as judges for any portion of the play or individual event competitions. -COACHES MUS SELECT AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A MINIMUM OF 4 JUDGES FOR REGION INDIVIDUAL EVENTS. - COACHES SEND THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN EACH CATEGORY TO TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO REGION INDIVIDUAL EVENTS.

3. Cost and Fees for Judges: a. One (1) to seven (7) schools participating – 24 Individual Event Judges at $50.00 per day. Presentations (plays)- three (3) Judges at $150.00 per day (mileage at UHSAA rate).

4. Entries at Region: a. Each school may enter no more than four entries in the individual events. b. No school may enter more than two entries in the musical theatre event. c. Each school may enter no more than one play in the play competition. d. Students participating in the play competition may also be entered in an individual event. e. No student may participate in more than one individual event. f. Replacement for one single actor in the play competition or individual event is allowed when one actor in the region qualifying play or individual event is not able to participate. In this situation the school may replace the actor with another eligible member from their region team and the eligible team and the eligible actor must meet the guidelines outlined in the UHSAA Handbook.

5. Qualifying for State Rating System: a. Each judge will rate each performance with a Superior (S), Excellent (E), Good (G), or Fair (F) based on the criteria of the ballots. Each selection will also be ranked 1-4, a score of 1 being the top piece. b. Performances receiving straight Superiors (SSS) at region will advance to state and receive a medal. c. Performances receiving overall Superiors (SS and either E,G,F) will advance to state, but receive no medal. d. All plays receiving straight Superior ratings OR one half of the numbers of plays presented at region drama competitions, whichever is greater, will qualify to perform in the state drama competition. In the case where fewer than half of the region plays receive straight Superior ratings, the region play judges will determine the remaining plays to fill our regions allotment.

6. Awards: a. Straight Superior Medals (Superior Performance in Drama Competition): 100 Medals b. Sweepstakes Awards: 1st, 2nd , 3rd place Trophies c. One Act Play Awards: 1st, 2nd,3rd place Large Plaques d. Outstanding Performances in Region One-Act Plays: 6 Small Plaques e. Individual Events: Medals with Ribbons Humorous Monologue- 1 medal per placement- 3 total Dramatic Monologue- 1 medal per placement- 3 total Pantomime- 2 medals per placement- 6 total Contemporary Scene- 2 medals per placement- 6 total Classical Scene- 2 medals per placement- 6 total Musical Theatre- 2 medals per placement- 6 total

7. Additional Rules: a. All Region Activities in Drama will follow the State Guidelines in the UHSAA Handbook. b. Contest Limitations: Speech: 10 meets per individual for 3A, 4A, and 5A.

Drill Team Policies and Schedule 1. Region drill teams will follow the guidelines listed in the General Guidelines of the Region III Manual.

2. Region drill team competition will be conducted under the rules and guidelines of the UHSAA. Competition regulations. The site for Region Drill Team will be at Jordan High School, Saturday, January 21, 2016

3. Drill teams must follow the National Safety Guidelines in order to qualify for catastrophic insurance coverage.

4. The categories will be DANCE, CHARACTER and STYLIZED MILITARY. A team may enter three categories at the region level.

5. The team coach must attend a UHSAA clinic for coaches and judges prior to the Region Meet or complete the UHSAA Drill Team test.

6. Drill team coaches must attend a mandatory meeting prior to the Region Drill Team Competition. If a school does not have a representative at this meeting, the school’s team will be performing first in the military category. A pre-determined rotation that addresses all of the issues (performing after the same team each time, performing first, middle, and last, etc.) will be used. Each team will draw a number and will be placed in the performance schedule according to this pre-determined rotation. The order of events for the Region Tournament will be Military, Dance, and then Kick.

7. An UHSAA certificated judge will be utilized for the Region Tournament as competition director

8. All coaches must submit the following information for the Region program by Monday, December 5, 2016 to [email protected]:

• Name of team • A team picture (high quality with sharp contrast) • Names of the drill team members and officers • Names of the school administration and athletic director • All-Region Team names (3 deserving drill team members, either seniors or second year members) • Academic All-Region (team members with a 3.75 cumulative GPA) Note: Please make sure all names are spelled correctly. • Performing groups (i.e., Cheerleading, Dance, etc.) for day of Region Competition

9. Drill teams will have twenty (20) minutes of floor time on the day of competition at the host school and a one hour practice session prior to competition scheduled on Monday, January 19, 2015.

10. Each drill team coach will model sportsmanship to the members and parents. At region, the state sportsmanship rule will apply. Parents/Spectators who use profane language or are disrespectful towards ANY competition staff will be asked to leave. 27

11. The following awards will be presented at the Region Drill Team Competition:

• Plaques will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winner in each category: Dance, Military, and Character. • Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the Drill Down Competition. • A Region trophy will be awarded to the Region Championship Team. rd nd rd • Certificates will be given for 3 place in each category and for 2 and 3 overall. • The top four (4) finishers will be announced as qualifying for State. • Certificates will be given for Academic All-Region. • Certificates will be given for All-Region Team.

12. No males or parents will be allowed in the dressing rooms or team areas during Region Competition. Only coaches will be allowed in the dressing area. Each team will be given two passes in case there is a make-up or costuming need.

13. Moratorium/Dead time: A mandatory dead time period must be scheduled for the summer and two (2) additional weeks must be scheduled after the season. The Thanksgiving and winter moratoriums must be followed. Teams not abiding by the moratorium will face a fine on the first offense and a sportsmanship penalty on the second offense.

14. Drill Team members in uniform accompanied by a coach will be admitted to games without charge.

15. State 5A Drill Team Competition will be held on February 4 and 6, 2016. Drill team qualification standards for State will be according to UHSAA guidelines). In the event of a tie, tie breaking procedures will be followed as outlined in the State Handbook.

