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Hot Shot Cheerleading Basketball Track-n-Field RULES THAT APPLY TO ALL SPORTS1) The Cut-Off Date for all age divisions in sports play is on or before SEPTEMBER 1st 2) You may only use players that live within the county where your PAL is located. 3) Wrist Bands Must be worn for all State PAL Events. 4) AAU TEAMS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM PARTICIPATING IN PAL TOURNAMENTS. 5) STATE PENALTY FOR FRAUD IN PROOF OF AGE for all Regional and State Tournaments. Any team and/or coach found to be purposely violating this particular provision for the sake of gaining an unfair advantage of other opponents shall: A. Be automatically banned from participation for a period imposed by the SFAPAL Board of Directors. B. Forfeit all games played while that particular player or players were listed in the official scorebook (regardless of whether that player played a game or not). C. A monetary fine to the PAL chapter if the particular chapter was an assessor to the fact. D. A letter of reprimand to the particular PAL chapter and /or coach to be kept on file at the SFAPAL office. 6) Overnight stays are allowed if the traveling distance is more than 100 miles and is approved by the State PAL Executive Director. 7) State PAL shall enforce an 11:00PM curfew when staying overnight. 8) It is required that the coach or director to inspect the hotel rooms before check-in and at check out. 9) At tournament time, the Executive Director will appoint a committee, which he will chair, to handle any problems that may arise such as protests. 10) Each PAL must submit a rooming list to State PAL by the deadline set by the SFAPAL office. 11) If your PAL is found to have an illegal player, the player is immediately expelled and your PAL must pay a $200.00 fine to the State PAL before the next scheduled state tournament. 12) A recommended ratio for supervision is 8 youth per one adult. *******************************
Rules
and Guidelines This is a special basketball program designed to recruit participants and create interest in the local Police Athletic League chapter. ELIGIBILITY: Local advancement must occur before participants will be eligible for State competition. Each local PAL - who holds a local competition - will be eligible to send one youth in each category to represent their PAL at the State level of competition (maximum of six - 3 boys and 3 girls). MANPOWER: You should set up a HotShot committee to assist with running this program. There can be as many or as few on the committee as you desire. There should be an overall coordinator who is responsible for the total operation of this program (as you determine). The responsibilities of the coordinator would include: handling participants registration forms, obtaining the necessary facilities (gyms), obtaining the necessary equipment, setting up of the court competition areas, distributing awards to all competitors, and reporting the winners to the State PAL office. Other manpower needed: TIMER - One timer is needed for keeping accurate times for competition. SCORER - One ADULT scorer is needed for maintaining accurate scores during competition STARTER - One starter is needed to be responsible for the proper scheduling of each participant REFEREE - One referee is needed to be responsible for making sure participants shoot from proper location behind the shooting lines. The referee will be the only person authorized to stop the time during the competition. NOTE - if both ends of the court are used simultaneously, two referees two starters, two timers and two scorers will be needed. EQUIPMENT: Two regulation size basketballs and two smaller basketballs. Stop watches, clip boards, pencils, scoresheets, tape for marking court area and tape measure. Boys and girls 10 & under and 12 and under will use the small ball. AGE GROUPS: (same for boys and girls) a) 10 & under b) 12 & under c) 14 & under CUT OFF DATE: on or before September 1st.
If there is a tie, then a full 1-½ minute play off occurs. A maximum of three points may be scored in the lay-up area. Each person will have two rounds of competition - the total of both rounds will determine the winner as opposed to taking the highest round.
Foul line basket is worth 2 points. Open area basket is worth 3 points. Corner area basket is worth 4 points. Lay-up area basket is worth 1 point (maximum of three points may be awarded from this area.
A) Allow 4-5 hours for competition. B) Each scorer will need a chair to sit in during competition. C) When recording the score, one individual should be watching the line and a separate individual should count and record the score. D) Brief the participants (as a group) on the rules and regulations. E) Have a meeting with all who will be helping (referees, timers, scorers, and starters). F) Suggestion to use magnetic color circles during the Hot Shot Tournament as opposed to marking the floor with tape. G) Set up a procedure for award presentation. H) Day after competition, send in winners’ original scoresheets to State PAL office.
