FOOTBALL
All football contests shall be conducted under the rules of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations.
MEDICAL SUPERVISORS
CLASS 1: M.D. trained in sports medicine. Athletic Trainer certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association.
CLASS 2: M.D. without training in Sports Medicine. Paramedic, licensed Nurse, credentialed school nurse.
Sec. 1 There shall be a limit of ten games in Varsity, Junior Varsity and Frosh competition. EBAL will not have a 5th quart for Freshman
games.
Sec. 2 There shall be in attendance at all EBAL football games a Class 1 or 2 medical supervisor. The medical supervisor shall be provided by
the home team. See definition at the end of this section.
Sec. 3 Only freshman are eligible for the Frosh team.
Sec. 5 Each team must have two sets of jerseys. Visiting teams must wear white or light colored uniforms. This applies to all football teams and the home team will change jerseys if there is a color conflict. The referee shall decide is such a change is necessary.
Sec. 6 We will follow NCS guidelines regarding Spring practice..
Sec. 7 Night games shall start with the first game at 4:30pm JV and the Varsity at 7:00pm. Varsity games will start 30
minutes after the conclusion of the preliminary game.
Frosh night games start at 5:30 pm (frosh will have access to the field one hour prior to their game).
Sec. 8 The home team shall be responsible for providing adequate police protection at each home contest.
Sec. 9 Where possible, a Junior Varsity and Varsity competition shall be played as a double-header. Frosh games shall be scheduled for
Thursdays.
Sec. 10 Make-up games: In case of inclement weather, by mutual agreement, the game may be postponed. However, if by mutual consent
the game at the next available date in compliance with CIF/NCS bylaws.
Sec. 11 Field:
Sec. 13 The EBAL will adopt the NCS rule for conditioning.
Sec. 14 One scrimmage will be allowed. This scrimmage shall be held only under CIF regulations regarding individual and team practice
requirements (number of days).
the game. COACHES NOT FOLLOWING THIS RULE MAY CAUSE THE GAME TO BE FORFEITED. Schools will be allowed to videotape
future opponents.
Sec. 16 NCS PLAYOFF REPRESENTATIVE:
Sec. 18 Overtime: The EBAL will use the NCS Overtime Procedure to determine a winner when the game is tied at the end of regulation
play.
Sec. 19 Game ending procedures: Any contest that is suspended for any reason will continue from the point of interruption, unless
mutually agreed upon by the schools involved to end the contest (example- game out of reach and both schools agree to end the
contest).
Sec. 20 ALL LEAGUE SELECTION PROCESS:
2018-20 seasons the EBAL will be split into two divisions by competitive equity. Each division will receive an NCS designated Champion. Mountain would consist of; Cal, DLS, F, MV and SRV Valley would consist of; AV, DV, Dub, Gra and Liv.We will have two crossover games, as practice games. To determine divisions we would use the previous two year results. If a tie; Tie breaker 1 would be head to head; 2-best record the last year; 3- max preps rankings the last year.(10-1 vote on 3/28/19 this bylaw was removed)
All football contests shall be conducted under the rules of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations.
MEDICAL SUPERVISORS
CLASS 1: M.D. trained in sports medicine. Athletic Trainer certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association.
CLASS 2: M.D. without training in Sports Medicine. Paramedic, licensed Nurse, credentialed school nurse.
Sec. 1 There shall be a limit of ten games in Varsity, Junior Varsity and Frosh competition. EBAL will not have a 5th quart for Freshman
games.
Sec. 2 There shall be in attendance at all EBAL football games a Class 1 or 2 medical supervisor. The medical supervisor shall be provided by
the home team. See definition at the end of this section.
Sec. 3 Only freshman are eligible for the Frosh team.
- No senior shall be eligible for Junior Varsity competition.
- No more than one game in a calendar week
- Freshman may only have one color jersey.
Sec. 5 Each team must have two sets of jerseys. Visiting teams must wear white or light colored uniforms. This applies to all football teams and the home team will change jerseys if there is a color conflict. The referee shall decide is such a change is necessary.
Sec. 6 We will follow NCS guidelines regarding Spring practice..
Sec. 7 Night games shall start with the first game at 4:30pm JV and the Varsity at 7:00pm. Varsity games will start 30
minutes after the conclusion of the preliminary game.
Frosh night games start at 5:30 pm (frosh will have access to the field one hour prior to their game).
Sec. 8 The home team shall be responsible for providing adequate police protection at each home contest.
Sec. 9 Where possible, a Junior Varsity and Varsity competition shall be played as a double-header. Frosh games shall be scheduled for
Thursdays.