Drill Team Competition starting date:

Region Program Information Due to Charisse Hilton, Principal Brighton High School Monday, December 5, 2016 Academic All-State Nominations See UHSAA Calendar

Region Competition Planning Meeting Monday, January 9, 2016 5:00pm Jordan High School

Region IV Drill Team Competition Saturday, January 21, 2016 Jordan High School 12 noon

State Drill February 4 and 6, 2016 UVU 28

Football Policies 2015-16 Region Activity Chairperson: Tom Sherwood – Jordan High 801-244-5710 Coaches’ Representative: Eric Kjar (Jordan High School)

For general football info please go to: www.uhsaa.org/fall-sports/football.html

1. Varsity games: Games are to be played as scheduled; all games begin at 7:00 p.m. Home team wears dark jerseys, visitors wear light jerseys.

2. Junior Varsity and Sophomore games: Each school will play a full schedule of Sophomore and J.V. games. (All games will start at 3:30 p.m.— no evening games.) Sophomore games will be played at the same location as the Varsity. J.V. plays opposite. Home team wears dark jerseys. Visiting team wears light or white jerseys, when available.

Sophomore jersey colors: Bingham: Blue Jordan: Maroon Brighton: Orange Taylorsville: White Copper Hills: Green West Jordan: Black Cottonwood: Gold

3. Chain Crews: All schools are required to use adults on chain and down marker (Varsity only).

4. Change of time: A change of time may be affected through mutual agreement of both schools (Coach, Principal, and Athletic Director). The host school must notify arbiter of the change in time for him to notify the officials. The host school or Region III school (pre-season) shall notify other region schools if a change is made. All officials (Varsity, J.V., and Sophomore) will be arbited by the UHSAA. Call any changes to the UHSAA.

5. Change of Date: A change of date must be approved by the Region Board of Managers after a mutual agreement is reached between schools concerned.

6. Scouting: is to be done from the spectator stands. No video filming of future opponents will be allowed at the Varsity, J.V. or Sophomore levels.

7. Sidelines: No one will be allowed on the field or sidelines during the game without a sideline pass. Each school will develop and distribute their own sideline passes. The athletic director who meets the bus will determine from the opposing coach how many sideline passes are needed. It is the responsibility of the home school to keep the sidelines and track areas clear of all spectators. No spectators will be allowed on the field during the game or at half-time except spirit groups and performers.

8. Film Exchange: Each Region III school is expected to subscribe to HUDDLE. All film exchange will be done via HUDDLE. All filming will be done by adults. During filming, all players on the 29

playing field must be visible from the break of the huddle until the snap of the ball. Once the snap has occurred the angle can be changed. Film all plays; film the scoreboard after each scoring play and at the end of each quarter.

9. Dress and locker room: Home school is to provide a lockable dressing facility. A white board or chalkboard with writing instrument needs to be available. Locker room needs to be available 11⁄2 hours before game time. The home team should provide a guide to meet the bus, show the team the locker room and be available if assistance is needed. J.V. and Sophomore teams should dress at their own schools. In case of inclement weather J.V. and Sophomore teams will be provided shelter at half-time. The visiting team is responsible for cleaning their locker-room immediately following halftime.

10. Visiting team spotters/coaches must remain on the visiting team's side/section of the stadium unless other accommodations are agreed upon by the head coaches. Please be the type of host that you would hope to encounter as a guest.

11. Electronic communication equipment, other than coach’s equipment, including but not limited to computer, television, and videotape, shall not be used for coaching purposes during the game or between periods.

12. Rosters and meetings: Rosters will be entered into Register My Athlete prior to the first game. The coaches will meet after the last Region game for the purpose of selecting the All-Region III team. Time and location to be determined.

13. Tie-Breakers and playoffs: In the event of a tie that affects only seeding in the state tournament refer to the region manual. In the event of a tie between 2 schools for the last playoff berth, there will not be a play in game. Head to Head results from the region contest will be used to determine a playoff berth in Football. In the event of a 3-way tie for the last playoff berth the procedure will be as follows: all 3 teams will flip a coin. The odd coin earns a bye, the other two teams will play-off in a 24-minute game, consisting of two 12-minute quarters, and the loser of the first game is eliminated. Following a 15 minute half-time intermission, the winner of the first 24 minute game will play the team that earned a bye in a 24 minute game consisting of two 12 minute quarters. The winner of that game will advance to the playoffs. The playoff game will be on a neutral site. In the event of a 3-way tie for 2 playoff spots the procedure will be as follows: All 3 teams will flip a coin, the odd coin will be awarded the 4th seed. The remaining 2 teams will play a play-in game (full game) at a neutral site to determine the 3rd seed in the playoffs, with the looser being eliminated from the post season.

14. Officials and Game Clock: Any current employee of a school may not officiate in any Varsity game in which that school is participating. The game clock is to be manned by an adult for Varsity games, and where possible for J.V. and Sophomore games.

15. Post-game activities: At the conclusion of the Varsity, J.V., or Sophomore games and after the traditional "handshake," visiting teams will not participate in any post game activities. Teams are to gather their gear and load the bus.

16. Public Address Announcers: Public address announcers are not to be commentators, cheerleaders or to second-guess the officials.