DIMENSIONS AND POINT SCHEDULE: For boys 14 & under: A-Foul Line 15’ from basket 2 points B-Open Area 16’ from basket 3 points C-Corner Area 18’ from basket 4 points D-Lay-up Area Inside lane 1 point For boys and girls 10 & under, 12 & under and girls 14 & under: A-Foul Line 15’ from basket 2 points B-Open Area 15’ from basket 3 points C-Corner Area 16’ from basket 4 points D-Lay-up Area Inside lane 1 point
HOT SHOT CONTEST (make copies for each athlete)* HOT SHOT SCORE SHEET
First Name:_____________________Last Name:_____________________
Date of Birth:_________ Age:_______ PAL Name:___________________
Age Group: Boy 10 & under Girl 10 & under (circle one) Boy 12 & under Girl 12 & under
Boy 14 & under Girls 14 & under
Age Cut off date is on or before September 1st ___________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT Write below this line. (ROUND ONE)
LAY-UP AREA 1 1 1
FOUL LINE 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
OPEN AREA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CORNER AREA 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
TOTAL SCORE:_____ _____________________________________________________________________________
(ROUND TWO)
LAY-UP AREA 1 1 1
FOUL LINE 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
OPEN AREA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CORNER AREA 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
*You need only fill out the top portion of this score sheet for every attending athlete (make copies as needed) and mail it in to the State Office along with your PAL’s registration information)
CHEERLEADING RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED AUGUST 2002 These rules were adopted for the benefit and safety of the youth participating in the State of Florida Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues (SFAPAL) Cheerleading Championships only and can be changed or amended at the discretion of the SFAPAL Board of Directors. GOALS The State of Florida Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues may at the discretion of the Board of Directors conduct an annual Cheerleading Championship Tournament to benefit the youth members of Local Member Chapters. OBJECTIVES The Cheerleading Championship Tournament may be established to promote physical fitness, self-esteem, confidence, teamwork, discipline, charm and character to prevent juvenile crime and violence. ELIGIBILITY Girls Age Brackets (cut off date on or before September 1st) Minimal age to participate is 4 years of age. 1. 8yrs and under (no cheerleaders under age 4) 2. 10yrs and under 3. 12yrs and under 4. 15yrs and under To be eligible the following requirements must be met:
2. All required paperwork, i.e. roster, participant application, proof of birth, photo, release of liability, rooming list and medical release form must be completed in its entirety and sent to the SFAPAL office by the deadline established for each calendar year. (See SFAPAL calendar of events). 3. No more than (20) twenty cheerleaders per squad may be registered or compete in the competition. 4. Each coach will be required to sign a code of conduct form prior to the competition and certify that they have read and understand the rules and regulations. 5. Only two coaches are allowed to participate (on the floor during competition) per squad. Second or third assistant coaches/managers/and/or trainers will not be allowed on the floor during competition and your PAL will need to pay the non-participant fee for them. 6. All coaches must be (18) years of age or older. Youth (anyone under age 18) Spirit coaches and/or pep instructors are not considered coaches under Fl PAL rules and will need to pay the non-participant fee if your PAL would like them to receive a t-shirt and they cannot room in rooms paid for by Florida PAL. 7. Coaches must accompany their youth at all times during the tournament. 8. All squads are responsible for promoting good sportsmanship among other squads as well as their own. The blatant disrespect of others, the use of profanity or any un-sportsman like conduct (i.e., booing, etc.) is prohibited and could result in suspension from the competition after investigation by the tournament committee. 9. Upon the start of the competition all cheerleading squads will be seated in an orderly manner at all times during the competition. 10. Special effects are allowed with the following exceptions, no confetti, beads or streamers. Foam-core cards, place cards, pompoms and megaphones are allowed (no larger than 18”X 24”). No special effects will be left in the performance area, if left the squad will be subject to a (5) point deduction. a. Warm-ups, stretching and jumping will be allowed in the designated area only. 11. No mascots (under age cheerleaders) will be allowed to compete. 12. Each cheerleading squad will perform once. Each squad must select a category to compete in: A. Cheer-dance or B. Cheer-Dance/with stunt. 13. The time limit for the routine is (3) three minutes maximum, 2-½ minutes minimum. The dance portion may not exceed 1-½ minutes. Minus (5) points (per judge) will be deducted for each cheer over or under the required time limit. 14. Each squad determines the choice of the cheer. 15. Each performance must contain at least (1) one change of formation. A formation change consist of the squad moving from, (example) a single line to a V. Failure to do the required moves will result in point deductions up to a maximum of (3) three points to be determined by each judge. 