SANTA CLARA VALLEY ATHLETIC LEAGUE

CROSS COUNTRY BY-LAWS


ARTICLE 1
GOVERNING RULES

Section 1: The official rules for Cross Country are contained
           in the current edition of the National Federation of State
           High Schools Track and Field Rule Book, in the C.I.F.
           By-laws, and in these League By-laws.

ARTICLE 2
CLASSIFICATION

Section 1: The four (4) official Cross Country teams are: Girl's
           Varsity, Boy's Varsity, Girl's Junior Varsity, and Boy's
           Frosh/Soph.

ARTICLE 3
PRACTICE & GAME LIMITATIONS

Section 1: Cross Country participants must have a minimum of five (5)
           days of practice before competing in a meet.  To be eligible
           to compete in the League Championship meet multisport
           athletes must have written documentation of completing at
           least one inter-scholastic meet on the team's official
           schedule.

Section 2: All team members within a given race will wear the same
           type of uniform as written in the C.I.F. rule book.

Section 3: Practice is prohibited on Sundays.

Section 4: Teams may not start practice prior to the starting dates
           established annually by the Board of Managers.

Section 5: Schools may compete in a total of thirteen (13) meets per
           season, not including the Division finals, and any other
           meets to which the school may consequently qualify.

ARTICLE 4
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Section 1: The Division finals shall determine the division standing and
           the Division champion in the Girl's Varsity, Boy's Varsity,
           Girl's Junior Varsity and Boy's Frosh/Soph.
              1.1  A student may compete in just one (1) classification
                   in the Division finals.

Section 2: The number of participants from each school shall be limited
           as follows:
              2.1  Girl's Varsity          A limit of seven (7) entrants
              2.2  Boy's  Varsity          A limit of seven (7) entrants
              2.3  Girl's Junior Varsity   No limit of entries
              2.4  Boy's Frosh/Soph        A limit of ten (10) entrants

Section 3: An open race shall be run at Division finals.
              3.1  Any student who has not participated in the official
                   Boy's Varsity, or the Boy's Frosh/Soph races may
                   enter.

Section 4: The top 15 finishers in the Varsity races and the top 10 in
           the Girl's JV and Boy's Frosh/Soph races will receive All-
           League status.

Section 5: Before a team can place entries in the Girl's JV race, they
           must have a complete team (5 entries) in the Varsity race.
           Your top 5 athletes must be placed in the Varsity race.

ARTICLE V
SPECIAL RULINGS CROSS COUNTRY CHAIRPERSONS

Section 1: The Cross Country chairperson(s) shall serve for a minimum of
           three (3) years.

Section 2: The duties of the Cross Country chairperson(s) shall be:
              2.1  Call a meeting of all the Cross Country coaches prior
                   to the beginning of the season to go over schedules,
                   by-laws, rule changes, and anything pertinent to
                   that sport.
              2.2  Call a meeting of all the Cross Country coaches at
                   the end of the season to review the by-laws, make
                   revisions in the by-laws, and discuss problems that
                   came up during the season and try to determine how to
                   solve these problems.  The sport chairperson(s) shall
                   present a report with any by-law changes to the
                   Athletic Directors at their next meeting.
              2.3  Compile the season results and send them to the
                   League Commissioner as well as to the league schools.
              2.4  The chairperson(s) shall represent the league on the 
                   C.C.S. Cross Country Committee.
              2.5  The chairperson(s) shall notify the Athletic
                   Director(s) and Commissioner of all sports committee
                   meetings.