2011-2012 AAA Handbook - Arkansas Activities Association

Basketball Tiebreaker - Track & Field
number of officials needed are nominated, two
ballots shall be taken. The first shall be used to
reduce nominees to twice the number needed and
the second to rank the officials.)
e. The president shall designate a person responsible
for hiring officials and require that the employment
be attempted in the same sequence as the rankings
indicated by the schools’ preference; he shall have
the authority to write contracts on behalf of the
conference.
f. Officials shall be paid a fee for each game worked as
determined by the school representatives.
g. Bench officials shall be nominated by the host school
and approved by a committee composed of
conference officers. Fees paid bench officials shall
also be subject to the approval of this committee.
F. Other Business - Division of tournament proceeds,
allowances for expenses, and such other matters of
business necessary shall be the responsibility of the school
representatives present and may vary from year to year.
Any such business item shall be considered upon a motion
and second by the school representatives present.
Rule 8. REGIONAL AND STATE TOURNAMENTS
A. Each conference by classification shall certify four boys
teams and four girls teams to regional or state tournaments:
B. Regional tournaments shall be played during week #34 and
state tournaments shall be played during weeks #35 and
week #36.
C. The seeding of the championship tournament brackets shall
be placed on a rotating or constant bracket for all
classifications.
D. The AAA Board of Directors shall be responsible for the
organization, administration and assignment of sites of
regional and state tournaments and is authorized to
formulate policies and procedures not otherwise provided
for in conducting these tournaments.
Rule 9. MINIMUM GYMNASIUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR
HOSTING A REGIONAL OR STATE TOURNAMENT
A. Four dressing rooms, each with showers, hot water, toilets,
and washbasins.
B. Two rest rooms for public use.
C. Floor dimensions equal to or in excess of 48 x 84 feet.
D. There shall be at least three feet of unobstructed space
outside the court adjacent to the sidelines and at least five
feet of unobstructed space outside the end lines.
E. There shall be a time clock visible from both directions of
the playing court.
F. Minimum gymnasium safety standards (Bylaws, Article IV,
Sec. 5, Rule 2) shall be met.
G. There shall be the following minimum seating capacities for
the respective classifications-
Note: Seating capacity is based on a minimum width of 18
inches. Using the formula of number of feet times 12 divided by
18.
REGIONAL
1A- Seating capacity for 800
2A-Seating capacity for 1000
3A-Seating capacity for 1200
4A-Seating capacity for 1400
STATE
1A- Seating capacity for 1200
2A- Seating capacity for 1500
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3A- Seating capacity for 1500
4A- Seating capacity for 1800
5A- Seating capacity for 2000
6A & 7A-Seating capacity for 2200
Rule 10. BASKETBALL TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE.
ALL CLASSES
A. If two teams are tied from regular season conference play,
tie-breaker procedures will be:
1. Head to head in regular season conference play.
2. If the two teams have split, margin of victory between the
two teams, with a maximum of 10 points per game.
3. If the two teams are still tied, all winning conference
game points, with a maximum of 10 points per game.
4. Forfeited games. Offended teams shall receive 10
points when tabulating the sum of the winning margins
for breaking conference ties.
5. If the two teams are still tied, a coin flip by the Arkansas
Activities Association's Executive Director or his
designee will decide seeding.
B. If three or more teams are in a tie from regular season
conference play, tie-breaker procedures will be:
1. Head-to-head competition
2. If a team has been defeated by one of the other teams
twice (or once when a single round robin is used), they
will be eliminated.
3. If two teams remain, the teams would go to step two
listed above Paragraph A.
4. If step two does not break the tie, step three would
follow, then step four, then five. If three teams remain,
the teams would go to Paragraph C.
C. If three or more teams are tied and each team has split (or
a perfect triangle), each position will be decided using the
two team tie-breaking procedure in Paragraph A to
determine which two teams go head to head for the first
available position. First, tabulate the margin of victory in all
conference games (up to 10 points per game). The two
teams with the greatest margin of victory in conference
games shall utilize the procedure in Paragraph A to
determine the first position available. Use the same
process to determine the second position available and all
other positions available for the teams involved in a three
or more team perfect triangle tie.
SECTION 6. TRACK AND FIELD
Rule 1. CLASSIFICATION. Classification of schools for track
and field shall be the same as their basketball classification.
Note: Number of conferences or districts may be adjusted as
necessary.
Conferences
7A — Two with eight schools
6A — Two with eight schools
5A — Four with eight schools
4A — Six with no fewer than seven and no more than nine
schools
3A —Number of conferences based on participation
2A — Number of conferences based on participation
1A — Number of conferences based on participation
Rule 2. MEET DATES AND SITES
A. State meets shall be scheduled in weeks #46 and #47.