16. Cheer-Dance will not contain any aerial drops, gymnastics, i.e. cartwheels, forward rolls, fans, flips, backhand springs, round-off, etc. offenders of this rule will be eliminated from competition. 17. Cheer-Dance/with Stunt will contain aerial drops, gymnastics, cartwheels, splits, fans, etc. Basket tosses are not permissible. 18. No formation will be allowed in which one girl will be supporting another. (Girls may be touching as long as they are self-supporting). (Cheer-Dance/with Stunts only). 19. Squads may enter the performance area quickly and in an organized manner without any gymnastics or introduction. The squad will stand and wait for the timekeeper to say (Begin). Timing will start from the first movement or word. Immediately after the performance cheerleaders must wait in position for the timekeeper to say (thank you) before exiting the performance area. 20. Cheer-Dance --- Cheer-Dance/With Stunt a. Age Brackets and cut-off are the same. (See Age Brackets). b. Props may be used and carried on and off the performance area by the team performing. (See special effects limitations) c. Time (3) three minutes maximum, not less than (2 ½) minutes minimum per performance. The dance portion is not to exceed (1-½) minutes. d. Music: Two (2) tapes required, coach must be available to play music. Tape must be cued to continue throughout entire routine before squad enters the performance area. e. Absolutely no vulgar dancing, i.e., booty shaking, hoochie coochie or suggestive dancing allowed. If any of the above listed occurs disqualification may be imposed at the discretion of the judges. f. No excessive make-up will be allowed. g. No jewelry can be worn during competition. Two (2) points per girl will be deducted for violations. 21. Sign In Procedure a. All squads must sign in during the specified sign in period. At sign in each squad will draw a number that will be their order of participation. Those squads not signing in on time will be penalized (15) fifteen points. b. All squads must be in full uniform during sign in and remain in full uniform for the duration of the competition. 22. Judges Committee a. The judges committee shall consist of a minimum of (5) persons or a maximum of (7) persons. The SFAPAL staff will select Judges. b. SFAPAL will make available all material needed by the judges i.e., rating sheets, point system sheets, pencils, pens, time clocks, etc. c. Coaches, youth, PAL staff members or Directors are not to approach the judges during the competition. Violation of this rule will be grounds for disqualification of the offending squad. 23. Awards SFAPAL will present awards to the winning teams in each age bracket at the conclusion of the competition.
25. FEES A) $100.00 fee per cheerleading Squad entered paid to Florida PAL on or before the deadline. B) A fee per non-participant ($10.00) will be charged based on the fee schedule approved by the Board of SFAPAL. Florida PAL will pay lodging for 2 cheerleading squads (maximum 20 cheerleaders per squad and 2 coaches and 1 PAL staff person per these 2 squads). C) Any cheerleaders beyond the two squad maximum must be paid for by the participating PAL. 26. PROTEST
BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT: The regional play will be single elimination play and the State tournament play will be double elimination. All Players (including alternates) must participate in regional tournament (s) in order to eligible for the state championships. Meaning all members listed on roster (including alternates) must sign in at regional tournament and play.
Eligibility: The cut off date for all age divisions is on or before September 1st.
BOYS -14 & under GIRLS- 14 & Under BOYS - 12 & under GIRLS- 12 & under BOYS - 10 & under GIRLS- 10 & under Girls can participate on boys’ teams in 10 & under and 12 & under only.
RULES
1) NO HIGH SCHOOL Junior Varsity or Varsity Players are allowed to compete in Regional and State PAL tournaments. Anyone participating on a school’s team can not participate. This rule does not apply to grade school basketball players. Grade school meaning K through 8th grade. Private schools (i.e. Charter, Private, and Catholic and like schools) who participate in FHSAA sanctioned games are considered HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR VARSITY and would fall under the above NO HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY OR JUNIOR VARSITY RULE> 2) AAU TEAMS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM PARTICIPATING IN PAL TOURNAMENTS. 3) Wrist Bands are mandatory for all participants. If wrist bands are misplaced or torn off there will be a $5.00 for replacement. 4) GAME RULES: Florida High School Basketball Association rules will prevail with the following exception: Six minute quarters for the 10 & under and 12 & under age groups, eight minute quarters for the 14 & under boys, and eight minute quarters for the 14 & under girls. The 10 & under and the 12 & under teams will use the undersized ball. 5) UNIFORMS: All players must be in proper uniform. ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE ‘Police Athletic League’ or “PAL” Logo on uniforms. Shirts must be tucked in at all times. Regulation numbers must be printed on the back and the front of uniforms and the two digit number cannot be higher than the number 5. T-shirts with sleeves are allowed, however they must be the same color as the dominant color of the uniform, this will apply to girls as well as boys. 6) Coaches Must Wear a collared shirt and slacks (no shorts, jeans, sweat pants, or t-shirts will be allowed). The Penalty is non-participation if a violation occurs. 