The first allowable practice mandated by the City Section was Monday, July 27. The first allowable contest is Thursday, August 27. With practices now in full swing, coaches are reminded to abide by the new CIF State rules as indicated below in a series of links.
The Section Office held its mandatory football coaches meeting last Saturday at Garfield High School. A great turnout of head coaches and assistant coaches attended.
Please read and review the information below. See attachment for full explanation of CIF State Bylaw 1901.B Policy
LA Times preps sportswriter Eric Sondheimer interviews Commissioner John Aguirre on the new rules as well as the importance of school self-reporting and upholding integrity by the coaches
CIF State Bylaw 506 (18 hours of practice per week)
http://cifstate.org/governance/constitution/500_Series.pdf
CIF State Bylaw 1901 A & B (number of full contact practice days per week)
http://cifstate.org/governance/constitution/1900_Series.pdf
NFHS 2015 Rule Changes-
http://nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/football-rules-changes-2015/