GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 83
available on the web site. At the end of the dual meet season, the web site will be closed to accepting new submissions
and time will be given for coaches to make their final entry decisions. The coach must make the actual entry for the
swimmer to compete in the State Meet on the GHSSCA web site by Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
B. Qualifying times are as follows:
DEADLINES:
BOYS EVENT GIRLS
1:52.00 200 yard Medley Relay 2:08.00
1:56.00 200 yard Freestyle 2:08.00
2:12.00 200 yard Individual Medley 2:24.00
23.50 50 yard Freestyle 26.50
58.00 100 yard Butterfly 1:05.00
52.00 100 yard Freestyle 58.50
5:20.00 500 yard Freestyle 5:40.00
1:41.50 200 yard Freestyle Relay 1:54.00
1:00.00 100 yard Backstroke 1:06.00
1:08.50 100 yard Breaststroke 1:16.00
3:46.00 400 yard Freestyle Relay 4:14.00
SUBJECT DATE TIME
Dive – POP
Within 1 week of performance
Swim – POP
Within 1 week of performance
Dive – Last POP Wednesday, February 1 4:00 p.m.
Swim – Last POP Tuesday, January 31 4:00 p.m.
Dive – Dive sheet for State Wednesday, February 1 4:00 p.m.
Swim – Actual meet entry Thursday, February 2 4:00 p.m.
Dive – Changes on State sheet Thursday, February 9 4:00 p.m.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
SECTION 13
TENNIS
A. Tennis is a team championship sport for boys and girls that is based on region play in all classifications. Beginning
and ending dates for practice and competition can be found at the front of this publication.
B. All tennis matches will be played according to tennis rules published by the U. S. Tennis Association (USTA) unless
otherwise specified by the Georgia High School Association.
1. The rules of the USTA Handbook relating to lateness for a match will apply to GHSA matches.
2. There will be continuous play except that a coach may talk to players as they change ends of the court after
a game, but the players must stay on the court.
3. In regular season play and in the region tournament, the 8-game Pro Set format is allowed. The host coach shall
notify all opponents of the format to be used at least 24 hours before the competition. 8-Game Pro Set: First
player to win 8 games by a margin of 2 games (ie, 8-5, 8-6, 9-7) wins the set - if score gets to 8-8, the tie-breaker
as outlined in this section is used.
C. Teams are restricted to no more than eighteen (18) varsity matches excluding region and state tournaments. The
18 matches are for the complete team (singles and doubles). There will be no singles tournaments allowed.
1. Each match played in an invitational tournament or multiple match counts toward the maximum of eighteen (18).
2. No school shall enter any invitational tournament unless it has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director.
3. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions
beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later.
4. It is permissible for coaches to use “split squads” during the regular season. However, the use of split squads
will count as two (2) of that school’s maximum allowed competitions.
5. There shall be no interscholastic practices and/or scrimmages.
D. The format for all GHSA tennis matches shall be three (3) singles matches and two (2) doubles matches. With prior
agreement of both coaches, JV squads may use a format of two (2) singles matches and one (1) doubles match.