2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 - DIRECTORY ...................................................................................... 6 a) NBIAA Contacts ............................................................................................. 6 CONSTITUTION b) Conference Presidents .................................................................................. 6 BY-LAWS c) Executive Committee Members ..................................................................... 7 d) Classification of Schools ................................................................................ 8 OPERATING REGULATIONS SECTION 2 - PHILOSOPHY AND RESPONSIBILITY ............................................ 9 a) Vision, Mission & Organizational Core Values .............................................. 9 of the b) Responsibility of School Administrators ........................................................ 10 SECTION 3 – CONSTITUTION ................................................................................ 11 NEW BRUNSWICK a) Name, Organization, Membership ................................................................. 11 b) Executive Committee ..................................................................................... 12 INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC c) Duties of the Executive Committee ................................................................ 12 d) Conference Structure ..................................................................................... 14 ASSOCIATION e) Coaches Associations, Rules of Order .......................................................... 15 f) Annual General Meeting, Voting, Amendments ............................................ 15 A member of School Sport Canada g) Conference / Regional Format ....................................................................... 16 h) Language Policy ............................................................................................ 16 and affiliated member of the National Federation of State High SECTION 4 – BY-LAWS .......................................................................................... 17 School Associations a) Team Eligibility, Player Eligibility ................................................................... 17 b) Transfer Students Eligibility ........................................................................... 18 c) Competition with Non-Members .................................................................... 19 NBIAA d) Classification of Schools, Divisions of Play - Junior / Senior ......................... 20 e) Calendar Sports ............................................................................................. 21 P.O. Box 6000 f) Officials, Activities and Championships ......................................................... 22 Fredericton, N.B. g) Protests ......................................................................................................... 23 E3B 5H1 h) Appeal of NBIAA Ruling ................................................................................ 23 i) Discipline Process ......................................................................................... 25 Office: (506) 457- 4843 SECTION 5 – OPERATING REGULATIONS .......................................................... 26 a) Fees, Registration ......................................................................................... 26 E-mail: [email protected] b) Eligibility & Recruitment ................................................................................. 27 www.nbiaa-asinb.org c) Junior Championship Division, Classification of Schools .............................. 29 d) Financial Affairs ............................................................................................. 29 e) Provincial Tournaments/Events ..................................................................... 30 f) All-Star Games, Weather Policy, Safety Guidelines ...................................... 31 g) Discipline ....................................................................................................... 32 h) Canada Games, Affiliation of Coaches’ Association ..................................... 34 i) Coaching Certification ................................................................................... 34 j) Conference / Regional Format, Online Schedules & Scores ......................... 35 k) Athletic Calendar Regulations ....................................................................... 35 l) Seasons of Play, Limits of games per season per sport ............................... 36 m) Rules on play during instructional time .......................................................... 37 n) Mercy Rule, Open Gym ................................................................................. 38 In the event of discrepancy between the French translation of this document, the English o) Gender Participation Principles, Transgender Policy .................................... 38 version takes precedence. 3 4 p) Calendar Dates ............................................................................................. 39 q) Tie Breaking & Cancellation Policy ............................................................... 40 SECTION 1 r) Operating Regulations for Activities .............................................................. 41 DIRECTORY 18.1 Badminton ............................................................................. 42 18.2 Baseball ................................................................................ 45 18.3 Basketball ............................................................................. 47 NBIAA CONTACTS 18.4 Cheerleading ......................................................................... 50 18.5 Cross Country ....................................................................... 52 President 18.6 Field Hockey ......................................................................... 54 Andy Clark 18.7 Football ................................................................................. 55 Hartland Community School 18.8 Golf ....................................................................................... 59 217 Rockland Road 18.9 Hockey .................................................................................. 61 Hartland, N.B., E7P 0A2 18.10 Rugby .................................................................................... 67 Phone: 375-3000 18.11 Soccer ................................................................................... 69 18.12 Softball .................................................................................. 71 Vice-President Past President 18.13 Swimming ............................................................................. 73 Rodney Buggie Yvan Arseneault 18.14 Track & Field ......................................................................... 75 Blackville School École Aux quatre vents 18.15 Volleyball ............................................................................... 79 12 McLaggan Drive 499 prom Les Jeux du Canada 18.16 Wrestling ............................................................................... 83 Blackville, N.B., E9B 1Y4 Dalhousie, N.B., E8C 1V6 SECTION 6 – POLICIES .......................................................................................... 86 Phone: 843-2900 Phone: 684-7610 a) Fair Play Code for Athletes, Coaches, Spectators & Parents ....................... 86 b) Corporate Sponsor Policy ............................................................................. 88 Executive Director Assistant to the SECTION 7 – FEE STRUCTURE ............................................................................ 89 Allyson Ouellette Executive Director a) Penalty Fees ................................................................................................. 89 250 King Street, P.O. Box 6000 Natalie Shalala Fredericton, N.B. 250 King Street, P.O. Box 6000 SECTION 8 - FORMS .............................................................................................. 90 E3B 5H1 Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5H1 SECTION 9 - APPENDIXES .................................................................................... 91 Phone: 457-4843 Phone: 457-6986 1 - Lightning Protocol .................................................................................... 91 2 - Concussion .............................................................................................. 92 CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS 3 - NBIAA Recommendations ....................................................................... 93 4 - NBIAA Awards Information ...................................................................... 94 Northern Eastern 5 - NBIAA Insurance Manual ......................................................................... 97 6 - Tournament Manager’s Handbook ........................................................... 100 Conference President Conference President Mae Cameron Josette Allain 7 - Provincial Hosting - Minimum Standards ................................................. 102 Sugarloaf Senior High School École Clément-Cormier SECTION 10 - ADVERTISEMENTS & SPONSORS ............................................... 106 Campbellton, N.B. Bouctouche, N.B. NBIAA No Swearing ..................................................................................... 106 Phone: 789-2170 Phone: 743-7207 Coach NB - Get Coaching! ........................................................................... 107 [email protected] [email protected]