July, 2019
07/30/19- Advanced Athletic Director Training Institute
This is intended for all KHSAA member school Superintendents, Principals, and Athletic Directors and the links can be forwarded as needed.
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INSTITUTE
The 2019 KHSAA Athletic Director Institute will be held at the KHSAA offices in Lexington on Tuesday, September 17. Designed for ADs of all experience levels, this meeting will begin with registration around 8:30, conclude before 3:00. A light lunch (sandwich box, etc.) will be provided by the KHSAA for those who register prior to September 12. There will be a short break following this meeting and then those who optionally choose to do so may choose to attend the expanded training being offered by the KHSADA that evening.
The KHSAA staff will conduct the first portion of the meeting which should afford our newer and veteran ADs an in-depth review of all 27 KHSAA Bylaws, a review of required forms and procedures and other vital segments to allow for continuous […]
07/30/19-Reminder about NCAA Recruiting Windows and KHSAA Bylaw 9
We have received several inquiries about upcoming “recruiting” events being held during the month of August. With various start dates for school in Kentucky, Bylaw 9 can impact the eligibility of students and in many cases, without their advance knowledge, if events are held at the “wrong” time of the month and their school happens to start very early compared to others.
Keep in mind that Bylaw 9 restricts basketball players (and does not apply to any sport other than basketball or football) who have BOTH been enrolled in the 9th grade and THEN subsequently has played for the school (freshman, junior varsity or varsity) in a contest. The complete text of the rule is located at https://khsaa.org/common_documents/handbook/bylaws/bylaw9.pdf.
There are two exemptions for both boys and girls that have been approved by the membership during the period beginning with the first day of school and October 14.
- The first is an exemption for […]
07/30/19- 2019 KHSAA Annual Meeting Reminder
This is intended for all KHSAA member school Superintendents, Principals, and Athletic Directors and the links can be forwarded as needed.
ANNUAL MEETING
This reminder that the 2019 Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA is to be held on Wednesday, September 18 in the Bluegrass Ballroom on the third floor at the Lexington Center (High Street level, adjacent to the concourse of Rupp Arena). Final agenda is being published as it becomes final in the coming weeks, but the meeting is expected to begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET. and conclude not later than 12:30 p.m. Details and requirements for the Annual Meeting Delegate are summarized below. To submit the name of your delegate, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ge38-annual-meeting-delegate-designation/
ANNUAL MEETING DELEGATE DESIGNATION
The Annual Meeting has continuous improvement/leadership training opportunities throughout the morning as members work to carve out the best plan of action for the future and then the meeting […]
07/29/19 – Golf Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory Online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Golf is available beginning today, July 29. The clinic is required of all coaches, varsity, junior varsity and freshman, and whether or not the coach receives pay.
For member schools, the clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ and — under the section entitled Rules Clinics — click on the link that says “View Online Rules Clinics“.
COACHES
July 29 to Aug. 27 – the Golf Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
Aug. 28 to Sept. 16 – the Golf Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
Sept 17 to Sept. 30 – the Golf Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during […]
07/22/24 – Title IX Revisit Schedule and Cover Letter
TO: Member School Superintendent, Principal, Athletic Director
FR: Julian Tackett, Commissioner
Darren Bilberry, Assistant Commissioner
RE: 2024-2025 Title IX Review
Under the direction of the Kentucky Department of Education, the KHSAA is continuing an ongoing effort to assess Title IX compliance among all KHSAA member schools.
Approximately forty-four member schools have been identified to participate in the ongoing Title IX Review during the 2024-2025 school year. This year your school is scheduled for a Title IX revisit. The complete listing of schools is on the KHSAA website, on the Title IX page.
Plans are for our audit team to visit your school to ascertain the progress made in attaining and maintaining gender equity for male and female student-athletes. The purpose of this memorandum is to assist you in preparing for this visit by KHSAA Audit Team members.
We will consult with you regarding the specific date for a visit. The visit […]
07/18/19 – Student-Athlete Participation Reaches Record Levels Once Again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2019
Student-athlete participation in Kentucky High School Athletic Association sports and sport-activities reached record levels in 2018-19 as 106,931 rostered participants competed across the KHSAA’s 13 sports and six sport-activities – surpassing last year’s then-record total of 106,241. Thirty-two percent of all student-athletes competed in multiple sports during the 2018-19 academic year, helping total KHSAA participation rise by 7,288 rostered participants from where it was six years ago (an increase of 6.8% since the 2012-13 season). Participant counts are cumulative among all KHSAA rosters and continue an upward trend in participation across the board according to the data submitted to the National Federation of State High Schools (NFHS) in Indianapolis.
