Playoff officials, please adhere to the following protocols during WPIAL/PIAA playoffs:
1. During the playoffs at a natural site the higher seeded team gets to choose which bench they would like to defend.
2. The team who is serving will have the court for the first 7 minutes.
3. If a school is using a 3 Ball system. The Line Judges should NOT take the balls. Allow the ball crew to handle the balls.
4. In the event there is no 3 Ball System in place. The game ball will be rolled out by the R2. Also, the R2 should not be checking the lineup with the ball in their hand. After checking the lineups, they can then roll the ball into the serving team.