Sec. 10 Make-up games: In case of inclement weather, by mutual agreement, the game may be postponed. However, if by mutual consent
the game at the next available date in compliance with CIF/NCS bylaws.
Sec. 11 Field:
- An adult timer must be provided for all football games.
- Football field should be marked according to the National Federation High School Rule Book.
Sec. 13 The EBAL will adopt the NCS rule for conditioning.
Sec. 14 One scrimmage will be allowed. This scrimmage shall be held only under CIF regulations regarding individual and team practice
requirements (number of days).
- This scrimmage shall be held only after a team has had 10 practice sessions.
- No kick-offs, returns, or punting situations shall be included.
- This scrimmage should not be publicized nor admission charged.
the game. COACHES NOT FOLLOWING THIS RULE MAY CAUSE THE GAME TO BE FORFEITED. Schools will be allowed to videotape
future opponents.
Sec. 16 NCS PLAYOFF REPRESENTATIVE:
- A team will receive two points for each league win and one point for a tie. The total points at the end of the season will determine the representative
- If a tie exists refer to the tie breaker system.
Sec. 18 Overtime: The EBAL will use the NCS Overtime Procedure to determine a winner when the game is tied at the end of regulation
play.
Sec. 19 Game ending procedures: Any contest that is suspended for any reason will continue from the point of interruption, unless
mutually agreed upon by the schools involved to end the contest (example- game out of reach and both schools agree to end the
contest).
Sec. 20 ALL LEAGUE SELECTION PROCESS:
- There shall be an MVP and first and second team on offense and defense and an honorable mention team. MVP will be selected after the first and second team are selected. NO additional nominations will be added
- Nominations must be submitted to the League Commissioner by Wednesday before the last league game.
- Coaches may give background talk on each of the nominees prior to the vote. Other coaches may comment or ask questions about the opponent's candidates.
- Each school shall have a total of five nominations; 1st place 5, 2nd place 4, 3rd place 3, 4th place 2 and 5th place one additional nomination. Nominations are for total offense and defensive positions.
- There shall be no nominations from the floor if there are enough nominations to comprise first and second All-League teams (i.e., two centers, four guards nominated, etc.)
- If some positions have an insufficient number of nominations for first and second teams, then one more nomination will be allowed by each school prior to voting. This nomination shall be by secret, written ballot and may be for any one of the existing vacancies on the ballot.
- If a player is nominated both ways, count as two.
- Voting shall be by position. Each school shall cast it's vote for the players in the position being voted as follows: 10 points for first team and 5 points for second team. The nominee's receiving the highest number of points will be designated first team, the nominees with the second highest number of points will designated second team. In case of ties, they will remain as ties.
- Coaches may not vote for their own players.
- The offensive team shall be composed of 11 players: coaches will determine the positions
- receivers, b) running backs, lineman, 1 TE, running backs, 3 receivers, 1 QB,
- The defensive team shall be composed of the following:11 players- coaches to determine positions
- Specialist- for a player to be selected as a specialist, he would have to have at least three votes- a single majority might not suffice if the player has not accumulated three votes. Some years, a specialist might not be selected
- One kicker (not counted against the number of nominations will be selected.
- All-League Team position nominations can be charged by unanimous vote of coaches in attendance before discussion on nominees.Sec. 16 - Dougherty Valley, Dublin, Granada and Livermore have the option to opt out from playing De La Salle during the 2016-17 and 2017-2018 seasons. Must request by the Oct. AD meeting. If DLS is unable to find an opponent, the game will be played as scheduled. For the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons the four teams with the lowest league wins will have the option to opt out of games with DLS. If a tie we will use the Max Preps rankings. These opt out games with DLS will be played weeks 2-5. DLS will be the EBAL’s designated league champion for NCS Playoffs Games will not count toward the schools league record. DLS will receive 6 points towards the all sports award. DLS will receive the maximum # of all league nominations. The EBAL school with the best record will be the EBAL League Champion.
- All schools are required to have a voting representative. If a school is not represented - their players will be given consideration.
2018-20 seasons the EBAL will be split into two divisions by competitive equity. Each division will receive an NCS designated Champion. Mountain would consist of; Cal, DLS, F, MV and SRV Valley would consist of; AV, DV, Dub, Gra and Liv.We will have two crossover games, as practice games. To determine divisions we would use the previous two year results. If a tie; Tie breaker 1 would be head to head; 2-best record the last year; 3- max preps rankings the last year.(10-1 vote on 3/28/19 this bylaw was removed)