Participation numbers have also been impacted over the last eight years by the addition of six sport-activities (Archery, Bass Fishing, Bowling, Competitive Cheer, Dance and esports) and the sport of Field Hockey. KHSAA participation in 2018-19 was also boosted by […]
07/18/19 – Calendar Change for 2020 Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Championships
During the course of its first organizational meeting of the 2019-20 academic year on July 11 in Covington, the Board of Control addressed the calendar for the 2020 Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Championships.
After potential schedule conflicts were discovered following the scheduling of the USTA Southern Closed Tournament, the Board took action in order to accommodate participating student-athletes and prevent them from having to make a choice between participating in the Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Championships or the Southern Closed. With that goal in mind, the Board approved a recommendation to shift the state tennis dates for 2020 to June 1-3.
“While we never like to change event dates, we clearly need to work closely with Kentucky USTA to minimize conflicts,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “We will also be working with that group and its national counterparts to see if this conflict can be avoided in the future.”
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The […]
07/17/19- 2019-2020 Regional Athletic Administrators Meetings of Membership
This reminder is for all member school Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Directors within the KHSAA.
For the fall of 2019, the KHSAA will again conduct a series of eight regional meetings to help our athletic administrators meet the membership requirement of attending this type of meeting once per year.
Per the membership guidelines, attendance is required of each school but is no longer specific to the principal or principal certification. The Principal or the Designated Representative listed on the KHSAA website will count toward each requirement. Also, this workshop is on the list of those items that satisfy the requirements for the continuing improvement hours for each Athletic Director per Bylaw 25. There is no registration fee.
The content for the segments will include sessions on managing the coach and player data for your school, a review of the KHSAA Bylaws, an update on the operations and projects around the KHSAA and many required reports and […]
07/17/19- Heat and Humidity Reminders for Member Schools Representatives
With temperatures rising across the state and predictions for record temperatures in the coming days, now is a good time to remind all of our school administrators and coaches of the requirements of the Heat Index and Heat Illness prevention program. The complete program is detailed at https://khsaa.org/common_documents/handbook/policies/policies-heatilllnesspolicy.pdf
No game or plan for a game or practice for a game is worth short-cutting this required procedure that is now more than fifteen years old. Nothing about the program has changed with the exception of the inclusion of the ability to use the wet bulb globe to monitor conditions, but with the turnover in coaches (and administrators) perhaps a few heat index and illness reminders are helpful:
- Heat index requirements and restrictions apply (and have always applied) to outdoor and indoor sports. In many cases during the summer, indoor practice areas (including gymnasiums) are set to be electronically controlled in terms of temperature and coaches […]
07/16/19 – “Coaching Field Hockey” Course Added to NFHS Learning Center
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 16, 2019) — Field hockey coaches can now take advantage of a new coaching resource, “Coaching Field Hockey,” an online education course available through the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Learning Center at www.NFHSlearn.com.
Created in association with USA Field Hockey, the course is designed to help coaches teach the individual and team skills of field hockey.
“We’re pleased to offer this course for high school field hockey coaches,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “This course is full of skills videos to teach coaches how to properly demonstrate the skills of field hockey.”
“The two new online courses, Coaching Field Hockey and Coaching Field Hockey: Goalkeeping, were created to help high school coaches and their athletes and teams to succeed,” said Craig Parnham, USA Field Hockey director of coach education and learning. “Both courses are intended to support development of the technical and tactical aspects […]
07/15/19 – NFHS Partners with USA Field Hockey on Two Online Courses
Field Hockey Coaches & Administrators:
The NFHS and USA Field Hockey have partnered for two online educational courses that are now available at www.NFHSLearn.com.
“Coaching Field Hockey: Goalkeeping” is a sport-specific course that demonstrates the skills, techniques, and tactics of playing the goalkeeper position in field hockey. The course consists of five main units: “Equipment,” “Basic Principles of Positioning,” “Kicking Skills,” “Aerial and Glove Saves” and “Communication, Set Plays, and Coaching Tips.”
The NFHS and USA Field Hockey have also partnered for the “Coaching Field Hockey” course that was recently revised. This interactive course covers the skills, techniques, and tactics necessary for individual and team development.
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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary […]
07/15/19- Changes in 7-Person Mechanics Minimal for 2019
Kickoff
Page 28/84 F.