Friday, August 21, 2015 Granger @ Copper Hills Westlake v. Bingham Murray @ Taylorsville Jordan @ Desert Hills Cottonwood v. Olympus Herriman @ Brighton Juan Diego @ West Jordan

Friday, August 28, 2015 Copper Hills @ Murray Bingham @ Herriman Taylorsville @ Davis Roy @ Jordan Snow Canyon @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Fremont West Jordan @ Mountain View

Friday, September 4, 2015 Copper Hills @ Cyprus Bishop Gorman (NV) @ Bingham Taylorsville @ Loyola (Ca) Pleasant Grove @ Jordan Kearns v. Cottonwood American Fork @ Brighton Skyline @ West Jordan

Friday, September 11, 2015 Bingham @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Jordan Copper Hills v. Kearns

Friday, September 18, 2015 Copper Hills @ Bingham West Jordan @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Taylorsville Saturday September 19, 2015 Cherry Creek (CO) @ Jordan

Friday, September 25, 2015 Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Taylorsville @ West Jordan Jordan @ Brighton Bingham @ Hunter

Friday, October 2, 2015 Bingham @ Cottonwood Copper Hills @ Taylorsville West Jordan @ Jordan Brighton (Bye)

Thursday, October 8, 2015 Taylorsville @ Bingham Jordan @ Copper Hills Cottonwood @ Clearfield Friday, Oct 9 Brighton @ West Jordan

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Bingham @ Jordan Copper Hills @ Brighton West Jordan @ Cyprus

Thursday, October 22, 2015 Jordan @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Bingham West Jordan @ Copper hills Taylorsville (Bye)

Friday, October 30, 2015 First Round @ Home Sites

Friday, November 6, 2015 Quarter Finals @ Home Sites

Friday, November 13, 2015 Semi-Finals @ Rice-Eccles Stadium Friday, November 20, 2015 Finals @ Rice-Eccles Stadium

Golf Boy’s Schedule2015 Region 3 August SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Rules Mtg. 3:30 PM @ 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Mountain View Riverbend 1:00 Soldier Hollow Tee Times 8(V) 8:00 AM 30 31 Shotgun 8(V) 2(JV) Old Mill 1:00 Tee Times September 8(V) 1 2 3 4 5

Mountain View 1:00 Tee Times 6 7 8 98(V) 10 11 12

Labor Day The Ridge 1:00 Overlake 2:00 Tee Times Shotgun 8(V) 13 14 15 16 172(JV) 18 19 8(V) Glenmoor 2:00 Shotgun 8(V) 20 212(JV) 22 23 24 25 26

Rose Park 2:00 Murray Parkway Shotgun 8(V) 1:00 Shotgun 27 282(JV) 29 30 8(V) 2(JV)

Crater Springs 9:30 Tee Times 8(V) October

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

State State Tournament Tournament Soldier Hollow Soldier Hollow

Soccer Boys Schedule 2016 Steve Bailey (Jordan HS) Region III Rep [email protected] Tryouts – Wednesday, March 2nd First Contest – Monday, March 7th Tuesday, April 26th Friday, March 18th Bingham @ Copper Hills Bingham @ West Jordan Brighton @ West Jordan Brighton @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Jordan

Tuesday, March 22nd Friday, April 29th Copper Hills @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Brighton West Jordan @ Brighton West Jordan @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Jordan

Wednesday, March 30th Tuesday, May 3rd Brighton @ Copper Hills Brighton @ Bingham Cottonwood @ West Jordan Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Taylorsville Jordan @ West Jordan

Friday, April 1st Friday, May 6th Bingham @ Brighton Bingham @ Cottonwood Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Copper Hills @ Jordan West Jordan @ Jordan West Jordan @ Taylorsville

Tuesday, April 12th Tuesday, May 10th Cottonwood @ Bingham Cottonwood @ Brighton Jordan @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Bingham Taylorsville @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Copper Hills

Friday, April 15th Thursday, May 12th Brighton @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Jordan Bingham @ Jordan Bingham @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ West Jordan

Tuesday, April 19th Jordan @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Bingham First Round Playoffs – Tuesday, May 17th West Jordan @ Copper Hills

Friday, April 22nd West Jordan @ Bingham Taylorsville @ Brighton Jordan @ Cottonwood

Soccer Girls Schedule2015 Jana Crist (Jordan HS) Region III Rep [email protected]

Tryouts – Monday, August 3rd First Contest – Tuesday, August 11th

Tuesday, August 25th Thursday, September 17th Jordan @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Brighton Brighton @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Bingham Bingham @ Taylorsville

Thursday, August 27th Tuesday, September 22nd West Jordan @ Jordan Jordan @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton

Tuesday, September 1st Thursday, September 24th Cottonwood @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Bingham @ Brighton Brighton @ Bingham

Thursday, September 3rd  PTC Tuesday, September 29th Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Jordan West Jordan @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Bingham Bingham @ Copper Hills

Tuesday, September 8th  PTC Thursday, October 1st Taylorsville @ Jordan Jordan @ Taylorsville Bingham @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Brighton @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Brighton

Thursday, September 10th Tuesday, October 6th Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ Jordan West Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ West Jordan

Tuesday, September 15th Thursday, October 8th Bingham @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Bingham Brighton @ Jordan Jordan @ Brighton Copper Hills @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Copper Hills

th First Round Playoffs – Tuesday, October 13

Boys Soccer Contact Info

Boys' Soccer Name School Email Cell Number

Matthew Kennaley Bingham [email protected] 801-529-5874

Tom Cushing Brighton [email protected] 801-558-8710 Copper Hills

Alan Reed Cottonwood [email protected] 801-718-0018 Jordan

George Sirstins Taylorsville [email protected] 801-916-8062

Thao Tran West Jordan [email protected] 801-512-6372

Girls' Soccer Name School Email Cell Number

Tennille Vance Bingham [email protected] 801-694-3981

Mark Stoker Brighton [email protected] 801-573-8371

Ryan Rumfallo Copper Hills [email protected] 801-755-6725

Rita Heagren Cottonwood [email protected] 801-635-5021

Marli Martin Jordan [email protected] Taylorsville

Eric Arthur West Jordan [email protected] 801-879-3357

Softball Guidelines REGION III 2015 -16

Administrative Representative ...... Waisea Lesuma, Taylorsville High Coach Representative ...... Rich Kaelin, Taylorsville High Start Date ...... March 2, 2016 First Competition…………………………………………………………………………………………………March 9, 2016 Eligibility, Rosters & Photos Due ...... March 18, 2016 Academic All-State Accepted Between...... March 15-April 19, 2016

RESPONSIBLE SCHOOL ...... TAYLORSVILLE HIGH

1. No team may play more than twenty-two (22) games during the entire season. a. A single day tournament will count as one (1) game with a maximum of four (4) games. b. A multiple day tournament (2-3 days) will count as two (2) games towards contest limitations. c. A maximum of eight (8) games may be played in a multiple day tournament.