7) NUMBER OF PLAYERS: Maximum Of 12 + 2 coaches. Three (3) alternates can be listed on roster for Regional tournament play. All alternates must compete in regional tournament in order to be eligible for State Tournament and can only be substituted if your team loses one of its’ ( already registered) 12 members. 8) ALTERNATES: Must participate in regional play and sign in at regional. Alternates are only used to replace a missing or injured player. State PAL will only pay for players listed on the 12 man roster this does not include alternates. Should a player need to be replaced then State PAL needs to be notified immediately. Alternates are not included in the covered expenses of the 12 man roster. 9) AWARDS: First place teams will win individual Gold medals. Second Place teams will receive individual Silver medals and third place winners will receive individual Bronze medals. 10) PROOF OF AGE: A certified birth certificate or sealed school print out are the only acceptable age verifiers. Photos (no copies) of each player must be presented with proof of birth. The PAL Executive Director (only) may make a copy of the certified birth certificate and sign this copy as proof. This exception is to avoid losing the actual document 11) PENALTY FOR FRAUD IN PROOF OF AGE Any team and/or coach found to be purposely violating this particular provision for the sake of gaining an unfair advantage of other opponents shall: A. Be automatically banned from participation for a period imposed by the SFAPAL Board of Directors. B. Forfeit all games played while that particular player or players were listed in the official scorebook (regardless of whether that player played a game or not). C. A monetary fine to the PAL chapter if the particular chapter was an assessor to the fact. D. A letter of reprimand to the particular PAL chapter and /or coach to be kept on file at the SFAPAL office. 12) COACHES MEETING: It is mandatory that one coach be present at the scheduled meeting. 13) GRACE PERIOD: Teams may be given a 10-minute grace period. First game of the day only. 14) PROTESTS: Protests will only be allowed concerning rule infractions. Absolutely no protests will be allowed on judgment calls. Protests must be in writing and turned in to the basketball chairman within one hour of the completion of the game in question. All protests must be accompanied by $100.00. If the protest is upheld, the $100.00 shall be returned. If the protest is denied, Florida PAL shall retain the $100.00. See special rules for all sports. 15) SUSPENSIONS: PALs who are found to have players participating in the incorrect age division will be suspended form participating in future State PAL tournaments. 16) EJECTIONS: Any player or coach ejected from a game for UN-sportsmanlike conduct shall be suspended for the following games. Suspended players of coaches may not sit on the team bench or directly behind the team. Two ejections equal one year’s suspension. Note: the Tournament Director will have the authority to eject and or suspend any coach or player for unsportsmanlike conduct for State and Regional events. 17) CURFEWS: Curfews for all State PAL tournaments is 11:00 PM unless a coach accompanies youth. Violation of this rule results in immediate suspension from all games. Note: Youth must be accompanied by a responsible adult at least 21 years of age after the designated curfew hour. 18) ROOM INSPECTIONS: State PAL recommends that the coaches and or PAL director inspect the hotel rooms before the players enter their rooms and re-inspect at checkout time. Your PAL will be totally responsible for all damages incurred by your PAL kids. *** Please note that the rules are subject to change in the event of bad weather and/or other things beyond the control of SFAPAL (State of Florida Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues).
TRACK-N-FIELD The Florida State PAL track tournament has been
designed to promote track to youth who would not ordinarily have the
opportunity to do so. RULES 1)
APPLICATIONS:
Each youth must submit a completed application form to your PAL and
all applications must be sent to State PAL in one packet by the designated
deadline. 2)
ELIGIBILITY:
Only PALs will be allowed to participate.
No track clubs or community running clubs are allowed.
No walk-ons allowed. 3)
NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
Each PAL is allowed to enter two youth per age group, per
sex, per event. 4)
SPECIAL SPORT RULES:
Youth 12 years of age and younger will not be allowed to
participate in the high jump or shot put events.
The 60-meter dash is for youth 7 & 8 years of age.
Youth 7 & 8 are not allowed to compete in the relays or the low
hurdles. 5)
NUMBER OF EVENTS:
Youth are allowed to compete in up to three (3) individual events
and both relays. 6) AGE CLASSIFICATIONS: The cut off date is September 1st. BOYS - 7 & 8 GIRLS - 7 & 8 BOYS - 9 & 10 GIRLS - 9 & 10 BOYS - 11 & 12 GIRLS - 11 & 12 BOYS - 13 & 14 GIRLS - 13 & 14 7) EVENTS OFFERED: High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, 60m Dash, 200m Dash, 400m Dash, 800m Run, 1600m Run, Low Hurdles, 4x100 Relay and 4x400 Relay. ************** Mission Statement
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