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District Services (Cont.) Section X Athletics
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 Section 10 Athletic Office PO Box 231 40 West Main Street Canton, NY 13617 Phone: (315) 386-4504 Fax: (315) 386-2722 Hours: September through June, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, closed during school breaks Summer Hours: July and August, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday Executive Director of Interscholastic Athletics Carl Normandin, extension 15103 Secretary Rhonda Smith, extension 15102 This Interscholastic Athletics Service (Section 10) coordinates all of the public Junior/Senior High School athletic contests that take place in St. Lawrence and Franklin County. The scheduling coordination involves (18) St. Lawrence/Lewis and (6) Franklin County school districts, thousands of boys and girls and approximately 500 sport officials. Responsibilities include the training, assigning and payment of game officials for every regular season and post season playoff contests; maintenance of centralized scheduling and Section records; interpretation and supervision of rules and regulations; provision of CPR/First Aid training to coaches; and issuance of temporary coaching licenses. The Interscholastic Athletic service "Section 10" assists subscribing school districts in many of the administrative duties related to their sport activity programs. Section 10 is a division of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association The Association serves as a central organization through which its member high schools in the state may cooperate to: Encourage as many pupils as possible to participate in athletic games Promote sportsmanlike conduct in all athletic contests Maintain essential minimum standards of eligibility Provide means to settle disputed athletic contests amicably and authoritatively Conduct appropriate athletic meets and tournaments Cooperate with the State Education Department in fostering educationally sound athletic programs Adapt rules governing sports contests to the particular conditions governing high school competition Continually seek data to support rule changes leading to greater safety for high school athletes Geographically, Section 10 consists of the St. Lawrence River Valley, parts of the Thousand Islands region, and the Adirondacks. The Section stretches for 3, 500 square miles and is vastly rural. Of the 24 schools that compete in the Section; 12 are classified as D, 5 are classified C, 5 are classified B and 2 are classified A schools - according to the school enrollment figures that are submitted to NYSPHSAA annually. |