GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

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5. Security shall be provided at the site in the ratio of at least one officer per 500 spectators.
6. Facilities for officials to dress, shower, and/or hold meetings shall be made available at the site or nearby.
7. It is mandatory to have emergency medical personnel at the site of all football playoff games.
D. Financial Procedures:
1. Total game receipts will include all revenue from ticket sales plus any payments for radio or television
broadcasting, and will not include money from the sale of programs and concessions.
2. All band chaperones and other support personnel must have tickets.
3. The division of game receipts will be handled as follows:
(a) From the gross receipts:
(1) Twelve percent (12%) will be sent to the GHSA Office along with a financial report. Each Football
Financial Report Form shall include the number of spectators admitted with a GHSA pass, along with
a copy of the sign-in sheets listing the names and numbers of the passes used.
(2) The visiting team shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in the amount of $5.00 per mile (one
way) taken from the game receipts and guaranteed by the host school. NOTE: If the game is played
at a neutral site, both teams will be reimbursed for mileage.
(3) The game officials shall be paid.
(b) After the items in Section “a” above have been paid, the remainder shall be divided equally between the
two teams.
(c)
Local service charges, stadium charges, lights, cost of operating personnel, etc., are not to be deducted
prior to the division of funds, and are considered a part of the expenses of the host school.
4. Broadcasting procedures are handled as follows:
(a) The GHSA office will process radio contracts in all rounds of the playoffs. The fee schedule and regulations
for radio broadcasts may be found in the Broadcast section 2.80.
(b) Stations wishing to televise football games must contact the GHSA office for contract terms, fees and
conditions.
5. Financial arrangements for the championship games held in the Georgia Dome are designated by the GHSA
Executive Committee.
E. Game officials will be assigned by the GHSA Office in all playoff rounds. Officiating crews shall include six (6) field
officials, clock operator, and chain crew.
REGULAR SEASON:
SECTION 6
GOLF
A. Golf is a state championship event in each classification for boys and for girls held on a region basis. In addition
to the team competition, there will be an individual competition.
1. Boys Teams: A team may consist of six players, with the best four scores counting as the team score.
Girls Teams: A team may consist of four players, with the best two scores counting as the team score.
2. Players on a girls team will use the tee boxes designated for ladies in regular-season play. Tee boxes used
in post-season play will be designated by the director of each region and state tournament to meet course length
requirements.
B. All GHSA golf matches shall be conducted in accordance with the “Rules of Golf” as published by the United States
Golf Association (USGA). Exceptions specific to all GHSA competitions include:
1. Players may use push/pull carts in regular season and post season matches. Motorized carts or caddies are
not permitted.
2. Players may NOT use electronic devices that compute playing distances during competition.
3. Other electronic devices including, but not limited to, cell phones, cameras, video recorders, etc., may not be
used (sending and/or receiving messages or pictures) by players or coaches during competition.
4. If a coach receives information from an “artificial device” (as defined by USGA rules) and passes that
information on to a player during competition, it is grounds for disqualification.
C. Notification of entry (“Contestants List”)must be submitted electronically to the GHSA office by April 17, 2012, and
the form is found on the GHSA web site. A school may list the allowed number of team members, plus up to two (2)
alternates. Lineup changes and/or substitutions may be made at the Region and/or State level using only those
players listed on the entry form submitted to the GHSA. (See deadline under State Tournament heading.)
D. The number of golf matches allowed (excluding region and state tournaments) is twelve (12) playing dates.
NOTE: A 9-hole match played prior to April 1 will count as 1/2 playing date.