2. All Region Varsity games shall begin at 3:30pm. a. Games will be a full seven (7) innings. b. If the score is tied at the end of seven (7) innings, the international tiebreaker rule will be in effect. c. The 10-run rule will be in effect after the fifth inning. d. The 15-run rule will be in effect after the third inning.

3. All Junior Varsity games will immediately follow varsity games (same day, same site). a. A team may only score six (6) runs an inning in a JV game. b. Rules for junior varsity play will be agreed upon by the Region in order to provide developmental atmosphere and to accommodate facility conflicts. c. There is a 1.5 hour time limit, or seven (7) innings.

4. The visiting team will take the field at 3:00 pm; the home team will take the field at 3:15pm.

5. The home team will be responsible for:

 Providing an official scorekeeper (a responsible adult)  Providing two (2) new game balls (same ball as used in State)  Paying the officials  Field management  Calling the media with games results Max Prep, Deseret News.

6. Postponed games will follow the UHSAA suspended game procedures. a. The home team will call their opponent and the officials by 12:00 noon. b. Game will be rescheduled on the first available weekday as agreed upon by the involved coaches and approved by the involved principals. c. Priority should be given to Region games. d. In the first round of Region play, the postponed game may be “flip-flopped” to the visiting field if it is deemed playable. The second round field will be reversed. e. In the second round of Region play, the game will be made up on the first available date at home field.

7. Teams agree to accept all National Federation Rules.

8. In the event of a tie in the standings, the Region tie breaker rule will be in effect.

9. Videotaping of games is by playing teams only.

10. One Region trophy will be awarded to the first place team.

11. All seniors nominated for Academic All-State will receive Academic All-Region.

12. Region Coaches meeting to select Region teams will be held on Monday, May 16th @ 6pm. Texas Roadhouse on 5400 S Redwood Rd.

13. Pitching distance will be 43 feet.

14. Senior recognition day will be kept to a ten (10) minute maximum according to general policy.

15. All Region II schools will be required to have a safety base at 1st base. (Orange)

Softball Schedule 2015-2016 Region III

Tuesday, March 15 Thursday, April 21 Bingham @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Jordan @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Jordan Brighton Bye Brighton Bye Thursday, March 17 Tuesday, April 26 Taylorsville @ Jordan Jordan @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Bingham Bingham @ Brighton West Jordan Bye West Jordan Bye Tuesday, March 22 Thursday, April 28 Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton Bingham @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Copper Hills @ Jordan Jordan @ Copper Hills Cottonwood Bye Cottonwood Bye Thursday, March 31 Tuesday, May 3 West Jordan @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Bingham Bingham @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Brighton Brighton @ Cottonwood Jordan Bye Jordan Bye Tuesday, April 12 Thursday, May 5 Cottonwood @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Jordan Jordan @ Brighton Bingham @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Bingham Taylorsville Bye Taylorsville Bye Thursday, April 14 Tuesday, May 10 Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ Jordan West Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Copper Hills Bye Copper Hills Bye Tuesday, April 19 Thursday, May 12 Copper Hills @ Brighton Brighton @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Jordan West Jordan @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ West Jordan Bingham Bye Bingham Bye

INTER REGION 1ST & 2ND ROUND..……………..MAY 17 –MAY 19 @ HOME SITE

STATE PLAY OFF………………….……………MAY 24—MAY 26 @ VALLEY COMPLEX 39

Softball Coaches Information

Bingham High Mikki Jackson………………[email protected] 801-205-6362

Brighton High Samuel Puich…………………[email protected] 801-647-0031

Copper Hills Jentry Johnson……………[email protected] 801-633-2751

Cottonwood High School Alissa Smith…………………[email protected] 801-616-6308

Jordan High Scott Carrell…………..…[email protected] 801-360-9996

West Jordan Jim Oliver.………………[email protected] 801-971-2468

Taylorsville High School Rich Kaelin…………..……[email protected] 801-792-7557

Speech and Debate Forensics Guidelines & Schedule Region III

Region Activity Chairperson: Dennis Edmonds, Copper Hills High, (801) 256-5316 Coach Representative: Mckinley Withers, West Jordan High, (801) 448-1404

1. The intent of Region rules is to replicate the State Speech and Debate Tournament rules as closely as possible unless specific exceptions are noted.

2. Starting Date: No forensics meets may be held prior to October 1, 2015. Ending Date: No forensics meets may be held after March 11 – 12, 2016. Region Tournament: West Jordan High School on February 27th, beginning at 8 AM. State Tournament: Location TBA, March 11-12, 2016.

3. Region Pairing Meeting: Will be held at the site of the Region tournament on the Tuesday prior to Region. For 2015-16, the meeting will be at West Jordan High School on February 23rd, 2016 at 3:30 PM. All coaches should be present to help with preparing the Region Tournament. All coaches should submit 30 Impromptu topics – 10 famous quotations, 10 social value, 10 abstract/one word topics. All coaches should have available Original Oratory manuscripts with bibliography at the Region tournament.

4. Entry Limits: Each school will be allotted four (4) entries each in Policy Debate, Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Each school will be allotted three (3) entries each in National Extemp, International Extemp, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory and Student Congress. No double entries will be allowed at Region.

5. Registration: Registration forms must be submitted to the Region Representative 8 days prior to the Region planning meeting to facilitate securing rooms, producing pairing cards, ordering food, etc.

