City Section proposes penalties for coaches who don’t report scores
There’s a proposal working its way through the City Section Board of Managers that would penalize coaches who fail to post their scores on MaxPreps.com.
A final proposal will be voted on in April.
Under the proposal, a first punishment for not posting scores will be the coach being barred from coaching in a first-round playoff game and the school having to play all its playoff games on the road along with a one-year probation.
A second violation would result in the school not being allowed into the playoffs.
The reason posting scores is so important to the City Section is that seeding committees use a formula from MaxPreps that includes a team’s win-loss record and strength of schedule.
This season, basketball coaches will be subjected to the rule for the upcoming playoffs. Other sports will be affected if the rule is approved.
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