2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 129
4. The Class AAAA semifinal games will be played on Friday at 6:00
p.m., and 9:00 p.m., and the Class AAAAA semifinal games will be
played on Saturday at 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m. In Classes A, AA and
AAA, there will be one game from each class each day.
D. The championship game in each class will be played on Saturday,
December 4, unless changed by mutual agreement of the schools
involved and with the approval of the GHSA Executive Director or
changed due to the television contract. NOTE: The Class AAAA state
championship game will be played Friday, December 3, 2004 at 7:30
p.m., while the Class AAAAA state championship game will be played on
Saturday, December 4, 2004, at 6 p.m.
E. In case that a State Championship game ends in a tie, the two teams will
be declared co-champions.
F. In order to host a playoff game, a school must meet the following site
requirements:
1. Seating requirements:
(a) One seat equals 24 inches in width
(b) All seats must be at least 15 feet from playing field
(c) Total seating capacity for each class is as follows:
Class A 2,500 seats
Class AA 2,500 seats
Class AAA 3,000 seats
Class AAAA 4,000 seats
Class AAAAA 6,000 seats
(d) Each principal of a school in the playoffs shall certify that the
school stadium meets or does not meet football playoff requirements.
If a principal certifies such information falsely, then
$2,000.00 of such school's share of the gate receipts of the
contest held in the noncomplying stadium shall be paid to the
opposing team. NOTE: If the visiting team waives the requirement,
the schools may play in that stadium. If there is no waiver,
the host school will have to find a suitable venue.
(e) Region Secretaries shall collect seating information from each
school in their region and file it with the GHSA office by August
15th each year. The form shall include the number of seats on
the home and on the visitor’s side.
2. One half of all permanent and temporary seats shall be offered to the
visiting team, and it is the responsibility of the home team to regulate
the seating so as to guarantee assigned seating to the visiting team's
supporters.
3. There should be adequate parking space with a recommendation
of one (1) space for every four (4) spectators.
4. The stadium shall have adequate working space in the press box as
follows:
Class A 30 linear feet
Class AA 30 linear feet
Class AAA 30 linear feet
Class AAAA 40 linear feet
Class AAAAA 50 linear feet