"Players are used to a routine, our routine will be a little shorter. "I know what it's like to play in Qualcomm, and not play there," Matson said. Matson's Mission Bay team won the Division IV title in Qualcomm Stadium in 2006, but - because of a rotation between Divisions IV and V - lost to Valley Center in the rain in 2007 at USD, and beat Valley Center in the rain in 2009 at Southwestern College. But we asked to play in Qualcomm, so we'll live with this." "I was one who asked for a waiver to practice, meet or at least have contact with our players on Sunday. "Sprains, that type of thing, are different. "Kids are young and strong, they can overcome bruises.
"That's really important," said Ramona football coach and athletic director Damon Baldwin, whose Bulldogs host Cathedral Catholic in a Division I semifinal.
So it becomes a matter of who can overcome the bumps and bruises from the week before. All the schools are out on Monday and Tuesday, so it becomes a mental thing." "We played Thursday, so we had Friday and Saturday to practice. "It's a change of pace, a chance to refocus. "Actually, I love this," said San Pasqual coach Tony Corley, whose team hosts Carlsbad on Wednesday. So at least coaches can give their teams final instructions on logistics. While there can be "no formal team meeting" on Sundays, San Pasqual Athletic Director Andrew Clark said schools are allowed to have a team dinner on a Sunday and coaches are allowed to attend. "And the second Sunday would be the day before the championships." "So if we're lucky enough to get to the championship game, we miss two Sundays of preparation," said Mission Bay coach Willie Matson, whose team plays at Rancho Buena Vista in a Division II semifinal. Any waiver would have to go through the Federated Council, "so there is no way to waive it." Several coaches asked Schniepp for a waiver of the Sunday rule, but it goes beyond the section.Ī spokesman for State Commissioner Roger Blake said no Sunday practice is a state rule, agreed upon by the schools.
That number is on paper only because teams aren't allowed to meet or practice on Sundays. 2 title-game date cuts prep time to four days. The eight-team Open Division played last Friday and has nine days between games.ĭivisions I and II, which have 12 teams, started the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 1 and 8, the best date available for the high school championships was Monday, Dec. Only Divisions II, I and Open get to play in the Q. The players asked for it, so the coaches petitioned San Diego Section Commissioner Jerry Schniepp.īut the only way the commissioner could get the San Diego Section football championships in Qualcomm Stadium this season was to agree to fewer games and an adjusted schedule.įewer games means a tripleheader instead of a quadrupleheader.
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