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Academic All-State should include Honorable Mention for all nominees who meet the nomination criteria but are not selected to the Academic All-State First Team. 137 - 26 Agree - Disagree 2. Schools should have an additional scheduling option of 16 dual matches and no tournament. 122 - 36 3. Player rankings for singles and doubles should be compiled and listed on a weekly basis. These rankings should be used to expand the field for the singles and doubles state finals with "wildcards" for highly ranked players who do not advance from the team tournament series. 52 - 112 4. Any eligible doubles team that is beaten in the tournament series by a doubles team that has not met the 50% rule (and therefore is ineligible for the individual tournament) should remain in the individual doubles tournament. 65 - 94 5. Tennis should be a multi - class sport instead of a single class sport. 73 - 84 6. Sites for regional, semi-state and state tournaments must have a minimum of 10 courts available. (the host school could use more than one location as long as each team match is at one site) 131 - 28 7. No school should host more than two levels of the IHSAA tournament series. 124 - 53 8. The match format should be two singles positions and 3 doubles positions. (8 varsity players) 35 - 124 9. Coaches shold be allowed to coach their players at all times during a match. The coach would remain outside the court and would not violate the 20 second time limit between points or the 90 second time limit at changeovers. 53 - 108 10. Coaches should be allowed to coach their players after every game as long as the 20 second rule between points and / or 90 second changeover rule is not violated. 72 - 89 11. Eight teams should advance to the IHSAA team state finals. The 16 regional winners should advance to 8 semistate sites. The winners of the one match semi-states would advance to state. State would then consist of four quarterfinal matches on Friday, then the semifinals and finals on Saturday. 83 - 71 12. The singles and doubles state finals should be seeded based on player ability. 63 - 94 13. The singles and doubles state finals should be a random draw. 79 - 80 14. Coaches should be allowed to change their line-up for each round of the IHSAA tournament. 69 - 89 15. Teams should not be allowed to practice regularly at an indoor tennis club in lieu of practicing at their tennis courts. 76 - 76 16. The number of players permitted to participate in the Preseason Scrimmage should be extended from the current limit of 14 to a new maximum of 20 as long as enough courts are available. The scrimmage still must be completed in 90 minutes. 137 - 19 17. Number 2 singles and #2 doubles players who are unbeaten during the postseason play and who meet the 50% rule (for duobles) should be eligible for the IHSAA state singles or doubles tournament. 70 - 90 18. Players at any position who are unbeaten during the regular season and post season play and who meet the 50% rule (for doubles) should be eligible for the IHSAA state singles and doubles tournament. 55 - 113 19. The 50% rule for eligibility for the individual doubles tournament should be dropped. 32 - 126 20. All official assistant coaches (approved by official school action) should be allowed to coach during a dual match or invitational tournament. 75 - 77
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