Playoff Rules

SPECIAL NOTE: OFFICIAL GAME BALL

All playoff officials must inspect the game balls for each contest.
Only the SPALDING 2000 NFHS or TF 5000 may be used in each playoff game.
If the home team canot provide the official game ball, the official is directed to ask the visiting team to provide one of the above official balls.
If neither team can provide the official game ball, the game is to be played and the official must send in the "Playoff Ball Violation Report" to the CIF-SS Office, the area liasion and the Local Unit.

The fees this year are:
2 person system: $70
3 person system: $75 center/$64 A/Rs

The point of origination for mileage will be determined by the location of the meeting place for that officials association.
A flat fee will be used to compensate officials for travel during the playoffs, based on the following scale (All mileage is round trip).
The mileage stipend will be paid to the Head Official of all officiating crews in all sports.

MILEAGE FEES

51 - 75 miles = $12.00
76 - 125 miles = $18.00
126 - 175 miles = $30.00

TIE BREAKING PROCEDURES

In all rounds leading up to the finals, play will consist of two ten-minute overtime periods (sudden victory or golden goal), the team scoring first during the overtime periods will be declared the winner. If after the overtime periods a tie still exists, the National Federation Rules pertaining to penalty kicks will be followed:
1. All coaches, officials and team captains shall assemble at the halfway line to review the procedure as outlined below:
  1. The head referee shall choose the goal at which all the penalty kicks shall be taken.
  2. Each coach will select any five players, including the goalkeeper, on or off the field (except those who may have been disqualified) to take the penalty kick.
  3. A coin toss shall be held. The team winning the toss shall have the choice of kicking first or second.
  4. Teams will alternate kickers. There is no follow-up on the kick.
  5. Following five kicks for each team, the team scoring the greatest number of these kicks shall be declared the winner.
  6. Add one goal to the winning team score and credit the team with a victory.
2. If the score remains tied after each team has had five penalty kicks:
  1. Each coach will select five different players than the first five who already have kicked to take the kicks in a sudden victory situation, wherein if one team scores and the other team does not score, the game is ended without more kicks being taken.
  2. If the score remains tied, continue the suden victory penalty kicks with the coach selecting any five players to take the next set of alternating penalty kicks. If a tie still remains, repeat 2a.
FOR THE FINAL GAME, the tie breaker procedure will be the same as described in (A) above.