MODIFIED SCHEDULING INFORMATION 2008-09

 

Sport

#

Contests
Allowed

# Pract

Prior to

1st

Scrim

 # Pract

Prior to

1st

Contest

 1st

Practice

Date

1st

Scrim

Date

 

1st

Contest

Date

Last

Date

B/G Soccer

10

9

11

9/3

9/13

9/16

11/1

B/G X Country

8

10

13

9/3

9/15

9/18

11/1

Football

6

15

20

9/3

9/20

9/26

11/8

 Field Hockey

10

9

11

9/3

9/13

9/16

11/1

G Tennis

12

6

8

9/3

9/10

9/12

11/1

G Volleyball

12

8

10

11/10+

11/19

11/21

1/24

B Basketball

12

9

11

11/10+

11/20

11/22

1/24

Wrestling opt

10

13

15

11/10+

11/25

11/28

1/24

Wrestling opt

10

13

15

1/26

2/10

2/12

3/28

G Basketball

12

9

11

1/26

2/5

2/7

3/28

B Volleyball

12

8

10

1/26

2/4

2/6

3/28

Softball

12

8

10

3/30

4/8

4/13

6/6

B/G Track

8

10

15

3/30

4/13

4/18

6/6

 Baseball

12

10

15

3/30

4/13

4/18

6/6

B Tennis

12

6

8

3/30

4/6

4/8

6/6

B Lacrosse

10

10

15

3/30

4/13

4/18

6/6

G Lacrosse

10

10

13

3/30

4/13

4/16

6/6

B Swimming

8

12

15

3/30

4/15

4/18

6/6

G Gymnastics

8

10

15

3/30

4/13

4/18

6/6

+All early winter sports may conduct tryouts a maximum of 3 days during the week
 of Nov 3-8.  These tryouts do not count toward the required minimum number of practices.

 

NOTE:  FIRST SCRIMMAGE AND FIRST CONTEST DATES ARE BASED ON SCHOOL DAYS AND SATURDAYS.  BECAUSE LOCAL SCHOOL CALENDARS MAY DIFFER, EACH SCHOOL  MUST VERIFY ITS OWN DATES.

 

According to the Section XI Holy Day Policy, no contest or interschool scrimmage may be scheduled in Section XI on the dates listed below.  Jewish holy days begin at sundown of the preceding day, and end at sundown of the day listed.  Student athletes must be able to be home by 6PM on days preceding Jewish holy days.


HOLY DAY OBSERVANCE

Sept 30/Oct 1 – Rosh Hashanah

Oct 9 – Yom Kippur

Dec 24 – Christmas Eve

Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Apr 9 - 1st Day of Passover

Apr 9 - Holy Thursday

Apr 10 – Good Friday

Apr 12 – Easter Sunday

 

SIGNIFICANT DATES TO CONSIDER

Oct 13 – Columbus Day

Oct 31 – Halloween

Nov 4 – Election Day

Nov 11 – Veterans Day (observed)

Nov 27 – Thanksgiving Day

Jan 19 – Martin Luther King Jr B’day (observed)

Feb 16 – Presidents' Day

May 25 – Memorial Day (observed)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    APPROVED 3/11/08