6. Topics: The NSDA topic will be used for Policy Debate, the NSDA March/April topic will be used for Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and the NSDA March topic will be used for Public Forum. Extemp topics for the Region Tournament will be taken from the NFHS topic list for months prior to March.

7. Event Rules: All events will follow State rules of procedure with the exception of Student Congress, which will follow NSDA rules. Basic procedures for Student Congress are detailed below.

8. Electronics: As per NSDA rules, laptops are allowed in all events, except Impromptu and Oratory with the stipulation that all internet capability must be disabled.

9. Appropriateness of Materials: Coaches are responsible for ensuring appropriateness of materials including, but not limited to oratory topics.

10. Student Congress Procedures: a. All contestants will be placed in a single house of two (2) sessions. Each session will have a maximum time of 2 ½ hours. b. Each piece of legislation may be discussed for a maximum of 45 minutes. c. A seating chart will be used and seating will be rotated for the second session. d. Students needing proximity to a power supply should bring their own power strips to the tournament. They will not be provided by the Region. e. One judge from each competing school will be used. Judges will not rank contestants from their own schools. The rankings from the other judges will be added to determine overall rankings for each contestant. A different set of judges will be used for the second session. Schools are encouraged to bring specific judges with experience in Student Congress. f. Schools may submit two pieces of legislation which must be taken from the UDCA approved docket to the Region Chair 2 weeks prior to the Region Tournament. Legislation should be submitted electronically. Schools submitting legislation will be given the authorship speeches on those pieces of legislation. This legislation will be forwarded to all schools 10 days prior to the Region Tournament. Schools not meeting the deadline for submitting legislation will not be allowed to submit legislation. g. The order of the docket for the first Student Congress session will be determined in a random drawing at the Region pairing meeting. The order of the docket for the second round of legislation (to be considered after the first round is exhausted) will be determined in a second random drawing at the Region pairing meeting. h. Strict speech priority will be enforced and will continue through both sessions. i. All speeches on legislation will be three (3) minutes in length. j. Proponent speeches on legislation will be offered by the school submitting the legislation. Proponent speeches will be followed by two (2) minutes of questions. The first opponent speech will also be followed by two (2) minutes of questions. Each speech thereafter may have a one (1) minute question period at the discretion of the chair. k. Chairs will be selected by a vote of the body. No student will serve as chair for more than one hour. Chairing will count as a speech for both priority and judging purposes. l. Students may not remove an obstructionist without approval of the tabulation room.

11. Pairing Procedures: a. Debate, LD and Public Forum will compete in a five round tournament. The first two rounds will be randomly paired, with subsequent rounds paired from the results of the first two rounds on a one-round lag system. Every attempt will be made to pair each school against each of the other schools at least once in the two preset rounds. Speaker

points will be used in pairing rounds, but will not be used to break ties in determining order of finishes. If a tie occurs, it will be announced as a tie and the next place will be skipped. So a two-way tie for first place would mean that the next ranking given would be third place. If a bye is necessary it will be drawn from eligible schools/teams. No team, individual or school may have more than one bye unless it cannot be avoided. b. IE pairing: Up to four (4) rounds of each event will be held. Random pairing will be used but students from the same school will not be placed in the same round unless entries are so small that it is unavoidable. Every attempt will be made to have each student compete against at least one representative from each of the other schools during the tournament. Ratings (Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair) will not be used to break ties. If a tie occurs, it will be announced as a tie and the next place will be skipped. So a two-way tie for first place would mean that the next ranking given would be third place.

12. Judging requirements: It is recommended that all judges be two (2) years removed from high school. Judges should have some knowledge of speech and debate, whenever possible. Judges should never judge students from their own school, a student whom they have coached, or a student for whom they would have a positive or negative bias. Judge requirements are: a. One judge for every two or fraction thereof of policy public forum debate teams. b. Two judges for every three debate teams. c. One judge for four IE contestants or fraction thereof. d. Two judges for five to eight IE contestants. e. One judge for every four LD debaters or fraction thereof. f. Two judges for student congress (these judges may also judge individual events when not judging congress). g. All judges must be available for all rounds held prior to the awards assembly, or until released by the tournament committee. h. Judges should not be secured who have judged for another Region III school all year.

Schools not meeting judging requirements will be subject to the following sanctions:

 Contestants not covered by judges may be dropped after a vote by Region coaches.  The school will be ineligible for Region Awards and State qualification.

13. Scoring: The quartile system will be used and will be based on entries for the Region Tournament and not on potential entries. The top ¼ of contestants in each event will receive superior ratings and five (5) points per person. The next ¼ will receive excellent ratings and three (3) points per person. The next ¼ will receive good ratings and one (1) point per person. The final ¼ will receive no sweepstakes points. Ties for quartiling will not be broken on speaker points or on ratings. Quartiling will be adjusted in the direction which least skews the bracket. For example, if three (3) superiors are needed, but the choice is between two (2) superiors or seven (7) superiors, two (2) superiors would be given because that least skews the bracket. The next bracket would then be adjusted accordingly.

Sweepstakes Points:

Rating CX and PF Debate Other Events

Superior 10 5 Excellent 6 3 Good 2 1 Fair 0 0

14. Certification of results: Results of the Region Tournament will be reviewed and approved by all coaches. Questions or disputes about results must be resolved before any results are announced.

15. State Entries: Must be forwarded to the Region Representative by no later than Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 3:00 PM.

