11/15/24 – Board Adopts Boys’ Volleyball Alignment & Postseason Format

November 15, 2024 Default

The KHSAA Board of Control, at its November 14 meeting, adopted an alignment, postseason format and dates, and officials fees for the inaugural Boys’ Volleyball in the spring of 2025. All aspects of the season and event will be evaluated following the season each year.

ALIGNMENT

The approved alignment will be comprised of eight regions.

• Region 1 – Adair County, Allen Co.-Scottsville, Daviess County, Fort Campbell, Hart County, Ohio County, South Warren, Trinity (Whitesville).
• Region 2 – Casey County, Danville Christian Academy, East Jessamine, John Hardin, Marion County, North Hardin Christian, Pulaski County, Southwestern, Thomas Nelson, West Jessamine.
• Region 3 – Beth Haven, DeSales, Doss, Fairdale, Holy Cross (Louisville), Iroquois, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley, Western.
• Region 4 – Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Jeffersontown, Male, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca, Whitefield.
• Region 5 – Atherton, Ballard, Brown, Central, DuPont Manual, Eastern, Louisville Collegiate, St. Xavier, Trinity (Louisville), Waggener.
• Region 6 – Calvary Christian, Collins, Dayton, North Oldham, Oldham County, Ryle, Shelby County, Walton-Verona.
• Region 7 – Bryan Station, Franklin County, Frederick Douglass, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sayre, Tates Creek, Western Hills
• Region 8 – Buckhorn, Fleming County, Jenkins, Letcher County Central, Perry Co. Central, Pikeville, Powell County, Rose Hill Christian.

IMPORTANT DATES

• First Practice – February 3
• Regular Season- March 3 – May 7
• Region Tournament – May 5-9
• State First Round/s – 12-15 (Satellite Sites, but may begin early by mutual agreement within the region)
• Semi-Finals and Final – May 20 (George Rogers Clark HS).

REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

• Eight (8) Regional Tournaments completed by May 9
• The Region Winner and Runner-Up will advance to the State Tournament (16 teams).
• Regions should meet at the beginning of the season to determine the site selection plan and seeding mechanisms.
• If seeding, there are no random selection opportunities, even in ties and in the case of unbreakable ties, broken by RPI.
• If not determined by the first date, then seeding by RPI.

STATE FIRST ROUNDS

• Splitting the state for the first round state into pairings using regions 1-4 and 5-8
• 2025, Region 1 and 2 will be paired, along with 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8
• The winners of the region will host the runner-up from the opposite region in these pairings for round 1, and those winners will pay at the higher seed for the quarterfinals if the seeds are not the same.
• If both are the same seed, the lower-numbered region will be hosting the quarterfinal round game for 2025.
• The pairings of regions will rotate each year, within Regions 1-4 and 5-8.

STATE SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL

• A blind draw will be held to determine matchups for the semi-final round.

OFFICIATING INFORMATION

Regular Season Game Fees

• With only one rule difference (height of the net) between girls’ volleyball and boys’, officials fees would be the following:
  • The standard fee is $55 for two officials for all regular season matches (including tournaments) that are played best 3 of 5 sets, or $50 for the school option of best 2 of 3 sets.
  • The local regional policy board may authorize an additional fee (add-on) for travel to contests.
  • Per NFHS rules, a contest cannot be officiated with less than two officials.

PostSeason Officiating Fees

• Region-$70 per match
• State Tournament (all rounds)- $90 per match
• State officials traveling greater than 100 miles one way would be paid an additional $30 per official
• Per NFHS rules, a varsity contest cannot be officiated with less than two officials

Assigners

• Local Policy Boards should help identify individuals and recommend to the Association office those who desire to be Assigning Secretary of Officials.
• Likely this would be whomever is currently serving as the girls’ Assigner of Officials, but that is a regional policy board decision.
• Due to the area of the state, it may be the best practice initially where an Assigner may service schools outside of his/her girls’ local association.

Uniforms

• Uniforms for Officials in boys’ volleyball would mirror that of girls’ volleyball.
• Bright Blue (Cyan) short-sleeve, long-sleeve shirt or sweater;
• The undershirt, if visible, shall be white.
• Embroidered or sublimated KHSAA logo over heart as per specifications to vendors;
• Black slacks or shorts;
• Black gym shoes and black socks, regardless if shorts or slacks are worn;
• For the sponsored state championship competition, black shoes and black slacks should be worn;
• If worn during pre-game, Jacket should be black, with a dual 1-inch stripe, and with an embroidered KHSAA logo over the heart as per specifications to vendors.

For questions about boys’ volleyball, please contact Associate Commissioner Butch Cope at bcope@khsaa.org.

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