GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

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region schedule at the varsity level. In those sports, the school could play a varsity non-region schedule
or a JV schedule.
(b) In sports having year-to-year scheduling, the new school will have full membership once it has been
assigned to the new region by the Reclassification Committee.
(c) In sports that have a region tournament to advance to post-season play, the region may allow a new school
to accepts a low seed in the tournament even though it did not play a complete region schedule. That
is a decision made by the region.
4.25 The Reclassification Committee will utilize the following factors in reclassification decision:
(a) consideration of travel time and costs, plus time out of school for students.
(b) consideration of differences in the size of school populations.
(c) consideration of competitive balance of the schools.
(d) consideration of equitable access to playoff slots.
(e) consideration of rivalries and gate-receipt issues.
4.26 Charter schools that apply for membership after the reclassification process has been completed will be
accepted as schools playing sub-varsity schedules and/or non-region varsity schedules for the next
reclassification cycle.
4.30 - STATE ASSOCIATION CONTEST/EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES
4.31 The GHSA shall determine the activities in which a State Tournament, Playoff, and/or Meet are to be held.
(a) In order for a new sport to have a state competition to determine a state champion, the sport or activity
must show significant growth and financial stability for a period of three (3) years.
(b) The GHSA Executive Director will appoint a committee and a sport liaison to monitor the sport.
(c) In order to have a State Championship in an Open Meet Event, there must be a minimum of sixteen (16)
teams participating and this will be determined with the “Intent to Participate” form that is submitted to the
GHSA office by April 1 of the preceeding school year (with the exception of coed cheerleading, which
has a later deadline). Schools which submit this form and then withdraw from that sport will be fined.
4.32 The GHSA Executive Director shall determine and provide adequate sites for all State Tournaments,
Playoffs, and/or Meets to successfully conduct the event.
(a) Tournament sites will not be available to participating teams for practice prior to the tournaments.
(b) The GHSA shall have full rights to the use of the GHSA logo at these events, and have full and complete
rights to the sale of championship merchandise at the venue. The GHSA will also have the right to display
signage of corporate partners and to restrict the use of goods in the competitive area that promote a
competitor of GHSA corporate partners.
4.33 The GHSA shall provide team trophies for State Champions and Runners-Up, and individual medals for first
and second place winners in all State activities.
(a) The number of individual medals provided for team sports and activities is limited as follows:
Baseball ...........18 Football .... 44 Softball ....... 18 Wrestling (Dual) ... 14
Basketball ........15 Lacrosse ... 22 Tennis ........ 7
Cheerleading...16 Soccer ...... 22 Volleyball ... 12
(b) Schools may purchase additional medals if desired. The form to use to place an order for extra medals
is found on the GHSA web site.
4.34 The GHSA shall assign field/court officials for all Area, Sectional, and State competitions (i.e., after the region
winner has been determined), and the fees will be as shown in the chart in Appendix F.
(a) Baseball - crew of 3
(b) Basketball - crew of 3
(c) Cheerleading - 5 scoring judges and 2 safety judges
(d) Football - crew of 6
(e) Soccer - crew of 4
(f) Softball (fast pitch) - crew of 3
(g) Swimming (TBA)
(h) Volleyball - crew of 2
(i) Wrestling (TBA)
4.40 - STATE PASSES TO GHSA EVENTS
4.41 The GHSA shall issue passes for regular season and post-season events annually to:
(a) Elected or appointed Board of Education members