DAA Football Rules

Amended 12/7/97 Number One – Process for selecting Football Managers/Head Coaches All applications are to be accepted by the Football Coordinator and/or the Chairman of the Managers Committee. If two or more applications are received and all or none of the applicants meet the criteria as set forth by the Managers and Coaches rules, Rule #3, the following system shall be used to select the manager of the said position. This selection process consists of a three level selection process. Level #1: The approved guidelines for selecting Managers for DAA, as outlined in the Managers and Coaches Rules, shall be known as level one. It shall be the Managers Committee’s responsibility to verify as much as possible, the information which is contained on the applicant’s application. Anyone who is found to have knowingly falsified the data on his/her application shall be deemed responsible and his/her application shall be removed from further consideration. The applicant whose application has the most calculated points, as dictated by “the point system” shall be given a single point. 1. 1 Point for every 4 meetings attended in the last three years. 2. 2 Points for each year as a coordinator of a sport. 3. 2 Points for each year as a booth chairman. 4. 1 Point for each year as a member of a committee. 5. 3 Points for each year as an office holder. 6. 2 Points for each year that a special position was held. (Ex. Running a tournament, festival, dance, etc.) 7. 1 Point for each year as a assistant coach of a different sport in the D.A.A. 8. 2 Points for each year as an assistant coach in the same sport you are applying for in the D.A.A. 9. 2 Points for each year as a manager of a different sport in the D.A.A. 10. 3 Points for each year as a manager in the same sport you are applying for in the D.A.A. 11. 1 Point for any coaches clinic for the sport being applied which has been approved by the Managers Committee. Level #2: Is a rating of the candidate with the best football experience and knowledge, as outlined in his/her manager’s application. It shall be the responsibility of the Manager’s Committee to verify as much as possible, the information which is contained on the applicant’s application. Anyone who is found to have knowingly falsified data on his/her application shall be deemed responsible and his/her application shall be removed from further consideration. The applicant with the best football experience and knowledge, as determined by the Manager’s Committee, shall be awarded a single point. (Amended 12/7/97) Level #3: A secret ballot shall be taken by the elected members of the Manager’s Committee. They shall so choose the applicant that they deem most fit to handle the responsibility of being said manager of the team for which he/she is applying for. Any ties in this balloting shall be broken by the Chairman of the Manager’s Committee. The candidate with the highest number of votes will receive a point for this level. (Rule #1 adopted 12/6/96) Number Two - Limitation to Number of Games Played in Any 48 Hour Period It shall not be permitted that any DAA football team play more than one (1) game in any forty-eight (48) hour period. This applies to officially sanctioned league and non-conference games as well as any playoff games or tournament games that may occur. This does not apply to any practice/scrimmage, or games where there is not a paid referee designated by the league or DAA. (Adopted 12/6/96)