Referee- if a short an onside kick is anticipated
Field Goal Attempt or Try From Any Distance
On page 52 & 108 II
The Linesman will
On page 118, II
The Line Judge will
Running Play
Page 124
Back Judge: E. be on the end line when the ball is snapped from or inside the 25-yard line and the goal line belongs to the wing officials.
Bean Bag Mechanics
Page 127
Back Judge will only drop a bean bag on punts when the kick is returned by R or to mark the spot of the catch inside the 5-yard line.
Back Judge will not drop a bean […]
07/11/19 – Board Finalizes Golf Format; Addresses Tennis Championships and Future of Esports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2019The Board of Control conducted its first organizational meeting of the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday in Covington, finalizing the format of the state golf tournament while also addressing the calendar for the state tennis championships and the future of esports.
After reviewing feedback following its earlier decision to change the team format to a four-person squad at the state tournament (which was a format of the tournament in past years), the Board of Control elected to revisit the issue at its July meeting. After significant discussion, the Board eventually settled on a final resolution to address its original concerns with the size of the field, match its boys and girls alignment, ensure all schools have an opportunity to participate in the championship regardless of squad size and complete the tournament during the mid-fall season while also addressing the team composition […]
07/10/19- Reminder about Bylaw 24 and Organized Boys’ Basketball Play in July
Again this year, there have been several inquiries concerning boys’ basketball events in July. School representatives are reminded that due to the provisions of Bylaw 24, there can be no organized play by boys’ basketball teams during July. This restriction does NOT apply to girls basketball. The complete bylaw is online at CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE TEXT OF BYLAW 24
Per the Bylaw, “Students shall not participate in any organized team activity or organized or semi-organized team competition in boys’ basketball between the end of the dead period and July 31. During this period, students may participate in activities such as weight training, skill development, individual camps (with per team limits on participation) and accepted open gym/field activities where no inter-school competition is involved.”
In essence, if more than two players are together on a school campus from the same boys’ team, there cannot be organized competition during July. The same would apply outside of the school grounds in […]
07/10/19- Post Dead Period Football Practice Reminders
With the dead period concluding July 9 at midnight, and a number of inquiries being submitted about “what we”, and “can we”, it seems appropriate to remind everyone of the regulations regarding football practice, and the acclimation and acclimatization process that is required.
This information comes directly from Bylaw 23. If for some reasons there are still specific questions, please inquire immediately. The entire bylaw is online at CLICK HERE TO SEE ENTIRE BYLAW 23.
a) Organized practice shall be structured in football as follows:
(1) Football drill work and practice activity shall be defined in the following five categories:
a. “Level 0” or “air” means that players run a drill unopposed and without contact;
b. “Level 1” or “bags” means that a drill is run against a bag or another soft contact surface;
c. “Level 2” or “control” means that a drill is run at the assigned speed until the […]
2019-20 KHSAA Board of Control Members
Pete Galloway
President, 2019-2020
Director, 2018-2022
Sedalia
KDE Appointed Member
Retired Educator
Darrell Billings
President-Elect, 2019-2020
Director, 2016-2020
Clay City
KDE Appointed Member
Private Enterprise
Reed Adkins
Director, 2017-2020
Pikeville
Pike County Schools
Superintendent
Regions 15-16
Bonnie Barnes
Director, 2017-2021
Lexington
Guidance Counselor
Henry Clay High School
Regions 9-16
Debbie Beichler
Director, 2019-2023
Mt. Washington
KDE Appointed Member
Retired Educator
Kimberly Parker-Brown
Director, 2017-2021
Lexington
KDE Appointed Member
Faculty, Midway College
Donna Bumps
Director, 2016-2020
Bowling Green
Principal
Muhlenberg County High School
Regions 1-8
Michael Clines
Director, 2016-2020
Covington
Superintendent
Diocese of Covington
Regions 9-16
Mark Evans
Director, 2018-2022
Louisville
Athletic Director
Mercy Academy
Regions 1-8
Scott Hawkins
Director, 2017-2021
Versailles
Superintendent
Woodford County Schools
Regions 11-12
Greg Howard
Director, 2019-2023
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2019-20 KHSAA Board of Control Meeting Dates
2019-2020 APPROVED BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING SCHEDULE
**Wednesday, July 10, Thursday, July 11 , Friday, July 12 – Board of Control, Covington
Wednesday, September 18 (KHSAA Annual Meeting)
Thursday, September 19 – Board of Control, Lexington
Tuesday, November 19- Board of Control, Lexington
Thursday, January 16 – Board of Control, Lexington
Wednesday, February 19 – Board of Control, Lexington
**Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6 – Board of Control, Lexington
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