16. Region Awards: a. Team Awards: Sweepstakes trophies will be awarded for Debate Sweepstakes (including Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Public Forum Debate), for Speech Sweepstakes (including Original Oratory, National Extemp, International Extemp, Impromptu Speaking and Student Congress), and Overall Region Sweepstakes, which combines the points from Debate and Speech Sweepstakes. If two schools tie for either 1st or 2nd place sweepstakes, the following tie-breaking procedure will be followed: The lowest total ranking score in all events wins the tie. Policy, Public Forum and Lincoln- Douglas Debate will be broken with 1 for wins and 3 for loss. Congress will quartile by judge. Ties for the final full slate qualification spot will be broken by the same procedure if required by the UHSAA. b. Individual Awards: First through fifth places will be awarded in all events. Ties will not be broken and duplicate medals will be awarded when necessary. Medals will not be engraved. This would result in the following medals count: Policy Debate – places one through five with two (2) medals for each place since each team has two members; Lincoln-Douglas Debate – one medal for places one through five; Public Forum Debate – places one through five with two (2) medals for each place since each team has two members; Original Oratory – one medal for each place one through five; Impromptu Speaking - one medal for each place one through five; National Extemporaneous Speaking - one medal for each place one through five; International Extemporaneous Speaking - one medal for each place one through five; Student Congress - one medal for each place one through five. c. Region certificates will be awarded to all participants who achieve a rating of good or higher. 44

17. Rules Arbitration: The Region Activity Chairperson will be present or on call during the Region Tournament to help resolve disputes over interpretation and application of rules. The default resolution will be to comply, as closely as possible, with State Forensics Tournament rules. When no resolution is possible by consulting these sources, region coaches will vote to resolve the dispute and the resolution will be considered for addition to Region Tournament Procedures for the following year.

18. Region Costs: Region Schools will pay their own judges and then submit that cost to the Region Activity Chairperson. The Region will then reimburse the schools for judge costs. The Region will also cover the costs of awards and lunch and snacks for Region coaches at judges at the Region Tournament. The Region host should save all receipts and submit them to the Region Activity Chairperson.

Event Places Medals Policy Debate 1st through 5th Two for each place Public Forum Debate 1st through 5th Two for each place Lincoln-Douglas Debate 1st through 5th One for each place Student Congress 1st through 5th One for each place National Extemp Speaking 1st through 5th One for each place International Extemp Speaking 1st through 5th One for each place Original Oratory 1st through 5th One for each place Impromptu Speaking 1st through 5th One for each place

One Debate Sweepstakes Trophy. One Speech Sweepstakes Trophy. One Overall Sweepstakes Trophy.

Swimming Policies

Region Activities Chairperson: Cindy Hanson ([email protected]) Brighton High School- 801-826-5813 (phone) 801-826-5809 (fax)

1. Monday, October 5, 2015, will be the first day of practice/team selection and Friday, November 6, 2015, will be the first date a swimming meet may be held. 2. A maximum of fourteen (14) meets will be held. All region meets begin at 3:30. 3. The Region Championships will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016, at the South Davis Recreational Center. Warm-up begins at 3:00 PM with the meet beginning at 4:30 PM. 4. The State Championship Meet will be held at Brigham Young University on February 12th and 13th, 2016. 5. Each team in the region shall have a current version of Hy-Tek meet manager and team manager software. Home team will be in the odd lanes, the visiting team in the even lanes. 6. Each school’s entries for the Region Championship will be limited to all official entries in each individual event and each relay. All times must be the best time from meets during the current season. a. All swimmers must meet eligibility requirements as per National Federation Rules. b. The top four (4) swimmers from each pool may score towards the Region Championship. c. Scoring format will be sixteen (16) places (as per National Federation rules for a (10) lane pool.). d. Entries are due Tuesday, January 26, 2016, by 8 PM. Please email to [email protected]. 7. All hosting schools of dual meets will have the following:

Dual Meets Regional Championship Starter $40.00 $60.00 Referee $40.00 $60.00 Stroke Judge $40.00 $30.00 (10) Head Timer $40.00 $40.00 (2) Announcer $30.00 Hospitality $30.00 Meet Director $150.00

8. Academic All-Region names (Seniors only, 3.75 overall GPA or higher) must be submitted by Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

Swimming Schedule

Tennis Boys Schedule 2015-2016

Practice Begins: March 2 First Match: March 9

March 10 April 14 Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Jordan Copper Hills @ West Jordan Brighton @ Bingham Bingham @ Brighton West Jordan @ Copper Hills Taylorsville- Bye Taylorsville-Bye

March 15 April 19 Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton West Jordan-Bye West Jordan-Bye

March17 April 21 Taylorsville @ Jordan Jordan @ Taylorsville West Jordan @ Cottonwood Bingham @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Bingham Cottonwood @ West Jordan Brighton-Bye Brighton-Bye

March 22 April 26 Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Bingham @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ Jordan Cottonwood- Bye Cottonwood-Bye

March 30 (Wed.) April 28 West Jordan @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ West Jordan Brighton @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Brighton Cottonwood @ Bingham Bingham @ Cottonwood Jordan -Bye Jordan-Bye

April 1 (Fri.) May 3 West Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ West Jordan Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Copper Hills @ Jordan Jordan @ Copper Hills Bingham-Bye Bingham-Bye

April 12 May 5 Cottonwood @ Brighton Brighton @ Cottonwood Jordan @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Jordan Bingham @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Bingham Copper Hills-Bye Copper Hills -Bye Region III Tournament May 11-12 @ Brighton State 5A Tournament May 19, 21 @ Liberty Park 48

Tennis Girls Schedule 2015-2016

Practice Begins: August 3 First Match: August 11

August 11 September 3 Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Jordan Copper Hills @ West Jordan Brighton @ Bingham Bingham @ Brighton West Jordan @ Copper Hills Taylorsville- Bye Taylorsville-Bye

August 13 September 8 Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton West Jordan-Bye West Jordan-Bye

August 18 September 10 Taylorsville @ Jordan Jordan @ Taylorsville West Jordan @ Cottonwood Bingham @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Bingham Cottonwood @ West Jordan Brighton-Bye Brighton-Bye

August 20 September 15 Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Bingham @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Bingham Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ Jordan Cottonwood- Bye Cottonwood-Bye

