CIF North Coast Section

The North Coast Section is a part of the California Interscholastic Federation, governing the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, up along the northern coast of the state of California, from Fremont in the south to Crescent City in the north.. It also governs the private schools in the city of Oakland. Due to this split in regions, the section is split in two for some championships, including football.

NCS Structure

The section is governed by a board of managers, whose voting members include representatives from member leagues, superintendents, school board associations and private schools. There are 171 member schools, assigned to leagues or conferences according to NCS Alignment and Classification Bylaws developed by the schools.

Conference and League Structure

The following are the conferences and leagues:

• Coastal Mountain Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • North Central League I (NCL I-North) - 5 schools
  • North Central League II (NCL I- South) - 5 schools
  • North Central League III (NCL II-North) - 8 schools
  • North Central League IV (NCL II- South) - 7 schools

• Bay Area Conference (East Bay)
  • Bay Counties League (BCL West) - 16 schools
  • Bay Counties League (BCL East) - 10 schools

• Valley Conference (East Bay)
  • Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) - 10 schools
  • Diablo-Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) - 10 schools
    
  • East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) - 7 schools

• Bay Shore Conference (East Bay)
  • Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) - 8 schools
  • Bay Shore Athletic League (BSAL) - 10 schools
  • Hayward Area Athletic League (HAAL) - 9 schools
  • Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) - 7 schools

• Humboldt-Del Norte Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • Big 5 – (HDNL) 5 schools
  • Little 7 – (HDNL) 7 schools

• Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino Conference (Redwood Empire)
  • North Bay League (NBL) - 9 schools
  • Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) - 10 schools
  • Sonoma County League (SCL) - 7 schools

Playoff Structure

The section employs 5 different classes, 4A, 3A, 2A, A, and B. Depending on the sport, the "classes" may be represented by Divisions: I, II, III, IV, & V, with DI being the largest schools, and DV being the smallest. Some sports, including football, split the 3A and 2A sections into East Bay, for Bay Area schools, and Redwood Empire, for schools not in the Bay Area. The section has championships in badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.

External links

• Official Site
• Nor Cal Basketball