August 25 September 17 Cottonwood @ Brighton Bingham @ Cottonwood Jordan @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Brighton Bingham @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ West Jordan Copper Hills-Bye Jordan -Bye

August 27 September 22 West Jordan @ Taylorsville Brighton @ West Jordan Brighton @ Copper Hills Cottonwood @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Bingham Jordan @ Copper Hills Jordan -Bye Bingham-Bye

September 1 September 24 West Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Cottonwood West Jordan @ Jordan Copper Hills @ Jordan Taylorsville @ Bingham Bingham-Bye Copper Hills-Bye

Region III Tournament September 30-October 1 @ Brighton State 5A Tournament October 7, 10, 2015 @ Liberty Park 49

Tennis Contact List 2014-2015 Region III

Brighton- Boys and Girls: Natalie Meyer school: 801-826-5800 [email protected] cell: 801-5587029

Bingham Boys and Girls: Steve Peterson school: 801-256-5100

[email protected]

Copper Hills Boys and Girls: Chad Lassiter school: 801-256-5300 [email protected] cell: 801-635-8931

Cottonwood: Boys: Rob Maughan cell: 435-609-9034

[email protected]

Girls: Alissa Smith

Jordan Boys and Girls: Matt Bell school: 801-826-6200

[email protected] cell: 801-706-6859

Taylorsville Boys and girls: Rebecca Elkins school: 385-646-5455

[email protected] cell: 803-397-4793

West Jordan Boys and Girls: Mitch Long school: 801-256-5600

[email protected] cell: 801-809-2978

Tennis Chair Boys: Dave Tilby West Jordan school: 801-256-5615

[email protected] cell: 801-244-1719

Boys coach rep: Natalie Meyer

Girls coach rep: Matt Bell

Volleyball Policies

1. Rally scoring will be in effect this year and must follow National Federation rules. All varsity matches will be best three (3) out of five (5) games. Games 1-4 shall be played to 25 points (no cap), the fifth and deciding game shall be played to 15 points (no cap). a .Sub-varsity (sophomore) matches : games 1 & 2 are to 25 points capped at 27 points, with game 3, played to 15 points capped at 17 . b. Sub-varsity (JV) matches: games 1 & 2 are to 25 points capped at 27, game 3, 4, 5, score to 15 points capped at 17. c. Each team will be allowed two (2) timeouts per game. d. Let serve shall be allowed. Follow UHASSA rules

2. Region play will begin September 1, 2015. All matches will be played on either Tuesdays or Thursdays. Game times will be SOPHOMORE at 3:30 p.m., JUNIOR VARSITY at 4:45 p.m., and VARSITY at 6:00 p.m.

3. Seeding for the State Tournament will be determined by the standing in region play.

4. The contest limitation for volleyball will be 14 matches and two (2) tournaments with the following guidelines for tournaments: no more than nine (9) total matches in a tournament, no more than seven (7) matches in a given day, and tournaments may not exceed three (3) days.

5. Seniors will not be allowed to play Junior Varsity unless by prior discussion with the Head Coaches a day in advance.

6. Court: courts will be available thirty (30) minutes prior to game time.

7. Net time will be four (4) minutes for home team, four (4) minutes for visiting team and two (2) minutes shared serving.

8. Senior Night recognition will be kept to a 10 minute maximum.

Volleyball Schedule - 2015-2016 REGION III BINGHAM, BRIGHTON, COPPER HILLS, COTTONWOOD, JORDAN, TAYLORSVILLE, WEST JORDAN Tuesday, September 1st Thursday, October 1st Copper Hills @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Copper Hills West Jordan @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ West Jordan Jordan @ Brighton Brighton @ Jordan Bingham – BYE Bingham – BYE

Thursday, September 3rd Tuesday, October 6th Bingham @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Bingham Cottonwood @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Cottonwood Taylorsville @ Jordan Jordan @ Taylorsville Brighton – BYE Brighton – BYE

Tuesday, September 8th Thursday, October 8th Day after Labor Day – NO MATCHES Region Football – NO MATCHES

Thursday, September 10th Tuesday, October 13th West Jordan @ Bingham Bingham @ West Jordan Jordan @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Jordan Brighton @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Brighton Copper Hills – BYE Copper Hills – BYE

Tuesday, September 15th Thursday, October 15th Copper Hills @ West Jordan Fall Recess – NO MATCHES Bingham @ Jordan Cottonwood @ Brighton Tuesday – October 20th Taylorsville – BYE West Jordan @ Copper Hills Jordan @ Bingham Thursday – September 17th Brighton @ Cottonwood JSD – Soph Testing – NO SCHOOL Taylorsville – BYE

Tuesday, September 22nd Friday – October 23rd Jordan @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Jordan Brighton @ Bingham Bingham @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Cottonwood Cottonwood @ Taylorsville West Jordan – BYE West Jordan – BYE

Thursday, September 24th Tuesday October 27th West Jordan @ Jordan Jordan @ West Jordan Copper Hills @ Brighton Brighton @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Taylorsville Taylorsville @ Bingham Cottonwood – BYE Cottonwood – BYE

Tuesday, September 29th Thursday – October 29th Brighton @ West Jordan West Jordan @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Copper Hills Copper Hills @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ Bingham Bingham @ Cottonwood Jordan – BYE Jordan – BYE 52

Wrestling Polices

1. The first wrestling match of the year cannot be held prior to November 24, 2015.

2. Starting time for Region III matches will be as follows:

a. Weigh-ins: 4:00 P.M. b. JV Matches: 5:00 P.M. c. Varsity Matches: 7:00 P.M.

The gym must be cleared of all other activities by 4:00 P.M. so it can be set up for dual matches. A change in starting time will require agreement between the principals of the two schools involved. Changes in dates of activities require the approval of the Region III Board of Managers. Host schools are responsible to notify the arbiter of any time or date changes.

3. The NFHS rulebook will be followed for all rules, including weight classes, weight control, weigh-ins, tournament scoring, and every other situation unless otherwise directed by the UHSAA.

a. There is to be no weight allowance given, unless there are dual matches or tournaments on consecutive days. A coach must contact the opposing coach 24 hours in advance, if this situation occurs. A one-pound allowance per consecutive days of competition is the maximum authorized. No more than two pounds weight allowance will be allowed for consecutive days of competition.

b. Each wrestler is required to have at least one official weigh-in before being entered in the region tournament. No weigh-ins will be counted as official until after the wrestler has successfully completed the UHSAA Body Fat Composition Test to determine a minimum weight. Further rules regarding the UHSAA Weight Control Program are found at www.uhsaa.org in the wrestling section. TEST DAYS ARE NOVEMBER 13-14, 2015.

c. Platform scales must be certified before the first home meet each year.

d. The officials for all region and practice matches will be assigned by the state arbiter for varsity, junior varsity, and sophomore meets. All officials must be certified.

e. Moratorium: November 26-29, 2015, December 23-27, 2015 January 1, 2016

4. Coaches will exchange line-ups by fax/e-mail before 12:00 P.M. on the day of the match; line-up should include varsity, JV, and extras.

5. If a wrestler is unable to compete in the State Tournament Meet, then the wrestler’s coach must notify the Region III Chairperson and the replacement wrestler’s coach immediately. The Region 5th place wrestler should be available to fill in a possible default in the tournament bracket at the State Tournament Meet. 53

Region Varsity Tournament

A. Each school may enter two wrestlers per weight division. The Region Wrestling Tournament will be a sixteen-man bracket that is scored according to NFHS rules.

B. Wrestlers will be seeded into the tournament using the following criteria: common sense/head to head competition/previous region place/previous state place. Any changes to the seeding after the seeding meeting has been held must be put before a committee consisting of a representative head coach from each school and the region chair.

C. Attempts will be made to separate wrestlers from the same schools into opposite halves of the bracket.

D. All rounds will be scored in the tournament.

E. Weigh-ins will be conducted each day no less than one hour before the start of wrestling.

F. The seeding meeting will under the direction of the host school using TRACKWRESTLING with the head coach and region chair doing the pre-seeding. Byes will be drawn and as equal as possible.

G. Each coach will be required to bring to the Region Open Tournament an up-to-date Alpha Master Sheet for his team. Listed on that sheet should be each wrestler’s region win/loss record with their opponents name and school. This should include all region duals highlighted with the weight in which the wrestlers competed. The director of the Region Meet will submit the weigh- in sheets to the state officials at the State Tournament.

H. Advancement points will be awarded retroactively to wrestlers who receive byes and then win their subsequent match.

I. Awards presented and provided by the host school: a. Outstanding Coaches Trophy b. Dual Meet Champion Trophy

J. Awards presented and provided by Region III: a. Region Tournament trophy and medals for first through sixth place. b. An outstanding wrestler for the upper and lower weights. c. Academic All-Region certificates will be awarded before the finals of the Region Tournament. The criteria for the award are: Any wrestler who wrestles in the Region Tournament with a 3.7 GPA. Names must be submitted to the Region Tournament Director at the seeding meeting. The host school will prepare the Academic All-Region certificates.

K. The host school will set region tournament times.

L. The organizer(s) of the Region III Varsity Wrestling Tournament will receive a stipend of $800.00 from the Region. The region will subsidize the hospitality room for coaches and officials. TRACKWRESTLING will be used to seed and run the region meet at a cost of $150.00, which will be subsidized by the region.

M. Coaches must submit a team picture by January 15th to the host school if they wish to have a team picture in the region program.

Region Open Tournament

A. This tournament is not limited to sixteen (16) entries.

B. Reminder---this tournament will count toward the twenty-four (24)-encounter limit.

C. Eligible wrestlers for the open tournament are: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible. Varsity wrestlers may compete if they have no region wins at any weight. A wrestler may choose to participate in the region open tournament in lieu of the region tournament if they have a region win in any weight.

D. No team points will be scored.

E. The host school (from the Region), will provide medals for the top 4 in each weight division.

The open tournament will be held at Jordan High School. All non-varsity and varsity wrestlers with no region wins will be eligible to participate. The tournament will be seeded as far as is possible and will be double elimination for all participants. Seeding information needs to be given to the tournament director by January

Contest Limitations: 24 credits per wrestler. All tournaments count as three credits. Individuals may compete in no more than six tournaments per season. Three of the six tournaments may be dual tournaments.

Wrestling Schedule 2016 Todd Quarnberg (Copper Hills HS) Region III Rep [email protected]

Tryouts – Wednesday, November 9th th th Hydration – November 13 -14 First Contest – Tuesday, November 24th

Moratoriums Thursday, January 14th West Jordan @ Brighton November 26th – 29th Jordan @ Bingham December 23rd – 27th

January 1st

th rd Tuesday, January 19 Thursday, December 3 Brighton @ Cottonwood Copper Hills @ Jordan Copper Hills @ West Jordan Brighton @ Taylorsville Bingham @ Taylorsville Cottonwood @ West Jordan

st th Thursday, January 21 Thursday, December 10 Cottonwood @ Copper Hills Bingham @ Copper Hills West Jordan @ Bingham Jordan @ Brighton Taylorsville @ Jordan Taylorsville @ Cottonwood

Tuesday, December 15th 5A Divisional Cottonwood @ Jordan Friday & Saturday, February 5th – 6th Locations TBD

Thursday, December 17th 5A State Tournament Wednesday & Thursday, February 10th – 11th Brighton @ Bingham @ Utah Valley University West Jordan @ Taylorsville

Tuesday, January 5th Taylorsville @ Copper Hills

Thursday, January 7th Copper Hills @ Brighton Bingham @ Cottonwood Jordan @ West Jordan